Anyone who has worked in a nursing home or has cared for an aging parent or grandparent knows how difficult the process of getting older can be. Diseases such as Alzheimer’s and dementia make caring for those people an even bigger challenge. Most often, a point is reached where family members are no longer capable...

Julie Hambleton
Freelance Writer
Julie Hambleton has a BSc in Food and Nutrition from the Western University, Canada, is a former certified personal trainer and a competitive runner. Julie loves food, culture, and health, and enjoys sharing her knowledge to help others make positive changes and live healthier lives.
One of the most beautiful things about our world is its diversity. Travel the world and you will meet people who look different, speak different languages, and have different cultural customs and values. Talk to them, and you will hear incredible stories and learn more about yourself and the world. Telling these stories is just...
A mouse contained in a cage running on a wheel can be cute, but a mouse scurrying across your camper or living room floor without an invitation is a big NO-NO. Now that summer is over and it’s time to pack up certain things and stay out of certain rooms for months at a time, these...
If I told you it is possible to grow three-story high tomato plants that aren’t some Frankenstein lab experient, would you believe me? This Alabama man’s giant tomato plants are legendary in the state and they are completely organic. This is how he grew them. The Giant Tomato Plant Legend Charles Wilber set a Guinness...
Everyone knows Chuck Norris as the gutty, hard-edged action film guy. What we don’t often see on TV is the loving father and adoring husband. Back in 2012, Norris showed his true, gentle nature when he slept on a couch beside his sick wife for five months. Thanks to his love and dedication, she got...
Luna Tavares-Fenner from Florida became famous on Instagram for her Batman birthmark. Thanks to her mother sharing her story, she has now finally begun the process of having it removed. Just wait until you see what the now two-year-old looks like without it! The Little Girl Born With The Batman Birthmark When Carol Fenner was...
It has been nearly a year since anyone has truly been able to have a night out at the pub. Some people who were missing their regular happy hour spot decided to forgo their backyard shed and instead turn it into their very own, at-home wine shacks. (1) Sheds Converted Into Backyard Wine Shacks for...
Imagine giving birth to a baby, only to give birth to unknown twins less than a month later. Seems impossible, but I assure you that it’s not. That is exactly what happened to this woman in Bangladesh when, 26 days after giving birth to her first child, she found out she had a second uterus....
Our grandparents play an important role in many of our lives. Grandmothers, particularly, spoil us with treats, snuggles, and lots of love. Most of us, however, have probably never thought about the differences between our paternal and maternal grandmothers. According to science, there is something extra special that we get from our maternal grandmother. This...
Today’s society, more than ever before, is all about looking “perfect.” Everyone on Instagram posts edited and filtered selfies to try and make everyone else believe that they, too, have a flawless complexion. Karine de Souza from Brazil, however, knows that beauty goes far further than skin-deep. This is because she has an extremely rare...
After decades of aircraft design staying the same, the future of flying might just be here. Meet the new flying-v prototype from Royal Dutch Airlines. The Flying-V From KLM A scaled model of Royal Dutch Airline’s (KLM) new airplane design has undergone its first-ever test flight. Called the Flying-V after it’s v-shaped design, this may...
In 1999, a Canadian ad ran on children’s programming about the “North American House Hippo” to teach kids not to believe everything they see on TV. While house hippos might not be real, skinny pigs are, and you can have one as a pet. (1) Skinny Pigs: The Real North American House Hippo A generation...