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Kat Hong is a contributing writer to Upworthy, living in Los Angeles. (Well, technically Santa Monica. But why are we being technical?)

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December 12, 2025
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Heroes, Joy

‘Reading Rainbow’ has finally found its new host—beloved librarian Mychal Threets

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October 1, 2025
Michael McIntyre is a popular comedian from the U.K. – Photo credit: Raph_PH/Wikimedia Commons

Humor, Joy

British stand-up comic shows what English would sound like if we pronounced silent letters

Parker Molloy

October 1, 2025
We have finally gotten to this age. – Photo credit: Canva

Internet, Pop Culture

Millennials sound off of the 10 ‘cringe but correct’ hills they’re willing to die on

Gemma Davison

October 1, 2025
All the extra benefits and services you get with a Costco membership. – Photo credit: Images via Canva/pixelfit, Leung Cho Pan

Community, Joy

11 helpful services your Costco membership offers that you might be missing out on

Mandy Coles

October 1, 2025
Tim Ferriss is teaching a masterclass in achieving your goals. – Photo credit: Credit: George Kao

Health, Mental Health

‘Fear-setting’: How a bestselling author conquers anxiety by writing down worst nightmares

Kat Hong

October 1, 2025
The 4-7-8 technique can help you fall asleep. – Photo credit: via Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels

Health, Popular, Wellness

Doctor’s unique ‘4-7-8’ relaxation technique could help you fall asleep on-demand

Tazreena Sajjad

October 1, 2025
Dogs really do have favorite people. Here's how they decide – Photo credit: Canva

Joy, Pets, Popular, Top Splash

Dogs really do have favorite people, and here’s how they decide who it will be

Gabe Jewell

October 1, 2025
Ethan Hawke and The Beatles. – Photo credit: via Montclair Film/Flickr and Scanpix/Wikimedia Commons

Music, Pop Culture

Ethan Hawke puts the ‘Who’s your favorite Beatle?’ debate to bed forever in passionate exchange

Tazreena Sajjad

September 30, 2025
Perhaps there is a right and wrong way to throw a grandma shower. – Photo credit: @morethangrand/TikTok

Family, Parenting

Trendy ‘grandma showers’ get a lot of flack online, but when can they be a good thing?

Gemma Davison

September 30, 2025
People have strong opinions about chatting on airplanes. – Photo credit: Canva

Community, Joy

To chat or not to chat? The unclear etiquette of airplane conversation and how to navigate it.

Parker Molloy

September 30, 2025
Woman holding money. – Photo credit: Canva

Community, Joy

‘Credit cards are not money’: 11 financial lessons from smart women who learned the hard way

Kat Hong

September 30, 2025
A woman looks very embarrassed. – Photo credit: via Canva/Photos

Education, Teachers

Ex-teacher shares the 4 things she couldn’t tell parents until after she quit

Tazreena Sajjad

September 30, 2025
Mariah Carey secretly made a grunge album in 1995. Now she's finally sharing it.

Celebrity, Pop Culture

Mariah Carey secretly made a grunge album in 1995. Now she’s finally sharing it.

Gemma Davison

September 30, 2025
Woman lying in hospital bed – Photo credit: Canva Photos & E.dronism – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0

Health, Women’s Health

Woman has cyst removed and is shocked to learn it had teeth, hair, and maybe even an eyeball

Mark Wales

September 30, 2025
Robin Williams performs on stage. – Photo credit: ha.wikipedia.org

Heroes, Joy, Popular

Robin Williams saw a struggling comedian bomb on stage. He knew exactly what to say to her.

Pamela Ross

September 30, 2025
Do cat buttholes touch every surface they sit on? Science answers. – Photo credit: Photo courtesy of Kerry Hyde

Joy, Pets, Popular

6th grader’s science fair project answers age-old question: ‘Do cat buttholes touch everything?’

