Pokemon Just Turned 30, But This Little Game Was Supposed To Fail
Thirty years ago, a young Japanese game designer named Satoshi Tajiri walked into Nintendo with an idea that nobody expected to change the world. Tajiri had grown up completely obsessed with collecting insects, earning himself the childhood nickname Dr. Bug, and as the forests near his home in Tokyo were slowly paved over one by […]
Escaped Dog Returns With The Proudest Walk of Shame
Ericka Tucker has a dog with one very particular and very impressive talent: the uncanny ability to slip out of a securely fenced yard without anyone witnessing exactly how she does it, earning herself the nickname the shapeshifter from her own family. After one recent great escape, however, the little adventurer’s big sister dog was […]
Meet Mr. Pickles The Angriest Baby Goat On The Internet
Mr. Pickles is a pint-sized baby goat with the energy of a tornado, the attitude of a full-grown rockstar, and absolutely zero interest in following anyone else’s rules. His owner, Laycee Gwyther, quickly discovered that her tiny goat had one particular hobby that was fast becoming a very real problem: using his small but surprisingly […]
Rockstar Cycles 1000 Miles To Save A Charity
When a rock musician decides to cycle the entire length of the United Kingdom, roughly 1,000 miles from the southern tip of England all the way to the northern coast of Scotland, you know the cause behind it must be something truly special. Ross MacDonald, bassist of the globally beloved band The 1975, is doing […]
The Age Gap Friendships That Are Changing Lives
Most of us naturally seek out friends who are close to our own age, people who share the same stage of life and the same everyday pressures, but a growing body of research is now making a compelling case that some of the most meaningful friendships we can ever have are with people from a […]
Disneyland Just Dropped Its Most Hated Rule
For years, one of the most complained-about rules at Disneyland Resort required guests to wait until 11 in the morning before switching between the two parks, turning what used to be a spontaneous and carefree day into something that had to be carefully planned around a clock. That frustrating restriction is officially going away later […]
Mom Throws 7 Year Old The Most Adorable UPS Birthday Party Ever
When 7-year-old Sebastian Grant was asked what theme he wanted for his birthday party, he did not hesitate for even a second: he wanted a UPS-themed celebration, complete with a chocolate cake and what he described as a million people in attendance. His mom Jenny, based in Greenville, South Carolina, decided she was going to […]
The iPhone Feature That Saved Six Lives
When six skiers were caught in a sudden avalanche near Lake Tahoe, they found themselves stranded in a remote wilderness area with no cell service, no Wi-Fi, and no obvious way to call for help, the kind of situation that not long ago might easily have ended in tragedy. But every one of them had […]
California Just Made It Easier To Disappear From The Internet For Free
California has just launched something that privacy advocates have been asking for years: a free, government-built tool that lets every resident permanently delete their personal information from over 545 data broker websites in a single step, all in under 10 minutes from the comfort of their own home. The platform, called DROP, attracted over 176,000 […]
Burger King’s Viral CEO Whopper Bite Is A Shot Fired
The internet has a new hero, and he goes by Tom Curtis. After McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski went viral for what can only be described as the most hesitant burger bite in fast food history, referring to the chain’s new Big Arch as a “product” and nervously confessing “I don’t even know how to attack […]