Article created by: Akvile Petraityte Always wear sunscreen, stay hydrated, and try to avoid direct sunlight when it’s super hot outside. It’s the middle of the summer right now and one of the biggest joys for many folks is soaking up some rays and stocking up on vitamin D. Sunlight…
Article created by: Austėja Akavickaitė Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Institute for Policy Studies has been tracking the rapid growth of rich Americans’ assets, and it’s become one of the most disturbing reminders of inequality during a crisis that has devastated ordinary families. As the U.S. approaches 1…
Article created by: Akvile Petraityte Some coworkers are just God sent. You make best friends, you fall in love, you meet your idols, you find your team players to climb up that long career ladder with. They make your lunch breaks less lonely, meetings funnier and deadlines… well, the deadlines…
Article created by: Simona Kinderytė Booking a hotel can be both exciting and a bit nerve-wracking. Every time you step foot in the lobby, you curiously look around to reassure yourself that you made the right choice. But when you’re bathed in smiles after being showered with kind and cheerful…
Article created by: Kotryna Br Founded in 1943, the Swedish giant Ikea has changed the way we shop design and furniture forever. In a rapidly evolving industry where new trends are born every day, while new products emerge to improve our lives, Ikea has remained relevant for almost 80 years…
Dolly, a forensic pathology assistant from Colorado, has social media’s attention with her take on the most common causes of accidental d*ath based on autopsies. The 32-year-old regularly posts about her work life on TikTok and was recently interviewed by numerous news outlets. During the interview, she shared her experiences…
Article created by: Rasa Žilinskaitė There’s always something we don’t like. I can’t stand the taste of beetroots, while my best friend is basically allergic to licorice. Food is just one category where people often express their dislikes, but we see the same bursts of loathing anywhere from the animal…
Article created by: Akvile Petraityte Summer is an excellent time for taking a vacation and the beach is a great place to go. It has much more to offer than just sand and water. If you keep your eyes open and get a little lucky, you’ll discover all sorts of…
Article created by: Mantas Kačerauskas English author Neil Gaiman has said that life is always going to be stranger than fiction because fiction has to be convincing, and life doesn’t. Well, if these words needed any proof, there’s a TikTok trend that vividly illustrates their essence. It was started by…
Article created by: Mantas Kačerauskas I’m not sure what’s worse: working a job you hate or having to search for a new job. The constant submitting of resumes, applications and cover letters then trying to coordinate interview after interview feels like a full-time job by itself. Despite all of the…
Article created by: Gabija Palšytė Have you ever learned something that blew your mind but simultaneously made you regret all of the time you spent not doing it? Like meal prepping on Sunday evening, watching your favorite Netflix show while walking on the treadmill, or working remotely instead of commuting….
Remember the troll dolls? They’re these pocket-sized plastic collectibles of human-like figures with crazy hair. They’ve been around since the 1960s and saw a major revival in the 1990s. Some would call them cute, while others would be repulsed, but a large chunk of people had them as keychains, table…
Article created by: Rémi Lascault I draw little comics strips consisting of 4 frames with no words. The drawing part doesn’t take me much time, as I like having a pretty rough style. Coming up with the right stupid joke and twisting it in a not-so-stupid way, however, does. I…
Article created by: Viktorija Ošikaitė You know the worst part about having a job? Well… everything, really. If it’s a necessary evil in life, there is nothing good about it. Right? But all jokes aside, jobs can be fulfilling, fun, even fantastic if we’re following the alliteration train. However, more…
Welcome to Part 2 of things we were told were true but are not…Or vice-versa. In all these years, you’ve heard the myths and repeated the facts, but how many of them have you actually questioned? From immortal animals to glowing humans, these 34 surprising statements will test your instincts…
Veterinarian here. An approximately 6 week old puppy was presented that had been crushed by a car and thrown away in a dumpster, left for dead. A Good Samaritan found her and brought her in to a clinic for euthanasia. It was a Saturday afternoon, he was about to close…
Article created by: Mantas Kačerauskas The subreddit r/OldPhotosInRealLife is pretty much the closest thing we have to a time machine. Its 596k members are constantly comparing past and present through rephotography — the act of taking a photo of a place that has already been photographed before. The end result…
Article created by: Kotryna Br The internet is a wonderful place. Sure, it has a few rotten folks trying to spread their toxicity, but a big part of it is also made up of helpful and kind-hearted individuals who are more than willing to share their knowledge and expertise. This…
Article created by: Ilona Baliūnaitė No matter how gastronomically flexible you think you are, everyone—absolutely everyone—has at least a few food quirks. It might be something as simple as hating kiwi and loving celery… or something as controversial as plopping pineapple on pizza! User @Didiiiiiiiiii_ recently went viral on X…
Article created by: Justinas Keturka In a world where fake news is a common occurrence, it is easy to dismiss someone’s opinion as silly and misinformed. After all, it is not that difficult to believe the misinformation that’s around us. However, not everything that sounds completely made up actually is….
