The phrase “missing person” conjures images of serial killers, human traffickers, and horrible endings. Missing is just a stop on the way to “body discovered.” But sometimes, remarkably, missing people are found alive. Mostly, it’s not hardworking sleuths uncovering criminal activity. Instead, kidnapped people escape, or bureaucratic hiccups reveal runaways and assumed identities. Here are …
Animal shelters emptied during the quarantine. The phenomenon proves that the only thing stopping people from adopting furry best friends was the 40-hour workweek. But plenty of people have allergies or don’t have space for a dog or cat. But bringing a pet (any pet) into your life has a ton of benefits. You get …
Labor Day is next week, meaning it’s now fall, meaning it’s the spooky season! Although, this year’s been chock full of horrors right from the start. But now we can all pretend to be scared about things that won’t phase us at all. Ghosts? Poltergeists? Angry, unmasked Karens are the only thing making anyone’s blood …
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Ever said “fanny pack” around someone from the UK? Chances are you were met with chortles or surprise. Language is one of the most significant divisions between cultures around the world. Actual communication is so much more than just memorizing words out of a dictionary. It involves tone, body language, facial expression, and slang. If …
Did you see Jennifer Garner’s hilariously slow-mo selfie after she finished watching The Office season finale? She narrates the footage of her sobbing into her shirt, “Oh my goodness, look who needed a big cry. And maybe a shower would have been helpful?” Celebrities! They’re just like us! Unwashed and crying over shows that managed …
The first worldwide pandemic in 100 years revealed our weaknesses all over the world. While misguided and straight-up wrong information disseminated through some parts of the world, other countries acted fast to slow the spread of the virus. I traveled at the end of February and had a distinct impression that the virus was somewhere …
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The odds of scoring a role in a single movie or TV show are tiny. You stand a better chance of winning the lottery than finding consistent work as an actor, let alone fame. So it’s not surprising some of our favorite screen actors went on to traditional jobs post-fame. 10 Celebrities With Totally Normal …
This summer, Japanese beetles devastated my neighborhood. They eat flowers, leaves, trees; you name it–they’ve destroyed it. There are traps you can buy, which lure the Japanese beetles in with pheromones. The traps work almost too well. Within a few hours, they fill with hundreds of beetles. The plastic sacks hang in nearly every garden, …
Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean runs from June through November. It’s half the year when giant storms sweep along the coast with high winds and heavy rainfall. As someone who’s grown up in the desert, fearing a hurricane wasn’t a thought until I saw the damage Katrina caused. The Category 5 storm destroyed New …
If there’s one spectacular thing to come out of the dumpster-fire of 2020, it’s the soaring adoptions at animal shelters. It’s no wonder because the best dog breed of all time will always be the rescue dog. But the American Kennel Club keeps data on all the rest and their popularity. If you’ve yet to …