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Roger Federer and Trevor Noah on a train

Greatest tourism ad ever? Trevor Noah and Roger Federer board the ‘wrong train.’

It’s clever, funny, and incredibly effective.

Annie Reneau & Upworthy Staff – 6/18/2026

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Comedian perfectly explains everything you need to know about Gen X in just three words

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Europeans visiting America for the World Cup have the best reactions to trying Taco Bell and Waffle House

A panicked mom lost her son on a cruise ship. She found him tearing it up on the karaoke stage.

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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

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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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The $10 million Jim Carrey fish movie that was too terrifying to finish

Kat Hong – 6/15/2026

Gen Z woman who went viral for being burned out after one day at ‘grown-up’ job gets laid off

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 6/15/2026

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Maria and Georg Von Trapp’s real-life love story is even better than ‘The Sound of Music’

Annie Reneau & Upworthy Staff – 6/14/2026

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

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 6/14/2026

Two O Project participants

12 photos of women before and after an orgasm shines a new light on women’s sexual wellness

Heather Wake & Upworthy Staff – 6/13/2026

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