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A man left a note after backing into a woman's car. Their text exchanges are peak wholesome.

People leave notes on strangers' cars for a host of reasons. Sometimes it's an anonymous compliment or word of encouragement. Sometimes it's a...

28.11.2024 20

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Woman asks strangers, 'What's it like being beautiful?' Turns out it's a magical question.

Asking random strangers questions has become a fun way to utilize social media in the 21st century, with viral gems like "the corn kid" and couples...

26.11.2024 6

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Someone asked if 80s kids really 'roamed freely.' After 40,000 answers, the truth is clear.

Ah, the nostalgia of an 80s childhood. If you've ever watched "The Goonies" or "Stranger Things," you've seen how kids of all ages were largely left...

22.11.2024 3

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Forget "How's school going?" Try these questions instead to get shy teens talking.

Have you ever seen someone who seems to have a knack for talking with teens and wondered what their secret was? Sometimes it seems like getting young...

21.11.2024 9

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Why didn't people smile in old photographs? It wasn't just about the long exposure times.

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 a...

13.11.2024 20

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Emma Thompson's witty, heartfelt tribute to Alan Rickman is one for the ages

Actor Alan Rickman gave us so many memorable characters, from the terrorist Hans Gruber in "Die Hard" to the evil hero Severus Snape in "Harry Potter"...

11.11.2024 3

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Kate Winslet shares sage advice for complimenting girls and women are loving it

The way we think see ourselves is influenced greatly by those around us, especially during out formative years. The words of our parents and other...

31.10.2024 2

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Her sons started playing her favorite song. Pure, unbridled joy ensued.

We all have that song that gets us every time. No matter our mood, no matter where we are or who we're with, when the rhythm starts popping, we just...

30.10.2024 7

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Teen honors local UPS driver with a tiny public diorama and his reaction is so wholesome

Service workers help our communities run more smoothly, but their contributions can often go unrecognized. In some instances, however, people in...

18.10.2024 10

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Parents are sharing the 'wrong' ideas they had about parenting before they had actual kids

Before having kids, we tend to form opinions about what we would and wouldn't do with our children. Phrases like "I will never" and "My kids will...

15.10.2024 4

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Someone asked what women would dislike most if they became men. The answers are eye-opening.

For decades, women's liberation, Me Too and other movements have shed light on the reality of being a woman in a patriarchal society. As a result,...

10.10.2024 10

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Laurence Fishburne reads epic letter from former slave to the 'master' who wanted him back

Imagine being enslaved for over 30 years and then gaining your freedom, only to have the man who enslaved you ask you to come back and work for him a...

08.10.2024 10

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50 people shared the one thing they'd change about their bodies. The kids' answers rocked.

Body image is a strange thing. Babies aren't born with any opinions about their bodies one way or another, but as we age, we start forming judgments....

04.10.2024 10

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Cemetery captures a bluebird couple's beautiful family life with camera-equipped birdhouse

A cemetery is usually a place we associate with the end of life, not the beginning of it, but a Pennsylvania cemetery has flipped that script entirely...

02.10.2024 10

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Comedian summarizes 'Romeo and Juliet' plot in Gen Z slang and it's seriously brilliant

High schoolers have been studying Shakespeare plays for generations, grappling with the bard's language as they learn to appreciate his brilliance....

01.10.2024 10

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A 79-yr-old broke her leg while hiking alone. A stranger carried her back down on his back.

It's not often you see an almost-80-year-old woman hiking alone, much less on a trail considered a difficult hike. But for 79-year-old Ursula...

26.09.2024 10

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Cat owner put a POV camera on their outdoor cat and it's a delightful 'day in the life'

Ever wondered what it's like to be a cat, wandering wherever your kitty senses dictate, taking in the sights and sounds of the world from less than a...

20.09.2024 20

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U.K. man builds elaborate mouse village in his garden to make his dad with dementia smile

Most people think of mice as pests, but for one family in the United Kingdom, they are tiny little neighbors with their own tiny village. ...

19.09.2024 10

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Dad demonstrates how to calm a crying baby in 18 seconds flat

Anyone who's had a baby knows how the sound of crying can feel like torture. Literally. If you're lucky, you get a baby who rarely cries, but some...

10.09.2024 10

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Video nails 'jukebox brain'—when every conversation triggers a song in your head

Most of us know what it's like to get a song stuck in your head, but how many of us spend most of our day with song after song playing in our brains,...

04.09.2024 20

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It's absurd that teachers have to crowdfund classrooms. Let's clear their wish lists anyway.

If anyone deserves to be paid well beyond what they the basic necessities, it's teachers. And if any social program is deserving of oodles of funding,...

03.09.2024 20

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A woman with dementia adored her haircut. Her husband's letter to the stylist is everything.

Grab a tissue, folks, because this is one of those stories that has almost too much love and goodness to bear in it. Sara Verkuilen was working at...

01.09.2024 20

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Swedish author's blunt self-deprecating speech has people chuckling for 4 minutes straight

Public speaking is one of the biggest fears the average person has and a skill that few come by naturally. But a 4-minute speech by bestselling author...

30.08.2024 10

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The keys to a good, long-lasting marriage, according to happy older couples

No one goes into their wedding day thinking that their marriage won't last, but as we all know, "happily" doesn't always mean "ever after." Some...

25.08.2024 10

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