#1. Smile. It sounds obvious, but it’s all too easy to lapse into “bitchy resting face”. One study found that women smiling were perceived as more likeable than women who weren’t smiling, regardless of body language. #2. Monitor your friend…
We all know about the Heimlich manouver to clear someone’s airways when they’re choking, but how do you save yourself if you’re alone and struggling to breathe? Jeff Rehman, a fire medic of 22 years, has an effective way to clear…
Prepare yourself for a migraine, as this image designed to test your senses asks: How many colors can you can see in the image below? It seems easy enough, but the illusion above plays with your ability to process visual…
#1. The heart-stopping moments they do stuff like this. #2. The sudden realization that this is parenthood. Growing up I used to be afraid of the dark but now I am afraid of hearing my toddler wake up in the…
#1. Receiving “good morning” and “goodnight” text messages stimulates the part of the brain that manages happiness. #2. Doing things that scare you will make you a braver, happier person. #3. A friendship started between 16 and 28 years of age…
He’s got his own Facebook fan page, a blog and 12,500 followers, but it’s not a hunky human — it’s a very good-looking, er, horse. Frederick the Great is a Fresian stallion from the US and he’s been described by his hefty…
Adorable Esty company CoolBookmarks make the perfect page markers for the literary-minded (or just people who like cute stuff). Greet your fellow space-cadets with this Vulcan salute from Star Trek. Or show your loyalty to the dark side with Darth…
Whether you are a parent or just someone that admires animals, you are sure to have noticed some sort of animal behavior that was cute. Cuteness has different meanings for everyone, but more often than not involving some sort of…
You’d never leave a child unsupervised in a pool or a bathtub, but “secondary drowning” is a potentially fatal condition that can affect children up to 24 hours after leaving the water. In 2008, a 10-year-old boy died in his…
#1. This huge container ship. #2.A hockey helmet (left) and an American football helmet (right). #3. A very old mechanical calculator. #4. Different cables. #5. An aloe vera leaf. #6. An airplane. #7. A wasp’s…
The brains behind Fake Book Covers, a.k.a. Scott Rogowsky, is back with yet more shocking, strange, and downright rude literature to alarm his fellow subway passengers. With his secret camera, Scott films the reactions of passengers who spot his reading…
Pre-holiday excitement includes booking, planning, packing, and of course a selfie or two, but more and more people are putting themselves at risk by sharing snaps of their boarding passes on social media. According to a security analyst, two-dimensional barcodes and…
#1. These adorable planters will give you succulent plants the cutest new home. All you need is a ceramic marker — see here. #2. How about a taste of summer with this crochet ice cream banner? Get the pattern here.…
What do you get the person in your life who loves cats a little bit TOO much? Well, the latest must-have item for cat-lovers is the Licki Brush, a synthetic tongue that lets humans lick their furry friends. Humans hold the…
#1. This helpful guy who was told to put spaghetti on the stove so his wife could start dinner when she got home. #2. This caring husband whose wife had been gone too long. #3. This poet. #4. This master pastry chef. #5.…
A couple who first met in 1972 and have been together for over 40 years, now both aged in their 80s, finally tied the knot last week. Colin Dunn, 84, and Sally Smith, 82, first met 44 years ago when Sally worked…