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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Justin Sandberg |Viktorija Ošikaitė
11 hours agoCroatia is known for luring travelers to the 1,200 islands in the dazzling Adriatic Sea. To explore as much of the European country as possible in a luxurious way, I booked an island-hopping experience on a private yacht with my parents and husband. We spent about $1,100 per day to charter the whole …
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Justin Sandberg |Viktorija Ošikaitė
Queen Elizabeth II left the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, an astonishing $87 million jewelry collection. The showstopper? The $74 million Nizam of Hyderabad necklace, once the monarch’s absolute favoriteWhat makes a queen? The title, the throne, the palace, those are all shared with a king or monarch. But the jewels? Those are truly and entirely her …
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2 months ago | 
boredpanda.com | Adelaide Ross |Viktorija Ošikaitė
Nothing brightens my day more than coming home to find my cat loafing right by the front door, patiently waiting for me to return. He’s so loyal, and he can’t stand being alone. So whether I’m cooking dinner, brushing my teeth, doing yoga or relaxing on the couch, he needs to be as close as possible. (Or he'll be crying outside the door!)Anyone who has a cat knows that they’re extremely special creatures.
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2 months ago | 
boredpanda.com | Justin Sandberg |Viktorija Ošikaitė
While popular culture does love an actor who was "discovered," almost by accident. But for every Harrison Ford, doing handyman jobs for George Lucas, there are hundreds of working actors and performers who spend their time in and around auditions. Sometimes this means brushing against a more “creative” audition from a director. People online share the weirdest, wildest and most unhinged stories from auditions they’ve attended.
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2 months ago | 
boredpanda.com | Adelaide Ross |Viktorija Ošikaitė
It’s natural for teens to crave independence. The second they have a driver’s license, they’ll start spending as little time at home as possible. But until they’re officially adults, Mom and Dad might have a hard time loosening the reins. Most parents understand that they’ll have to trust their little ones to make good decisions, while some decide to take matters into their own hands.
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2 months ago | 
boredpanda.com | Justin Sandberg |Viktorija Ošikaitė
Human drama does grow (or shrink) proportionally to the amount of humans in a place, but, counterintuitively, a big city insulates you from most of it. You can be just a face in the crowd in a metropolis, but in towns and villages, you can’t help but know everyone around you. Someone asked “People who grew up in a small town, what is that incident everyone knows about, but no one talks about?” and netizens shared their stories. Be warned, these can get pretty dark.
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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | Justin Sandberg |Viktorija Ošikaitė
6 hours agoTwo years ago, on his bank adviser's suggestion, Rajesh Kumar pulled out his savings - fixed deposits included - and shifted to mutual funds, stocks and bonds. With India's stock market booming, Mr Kumar, a Bihar-based engineer, joined millions investing in publicly traded companies. Six years ago, …
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2 months ago | 
boredpanda.com | Justin Sandberg |Viktorija Ošikaitė
While we all have parents in a purely biological sense, but, unfortunately, some people can’t face the responsibility of raising a child and just run away. However, as it turns out, it can be pretty useful to actually have adult relatives around to help you in your old age, which is when folks like this come crawling back. A netizen asked the internet for advice when their absent father showed up 15 years later, needing help.
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2 months ago | 
boredpanda.com | Justin Sandberg |Viktorija Ošikaitė
Annoying your partner is a time-honored tradition, but it’s always good to know the time and place. An eye-rolling inside joke at dinner? Perfect. A physical prank involving a car and your pregnant wife? Questionable. Importantly, any good comedian knows that you can’t just keep doing the same joke over and over again. A woman asked if she was wrong to “ban” her husband from her pregnancy appointments after he would not stop “pranking” her in the parking lot.
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2 months ago | 
boredpanda.com | Adelaide Ross |Viktorija Ošikaitė
I proudly labeled myself as a “dog person” for the vast majority of my life. I loved all doggos, and I felt that I innately knew how to communicate with them. Cats, on the other hand, were a great mystery to me. I didn’t understand their behavior, and I always felt uncomfortable around them. How could I predict when one was going to bite or scratch? Well, that all changed when a relative begged my partner and I to adopt the cat she had to give away.
