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May 5, 2017

Relatable Illustrations Celebrate the Tiny Victories of Realizing You’re an Adult

Have you ever congratulated yourself on adulting? If you're unfamiliar with that term, it describes someone who is of adult age but doesn't feel like one. So, when they do adult things like remembering to use a reusable shopping bag, it's a small victory. Because after all, being a grown up is tough—but celebrating these little moments makes it easier. If you too regularly “adult,” you're not alone.

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March 16, 2017

Dad Uses His Identical Twin Daughters to Scare People in Hotels

Raising twins is undoubtedly twice the work, but, as one father has learned, it's also double the fun. Martin Hughes, a dad from England, has an identical set of 4-year-old twin girls named Poppy and Isabella. During a recent trip to London, he decided to play a prank on his fellow hotel guests inspired by the Grady twins, an iconic, identical duo from Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.

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March 8, 2017

French Bookstore Seamlessly Blends People’s Faces with Book Covers

Located in the heart of Bordeaux, Librairie Mollat predominantly prides itself on a few achievements: its long and successful 121-year history, its role as France's first independent bookstore, and, now, Book Face, its wildly popular photographic series that seamlessly blends book covers with faces. Book Face presents a literary twist on Sleeveface, a strikingly similar trend that prompts participants to merge real-life people with album sleeves.

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January 26, 2017

Nation’s Zoos Battle It Out With Adorable Animal Photos in #CuteAnimalTweetOff

In light of current affairs and not-so-nice news stories, America's zoos and aquariums have graced Twitter with a picture-perfect remedy: a cute animal tweet off. Competing over whose animals are cutest, the organizations have flooded social media with much-needed photos of lovable animals. The adorable argument erupted after reporter Pete Muntean gushed over the Smithsonian National Zoo's newest seal pup in a too-cute tweet.

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