Author: staff
Heartbreaking middle school teacher confession of real life in schools
Posted by staff / July 3, 2017Look at any comments section about education in the United States, and you’ll find people talking about the laziness of teachers who don’t “appreciate” their supposedly easy schedules.
Sixth-grade teacher Kerstin Westcott explains why she left the job she loved in the Green Bay school district, and it is nothing short of gut-wrenching.
Read MoreLost 600-year-old sword turns up in Texas
Posted by staff / July 3, 2017The medieval Italian broadsword — dubbed the Harriet Dean sword — disappeared in the 1940s, while its twin held a hallowed spot in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, so you can imagine the shock of arms and armour specialist Howard Dixon spotted it in a small picture.
Read More127 facts you probably didn’t know about video marketing
Posted by staff / June 30, 2017Video has overtaken the internet as technology puts the power of production into the hands of any person on the street with a smartphone and an internet connection.
Read MoreThe ultimate guide to micro-influencers
Posted by staff / June 28, 2017Even if your company can’t afford to hire a big-time social media influencer, targeting specific celebrities in your niche in the form of micro-influencers is still an option.
Read MoreSee the world’s largest Lego Rube Goldberg machine in action
Posted by staff / June 28, 2017Tom Atkinson used more than 200 modules to create his Great Ball Contraption masterpiece for the Brickworld Chicago 2017.
Read MoreHow to spot bed bugs
Posted by staff / June 27, 2017With so many people checking in and out of hotels over vacation, chances are more than a few will be checking beds for unwanted guests. Can you spot the bed bug, though?
Read More3 tips to sounding like an NPR host
Posted by staff / June 26, 2017Believe it or not, NPR hosts aren’t born with those incredibly smooth voices, tailor-made for pledge drives.
Read MoreThe best & worst vehicles to survive the apocalypse
Posted by staff / June 26, 2017Another day, another risk to world stability it seems. Be ready for the apocalypse in whatever form it may come knowing the pros and cons of various vehicles, so you don’t waste time gassing up a dud.
Read MoreMeet the nightmare of West Virginia after dark, the hellgrammite
Posted by staff / June 24, 2017It was a dark (though not stormy) night, when Coyote Peterson went wandering through the woods of West Virginia near the river in search of Sasquatch…no, something smaller, though more nightmarish-looking: the hellgrammite.
Read MoreIf animals were round
Posted by staff / June 23, 2017An idea doesn’t have to be complex to be pretty darned funny.
Read MoreWhy Barrow, Alaska – America’s northernmost town – exists
Posted by staff / June 22, 2017Just about everything needs to be transported to the northernmost town in the U.S., Barrow, Alaska. In fact, it’s closer to Tokyo and St. Petersburg than Washington, D.C.
Read MoreSuperstitions of 15 winning celebrities
Posted by staff / June 22, 2017A true win takes hard work and, perhaps, a bit of luck, a fact these celebrities well know.
That doesn’t mean they don’t indulge in a few superstitions, though, to push them over the edge.
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