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UPS driver goes viral after sharing his weekly paycheck

People are shocked to find out how much delivery drivers make.

Heather Wake & Upworthy Staff – 6/7/2026

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

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

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

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Trendy ‘grandma showers’ get a lot of flack online, but when can they be a good thing?

Heather Wake – 9/30/2025

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Legendary 2000s pop punk band fights the ticket monopoly with throwback ‘house party’ tour

Evan Porter – 5/27/2025

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Artist makes everyday spaces magical by cleverly adding pixelated, old-school pop-culture icons

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 2/5/2025

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High school teacher gives his students a pop quiz on 90s slang words and it was ‘on fleek’

Heather Wake – 3/6/2025

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It took 343 embroiderers in 46 countries 13 years to make one absolutely stunning dress

Annie Reneau & Upworthy Staff – 6/6/2026

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Thousands of concertgoers in Poland spontaneously sing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and it’s flawless

Heather Wake & Upworthy Staff – 6/6/2026

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Sharon Stone shares ex-husband’s heartbreaking reaction to her mastectomy, prompting a flood of similar stories

Heather Wake – 6/4/2026

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‘Backrooms’ review: The film’s creepy liminal spaces expose a deeper fear we all face

Tod Perry – 6/4/2026

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Artists got fed up with ‘anti-homeless spikes’ and revamped them in the coolest way

Upworthy Staff – 6/3/2026

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