https://scoop.upworthy.com/this-mom-is-on-a-mission-to-show-her-daughter-who-has-a-rare-birthmark-that-shes-beautiful-ex2UPWORTHYen2026-05-01T04:15:14.000ZThis mom is on a mission to show her daughter, who has a rare birthmark, that she's beautifulhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/565837/uploads/fdf67480-abf4-11ec-ae3c-cb79a7b4c6ab_1200_630.jpegThis mom is on a mission to show her daughter, who has a rare birthmark, that she's beautifulAdorable!https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-wins-the-lottery-after-her-runaway-dogs-actions-turned-out-to-be-fortunate-ex1UPWORTHYen2026-04-30T23:45:11.000ZWoman ends up winning the lottery after being forced to buy a ticket thanks to her mischievous doghttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/676883/uploads/bf3bd960-42f4-11f1-b8f2-cd36cfc22de8_1200_630.jpegWoman ends up winning the lottery after being forced to buy a ticket thanks to her mischievous dogShe followed her runaway dog into a lottery store and what happened next made her believe in fate.https://scoop.upworthy.com/teacher-comes-up-with-ingenious-plan-when-asked-to-pay-for-students-zoo-trip-out-of-their-pocket-ex5UPWORTHYen2026-04-29T22:15:32.000ZSchool forced teacher to pay for students' zoo trip out of their pocket — she turned the tables on with a detourhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/677076/uploads/fdc55600-c54c-11f0-be87-199e754f06d2_1200_630.jpegSchool forced teacher to pay for students' zoo trip out of their pocket — she turned the tables on with a detourThe school administration was forcing the teacher to pay zoo entry fees for 18 students out of their pocket.https://scoop.upworthy.com/neurologist-gives-epic-response-to-male-peer-who-tried-to-mansplain-her-own-paper-to-her-ex3UPWORTHYen2026-04-29T21:45:30.000ZMale peer tried mansplaining a neurologist’s own research to her — her three-word brutal response left him embarrassedhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/706558/uploads/5a4b0c70-42f3-11f1-b8f2-cd36cfc22de8_1200_630.jpegMale peer tried mansplaining a neurologist’s own research to her — her three-word brutal response left him embarrassedThe woman was surprised when a delegate at a conference asked her to refer to a paper that she had written.https://scoop.upworthy.com/larry-david-explains-why-he-would-never-go-to-a-destination-wedding-and-we-totally-get-it-ex5UPWORTHYen2026-04-29T23:45:35.000ZLarry David explains why he would never go to a destination wedding, and we totally get ithttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/730857/uploads/09cfffa0-c8ef-11ef-aa47-fdfea0312561_1200_630.jpegLarry David explains why he would never go to a destination wedding, and we totally get itLarry David hilariously explains why he's against destination weddings, and trust us, many of us totally agree. https://scoop.upworthy.com/son-disrespects-his-fiancee-in-front-of-his-mom-she-shut-him-down-and-gave-him-an-earful-ex2UPWORTHYen2026-04-30T04:15:38.000ZSon disrespected his fiancée in front of his mom — she asked one question that shut him down instantlyhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/731710/uploads/9e107d70-ce49-11ef-87bc-31eb56f78a2d_1200_630.jpegSon disrespected his fiancée in front of his mom — she asked one question that shut him down instantlyA couple decided to test if the woman's future mother-in-law would side with her or her son. Her response won everyone's hearts.https://scoop.upworthy.com/bikers-queue-up-at-girls-lemonade-stand-in-indiana-to-thank-her-mom-who-saved-their-lives-ex1UPWORTHYen2026-04-29T10:15:55.000ZBikers queue up at girl's lemonade stand in Indiana to thank her mom who saved their lives https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/733959/uploads/1fbdb750-dd6f-11ef-992d-37b95d1ff0fe_1200_630.jpegBikers queue up at girl's lemonade stand in Indiana to thank her mom who saved their lives A group of 30 bikers in Indiana stopped by a lemonade stand to thank the nurse who saved their lives during a highway crash!https://scoop.upworthy.com/gen-z-teacher-asks-students-to-rant-about-anything-and-their-unhinged-essays-are-cracking-the-internet-up-ex5UPWORTHYen2026-04-30T21:45:05.000ZGen Z teacher asked students to 'rant about anything' and they turned in unhinged essayshttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/734106/uploads/2ecf7390-de42-11ef-972a-83c456726cb5_1200_630.jpegGen Z teacher asked students to 'rant about anything' and they turned in unhinged essaysA 23-year-old teacher let his students rant in their essays—and the results are hilarious!https://scoop.upworthy.com/australian-woman-remembers-every-single-detail-of-her-life-so-they-put-her-to-the-test-on-60-minutes-ex1UPWORTHYen2026-04-30T14:15:14.000ZAustralian woman remembers every single detail of her life. So they put her to the test on '60 Minutes.'https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/734309/uploads/f9c50ed0-df9f-11ef-98b8-6f3825f779bf_1200_630.jpegAustralian woman remembers every single detail of her life. So they put her to the test on '60 Minutes.'The woman didn't come to know about her memory superpower until her mom showed her an episode where experts were talking about a condition called HSAM.