For nearly a decade, a German woman named Michele Kobke maintained a sexual relationship with a Boeing 737-800 plane, which she affectionately named “Schatz,” meaning darling in German. The relationship, which started in 2014, was part of a phenomenon known as objectophilia, where individuals develop romantic or sexual attachments to inanimate objects.1 How It All...
Empathy is not reserved for humans. For example, a person can tell if their friend or partner is feeling stressed, and they can change their behavior accordingly. As it turns out, so can dogs. There are animals specially trained to protect the health of humans, such as canines who warn their epileptic owners when they’re...
Scientists have long studied human ancestry to better understand our origins, and recent research has revealed fascinating insights into just how interconnected we all are. Surprisingly, it turns out we all share one common ancestor, but it’s not who you might expect. Let’s dive into what this means and how it changes our understanding of...
Have you ever seen an animal and you can’t quite figure out what species it is? I’ve seen giant hamsters and thought they were baby rabbits. I’ve seen sheepdogs and called them furry lions. I can’t believe how many times I’ve fallen for the striped donkey trick and thought I was seeing a zebra. I’m...
Kevin Bacon stunned when DNA test revealed he and wife Kyra Sedgwick were cousins – it was ‘unsettling’ The enduring love story of Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick is both heartwarming and surprising, yet they have largely managed to keep their relationship out of the public eye. This discretion made the revelation that they are...
If you’ve been feeling out of sorts lately—unusually anxious, irritable, or just plain weird—you’re not alone. There’s a reason for these unsettling emotions, and it might be more cosmic than you think. Astrologers point to a phenomenon known as Mercury Retrograde, which could be responsible for your current emotional state. What is Mercury Retrograde? Mercury...
Intimacy is an important factor in the long-term success of relationships, including marriages. In particular, women’s sexual desire plays an important role in relationship benefits and daily relationship quality. Studies have shown that when women have higher levels of sexual desire, there is greater sexual satisfaction and marital satisfaction overall. Women’s Sexual Desire Indicator Of...
Parents have always been giving it their best shot as there’s really no perfect way to raise kids. However, there’s a huge gap in behavior standards between kids of today and the older generations. The entitled attitude is at an all-time high, loneliness is a real problem, depression is more alarming than ever before, and...
Whether responsibly or not, parents make the decision to bring children into the world who are dependent on them for many years. All parents want to provide for their children. They long to give them a stable environment, educational opportunities, and nourishing meals. But sometimes this well-intentioned desire backfires. Adult children assume that their parents...
Some people would do anything for their 15 minutes of internet fame, sometimes even dangerous crimes. The internet is trying to recover from the Skull Breaker Challenge, which sent many kids into the emergency room with severe injuries, underage kids illegally buying alcohol under the guise of an elderly person, and the Benadryl Challenge, which killed a teen from...
It’s likely that we would all imagine that grandmothers are obligated to love their grandchildren. However, Jazmine isn’t the first to comment on how one of her grandmothers was undoubtedly partial to her youngest brother. She recalls this realization to be glaring, loud and hurtful throughout her childhood. Before a child is even able to...
We all know that sex is good for you. It is a natural human act that, when done carefully and consensually, can be pleasurable and improve your health. But do you know why? How does it affect your body? And most importantly: What happens when you don’t have sex for a while? Here are some...
