Why Donuts Are Never Square?
Last month, while queuing at a local bakery in Shoreditch, I overheard a curious question from a child clutching his father's hand: "Dad, why aren't donuts ever square?" His father…
Can Birds Sleep While Flying? The Mind-Blowing Truth!
I still remember watching a flock of frigatebirds glide above the Indian Ocean, wings stretched wide, not flapping for minutes on end. Our guide—a marine biologist—turned to me and said,…
What would it be like to sail on a lemon-flavored ocean?
It started with an odd question from my niece over breakfast one morning: "Uncle, what if the oceans were made of lemonade?" I nearly laughed—but then paused. What would happen…
Why do guys make those “I’m gonna get you pregnant” jokes?
"Wait... did he just joke about getting me pregnant?" That was my exact thought one night after a casual conversation with someone I’d only been dating for a few weeks.…
What causes us to wake up before our alarms?
I used to pride myself on my 6:30 a.m. alarm. A neatly set routine: wake, coffee, run, work. But something curious started happening. I began waking up at 6:25—every single…
Are Orange Cats Naturally Crazy?
Last year, I adopted an orange tabby named Marmalade, expecting a calm lap cat to keep me company during quiet evenings. What I got instead was a zooming, curtain-scaling, food-stealing…
What If There Were No Mondays?
Last year, after a brutally long Sunday night work sprint, I half-jokingly tweeted, "Mondays should be illegal." I didn’t expect the wave of replies that followed—from burnt-out teachers, overworked nurses,…
Is a cow’s love for grass an endless romance?
Last year, while visiting a friend’s dairy farm in the countryside of Yorkshire, I found myself leaning against a wooden fence, quietly watching a herd of cows in the pasture.…
Texts Guaranteed to Crack Her Up
Have you ever typed out a joke, hit send, and immediately regretted it? Yeah, me too. Making someone laugh through a screen is a whole different game. There are no…
15 Best Fat Jokes to Make Someone Cry — Or Should You Even Tell Them?
Have you ever laughed at a fat joke and immediately felt uncomfortable? Maybe you were the one telling it, trying to break the ice. Or maybe you were the one…