<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/pinkberry-manager-hilariously-shuts-down-karen-weekly-refunds-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-16T17:15:33.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman came in every week demanding refunds — when she threatened staff, the manager bit into her dessert and told her to get out</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/521921/uploads/1d3d4ac0-33fb-11f1-a8ca-315ea42204bd_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman came in every week demanding refunds — when she threatened staff, the manager bit into her dessert and told her to get out</image:title><image:caption>The video is yet another eye-opener into how badly some people treat those in the service industry</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-secretly-outbids-in-laws-for-house-without-telling-his-wife-and-people-are-hailing-his-genius-move-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-18T15:15:29.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man found out his in-laws were trying to move next door — he registered a company in secret and outbid them without telling his wife</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/734634/uploads/489ad1b0-e3bb-11ef-a95a-dfabbe80f843_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man found out his in-laws were trying to move next door — he registered a company in secret and outbid them without telling his wife</image:title><image:caption>Man wonders if he was wrong for outbidding his in-laws for a house without telling his wife</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hoa-told-he-could-only-mow-lawn-in-straight-lines-he-did-the-opposite-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T16:45:15.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA instructs man to &apos;only mow in straight lines&apos; for aesthetic purposes — so he went out of his way to mess it up even further</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/783647/uploads/192bb3c0-d99e-11f0-8cdb-6f8d90a446f9_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA instructs man to &apos;only mow in straight lines&apos; for aesthetic purposes — so he went out of his way to mess it up even further</image:title><image:caption>HOAs have started imposing rules and laws that make people feel restricted in their own homes. Acting like micromanagers, many push their own preferences over residents under the facade of a rule, but smart residents know how to stand their ground.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/fides-and-lemans-swap-lives-for-wealth-experiment-and-learn-lesson-ex5</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T13:45:45.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Millionaire tried living a broke couple’s life for 7 days on a $230 budget but felt guilty by the end. It wasn’t the money that broke him</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/786501/uploads/e05139f0-ec6f-11f0-a4b0-2f48a70e4f48_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Millionaire tried living a broke couple’s life for 7 days on a $230 budget but felt guilty by the end. It wasn’t the money that broke him</image:title><image:caption> &quot;I am not silly, and I know we live in a bubble that we&apos;ve created through my success, and I want my children to stay grounded, stay humble,&quot; Matt said. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/entitled-coworker-ends-up-walking-himself-right-out-the-door-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T13:15:39.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Entitled worker who kept dumping tasks on coworkers gave his manager an ultimatum — but didn&apos;t expect him to go through with it</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/787398/uploads/275e4370-f142-11f0-8675-b1d1beb65d19_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Entitled worker who kept dumping tasks on coworkers gave his manager an ultimatum — but didn&apos;t expect him to go through with it</image:title><image:caption>Turns out, &apos;either promote me or I walk&apos; is not the best way to ask for a raise.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/he-was-fired-for-asking-for-a-raise-and-then-found-company-was-still-profiting-from-his-work-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-18T14:15:25.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Editor was fired for asking for a raise — he quietly deleted all the working files on his personal cloud, leaving his bosses fuming</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/792148/uploads/a634ad30-0d79-11f1-a564-1b0fd2fcfe65_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Editor was fired for asking for a raise — he quietly deleted all the working files on his personal cloud, leaving his bosses fuming</image:title><image:caption>&apos;It’s about to cost them 4x your old salary to get it all back&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/terminally-ill-celebrates-50th-anniversary-gets-heartfelt-note-on-bill-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-18T12:45:16.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Terminally ill husband took his wife to Hickory&apos;s Smokehouse for their 50th anniversary — waiters left a note on the bill that left her in tears</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/792206/uploads/45146530-63cf-11f0-84dc-b9928a1d1d65_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Terminally ill husband took his wife to Hickory&apos;s Smokehouse for their 50th anniversary — waiters left a note on the bill that left her in tears</image:title><image:caption>Looking at the bill, the couple thought it must be a joke.