Not that Democrats have been ratcheting up the fear factor over the (relatively toothless) effort to repeal Obamacare, but even a standard procedural vote on Tuesday was interpreted as a literal death sentence by some more dramatically inclined citizens out there. Sen. Chris Murphy got in on the game earlier Tuesday, apparently hoping to sway […]
Few things are better than a good unsolved mystery to ignite the imagination. With a tricky puzzle to solve, we can keep ourselves entertained running down leads for ages, no matter if it’s a murder mystery, a strange occurrence in the sky, or a missing boy. That’s why we’ve put together the 18 craziest, most […]
Fat is not a feeling. 1. Caroline Rothstein is an amazing writer, spoken word performer, and body empowerment activist. This is her story. Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=fzia-8MX4ig. BuzzFeedYellow / Via youtu.be 3. At a young age, Rothstein became self-conscious of her body. View this image › 4. “I remember standing at the bar in ballet […]
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When a young person dies, it’s an occasion for us all to mourn and reflect on our own mortality. Someone passing right in the prime of their life, with so many possibilities in front of them, is one of life’s biggest tragedies. It’s an even harsher blow when the young person dies in a freak […]
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When you hear the phrase “Jacuzzi of Despair,” what do you think of? No, it’s not an obscure 1980s horror movie (though that would be amazing). It’s actually the nickname that researchers in the Gulf of Mexico have given to a hot, toxic undersea pool at the bottom of the Gulf. This “jacuzzi” literally kills […]
No one likes to admit it, but we’ve all gotta go sometime. Some people will spend their lives so afraid of their own mortality that they become metaphorical “bubble boys” consumed by their ridiculous phobias. To be fair, spiders, airplanes, and shark attacks can really keep a person up at night. Luckily the folks over at Select Quote life […]
There’s nothing worse than losing a child, especially when they pass just after birth. Recently, a father lost his newborn daughter before he even had the chance to properly photograph her. What did he do? Check out his story below. Overcome with grief, this father took the only picture he had of his 6 week […]
When you’re out on a hike, enjoying nature, the last thing you want to be reminded of is your own mortality. Especially if that reminder comes in the form of an old, abandoned graveyard. It sounds like a very specific example, but that’s the exact situation Redditor jfreeman81 found himself in while exploring the woods […]
