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Teachers deserve all the kudos, high fives, raises, accolades, prizes and thanks for everything they do. Even if they just stuck to academics alone,...
Few bug encounters give people the ick as quickly as seeing a tick embedded in someone’s skin. Yeah, bee stings hurt. Mosquito bites itch. Spider...
Evan Edinger moved to London over 13 years ago to study abroad but never planned on staying overseas permanently. His goal was to get his degree,...
At the peak of the Me Too movement, “believe women” became a rallying cry. The message was simple: Our default reaction when a woman comes forward...
When you become a grandparent, you step into a new identity. Your role in the family takes on another dimension, and with that change comes a...
Some version of “kids these days” has dripped from the lips of older generations for time immemorial. It almost seems inevitable that people get...
Optical illusions are wild. The way our brains perceive what our eyes see can be way off base, even when we’re sure about what we’re looking at....
Some people have quirky hobbies and interests that others might find odd, so when we asked our Upworthy audience on Facebook, “What’s something...
In popular culture, summer is often touted as the best season of the year. Countless songs have been written about it, from “Summertime” to...
I was walking out of my 80-year-old mother’s house the other day when she stopped me. “Wait, I found something I want to show you,” she said....
Few public figures leave this world truly universally beloved, joining the likes of Fred Rogers and Steve Irwin in winning over the masses with their...
Ah, cellulite. The dimpled, cottage-cheesy texture millions of women view as an enemy to vanquish from our thighs and butt. We battle it with creams,...
Debates about homework are nothing new, but the ability of parents to find support for homework woes from thousands of other parents is a fairly...
If you’ve ever perused photographs from the 19th and early 20th century, you’ve likely noticed how serious everyone looked. If there’s a hint of...
When I studied to become a teacher in college, I learned what education can and should be. I learned about educational psychology and delved into...
For most of human history, multigenerational living was the norm. In many cultures, it’s still commonplace for kids, parents, grandparents, and even...
When I was a child, I used to line up my dolls and stuffed animals on my bedroom floor, pull out my mini-chalkboard and in my best teacher’s voice,...
In the era of supermarkets and wholesale clubs, growing your own food isn’t a necessity for most Americans. But that doesn’t mean it’s not a...
Depending on what generation you belong to, when you hear the name Tiffany, you might think of the famous jewelry store, the teen singer from the 80s...
As a Gen X parent of Gen Z teens and young adults, I’m used to cringing at things from 80s and 90s movies that haven’t aged well. However, a...
Back in 2022, for the first time in six years, the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD) was held with the president of the United States...
For time immemorial, approximately half the human population has gone through “the change,” the mid-life transition from monthly menstruation to...
The old “Someone call 911!” scene in TV and movies makes stressful emergencies seem a lot easier to manage than they actually are. If you’ve...
In our busy, high-tech world, it can be easy to forget to make time for nature. Thankfully, a raspy-voiced toddler seeing “mountains” for the...
Communication has always been a hit-or-miss reality, even before the Internet. Misunderstandings, misreadings, and misinterpretations happen. But the...
If you’ve ever loaded someone else’s dishwasher, you may know the wrath that comes with “loading the dishwasher wrong.” Maybe you put a bowl...
When you think of those who serve their countries in the military, you don’t usually think of pigeons. And yet, thousands of carrier pigeons did...
Do you ever pause to appreciate how incredible it is that we have clean water flowing into our homes? Or how amazing it is that we can sit in our...
If there’s one “trick” to achieving success regardless of skill, ability, or talent, it’s confidence. And the good news is it doesn’t...
The Champs’ 1958 hit “Tequila” is one of the most popular instrumental pop songs of all time, and for good reason. For decades, the fun, upbeat...
If we look back over the last 100 years of fashion, we can see how much has changed. The 1920s were famous for loose, square-cut flapper dresses and...
A woman declaring “beans” as the solution to nearly every problem has created a viral flurry, partly for her delivery and partly for her message....
The English language is about 1500 years old, but that doesn’t mean you could go back to 500 A.D. and converse with someone in England. In fact, you...
The passing down of stories, memories, and keepsakes is important in many families. But how to do that isn’t always so simple. A lot can get lost...
The Baby Boomers earned their moniker for shattering birth records in the late 1940s through the ’50s, becoming the largest generation the United...
In a piazza in Rome on a lovely summer evening, an elderly duo set up a speaker and pressed “play.” The familiar beat and guitar intro of Michael...
No one wants to be unhappy or unhealthy at any age. But as we get older, health and happiness arguably play an outsized role in our quality of life....
Music is meant to be heard and not seen, right? Sure, we can watch musicians play instruments, and we can see music notation on paper. But that’s...
On April 6, 2026, the Orion spacecraft officially took four astronauts farther from Earth than any human has gone before. While the Artemis II mission...
Can kids predict the future? In 1966, the BBC’s Tomorrow’s World asked a group of 13-year-olds to share their predictions about what life in the...
Life hack advice abounds in the era of optimization and influencers, but the desire to live life a little better is nothing new. Even ancient...
How we humans spend our time might be one of the most historically significant questions we can explore. After all, what we do with our days says a...
Becoming a millionaire doesn’t exactly put you in the “super-rich” category like it used to. But building $1 million in wealth is still an...
Logic puzzles and brain teasers have long been used to challenge our minds and encourage critical thinking. Sometimes the most intriguing puzzles are...
In many ways, fast-food restaurants feel like the opposite of a backyard vegetable garden. But one gardener has tied a McDonald’s hamburger directly...
When people share their best life-changing advice, “Stop rinsing your dishes” doesn’t top many lists. But acting on that advice has changed my...
Gen Z has created no shortage of trends, but the “nonna maxxing” trend might just be their best one yet. “Nonna” is the Italian word for...
Back when working in mines was a common profession, miners had to come up with meals that would carry them through a long, grueling day of physical...
Even though Americans and British people technically speak the same language, there are some major differences in our English vernacular. For...
Millions of Americans seek the help of therapists for mental health struggles, and many more could use some psychological care but aren’t getting it...
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