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One day, an old photo resurfaces which undoes this mystery but replaces it with an eerie feeling.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/miss-universe-contestants-walk-out-as-executive-berates-candidate-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-05T11:15:47.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Miss Universe Executive yelled &apos;dummy&apos; at a contestant. Her rivals joined hands to teach him a lesson</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/779036/uploads/89f2a0a0-bbcb-11f0-ab01-47e84ece3e73_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Miss Universe Executive yelled &apos;dummy&apos; at a contestant. Her rivals joined hands to teach him a lesson</image:title><image:caption>&quot;To trash another girl, it&apos;s beyond disrespectful and it&apos;s nothing I&apos;ve ever done. That&apos;s why I&apos;m taking my coat and I&apos;m going,&quot; the former Miss Universe said.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/neighbor-kept-parking-over-the-line-neighbor-ensured-he-got-stuck-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-05T13:00:56.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Rich neighbor kept parking his BMW over the line, so he came up with a plan that truly humbled him</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/781384/uploads/15b88c30-cadb-11f0-84ac-11c24c383cd9_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Rich neighbor kept parking his BMW over the line, so he came up with a plan that truly humbled him</image:title><image:caption>&quot;Each time he&apos;d say, &apos;aye sure no problem, &apos; and then change nothing,&quot; the man explained. Next, he left a note, &quot;Hi neighbour, just a reminder about the parking line,&quot; but Duncan refused to cooperate.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/couple-receives-mysterious-letter-about-secret-rooms-in-their-130-year-old-home-fpr-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-04T12:00:22.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Couple receives mysterious letter revealing &apos;secret rooms&apos; in their 130-year-old home: &apos;I would like to brief you...&apos;</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/788635/uploads/11582a60-1119-11ef-bccb-752236469171_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Couple receives mysterious letter revealing &apos;secret rooms&apos; in their 130-year-old home: &apos;I would like to brief you...&apos;</image:title><image:caption>There is sure a lot to disover in this 130-year-old house after stumbling upon these secret rooms!</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/gottman-doctors-share-3-boxes-every-right-partner-checks-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-04T03:52:47.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Relationship experts Dr. Julie Gottman say the &apos;right partner&apos; will always check these 3 boxes</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/790381/uploads/86e0c980-0358-11f1-86c7-bff20d385352_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Relationship experts Dr. Julie Gottman say the &apos;right partner&apos; will always check these 3 boxes</image:title><image:caption> In a chat with podcaster Steve Bartlett in a clip shared on February 1, 2026, the woman mentioned these three checks are among the many things she tells people who are in a relationship to tick off: interaction, respect, and reliability. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/friends-tricked-electrician-into-building-his-home-left-him-in-tears-fpr-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-04T00:45:42.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Friends asked an electrician to build a home for their “sister” — when he finished, they surprised him by handing over the keys</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/790442/uploads/cbf14080-f8fb-11ef-96cc-f16b61bb06fb_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Friends asked an electrician to build a home for their “sister” — when he finished, they surprised him by handing over the keys</image:title><image:caption>Friends tricked their electrician into working on his own tiny home and gave him a big surprise.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/after-30-years-with-same-company-retired-programmer-learns-his-worth-fpr-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-05T03:00:33.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Company had no idea how much work 63-year-old programmer was handling until he retired — they immediately begged him to return</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/790449/uploads/7d4437a0-6186-11f0-9160-c7005c752475_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Company had no idea how much work 63-year-old programmer was handling until he retired — they immediately begged him to return</image:title><image:caption>&apos;I tried to stay retired but they kept saying yes to my demands,&apos; he shared.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/people-confused-why-worlds-longest-flight-doesnt-travel-in-straight-line-fpr-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-04T03:15:45.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>The world&apos;s longest flight doesn&apos;t travel in a straight line — and it has people confused</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/790450/uploads/6cda4480-5ee9-11f0-9840-7dea8d555f41_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>The world&apos;s longest flight doesn&apos;t travel in a straight line — and it has people confused</image:title><image:caption>This route has a simple georgaphical explanation that the earth is not flat. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/teen-found-heartwarming-note-on-her-car-after-visiting-mom-in-hopsital-fpr-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-05T02:00:30.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Teen visiting sick mom in hospital found a note on her car — she broke down in the parking lot after reading it</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/790455/uploads/c379b450-ef50-11ef-94fb-c74ce624f34d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Teen visiting sick mom in hospital found a note on her car — she broke down in the parking lot after reading it</image:title><image:caption>Sometimes, the universe sends you a little reminder to keep going.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/debt-collection-agency-demands-woman-put-her-long-deceased-dad-on-the-phone-fpr-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-04T16:00:02.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Debt collection agency demands woman put her long-deceased dad on the phone — so she maliciously complied</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/791360/uploads/726ef940-8f91-11ef-af68-99e3a4389775_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Debt collection agency demands woman put her long-deceased dad on the phone — so she maliciously complied</image:title><image:caption>A woman’s surprising response to a debt collector’s unusual demand regarding her late father sparked a humorous, memorable exchange.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/what-mt-rushmore-might-have-looked-like-if-the-project-had-not-run-out-of-funds-fpr-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-04T10:15:20.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Here is what Mt Rushmore might have looked like if the project had not run out of funds</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/791365/uploads/30700970-0b76-11ef-b64a-139adf029d26_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Here is what Mt Rushmore might have looked like if the project had not run out of funds</image:title><image:caption>Ever wondered what Mt Rushmore was really supposed to look like? 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