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‘Old Ladies’ are free-diving on Cape Cod. They’ve excavated 6,000 pounds of trash. | ||
“I don’t quilt, I don’t crochet, that’s not how I’m going to fit in as I age. This feeds you in a different way.” | ||
By Kat Hong | ||
Imagine yourself on Cape Cod on a bright summer afternoon. The water looks perfect: glassy, blue, reflecting the clouds like it’s a computer screensaver. Suddenly, a dozen or so women burst onto the scene. Not one is a day under 65, and they’re zipping themselves into wetsuits and spitting into their masks (to prevent fogging) before slipping beneath that pretty blue surface to retrieve all the secrets the pond’s been hiding: beer cans, golf balls, a car tire, and once, an 80-pound toilet. | ||
Who are these silver-haired, litter-busting sirens? | ||
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Alone but never lonely: The surprising personality traits of people who enjoy solitude | ||
They’re not as introverted as you might think. | ||
By Annie Reneau | ||
A few years ago, we asked our Upworthy audience to share things they enjoy that other people don’t understand. Overwhelmingly, the most common answer was some variation of: “I like to be alone.” | ||
In a time when loneliness has been called an “epidemic,” it may come as a surprise that so many people actually crave solitude. As someone who relishes alone time, I can say with certainty there’s a big difference between being alone and being lonely. And science backs that up. | ||
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"It's okay to just BE. We're human beings, not 'human doings.'"
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Man who raised and released an orphaned otter films her swimming to his kayak for cuddles | ||
Leya’s bond with her human rescuer is so beautiful. | ||
By Annie Reneau | ||
When Mats Janzon found Leya, she was just a tiny baby curled up alone in the grass near his home in Sweden. Janzon was out on a quiet walk in the woods when he heard a soft peeping sound and saw it was a baby otter. He kept his distance for several hours, hoping her mother would return. When no one came, he searched the area and found that her mother had been killed on a major road nearby. Leya appeared to be starving and barely breathing, and he knew she wouldn’t make it without help. | ||
Janzon had volunteered with animal rescues while working as a pilot in Cyprus, but after moving back to Sweden several years ago, he felt a pull to leave his job and spend more time in nature. “This shift led me to focus on helping wildlife,” Janzon tells Upworthy. “I’ve cared for various animals, mostly birds, that seemed to find me. Huginn, a crow I rescued, stayed with me for three years before he was ready to join his own flock in the wild.” | ||
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An Upworthiest Quiz
Which Great Depression recipe are you brave enough to try?
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17 Great Depression recipes people still cook today during hard times | ||
These recipes are resourceful and delicious. | ||
By Emily Shiffer | ||
The Great Depression, which lasted from 1929-1939, caused economic turmoil worldwide. Families struggled to feed themselves, and went to extreme lengths to stretch food and utilize all available ingredients. | ||
Known as the Greatest Generation (those born between 1901 and 1927), their resourcefulness resulted in a number of creative (and delicious) recipes that remain relevant today. Home chefs and bakers shared their Great Depression recipes on Reddit that have been passed down and are still enjoyed today to help others get inventive and save money. | ||
From soups and stews to cakes, these are 17 Great Depression recipes to try. | ||
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