By: Lindsay Harp/Liftable Every Memorial Day, many war veterans and active duty servicemen and women head to cemeteries around the country. They are there to visit the graves of their fellow servicemen and women that fell in the line of duty. If you were to take a walk through a cemetery on one of the days following…
Simon Cuts Off Nervous Mom’s Audition. When He Gives A New Song, She Brings Them To Their Feet
By: Jonathan Maes/Shareably Love him or hate him, Simon Cowell is an icon in the music industry and is probably the most strict and popular judge on multiple Got Talent shows, including Britain’s, Got Talent. Sian Pattison, a loving mother from Warwickshire, originally had no plans at all to audition for the popular television show. She…
Here’s Chris Cornell’s Last Tweet To His Wife Before He Suddenly Passed Away
By: Adam Albright-Hanna/Good According to his representative, Brian Bumbery, rock legend Chris Cornell died in Detroit, only hours after performing a sold-out show. While Bumbery said the musician’s family would be “working closely with the medical examiner to determine the cause,” a spokesman for the Detroit Police Department confirmed that the preliminary determination of death was…
Stranger On Train Waits For Boy To Fall Asleep, Then Hands Single Mom A Note About Her Parenting
By: Barbara Diamond/Little Things Samantha Welch is a 20-something single mom to a rambunctious little boy named Rylan. In 2015, Samantha brought 3-year-old Rylan onto a crowded train and proceeded to keep him as occupied as possible until he fell asleep on her lap. During the trip, a man wearing a hat and glasses sat down in her…
Heineken Just Put Out The Antidote To That Pepsi Kendall Jenner Ad
By: Joe Berkowitz/Fast Company Two strangers with polar opposite views meet in this Heineken ad, which gets political in a way that Pepsi would do well to consider next time. WHAT: “World’s Apart,” a new Heineken ad that involves some frank conversations between people with differing views. WHO: Agency Publicis London WHY WE CARE: Earlier this month,…
Teens Find Sam’s Club Card In Secluded Woods, Take Off Running When They Google The Name ‘Kosik’
By: Barbara Diamond/Little Things If you see something, say something. The Dunmore Reservoir in Pennsylvania is a popular destination for hikers. One evening in March 2017, two teenage boys — Joe Delvecchio, 18, and Alec Yanisko, 15 — were riding an ATV near the reservoir’s nature trail when they spotted something that looked out of…
“Doomsday” Vault Flooded After Permafrost Melts Due To Climate Change
By: Kristy Hamilton/IFL Science The fortified Svalbard Global Seed Vault, designed to protect the world’s seeds from disaster and environmental devastation, has been flooded. The culprit? Climate change. “It is a fail-safe seed storage facility, built to stand the test of time – and the challenge of natural or man-made disasters,” reads the website by Crop Trust, the organization…
Bookworms Are Nicer, Kinder, And More Empathetic People, According To New Study
By: Katy Evans/IFL Science Rejoice bookworms, for anyone who has ever told you having your head in a book means you’re being anti-social will have to eat their words. A new study suggests those who regularly read, especially fiction, are actually nicer and more empathetic people. The study, carried out by Kingston University London, and…
The Downside Of Modern Parenting: Where Has The Village Gone?
By: Laura Burton/Scary Mommy I am sure most of you have heard the expression, it takes a village to raise a child. Sitting underfoot of my mom and her friends, I would often hear this saying. It was easy for me to understand because my mom had a tribe. While she and my dad were our primary…