How servers get paid in the United States is something that many people disagree with. Rather than being paid a living wage, they often have to rely on tips provided by customers in order to get by. Many restaurants either automatically add a gratuity or provide suggested tips amounts on the bottom of the bill,...
Adversity comes in all shapes and sizes; however, it is our ability to overcome the stumbling blocks that come our way that makes us unique. After losing his job barely six months out of grad school, Ryan Mitchell was inspired to build a new life — in a tiny house. As real estate prices continue...
Sometimes there are incredible stories woth retelling, and this is one of them. What started with jaw pain, ended with the removal of 526 teeth for a 7-year old boy from India. In August 2019, he was admitted to a hospital in the southern city of Chennai, India, due to the swelling and pain near...
Though it has been more than a decade since he passed, Michael Jackson is still one of the most talked-about artists in the world. Since his death, much information has come out about the performer’s life, and in particular, his childhood. What we are still learning about is the horrible abuse that Michael and his...
Body shaming is nothing new for women. Whether it is from men or other women, we are constantly being told our bodies are inappropriate. We’re too big, too small, too curvy, or not curvy enough. No matter what we wear, someone thinks it’s wrong. When a woman body-shamed this Burger King Employee for “distracting” her...
Fifty years ago, a 15-year-old boy left his home in Boise, Idaho to hitch-hike along the Oregon coast in search of jobs and a better life. His family, however, never heard from him again. All of these decades later, authorities were finally able to identify his body using the DNA of a child that the...
America’s oldest indoor shopping mall has been completely re-imagined since it was first built in 1828. Its three storeys were once a haven for retail therapy, but its doors were shut to the public when it went out of business in 2008. Of course, as you might have guessed, that wasn’t the end of the...
The common housefly is one of the more annoying insects we have to deal with. Not only can they be a real party-pooper (more on that later) at an outdoor picnic, but they always find a way to sneak into our homes and bother us indoors, too. Often we find ourselves batting them away from...
Your kidneys are a vital organ in your body that most of us don’t think much about. That is, of course, until they stop working properly. Then all of a sudden your world revolves around eating the right things and doing the right things to make them healthy again – or at least not damage...
Raise your hand if the thought about moving to another country has ever crossed your mind. Perhaps it was during a bad bout of dreary weather, or maybe you were stuck in (yet another) terrible traffic jam on your way to and from work. Maybe it has been being stuck inside during a global pandemic...
We all know that some foods aren’t very healthy for our bodies. Did you know, however, that just eating some of these foods can actually shorten your life? That’s right: New Research shows that some foods add time while others take it away. Even just one hot dog, for example, can shorten your life by...
Xóchitl Guadalupe Cruz, an 8-year-old, has won an award from Mexico’s largest university for a device that can help people living in poverty. She designed and made a device that uses solar power to heat water—and it’s made out of all recycled materials. She’s from Chiapas, Mexico, where resources are limited. “People don’t have the money to...