Gabe Jewell

September 30, 2025
Kids used to wander and play unsupervised outside for hours. – Photo credit: Photo by Muhammed Aktürk/Pexels

Internet, Pop Culture, Popular

People born before 1980 share childhood experiences they wish young people today could have

Parker Molloy

September 30, 2025
More parents are installing landlines for their kids; the benefits are undeniable. – Photo credit: Canva

Family, Parenting, Popular

More parents are installing landlines for their kids and the benefits are undeniable

Gabe Jewell

September 29, 2025
A girl practicing soccer and Abby Wambach. – Photo credit: via Canva/Photos

Family, Parenting

Abby Wambach passionately explains why parents shouldn’t go to their kids’ sports practices

Tazreena Sajjad

September 29, 2025
Please let us never go back to '70s cigarette culture. – Photo credit: Canva

Internet, Pop Culture, Popular

Adults who lived through the ’70s share 10 surprising details about what life was really like

Gemma Davison

September 29, 2025
Does being popular really matter? – Photo credit: Canva

Community, Joy, Popular

Research reveals two kinds of high school popularity, which lead to opposite outcomes

Parker Molloy

September 29, 2025
Budget grocery shopper shares huge change in grocery costs from 2020 to 2025. – Photo credit: Image via Canva/Vecteezy Images

Community, Joy

Budget shopper shares stunning spreadsheet comparing 2020 and 2025 grocery costs

Mandy Coles

September 29, 2025
An embarrassed woman hides her face – Photo credit: Canva

Community, Joy, Popular

A woman accidentally said, ‘Love you!’ to a big client. His response was priceless.

Parker Molloy

September 29, 2025
A viral TikTok argues that women don't want to give up the joy of their own personal peace and freedom for anyone. – Photo credit: Canva Photos

Humor, Joy

Man’s side-splitting monologue on why ‘women don’t want to date’ is frighteningly accurate

Mark Wales

September 29, 2025
Columbia University researchers tested bottled water for nanoplastics and found hundreds of thousands of them. – Photo credit: Suzy Hazelwood/Canva

Science, Technology

Scientists tested 3 popular bottled water brands for nanoplastics. The results are alarming.

Parker Molloy

September 29, 2025
People rally for passenger who demanded his seat from a mom – Photo credit: Canva

Internet, Pop Culture, Popular

People rally for plane passenger who defended his right to sit in the seat he paid for

Gabe Jewell

September 27, 2025
A woman falls asleep during boring conversation. – Photo credit: via Canva/Photos

Community, Joy, Popular

Communications expert shares how to confidently interrupt someone who won’t stop talking

Tazreena Sajjad

September 27, 2025
Frugal people share cheap meals they love. – Photo credit: Image via Canva

Community, Joy, Popular

30 cheap and delicious meals frugal people swear they never get sick of

Mark Pygas

September 27, 2025
Preschooler at Weekday Preschool of the First Baptist Church in Clinton, Mississippi, dresses up like custodian for career day. – Photo credit: Image via Reddit/duckmagoo

Community, Joy

Preschooler surprises beloved custodian by dressing up like him on career day, bald cap and all

Mandy Coles

September 27, 2025
A woman organizes her belongings. – Photo credit: Credit: Pexels

Community, Joy

Trying to declutter your space? This online chat group can help.

Mark Pygas

September 27, 2025
International frugal living tips for people in the United States. – Photo credit: Image via Canva/Aflo Images

Culture, Joy, Popular

16 frugal living tips from around the world that might help Americans save money

Mandy Coles

September 26, 2025
Will Thilly break-dances at town meeting. – Photo credit: Photo Credit: Canva, Will Thilly

Community, Joy

We chatted with the middle aged guy who went viral for break-dancing at a New Jersey town hall

Pamela Ross

September 25, 2025
Checking in on California's beaver project. – Photo credit: Canva and CDFW.

