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A Red Cross trick to help you cool down quickly, even in blazing heat | ||
Cooling your pulse points lowers your body temperature from the inside out. | ||
By Patrick Hamilton | ||
You probably have a standard summertime toolkit: a floppy hat, a gallon of sunscreen, and a patch of shade. All good things to have to avoid the effects of too much sun exposure. Not to sound shady, but sometimes even the biggest umbrella doesn’t cut it. If you’ve ever felt like you were simmering from the inside out, science has a “cool” secret for you: just tap into your body’s own internal radiator. | ||
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Indi was hesitant to tell her boss she had a period migraine. | ||
Woman praised her male boss for his response to her period woes. Then the guy’s mom chimed in. | ||
Well done, mama. | ||
By Annie Reneau | ||
Having your menstrual cycle disrupt your life is not unusual for women, but most of the time, we avoid mentioning it in mixed company. It’s pretty much an unspoken rule that we keep our period woes to ourselves at work, but sometimes the reality hits too hard to ignore. | ||
A woman named Indi was recently hit with that reality, and the response she got at work was a surprise. She shared in a TikTok that she had started her period and got a really bad migraine. She was hesitant to tell her younger male boss, but this was his response: | ||
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The world can feel impossibly large until strangers remind you that we’re still capable of holding each other through the hardest moments.
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Why yellow mittens have been superior for the coldest climates for over 300 years | ||
There’s a reason why the process for making these legendary mittens hasn’t changed for centuries. | ||
By Heather Wake | ||
When it comes to mittens, one color reigns supreme: yellow. If you grew up in snowier regions—like Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Maine, Canada—it was pretty much common knowledge that yellow mittens, otherwise known as “Choppers,” were the champions of winter wear. | ||
But what makes these sunshine-colored accessories superior isn’t really their color. Well, it is. But also it isn’t. Keep reading. | ||
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Texas math teacher goes viral for his lesson about when and when not to call something ‘gay’ | ||
This kind of lesson could change a child’s life. | ||
By Cecily Knobler | ||
Languages are always evolving and changing over time. Many words see their meanings shift as society and culture develop, and, usually, this is a good thing. Of course, some words that were once innocuous may evolve to have negative, controversial, and even inflammatory meanings. Such words become embedded in cultures and communities, and, before some people realize it, they become part of everyday vernacular. But just because something is normal or common doesn’t mean it’s right. Words, as well all know, are powerful and can be extremely harmful. It takes effort and, quite frankly, guts, to call out slurs when they’re arbitrarily thrown around so they fall out of normalcy. | ||
A teacher in Texas is one of those gutsy people. Christian Shearhod, also known as Mr. S. by most of his students, might be one of the only math teachers with 1.3 million followers on Instagram. There’s a good reason for that. He has a brilliant way of speaking to children in which he demonstrates inclusivity and kindness. | ||
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