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-ex1UPWORTHYen2026-04-29T13:15:07.000ZWoman's in-laws pushed for a prenup fearing she was a gold-digger — they had no clue she was actually richerhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/734340/uploads/cc2fe220-e23c-11ef-bd83-fd2df8da5961_1200_630.jpegWoman's in-laws pushed for a prenup fearing she was a gold-digger — they had no clue she was actually richerWife asks for divorce after in-laws refuse to invite her for Christmas–internet applauds her decision!https://scoop.upworthy.com/company-fires-employee-after-training-their-own-replacement-fp-ex2UPWORTHYen2026-04-30T17:15:33.000ZCompany fires an employee after making them train their replacement, and instantly regrets ithttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/773598/uploads/17fa58d0-b8a6-11f0-9bda-b176e7bd5dbb_1200_630.jpegCompany fires an employee after making them train their replacement, and instantly regrets it'We'd love to have you stay another 2 weeks to finish training Jessica,' the manager said. https://scoop.upworthy.com/gordon-ramsay-trash-talks-his-mom-but-her-simple-test-destroys-him-ex1UPWORTHYen2026-04-30T22:45:09.000ZGordon Ramsay trash-talked his mom during their apple pie showdown. She schooled him with one move on his TV showhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/777779/uploads/7e6e00f0-b3e0-11f0-abae-4b3debd6a3ca_1200_630.jpegGordon Ramsay trash-talked his mom during their apple pie showdown. She schooled him with one move on his TV show'I think mine looks just a little bit better...'https://scoop.upworthy.com/buyers-claim-owners-smart-home-device-so-he-programs-it-for-revenge-fp-ex2UPWORTHYen2026-04-30T15:45:24.000ZHomebuyers insisted the smart-home devices come free with the house — so the owner maliciously reprogrammed themhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/781509/uploads/ac006330-cb89-11f0-9258-4d0b22cefe6e_1200_630.jpegHomebuyers insisted the smart-home devices come free with the house — so the owner maliciously reprogrammed them While his lawyer tried explaining to them that the author was doing them a favor by taking the devices off the wall since they were unusable, their lawyer did not budge. So the author decided to have "fun" with it.https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-feared-getting-spiked-so-her-first-date-suggested-perfect-hack-fpr-ex1UPWORTHYen2026-04-30T13:45:10.000ZShe worried about leaving her drink unattended — then her first date said something to the bartender that floored herhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/788655/uploads/0c9edd30-59a1-11f0-8ffa-d3c42af5f89a_1200_630.jpegShe worried about leaving her drink unattended — then her first date said something to the bartender that floored her'We shouldn't have to go to these lengths to protect ourselves. It is way more common than men think,' the woman said of drinks being spiked on dateshttps://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-refuses-to-give-up-window-seat-to-couple-fp-ex1UPWORTHYen2026-04-30T15:15:19.000ZCouple on 6-hour flight tried to coerce woman into giving up window seat—woman refused and stood her groundhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/789374/uploads/e5b09c00-fcf1-11f0-af65-a1a90d913ab8_1200_630.jpegCouple on 6-hour flight tried to coerce woman into giving up window seat—woman refused and stood her ground'If sitting together was so important, then they should have bought tickets together'https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-mindblown-after-discovering-the-correct-way-to-use-cheese-grater-fpr-ex1UPWORTHYen2026-04-30T16:45:28.000ZWoman mindblown after discovering the 'correct way' to use cheese grater: 'Easy peasy now'https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/791352/uploads/b306a130-1d75-11ef-ad2a-a9a293b12f38_1200_630.jpegWoman mindblown after discovering the 'correct