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Where ‘don’t speak ill of the dead’ got started and why younger generations are ending it

Where ‘don’t speak ill of the dead’ got started and why younger generations are ending it

Several prominent deaths have happened over the past few years, and a generational divide around the topic has started to emerge. It seems that older...

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The real reason why every railroad in America has the same rocks lining the tracks

The real reason why every railroad in America has the same rocks lining the tracks

Railroad tracks run all across America. It’s nearly impossible to drive through a town, no matter how small, without coming across a set of railroad...

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Elderly rescue dog can’t stop putting random items in his bed, keeping his family entertained

Elderly rescue dog can’t stop putting random items in his bed, keeping his family entertained

Not all dogs are created equal. Some don’t get the best start in life and end up in situations where they need rescuing. That was the case for an...

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Actress Gabourey Sidibe shocks fans by revealing everyone’s been pronouncing her name wrong

Actress Gabourey Sidibe shocks fans by revealing everyone’s been pronouncing her name wrong

Some names take a few tries to get right. People who grew up with slightly more complicated names often envied those who could find their name on...

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What ‘familect’ do you speak? Linguists explain the weird words and phrases used within families

What ‘familect’ do you speak? Linguists explain the weird words and phrases used within families

“Spasketti,” is a word that may sound silly or wrong to the ears of someone outside of my family. This is a word that my siblings and I grew up...

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Employment lawyer reveals the four text messages you should never send to a coworker

Employment lawyer reveals the four text messages you should never send to a coworker

It’s not uncommon for people to have a “work bestie” or “work spouse.” Often, people spend a lot of their waking hours at work, so they’re...

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The ‘Buy Nothing Rebellion’ is growing as more people opt out of modern consumerism

Buying nothing may sound like a quirky gimmick, something an influencer would tease before asking you to pay for a very expensive course. While that...

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Historians explain why everyone was so darn pale in those Victorian-era portraits

When people think of portraits from the Victorian era, the images that come to mind are usually women in tight corsets with extremely pale skin....

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Southern content creators unite to create ‘bottom up’ voter education to combat voter apathy

At the 1995 Source Awards, André 3000 from the hip-hop duo OutKast famously responded, “The South got something to say,” when the New York...

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German man picks apart the American habit of smiling at strangers in the most German way

Americans have such an interesting reputation internationally, but one that seems to give our nationality away in Germany is our habit of smiling....

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Gen Z is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents but Denmark has a solution

Nearly every parent hopes their child will be better off than they are: smarter, more secure, and more well-adjusted. Many parents see this as a stamp...

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Devastated mom shares intimate heartbreaking reality of her late-term abortion

Editor’s Note: This story contains discussion and/or embedded videos of late-term abortion and infant loss. If you are going through pregnancy or...

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These 10 ‘weird’ habits might be an indicator of high intelligence

There are a number of ways to determine intelligence beyond traditional IQ tests. Tossing aside standardized testing, academic scores, and verbose...

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3-year-old ventures outside in the pitch black to save his great-grandma after scary fall

A lot of parents feel guilty about letting their kids watch TV. But a little bit of screentime isn’t always a bad thing. There are shows with...

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Relationship expert tells people to never get married unless you’re willing to do 3 things

Being in a relationship can be difficult at times. Learning someone else’s quirks, boundaries, and deep views on the world can be eye-opening and...

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American last names are disappearing fast. These 15 names are nearly extinct.

Last names can reveal a great deal about where a person’s journey began, tracing back multiple generations. It’s one of the reasons people used to...

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103-yr-old sees with wife after extended hospital stay and ditches his walker in excitement

Love is a beautiful thing, no matter how old the couple is, but there’s something special about a love that’s spanned most of a lifetime. Many...

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AI hiring tools show racial bias, systemic rejection, and creates 330 day black hole. Here’s how to outsmart it.

Have you ever applied for a job only to get an auto-rejection letter within minutes or in the middle of the night? If you have, it probably gave you a...

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Nobody shows up to man’s pool party, his response is a lesson every adult should see

Planning an event can be tricky for busy adults. Even just finding time to hang out together can feel nearly impossible, but that didn’t stop Erich...

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Man builds a small pond in a Brazilian forest. The life it attracts is incredible.

Animals, much like people, need the basics of survival in order to thrive: food, water, shelter from harsh elements, and some form of companionship....

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Dogs really do have favorite people, and here’s how they decide who it will be

When my sister’s dog, Junior, was on this side of the Rainbow Bridge, I was one of his favorite people. This dog would get full body wags every time...

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Neighbor notices a single mom’s fence falling down, so he builds her a new one for free

It’s not unheard of for people to do nice things for their neighbors. This might mean borrowing a bag of rice to finish dinner or collecting the...

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Kansas City police were called to shut down 2 boys’ lemonade stand. They supported them instead.

In Kansas City, Kansas, two boys set up a lemonade stand at the end of their family driveway. The plan was to sell it to their neighbors on a hot day...

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Woman learns a valuable lesson after guy ends their date and apologizes to the waitstaff

How you treat people in the service industry is often used as a measure of what kind of person you are. Arguably, the same could be said for how you...