Article created by: Indrė Lukošiūtė Today is an excellent day to discover something new. After all, few things are as enjoyable as learning and expanding your intelligence. And thanks to the internet — the endless stream of information that is literally at our fingertips — it has never been easier….
Article created by: Edvinas Jovaišas Article created by: Indrė Lukošiūtė Today is an excellent day to discover something new. After all, few things are as enjoyable as learning and expanding your intelligence. And thanks to the internet — the endless stream of information that is literally at our fingertips —…
Article created by: Ieva Pečiulytė From lawyer jokes to IRS agents, certain jobs just get all the hate and blame. Now, normally one doesn’t deal with a lawyer or IRS agent on a good day, so some of the emotions make sense. But an internet user wanted to ask people…
Article created by: Ieva Pečiulytė Herodotus is widely credited as being the first historian—he traveled across Ancient Greece and wrote down what he saw and the stories he heard. Classical scholar and poet Peter Levi said that what made him the first serious historian was his combination of great scope…
You probably learned the difference between an opinion and a fact in the second grade. No matter how strongly you believe that tiramisu is the world’s best dessert, you won’t be able to get that printed in a scientific journal as a fact. Someone is always going to argue that…
Article created by: Justinas Keturka Our history is filled with weird tales, and the best part is that some of them are true. Interested in these crazy moments, Redditor u/day-tripper96 made a post on the platform, asking other users: “What’s a bizarre historical event you can’t believe actually took place?”…
Article created by: Indrė Lukošiūtė I suspect there are hundreds if not thousands of photos in the gallery on your phone. If you take a moment to scroll through all of them, there are chances you might spot one that stands out. It’s hard to put a finger on what…
Four people lost their lives and dozens more are missing after a ferry sank off Bali late on Wednesday evening local time. Rescuers are searching for survivors after the vessel reportedly encountered bad weather conditions traveling to Bali from Banyuwangi on the eastern coast of Java island. There were 65…
Article created by: Austėja Bliujūtė Most of us probably have some list, whether written or ‘written’ in our heads, of things that we want to do in our lives. It may be some activities, such as, let’s say, scuba diving, or visiting some location that we dreamed of. However, there…
Article created by: Gabija Palšytė Though financial stability is incredibly important, you don’t have to be a millionaire to enjoy life to the fullest. There are plenty of things you can do even without much cash in your pocket. On top of that, if you do have some savings to…
Was roaming the streets and eating scraps for years, with my only goals in life being finding a bench to loiter on. Couldn’t find a job no matter how hard I tried, and not having any skills in life or family (was raised in foster care) surely didn’t help. One…
Indian women collectively hold an estimated 24,000 tons of gold, which is more than the combined gold reserves of the top five gold-holding countries. ultlsr , RDNE Stock project Report 60% of our country would be (re)claimed by the sea if we’d done nothing for the past 500 years about…
Article created by: Justinas Keturka The concept of expensive can’t be really considered as such without context. Those who are better off have a completely different understanding of what is expensive than what a person living from paycheck to paycheck would think. But there is a sense of universalism there…
Article created by: Monika Pašukonytė If you have real friends who you can trust, who you know will always be there for you and with them you can be yourself, you are very lucky. However, imagine finding out your friend is extremely rich and you had no idea about that…
Article created by: Greta Jaruševičiūtė At what age are you considered an old person? Well, that really depends on who you are asking. If you decide to pose this question to a 5-year-old, there’s a high chance you’ll be called a grandma or grandpa for being over 30. If you…
Article created by: Ilona Baliūnaitė Signs can help one get out of confusion, whether they’re put up on fences, in stores, lined up along the roads or elsewhere. But some of them are what makes the person confused in the first place; or make them burst out with laughter at…
Article created by: Rugilė Žemaitytė The world is fascinating! For example, just today we found out that people all over the world drink 2.6 billion servings of Coca-Cola every day, which is like 11,000 sodas every second. In fact, we learned this from a cool Reddit group called ‘Today I…
Article created by: Ieva Pečiulytė In this modern world, where the amount of fake news, alternative facts, scams, and quasi-claims seem to be off the charts, it’s easy to doubt things. But despite our suspicions, many of us still enjoy and seek out good “truth is stranger than fiction” stories….