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-gets-warning-call-from-bank-one-question-reveals-scam-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T18:15:25.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She almost thanked her &apos;bank&apos; for fraud protection — until they asked one unusual question that made her cut the phone instantly</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/792327/uploads/54792820-0e43-11f1-a2ab-4b779c006057_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She almost thanked her &apos;bank&apos; for fraud protection — until they asked one unusual question that made her cut the phone instantly</image:title><image:caption>&quot;What they&apos;re trying to do is capture your voice for voice recognition systems, which a lot of banks use,&quot; she explained. Meier then called her actual bank directly using the official number listed on its website.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/worker-refused-promotion-asked-to-train-another-response-praised-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T14:15:49.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Veteran employee lost promotion to a 25-year-old newbie and was then asked to train her — her next action let them know how she felt</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/792335/uploads/46179c70-0e49-11f1-893c-93062591a265_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Veteran employee lost promotion to a 25-year-old newbie and was then asked to train her — her next action let them know how she felt</image:title><image:caption>&apos;You want 25 years of my knowledge? Pay me. You want me to smile while you humiliate me? Wrong person&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/entitled-couple-tried-to-pressure-an-olympic-athlete-to-swap-the-seat-she-booked-with-points-fpr-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-16T15:45:22.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Entitled couple tried to guilt-trip an Olympic athlete to give up her seat booked with points — but she refused and shut it down fast</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/793365/uploads/c39f2ad0-f0b1-11ee-8f42-3f55eb0be4fc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Entitled couple tried to guilt-trip an Olympic athlete to give up her seat booked with points — but she refused and shut it down fast</image:title><image:caption>When the athlete boarded the flight, she was surprised to find that someone was already sitting in the seat she paid for.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/italian-banker-watched-in-horror-as-a-3-year-old-girl-fell-from-the-fifth-floor-his-next-move-left-her-parents-thanking-him-fpr-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T16:15:12.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Italian banker saw an unsupervised 3-year-old baby fall from a fifth-floor window — his next move ended up saving her life</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/794114/uploads/c9e05f20-4d3e-11ee-bd96-7985e26a16af_1200_630.png</image:loc><image:title>Italian banker saw an unsupervised 3-year-old baby fall from a fifth-floor window — his next move ended up saving her life</image:title><image:caption>&quot;Initially I didn&apos;t feel any sign of life, then the baby started crying and I breathed a sigh of relief.&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/candidate-fires-recruiter-who-mocked-them-during-interview-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T15:15:54.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HR mocked her qualifications and offered her a 60% pay cut — three months later she got a 40% raise and got him fired by his own company</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/799104/uploads/813aad30-3700-11f1-881c-23ec05b07f6f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HR mocked her qualifications and offered her a 60% pay cut — three months later she got a 40% raise and got him fired by his own company</image:title><image:caption>For almost 30 minutes, the recruiter went over with the candidate, explaining why they were not suitable for the role. He even called them incompetent for the job, pointing out mistakes in their resume.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-convinces-to-adopt-daughter-but-turns-into-a-control-freak-years-later-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T15:45:08.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She adopted her sister’s daughter — then one thing her 4-year-old said revealed her sister’s secret plan to stop her from having a baby</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/799752/uploads/013f7ee0-3a4c-11f1-bb24-01d87c0551cf_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She adopted her sister’s daughter — then one thing her 4-year-old said revealed her sister’s secret plan to stop her from having a baby</image:title><image:caption>A woman convinced her sister to adopt her baby girl. Years later, she uses the excuse that she wants the best for her daughter to control them.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/wife-lies-to-husband-about-infertility-to-save-marriage-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-16T16:45:29.