Electric Scooter Company Rewards Customers Who Wear Helmets Posted January 5, 2020 Electric scooter rental company Bird awards incentives to customers who take selfies wearing helmets. The company has updated its app by adding a new safety fe…
Researchers Find Most Effective Way to Learn Posted December 20, 2019 Failing 15% of the time leads to a faster and more effective way of learning, researchers claim. According to researchers from the University of Arizona, an 85% accuracy rate i…
New Bill Prevents Uzbeks from Throwing Expensive Parties Posted December 10, 2019 A new bill in Uzbekistan proposes to fine people who throw expensive parties. Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Justice intends to fine people up to $230 for throwing costly parties. Ve…
Italian Town Bans Google Maps Because of Wrong Directions Posted December 1, 2019 A small town in Sardinia / sɑrˈdɪn i ə /, Italy, banned the use of Google Maps after people got lost while following the app’s misleading dire…
Small City Wins Magazine’s “Nicest Places in America” Contest Posted November 25, 2019 Columbiana, Ohio, has won Reader’s Digest’s yearly “Nicest Places in America” contest, which honors American communities that promote kindness and respect. The city’s …
Preschoolers Walk Out of School without Any Adults Posted November 19, 2019 Seven unaccompanied children left their preschool in Arizona and were seen walking on a nearby road. The preschoolers, approximately as young as 18 months, wer…
UK Couple Grows Trees into Furniture Posted November 15, 2019 A couple from the United Kingdom is growing trees into furniture that does not need any carpentry. Gavin /ˈgæv ɪn/ and Ali…
Man Survives Hard Fall Because of Apple Watch Feature Posted November 12, 2019 A man survived a hard fall from his bike after his Apple watch alerted his family and emergency services of the accident. Gabe Burdett and his father Bob were supposed to go mo…
Family Rescued after Getting Stuck on Top of Waterfall Posted October 27, 2019 A family of three campers was rescued after getting stranded on top of a 12-meter-tall waterfall in California, United States. Curtis Whitson, his girlfriend, …
Bullied Student’s T-Shirt Design Made into Official University Merchandise Posted October 21, 2019 A renowned university in the United States turned a student’s homemade T-shirt design into its official merchandise after learni…