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Florida dumped half a million oyster shells into the Gulf of Mexico. No one expected the results to be this good.
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (336+ words) Dumping trash into the ocean seems like a bad idea, right? Wrong. Between 2007 and 2024, Florida attempted to rebuild the Gulf of Mexico’s ecosystem in an unusual way: dumping over 500,000 tons of recycled oyster and clam shells straight back into the…...
DIY barista goes viral showing how to make fancy Starbucks drinks with only Dollar Tree ingredients
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (793+ words) Just in time for PSL season… Even though the temperatures are well above 100 degrees in some areas, pumpkin spice latte season is nevertheless nigh. The good news is iced pumpkin lattes exist. The not-so-good news is that means you’ll be…...
9/11 Pentagon survivor runs 2,977 miles, speaking the name of a life lost with each mile
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (817+ words) Captain Hanna Born and her sister were toddlers in the Pentagon daycare on 9/11. The post 9/11 Pentagon survivor runs 2,977 miles, speaking the name of a life lost with each mile appeared first on Upworthy. 9/11 Pentagon survivor runs 2,977 miles, speaking the name…...
This major American company started in 1925. It hasn't laid off a single employee since.
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (659+ words) Torani retained all its employees, even through the Great Depression. The entrepreneurial spirit has always been alive and well in the United States. Starting a business and seeing it succeed is the “American Dream.” One company has been living out…...
Retired cop shares unconventional safety tips for Gen Zers headed to college
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (542+ words) “A little forethought can save a lot of pain.” Former cop Michael Arterburn, who’s spent 23 years as a detective specializing in domestic violence cases, knows a thing or two when it comes to staying safe. Even though he’s retired from…...
A woman found a mysterious typewriter in her dad's belongings. It turned out to be priceless.
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (615+ words) Jennifer Felix and her husband Nelson didn’t know what to make of the strange machine they found among her late father’s belongings. Pulled from an Arizona storage unit, it weighed about 50 pounds and had the general shape of an old…...
'Boomer panic' is a real phenomenon, and there's a heartbreaking reason for it
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (235+ words) This isn’t just young generations bashing the old. In a video posted in September 2023, TikToker @myexistentialdread used the phrase “boomer panic” to explain how baby boomers (1946 to 1964) can quickly become unhinged when faced with the most minor problems. It all…...
English professor explains why happy, successful people have one thing in common: true literacy
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (956+ words) A few minutes of actual reading per day can boost health, wealth, and longevity. Literacy, the ability to read, used to be a rare thing. Only 200 years ago, as few as 12% of people around the world could read at a…...
Forget how your mom did it. There's actually a right way to remove a tick.
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (590+ words) No matches, alcohol, or Vaseline—and for good reason. Few bug encounters give people the ick as quickly as seeing a tick embedded in someone’s skin. Yeah, bee stings hurt. Mosquito bites itch. Spider bites do both. But a tick…...
Fans gushed over Jessica Biel's toned body in a white dress. Then she gave a reality check.
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (657+ words) “This kind of transparency is so important.” We all know that the level of fitness achieved by celebrities we see on television isn’t attainable for many, if not most everyday people. And yet, when their sculpted bodies grace our screens,…...