The first signs of salt production appeared 4,000 — 5,000 years ago. Since then, salt has been a very important part of our everyday lives. People have come up with a lot of ways to use this precious mineral aside from eating it. For example, using regular salt can make cleaning way simpler. Bright Side has collected the most effective ways to use salt to clean …

Have you ever bought something in the wrong size and found out only when you tried it on at home? You have probably been in such a situation, especially if you’ve ever bought anything online. But even the clothes of the right size often become too small or too big after you wash them. However, if you just follow some simple rules, you can easily …

Adobe Photoshop was released in 1990 and since then it’s been much harder to find out if a photo is real or fake. But many automatically think that all the photos taken before 1990 were real, and perhaps that’s the wrong thing to do. Bright Side has found some historical photos that have fooled nearly everyone! “Forest fairies” This interesting photo created …

Life is not simple, that’s why designers invent more and more things that make it simpler. Here are 15 inventions that solve many problems and can help you at different moments of your life. Bright Side shares cool inventions with you that we want to thank their creators for. 15. A car system that won’t let you listen to music until you fasten your …

If you were a child in the ’90s, you definitely can’t look at your family album and not shed a nostalgic tear: the crazy fashion, the first video games, cassettes, floppy disks, and other things modern kids don’t know about. Bright Side decided to remember the golden years and collected some photographs for you from the happy people who grew up in the …

When we start a new diet, we wish to keep up the results for as long as possible. But according to Gary Foster, Ph.D., and Clinical Director of the Weight and Eating Disorders Program at the University of Pennsylvania, nearly 65% of dieters regain all the pounds they’ve lost within 3 years. The new spot fat reduction method could be the answer to this problem. It can make you feel hotter with …

Almost all goods, including food, are sold in packages that are supposed to protect them from external damage. Yes, sometimes it’s really necessary and reasonable, but in general, the production of goods uses a lot of plastic, cardboard, and other materials. A cut apple in a plastic container, a giant cardboard box with a small USB-drive — these are just two funny examples. Bright Side has collected …

Even famous people don’t have disdain for second-hand stuff: like the former Australian Prime Minister who shared a picture of his new second-hand refrigerator on his Instagram. But sometimes online trading doesn’t go that well: some people get rid of unnecessary products via the internet really fast and some just can’t sell anything for months. So what is the secret? Bright Side …

’Is perfectionism a gift or a curse?’ could be the title of a new world bestseller and the lines to get it would be longer than those for a new iPhone. It just so happens that the number of people yearning for perfection has increased greatly within the several past years but still aren’t outnumbered by the number of things that bring small but nerve-touching chaos to this world. Bright Side …

Many of us are scared of feeling lonely and when we break up with someone, we do our best to find a new partner. But maybe we should stop this pursuit of love and just try to enjoy life? By the way, scientists think that not all people need to be in a relationship to be happy. If you don’t like having arguments with other people and you feel crushed every time it happens, maybe …