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

Jacalyn Wetzel – 5/19/2026

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Former KKK Grand Wizard shares the life-changing moment when he knew he was being lied to

Tod Perry – 5/19/2026

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Hair salons in Europe are dumping their clippings into forests and it’s miraculous

Deers don’t like it but trees absolutely love it.

Heather Wake – 5/19/2026

11 sneaky ways to save money on gas when ‘drive less’ just isn’t an option

Colorado elementary school puts on 75-minute Phish musical, and it was delightfully epic

A seemingly innocent painting of a farmer and family member caused outrage in 1930

Thimbles, sapphires, and other things that served as engagement rings long before the diamond reigned supreme

Pianist stuns by using every part of his piano to perform ‘Africa’ by Toto

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High school salutatorian’s Goth yearbook photo goes viral for the most inspiring reason

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 5/20/2026

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30 years ago, Carl Sagan revealed exactly how a ‘charlatan’ leader could take over the U.S.

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 5/20/2026

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How Bubbles Help Kids with Cleft Conditions

Sarah Watts – 5/11/2026

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Empty nesters share their genius, and surprisingly touching, downsizing hack

Annie Reneau & Upworthy Staff – 5/20/2026

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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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People share 20 everyday things from the 90s and early 2000s that are now considered ‘luxuries’

Remember happy hour specials and real wood furniture?

Heather Wake & Upworthy Staff – 5/20/2026

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Michael Jordan made a beloved high school staffer’s final wish come true while she lay in hospice

The psychological trick behind why personality tests like Myers-Briggs always ‘work’

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Scientists think humans developed right-handedness thanks to these 2 factors

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After the death of his wife, C.S. Lewis shared exactly how he dealt with grief

California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing

Native wisdom and ancient rock paintings save the day.

Kat Hong – 09/25/25

California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing — Checking in on California's beaver project.

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A Sacramento ‘food desert’ is getting a transformative, first-of-its-kind public market

Annie Reneau – 5/19/2026

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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George Washington offered wise advice on why friendships should develop like ‘a plant of slow growth’

Emily Shiffer – 5/19/2026

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Scientists finally uncover why old buildings feel creepy, and it has nothing to do with haunted spirits

Heather Wake – 5/19/2026

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15 years ago pro bowler Tom Daugherty was humiliated. He turned it into the sport’s greatest comeback story.

Evan Porter – 5/19/2026

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