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He found out at 24 — and their reason left him appalled</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/812061/uploads/76bad680-8bdf-11f1-a384-4b7ed9cda73e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Parents hid his dream-university acceptance letters when he was 17. He found out at 24 — and their reason left him appalled</image:title><image:caption>A national champion&apos;s parents intercepted his college offers, putting their own convenience ahead of his entire future. 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Then a mechanic discovered it had never been installed</image:title><image:caption>Man paid $70 every month for an air filter only to realize that it was never installed in the first place </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-tried-to-force-roommates-out-of-the-house-by-invading-a-couch-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T12:45:35.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Roommate called the cops over people using &apos;his couch.&apos; He didn&apos;t know they were livestreaming — and had caught his lie in 4K</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/812309/uploads/a156a560-8cdc-11f1-b215-4fb73ec71cb4_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Roommate called the cops over people using &apos;his couch.&apos; He didn&apos;t know they were livestreaming — and had caught his lie in 4K</image:title><image:caption>Man invaded a couch and tried to force roommates out of the house. A livestream video showed clearly upped their game </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/bridesmaid-ruined-her-friendship-of-6-years-with-a-wedding-speech-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T17:15:57.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Bride trusted her BFF of 6 years with the speech. She roasted her — then confessed something about the groom that stunned the room</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813261/uploads/45877810-9559-11f1-8ab1-d30e6767f445_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Bride trusted her BFF of 6 years with the speech. She roasted her — then confessed something about the groom that stunned the room</image:title><image:caption>Instead of recounting happy moments they spent together during their friendship, Gemma started ranting about how astronomical Millie’s expectations were in friendship and that no one could live up to her standards. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/station-casinos-surprisers-workers-with-70-million-in-stock-fp-g</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>10,000 casino employees arrived for a 50th anniversary celebration, unaware they&apos;d soon be millionaires</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/817826/uploads/c5ddcf10-b646-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>10,000 casino employees arrived for a 50th anniversary celebration, unaware they&apos;d soon be millionaires</image:title><image:caption>Employees thought they were attending a 50th anniversary celebration. 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A businessman in a suit walked up to their table and made their trip unforgettable. An act of kindness he&apos;d remember 46 years later</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/her-bf-broke-up-because-of-long-distance-only-for-his-other-gf-to-text-her-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He ended their whirlwind summer romance over &apos;long distance&apos; and seemed crushed. 30 days later, a woman overseas texted her his wedding plans</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818485/uploads/b8f0c220-bb06-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He ended their whirlwind summer romance over &apos;long distance&apos; and seemed crushed. 30 days later, a woman overseas texted her his wedding plans</image:title><image:caption>When she confronted her ex, he responded by saying, &apos;[The] plans weren’t real and that he didn’t actually intend on going.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mom-used-her-daughters-wedding-to-reveal-her-sons-death-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Bride was stunned when mom put a huge photo of her brother on the wedding guestbook’s first page — after refusing to tell guests he&apos;d died years ago</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818494/uploads/60d3a850-bbd8-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Bride was stunned when mom put a huge photo of her brother on the wedding guestbook’s first page — after refusing to tell guests he&apos;d died years ago</image:title><image:caption>&apos;I told my mom it was highly inappropriate to do so,&apos; the author said. However, she pushed back, saying, &apos;It was just a nice gesture.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/lady-surprises-dad-with-a-trip-to-the-hotel-he-worked-at-58-years-ago-sng</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Daughter took Dad back to the hotel he&apos;d serviced 60 years ago. The staff had a surprise</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818499/uploads/681ceee0-bbd9-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Daughter took Dad back to the hotel he&apos;d serviced 60 years ago. The staff had a surprise</image:title><image:caption>Her video captured the emotional return alongside the ultimate morning moment when hotel staff surprised Joe at breakfast with an unforgettable piece of his past.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mil-gaslights-bride-over-dress-then-misses-sons-wedding-over-dinner-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>MIL wore a beige lace dress to her son&apos;s civil ceremony after telling the bride she &apos;didn&apos;t need white.