Waiting in line can determine a lot more than a person’s patience. It can determine a person’s shot at life if they are in need of an organ transplant — and there are a lot of people in that boat right now in New York and all over the country. New York is ranked 49th…
Roominate is a building toy for girls that encourages them to become interested in engineering and architecture. Kits are available now; and you might be able to get one delivered in time for Christmas. As an engineer here at Upworthy, I’m so thrilled to see this out there. Read more: http://upworthy.com/i-really-want-to-play-with-this-dollhouse-and-im-a-grown-ass-man
Amanda Goodman is a journalist and news anchor for KWWL in Waterloo, Iowa. She was one of two moderators for a debate between two congressional candidates. Here’s her glorious answer to a messed-up comment from one viewer. “Amanda, you look awful…” Amanda Goodman • October 20, 2014 • Let me get right to it…on Saturday,…
Cats and dogs may have their differences, but when the two rely on each other for companionship and survival, it’s a love story sweet enough to charm the Internet. Online animal channel Wakaleo shares the story of Ralphee, who was born with a neurological disorder called cerebellar hypoplasia, or CH. This means the cerebellum is…
When kids talk to each other about their problems, including alcohol and drugs, it’s so different than when adults do the talking. And that’s exactly what goes in this amazing newspaper written by street kids, for street kids. And they’re producing it cheaply enough that other kids can afford to buy it. Thousands of them…
Heather Schouten has been paralyzed from the waist down since she was in a car accident as a little girl. But instead of letting her disability get the best of her, Heather has remained an upbeat and positive teenager. She even spoofed Meghan Trainor‘s one hit wonder All About That Bass with a wheelchair spin on the pop song in…
Shlomo Rechnitz was in an airport in Ireland when he came across 400 U.S. soldiers. Shlomo was a Los Angeles businessman who was travelling from Ireland to Israel. He noticed how everyone who was eating in the airport were having hot and delicious meals from the airport restaurants. The soldiers, on the other hand, were…
Monopoly is one of my all-time favorite board games, but I spent an unimaginable amount of time playing it with my neighbors. We learned to buy property, strike backhanded deals, and even cheat to win. The real takeaway from all that time spent playing, was no matter how good we got, every game of Monopoly…
This is the best reason to stockpile something I’ve heard in a long while. Droughts are a big problem — what if the solution is fairly simple? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gys8n75yfNY?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=810&h=456] Read more: http://upworthy.com/hes-called-rain-man-because-of-his-brilliant-idea-it-could-help-a-whole-lot-of-people-lw2-3c
She is known as the girl without a face. This genetic disorder is called Treacher Collins Syndrome and it causes deformations of the face. Juliana Wetmore was born with the disorder, however, hers is the worst case that has been documented. The doctors had actually noticed irregularities four months before the birth. They couldnt pinpoint…
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); While olympians in general are absolutely incredible, paralympians are particularly inspiring. Not only do they have to qualify, but they must do so with what most people see as physical limitations. That being said, watching them in action proves that they have absolutely zero limits. This British advertisement for the 2016…
Who doesn’t like a good underdog story? It begins at 1:28 when a bunch of young go-getters band together to battle a nationwide stigma. We learn about a neat strategy to get people to vote — called a “dorm storm” — at 4:58. At 9:05, she considers what’s at stake if they lose the battle.…
Sometimes the stuff that can make us happier and healthier feels really unattainable. Like, it seems that in order to meditate I have to get into the perfect cross-legged position in my clutter-free meditation room and become totally zen. That sounds fantastic. However, it also sounds like it’s just not gonna happen. (For starters, I…
I’m just a geek girl standing in front of a computer lab asking where all the other geek girls are. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vPPmhQNS6I?rel=0&wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=810&h=456] Read more: http://upworthy.com/the-future-of-america-relies-on-women-doing-this
Don’t let the divisiveness of this election season distract you from what’s really important. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSkrDoSKS6c?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=776&h=437] Read more: http://upworthy.com/why-the-new-american-dream-has-nothing-to-do-with-money
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A 540 in skatboarding terms is when a boarder jumps and spins the board one and a half times. It’s not not a simple trick that the average skateboarder can pull off. But nine year old Sabre Norris from New South Wales, Australia was determined. After watching Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins pull off a 540 she was inspired…
Do you have 50 cents? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0dccSabKas?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=776&h=437] Read more: http://upworthy.com/want-to-help-end-the-suffering-of-more-than-half-a-billion-children
In this novel approach, jobs are actually brought back from China, and everybody works together to build a better company here in the United States — and makes a good living at the same time. Win-win-win, right? //www.youtube.com/embed/Be7LP-u5jo8?rel=0&wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white Read more: http://upworthy.com/corporate-america-consider-yourself-schooled-youre-welcome
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