When a librarian has a 110-year-old tree stump near her home, she turns it into a library. The librarian Sharalee Armitage Howard works at the Idaho Coeur d’Alene Public Library and when an aging cottonwood tree started to rot and was planned for cutting due to safety, she knew she […]
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Empowering Youth: 8-Year-Old Writes Books to Motivate Children to Read
How many 8-year-olds do you know who can say they’re two-time published authors and co-founders of a not-for-profit? I guess, not many, not even one, right? However, it’s not impossible, at least, for one inspiring girl, Selah Thompson. This 8-year-old girl, at the age of 5, noticed that a large […]
Viral Misspelled ‘Word Jumble’ Isn’t as Easy to Read as You May Think
Have you seen this jumbled message before? If it looks familiar, it’s probably because it’s been present on the internet since 2003! At first, we see a misspelled message that most people can read it despite the visible errors. However, as most riddles, puzzles, and word jumbles today, it’s not […]
Amazon Is Selling a Guesthouse ‘Kit’ You Can Build in Your Backyard in 8 Hours
Well, it apparently takes 8 hours to build a cute guesthouse from Amazon called the Allwood Solvalla. It’s a 172-square foot studio cabin garden house that is just like it sounds- a DIY guest house with approximate assembly time of 8 hours if two adults are putting it together, claims […]
A Teen Who Was Born Premature Is Opening Up Hospital Libraries so Parents Can Read to their Premature Babies
Anoushka Talwar was born premature at 27 weeks and she spent her first three months inside an incubator at a NICU. She knew her dad only as a distant voice. But, every single day, her father would sit nearby and talk, sang, and read her stories. His voice was the […]
Eight 5-Minute Morning Rituals to Supercharge Your Mind, Body & Metabolism
Although “Start the Day Right” seems like a good way of thinking, how are you supposed to establish a morning routine which has the power to maintain your happiness and health and keep you fit at the same time with so many other activities you have going on? Believe it […]