21 Photos That Are Hard to Look at With a Straight Face

According to the urban dictionary, a “poker face” is an emotionless mask of a face that completely lacks expression. But we bet even those who have mastered this useful skill would “break” at a sight of these pictures. Either with a confused “hmm” or a laugh, none of us at Bright Side could get through this whole list and keep a straight face. Let’s see how you react to these outlandish photos! …

23 Photos With Tear-Shedding Stories Behind Them

When we learn other people’s touching and sincere stories, we become more attentive and sympathetic to their surroundings. For instance, when you see how an elderly woman describes the sculptures in a museum to her blind husband in detail, you instantly get a strong desire to see your parents and hug them. Here, you will find stories of simple people that can touch the deepest strings …

17 Emotional Moments When Our Heart Sinks and Stops at the Same Time

Unfortunately, we tend to hide real emotions in our everyday life and our hearts get rigid as if they were covered with a shell. Today’s article was written to set your feelings free. You’ll be so excited when you’ll see a 67-year-old gentleman graduating from the college. You’ll also feel the grief of a girl whose boyfriend passed away just 7 weeks before her prom night. You’ll know …

28 “Wow” Inventions We Need So Much in Our Lives

There have been a lot of really effective but also simple designer and technical solutions lately that are able to make our lives much easier. For example, there is an alternative escalator for those who are always in a hurry, a safe place where you can charge your phone, and a doorknob that allows you to open the door even if your hands are full. Bright …

20 Times Absurdity Epically Beat Reality

Not everything in our daily lives goes smoothly. Sometimes things or people can stand out because they don’t fit the norm. Oddities like shops working 25 hours a day, unusual sofas in fast food restaurants and stairs leading to nowhere are extremely illogical but so funny! Bright Side has collected 20 examples of situations that prove logic sometimes needs to take a vacation too. Would you …

20+ People Who Will Do Anything to Skip the Hard Part

One of the richest people in the world, Bill Gates said, “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.” The people on this list would definitely get a job with Gates, but they’re just too lazy to apply! Here at Bright Side, we are fascinated at how creative and innovative lazy people can be and want to share some pics …

26 Rare Photos Revealing What Celebrities Were Like as Children

There are many cases where young children impress everyone around them with their incredible artistic abilities or their ingenious mathematical skills. There are also children who start showing signs of unbelievable talent at a much later age. The photos you’re about to see are of some of the most famous celebrities we know today when they were just starting out. Bright Side would …

20 Seemingly Commonplace Things That Can Leave You in Awe

Have you ever seen a skinless snake? Do you know what a million dollars look like? Have you ever seen snow on Mars? If your answer is no, then you should look at this collection of pictures. You will be surprised at just how many amazing things surround you! We at Bright Side were amazed by how unusual these ordinary pictures are and we want to share them with you. …

8 Things It’s Better Not to Save on Even During a Crisis

A lot of successful saving strategies are based on the ability to refuse to buy something unnecessary in order to make a good investment or reach a goal you set. However, there are things that you shouldn’t save on because the success of our lives and our health directly depend on them. We at Bright Side have made a list of important purchases that you should buy even if you are trying to save …

26 Times There Was a Glitch in the Matrix

Four years after The Matrix was released, Nick Bostrom wrote a philosophy paper entitled, Are You Living in a Computer Simulation? In it, he states that we are almost certainly living in a simulated universe. Although this statement is only a theory, today we can find more and more reasons to believe it. Bright Side gathered the most prominent examples of glitches in the matrix proving that we probably shouldn’t trust …