THE DIVE HAS DONE YOU GOOD

Pools are so great! Those days of oppressive heat and with no refreshing wind... A dive and you get out as a new person! You regulate the temperature and it's time to sweat again.

KETCHUP STAIN

It depends on the type of stain and the fabric of the garment. In many cases, rubbing can help remove stains, but you should be careful not to damage the fabric, as rubbing too hard can wear it out or spread the stain.



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LIVE ROBBERY

On a beach in Greece, during a live broadcast, a reporter's camera captures the moment when a man snatches the chain from an elderly woman who was about to enter the water.



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The slow motion of the day.

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WHAT SEEMED BAD TURNED OUT TO BE THE BEST

There are moments when what feels like a stroke of bad luck ends up being, without you doing anything, the best thing that could have happened to you. Not because you seized the moment or took action, but because it shifted circumstances in ways you couldn’t foresee at first.
Maybe you miss a train and unknowingly avoid an accident. Or something seemingly negative disrupts your plans, but that disruption leads to something far better. It’s not about making the best of adversity but rather about how, through some strange irony, what seemed bad turns out to be far more beneficial than if it hadn’t happened at all.

It’s one of those paradoxes that life resolves on its own, surprising you with an unexpected outcome that sometimes turns out even better than you could have planned.

Take this couple, for instance: it’s better this happened than the alternative—ending up having sex in front of hundreds of thousands of people on the Internet.




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Chocolate bars.

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THE HITCHHIKING CULTURE

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There was a time when hitting the road with a backpack and your thumb out wasn’t just a way to travel — it was a whole mindset. It wasn’t about getting there fast or riding in comfort. It was about trust. Trust in people, in luck, in the road itself.

The hitchhiker — that character somewhere between adventurer, street philosopher, and laid-back backpacker — had its golden era from the '60s to the '90s. You’d spot them at gas stations, highway exits, or standing by the side of a country road, cardboard sign in hand, smile on their face. And just like that, through stories, shared smokes, and cassette tapes, little human connections were born — ones that lasted as long as the ride did.

But like many beautiful things, hitchhiking started to fade. Fear crept in, the news got darker, smartphones took over, and then came ridesharing apps and cheap flights. These days, pulling over for a stranger feels more like a movie scene than a real plan.



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Just another random day, on a random metro line, in a random train car.

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MAYBE IT’S TIME TO INSTALL A DASHCAM IN YOUR CAR.

Sometimes we think certain things won’t happen to us, but we’re all exposed. It only takes being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

On Belt Parkway in New York, a group of people in a Honda suddenly slammed the brakes in front of a woman and then reversed, hitting her car. After the crash, they started faking neck injuries, clearly trying to stage an accident for financial gain. However, they didn’t expect the victim to have a dashcam, which captured the entire incident. Thanks to that, the fraud was prevented, and now the evidence is on the victim’s side.



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THE PATH TO SUCCESS IN A STARTUP

Everyone dreams of having a successful startup, but what’s often left unsaid is that before you see any results, you’ve got to put in a lot of hours. It’s not magic or about having a brilliant idea one day and swimming in success the next. For a startup to thrive, the first step is hard work, dedication, and consistency.

The early stages of a startup are the toughest: you’ll face long days (and nights), make tough decisions, deal with uncertainty, and often encounter failure. But if you don’t dedicate the time and effort from the start, the results you’re aiming for will never come.

There are no shortcuts or secret formulas—just hard work. So, if you’re thinking of launching your own startup, remember that success doesn’t come overnight. First, there are the hours of effort, weeks of planning, and months of execution. Then, with luck and persistence, you’ll start seeing the fruits of your labor.

The trick? Don’t give up. Work harder than ever in the beginning, pour your time and energy into it, and eventually, the results will come. But without those initial hours of pure dedication, the only thing guaranteed is that you won’t achieve anything.




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