Month: July 2019

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An Ex-Kindergarten Teacher Got a Lot of Praise for the List of Reasons She Quit

A woman named Jessica Gentry recently quit her job as a kindergarten teacher at Stone Spring Elementary School in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and since people seemed really, really curious as to why, the 34-year-old decided to make a list of reasons she decided the career just wasn’t for her.

Spoiler alert: money didn’t even make the list.

The filter comes off now..I think it's easier for people to believe that I left teaching because of the lousy pay. …

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She has received over 250k likes since her post, and is thrilled that she’s started a conversation that needs to be had.

“There are an enormous amount of educators who feel that exact way but have felt alone and guilty for thinking so.

I never expected it to reach farther than a few friends – but I am so humbled to be able to throw the curtains open on the issue and give those who feel unable to say it a voice.”

An administrator in the school district acknowledges that some of Jessica’s concerns are valid, but that other teachers feel up to facing the challenge and promises the school district is always working toward creating the best learning environment possible.

Still, Jessica knows that change must come – and sooner rather than later.

“I’d love nothing more than to do work with those willing to listen to change the current path our public education system is headed down.

I promised my coworkers when I left that I’d be the voice for them since so many fear being reprimanded for speaking up.”

If you’ve got kids at home, remember that it starts with you – send your kid to school rested, prepared, and ready to learn!

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A Man Unwittingly Put Flowers on a Murderer’s Grave and Met the Woman of His Dreams

You really never know when you’re gonna find love, so it’s a good idea to always keep your eyes open!

A writer on Twitter shared his own personal love story that has to be seen to be believed.

Let’s look at this thread. Be sure to read the whole story because it takes a few twists and turns you won’t be expecting.

It even starts off in an unconventional way.

Flowers were common at the grave…

And then things got interesting…

He thought he was being nice…

But he had to know who he was…

And then things got very weird…

Oh boy.

So he did the only thing he thought he could…

And then things got awkward…

But, wait! Here’s a happy ending!

Bet you didn’t see that one coming, did you?

What can you say? True love happens in the most unusual places and when you least expect it.

Do you have a similar story? Share it in the comments, please!

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The town of Shitterton, England…

The town of Shitterton, England, kept getting its town sign stolen. In 2010, they finally solved the problem by installing a 1.6 tonne concrete slab with the town name inscribed on it.

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150k+ First Nation kids…

150k+ First Nation kids were removed from their homes, over a span of 100 years, in order to “get rid of the Indian problem in Canada”.

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Adolph Hitler was Walt…

Adolph Hitler was Walt Disney’ biggest fan, he thought Snow White was the best movie ever made and would draw characters near perfectly. The director of a war museum in northern Norway, said he found the drawings hidden in a painting signed “A. Hitler” that he bought at an auction in Germany.

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A man with a personalized license…

A man with a personalized license plate which read “NO PLATE” received 2500 overdue traffic tickets, because they had all been issued to various cars with no plates, and when a car marked “NO PLATE” appeared in the system, the algorithm automatically redirected those tickets to its owner.

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Coconut farmers in Thailand…

Coconut farmers in Thailand train pigtailed macaques to harvest their coconuts. A trained macaque can pick up to 1600 coconuts a day, while a human can harvest around a 100.

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10 Interesting Facts About the Great Robin Williams

It’s still hard to believe that Robin Williams is gone.

If you’re missing him (and who isn’t), here are 10 endearing facts about the man that might still bring a smile to your face.

#10. He forgot to thank his mother during his Oscar acceptance speech.

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Williams won a Best Supporting Actor award for his role in Good Will Hunting, and when he was asked about the experience on The Graham Norton Show, the actor mentioned that he accidentally left one of the most important people in his life out of his list of thank-yous.

“I forgot to thank my mother and she was in the audience. Even the therapist went, ‘Get out!’ That was rough for the next few years. [Mom voice] ‘You came through here [points to her pants]. How’s the award?’”

#9. He got his start at a comedy workshop inside a church.

He trained at Juilliard, and afterward, Williams joined a comedy workshop in a San Franciscan church.  He told NPR about the decision, and the experience.

“So I went to this workshop in the basement of a Lutheran church, and it was stand-up comedy, so you don’t get to improvise with others, but I started off doing, ostensibly, it was just like improvising but solo. And then I started to realize, ‘Oh. I started building an act from there.”

#8. He helped Steven Spielberg get through the filming of Schindler’s List.

Director Steven Spielberg has shared that, while filming the difficult Schindler’s List, his friend Robin Williams used to call and do 15 minutes of stand-up to make him laugh.

“Robin knew what I was going through, and once a week, Robin would call me on a schedule and he would do 15 minutes of stand-up on the phone. I would laugh hysterically, because I had to release so much.”

#7. He was friends with Koko the Gorilla.

Williams visited Koko in 2001 after her caregivers noticed that she seemed to recognize him when se saw him on screen. Koko signed asking for Williams to tickle her, and the two shared something special.

