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Andy Simmons is a features editor at Reader's Digest.

Cleaning & Organizing
Benefits of Being Messy: 7 Reasons It’s Better to Be a Slob

Cleanliness may be next to Godliness, but sloppiness is a lot easier. And there are loads of benefits to being messy, too.
Work & Career
This Single Mom Suspected Illegal Activity at Work—and Broke Open a National Banking Scandal

“I felt like Erin Brockovich. Here’s little me against big Wells Fargo.”
Culture
9 Creepy Real Events That Actually Happened on Halloween

For some of us, October 31st is the most fun day of the year. For others, it’s the spookiest. And here’s why …
Funny Stuff
25 Clever Jokes That Make You Sound Smart

If you want to find out how it feels to sound smart, try out some of these clever jokes.
Funny Stuff
42 Hilarious Classroom Stories Guaranteed to Give You a Laugh

You don’t have to be a teach laugh at these true tales — but haha quotient may make you wish you did.
Funny Stuff
10 Accidental Discoveries That Changed the World!

From penicillin and anesthesia to saccharin and silly putty, chance played a major role in some of the world’s great inventions.
Funny Jokes
20 Funny Science Jokes, According to Someone Who Once Got a B-Minus in Biology

The Reader’s Digest humor editor burned the midnight Bunsen burner looking for gags that would have had his school’s science department howling.
Culture
12 Secret, Quirky Messages in Company Logos You See All the Time

What do Apple, Amazon, Baskin Robbins, and Toblerone have in common? Their logos each hide an unbelievable code.
Inspiring Stories
This Sergeant’s Remains Were Going to Be Shipped Home In a FedEx Box—Until Veterans Stepped In

Jonathan Turner was passed from veteran to veteran as he traveled home from California to Georgia.
Culture
There Were Originally 12 Amendments to the Constitution. What Happened to the Other Two?

James Madison wrote a lot of them, some just didn’t make the cut.
Travel
If You’re Not Going to Use the “Zipper,” Then Don’t Bother Driving!

To the idiot on I-81 in Western New York: I told you so!
Inspiring Stories
The Tattoo Artist Covering Up People’s Dark Past

Tattoo artist, Dave Cutlip, is working to erase hate from the world one tattoo at a time.
Inspiring Stories
This Woman’s Animal Sanctuary Has Rescued Over 300 Animals

AnnMarie refuses to raise money by opening the sanctuary to public tours. Her animals, she says, “have gone through so much. I don’t want to scare them.”
Funny Jokes
9 Funny Jokes to Defuse Awkward Situations at Work

The workplace is a hive of intrigue. But sometimes the right gag will stop a problem in its tracks.
Funny Stuff
The 11 Kinds of People You’ll Unfortunately Meet At Every Wedding

While the bride and groom may change, the supporting cast remains oddly familiar.
Funny Stuff
9 Genius Fixes That Will Make You Say “Why Didn’t I Think of That”

These clever—no, BRILLIANT!—fixes to some truly vexing problems. (Spoiler: The musical way one department store reprimanded shoplifters might be the smartest solution of them all.)
Survival Stories
The Dramatic Moment a Man Saved a Stranger from Plummeting Down a Cliff

After losing control of his car, below him lay a 30-foot drop and a busy road. Then a stranger intervened…
Gardening
Why You’re the Worst Person In the World If You Use a Leaf Blower

Want to be a lousy neighbor? Have we got the device for you!
Everyday Wellness
My Wife Protested in Washington, But I Was Most Impressed that She Didn’t Pee for 10 Hours

We’re no strangers to the bathroom. So how did she do it?
Inspiring Stories
This Victim of Cyber-Bullying Is Confronting Misogynists in the Coolest Way

Every time she gets an insulting comment online, Emily Temple-Wood posts a biography of a female scientist.

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