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>His wife said she wanted a big family — but after a year of trying, her husband discovers the secret she&apos;d been hiding since before they met</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807917/uploads/3cbbd5d0-6ecd-11f1-a161-e3773436f321_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>His wife said she wanted a big family — but after a year of trying, her husband discovers the secret she&apos;d been hiding since before they met</image:title><image:caption>A man considers ending his marriage after knowing his wife hid the fact that she might not conceive naturally.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-tested-physics-concept-by-jumping-from-vehicle-at-50-mph-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-18T12:45:14.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He catapulted himself at 50mph from a speeding truck and left the rest to physics</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807951/uploads/a16787b0-7074-11f1-90fb-25884c0aae6b_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He catapulted himself at 50mph from a speeding truck and left the rest to physics</image:title><image:caption>The video features one of the group’s members, Maks Veselko, running off a moving trailer attached to a car, launching from a human catapult, and landing safely on a set of mattresses laid down the road.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/parents-give-away-daughters-room-to-son-without-informing-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-16T16:15:27.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Teen came home from college to find her room taken and her stuff in the attic — her dad had helped her pack up her dorm without saying a single word</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807956/uploads/2064d040-6ee5-11f1-a57d-af97295590df_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Teen came home from college to find her room taken and her stuff in the attic — her dad had helped her pack up her dorm without saying a single word</image:title><image:caption>Instead of staying over, the teenager left for her brother&apos;s house. Her parents called her a spoiled brat and said she couldn&apos;t return until she apologized.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/grandson-received-all-of-grandma-assets-while-family-fights-over-it-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-16T17:45:37.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>His family ignored grandmother for 20 years — then showed up at her funeral demanding the ranch and 7-figure estate she&apos;d left entirely to him</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807974/uploads/7f155270-6ef6-11f1-b894-71e8036b3cac_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>His family ignored grandmother for 20 years — then showed up at her funeral demanding the ranch and 7-figure estate she&apos;d left entirely to him</image:title><image:caption>The woman lived close to 100 before she passed away, but for years, her family ignored her, except for one grandson. At her funeral, the same family was fighting over the land and assets.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/accidental-company-email-exposes-hiring-reality-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T12:30:35.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Company accidentally CC&apos;d her on internal email after her job interview — one recruiter&apos;s response made her wish she&apos;d never opened it</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807980/uploads/12126810-6fa1-11f1-b173-45dc19bbaca6_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Company accidentally CC&apos;d her on internal email after her job interview — one recruiter&apos;s response made her wish she&apos;d never opened it</image:title><image:caption>The woman spent weeks preparing for the role, only for the interviewers to choose a candidate randomly.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mom-said-restaurant-kicked-her-out-while-breastfeeding-owner-denies-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-16T18:15:40.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Mom says Texas restaurant kicked her out on Father&apos;s Day for breastfeeding — the manager hadn&apos;t received a complaint, he&apos;d been watching on camera</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808061/uploads/1ae828c0-6fa7-11f1-a9c4-53292e544770_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mom says Texas restaurant kicked her out on Father&apos;s Day for breastfeeding — the manager hadn&apos;t received a complaint, he&apos;d been watching on camera</image:title><image:caption>Texas mom claims that a bar&apos;s staff members kicked her out because she exposed her breasts for too long while breastfeeding</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/husband-ghosted-her-asked-for-his-coats-her-mom-had-a-devious-plan-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T17:45:23.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Husband vanished without a word and then sent lawyers to retrieve his winter coats — his MIL came up with a diabolical revenge plan</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808188/uploads/d3eac5b0-7071-11f1-90fb-25884c0aae6b_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Husband vanished without a word and then sent lawyers to retrieve his winter coats — his MIL came up with a diabolical revenge plan</image:title><image:caption>Waddell was out for coffee and received a breakup text from her husband. By the time she got home, he was gone.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-gave-gf-20-rules-to-follow-it-did-not-apply-to-him-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T17:15:19.