When we call one country or another our home, in reality, we live in a tight bubble where the things we eat, ways we communicate, and stuff we call normal is only natural as long as we don’t exit it. But it takes as little as a single vacation abroad and as much as changing […]
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Context—it’s all those teeny tiny yet utterly important bits of background information that help us make sense of the world, one story, one photo at a time. Without context, everything would be a random, chaotic mess that wouldn’t make any sense. Without it, there would be no intriguing stories—only bizarre snapshots that make us confused […]
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Poverty isn’t something that you can understand just intellectually—to truly understand someone’s financial struggles, you have to have been where they are. And, frankly, not everyone gets what the grind to survive is like. But getting a glimpse into the everyday hustle can be eye-opening… even if it is but a glimpse. Redditor 192335 created […]
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There are millions of words in languages and it is impossible to know every one of them. Even linguists, writers, and literary critics whose main object in their work is words and language didn’t memorize whole dictionaries. There are words that you would expect others to know, because they are just common sense knowledge. But […]
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“Awww, look at the cute little floof! What’s its name?” We’ve all been overwhelmed with fuzzy feelings at some point in our lives when we see someone’s pet that’s too cute to be real. And we just can’t wait to find out more about them! But when we ask for their name, we expect something […]
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‘Under new management’ are probably the worst words to see written at the entrance of your favorite souvlaki place, bringing uncertainty as to whether the new owners or people who were appointed to run the place will have maintained an equal level of quality that you, as a dedicated customer, are used to. And it […]
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The world is full of wondrous things, and we are led to believe that every piece of it serves a purpose. Even the most obscure objects and findings that don’t seem to fit any category. Or do they? Luckily, for these curious instances, there’s a bunch of Sherlock Holmes sitting right behind their computer screens […]
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Have you ever wondered what your heart or brain would say if they could talk? What about your stomach or liver? Would they complain about your eating habits? Or that you don’t sleep enough? Or perhaps they would be thankful for how you take care of them? Who guides your life more often – your […]
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These days, when cameras are everywhere, from our phones to security cams in public spaces, it’s easy to forget that the major part of history has passed without them. Only in 1888, when Kodak released the first commercial camera, did they slowly begin permeating our lives. But long before thousands of snaps on our camera […]
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It’s no secret that not everything in this world can be explained. Like dark matter, the Bermuda triangle, deja vu, and whatnot—they remind us that there’s a seed of doubt, an underlying level of uncertainty in things we share this planet with. No wonder some people are more superstitious than others. But even if you […]
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