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They had to build around her</image:title><image:caption>Offered a million dollars for her home, she said no. Now, a mall surrounds her house.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/chef-bans-rich-diner-who-harassed-waitress-returns-1-000-bill-lily-means-a-lot-more-than-money-ex9</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-11T16:45:42.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Rich diners ran up a $1,200 tab then mistreated the waitress — the chef banned them and gave every dollar to her</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/569632/uploads/b497ef90-64f4-11f1-af1f-7fe38f6028f3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Rich diners ran up a $1,200 tab then mistreated the waitress — the chef banned them and gave every dollar to her</image:title><image:caption>It was the largest bill his restaurant ever received.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mans-very-cheap-midnight-grocery-run-in-thailand-has-left-americans-startled-ok-im-moving-ex5</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T19:15:19.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>American&apos;s midnight grocery run in Thailand cost $4.90 for 6 items — the comments are full of people looking up flights to Bangkok</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/699592/uploads/33a74980-2c4d-11ef-9dd2-85b8fc97a74d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>American&apos;s midnight grocery run in Thailand cost $4.90 for 6 items — the comments are full of people looking up flights to Bangkok</image:title><image:caption>His grocery haul in Thailand consisting of all clean ingredients would cost about 4 to 5 times more in the US.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mom-uses-a-clever-tea-analogy-to-educate-her-teenage-son-about-the-importance-of-consent-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-11T02:15:49.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Mom uses a clever tea analogy to teach her teen about consent</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/718456/uploads/9f970f30-8162-11ef-bb7d-496b45ea119c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mom uses a clever tea analogy to teach her teen about consent</image:title><image:caption>Consent is important in every relationship and this comedian mom has a clever way to teach her 14-year-old son about it.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/australian-woman-remembers-every-single-detail-of-her-life-so-they-put-her-to-the-test-on-60-minutes-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T05:45:04.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Rebecca Sharrock remembers every day of her life. So &apos;60 Minutes&apos; picked random dates to test her</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/734309/uploads/f9c50ed0-df9f-11ef-98b8-6f3825f779bf_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Rebecca Sharrock remembers every day of her life. So &apos;60 Minutes&apos; picked random dates to test her</image:title><image:caption>The woman didn&apos;t come to know about her memory superpower until her mom showed her an episode where experts were talking about a condition called HSAM.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-found-out-his-wife-was-secretly-planning-to-leave-him-so-he-divorced-her-first-asks-if-he-did-wrong-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T15:15:35.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man came home early and overheard his wife telling a friend she planned to leave him once she got a new job — so he acted first</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/734339/uploads/8c4f5a20-dfb5-11ef-9947-a70118b4ee9e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man came home early and overheard his wife telling a friend she planned to leave him once she got a new job — so he acted first</image:title><image:caption>Husband overhears ex-wife’s conversation, files for divorce after shocking revelation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/womans-in-laws-pushed-for-a-prenup-fearing-she-was-a-gold-digger-they-had-no-clue-she-was-actually-richer-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T18:15:34.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Her in-laws pushed for a prenup convinced she was a gold-digger — they had no idea she was actually richer than their son</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/734340/uploads/cc2fe220-e23c-11ef-bd83-fd2df8da5961_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her in-laws pushed for a prenup convinced she was a gold-digger — they had no idea she was actually richer than their son</image:title><image:caption>Wife asks for divorce after in-laws refuse to invite her for Christmas–internet applauds her decision!</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-shocked-after-receiving-2500-and-heartfelt-note-from-ex-landlord-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T16:15:39.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Tenant gets a $2,500 check from his ex-landlord after he sells the house — then finds out he tracked down every previous tenant</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/770797/uploads/19315e40-7cc6-11f0-b9f2-f3ec6f079852_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Tenant gets a $2,500 check from his ex-landlord after he sells the house — then finds out he tracked down every previous tenant</image:title><image:caption>&quot;All that I can say is that there are people who talk about their values and there are people who actually live them,&quot; Chris noted.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-gets-hoa-letter-for-using-generator-during-power-outage-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-11T17:45:49.