For many Americans, hearing that the U.S. will stop producing pennies feels a bit surreal. This coin lived in pockets, jars, glove compartments, school desks, and under couch cushions for more than two hundred years. It carried Abraham Lincoln’s face and somehow always found its way into tip jars or stuck at the bottom of...
Your diet affects your sex life more than you think. What you eat can change your energy, your mood, and even how long your body keeps going when things get heated. When you focus on a healthy diet and sexual health, you’re not just helping your body look good; you’re helping it work better. Your...
The International Olympic Committee is getting ready for one of its biggest tests yet. As the world looks toward the trans inclusion 2028 Olympics, the committee is rethinking how transgender and intersex athletes will be allowed to compete. It feels like a turning point, one that might change how fairness and inclusion are seen in...
When Pittsburgh resident AJ Owen placed some bins of food in his front yard, he didn’t expect much. It was just a small act of kindness that came from his heart. But that simple setup, which he later called his front-yard food pantry, became something far bigger than he ever imagined. It turned into a...
Have you ever reached a point where you couldn’t stand the clutter anymore and just started throwing things away? You tell yourself it’s time for a reset, but later you realize you tossed something important. This habit, often called “tossing,” may seem harmless or even productive. Yet, experts say it can be one of the...
Laundry is something we all do, but not everyone thinks about what’s actually in the soap. The safest laundry detergents keep your clothes fresh and clean while also looking out for your skin and the environment. Pick the wrong kind, though, and you’re washing with stuff that can cause itchy skin, rashes, or even pollute...
Some objects from the past look so strange today you might wonder if they even belong in a museum of oddities. Long before sleek modern designs and digital devices, people used clever little gadgets and sturdy vintage tools that leave us scratching our heads now. They were once needed every single day, but today, many...
Mental strength isn’t built in sunshine. It grows in the dark when things don’t make sense. Resilient people aren’t born that way. They just stop running from what hurts. They learn to face it, breathe through it, and figure it out one step at a time. Most people avoid the hard truths that push them...
Off the coast of Costa Rica, a group of fishers pulled up what’s now being called the rare golden shark. It looked unreal, like something straight from a cartoon. Marine biologist Daniel Arauz Naranjo couldn’t believe it when he saw the photos. A nurse shark, shining like gold, its eyes pale white and eerie. “Wow,...
Most people think heart attacks happen only because of blocked arteries or bad habits. But sometimes, the body reacts to things we don’t expect at all. These unexpected heart attack triggers can sneak up during normal daily life, like waking up too fast, skipping sleep, or getting too emotional. They may sound small, but together...
In 1951, a young Black woman named Henrietta Lacks walked into Johns Hopkins Hospital with a pain that changed the world. She had no clue that her own body carried the secret to one of science’s biggest discoveries. Her cells, taken without permission, became the first immortal human cell line known as HeLa cells. Her...
When 17-year-old senior Sophia Shumaker at Rampart High School in Colorado Springs asked to decorate her paid parking space, she only wanted to express her faith. She painted a shepherd, a staff, and sheep with a verse from 1 Corinthians 13:4, which says love is patient and kind. But school officials said no, claiming her...
