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dealing with stalker, running

Nail-biting video shows a woman as she realizes a creepy man is following her

She was only halfway through her run when the man’s behavior forced her to stop.

Heather Wake & Upworthy Staff – 5/10/2026

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30 musicians came out of nowhere on the streets of Paris and began performing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

Sally Field, Robin Williams, pop culture

Sally Field recalls Robin Williams trying (and failing) to make her laugh on ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’

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Sally Field shares her favorite memory working with Robin Williams on ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’: Playing ‘Zelda’

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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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

pixel street art of Indiana Jones, Superman, and Jaws

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

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 2/5/2025

gen z slang, millennial slang, generational humor, high school, teachers

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

Heather Wake – 3/6/2025

beauty and the beast, history, disney

The real inspiration for ‘Beauty and the Beast’ is far more heartbreaking than the fairytale

Heather Wake – 5/7/2026

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Expert reveals the linguistic quirk that explains why every generation loves the word ‘cool’

Tod Perry – 5/6/2026

Natalie Jane, concerts, apology, wholesome, music

Singer stopped her concert when she saw a fan’s sign. His confession was 20 years in the making.

Adam Albright-Hanna & Upworthy Staff – 5/6/2026

airbnb, airbnb cleaning fee, travel

Airbnb host ditches the cleaning fee and finds unexpected benefits

Heather Wake & Upworthy Staff – 5/6/2026

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Grandma goes viral with 3 perfect, hilarious rules for her funeral

Heather Wake & Upworthy Staff – 5/6/2026

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