&apos; Then her son called her out</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818502/uploads/677aed10-bbda-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>MIL wore a beige lace dress to her son&apos;s civil ceremony after telling the bride she &apos;didn&apos;t need white.&apos; Then her son called her out</image:title><image:caption>My MIL and FIL actually did NOT show up because my MIL didn&apos;t like that we wanted a romantic dinner alone on our wedding day,” the bride wrote. The couple had even offered to celebrate with them the next day.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/ram-driver-honked-at-man-for-5-seconds-and-got-pulled-over-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Pickup truck driver honked for 5 seconds straight when he refused to block an intersection, then reversed toward him. He didn&apos;t see the motorcycle cop</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818513/uploads/194c2fc0-bbc9-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Pickup truck driver honked for 5 seconds straight when he refused to block an intersection, then reversed toward him. He didn&apos;t see the motorcycle cop</image:title><image:caption>When it was his turn to get on the on-ramp, he noticed that several cars stopped halfway into the intersection. Not wanting to block the other cars, he waited.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/shopper-pushes-cart-into-family-car-then-finds-it-zip-tied-to-her-door-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Shopper sent a cart flying into a family’s car rather than return it — then came back to find it zip-tied to her driver’s door</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818517/uploads/c7da95f0-bbd7-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Shopper sent a cart flying into a family’s car rather than return it — then came back to find it zip-tied to her driver’s door</image:title><image:caption>The couple was waiting in their car for their baby to wake up when a shopper pushed a cart into their vehicle with her car. The dad later found three zip ties in his roadside kit and waited to see what happened when she returned.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/doctor-tried-to-overcharge-patient-but-assistant-spilled-the-truth-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Assistant rolled her eyes at dentist&apos;s $11,500 pitch and secretly told patient he only needed a $450 cleaning. Then they begged for a Google review</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818521/uploads/9d4feaf0-bbd3-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Assistant rolled her eyes at dentist&apos;s $11,500 pitch and secretly told patient he only needed a $450 cleaning. Then they begged for a Google review</image:title><image:caption>The doctor prescribed three gum grafts of $3,000 each, swiftly tacking on an additional $2,500 procedure to sever a ligament under the tongue. All of this totaled a whopping $11,500. Standing quietly beside the chair, the dental assistant rolled her eyes. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/boss-left-red-faced-as-employee-exposes-her-by-following-her-order-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss refused to pay for the employee’s mandatory certification. When the auditor asked for it, he pulled up her email in front of five managers </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818522/uploads/1bfae860-bb42-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boss refused to pay for the employee’s mandatory certification. When the auditor asked for it, he pulled up her email in front of five managers </image:title><image:caption>The chaos could have been avoided if the boss had listened to the employee.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/wife-demands-open-marriage-after-cheating-on-husband-of-8-years-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Wife admitted she&apos;d been secretly seeing her ex for a year and asked her husband for an open marriage — he chose a different route instead</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818528/uploads/bba91370-bb4a-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Wife admitted she&apos;d been secretly seeing her ex for a year and asked her husband for an open marriage — he chose a different route instead</image:title><image:caption>The husband, however, refused to be &apos;strong-armed&apos; into an open relationship and immediately drew the line.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/customer-ordered-a-plain-cheeseburger-then-complained-about-no-toppings-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Customer asked for a &apos;plain cheeseburger&apos; at Five Guys, then complained there was nothing on it. His &apos;McDonald’s&apos; demand made it even stranger</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818579/uploads/bb08bbb0-bbc1-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Customer asked for a &apos;plain cheeseburger&apos; at Five Guys, then complained there was nothing on it. His &apos;McDonald’s&apos; demand made it even stranger</image:title><image:caption>The customer asked for a &apos;Plain cheeseburger,&apos; and a few moments later, he claimed, &apos;You made my food wrong. There’s nothing on it.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/dog-kept-pressing-on-her-arm-and-found-agressive-cancer</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Grandma&apos;s labradoodle kept pressing his snout into her armpit. Doctors found 3 cancerous growths</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818583/uploads/e19ae3b0-bbc2-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Grandma&apos;s labradoodle kept pressing his snout into her armpit. Doctors found 3 cancerous growths</image:title><image:caption>Zeki was never trained to detect medical conditions, but it was probably its extraordinary sense of smell that detected the organic volatile compounds associated with cancer inside Karen Daggett’s body. