On September 24, 1988, Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, set a world record for the fastest time to destroy his own reputation and ruin nearly everything he had – just 9.79 seconds. He did it live, in front of the entire world watching the Olympics in Seoul. Since then, there have been other, equally famous athletes … Read more
A Swedish baby girl reportedly developed an enlarged clitoris that resembled a micropenis after repeated skin-to-skin contact with her father, who had unknowingly transferred testosterone gel from his chest. Doctors later confirmed that the baby girl had been unintentionally exposed to the hormone, triggering the changes. The incident is now one of several cases involving … Read more
Winning a vacation should be a happy event. Most of us would daydream about beach sunsets, buffet lines, and maybe even catching up on sleep without someone asking where the remote is. But when family’s involved, even a trip meant for rest can turn into the next chapter in a long-running drama. That’s exactly what … Read more
If you’ve ever had a suspicion that someone in your life was keeping secrets, it’s likely that you eventually put that idea out of your head. You’re probably just being paranoid, right? There’s no way your wife is actually cheating! But when someone can’t seem to put their thoughts to rest, they might end up … Read more
There’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ human being: we all mess up and make mistakes from time to time. However, that’s not to say that all errors are equal or anything like that. Some mess-ups are worse than others. The cherry full of dramatic irony on top? If someone who is clearly in the … Read more
Remember Lost? That early-2000s TV show about a plane crash on a remote island cloaked by a mysterious force field, hidden from every map? Remember “the Others”—the shadowy figures who stalked and toyed with the survivors, a group that initially seemed hopelessly unprepared for their new habitat? And remember how, episode by episode, it became … Read more
It’s in our very nature to explore, but far too often we turn down the chance to wander for a steady paycheck and all the conveniences that come with it. Then, before we know it, we end up retired and kicking ourselves for not seeing more of the world when we were younger. After a … Read more
Work is a place of rules and regulations, and that’s probably a good thing. What happens when the rules get ridiculous though? There’s probably more than one HR person who’ll tell you they could do without the headaches these silly orders cause. One call center worker came face-to-face with the problem when her new supervisor … Read more
Many of us have a love-hate relationship with school reunions. On the one hand, it’s utterly awesome to see your old friends and teachers because you probably haven’t kept in touch as often as you would’ve liked to. On the other hand, some people feel a ton of pressure to impress their former classmates. The … Read more
Finding out that a loved one has cancer can turn your world upside down. Suddenly, your only concern is making sure that they have all of the support and resources necessary to get healthy. And a huge part of this is helping to keep their spirits up. But when one teenager’s family decided that they … Read more