Popular, Science, Sustainability, Top Splash

California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing

Kat Hong

September 25, 2025
Rows of bottled water – Photo credit: Canva

Popular, Science, Sustainability

Scientists test 3 popular bottled waters for nanoplastics using new tech, and yikes

Parker Molloy

September 25, 2025
Maybe he's born with it… – Photo credit: @jchelleistryingherbest/TikTok, Wikifandom

Family, Kids

Baby born with incredibly luscious locks looks like an adorable mini-Maui from ‘Moana’

Gemma Davison

September 25, 2025
We all need a reality check from time to time. – Photo credit: @shopyourtv/TikTok

Celebrity, Pop Culture, Popular

Fans gushed over Jessica Biel’s toned body in a white dress. Then she gave a reality check.

Gemma Davison

September 25, 2025
Humor, Joy, Popular

I thought I knew my pal Nikki Glaser. Then she told me her ‘humiliating’ story about Dave Matthews.

Pamela Ross

September 25, 2025
Woman discovered to have an entirely new blood type baffling scientists – Photo credit: Canva

Popular, Science

Baffled scientists discover 69-year-old woman from Guadeloupe has an entirely new blood type

Gabe Jewell

September 25, 2025
The woman from the famous Great Depression photo didn't know about her fame for 40 years. – Photo credit: Photo by Dorothea Lange via Library of Congress

Education, History (Education), Popular

Woman known from Great Depression photo had no idea she was famous until 40 years later

Gabe Jewell

September 25, 2025
Maiju Gebhard with her dish-drying racks – Photo credit: commons.wikimedia.org

Innovation, Science

Wall-mounted dish drying racks have suddenly become the new must-have item for family kitchens

Pamela Ross

September 25, 2025
Bob Odenkirk looks into the distance. Chris Farley stars in 'Van down by the river' on SNL. – Photo credit: Photo Credit: Canva

Humor, Joy

Bob Odenkirk shares the history of writing Chris Farley’s most famous SNL sketch

Pamela Ross

September 25, 2025
This is a trend we can all get behind. – Photo credit: Fandom.com/ @char.takes.shots/TikTok

Joy, Love Stories

The ‘Not Mr. Darcy but’ trend has people sharing the everyday romantic things their partners do

Gemma Davison

September 25, 2025
People who live frugal lifestyles share best frugal advice from older generations. – Photo credit: Images via Canva/spxChrome, irynakhabliuk

Culture, Joy, Popular

Frugal people share the best money-saving advice from parents and grandparents they still use

Mandy Coles

September 25, 2025
Cat owners everywhere are shocked to see how much their feline love a simple $2 concrete slab. – Photo credit: @annieknowsanimals/TikTok

Joy, Pets, Popular

Pet behaviorist explains the viral phenomenon of people buying their cats concrete slabs

Gemma Davison

September 24, 2025
Vincent van Gogh is famous for his striking colors and bold brush strokes. – Photo credit: Canva

Education, History (Education), Popular

10 fascinating facts about Vincent van Gogh and his famous ‘Starry Night’ painting

Parker Molloy

September 24, 2025
A woman is suprosed after reading something on her computer – Photo credit: Canva

Family, Kids

Woman with an unfortunate name has a hilarious warning for all parents-to-be

Tazreena Sajjad

September 24, 2025
Every generation has it's own flavor of fun – Photo credit: @ashleyteacozy/TikTok

Internet, Pop Culture

Millennial asks Gen Zers what they do for fun, and the answers are surprisingly different

Gemma Davison

September 24, 2025
A woman in black long sleeve shirt stands in front of mirror. – Photo credit: Photo by Milada Vigerova on Unsplash

Health, Mental Health, Popular

There’s a reason why some people can perfectly copy accents, and others can’t

Pamela Ross

September 24, 2025
Can we all take Social Media Prep School? – Photo credit: Canva

Family, Parenting

Mom creates an awesome, in-depth social media ‘prep school’ for her tween daughter