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Her boyfriend gave her 20 rules to follow around men — she followed every one until she found his Facebook messages to his ex</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808243/uploads/7312f1b0-7097-11f1-ac75-2fdc4251a4f7_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her boyfriend gave her 20 rules to follow around men — she followed every one until she found his Facebook messages to his ex</image:title><image:caption>A man gave his girlfriend 20 strict rules to follow in their relationship after just a month of dating. Eight months later, his girlfriend found out the kind of man he was.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/no-one-heard-the-first-human-voice-recording-until-2008</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T05:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Soot-back paper shows first &apos;recording&apos; of human voice in 1860. No one heard it until 148 years later</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813553/uploads/833b8eb0-97d6-11f1-9e11-e924977f70d7_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Soot-back paper shows first &apos;recording&apos; of human voice in 1860. No one heard it until 148 years later</image:title><image:caption>The first human voice recording was done in 1860, but wasn&apos;t played back until more than a century later.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/singer-ask-firefighters-to-listen-to-her-and-music-they-invite-her-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-18T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Newbie singer offered to perform for firefighters. They checked her Spotify, paused — then paid her $60 to sing for a heartbroken colleague</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813556/uploads/fdab7a60-965b-11f1-88ff-65177866f40e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Newbie singer offered to perform for firefighters. They checked her Spotify, paused — then paid her $60 to sing for a heartbroken colleague</image:title><image:caption>Summerlyn Powers asked a few firefighters to check out her music on Spotify. They did, and she ended up getting an invitation to the fire station to sing for a heartbroken colleague.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-left-fuming-groom-invited-him-early-to-his-wedding-for-odd-jobs-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-16T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Groom asked a friend to haul tables up the hill for a &apos;free meal&apos; after leaving him out of the wedding party. His reply made the bride turn red</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813665/uploads/2b4d26e0-97b4-11f1-a546-a147558fd30d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Groom asked a friend to haul tables up the hill for a &apos;free meal&apos; after leaving him out of the wedding party. His reply made the bride turn red</image:title><image:caption>Man left fuming after realizing that he was invited to a friend&apos;s wedding to do odd jobs, just because he would have a &apos;free meal.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/internet-history-exposes-company-founder-after-his-spying-attempt-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-16T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>President ordered company-wide browser tracking to catch employees wasting time. When his own report came back, he panicked</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813673/uploads/170c4710-97c8-11f1-af64-7db9360c6e72_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>President ordered company-wide browser tracking to catch employees wasting time. When his own report came back, he panicked</image:title><image:caption>The founder wanted to tackle unproductivity. But as it turns out, he was the most unproductive one in the office. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-discovers-her-boyfriends-affair-through-his-secret-i-pad-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-16T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman finds a hidden iPad in the house she bought with her boyfriend. She saw a gym girl&apos;s text —but it was his question exposed the affair</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813688/uploads/38607d20-97ad-11f1-a965-8da805c3e907_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman finds a hidden iPad in the house she bought with her boyfriend. She saw a gym girl&apos;s text —but it was his question exposed the affair</image:title><image:caption>Sam was just helping him unpack but ended up discovering her partner&apos;s biggest secret. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/ex-wanted-rare-lotr-copy-her-grandpa-gave-as-post-divorce-memory-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Broke ex slyly asked for &apos;ordinary&apos; book as a &apos;sweet memory&apos; of their marriage — she realized it was her grandad’s rare $1,152 LOTR edition</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813694/uploads/47ed7570-9723-11f1-8a6c-b523e4a19f00_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Broke ex slyly asked for &apos;ordinary&apos; book as a &apos;sweet memory&apos; of their marriage — she realized it was her grandad’s rare $1,152 LOTR edition</image:title><image:caption>She was packing up her things to move into her new home when her ex-husband made a specific request. He wanted her late grandfather&apos;s LOTR book. He thought she did not know its true value.