Schools
nostalgia

Millennials share their most beautifully nostalgic memories of the Scholastic Book Fair

And now many of them are reliving their youth with their kids.

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Parenting
kids

Teachers share the 6 subtle, but powerful signs that a parent truly cares about their kid

"When the child speaks, the adult listens. When the adult speaks, the child listens."

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Heroes
past events

3-year-old ventures outside in the pitch black to save his great-grandma after scary fall

The video is as amazing and adorable as you'd imagine.

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Health
death

Hospice nurse reveals the exact time people are most likely to die and it's fascinating

It's called the "letting go hour"

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Culture
culture

16 things most Americans don't know are an 'American thing' according to non-Americans

From ranch dressing to garbage disposals.

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Celebrity
magic

David Blaine showed off a mind-blowing card trick to strangers on a plane and it's pure magic

"I watched this 10 times. He might actually have powers."

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Popular
gen x

Gen Xers reveal the 'outdated' habits they can't unlearn from the '80s

"Still making the hand-crank motion when telling someone to roll down their window."

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Pop Culture
christmas

Rob Lowe's wholesome Christmas tree photo sparks debate over the 'perfect' tree décor

Classic white and silver or colorful and anything goes? There are no wrong answers.

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Education
social skills

People reveal 13 psychological 'cheat codes' for social situations that work 'every time'

"Remember, everyone has an invisible tag around their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.'"

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Education
generations

Boomers and Gen Xers share what they used to be able to buy with a quarter. Wow.

A gallon of gas?!?

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Pop Culture
celebrity

Hospice Nurse Julie and Steve Burns share a deeply human conversation about dying

The mashup we didn't know we needed.

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Wellness
sleep

How to stop waking up each night at 3 or 4 in the morning

The good news is that there are ways to get back to sleep and stop the downward anxiety spiral.

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generations

I showed my Gen Z kids 'Dead Poets Society' and their angry reactions to it floored me

"Inspiring" apparently means different things to Gen X and Gen Z.

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Community
life hacks

17 life hacks that are 'so good' people almost didn't want to share. But thankfully, they did.

Some tricks for winning arguments, stopping Karens, and finding your car keys.

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Pop Culture
celebrity

Teacher jokingly challenges 10-year-old to 'find Duran Duran' while in England. She does.

Lo and behold, lead singer Simon LeBon appeared in the doorway.

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Wellness
gen z

Gen Z manager shares the time-off requests she's rejected, and people are here for it

This is a refreshing approach to leadership.

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Heroes
love stories

A man found a strange egg and incubated it. 28 days later, it hatched and changed his life.

It's a love story straight out of a Pixar movie.

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parents

Mom is completely embarrassed after kindergartner tells the teacher what she does for a living

“So I have to have a conversation with my son about how he tells people what I do for work."