funny stories

Photo credit: Rose Byrne (Greg Hernandez/Wikicommons), Ethan Hawke (Wikicommons) – Rose Byrne and Ethan Hawke had a hilarious exchange over her past book review

Movies, Pop Culture

Ethan Hawke playfully roasts Rose Byrne over her 16-year-old brutal review of his first novel

Erik Barnes

1/10/2026
Youth-led party for community engagement, MEDEA, Tanzania Captured by James Roh for Pura

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Culture, Education, Empowered Women, Equality, Family, Identity, Modern Families

The next generation of female leaders has arrived. Here’s how they’re making sure they (and every girl) get a chance to learn.

Sarah Watts

3/8/2026
Photo credit: Canva, Hasloo Group Production Studio (main image, cropped) / SkaHero42 from pixabay (text box) – People who've won "lifetime supplies" of products share what actually happened.

Humor, Joy

People who’ve scored ‘lifetime supply’ prizes share the surprising details of how it really works

Ryan Reed

1/8/2026
Photo credit: Canva, StefanDahl (left, cropped) / pixelshot (right, cropped) – A coffee shop customer shared their epic story of mistaken identity.

Humor, Joy

A local barista’s innocent name mistake turned into a hilarious mistaken-identity drama

Ryan Reed

11/19/2025
Photo credit: assssshleigh94 via TikTok – David Blaine blew everyone's minds with a card trick on an airplane.

Celebrity, Pop Culture

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

Ryan Reed

11/17/2025
Photo credit: Canva – A cheerleader, French woman, and a garbage disposal

Humor, Joy, Popular

Americans share 15 of the funniest things they’ve heard non-Americans say about the U.S.

Tod Perry

11/13/2025
Photo credit: Image/Canva/Screenshots/Reddit – The most hilariously unexpected answers to illegal activities.

Humor, Joy, Popular

The most hilariously unexpected answers to what illegal activities people do frequently

Jacalyn Wetzel

11/12/2025
Photo credit: Image via Canva – Gen X 'latchkey kids' share funny stories about being left home alone.

Humor, Joy, Popular

Gen X latchkey kids share their funniest and most frightening ‘home alone’ stories

Emily Shiffer

6/24/2025
Photo credit: Canva – An elephant broke into a store to steal snacks, yet no one's talking about it.

Joy

An elephant broke into a store in Thailand to steal snacks and the reactions are priceless

Jacalyn Wetzel

6/9/2025
Photo credit: Canva – He didn't realize until after he left.

Humor, Joy

Tourist visits American Starbucks for the first time and accidentally asks his barista out

Heather Wake

5/21/2025
Photo credit: Array – Image by Brent Connelly from Pixabay and sixthformpoet / Twitter

Culture, Popular

Anyone with a slightly sick sense of humor will be enchanted by this twisted love story.

Tod Perry

12/5/2019