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hairstylist-denied-burning-her-hair-until-owner-saw-her-review-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Single mom saved for 6 years to get a perm, but the salon fried her hair and refused to take blame. Then its Google alerts caught the owner&apos;s eye</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813765/uploads/a653bce0-9a21-11f1-a2f2-4398a5fcc79c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Single mom saved for 6 years to get a perm, but the salon fried her hair and refused to take blame. Then its Google alerts caught the owner&apos;s eye</image:title><image:caption>Hairstylist burned her hair and then denied having done it. The customer posted a TikTok video that raised an outrage towards the salon</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/sara-blakely-surprised-by-bf-reply-after-telling-she-made-more-money</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-16T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Spanx&apos;s founder recalls husband telling men at a party: &apos;She&apos;s the Michael Jordan of underwear&apos;</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813769/uploads/74040ed0-97af-11f1-a546-a147558fd30d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Spanx&apos;s founder recalls husband telling men at a party: &apos;She&apos;s the Michael Jordan of underwear&apos;</image:title><image:caption>Sara Blakely recalled how scared she was to tell her then-boyfriend Jesse Itzler how much money she made. His answer reassiured that she made the right choice.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/wife-goes-to-hospital-with-covid-but-husband-feels-inconvenienced-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T12:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Mom went to the ER wheezing and learned she had COVID. Her husband’s first response to the news pushed her to a breaking point</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813778/uploads/577a5e50-97b8-11f1-9aff-21e0ad4362e3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mom went to the ER wheezing and learned she had COVID. Her husband’s first response to the news pushed her to a breaking point</image:title><image:caption>While she was at work, a bad fit of wheezing caught her, and she was forced to visit her local hospital, where she tested positive for COVID and needed IV fluids and a breathing treatment.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-realized-the-real-reason-behind-her-breakup-at-a-red-light-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-16T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He made her Venmo him $30 for garbage bags, before breaking up over paper towels. 2 months later, a red light revealed the real reason he split</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813781/uploads/4ef1cbe0-97b5-11f1-a546-a147558fd30d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He made her Venmo him $30 for garbage bags, before breaking up over paper towels. 2 months later, a red light revealed the real reason he split</image:title><image:caption>She was going to move in with him, but he broke up with her over some paper towels. However, one day when she stopped at a red light, she saw him and realized the real reason was something else.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-looks-through-boyfriends-phone-and-realizes-his-secret-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She warned her boyfriend she was a &apos;catfish&apos; without make-up, but he stuck around for 7 months — until she saw the texts he&apos;d sent his friends</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813789/uploads/57e60150-9a3d-11f1-b225-bb09edb06ce2_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She warned her boyfriend she was a &apos;catfish&apos; without make-up, but he stuck around for 7 months — until she saw the texts he&apos;d sent his friends</image:title><image:caption>Woman had confessed to her boyfriend that she was a catfish. He understood but then one night a peek into his text messages left her red-faced with disappointment.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-left-fiance-and-kids-for-a-stranger-she-met-via-xbox-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T15:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman told her fiancé she had &apos;no emotion and needed a break.&apos; Two days later, a stranger she met on Xbox came to pick her up</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813798/uploads/c7a779f0-97e6-11f1-9370-011f33fdb01d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman told her fiancé she had &apos;no emotion and needed a break.&apos; Two days later, a stranger she met on Xbox came to pick her up</image:title><image:caption>She struggled with postpartum depression after her first child. After the second turned one, she left both her daughters and fiancé to run away with a man she met on Xbox a month ago.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/fire-chief-refuses-to-burn-mobile-home-and-gives-it-to-family-sn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Lamar County offered firefighters a &apos;free home to burn&apos; for training. The chief refused — and relieved a local family&apos;s burden</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813807/uploads/a6855bc0-97d2-11f1-9e11-e924977f70d7_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Lamar County offered firefighters a &apos;free home to burn&apos; for training. The chief refused — and relieved a local family&apos;s burden</image:title><image:caption>Chief Douglas Matthews was given a charred house to burn, but he couldn&apos;t bring himself to light the match. Not when it could serve a far greater purpose for a family in need!