viral video

Photo credit: @Plumesmusic/YouTube – "November Rain" can relax darn near anybody.

Animals, Nature

Three lions have the most beautiful reaction to a man singing a Guns N’ Roses song to them

Erik Barnes

8/5/2026
Photo credit: via YouTube/Chris Rosa – Deyshia Hargrave speaking at a school board meeting, being arrested.

Education, Skills

A teacher asked an important question about superintendent’s pay raise. Then she got arrested.

Upworthy Staff

8/2/2026
Photo credit: assets.rebelmouse.io – A 3-year-old saved his friend from a backyard swimming pool.

Family, Kids

Security camera footage captures a 3-year-old boy rescuing his friend from drowning

Tod Perry

8/2/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Some American names sound really funny to Mandarin speakers.

Culture, Pop Culture

Chinese teacher shares 18 American names with delightfully awkward meanings in Mandarin

Annie Reneau

8/1/2026
Photo credit: Midwest Magic Cleaning/YouTube – Seeing a realistic home makeover in a lower-income family home is unusual but refreshing.

Family, Home Life

Cleaner shows how to affordably ‘fancy up’ a worn-down home, and so many people finally feel seen

Annie Reneau

7/14/2026
Photo credit: Helpful Vancouver Vet/YouTube – Handling a cat may seem like a delicate matter, but being delicate isn't actually the way to go.

Nature, Pets

Vet demonstrates ‘squish the cat’ method of safe cat handling in delightfully helpful video

Annie Reneau

7/11/2026
Photo credit: @jchelleistryingherbest/TikTok, Wikifandom – Maybe he's born with it…

Family, Kids

Baby born with incredibly beautiful hair looks like he’s a younger version of Maui from ‘Moana’

Heather Wake

6/11/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Is marriage always supposed to be easy?

Relationships, Skills

Woman sparks heated but helpful debate by insisting that ‘marriage isn’t hard’

Annie Reneau

5/31/2026
Photo credit: shwinnabegobrand/Instagram, used with permission – Ashwinn Krishnaswamy shares why he thinks optimization culture is 'killing us'

Culture, Pop Culture

‘Reformed optimizer’ makes compelling case for why optimization culture is ‘killing us’

Heather Wake

5/28/2026
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Education, Skills

An 8th grader challenged his teacher to a dance-off. Her response made her famous.

Annie Reneau

5/25/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Some weddings are full of surprises.

Culture, Wholesome

Dad stuns bride with a recording of her accurately describing her future wedding at 4 years old

Annie Reneau

5/13/2026
Photo credit: Canva – A girl with a paper airplane, left, and a man playing guitar.

Culture, Wholesome

Little girl helps struggling musician neighbor go viral with wholesome paper-plane song request

Heather Wake

5/7/2026
Photo credit: Canva – A dog peaks through a window on a snowy day.

Culture, Wholesome

A woman noticed a window sign that asked her to ‘Shout Max!’ What came next was pure joy.

Cecily Knobler

5/6/2026
Photo credit: Canva – A couple posing for pregnancy photos and a cherry tree.

Culture, Wholesome

Couple shares photo of cherry tree they planted as teens has now ‘mirrored’ their pregnancy

Adam Albright-Hanna

4/30/2026
Justus Stroup is starting to realize her baby's name isn't that common.

Family, Parenting

‘It’s not Little Sun’: Mom can’t believe she’s having trouble pronouncing her newborn’s name

Tod Perry

4/29/2026