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Jealous neighbors file petty complaint over man’s generator usage during blackout— but he wasn’t even in their HOA</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/775061/uploads/50a8c450-9ea7-11f0-97d7-374db489597c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Jealous neighbors file petty complaint over man’s generator usage during blackout— but he wasn’t even in their HOA</image:title><image:caption>&apos;Such noise during an already stressful situation aggravated the discomfort for those without power...&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/company-fires-top-performer-without-a-reason-and-ends-up-in-loss-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T14:15:30.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Company fired its top performer on a false complaint — the client they handled walked out and took their $75,000 monthly contract with them</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/781204/uploads/26806530-c9f3-11f0-aeff-0f41e9efd62c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Company fired its top performer on a false complaint — the client they handled walked out and took their $75,000 monthly contract with them</image:title><image:caption>One of the Reddit user&apos;s colleagues was fired for harassment. A few days later, someone filed a false complaint against the employee, assuming they had reported the first person.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/tourist-learns-dubai-women-safety-rule-on-beach-wishes-usa-had-it-too-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-11T15:15:36.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>US tourist watched Dubai cops clear men from a beach at sunset — the officer&apos;s explanation made her wish America had the same rule</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/782400/uploads/79a42400-d104-11f0-9f73-69e62a326f6f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>US tourist watched Dubai cops clear men from a beach at sunset — the officer&apos;s explanation made her wish America had the same rule</image:title><image:caption> At first, she thought the UAE city had a curfew after sunset, but then she realized the cops were only concerned about men leaving the beach. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hoa-sends-homeowner-long-rules-but-he-doesnt-live-in-neighborhood-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T17:15:30.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA bombards new homeowner with &apos;set of rules.&apos; But one problem — his home wasn&apos;t even in the HOA</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/785443/uploads/ddf1f2f0-e579-11f0-bc7c-65ed4366dfd8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA bombards new homeowner with &apos;set of rules.&apos; But one problem — his home wasn&apos;t even in the HOA</image:title><image:caption>&apos;Start billing them for your time that it takes you to read and reply to their correspondence&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/17-yo-neil-degrasse-tyson-sent-his-resume-to-carl-sagan-he-wrote-back-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T03:45:56.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>At 17, Neil deGrasse Tyson sent Carl Sagan his resume on a whim. Sagan wrote back the same day</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/785525/uploads/75d7fd80-e610-11f0-b31d-a52598f4a9bb_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>At 17, Neil deGrasse Tyson sent Carl Sagan his resume on a whim. Sagan wrote back the same day</image:title><image:caption>&apos;To this day, I have this duty to respond to students in the way Carl Sagan had responded to me.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/violinist-has-perfect-reply-to-school-bully-requesting-her-to-play-for-free-at-wedding-fpr-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T13:15:23.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Bully asked the violinist she tormented in school to play her wedding for free — her three-point reply has gone viral</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/788652/uploads/b7ab1e30-18ef-11ef-be11-19750583b47e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Bully asked the violinist she tormented in school to play her wedding for free — her three-point reply has gone viral</image:title><image:caption>The artist received a message from her childhood bully after years of no contact and she had a request related to her personal affairs. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/baby-westgate-50-year-reunion-cleveland-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-11T13:45:30.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Cleveland woman hunting for her birth origins stumbled upon a 50-year-old headline: &apos;Abandoned Baby Found at Plaza&apos;</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/794493/uploads/a1139080-1b9f-11f1-a28d-0be36e633c17_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Cleveland woman hunting for her birth origins stumbled upon a 50-year-old headline: &apos;Abandoned Baby Found at Plaza&apos;</image:title><image:caption>“It was dark, so I had to get close,” Marshall recalled. “Then I saw her little face and shouted, ‘Darlene, it’s a baby!’”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/salvador-dali-filled-his-rolls-royce-with-1000-pounds-of-cauliflower-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T04:15:58.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Salvador Dali loaded a Rolls-Royce with fresh cauliflower and drove 829 miles to solve a mystery</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/794573/uploads/11081710-1c6a-11f1-87a4-092dc2a28d7c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Salvador Dali loaded a Rolls-Royce with fresh cauliflower and drove 829 miles to solve a mystery</image:title><image:caption>When he was asked if he ever tried to deliver any message to the world through his painting, he refused, saying, &apos;I am against any kind of message.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/date-flops-when-man-expects-hinge-match-to-pay-for-dessert-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-11T13:15:25.