When you are a 1 in a 100,000 birth, you are supposed to be special and loved just like everyone else. Sadly, seals don’t understand the concept of uniqueness and would rather stick to the status quo. Last month, an extremely rare ginger seal was spotted in an all-black rookery on the Russian island of...

At one point in history, people who went to college were in the minority. Higher education was reserved primarily for intellectuals hoping to have a career in academia. Today, however, the opposite is true. By the end of the twentieth century, going to college was considered a “no-brainer”. Every student was expected to at least...

What would you do if you knew you had a universal basic income that you could always rely on every month? Would you cut back on your working hours to take care of your children or an aging family member? Would you take a lower-paying job in a field you were more passionate about? Give...

Over a century ago, inventor and engineer Nikola Tesla wanted to find a way to supply power without the use of wires. He was nearly successful with his creation of the Tesla Coil, and radio and television continue to use a variation of this technology today [1]. Outside of radio and TV, however, the Tesla...

A decade-long crowd-pulling tradition may have come to an end in 2020 as Walmart announced on Tuesday, July 21, that it would close all walk-in stores nationwide on Thanksgiving Day [1]. Since 2012, Walmart and some other major retailers have been opening on Thanksgiving to offer huge sales and Black Friday deals to some of...

In the wake of a pandemic affecting millions of lives and leaving many others economically vulnerable, some teenagers on TikTok have decided to take advantage of the situation by dressing up as senior citizens to illegally purchase alcohol [1]. In nearly every country across the world, face masks have become an important public health measure....

Weather can be unpredictable, but there are a few things we have come to expect- some rain once in a while, the occasional snow fall, maybe even a little hail now and again. On the list of things we don’t expect to see falling from the sky? Chocolate. Residents in a town in Switzerland, however,...

Have you ever been sitting at a table of women chatting when you realized that the entire conversation centered around gossiping about and putting down others? If you sat there thinking “well at least they’re not talking about me!” then you clearly haven’t thought about who they’re talking about when you’re not there. Here’s the...

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, we witnessed the monumental breakdown of one very important system: our food supply chain. One Washington man saw crops going to waste and decided to do something about it. The closure of restaurants, schools, and businesses across the country left farmers with a massive surplus of crops and nowhere to sell...

In 2016, when science teacher Kamal Bell realized his African-American students were unable to connect fully with the learning environment, he came up with a way to boost their confidence while also providing some of their basic needs at home. Bell invented the term “at-possibility” to describe his students who would have been otherwise referred...

Most of us don’t remember a time when Father’s Day didn’t exist, much less know the reason why it began in the first place. While today it is seen as a celebration of everything that our father and father-figures do for us, its origins are much more somber. The Tragic Incident that Started Father’s Day...

Throughout history, individuals and groups have demonstrated a remarkable amount of strength, determination, and resiliency when fighting for something they believe in. While all of these stories are inspiring, some of them are so incredible they are worth telling two or three times over. One of these stories is of an extraordinary group known as...