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Resurfaced video of French skier’s groin incident has people giving the announcer a gold medal

“The boys took a beating on that one.”

Annie Reneau & Upworthy Staff – 7/14/2026

HOA told a guy exactly how to mow his own lawn. He found an epic loophole they didn’t see coming.

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Actress Gabourey Sidibe shocks fans by revealing everyone’s been pronouncing her name wrong

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How to answer France’s most popular inside joke played on English speaking tourists

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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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May the Anne Hathaway ‘burkini’ debates finally lay swimsuit judgment to rest

Annie Reneau – 7/13/2026

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Christopher Nolan’s mirror trick for shooting ‘The Odyssey’ feels inspired by an actual Greek myth

Heather Wake – 7/13/2026

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26 words that have gone nearly ‘extinct’ in the English language

Emily Shiffer & Upworthy Staff – 7/12/2026

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Customer was leaving a cash tip until he saw what the angry server had already written on his $33 bill

Adam Albright-Hanna & Upworthy Staff – 7/12/2026

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Guy finds long-forgotten album in a thrift shop, reunites the band, and is sharing their music with the world

Erik Barnes & Upworthy Staff – 7/11/2026

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