Article created by: Austėja Akavickaitė Many people like things that smell brand new and can be unwrapped from plastic, meaning in reality, they just add to pollution of our planet. But some people specifically prefer the items that have been touched by history and are commonly referred to as antiques….
The internet has become such a large and lively place that it’s pretty easy to come across huge swaths of it that don’t really make sense for a casual observer. Complex references, jokes within jokes and insider information all make it sometimes pretty hard to follow what is actually happening….
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Article created by: Rugilė Žemaitytė No relationship is perfect, but the internet and social media have allowed us to peer into certain couples’ day-to-day interactions and realize that things could be a lot worse. The “sounds toxic, but ok” Facebook group gathers screenshots, posts, and messages from the worst kinds…
Article created by: Robertas Lisickis While it is true that everyone is entitled to their opinion, it is also true that opinions are like [back]holes as everyone has one. None of this traverses into the realm of facts, though, as those are reserved for objective statements. Still, both have an…
Article created by: Rugilė Žemaitytė Many of you Pandas know the phrase that one person’s trash is another’s treasure. But for some, this might seem like just a metaphor. Well, there’s one internet project that proves how true the saying is in real life. ‘Stooping NYC,’ the brainchild of an…
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Article created by: Mantas Kačerauskas Close your eyes, and imagine the Statue of Liberty. You’ll probably picture its gigantic size, powerful posture, its intense face, the seven spikes of its crown, the way she’s holding a torch… Even if you’ve never seen it in real life, your mind most likely…
Article created by: Vėja Elkimavičiūtė Everybody gets old eventually, but sometimes our age creeps up on us unexpectedly and we’re surprised at how much things have changed. Many people talk about how the younger generation doesn’t know what a VHS is, doesn’t recognize famous old-school bands, or was just born…
Article created by: Indrė Lukošiūtė The first day at a new job can be extremely overwhelming. Remembering names, learning protocol, trying to keep up with a new, fast-paced environment and maintaining your cool while simultaneously convincing your boss and yourself that you’ll be able to juggle all of your new…
Article created by: Gabija Palšytė Do you ever find yourself wondering, whatever happened to that classmate that was a little odd back in school? Or to the science whiz, or the one gifted in athletics? Well, some of them might be millionaires by now. Whether it’s their hard work and…
If you are good with words, it’s time to challenge yourself with these extra “nots”. In this mind-bending test, before answering, you have to untangle them. 😵💫 🧶 Each question is designed with many layers of logical twists and double negatives… Your challenge? Getting through all those layers without missing…
Article created by: Vėja Elkimavičiūtė The only thing worse than a toxic workplace is staying in a toxic workplace, but like frogs in boiling water, we often don’t notice the “heat” until someone points it out or, finally, some final incident pushes us over the edge. So one person asked…
Article created by: Rasa Žilinskaitė Learning history can be a transformative experience. It can challenge your long-held beliefs and assumptions about societies, their culture, and humanity in general. Discovering that what you’ve been taught is not the (whole) truth, and that events you thought were isolated incidents are actually part…
Shopping at thrift stores is great: you can find something authentic, it doesn’t hurt your wallet, and you’re helping the planet by not contributing to overconsumption. In 2024, roughly 90% of Americans and Canadians engaged with a thrift store through either shopping or donating. And Gen Z is leading the…
There’s a lot of hype, joy, anger, and distrust surrounding generative AI tools. It’s a very emotionally messy subject. You’ll find many people who have embraced the ongoing technological shift, integrated tools into their lives, and swear by them. That’s on top of the countless people using these models for…
Article created by: Ilona Baliūnaitė History used to be one of my favorite subjects back in school and I still have a soft spot for it to this very day—you can probably see that from the history books I’ve got in my personal library in-between my favorite fantasy novels. So…