10 Interesting Facts That You Might Not Know
I present to you another set of quality facts. We’re talking about the good stuff here, people. Facts that will make you think long and hard. Let’s get to the facts, shall we? 1. Read with your kids! Source 1 Source 2 2. A great idea! Source 1 Source 2 3. That worked out pretty...
Climate Change Could Crack Open a Cold War-Era Nuclear Waste Tomb
As if catastrophic weather events, flooding, forced migrations, and food shortages weren’t enough of a reason to get moving on a serious plan to combat climate change, here’s one more: it may be about to crack open a Cold War-era nuclear tomb. What is that? Let’s get a little history lesson… During the Cold War,...
Middle School Students Protest Lack of Free Tampons at School with Genius ‘Tampon Cookies’
Having periods can cost you roughly $18,000 over the course of your lifetime, according to 2017 analysis by HuffPost. It doesn’t quite seem fair that half of the population should have to pay out of pocket for an uncontrollable health necessity, which is why many folks have recently begun advocating for free tampons and pads...
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How Your Cat’s Purr Can Literally Help Heal You
Here’s a scientific discovery that won’t surprise cat owners in the slightest. Your cat’s purr has a real therapeutic effect, and it can even help heal you. Cats purr for a variety of reasons. Most often, they purr out of contentment and happiness — this is the most obvious reason, easy to observe in any...
The Bug Bite Thing is an Ingenious Way to Remove Irritants/Venom so Bites/Stings Don’t Itch
Are you a human on this planet? Then you’ve been bitten by a bug at some point in your life. Obviously bug bites AND stings are VERY common problems we all share, and when either of those situations arise, the vast majority of us turn to creams and ointments that treat the symptoms, not the...
The Science Is Clear: You Need to Make Sleep a Priority
I know we’re all different when it comes to our sleeping patterns, but I’ve never been able to understand how some people can get by on four or five hours of sleep a night. If I don’t get a solid seven or eight hours, I feel like a zombie. It turns out, maybe I’m the...