Learning to love yourself can be difficult. Why do we say ‘sorry’ instead of ‘thank you’ when we share something difficult with a friend? According to artist Yao Xiao, we should be thankful for the kindness of our friends instead of thinking ourselves a burden. We couldn’t…
Artist Ruth Oosterman and her 3-year-old daughter Eve are quite the creative team. Eve starts the pictures by scribbling on paper and Ruth adds paint to turn the marks into beautiful paintings. Eve uses felt-tip to get the painting started,…
US non-profit organization Lava Mae is transforming old city buses into mobile bathrooms to give showers to around 200 homeless people in San Francisco every week. Lava Mae, which roughly translates as Spanish for “wash me,” has installed ‘hygiene pods’ with showers, toilets,…
Russian miner Ivan Kislov doesn’t spend his breaks in the staff room chomping on a soggy sandwich; he creeps out into the wilderness of Chukotka, Russia, to capture these gorgeous photographs of foxes. Ivan says that photography is his “relaxation from routine”. He enjoys…
22-year-old Abbey Ramirez-Bodly decided to make her own wedding dress after struggling to find an affordable gown. While we’d have ended up with a white sack, she got to wear the dress of her dreams. Abbey, from Arkansas, US, couldn’t find…
“For better, for worse,” is a phrase uttered thousands of times every day, but how many people truly understand its meaning? Los Angeles-based engineer Tim Murphy has certainly lived up to his vows by writing an adoring note on the mirror for his…
What’s hotter than a bunch of sexy French firefighters taking their shirts off to raise money for charity? Nothing, that’s what. The money raised will be given to the NGO charity Pompiers Sans Frontières, a French organization that provides humanitarian aid.…
After the 1979 revolution, as Iran became a conservative Islamic country, women were ordered to dress ‘modestly’, which by law required covering the hair and exposed skin. To this day, many women have attempted to push the boundaries of what…
When this zoo-goer shows a curious orangutan a magic trick, the orangutan’s reaction is hilarious (not to mention freakishly human-like). The man produced a styrofoam cup and showed the monkey there was something inside it. “Alright, human, I’m listening.” He gave…
Father-of-two Trent Baskerville was returning from a nine month deployment when his wife had the idea to give his daughters the best Christmas surprise ever — their dad. Trent told ClarksvilleNow how excited he was: “It couldn’t be a better feeling. There’s…
Yorkdale shopping mall in Toronto, Canada decided against the traditional mall santa this year. The replacement “Fashion Santa” is raising money for charity — and causing quite a stir online. This is Paul Mason, Canadian model and the hottest Santa the…
Mohamad Al-Noury and Athar Farroukh were forced to flee bombing in their Syrian hometown just days after their wedding. And so shortly before traveling to Canada, the couple spent their honeymoon in a refugee camp. Upon arriving in Saskatoon, they were interviewed…
Donald Trump, as runner-up for Time’s Person of the Year, posed patriotically with a bald eagle this week for Time magazine. But things didn’t quite go as planned (much to the internet’s delight)… This is Uncle Sam, the bald eagle. And…
A wild boar in Germany took a fancy to a more civilized life, so he decided to befriend — and promptly move in with — a nearby herd of cows. Cattle farmer Dirk Reese says the boar has been living with…
Joanna Montgomery of design company Little Riot wanted to help people feel connected with loved ones even when they were miles apart. She came up with Pillow Talk, a device that tracks the wearer’s heartbeat for your distant significant other to…
Suzanne Gibbons spotted a donkey completely stranded in a flooded river in Kilorglin, Ireland. She called for help and, once the rescuers hauled the donkey to safety, they were rewarded with a big goofy grin from the animal. Suzanne, unable to…