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Kate Chacksfield was at a loss when her dog Ruby became rapidly sick in less than a week. She took Ruby to the vet, and wracked her brain to figure out the source of this sudden ailment, but came up with nothing. After Chacksfield paid almost $13,000 in medical bills, Ruby died. The cause of […]
· 3 min read
People make references to the month they were born in all the time to explain certain aspects of themselves. “I can’t stand the cold! I was born in July, I guess I’ll always be a summer baby at heart.” “If I had to choose snow or sand, I would always choose snow. I was born […]
· 8 min read
Dr. Leonard Sax has been a family physician for over 30 years, and in his three decades of practice he has had the opportunity to observe hundreds of parent-child interactions. In 2015, he wrote about his observations in the Wall Street Journal, and they are discouraging, to say the least. In the piece entitled “Parenting […]
· 4 min read
Thailand authorities are warning tourists to stop riding elephants in their country as heart-wrenching images of the beaten animals exploded on Twitter. The caption was: “You can stop inhumanity tortured on elephants by stop riding an elephant!” The pictures in question are suspected to be from Phuket, one of the most popular vacation spots in […]
· 5 min read
People love assigning human traits to nonhuman things. We call our car that won’t start a rickety old man, we describe storm clouds as “angry”, and we give names and genders to our cars, boats, and other objects. So its no surprise that people who talk to pets might do some of these things. This […]
· 7 min read
Words are powerful tools. They can inspire and motivate people, comfort and encourage them, and educate and inform them. Words, however, can also be used to hurt people, or sometimes just downright annoy them. Fifteen people told Tip Hero the phrases that annoy them the most… Do you agree with them? Most Annoying Phrase Why […]
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Rob Osman of Bristol, England, suffered from anxiety and depression since his 20s. The 38-year-old had hit rock bottom when he had no choice but to live in his sister’s basement. There were no windows, only enough weed for Osmond to forget his troubles. He managed to pull himself out of this descent and has […]
· 3 min read
With winter fast approaching it’s not just humans that are looking to escape the cold. Animals everywhere are cozying up for warmth in any way that they are able to, even if it means sleeping in unexpected places with the help of some kind-hearted humans. One bus terminal has opened its doors to stray dogs […]
· 4 min read
If you have a dog, it can be hard to imagine that your dog would ever do anything to intentionally harm you. What’s not hard to imagine, however, is them doing something that harms you in the short-term but ultimately saves your life. This is what happened to 64-year-old David Lindsay from Cambridge, in the […]
· 5 min read
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 […]
· 3 min read
Elephants may be large, but they certainly aren’t known for being overly fierce. The common house cat, however, might just be one of the feistiest animals around. This late-night garden standoff in Thailand makes that point quite clear. Tiny Cat Scares Off Huge Elephant In Nakhon Nayok in Thailand, there is an infamous elephant named […]
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A woman in Quebec, Canada got more than she bargained for when she began feeding a hungry stray cat in her garden over the summer. The feline was pregnant, and soon after birthing her kittens came again to the woman for help. This is their story. Woman Unintentionally Rescues Stray Cat and Her Kittens While […]