“We shared something extraordinary: laughter,” said Williams of the encounter, and when Koko was told of his passing, she fell into sadness.

#6. He helped Ethan Hawke get an agent.

The two had a different relationship on the set of Dead Poet’s Society, one that left Hawke assuming that Williams hated him, as he recalled on The Graham Norton Show.

“I really wanted to be a serious actor. I really wanted to be in character, and I really didn’t want to laugh. The more I didn’t laugh, the more insane Williams got. He would make fun of me. ‘Oh, this one doesn’t want to laugh.’ And the more smoke would come out of my ears. He didn’t understand I was trying to do a job.”

Hawke had to rethink everything when he got a call from Williams agent, who wanted to sign Hawke after Williams suggested it.

#5. He worked as a mime in Central Park.

There’s a Daniel Sorine picture from 1974 that shows two mimes in Central Park – one of whom was Robin Williams, a Juilliard student at the time.

#4. He and Billy Crystal used to talk on the phone for hours.

Williams, Crystal, and Whoopi Goldberg hosted HBO’s Comic Relief to raise money for the homeless, and soon after Williams died, Crystal spoke about their friendship on The View.

“We were like two jazz musicians. Late at night I get these calls and we’d go for hours. And we never spoke as ourselves. When it was announced I was coming to Broadway, I had 50 phone messages, in one day, from somebody named Gary, who wanted to be my backstage dresser.”

Gary was, of course, Williams.

#3. He wasn’t the first choice to play Mork.

The producers of Happy Days told The Hallmark Channel that a different actor was originally hired to play the part. The script was terrible – and so was the actor, who quit before the filming commenced.

That was when producer Garry Marshall suggested Williams, and he, of course, went on to co-headline Mork & Mindy for four seasons.

#2. He was almost cast in Midnight Run.

In 1988, Williams talked with Rolling Stone about how some things about being an actor never changed.

“I read for a movie with DeNiro [Midnight Run], to be directed by Marty Brest I met with them three or four times, and it got real close, it was almost there, and then they went with somebody else. The character was supposed to be an accountant for the Mafia. Charles Grodin got the part. I was craving it. I thought, “I can be as funny,” but they wanted someone obviously more in type. And in the end, he was better for it.”

Williams and De Niro worked together on Awakenings just 2 years later.

#1. He made voice acting cool.

The success of his work on Aladdin led to more celebrities voicing animated characters, according to a 2011 article in The Atlantic.

“Less than 20 years ago, voice acting was almost exclusively the realm of voice actors – people specifically trained to provide voices for animated characters. As it turns out, the rise of the celebrity voice actor can be traced to a single film: Disney’s 1992 breakout animated hit Aladdin.”

 

You can get more of your Robin Williams fix this July, when HBO premieres their documentary, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind.

RIP, Robin.

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Jokes for People Who Will Probably Be Single Forever

You always want what you can’t have, ain’t that the truth?

Being single can be lonely and depressing at times, but can be pretty nice as well.

Take a look at these jokes if you think you might just be all by your lonesome for the long haul.

1. Don’t be rude to my partner

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2. I might be with someone…

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3. Tell me all about it

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4. She sounds wonderful

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5. True. Very true.

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6. Wear them proudly

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7. Maybe go somewhere else

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8. Nothing to report

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9. Others

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10. NO

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11. You’re good

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12. Many moons ago

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13. Can’t deal with it

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14. Leave my sight

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15. What is warmth?

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16. Laugh track

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17. Isn’t that great?

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18. Is this flirting?

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19. Make up your mind

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20. I’ve been there

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C’mon, don’t cry…you might meet that special gal or fella…

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Boom! Taco Bell Officially Counts as a “Healthy” Fast Food Choice

You really don’t have to feel as bad about going through the Taco Bell drive thru anymore. No, seriously.

Folks, they’re been making some legit changes, and those modifications are moving the fast food chain toward being the healthiest drive thru option around.

Now, not everything on their menu is good for your health (or your waistline), but HEAR ME OUT!

In the past few years, their entire menu has been overhauled to reduce sodium by 15%, with a 25% reduction coming soon.

Not only that, they’ve removed artificial flavors and colors, replacing them with natural alternatives.

Their breakfast menu is sourced from 100% cage-free eggs, and they’re looking to bring cage-free eggs for their entire menu in the near future.

And they only serve chicken that has been raised without antibiotics.

Take that, everyone else!

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Of course, it’s up to you as the consumer to make smart choices and to control your portion size. If you order everything you want (including those nacho fries) you might be antibiotic and dye-free, but your heart probably won’t thank you.

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Try ordering vegetarian or vegan options, or order their “fresco” option that removes cheese, rice, and sour cream but gives you back some pico de gallo for flavor.

Like Taco Bell’s nutritionist and dietician says “I can’t believe I work here.”

Just kidding. She told Business Insider,

“We just really encourage people to customize to however it fits their lifestyle.”

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So, the next you quiero Taco Bell, go ahead and live mas…but know that you can feel a bit better about what you’re putting in your body in the process.

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