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Is Your Bedroom Bringing You Joy? Here Are 15 Items to Upgrade Your Space

For kids, being told to “go to your room” can feel like the utmost punishment. As adults, on the other hand, getting the chance to unwind in our own space seems more like a well-deserved reward. Environments have the power to positively influence mental health, so ensuring our bedrooms are places that bring us joy […]

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Nice News Amassed Over 750K Subscribers in 2 Years — And It Just Got a Major Glow Up

Nice News is celebrating two years of spreading positivity in the inbox. In that time, the newsletter has amassed a loyal following of more than 750,000 subscribers who are interested in the brighter side of news — a necessity in the current media landscape. Research has shown that the prevalence of negative news can lead

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News, but only the good stuff.

French Riviera Lemon Festival Celebrates 2024 Olympics by Turning 140 Metric Tons of Fruit Into Floats

Paris may have the honor of hosting the 2024 Olympics, but one of France’s smaller locales is getting in on the action as well. In Menton on the French Riviera, revelers are welcoming the upcoming Summer Games through a 90-year-old tradition: the Lemon Festival.  Fête du Citron, as it’s called in French, was launched in

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All About the 400-Year-Old Cat Door at Exeter Cathedral, Where Felines Were Once on Payroll

Founded in the 11th century, England’s Exeter Cathedral is famed for its stunning features — including its medieval astronomical clock, a working replica of the solar system as it was understood at the time. But the building also boasts another ancient wonder: a cat door that may be among the world’s oldest. Cut into the

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1940 Shipwreck Discovered in Lake Superior: Learn Its “Interesting — and Perhaps Mysterious — Story”

Lake Superior, the world’s largest freshwater lake by area, holds its fair share of secrets amid its icy depths. The massive body of water has been the site of hundreds of shipwrecks, most of which still remain undiscovered. Recently, researchers located one of them over 600 feet beneath the water’s surface — but some mystery

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Meet the Sisters Who Co-Founded a Dating App for People With Disabilities

After Jacqueline Child graduated from Colorado College in 2016, she moved about an hour and a half north to Denver, and like many young adults, started searching for love via dating apps. That’s a frequently fraught undertaking for anybody, but Jacqueline, who became disabled at age 14 due to chronic illness, found the experience particularly

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Gordon Parks: How Life Magazine’s First Black Staff Photographer Shed Light on Social Justice With Expressive Images

In 1948, six years before the civil rights movement would officially begin, Gordon Parks became Life magazine’s first Black staff photographer. During his nearly three decades with the publication, he made an indelible impression not only on its glossy pages, but also on American society as a whole.  Parks produced powerful photo essays that drew

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On the Hunt for a Hobby? Here Are 31 Activities to Try

What do you like to do in your free time? That simple question might be surprisingly difficult to answer. It makes sense: With responsibilities, to-dos, and major world events, the pursuits that bring us joy often get overlooked. However, having fun isn’t frivolous; it’s necessary. Research shows that when we’re doing uplifting activities, our bodies

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Looking to Relocate? The 20 Most Affordable US Cities for Working Adults

If you’ve been on the hunt for a more affordable place to live, you’re in good company: Two-thirds of Americans say it’s difficult to find affordable housing in their area. And as of October, home affordability was “at its worst level since at least 1989,” CNBC reported. Still, some cities are managing to check the

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