way' to use cheese grater: 'Easy peasy now'This woman reveals the correct way to use a cheese grater and it's quite shocking!https://scoop.upworthy.com/disabled-girl-who-did-jocks-homework-in-school-reaches-out-with-request-fpr-ex1UPWORTHYen2026-04-30T17:45:37.000ZDisabled girl did a jock's homework to keep bullies away. Decades later, he reached out with a request — to help herhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/792210/uploads/f0260160-67a6-11f0-96de-258b9485daf9_1200_630.jpegDisabled girl did a jock's homework to keep bullies away. Decades later, he reached out with a request — to help herA popular boy who defended his disabled classmate from bullies years ago now offers to buy her a house.https://scoop.upworthy.com/expert-ask-20-women-one-thing-they-regret-and-all-had-same-answer-fpUPWORTHYen2026-04-29T18:45:00.000ZBurnout expert asked 20 women what they regretted most in life and they all had one answer https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/800203/uploads/23ad0ff0-3d6d-11f1-bf60-ddf9b85f9881_1200_630.jpegBurnout expert asked 20 women what they regretted most in life and they all had one answer She interviewed 20 women over 50 to understand their main reason behind burnout and was astonished to know that motherhood wasn’t one of them, contrary to the typical belief. https://scoop.upworthy.com/mom-took-son-back-to-store-after-she-found-out-he-stole-somethingUPWORTHYen2026-04-29T19:45:00.000ZA 7-year-old stole a trinket because it had no price tag — his mom’s response surprised even the storehttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/800214/uploads/de7a9c60-3d88-11f1-8d50-976c35b98908_1200_630.jpegA 7-year-old stole a trinket because it had no price tag — his mom’s response surprised even the storeA mother almost called the police after her son stole from a store. She took him back to fix his mistake.https://scoop.upworthy.com/boss-asked-worker-to-cancel-approved-vacation-she-said-a-firm-no-fpUPWORTHYen2026-04-29T17:15:00.000ZBoss told her to cancel her family holiday booked 5 months earlier — she responded firmly with one wordhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/800914/uploads/914ff860-43a8-11f1-bb39-517c4a866a51_1200_630.jpegBoss told her to cancel her family holiday booked 5 months earlier — she responded firmly with one wordBoss told her that he was “too important and highly paid” to sit at a front admin office, which meant she was being indirectly asked to cancel or reschedule her family vacation or else get fired from the job.https://scoop.upworthy.com/managers-broke-her-system-in-her-absence-only-to-face-more-issues-fpUPWORTHYen2026-04-29T05:45:00.000ZTeam called coworker’s documentation 'too much' and rewrote it while she was on leave — now they’re stuck fixing problems that didn’t exist beforehttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/800917/uploads/9bd0a180-420f-11f1-b745-3f33d51ee7d9_1200_630.jpegTeam called coworker’s documentation 'too much' and rewrote it while she was on leave — now they’re stuck fixing problems that didn’t exist beforeAt first, everyone thought that making a guide for every process and adding notes to every case was a bit over the top, until they realized its importance when she went on leave.https://scoop.upworthy.com/resurfaced-letter-reveals-george-washington-had-money-problemsUPWORTHYen2026-04-29T17:30:00.000ZLost letter from 1787 reveals even George Washington had 'money problems'https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/800953/uploads/b2e36b70-43bb-11f1-927c-358ea0fc7a6b_1200_630.jpegLost letter from 1787 reveals even George Washington had 'money problems'At the time of discovery, the letter was expected to fetch over $50,000 at auctions.https://scoop.upworthy.com/mit-student-was-used-to-measured-harvard-bridge-making-the-unit-smootUPWORTHYen2026-04-29T13:45:00.000ZIn 1958, MIT students used one freshman to measure the Harvard Bridge — and invented the ‘smoot’https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801064/uploads/22228c00-42d6-11f1-a8bb-d147b3d5bab3_1200_630.jpegIn 1958, MIT students used one freshman to measure the Harvard Bridge — and invented the ‘smoot’In October 1958, Smoot was one of the MIT freshman students who pledged to Lambda Chi Alpha. In order to get into the fraternity, he had to complete certain tasks that were set by the pledgemaster. https://scoop.upworthy.com/coworker-stealing-credit-at-work-falls-for-his-own-bluff-fpUPWORTHYen2026-04-29T18:15:00.000ZCoworker kept taking credit for shared work at hotel front desk — so she stopped