A strange occurrence happened to a man in Boston that has now become a case study for doctors everywhere. This man came into the emergency room of Massachusetts General Hospital after he woke up seizing and speaking gibberish. The doctors found a dead tapeworm in his brain causing the sudden attacks. This is what we...
While in recent years the body-positive movement has grown stronger, the truth still remains: It isn’t and never has been, easy being a bigger person. This includes physical, emotional, and general daily struggles that come not from the weight of your body, but that of people’s judgments. At restaurants, at the doctor’s office, online –...
When you come home, do you go and sit on your bed in the same clothes you were wearing all day? Perhaps you even lay under the covers in them. Well, you may want to stop doing that. According to experts, wearing your outside clothes on the bed invites all kinds of germs, bacteria, and...
It is no secret that people who are overweight are often judged, ridiculed, and bullied by society. On the internet, where people are “anonymous”, this has gotten even worse. This photographer, after being made fun of for some self-portraits that she took, decided to not just capture herself in the photos, but also the judgmental...
Even in this century, mother nature still finds new ways to surprise us, from curious bears to domesticated coyotes and more. A recent video reveals the extraordinary moment a woman happens upon what looks like a dead bumblebee burial held by ants. You can find ants everywhere, including every home, school, office, city, and country....
When you go to sleep at night, do you prefer a room that’s toasty warm or one that’s fresh and cool? If you prefer the latter, then you’re in luck. Science says that sleeping in a cold room is beneficial for your health. Fan users beware, however, as this does may not have the same...
Toenail fungus is no fun. It looks gross, feels gross, and is uncomfortable. It will also make you feel self-conscious wearing sandals or going swimming, not to mention as with any infection, can become dangerous if left unattended. What exactly causes nail fungus and how can you get rid of it? This is everything you...
We’ve all been there – that salsa that’s been sitting in the fridge for a while or that food item that looks and smells fine but is past the date on the packaging. Do you eat it or throw it away? We all seem to have different opinions on eating “expired” food. We’re here to...
A man who decided to hack LinkedIn “just for fun” scraped the personal data of 700 million users and sold it online earlier this month. Known by the name Tom Liner, what he did isn’t technically illegal – the information is all public-facing. It begs the question, however, of how secure our personal data is...
Any member of the LGBTQ+ community will tell you that one of the most challenging things you face is when someone gets your pronouns wrong. For cis-gendered people, this can be hard to understand. We should all try and learn the impact that misgendering someone has on their self-confidence, sense of self, and overall health...
A tragedy took place when a teenage boy took his own life after being the victim of online sextortion. The boy was only 17 years old when he fell prey to a scam. The scammers then shamed him so far that he ended up taking his own life. The FBI is now warning parents about...
There is no denying it: we are in a global housing crisis, and traditional home-building methods are not going to solve it. The poor and homeless of course are the most affected by this lack of affordable housing. There have been several solutions involving tiny homes and community projects, however, one is proving that it...
