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What If You’re Luckiest Person on Earth for 1 Day

What If You’re Luckiest Person on Earth for 1 Day
Curiosities
2 months ago

Scaling a mountain, you’re on a very fast pace. You and your friend had decided to go rock climbing since it was one of your New Year’s resolutions. All of a sudden, rocks started falling down on you, bouncing and sliding. But nothing happened to you. Not even a scratch!The universe’s definitely on your side today. When you reached the top, you spotted a green leaf falling from the skies. But wait, it’s a $100 bill! You grab it, but it all feels weird. Time to go back down.You wanna try your luck more and decide to go down in one jump only. It’s safe though, you’ve got your harness on. One, two, three, a deep breath, and off you go! In less than no time you’ve reached the ground. When your friend is back to the ground, you jump in a car and drive back home.

Helena Bonham Carter, 56, Opens Up About Being in a Relationship With a 21-Years Younger Boyfriend

Helena Bonham Carter, 56, Opens Up About Being in a Relationship With a 21-Years Younger Boyfriend
Relationships
4 months ago

Defying societal expectations has never been a problem for Helena Bonham Carter. The charming actress refuses to fit the mold and always stands out with her choice of roles, her quirky sense of fashion, and her unique views on love and marriage. This time around, she’s sharing her perspective on being with a much younger partner and proves that love really can conquer all, even the widest age gaps.

20 Employees Share How They Left a Lousy Job Without Looking Back

20 Employees Share How They Left a Lousy Job Without Looking Back
Curiosities
6 months ago

We put up with unpleasant situations for the sake of something better, and this frequently happens in the work environment when we’re expecting to get a salary raise or a promotion. However, even these uncomfortable circumstances can teach us our worth and how to set boundaries, thus making us stronger in the end.

Adele Met Her Idol at the Grammys, and It Was an Astonishing Moment

Adele Met Her Idol at the Grammys, and It Was an Astonishing Moment
People
7 months ago

Having an idol means that you admire and look up to someone, whether it’s a celebrity, family member, or even a friend. But if it’s someone you haven’t met before, and you finally get a chance to meet them, it can be one heck of a dream come true — even if you’re somebody’s idol yourself. That moment of joy may feel like all the stars have aligned when you come face-to-face with someone who had a huge impact on your life.

Why Most Japanese Wear Glasses and 22 Unique Facts There

Why Most Japanese Wear Glasses and 22 Unique Facts There
Places
month ago

So when you’re driving, you get a green light everywhere — except for Japan — the traffic light is actually blue there. The problem is purely linguistic: old Japanese had the same word “ao” for blue and green. Even though modern Japanese has a separate word for “green,” the linguists objected, and the government left the “ao” color for the traffic light. It’s technically green, but it’s the bluest shade possible, so we perceive it as blue.

Single Dad Cristiano Ronaldo Found His Second Half in Georgina Rodríguez While Shopping, and It Was Love at First Sight

Single Dad Cristiano Ronaldo Found His Second Half in Georgina Rodríguez While Shopping, and It Was Love at First Sight
People
year ago

Sometimes you’re lucky enough to meet that special someone to share your happy times and all the bumps in the road with, as life isn’t always a ride down easy street. And if you’re beyond fortunate, you get the opportunity to have your heart rates synchronized. Georgina Rodríguez and Cristiano Ronaldo had the chance to be that couple, given that they’ve been going strong for a long time now. Bright Side is here to tell you the story of a couple that’s been through thick and thin and lived through it together, hand in hand.

16 People Reveal the Most Wholesome Celebrity Encounters

16 People Reveal the Most Wholesome Celebrity Encounters
People
4 weeks ago

The celebrities we know today are iconic and when we get the chance of a lifetime to meet them it is just a dream come true, and it is more memorable when they interact with us. It leaves a special mark and warmth on our hearts every time we remember it.

13 Celebrities Who Met Their Idols and Became the Happiest People on Earth

13 Celebrities Who Met Their Idols and Became the Happiest People on Earth
People
year ago

If you ever met a celebrity and got starstruck, don’t worry, you’re not alone. In fact, even your favorite celebrities are not immune to completely freaking out when they meet their celebrity crushes that they’ve been admiring for years. Their reactions varied a lot, too, from being shocked to uncontrollably crying.

