Category: Causes

Good causes and organizations worth supporting.

All 5 Boston Sports Teams Tweeted Together To Commemorate The Boston Marathon Bombing

Today marks the one year anniversary of the tragic Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and injured 264 runners and spectators. To honor the victims, survivors, and heroes, all five of the region’s professional sports teams tweeted the same exact tweet, at the same exact time. At 10:00 am, the Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins, Patriots… Continue reading All 5 Boston Sports Teams Tweeted Together To Commemorate The Boston Marathon Bombing

Watch These 9 People Interview for the World’s Toughest Job – You Won’t Believe What’s Asked of Them [VIDEO]

Rehtom Inc. is recruiting a new director of operations, one of the most important and toughest jobs in the world. Besides requiring 135+ hours every week, the position comes with no breaks, no sleep and demands heavy lifting. Here are just a few requirements listed for the position: Work mostly standing up and/or bending down… Continue reading Watch These 9 People Interview for the World’s Toughest Job – You Won’t Believe What’s Asked of Them [VIDEO]

Watch Pharell Williams Cry ‘Happy’ Tears while Interviewing With Oprah Winfrey [VIDEO]

In a touching interview on Oprah Prime last night, musician Pharrell Williams talked with Oprah Winfrey about hitting bottom before writing his hit song “Happy.” It was only after he thought he was out of ideas for a song for Despicable Me 2 that Williams could begin forming what would become the viral song “Happy.”… Continue reading Watch Pharell Williams Cry ‘Happy’ Tears while Interviewing With Oprah Winfrey [VIDEO]

These High School Students Are Creating a Prosthetic Hand for a Two-Year-Old

Two-year-old Zaxton was born with only a thumb and a pinky. Without his missing fingers, it can be difficult for Zaxton to handle certain objects. When Herb Wasson, a teacher at Leander High School in Texas, asked these three juniors to build a custom prosthetic hand for the two-year-old brother of a former student, they… Continue reading These High School Students Are Creating a Prosthetic Hand for a Two-Year-Old

This Edible Blob Could Solve the World’s Water Bottle Problem

Though people constantly drink their water from disposable plastic bottles, only 20% of those bottles are recycled. This leaves an enormous amount of unnecessary waste in our landfills and oceans. To combat this issue, a team of three industrial design students in London reconceptualized what a water container could be by creating the Ooho. Shaped… Continue reading This Edible Blob Could Solve the World’s Water Bottle Problem

Actor Wil Wheaton’s Answer to a Little Girl on How To Deal With Being Called A Nerd

Actor Wil Wheaton may be famous now, but he was once a kid struggling to survive his younger years. At Denver Comic Con, he explained just that when a little girl asked him whether he was ever called a nerd and how to deal with the ridicule. His response, a rallying cry for standing up… Continue reading Actor Wil Wheaton’s Answer to a Little Girl on How To Deal With Being Called A Nerd

United Nations Orders Japan to Stop Whale Hunting in Antarctica

In a court ruling today, the United Nation’s International Court of Justice ordered the Japanese government to stop its whaling program in Antarctica. The Court agreed with Australia that Japan’s current whaling program was not for scientific research as claimed by Japan. The Court’s ban, decided by a 12 to four vote, is legally binding,… Continue reading United Nations Orders Japan to Stop Whale Hunting in Antarctica