#1. A firefighter gives water to a koala during the devastating Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, Australia, in 2009 #2. Starving boy and missionary #3. Heart surgeon after 23-hour-long (successful) heart transplant. His assistant is sleeping in the corner. #4.…
Elena Shumilova lives on a farm in Russia and has two boys, a dog, cat, duckling and some rabbits. On the day she took these photos she felt particularly inspired and decided to take advantage of what she felt was…
Jordan Nichols is a 14 year old boy who wrote a poem for fun. But after sharing it with his brother Derek, the elder sibling came to the realisation that the poem was in fact incredibly profound and wise. He…
A drug lord by the name of Joaquin “El Chapo” was on the run after escaping from prison in 2001. As the leader of a notorious and brutal cartel, the authorities were comitted to capturing him. The police and DEA…
Robert Reich connects the dots to show how a range of positions on issues ranging from the minimum wage to unemployment insurance to food stamps, work together to keep poor and working families in desperate situations. And he does it…
These chemicals and drugs allowed in US foods and agriculture are banned in Europe. But while the European authorities have outlawed many of these practices, such as the use of ‘Altrazine’ herbicide and Arsenic in animal feed, the same measures…
This large dog with beautiful green eyes was found abandoned in the woods outside of Rio de Janeiro in late 2012. He weighed just 28 pounds (13 kg) and had a huge, gaping wound in his rear. His bone was…
While the job market today is certainly not what it used to be, there are some jobs of old that most of us will be glad don’t exist anymore. So the next time you’re stuck at work, dreaming of an…
Most of us like to avoid the thought of death, but for Bronnie Ware, being in contact with the dying was her job. A former nurse who looked after people in the last few weeks of their lives, she has…
It’s the age old question: how can we live longer, healthier lives? The tips on this page are simple yet extremely effective – unfortunately, they are also increasingly disregarded in our busy technology dependent lives. Pay attention to these tips…
Thinking of throwing something away? Stop right there! ‘Upcycling’ is a process of taking the old and turning it into something new and useful. The term was first used in 1994, and the practice is now enjoying a resurgence. Here…
Babies are already cute enough, but adding an adorable pet to the mix just takes it to a whole new level of cuteness. But the benefits of getting a pet for your kid are far more profound. Pets teach responsibility.…
Everybody loves a celebrity weight loss story, and whenever a celebrity does come out into the open with a new body, people are fascinated by how they managed to do it. Take a look at some of these amazing weight…
#1. Man casually stands near lighthouse barrier while waves crash against it. #2. World War II veteran from Belarus Konstantin Pronin, 86, sits on a bench as he waits for his comrades at Gorky park during Victory Day in Moscow,…
Who said you can’t have ridiculously good looks and be smart as well? These female celebrities break the stereotype with their stunning looks and brains to boot: #1: Natalie Portman Studied neuroscience and psychology at Harvard, and attended graduate school…
Video games have long been the territory of young to middle aged men, but there is now a growing trend of girl gamers that not only beat their male peers, but get paid to do so too. Armed with simple…