Gemma Davison

September 24, 2025
A police officer pulls a driver over. – Photo credit: Canva

Family, Parenting

Mom takes away tween daughter’s phone and tablet—and notices “immediate” change

Mandy Coles

September 24, 2025
A police officer pulls a driver over. – Photo credit: Canva

Community, Joy, Popular

North Carolina officer embraces woman who was being hostile during traffic stop

Gabe Jewell

September 24, 2025
A woman sings. A man is perplexed. – Photo credit: Photo Credit: Canva

Humor, Joy

A woman perfectly demonstrates ‘singing in cursive’ and it has people rolling

Pamela Ross

September 23, 2025
Finally, the science we really need. – Photo credit: Canva

Internet, Pop Culture

New study ties the ‘buttholes’ of fish to the evolution of human fingers

Gemma Davison

September 23, 2025
One person's gloomy day is another's ideal weather. – Photo credit: Canva

Health, Mental Health

Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder sufferers revel in the return of ‘gloomy, dreary’ days

Parker Molloy

September 23, 2025
A man's hand and a woman sleeping. – Photo credit: via Canva/Photos

Health, Popular, Wellness

Doctor shares ‘five-finger breathing’ technique to help adults and kids fall asleep fast

Tazreena Sajjad

September 23, 2025
We use so many walking metaphors to describe thinking. – Photo credit: Tiktok.com/@etymologynerd

Education, Learning, Popular

Linguist clearly demonstrates how ‘thinking is walking’ in English and it’s just so cool

Parker Molloy

September 23, 2025
A woman enjoys the sunset – Photo credit: Canva

Health, Wellness

One simple shift in your morning routine can improve your sleep and energize you all day

Parker Molloy

September 23, 2025
Ms. Stephanie bringing it at her hip-hop class. – Photo credit: @fiercefitnessty/TikTok

Golden Years, Identity

77-year-old ‘hip-hop granny’ impresses and inspires with her dance moves

Parker Molloy

September 23, 2025
Joy, Pets, Popular

Couple buys new house and finds abandoned dog tied to a tree

Gemma Davison

September 23, 2025
Adam Met, 1/3 of AJR – Photo credit: Photo Credit: Shervin Lainez

Climate Change, Music, Pop Culture, Science

Adam Met shares his ‘hurricane model’ for building fan bases and meaningful climate movements

Greg Sullivan

September 22, 2025
Acronyms like radar and scuba. – Photo credit: Images via Canva/Carlos Jamaica, michalootwijk

Education, Education & Information, Popular

31 acronyms you use all the time—what they actually stand for

Mandy Coles

September 22, 2025
Audience members perform CPR on a man at a comedy show. – Photo credit: Photo Credit: Canva

Heroes, Joy, Popular

A man had a heart attack during a comedy show and the audience stepped in to save his life

Pamela Ross

September 22, 2025
Leanne Ely has some aging advice that's actually great for any age. – Photo credit: @savingdinner/Instagram

Health, Popular, Women’s Health

67-year-old woman offers her three super helpful pieces of advice for women in their 50s

Gemma Davison

September 22, 2025
A man frustrated while waiting. – Photo credit: via Canva/Photos

Health, Mental Health

Psychologist shares the ‘reimagining’ method to turn the pain of impatience into growth

Tazreena Sajjad

September 22, 2025
A former teacher breaks down the "denial" some parents have about their kid's academic performance – Photo credit: @bodacious.bobo/TikTok

Education, Teachers

Former teacher gets brutally honest about the ‘denial’ some parents have about their kids’ education

Gemma Davison

September 22, 2025
Can he be the father? – Photo credit: via Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels and Anna Shvets/Pexels

Nature, Popular, Science

Dad demands DNA test after his daughter is born with the ‘wrong’ eye and hair color

Tazreena Sajjad

September 22, 2025
Teachers share the best excuses. – Photo credit: Via Pexels

Education, Popular, Teachers

Teachers share 17 wild excuses from their students that actually turned out to be true

Tazreena Sajjad

September 22, 2025
Okley Gibbs sings at a senior living home. – Photo credit: Photo Credit: Okley Gibbs

