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June 5, 2024

Nurses Reveal What They Look Like Before and After a 12-Hour Work Shift

Nurses are nothing short of heroes. By definition, they have one of the most stressful jobs out there. And according to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, about 100,000 registered nurses in the U.S. left the workplace due to the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic—meaning the ones who have chosen to stay often face longer hours under tougher conditions.

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Toys

June 5, 2024

LEGO Unveils Notre-Dame Set Honoring the Original Design of the Iconic Architecture

The reconstruction of Notre-Dame seems to be well underway, with a reopening announced for December 8, 2024.

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Endangered Animals

June 5, 2024

Young Orcas Are Still Ramming Into Boats and Sinking Them, and Now We Know Why

Since 2017, there have been regular “attacks” on boats in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.

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Astronomy

June 5, 2024

The Most Powerful Solar Flare in 7 Years Just Occurred This Year

In early May, solar flares caused stunning auroras, grabbing the attention of a lot of astronomy enthusiasts and the public at large. However, invisible to human eyes, one of the strongest solar flares that has ever been measured emerged less than a week later. This solar flare came from the same region of the Sun that caused the auroras.

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Dance

June 5, 2024

TikTokers Are Asking Their Parents To Show How They Danced to Music in the 1980s

TikTok has really made a name for itself with its Gen Z users performing short choreographed routines, often dubbed a...

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Health

June 5, 2024

This Reverse Ishihara Vision Test Only Works If You’re Colorblind

At some point in your life, It’s likely you have come across—and perhaps even taken—an Ishihara test.

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Style

June 4, 2024

People Are Blown Away by This Makeup Artist’s Transformations With Seamless Transitions

Social media is filled with makeup artists and their amazing work, but no one does it quite like Jharna Bhagwani. The Indian-Indonesian social media star has marveled the world with her videos, which have a cinematic quality to them thanks to her seamless transitions. By elevating it to a visual art, Bhagwani has turned the humble makeup transformation video into a vessel for storytelling.

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Portrait Photography

June 4, 2024

Powerful Portraits of Ukrainian Refugees Posing in Front of Their Destroyed Homeland

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, over 6.5 million Ukrainians have been driven from their homes to neighboring countries.

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Cats

June 4, 2024

15th-Century Manuscript Covered in Medieval Cat’s Paw Prints and Urine

Today, cats are the kings and queens of the internet. Their popularity amongst humans is nothing new though.

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Video

June 4, 2024

Heartwarming High School Graduation Video Shows How Fast Kindergarteners Turn Into Senior Grads

A touching video from an Ohio high school's graduation has recently gone viral. The short clip, which was originally posted to the Louisville City Schools Facebook, combines the school district's youngest students with the oldest, as kindergartners and seniors join forces to celebrate how quickly time flies.

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