Tag: people
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Teen Bullied For Her Incredibly Dark Skin Color Becomes A Model, Takes The Internet By Storm
We all know that the fashion industry can be a pretty harsh environment for work. Many girls just cannot take the pressure of looking their best at all times and turn away from the modeling possibilities. And though the industry has rigorous beauty standards, more and more unconventionally beautiful girls become the next superstars.…
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Black People Asked White People About Things They Don’t Understand About Them And Actually Received Frank Answers
A few years back, when social media was in its infancy and people were thinking about its potential to change the world, we imagined all the ways that it would help to bring us together. Easy and instant communication with people from all over the planet would surely break down the artificial borders constructed between…
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Photographer Captures Portraits Of Soldiers Before, During, and After War
Lalage Snow, a war photographer who has spent a lot of his working life in Kabul, Afghanistan, completed a remarkable 8-month-long project titled We Are The Not Dead. In it, he took portraits of British soldiers before, during, and after their deployment in Afghanistan. Snow captures the innocent expressions of these men transformed into gaunt, sullen…
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This 30-Year-Old Just Discovered How Ridiculous The Imperial System Is, And Can’t Believe Not Everyone Is Using The Metric System
Every time US citizens dare to complain about their weather, people who live outside the states usually mock them for their use of Fahrenheit, since pretty much no one else knows exactly what temperature it is they’re describing. But the temperature scale is not the only measurement that has people around the globe confused. Why?…
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Mother Packs Two Lunches Every Day for Her Son Who Secretly Feeds His Friend
In a world of negative stories, it's good to hear a good story every now and then… Since the beginning of this school year, Josette Duran has kept an unusual morning routine at the request of her son, Dylan. Every day, she packs him a lunch of two sandwiches, two bags of chips, two drinks,…
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“Living In China I See The Most Ridiculous Things, Like These People Who Have No Idea What They’re Wearing”
As China's economy and influence around the world continue to grow, we in Western countries will gradually acquaint ourselves better with the language, culture and way of life of this vast and ancient civilization. As anyone who has ever been to China before will tell you, it really is an exciting, diverse and unique country.…
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Artist Illustrates Comics Where He Tries To Explain Human Behaviour To An Alien
‘Lessons in Humanity’ follows the day-to-day life of Will as he attempts to help his roommate, an alien named Armstrong, unravel the mysteries of human society. A mix of satirical and silly humor, the comic ultimately aims to showcase how mind-boggling human behavior really is if you think about it hard enough. Below is a…
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Photographer Takes Portraits of Homeless People and Their Old Dreams
For his new project The Prince and the Pauper, San Francisco-based photographer Horia Manolache connected with homeless people, learned their stories, and shot two portraits of each of them: the first shows them as they are now, and the second portrait shows them in the life or career they had once dreamed about. After meeting…
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If You’re Having A Bad Day, These Wholesome Images Will Make You Feel Better
It can be pretty easy to become disillusioned with the world when scrolling through social media these days. Whether it's bad news, people arguing or people complaining. But it's a new year, and we'd like to focus on the bright side of things and spread positivity with stories like the ones on this list. Below…
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These Historical Facts In Pictures Will Mess With Your Perception Of Time
Sometimes things just aren’t as they seem. Or aren’t as they should be. When we try to put historical events into perspective, we often simplistically divide things into ‘old days’ and ‘modern times,’ because our brains can often struggle with the perception of time, and since most of us don’t live to be centenarians, we…