11 Celebrities Who Found Their Love in an Unexpected Way

11 Celebrities Who Found Their Love in an Unexpected Way

They say that love works in mysterious ways and that you’ll find it when you least expect it. A study showed that more and more couples meet through online dating rather than through mutual friends or personal connections. But these celebrity couples didn’t meet through online dating. They have unique stories of how they found their significant other.

7 Poses That May Boost Your Confidence... or Make You Look Like It

7 Poses That May Boost Your Confidence... or Make You Look Like It
Psychology
year ago

Facelifts, botox, breast augmentation — we go to extremes to look our best so that we’ll be comfortable in our own skin. And while there’s nothing wrong with these procedures, there are other ways to feel better about ourselves. Fortunately, a Harvard professor, Amy Cuddy, has found a way to train our bodies to change our mindset and boost our confidence by “faking it until we mean it.”

16 Photos That Prove the Subway Is a Portal to a Fantasy World

16 Photos That Prove the Subway Is a Portal to a Fantasy World
Curiosities
year ago

The sky is the limit when it comes to surreal and astonishing sights on the metro. You might step in on a perfectly ordinary day and be greeted by the presence of a superhero, a mini car, or even a meat grocery store inside. We have to thank the metro for adding an exciting zest to our lives. After all, when people from all walks of life gather up in one space, chances are that something truly extraordinary is bound to happen.

22 People Who Have Crazy Stories About Meeting Celebs

22 People Who Have Crazy Stories About Meeting Celebs
People
2 years ago

For some people, meeting a celebrity is a dream come true. And although you might imagine what you are going to say to your favorite actor or singer when you see them, in reality, you can feel quite overwhelmed and get star struck.

17 Moving Moments That Stir Up Tons of Emotions

17 Moving Moments That Stir Up Tons of Emotions
People
4 years ago

Internet users often share sad and happy moments from their lives that move everyone who learns about them. For example, you can’t stay indifferent when you look at a meeting between a son and his 80-year-old mother who live in different parts of the world or a happy smile of a 7-year-old child who beat cancer.

22 Photos That’ll Keep You Smiling Through the Rest of This Fall

22 Photos That’ll Keep You Smiling Through the Rest of This Fall
Curiosities
4 weeks ago

We put together some amazingly bright moments of internet users’ lives to help you get through these gloomy fall days. You’ll see the amazing meeting between a girl and her great grandma, hugging cats, and a happy father who got custody of his daughter. While our bonus will prove that it’s not just a cat’s purr that is calming.

20+ Intense Images That’ll Leave You Speechless

20+ Intense Images That’ll Leave You Speechless
People
6 months ago

A photo can give us an opportunity to store remarkable emotions associated with the most important moments in our lives. It becomes especially intense when there is a powerful story behind those photos, which is exactly what happened to the individuals shown in this article. Thanks to them, we realized what the fear of heights, a meeting after a long separation, and deep compassion are like.

8 Proofs That Facebook Knows When You’ll Fall in Love

8 Proofs That Facebook Knows When You’ll Fall in Love
Relationships
4 days ago

It turns out there is a group of data scientists studying love at Facebook. Thanks to their research, artificial intelligence is able to predict when you’ll start a romantic relationship better than a psychologist can. Bright Side has collected some interesting conclusions and signs which make it possible to find out which relations connect two ordinary users of a social network.

8 Tips From Neuroscientists on How to Become Perfectly Happy

8 Tips From Neuroscientists on How to Become Perfectly Happy
Psychology
week ago

There are thousands of tips and psychological techniques to help you feel happy and learn to rejoice in each new day. But what if our own body had a say in the matter? Today Bright Side presents some findings from neuroscientists — the people who know exactly when and why your brain can give you the feeling of total satisfaction!

I Let My Husband Pick My Outfits for a Week

I Let My Husband Pick My Outfits for a Week
Curiosities
8 months ago

If you ask your husband to look in your closet and pick out an outfit for you to wear, what do you think he’ll choose? A long red dress? A pair of jeans, sneakers, and a T-shirt? Or would he pick a bikini?