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  • Arc de Triomphe from the sky, Paris

    Tourists Behaving Badly Around the World

    What is it about a vacation state of mind that leads some travelers to grossly misbehave while on foreign soil? Judging by these tourism-linked incidents — like waking up drunk on one of France’s most famous and treasured landmarks —…

  • ‘Everybody’s So Creative’: This TikTokker Lays Hilarious Waste to the Worst Cooking Vids on TikTok

    This story was updated in August 2023. They’re the words that strike fear into the hearts of anyone who posts their off-beat home recipe on TikTok: “Everybody’s so creative!”  Philadelphia-based Tanara Mallory, who goes by @tanaradoublechocolate on TikTok and has…

  • fun and beautiful cavalier king charles spaniel dog running in summer

    Dogs That Don’t Bark (Much)

    Barking is as natural to dogs as speaking is to humans. However, canine talkativeness can also be as varied as it is for people — some humans never seem to stop chatting, and the same can be said for some…

  • Girl sitting against her locker being bullied by girls in background

    18 Proven Strategies to Teach Kids To Handle Bullying

    Sadly, the majority of the world’s youth are exposed to bullying in some way. According to the U.S. Department of Education, between 1 in 4 and 1 in 3 U.S. students are bullied, with the most common occurrence of bullying happening…

  • Kids raising their hands in a classroom

    12 Expert Tips for Reducing Stress at School for Kids

    Back to school means stress for students, educators, and caregivers. And these days worries such as shootings and bullying add additional stress to longstanding concerns such as homework and whom to sit with at lunch — in some cases, for…

  • students in home economics class, 1945

    Things They Don’t Teach in School Anymore — and What Kids Are Learning Instead

    Most everyone agrees it’s important to be educated, but what we’re educated about is a subject up for constant debate. Accordingly, national, state, and local school curriculums have changed a great deal over the decades thanks to many influential factors,…