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Sexologist stirs debate after revealing sex education should start between 2-3 years old

When people think of sexual education, they often think about the awkward talk depicted in movies: a parent nervously sits down with their teenager to...

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How a former Navy SEAL used his sniper training to shape his approach to parenting

People don’t usually equate Navy SEAL training with children. It’s also unlikely that people think parents should take the advice of a Navy SEAL...

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After a UK city defunded their Pride parade, trade unions raised money to fund it

June is recognized as Pride Month in multiple countries, including the United Kingdom. This year, Durham, a city in the UK, cut funding to its annual...

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A scared passenger was shaking, so this flight attendant stopped everything to hold her hand

It may be just a slight understatement to say that not everyone enjoys flying. The level of non-enjoyment can range from mild discomfort to full blown...

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The real reason American homes have basements when homes in other countries don’t

Depending on where you live, basements may or may not be commonplace. In the United States, the existence of basements varies by region. It’s...

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Pennsylvania home is the entrance to a cave that’s been closed for 70 years

Have you ever seen something in a movie or online and thought, “That’s totally fake,” only to find out it’s absolutely a real thing? That’s...

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This 4-year-old’s hilarious reaction coming home from school is all of us

There’s one thing you can say about little kids that’s pretty consistent no matter who the kid is, and it’s that they’re brutally honest....

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Snoopy is real: her name is Bayley and the Internet can’t get enough of her

So, there’s this dog that I’m pretty sure is the actual Snoopy come to life. Seriously, all the dog needs is a red dog house out back and a little...

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Finally, someone explains why everyone needs subtitles when watching TV

It seems everyone needs subtitles nowadays in order to “hear” the television. This is something that has become more common over the past decade...

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The Amish are known for their old-fashioned lifestyle. Here’s the real reason they reject technology.

Many people are fascinated by the Amish community. A big part of the fascination comes from the people who look and live as if they’ve been frozen...

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9 old school home features that were actually genius and need to return ASAP

It seems like most new homebuyers are more interested in buying a newly built home. If not newly built, potential homebuyers seem to want homes built...

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A hotel worker tried to enter her room with a message about her car, but she didn’t have one

Staying in a hotel feels safe. The doors are heavy and solid, the key cards don’t have any identifying information on them (should you drop it), and...

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Teen creates tiny working washer and dryer out of an old water bottle and cardboard

So many things are just cuter when they’re tiny: houses, cars, animals, and even appliances just get more whimsical the smaller they are. This is...

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Woman starts successful business with a ‘buy nothing group’ and other people’s yards

Starting a business is not easy, but it’s even harder when you don’t have a space to operate from. Marisa Mender-Franklin wanted to start her own...

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Newlywed couple has their families compete to see who takes their partner’s last name

A woman taking her husband’s last name is no longer a given. Couples have been mixing things up for a while now, but one couple decided to turn old...

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A teacher asked 7th graders the worst part of the 80s, and their answers have us howling

Gen Zers joke that their parents were born in the 1900s as a way to teasingly make it seem like their parents are much older than they actually are....

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Family stages an intervention for pit bull that only misbehaves when Grandma is around

Dogs are toddlers in little furry bodies, or at least that’s how they behave sometimes. They constantly get into things they shouldn’t and act...

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Mom has comical response to commenters who complained she was too old for her outfit choices

Once women reach a certain age, society does something weird. It starts sending messages that you’re simply too old to dress as if you have a social...

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Shocked woman learns bookworms are real insects. Now everyone is horrified.

“Bookworm” is a phrase often used to describe someone who enjoys reading books. While the term is endearing, people may not realize that a...

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Feeling lazy, unmotivated, and ashamed of it? Doctor says it could be undiagnosed ADHD.

If it seems that everyone is being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), there may be a reason and it’s likely not the...

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Kitten named Duck learns to run on two legs and she looks like an adorable velociraptor

Babies are really adaptable, and the same can be said for baby animals. It’s likely because they just don’t know any other way of life, so they...

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Dad discovers his son has pinworms and pediatrician hits him with even worse news

If you’re a parent you’re likely in one of two categories: parents who have never heard of pinworms or parents who shuddered at the headline....

07.05.2026 20

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Man crowdsourcing to purchase shuttered Spirit Airlines exceeds $437 million in days

“Get in losers, we’re going to buy an airline,” is the short bio next to the smiling face of Hunter Peterson, an aviation enthusiast making...

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She refused to ‘sacrifice’ her upgraded seat so a mom could sit next to her preteen kids

If you’ve traveled on an airplane in the last several years, you know it’s much cheaper to choose the basic seats in the main cabin. There’s...

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Harvard linguist explains perfectly logical reason Boomers insist on using ellipses in texts

One generation’s texting habit that baffles every generation is the Boomers‘ seemingly excessive use of ellipses. Do you have more to say, Aunt...

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Cats save the day after family accidentally brings home the wrong dog from daycare

It’s not a secret that nearly all golden retrievers are identical. Honestly, magic has to be involved for owners to know which one belongs to them...

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