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Photo credit: IPGGutenbergUKLtd via Canva – Representative image of a pilot talking to two gate agents.

Culture, Wholesome

Gate agents refused to hold the plane for a pregnant passenger. Then the pilot stepped in.

Adam Albright-Hanna

9/17/2026
Cindy and Michael featured in the “Don’t Wait. Reach Out.” campaign.

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Health, Mental Health

Veterans are trained to put everyone else first. What happens when they prioritize themselves?

Kylee Van Dillen

9/23/2026
Photo credit: Fotógrafo Samuel Cruz via Unsplash – Representative image of a bride partying at her reception.

Culture, Wholesome

A bride got dumped a week before her dream Italian wedding. She had an incredible party anyway.

Adam Albright-Hanna

9/15/2026
Photo credit: Olek Buzunov via Unsplash – A couple exploring a garage sale.

Culture, Wholesome

A couple was browsing a random yard sale. Then the wife found a 19-year-old photo of her husband.

Adam Albright-Hanna

9/3/2026
Photo credit: @Rainmaker1973/X, @farhadge/X – If you see a man and two dogs, look again.

Making Sense of Science, Science

If you see a person and two dogs in this photo, look again. It’s an optical illusion.

Annie Reneau

9/3/2026
Photo credit: via Angie Jones / Twitter and Matt Blaze / Flickr – 10 Black women sat in first class on an airplane and it revealed a lot about race in America

Culture, Identity

10 Black women bought first-class airplane tickets, and it revealed a lot about race in the U.S.

Tod Perry

8/23/2026
Photo credit: via Beaverton School District – Julian Worsham gets a new cart.

Culture, Wholesome

School cafeteria worker made a custom cart so a boy with dwarfism could serve himself

Upworthy Staff

8/23/2026
Photo credit: jeffsaks123/YouTube – A man called 911, then his 5-year-old picked up the phone. Life-saving adorableness ensued

Family, Kids

A man called 911 but couldn’t speak, so his 5-year-old daughter heroically stepped in

Annie Reneau

8/22/2026
Photo credit: Public Domain – Imagined outfits of the 1980s by a man in 1893.

Culture, Pop Culture

In 1893, a popular magazine predicted how fashion would change over the next 100 years. It is wild.

Annie Reneau

8/16/2026
Photo credit: incognito7nyc/Flickr & Canva Photos – A woman ruffled some feathers with a tour of her $650 NYC micro apartment.

Culture, Pop Culture

Woman gives tour of her $650 New York micro apartment and people were unprepared

Evan Porter

8/12/2026
Photo credit: Canva – A recently-fired woman holds a box of her belongings from work.

Culture, Wholesome

She got fired from her bank job on the way home, sat on the train, said a prayer. Her phone rang 15 seconds later.

Adam Albright-Hanna

8/10/2026
Photo credit: Arzella Bektas/Pexels – A child crying.

Family, Parenting

The newest parenting hack to stop tantrums instantly? Yelling ‘Jessica.’

Heather Wake

8/10/2026
Photo credit: Canva – (L) A man walking through an airport; (R) a plane take off in cold weather.

Culture, Wholesome

A Gen Z passenger demanded his delayed flight take off immediately. When the gate agent heard why, he bought the man a ticket on a different airline.

Adam Albright-Hanna

8/10/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Americans are considered friendly and cordial by Europeans.

Culture, Identity

An Eastern European asked Americans why they’re so ‘nice and cordial.’ The replies were totally wholesome.

Emily Shiffer

8/9/2026
Photo credit: Linda Murphy Obituary/McCarthy Funeral Home and Canva – Massachusetts woman's obituary leaves her family laughing

Culture, Wholesome

Massachusetts woman writes her own obituary, leaving her grieving family laughing at her wit

Jacalyn Wetzel

8/9/2026
Photo credit: Harald Krichel via Wikimedia Commons – Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the 2025 Venice Film Festival.

Culture, Pop Culture

The Rock hadn’t thought about her in decades. A mentalist said her name in under a minute.

Adam Albright-Hanna

8/5/2026

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