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man paid for three dinner dates then asked his Hinge match to cover dessert — her response made him question everything</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/794640/uploads/28a1f270-1c41-11f1-9c27-3f8b1c8f8d84_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man paid for three dinner dates then asked his Hinge match to cover dessert — her response made him question everything</image:title><image:caption>The situation escalated when the woman started her &apos;Who should pay on dates?&apos; debate, saying it&apos;s a major &apos;turnoff&apos; if a guy invites a girl out and also expects her to pay.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/tessa-thompson-reveals-why-she-got-yes-and-no-tattoos-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-11T01:15:46.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Tessa Thompson explains why her &apos;yes&apos; tattoo is visible but her &apos;no&apos; is deliberately hidden</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/794998/uploads/be2599c0-1dd9-11f1-a863-95a322ded661_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Tessa Thompson explains why her &apos;yes&apos; tattoo is visible but her &apos;no&apos; is deliberately hidden</image:title><image:caption>Thompson strongly believed that we&apos;re not just marked by the things we do but also the things we choose not to.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/graham-norton-not-having-a-plan-b-at-27-is-a-lesson-for-30-year-old-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T02:15:54.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Graham Norton says having no &apos;Plan B&apos; was the best thing that ever happened to his career</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/795058/uploads/1b5622a0-63bb-11f1-893a-cd1af7625623_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Graham Norton says having no &apos;Plan B&apos; was the best thing that ever happened to his career</image:title><image:caption>Have you ever looked at life and thought, &quot;I need another plan?&quot; Graham Norton was the same at 27, until he realized you don&apos;t always have to have a Plan B.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/wife-bursts-out-laughing-after-cctv-catches-husbands-romantic-side-fpr-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T18:45:36.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She texted her boyfriend mid-flight to say she was flying over him — when he checked the security camera later, she couldn&apos;t stop laughing</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/795091/uploads/738276e0-398c-11f0-900c-abd5d5672aed_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She texted her boyfriend mid-flight to say she was flying over him — when he checked the security camera later, she couldn&apos;t stop laughing</image:title><image:caption>Man gets a text from wife that she is flying over him — what his security camera showed is a moment to remember forever.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/jewel-kilcher-refused-one-milllion-dollar-deal-as-a-teenager-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T05:45:01.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Jewel was homeless when she turned down a million-dollar deal. Now she says it&apos;s worth more than money</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/798011/uploads/d5060ff0-2f66-11f1-9c03-cb1f79da100d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Jewel was homeless when she turned down a million-dollar deal. Now she says it&apos;s worth more than money</image:title><image:caption>She wanted to be an artist more than famous, and accepting the million-dollar deal felt like going against her principles.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-angry-after-realizing-why-her-mil-cancelled-on-her-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-11T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>MIL bailed on babysitting duties hours before daughter&apos;s first field trip. When the real reason came out, she lost it</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804966/uploads/bc9ca6a0-5b20-11f1-9bc2-f97b089c965f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>MIL bailed on babysitting duties hours before daughter&apos;s first field trip. When the real reason came out, she lost it</image:title><image:caption>A woman planned to go on a school trip with her daughter and asked her MIL to look after her two children. She agreed, but a day before the trip, she gave her a silly reason and cancelled.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/ghosted-candidate-turned-the-tables-on-the-company-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-11T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Company ghosted him after the &apos;final&apos; interview, only to return when their lead developer quit. This time, he had a plan</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805014/uploads/27496060-5b44-11f1-a4d9-cdc2697f8d86_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Company ghosted him after the &apos;final&apos; interview, only to return when their lead developer quit. This time, he had a plan</image:title><image:caption>Instead of joining the job after being ghosted for months, this person chose to give the company the ultimate payback.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/candidate-exposes-a-recruiter-with-a-simple-code-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Job-seeker suspected nobody was reviewing the coding tests. One deliberate error helped him expose the truth</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805290/uploads/e960d7d0-5d9e-11f1-9e32-1bca48fababc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Job-seeker suspected nobody was reviewing the coding tests. One deliberate error helped him expose the truth</image:title><image:caption>A recruiter&apos;s lie gets exposed after the job seeker inserts a lie-detecting piece of code in the job application</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/denmark-library-offers-people-as-books</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T03:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Danish library lets you &apos;borrow a human&apos; for a free 30-minute session</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805452/uploads/20922e50-5e7d-11f1-8061-73dfa1aeb821_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Danish library lets you &apos;borrow a human&apos; for a free 30-minute session</image:title><image:caption>&quot;Every book has its boundaries. If you go beyond the boundaries of what they&apos;re comfortable talking about, they&apos;ll know to say to you, &apos;I&apos;m sorry, but those pages have not been published yet,&apos;&quot; Abergel, the founder, explained. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/lady-initiates-chain-of-kindness-by-buying-a-boy-a-sandwich-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T12:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>10-year-old boy asked Subway staff if his $5 bill could afford one sandwich. Minutes later, he was giving every dollar away</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805863/uploads/96ae7050-64a2-11f1-8c32-0189e23c4209_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>10-year-old boy asked Subway staff if his $5 bill could afford one sandwich. Minutes later, he was giving every dollar away</image:title><image:caption>A study published in PLOS One called it &apos;generalized reciprocity, &apos; and found that if a person has benefited from an act of kindness, there is a higher chance that they will pay it forward.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/one-culprit-keeps-crossing-us-canada-border-and-no-one-can-stop-him</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T00:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Border agents watched helplessly as the same &apos;smuggler&apos; kept crossing into the U.S. It was a cat</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806185/uploads/e3f7b2f0-632f-11f1-b2f8-93b9511b4fb3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Border agents watched helplessly as the same &apos;smuggler&apos; kept crossing into the U.S. It was a cat</image:title><image:caption>Louis Vuitton has no passport, four legs, and absolutely zero regard for international law.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mice-started-talking-differently-after-inserting-human-language-gene</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-11T02:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Scientists inserted a human language gene into mice and they started &apos;talking&apos; differently</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806202/uploads/21201840-6324-11f1-9691-e5deb38bc88f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Scientists inserted a human language gene into mice and they started &apos;talking&apos; differently</image:title><image:caption>The research focused on the NOVA1 gene, which plays a key role in complex vocal communication, among other functions. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-predicted-moms-passing-in-a-drawing-from-1986-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>A single slipper near mom&apos;s hospital bed felt odd until a childhood drawing proved how he&apos;d predicted her exact final moments</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806292/uploads/15914870-63d6-11f1-9856-c93251aa0518_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>A single slipper near mom&apos;s hospital bed felt odd until a childhood drawing proved how he&apos;d predicted her exact final moments</image:title><image:caption>Adam Mawson was shocked when he found a drawing he made in 1986 reflected the exact same way his mother spent her last day.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-proposes-to-current-gf-with-his-ex-wifes-ring-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T15:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman was excited to share engagement photos with the family — until his ex-wife&apos;s sister phoned to point out one odd detail about her new ring</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806303/uploads/a3206aa0-63e4-11f1-8d0f-8d80ad5c470f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman was excited to share engagement photos with the family — until his ex-wife&apos;s sister phoned to point out one odd detail about her new ring</image:title><image:caption>The woman confessed that it wasn’t about money or wanting an expensive ring. &apos;The problem is that this felt like I was stepping into someone else&apos;s place,&apos; she added.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-broke-off-engagement-because-of-mil-dependency-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman confronted fiancé after discovering his &apos;broke&apos; status came from funding mom&apos;s lavish lifestyle. His response ended their engagement</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806308/uploads/4660d010-63e0-11f1-8d0f-8d80ad5c470f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman confronted fiancé after discovering his &apos;broke&apos; status came from funding mom&apos;s lavish lifestyle. His response ended their engagement</image:title><image:caption>A woman broke off her engagement with her fiancé because he would not stop sending his mother money, even after he found out she used it for things that she did not need.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-rising-utility-bill-revealed-she-paying-for-wrong-house-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Maryland woman&apos;s empty condo ran up a suspicious $740 bill, so she began investigating. For 7 years, she&apos;d been paying for the wrong house</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806324/uploads/b71e0ca0-63e0-11f1-8d0f-8d80ad5c470f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Maryland woman&apos;s empty condo ran up a suspicious $740 bill, so she began investigating. For 7 years, she&apos;d been paying for the wrong house</image:title><image:caption>She spent seven years paying for her neighbor&apos;s electricity before uncovering the huge mix-up. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/lady-shuts-down-nosy-coworker-obsessed-with-her-baby-daddy-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Coworker badgered her about revealing &apos;baby daddy&apos; 563 times, then got offended by one joke — HR&apos;s response didn&apos;t go to plan</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806408/uploads/6fcfb350-64bf-11f1-9a09-8728409244f8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Coworker badgered her about revealing &apos;baby daddy&apos; 563 times, then got offended by one joke — HR&apos;s response didn&apos;t go to plan</image:title><image:caption>Woman took note each time her pestering coworker asked the same question about her &apos;baby daddy.&apos; After two years, she had 563 receipts</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/cheater-fiance-lost-all-wedding-money-to-scammers-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Fiancé tried to book her a flight at 1 a.m. after losing their wedding money to scammers. His excuse made her call off the engagement</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806442/uploads/5116c790-6498-11f1-b2c2-f771fbe8e964_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Fiancé tried to book her a flight at 1 a.m. after losing their wedding money to scammers. His excuse made her call off the engagement</image:title><image:caption>The incident cost Raleigh a fortune, and also the man she thought she loved and would end up marrying.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/uber-driver-saved-an-elderly-woman-from-losing-her-money-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Ex-cop driving an Uber took a wrong turn into elderly woman&apos;s home. Her two-word question set off his alarm bells instantly</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806443/uploads/cda30bd0-6497-11f1-b2c2-f771fbe8e964_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Ex-cop driving an Uber took a wrong turn into elderly woman&apos;s home. Her two-word question set off his alarm bells instantly</image:title><image:caption>The woman was seconds away from handing all her cards to the scammer but when Uber driver noticed her panicking, his police instincts saved her. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-found-a-rare-american-revolutionary-era-journal-in-a-beer-box</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-11T00:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Pennsylvania man found a 250-year-old book inside a beer box. It held America&apos;s untold history</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806444/uploads/6499cd40-6492-11f1-8717-359ad912f078_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Pennsylvania man found a 250-year-old book inside a beer box. It held America&apos;s untold history</image:title><image:caption>Brian Engle stumbled upon a one in 200 journal while at a flea market in Pennsylvania.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-teach-rude-tourists-a-lifelong-lesson-with-a-tattoo-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-11T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He saw a tourist group misbehave with the tattoo artist — and turned their sketch request into a joke they&apos;d wear forever</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806481/uploads/aadb5980-64bb-11f1-9a09-8728409244f8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He saw a tourist group misbehave with the tattoo artist — and turned their sketch request into a joke they&apos;d wear forever</image:title><image:caption>&apos;To this day, my dad still has no idea if that man ever found out what his tattoo actually meant,&apos; the author said. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/chef-responds-to-refund-demand-with-bigger-bill-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-11T15:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>After squeezing 50 free servings out of a caterer, a wealthy family demanded a refund. It didn&apos;t go as planned</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806488/uploads/b1f64f00-64ba-11f1-9a09-8728409244f8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>After squeezing 50 free servings out of a caterer, a wealthy family demanded a refund. It didn&apos;t go as planned</image:title><image:caption>Chef Momnoms dealt with an extremely difficult client who demanded a refund after she cooked for them. Instead of complying, she calculated the true cost of her services.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/olive-garden-refused-to-give-server-her-700-usd-tip-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-11T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Olive Garden waitress was fired for questioning a missing $700 tip — until one bank alert exposed their scheme</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806493/uploads/2b0a8e40-64e0-11f1-943c-9bfdd3343d63_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Olive Garden waitress was fired for questioning a missing $700 tip — until one bank alert exposed their scheme</image:title><image:caption>Brook Sykes received a $700 tip from a customer, but was denied by the management at Olive Garden. The customer came to her defense.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/date-upset-as-man-packs-leftovers-to-take-home-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-11T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>His date only ate three scoops of her $220 order, so he packed the leftovers. Her &apos;disgusted&apos; reaction made him regret taking her out</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806501/uploads/581ba5c0-64d3-11f1-ae1f-b99c32ba6f25_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>His date only ate three scoops of her $220 order, so he packed the leftovers. Her &apos;disgusted&apos; reaction made him regret taking her out</image:title><image:caption>Man saved a $220 dish from going to the trash, but his date thought it was a dealbreaker. </image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>