Golden Years, Identity

Senior man delights retirement home karaoke with a show-stopping rendition of ‘Just a Gigolo’

Pamela Ross

September 22, 2025
BlueBridge Alliance gives officers the means to provide material help community members on the spot. – Photo credit: Canva

Community, Joy

A police officer’s compassionate act inspired a program to help officers offer a ‘hand-up’

Parker Molloy

September 22, 2025
A father opens up about his struggle to connect with his son, and what he did to feel more connected. – Photo credit: Image via Canva/simonapilollatnf

Family, Fatherhood

Father shares the struggle to connect with his second son and how he successfully engaged with him

Mandy Coles

September 22, 2025
A bride and groom feed each other cake. – Photo credit: via Angela Sevin/Flickr

Family, Modern Families, Popular

Experienced wedding planner shares 4 signs that absolutely mean the couple will get divorced

Tazreena Sajjad

September 22, 2025
Teacher asks 7th graders about the 80s. Their answers have us howling. – Photo credit: Canva

Internet, Pop Culture, Popular

A teacher asked 7th graders the worst part of the 80s, and their answers have us howling

Gabe Jewell

September 22, 2025
A grocery bag and a Trader Joe's. – Photo credit: via Kat/Flickr and Mike Mozart/Flickr

Science, Sustainability

Trader Joe’s incident shocks woman into rethinking grocery bag hygiene

Tazreena Sajjad

September 22, 2025
Middle school music teacher meets Gen Alpha students where they are. – Photo credit: Images courtesy of @goodvibes4lili/TIkTok (left), Canva (right)

Education, Teachers

Music teacher cleverly uses Gen Alpha slang to teach rhythm and it’s surprisingly effective

Parker Molloy

September 22, 2025
These simple techniques stop you from ever getting angry again – Photo credit: Canva

Health, Mental Health, Popular

These simple techniques can stop you from being bothered by other people’s actions

Gabe Jewell

September 22, 2025
People who are blind and visually impaired want sighted people to know a few things about dating them. – Photo credit: Canva Photos

Disability, Identity

Real people who are blind bust 10 major myths about their love lives

Mark Pygas

September 19, 2025
People are right to complain about being charged a cleaning fee and being asked to do chores. – Photo credit: Canva

Community, Joy, Popular

I’m an Airbnb Superhost and I never make guests do ‘checkout chores’. It’s paying off.

Parker Molloy

September 19, 2025
Website lets users experience what it's like reading text when you have dyslexia. – Photo credit: Canva Photos

Most Shared

Brilliantly simple website gives users a small taste of what it’s like to read with dyslexia

Mark Pygas

September 19, 2025
Wife's encouraging speech to husband having a hard day is inspiring and tear-jerking. – Photo credit: Image via TikTok/@dadlifejason

Joy, Love Stories, Popular

Wife’s encouraging speech to husband on a day his heart felt “weary” brings tears and hope

Mandy Coles

September 19, 2025
Kristina Kuzmic and her son Ari nail the reality of perimenopause, aka "cougar puberty." – Photo credit: Courtesy of Kristina Kuzmic/TikTok

Humor, Joy, Popular

Tween flips the script on his perimenopausal mom in hilariously spot-on ‘cougar puberty’ bit

Parker Molloy

September 19, 2025
An angry dad sits on the couch. – Photo credit: via Canva/Photos

Family, Parenting

Woman shares why an angry parent’s energy should never poison the mood of your home

Tazreena Sajjad

September 19, 2025
Two brothers narrate their sister's Get Ready With Me video and it's peak sibling banter. – Photo credit: Canva Photos

Humor, Joy, Popular

Woman’s brothers narrate her morning routine and get a hilarious education in skincare

Mark Wales

September 19, 2025
Pedro Pascal at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. – Photo credit: it.m.wikipedia.org

Celebrity, Pop Culture

Pedro Pascal’s bond with his sister proves that a huge age gap might even make you closer