reminding him about one task and let it play outhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801079/uploads/f6ccd190-430d-11f1-a852-d13be22cf2f2_1200_630.jpegCoworker kept taking credit for shared work at hotel front desk — so she stopped reminding him about one task and let it play outEric learnt it the hard way: Don't take credit for the work you didn't do. https://scoop.upworthy.com/texas-woman-reunited-with-cat-from-bachelorette-1500-miles-away-fpUPWORTHYen2026-04-30T05:45:00.000ZTexas woman found her missing cat in a stranger’s bachelorette photo — 1,500 miles awayhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801092/uploads/397f21b0-43e9-11f1-9e84-cb1c5711b40e_1200_630.jpegTexas woman found her missing cat in a stranger’s bachelorette photo — 1,500 miles awayLisa, an ex-lawyer, pleasure coach, and cat mom, wrote a distressing post in an Austin “lost and found pets” Facebook group, alerting people that Fry had gone missing. That's where a stranger found her with the most unbelievable photohttps://scoop.upworthy.com/kid-called-911-to-catch-monster-under-his-bed-led-to-a-wholesome-chatUPWORTHYen2026-04-30T13:00:00.000ZKid called 911 to investigate monster under his bed. So an officer came in and grabbed it by the headhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801095/uploads/ce184e30-445e-11f1-9f64-0197ac284e94_1200_630.jpegKid called 911 to investigate monster under his bed. So an officer came in and grabbed it by the headThe officer and the boy then entered the room, and the officer bent down to see what it was all about. https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-explained-how-accents-change-due-to-geographical-locationsUPWORTHYen2026-04-30T10:45:00.000ZCould mountains and rivers shape your accent? A poet says yeshttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801098/uploads/b31b7c60-4300-11f1-90c3-df910956e2c3_1200_630.jpegCould mountains and rivers shape your accent? A poet says yesKae Tempest explained how people living in hilly regions and people living in flatlands have different accents.https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-records-himself-getting-drenched-on-a-united-airlines-flight-fpUPWORTHYen2026-04-30T04:45:00.000Z'Rain' drenches United Airlines passenger in his seat — the crew's solution makes it 10 times worsehttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801109/uploads/a682f860-43ec-11f1-9e84-cb1c5711b40e_1200_630.jpeg'Rain' drenches United Airlines passenger in his seat — the crew's solution makes it 10 times worseKevin Glover recorded himself while liquid kept pouring on him during his flight with United Airlines.https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-laughing-at-nfl-star-kick-caused-seizure-that-saved-his-lifeUPWORTHYen2026-04-29T19:15:00.000ZFan laughed at a missed NFL kick so hard he had a seizure — and it may have saved his lifehttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801200/uploads/72795830-4391-11f1-80c8-074fa212eecf_1200_630.jpegFan laughed at a missed NFL kick so hard he had a seizure — and it may have saved his lifeWhen he got to the hospital, the doctor examined him and did a CT scan, and was stunned at what he found out.https://scoop.upworthy.com/dc-woman-finds-letter-in-book-reunites-with-grandchildUPWORTHYen2026-04-29T20:15:00.000ZShe recognized grandma’s handwriting in a stranger’s blog and uncovered a 23-year-old letter meant for herhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801208/uploads/7f62aae0-43cf-11f1-866a-85076a591c68_1200_630.jpegShe recognized grandma’s handwriting in a stranger’s blog and uncovered a 23-year-old letter meant for herFor years, a copy of Ann Patchett's 'State of Wonder' sat silent on a shelf in Mount Pleasant, D.C., hiding a secret that its owner, Katie Slocum, didn't know anything about. https://scoop.upworthy.com/girl-gets-a-wedding-dance-with-dad-after-absent-father-refused-fpUPWORTHYen2026-04-30T01:45:00.000ZShe couldn't dance with her dad at her own wedding. So her sister-in-law gave her that chance on her big dayhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801215/uploads/2bb3d9a0-438e-11f1-80c8-074fa212eecf_1200_630.jpegShe couldn't dance with her dad at her own wedding. So her sister-in-law gave her that chance on her big dayChun 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.https://scoop.upworthy.com/study-shows-person-personality-affects-the-dreams-they-haveUPWORTHYen2026-05-01T01:45:00.000ZScience says a person's personality can affect the type of dreams they havehttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801225/uploads/64a907a0-43a5-11f1-9b65-11bb9b7981ae_1200_630.jpegScience says a person's personality can affect the type of dreams they haveOver the course of two weeks, the participants kept daily records of their experiences, as the researchers tried to find out why some dreams feel vivid and lifelike while others are confusing and hard to remember.https://scoop.upworthy.com/employee-gets-a-raise-after-calling-boss-dense-fpUPWORTHYen2026-04-30T19:15:00.000ZEmployee called his boss ‘dense’ in a heated meeting — he expected to be fired but got a raise insteadhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801231/uploads/4e8c6820-43a7-11f1-bb39-517c4a866a51_1200_630.jpegEmployee called his boss ‘dense’ in a heated meeting — he expected to be fired but got a raise insteadThe employee had even texted their mother about a possible termination. But, to their surprise, the boss decided to play it differently.https://scoop.upworthy.com/employee-follows-managers-outdated-orders-makes-him-regret-it-fpUPWORTHYen2026-04-29T16:45:00.000ZManager scolded an employee for skipping an outdated checklist — then watched malicious compliance backfire on everyonehttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801246/uploads/83872d70-43b2-11f1-b162-87872b0f5385_1200_630.jpegManager scolded an employee for skipping an outdated checklist — then watched malicious compliance backfire on everyone According to the employee, the “daily closing checklist” of their warehouse was compiled years ago, and not many workers took it seriously. https://scoop.upworthy.com/grandpa-hands-daily-treat-to-kids-to-keep-alive-his-wifes-legacy-fpUPWORTHYen2026-04-30T17:45:00.000ZBoy missed elderly neighbor who brought him treats and then her 93-year-old husband showed uphttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801248/uploads/1f0384c0-43b2-11f1-b162-87872b0f5385_1200_630.jpegBoy missed elderly neighbor who brought him treats and then her 93-year-old husband showed upTurning loss into love, Leroy continues to carry out his wife's sweet daily gesture. https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-built-road-after-waiting-for-main-road-to-be-repaired-for-3-monthsUPWORTHYen2026-04-30T03:45:00.000ZBritish man was tired of complaining about a damaged road — so he built his own road insteadhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801258/uploads/ae17d010-43af-11f1-b162-87872b0f5385_1200_630.jpegBritish man was tired of complaining about a damaged road — so he built his own road insteadMike Watts built a private road in Kelston and charged roughly $2 as a toll fee.https://scoop.upworthy.com/they-auctioned-their-14-k-1973-pontiac-for-their-grandchildren-their-neighbors-bid-100-kUPWORTHYen2026-04-30T18:15:00.000ZThey auctioned a $14K Pontiac for their grandkids. Neighbors bid $100K and then did something incrediblehttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801266/uploads/aa503990-43d7-11f1-866a-85076a591c68_1200_630.jpegThey auctioned a $14K Pontiac for their grandkids. Neighbors bid $100K and then did something incredibleBen Keryluke had to auction his late son's car to provide for his orphaned grandchildren. The community decided to do something about it.https://scoop.upworthy.com/petty-influencer-left-false-review-restaurant-hit-back-fpUPWORTHYen2026-05-01T03:45:00.000ZPetty influencer left a bad review because the restaurant wouldn't grant a $100 discount. Their response was A++https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801385/uploads/c29ea360-4468-11f1-a2c1-df5f635c3a6a_1200_630.jpegPetty influencer left a bad review because the restaurant wouldn't grant a $100 discount. Their response was A++It all started when Malik reached out to Corner 17, suggesting that he wanted to review the food that they serve and post about it on his page in exchange for getting a $100 discount.https://scoop.upworthy.com/sister-lied-that-she-was-broke-to-amily-but-had-6-figure-savings-fpUPWORTHYen2026-04-30T18:45:00.000ZFamily sponsored 'broke' couple's wedding, taxes, and lifestyle — until the wife made one confession that stopped them coldhttps://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801393/uploads/87e55100-446e-11f1-a2c1-df5f635c3a6a_1200_630.jpegFamily sponsored 'broke' couple's wedding, taxes, and lifestyle — until the wife made one confession that stopped them coldFor years, ever since her sister graduated, she complained about not having money. Family members took their word as fact and helped them for years, until she told her sister the truth.