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In order to get into the fraternity, he had to complete certain tasks that were set by the pledgemaster. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hoa-rule-restricts-tennessee-family-from-building-kitchen-garden-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-28T19:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA&apos;s arbitrary rules put Tennessee man&apos;s &apos;daily produce&apos; garden in jeopardy. His wife hit back with a lethal response</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801065/uploads/c731a940-4319-11f1-9f3e-f7016a8d1f8f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA&apos;s arbitrary rules put Tennessee man&apos;s &apos;daily produce&apos; garden in jeopardy. 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That&apos;s where a stranger found her with the most unbelievable photo</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/teen-boy-discovers-lost-ancient-mayan-city-and-got-to-name-it-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-28T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>15-year-old boy discovers ancient Mayan city while working on a school project</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801094/uploads/45af8c80-42e6-11f1-842e-694412b726ef_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>15-year-old boy discovers ancient Mayan city while working on a school project</image:title><image:caption>William Gadoury from Saint-de-Jean-Mather, Quebec, discovered a lost ancient city, which is now the fourth largest Mayan city. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/kid-called-911-to-catch-monster-under-his-bed-led-to-a-wholesome-chat</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T13:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Kid called 911 to investigate monster under his bed. So an officer came in and grabbed it by the head</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801095/uploads/ce184e30-445e-11f1-9f64-0197ac284e94_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Kid called 911 to investigate monster under his bed. So an officer came in and grabbed it by the head</image:title><image:caption>The officer and the boy then entered the room, and the officer bent down to see what it was all about. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-explained-how-accents-change-due-to-geographical-locations</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T10:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Could mountains and rivers shape your accent? A poet says yes</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801098/uploads/b31b7c60-4300-11f1-90c3-df910956e2c3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Could mountains and rivers shape your accent? 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So her sister-in-law gave her that chance on her big day</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801215/uploads/2bb3d9a0-438e-11f1-80c8-074fa212eecf_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She couldn&apos;t dance with her dad at her own wedding. So her sister-in-law gave her that chance on her big day</image:title><image:caption>Chun missed the father-daughter dance on her wedding day because her absent father refused to show up. Years later, her sister-in-law paused her reception mid-way to let her have her moment.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employee-follows-managers-outdated-orders-makes-him-regret-it-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Manager scolded an employee for skipping an outdated checklist — then watched malicious compliance backfire on everyone</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801246/uploads/83872d70-43b2-11f1-b162-87872b0f5385_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Manager scolded an employee for skipping an outdated checklist — then watched malicious compliance backfire on everyone</image:title><image:caption> According to the employee, the “daily closing checklist” of their warehouse was compiled years ago, and not many workers took it seriously. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-built-road-after-waiting-for-main-road-to-be-repaired-for-3-months</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T03:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>British man was tired of complaining about a damaged road — so he built his own road instead</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801258/uploads/ae17d010-43af-11f1-b162-87872b0f5385_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>British man was tired of complaining about a damaged road — so he built his own road instead</image:title><image:caption>Mike Watts built a private road in Kelston and charged roughly $2 as a toll fee.</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>