Pamela Ross

September 19, 2025
Greeting card. – Photo credit: Image via Canva/Leeloo The First

Culture, Joy

Why Millennials have single-handedly saved the greeting card business from going under

Mandy Coles

September 19, 2025
Gen X shares the funny signs they're getting old. – Photo credit: Image via Canva/Rockaa

Culture, Joy, Popular

Gen Xers laugh about the ‘elderly shizz’ they do now on their aging journeys

Mandy Coles

September 19, 2025
World renowned jazz pianist Johnny Costa made each episode of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" one of a kind. – Photo credit: Public Domain

Pop Culture, Television

Man shares the delightful reason Mr. Rogers’ theme song was different in every episode

Parker Molloy

September 19, 2025
A teen was elated getting his first paycheck from McDonald's. – Photo credit: u/ExactlySorta/Reddit

Community, Joy, Popular

Mom captures teen son’s sweet reaction to opening his first ever paycheck from McDonald’s

Parker Molloy

September 18, 2025
"I am still a dancer made of song." – Photo credit: Canva

Art, Joy

A 92-yr-old former ballet dancer with dementia wrote this achingly beautiful poem about aging

Parker Molloy

September 18, 2025
School threatens mom with CPS after missed calls. They never called dad. – Photo credit: Canva

Internet, Pop Culture, Popular

School threatens mom with CPS after missed calls when child was sick. They never called dad.

Gabe Jewell

September 18, 2025
The rest of your bedding doesn't need to be washed as often. – Photo credit: Canva

Health, Popular, Wellness

Most Americans agree bed sheets get ‘gross’ after 35 days. Here’s what experts say.

Parker Molloy

September 18, 2025
Albert Einstein writing on a blackboard. – Photo credit: via Associated Press/Wikimedia Commons

Community, Joy, Popular

15 unexpected signs someone is much, much smarter than you think

Tazreena Sajjad

September 17, 2025
Gen Xer shares the dead giveaway texting habit that proved he was Gen X. – Photo credit: Image via Canva/RgStudio

Culture, Joy, Popular

Man shares the tell-tale texting style that immediately identified him as classic Gen X

Mandy Coles

September 17, 2025
Gen Xers share how they acheived their voluminous hair in the 1980s. – Photo credit: Images via Reddit/DefinitionPast3694, ClickAmericana

Community, Joy

Gen Xers spill hair care secrets on how they achieved perfectly feathered perms in the 80s

Mandy Coles

September 17, 2025
There are lots of ways to tweak your life for the better. – Photo credit: Canva

Community, Joy, Popular

9 surprisingly positive real-life ‘cheat codes’ that people swear actually work

Parker Molloy

September 17, 2025
Have you ever heard these 7 unique American accents? – Photo credit: Olly Richards/YouTube

Education, Learning, Popular

British language expert shares 7 American accents that are particularly tricky

Parker Molloy

September 17, 2025
81-year-old writes heartfelt text message to younger softball teammates in middle of the night. – Photo credit: Sam Evanz/TikTok

Friendship, Joy, Popular

“It’s you who keep me going”: 81-year-old writes heartfelt text to his softball teammates

Mark Wales

September 17, 2025
A woman shocked at what she sees on the wall of her new apartment – Photo credit: Canva

Internet, Pop Culture, Popular

Scottish woman rented an apartment after 2 Americans. What they left behind boggled her mind.

Tazreena Sajjad

September 17, 2025
Three elderly nuns broke into their old convent and refuse to leave – Photo credit: Canva

Community, Joy, Popular

Three elderly nuns fled their retirement home, broke into their old convent, and refuse to leave

Gabe Jewell

September 17, 2025
Woman who lost her cat tried the 'Japanese Missing Cat Method' with delightful results – Photo credit: Woman who lost her cat tried the ‘Japanese Missing Cat Method’ with delightful results

Joy, Pets, Popular

Woman who lost her cat tried the ‘Japanese Missing Cat Method’ with delightful results

Pamela Ross

September 17, 2025

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