Mark Pygas
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ViralTeacher carries 10-year-old with Spina Bifida on back so she wouldn't miss a field trip
Shelly King’s 10-year-old daughter, Ryan, has Spina Bifida. And unfortunately, the Louisville, Kentucky, girl misses out on a lot in life because she is confined to a wheelchair. EnvironmentPeople are comparing photos of Greta Thunberg's Climate Strike taken a year apart
The teenager has been skipping school every Friday for the last year to strike outside the Swedish Parliament building and demand that the government do more to combat climate change. ViralAmazon is selling a bracelet that shocks you for spending too much money or eating fast food
We all have bad habits, whether it's smoking, spending all your money at 2 in the morning, or stuffing your face with way too many donuts. CultureBillionaire Robert F. Smith pledges to pay off student loans of an entire graduating class and their parents
The $34 million gift to Morehouse's new Student Success Program will be used to pay off the student loans of the 400 Morehouse students. ViralBride demands that wedding guest do her hair and makeup to avoid paying $350
Weddings can quickly get very expensive, so couples are always trying to save money where they can. ViralHusband warns asthma sufferers about third week of September following wife's death
Summer can be pretty brutal for asthma sufferers. All the pollen in the air can make it difficult to breath and, in some cases, it can trigger an asthma attack. ViralSix-year-old girl asks for green army women and the toy company obliged
First launched in 1938, just before the Second World War, kids have been waging imaginary wars with the two-inch-tall figures ever since. EnvironmentTeens are pledging not to have kids until government takes climate change seriously
Emma Lim, an 18-year-old student at McGill University in Montreal, recently launched an initiative she calls "#NoFutureNoChildren." ViralDad asks if refusing to walk daughter down the aisle with her stepdad is unreasonable
It's traditional for the father of the bride to walk their daughter down the aisle on their big day. EnvironmentBarack Obama fist-bumped Greta Thunberg at their meeting and everyone loved it
The 16-year-old has made a name for herself and become the face of the generation that will feel the harshest effects of climate change. ViralWoman bleeds everywhere to prove a point about her job's unfair dress code
No one enjoys wearing high heels, so when one woman took to the Malicious Compliance subreddit to share how she'd gone to the extreme to prove how stupid her work's dress was, people applauded. ViralGrandfather with vitiligo knits dolls for kids with the same condition
Vitiligo is a long-term skin condition that causes patches of the skin to lose their pigment, turning them white. PoliticsTrump campaign accused of photoshopping 'MAGA' hat on British reality star
Former Love Island contestant Rykard Jenkins is accustomed to some attention from the British press. PoliticsAmericans share the most absurd medical bills they've ever received
Unsurprisingly, health care has become one of the main issues surrounding the race to be the Democratic presidential candidate. PoliticsBrock Turner's judge fired from new high school tennis coaching job after backlash
Way back in 2015, Judge Aaron Persky received plenty of criticism when he sentenced Brock Turner, a former Stanford student found guilty of three charges of felony sexual assault, to only six months in prison. ViralMom calls out 'dirtbag drivers' like her son after he killed five people drink driving
Losing a child is a pain that many of us simply cannot comprehend. Given how much mothers and fathers love their sons and daughters, we can only begin to imagine how much pain they would feel when something terrible happens to their children. ViralMan calls out woman who called him 'dirty biker' at coffee shop by unveiling his 'true self'
Not judging a book by its cover may be one of the oldest proverbs out there. But somehow, people always tend to forget that not everyone may be as they seem. PoliticsPeople love this 'normal looking' photo of two LGBT+ world leaders meeting
The photo, posted by journalist Benjamin Butterworth, shows openly-gay Xavier Bettel of Luxembourg alongside his partner, and openly-gay Ana Brnabić alongside her partner. ViralDad creates app that locks kids' phones until they message their parents back
Kids are getting cellphones at a younger and younger age. ViralGuy asks if banning sister-in-law's newborn baby from adults-only Disney trip is unreasonable
Reddit user disneyboundgaston recently took to the platform to ask if they were being unreasonable when they banned their sister-in-law's newborn child from a trip they'd been planning for a while. PoliticsTrump suggests 100 Hurricane Dorian evacuees kicked off ferry included "very bad people"
