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Health
expats

Pack your bags, America. Portugal just became the number 1 place we all want to escape to

Other top-requested countries include Spain, Canada, and Italy.

man, portugal, expat, moving, abroad
beavers, beaver dam, animals, wildlife, ecosystem, nature, earth, sustainability, deserts, waterways, rivers, pollution, climate change
Sustainability
beaver

Beavers were brought to the desert to save a dying river. 6 years later, here are the results.

Their engineering feats are pretty dam incredible.

giant squid; Mississippi Gulf Coast; gulf coast; Gulf of Mexico; sperm whales; sperm whale squid battles
Animals & Wildlife
giant squid

Mississippi Gulf Coast is home to the only photographed living giant squid in North America

There may be more but only one has been photographed.

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Family
community

Heroic dad jumps off Disney cruise ship to save his daughter after she falls from 4th deck

Onlookers held their collective breath waiting for the scene to unfold.

disney cruise ship, man jumps overboard disney cruise, man overboard, cruise ships, cruise ship stories
Family
humor

Dad with a 3-year-old son goes on a hilarious rant comparing toddlers to 'terrorists'

Parents are feeling so seen by this.

terrible twos, toddlers, parents, parenting, toddler tantrums, child psychology, kids, babies
Kids
baby names

A new list of Gen Beta names are in and they might just be the most iconic yet

Get ready to meet a lot of "Chosens."

babies, baby names, cowboys, trends
Parenting
parenting

"80% less stress": Family with newborn reveals how life changed after they left America

"I went to eat with my baby at a restaurant in Spain and my baby started screaming..."

family, parenting, kids, travel, living abroad, cultural differences, america, USA, europe, parental leave
woman, mocktail, drinking, juice, non-alcoholic
Wellness
health

What’s the science behind the summer ‘Cortisol Cocktail’ trend everyone’s talking about?

These mocktails purportedly support relaxation, stress reduction, and healthy adrenal function.

nervous system, stress, human body, healing, work, pain, chronic illness
Health
health

Expert reveals 6 ways we've created 'a world our nervous system no longer wants to live in'

We're so out of balance.

strawberries, harvest, produce, farming, fruit
Innovation
farming

Innovative farm in Virginia can grow 4 million pounds of strawberries on less than one acre

This method uses 97 percent less land and up to 90 percent less water than conventional farming.

classic baby names, old people baby name trend, baby names, terrible baby names, baby name trends
Family
baby names

Man hilariously calls out parents who give their babies 'old people names'

“We aren’t naming babies. We’re naming people."

longevity, aging, living long, getting older, seniors, dying, mortality, health, fitness, longevity test
Health
longevity

How long can you hang from a bar? Researchers just found the optimal time for a long life

Ironically, the move is called a "dead" hang.

albert einstein, intelligence, citizenship, genius, smart people, brilliance, science
Joy
intelligence

People share the 15 'subtle' signs that someone is incredibly smart

They're perfectly happy to admit when they don't know something."

Bill Nye; Bill Nye the Science Guy; RFK Jr. vaccines; anti-vaxx; MAHA; HHS Secretary; Bill Nye blocks RFK Jr.
Celebrity
bill nye blocks rfk jr.

Bill Nye the Science Guy explains why he blocked HHS Secretary RFK Jr. from texting him

Bill Nye is still very serious about science 30 years after his famous show.

couple, happy, embrace, habits, partner
Mental Health
relationships

8 things happy couples habitually do in their free time that other couples don’t

“Relationships thrive on ritual.”

boombox, cassette tape, gen x, gen z, old tech
Humor
gen x

Gen X parents challenge their Gen Z kids to put a cassette in a boombox and the struggle is real

"Have you given him a phone book or a map?"

moms, motherhood, parenting, household, family, chores, mental load, division of labor, household inequity, sexism
Motherhood
moms

Exhausted mom quietly quits household chores and this is what happened after just 3 days

Things got post-apocalyptic in a hurry.

Wil Wheaton, art, cancel culture, artists, problematic celebrities
Culture
cancel culture

Wil Wheaton gave a perfect explanation of how to separate problematic artists from their art

A truly thoughtful response.

piano, piano prodigy, 5-year-old, Alberto Cartuccia Cingolani
Music
music

Watch a 5-yr-old Italian piano prodigy blow away the crowd with his extraordinary ability

Alberto has talent beyond his years.