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-searching-for-missing-mom-for-32-years-finds-her-in-las-vegas-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman spent 32 years showing strangers AI-generated photos of her missing mother. 1 day after she went Live on TV, her mother was found</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818590/uploads/415ae5a0-bbca-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman spent 32 years showing strangers AI-generated photos of her missing mother. 1 day after she went Live on TV, her mother was found</image:title><image:caption>Mary Klein was just a child when her parents divorced, and she was separated from her mother, Kim Bartley. For 32 years, she kept the search going, chasing every lead she could find across multiple states. And now she finally found her.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/customer-tipped-11-on-220-bill-but-the-server-wasnt-impressed-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Customer tipped $11 on a $220 dinner — only for the server to return the bill with a stern note telling him to eat elsewhere</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818592/uploads/9f970050-bbc9-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Customer tipped $11 on a $220 dinner — only for the server to return the bill with a stern note telling him to eat elsewhere</image:title><image:caption>The total bill came out to be $220, and factoring in taxes, the balance reached $240.35. The man tacked on an $11 tip, which he thought was &apos;fair.&apos; However, the server slapped down the finalized receipt with a blunt message.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/delilah-from-hey-there-delilah-finally-responded-21-years-later</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>21 years later, ‘Hey There Delilah’ finally has an answer</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818598/uploads/da821340-bbd2-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>21 years later, ‘Hey There Delilah’ finally has an answer</image:title><image:caption>LØLØ&apos;s version of &apos;Hey There Delilah&apos; with the Plain White T&apos;s was such a hit because fans were nostalgic for the song. Getting a reply from &apos;Delilah&apos; made it feel like the story had come full circle.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mom-tattooed-son-keyboard-drawing-so-they-could-speak-privately</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T12:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Her non-verbal son&apos;s communication device failed, so he drew a keyboard. She tattooed it on her arm</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818633/uploads/ad405cc0-bc09-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her non-verbal son&apos;s communication device failed, so he drew a keyboard. She tattooed it on her arm</image:title><image:caption>Since Hunter was autistic and nonverbal, Jessica Fletcher wrote down the alphabet so he could spell what he wanted, but it didn&apos;t work. That&apos;s when Hunter drew a keyboard, and Fletcher knew exactly what she had to do.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/geoguessr-rainbolt-reunites-family-with-lost-childhood-video-g-sn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T12:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Stranger found her childhood videos from 25 years ago. She heard her late dad call her name again</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818719/uploads/07f9ba10-bc9d-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Stranger found her childhood videos from 25 years ago. She heard her late dad call her name again</image:title><image:caption>After Rainbolt reunited the family with the footage, the daughter said, &quot;This is extremely valuable to my brother and I. I am grateful to have this so very much.&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-created-203-fake-profiles-of-airforce-pilot-bf-after-breakup-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T13:45:02.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She broke up with an Air Force pilot in 2018. Then she created 203 fake profiles with his name and photo</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818747/uploads/8886aef0-bcb0-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She broke up with an Air Force pilot in 2018. Then she created 203 fake profiles with his name and photo</image:title><image:caption>The fake profiles were also used to add friends, colleagues, and acquaintances of the pilot. Through these profiles, she sent abusive messages and comments on his behalf.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/d-backs-trumpeter-sings-national-anthem-after-instrument-fails</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>His trumpet malfunctioned midway through the national anthem at a Diamondbacks game. So he started singing</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/818860/uploads/9e36c330-bd6d-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>His trumpet malfunctioned midway through the national anthem at a Diamondbacks game. So he started singing</image:title><image:caption>Since 2001, Dr. McGuire has been the squad’s lucky charm, but this time, midway through the performance, his instrument failed to perform. It was as if the trumpet secretly whispered to him, “Not today.”</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>