The history of the International Space Station (ISS) goes back to the 1980s when NASA was going to launch a modular space station called Freedom to challenge the Soviet space station Mir (meaning ‘peace’ or ‘world’). Yet instead, by the early 1990s, it became a collaborative project, connecting not only NASA and Russia’s space agency … Read more

We have all probably said something in anger that we didn’t actually mean. This is not an excuse, as these words, even if not “meant” can and will hurt another person. Oftentimes, family members bear the brunt of these moments. The internet was divided after a dad wondered if he was a jerk for making … Read more

Looking after children is basically a job. Indeed, for many a babysitter and nanny, it is literally what puts food on the table. Statistics show that the more children one adds to the “job,” the higher the prices go, that’s just the way of the world. So when she was asked to babysit 16 whole … Read more

Bullying, unfortunately, still remains a big issue among young people. Around 40% report having gone through such torment in the last 12 months. But one way to mitigate it is to stand up, even though it feels like the scariest thing in the world. Redditor FrenchToast0315 decided to do it on the last day of … Read more

Finding the right person to look after your child is not an easy task, especially when it’s a last-minute thing or an emergency situation. The latter is what led to the redditor u/Some-Accident-1065 asking his son to watch over his siblings. The oldest of three kids, he had just graduated high school and was about … Read more

Among the many cynical but often damn truthful pieces of advice that I’ve ever heard or read, there was this: “every initiative is punishable.” And indeed, as soon as one of us takes an initiative in any matter, it instantly becomes our “inalienable duty” in the eyes of others. Are you tech savvy? They will … Read more

As a kid in school, it felt like our teachers made all the rules. We just had to follow along and do what we were told while they got to call the shots. But sometimes, even teachers are given rules they don’t agree with. So when one principal enacted a strict “no leaving your classroom … Read more

The tragedy of the commons is one of those sad realities, where so many things could be made better by being shared, but humans at the end of the day will be humans. It only takes a few selfish or stupid jerks to ruin some genuinely good ideas for the rest of us. Someone asked … Read more

Am I the only one who finds it funny when people with a miniscule amount of power strut around as if they’re kings, complete with red cape and ermine fur trimmings? They’ve just got that patronizing “oh, hello, peasant” attitude, even if the other person knows more and better than them. You’ve also probably seen … Read more

You know that awkward feeling when you think you see your friend, but as you get closer, you realize that it’s just a random stranger who happened to remind you of your friend? So yes, mixing up people happens to almost everybody. There are also quite a few stories about teachers mixing up students; well, … Read more