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U.K. man got a hand-delivered, mystery postcard from the Galapagos. It has a 233-year-old history behind it.

Annie Reneau – 6/3/2026

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Why yellow mittens have been superior for the coldest climates for over 300 years

Heather Wake – 6/3/2026

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Oklahoma second-grade teacher’s annual ‘awards show’ on last day of school leaves students treasured

“It’s so sweet to send students off knowing they are seen and loved.”

Emily Shiffer – 6/3/2026

Software engineer tricks a car dealership chatbot into ‘selling’ him a Chevy Tahoe for $1

Sorry, Labradors. After 31 years, America has a new favorite dog.

Career waitress left her grandson a priceless gift—a vase filled with 7,679 quarters

Every December, a school in Ireland ditches homework and does ‘kindness’ assignments instead

Woman reveals a truly fool-proof answer when a man asks, ‘May I buy you a drink?’

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7 years ago, news anchor had the ultimate response to man who told her to dress ‘like a normal woman’

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 6/7/2026

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Dad’s ‘Amazon product review’ of his newborn baby is parody perfection

Annie Reneau & Upworthy Staff – 6/7/2026

An Operation Smile volunteer reverses an oxygen mask so a child with a cleft condition can blow a bubble for the first time in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Operation Smile Photos)

How Bubbles Help Kids with Cleft Conditions

Sarah Watts – 5/11/2026

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Woman shares tattoo she got a week before COVID-19 that ‘aged like milk’ almost immediately

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 6/7/2026

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

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

It hasn’t slowed her down one bit.

Jacalyn Wetzel & Upworthy Staff – 05/08/26

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HOA head complains about kids being noisy outside, but their dad had the perfect response

People are split on who’s in the wrong this time.

Baisakhi Mishra & Upworthy Staff – 6/7/2026

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UPS driver goes viral after sharing his weekly paycheck

A 17-year-old was mocked for calling an $80 purse a ‘luxury.’ Her response was pure class.

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In moving photo series, woman captures her parents waving goodbye to her for 27 years

Her daughter said she doesn’t want to be ‘big’ like her. She responded with perfect composure.

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Mark Wahlberg got praise for confronting a DJ over lyrics at his 10-year-old’s dance

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 6/7/2026

An Operation Smile volunteer reverses an oxygen mask so a child with a cleft condition can blow a bubble for the first time in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Operation Smile Photos)

How Bubbles Help Kids with Cleft Conditions

Sarah Watts – 5/11/2026

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Gen Xers explain that quick moment in the ’90s when everybody suddenly got into swing music

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 6/7/2026

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Ecologist ‘bursts into tears’ seeing endangered gliders using replacement nests

Annie Reneau & Upworthy Staff – 6/6/2026

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A guy made every every president into a ‘cool guy with a mullet’ and the images deliver

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 6/6/2026

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