Psychology suggests that when we laugh at somebody failing, it’s just an atypical psychological reaction to an atypical situation. However, laughter also has a wonderful effect on your health! So by all means, don’t hold back! At Bright Side, we don’t condone any type of laughing at your peers in a cruel manner, so try to keep it down to a mild giggle — it’s not like they can hear you anyway! Is it safe? Not an exit Employee …

Estonia is a country on the Baltic sea with a population of only 1.3 million people. Despite its small population, this country can be called one of the most innovative in the world. For example, to participate in elections there, it’s enough to just do it over the internet by using an electronic ID card and children learn programming in elementary school. Bright Side would like to tell you why Estonia can be called …

Movies often show us smart homes where the main character manages all the home’s systems with the help of one smartphone. For example, they can control the water temperature in the shower or all the lights in the house from just one little device. You can see this kind of a house in the movie, I.T. Many of the technical solutions shown in this movie …

“Saving is the wealth of the poor and the wisdom of the rich” — these are the words of Alexandre Dumas. Sometimes things that seem completely useless can, in fact, be used for a long time. For example, a cream with a smell you don’t like or a powder in the “wrong” color. We know how to make the cosmetics that are collecting dust on your shelves useful again. We at Bright Side …

According to an American organization for animal protection, HSUS (short for the Humane Society of the United States ), about 6-8 million dogs and cats end up in animal shelters annually. Less than 3 million of them get adopted, and more than 3 million get euthanized. These statistics could be more positive if people started to adopt these animals more frequently. Bright Side has collected inspiring …

We’re so preoccupied with our own affairs that we usually don’t pay attention to things happening around us. But if you take a closer look, you’ll understand that you’re surrounded by all kinds of absurd and funny things like someone that uses ham as a background for their manicure pictures, someone who posts strange selfies without thinking about the consequences, and so on. Bright Side invites …

Almost every girl faces this complicated problem: should she wake up earlier to style her hair or sleep a bit longer and do a basic ponytail? We suggest that you no longer choose between these options: now you can have enough sleep and wear the perfect hairstyle! Read our tips to see how to work with both long and short hair. Bright Side loves things …

It’s the middle of summer which means it’s time to take that bikini out of the depths of your wardrobe and head to the beach. However, you have to remember that beach fashion changes just like any other fashion. Bright Side put together some anti-trends of beach fashion so that you can look gorgeous by the sea. Triangl swimsuits These neoprene swimsuits by Triangl with …

My name is Tatyana and I work as an author at Bright Side. Previously, I used to work as a waitress and I would like to share some interesting details about this job. They say, an experience is a set of our actions that makes us understand what we shouldn’t have done in the past and what we should do in the future. I’ve had plenty of these. When I was a sophomore in college, my boyfriend left me and I quit school, having …

The famous American inventor and businessman Thomas Edison once said, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Such great achievers make us believe that failure is just a brief stop on the way to success. If you fail, have a good laugh — it’s the best way to start all over again. Bright Side has collected a series of shots in which all …