Who doesn’t want to make the world a better place? While we may vaguely wish for world peace or flippantly post cliches about change on Facebook, Inc’s Jeff Haden has eight incredibly powerful yet simple phrases to put into action at work and in our everyday lives that can make an enormous difference where it …

Gone are the days when every child learned to use tools at Grandpa’s knee, so what’s a guy or gal to do when something needs fixed but there’s no money to call an expert? Do it yourself. Unfortunately, that’s easier said than done, so when it doubt, turn to the Internet, specifically The Art of …

  The impoverished and/or homeless in California have long been entitled to free cellphones but they will now be getting upgraded services to include 250 free minutes and 250 free texts. For those with an income under about $15k annually, this is an awesome idea and very humane! “Having a phone means being able to …

Who wouldn’t like to have a career like Bruce Springsteen? A music legend, a man for all moods, and immortalized by the back view of a cruddy pair of jeans that still gets hearts racing after twenty-five-plus years. All right, maybe the jeans part smacks of objectification, but there’s plenty else to be learned from …

Some may say that a true friend would answer your questions over and over again while you suffer from short-term memory loss, but we think Redditor JoDiegoJo should hold onto the boon companion who penned this invaluable letter. Hey, even friends have to go to the bathroom sometimes… Full story at Reddit via Neatorama. Laughter …

Forrest Wickman at Slate begins his article in a way more compelling fashion than I could begin mine and so I’ll quote it directly: If you’re among the millions who have spent a significant portion of the past month watching videos of goats yelling like humans, you may have wondered: Why do goats yell like …

A British website conducted a survey of mobile phone owners asking how much time they spent each day on their phones – using apps, talking, texting or anything else. The results are amazing! But from my perspective as a smartphone (currently BB Z10 – fab!), not surprising. The average answer is 90 minutes per day. …

Though culture teaches us that emotions come from the heart, science knows it’s just one of the many fascinating functions of the brain and are discovering more and more about this fascinating field every day. This infographic from BestPsychologyDegrees takes a closer look at the research and what we now know about the brain and …

The time has come to decide what’s going in the garden this year, and if you love nothing more than seeing a splash of color in the backyard, then eggplant is the way to go. If you’re like some of us, though, this is one vegetable (technically a fruit) that you may not have mastered, …

Who didn’t utter an “Awwww” when Parisian photographer Sacha Goldberger decided to bring some light to his granny’s life by dressing her up as a superhero and making her an Internet star? Well, she’s still alive and kicking, this time with a poultry companion by the name of Bob. Say what you want about her …

Somewhere there is a paintball gun aimed at a whiteboard in a room that will respond and fire if it receives a tweet with the hashtag #islpaint. Apparently it gets taken off-line pretty regularly because of the mess and paint splatter but it does work. And that supposedly is part of the attraction: making a …

Forbes produces a list of the world’s billionaires and doesn’t always note the source of their money. There are over 1400 in this class of wealth at the moment. From our inane facts file, here are three who inherited their wealth along with a “fun fact” provided by Forbes. Please note that the “fun fact” …