One ferry bound for Florida announced that only Bahamians with US visas could depart the island. ViralTrolls tell woman she's 'too ugly' to post pictures
Melissa Blake, a journalist and blogger who writes about everything from relationships to her disability, is exposed to Internet trolls on a daily basis. ViralWomen are asking their boyfriends what the letters on tampons mean and they have no idea
When Twitter user Evan Worthen took to social media to make a joke earlier this month, he probably had no idea that he'd start a viral trend. CulturePeople urged to stop vaping after mysterious illness kills 5 and leaves 450 sick
A mysterious vaping-related lung illness has now killed at least five people and taken 450 people ill with symptoms including chest pain, shortness of breath, and vomiting, across 33 states according to health officials. ViralDad writes heartbreaking message after the death of his son
J.R. Storment, of Portland, Oregon, encouraged parents to spend less time at work and more time with their kids after his son's death. ViralCosplayer's lightsaber attachment for her amputated arm attracts praise from Mark Hamill
Cosplayer Angel Giuffria and her best friend Trace Wilson created a cool look for San Diego Comic-Con 2019. ViralOff-duty pilot on vacation flies plane himself after original pilot didn't show up
Michael Bradley, a pilot for EasyJet in the United Kingdom, was set to fly from Manchester to Alicante, Spain, aboard one of the company's planes as a passenger. Environment18-year-old's solution to the microplastic crisis wins the Google Science Fair
Microplastics are a huge issue plaguing our oceans — but at the same time, they're too small to easily remove from the water. EnvironmentAnimals are becoming nocturnal to avoid interacting with humans
On Thursday, ecologists at the University of California, Berkeley, released a study published in Science Magazine that indicates animals are adjusting their habits to avoid the stresses of human encroachment on their habitat. Viral"Rage yoga" involves swearing and booze breaks
Yoga is supposed to be a relaxing, meditative exercise that gets you ready for the rest of the day. But now, you might be able to achieve the same result by doing the opposite. EnvironmentWhy toxic blue-green algae blooms have killed 4 dogs this week
The U.S. EPA is advising dog parents to keep their pets out of algae-covered ponds and lakes at the moment, due to risk of death via toxic blue-green algae. EnvironmentThe record-breaking Amazon Rainforest fires could be detrimental to the Earth
One of the world's most valuable resources is the Amazon rainforest, which produces more than 20 percent of the planet's oxygen and is home to the most biodiversity in the world. EnvironmentConservationists Criticize U.S. Rollbacks to Endangered Species Act — Here's Everything You Need to Know
Earlier this year, the UN stated that 1 million of the Earth's 8 million animal, insect, and plant species are threatened with extinction, making the importance of increasing protections on endangered and threatened species greater than ever. EnvironmentHow to Use Coffee Grounds in Your Home Garden
Whether you make your daily cup of coffee with a french press, a pour-over Chemex, or a classic coffee maker, you probably find yourself with a surplus of coffee grounds pretty often. EnvironmentGreta Thunberg Lends Her Voice to The 1975's New Song: "Everything Needs to Change"
16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg just lent her voice to a new song by The 1975. Environment7 Zero-Waste Uses for Avocado
Avocado has long been a fan-favorite ingredient in at-home beauty treatments. Whether you use avocado (or avocado oil) for strengthening your hair, as a natural face mask, or as a base to a body scrub, the benefits of avocado are innumerable. EnvironmentElephant and Rhino Populations Skyrocket in Tanzania Thanks to Anti-Poaching Task Force
Elephants and rhinos are globally classified as vulnerable and endangered, respectfully — but in Tanzania, both animals' populations are finally significantly rising. EnvironmentZero-Waste Hair and Body Brand Ethique Is Now at Target
All of Ethique's products are plastic-free, cruelty-free (meaning they were not tested on animals), sustainable, vegan (meaning free of animal ingredients), and palm oil-free. CultureTeen Licks Medical Equipment at Doctor's Office and Her Mom Gets Arrested
This new trend of people licking things that other people could potentially use and then putting them back as if nothing happened is so gross and weird. CultureForever 21 in Hot Water for Sending Atkins Diet Bars in Plus-Size Order Packages
Forever 21 is rightly in trouble for sending Atkins diet bars in its plus-size packages.