</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-discovers-his-land-has-dried-up-because-of-his-neighbor-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Brazilian man watched helplessly as streams on his land dried up — one tiny detail on Google Earth made him furiously march to his neighbor’s door</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813812/uploads/ee49f970-9a07-11f1-8395-e91cd726d5a8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Brazilian man watched helplessly as streams on his land dried up — one tiny detail on Google Earth made him furiously march to his neighbor’s door</image:title><image:caption>The landowner was clueless as to what was causing streams on his property to dry up until he opened Google Earth.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-saw-for-sale-sign-on-his-empty-lot-he-did-not-put-it-there-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Houston man frowned at a sudden &apos;For Sale&apos; sign on his own vacant lot. Then discovered a stranger had been &apos;selling&apos; it online for 12 days</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813817/uploads/c3c64bf0-9a06-11f1-8395-e91cd726d5a8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Houston man frowned at a sudden &apos;For Sale&apos; sign on his own vacant lot. Then discovered a stranger had been &apos;selling&apos; it online for 12 days</image:title><image:caption>Matthew Tinley was driving through Paschall Street when he saw that his vacant lot was on sale. He did not put the sign there.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/golfer-faking-a-hole-in-one-until-cctv-revealed-the-truth-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Golfer faked a call from sick grandmother to sneak and claim a &apos;hole-in-one&apos; no one saw. One detail made staff rush to find CCTV proof </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814010/uploads/f7cc01e0-9a1c-11f1-a2f2-4398a5fcc79c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Golfer faked a call from sick grandmother to sneak and claim a &apos;hole-in-one&apos; no one saw. One detail made staff rush to find CCTV proof </image:title><image:caption>Golfer resigned from the club membership after faking a hole-in-one by sneaking in to take a call from his ill grandma.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/lady-spent-33-k-on-bfs-card-to-catch-him-cheating-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-18T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman suspected boyfriend was cheating on his &apos;lads&apos; trip in Barbados — so she flew first class for $33,809 on his credit card to catch him red-handed</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814015/uploads/05f1a190-9a0d-11f1-adb4-69f3ff3272f0_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman suspected boyfriend was cheating on his &apos;lads&apos; trip in Barbados — so she flew first class for $33,809 on his credit card to catch him red-handed</image:title><image:caption>Kori Blonde used her ex-boyfriend&apos;s credit card and spent $33,889 on a first-class ticket to catch him cheating in Barbados.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/captains-covers-up-bedbugs-before-inspector-arrives-she-finds-out-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-18T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Captain made the crew vacuum the inspector’s bunk to hide bed bugs on the ship. She found out anyway — and decided to get even</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814035/uploads/de83aed0-9a27-11f1-a83b-7b4e6676d097_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Captain made the crew vacuum the inspector’s bunk to hide bed bugs on the ship. She found out anyway — and decided to get even</image:title><image:caption>The inspector discovered that the captain of the fishing vessel hid bedbug infestation, so the boat could proceed quickly.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/staff-follows-customer-and-accuses-of-stealing-a-bag-they-bought-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-17T12:35:57.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Thrift-store employee followed a customer to the car and accused her of &apos;stealing&apos; her own bag. Turns out, it wasn’t the first time</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814045/uploads/2b877620-9a38-11f1-a49f-217b4fc7d52e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Thrift-store employee followed a customer to the car and accused her of &apos;stealing&apos; her own bag. Turns out, it wasn’t the first time</image:title><image:caption> They had brought a reusable bag they bought from the store the previous week to haul the purchases from this trip. But the employee stopped them outside the store and accused them of stealing the bag. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-discovered-a-150-pound-woman-sculpture-buried-in-their-yard-gsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-18T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man digging in his backyard thought he&apos;d hit an old fence post. Instead, a 150-pound woman&apos;s sculpture peeked out</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814131/uploads/f317dc80-9ac8-11f1-8312-77abac9d8a8c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man digging in his backyard thought he&apos;d hit an old fence post. Instead, a 150-pound woman&apos;s sculpture peeked out</image:title><image:caption>Gatwood, a 65-year-old landscape contractor and landscaper, initially mistook the solid object for construction debris and rubble. But the deeper he dug, the more curious he became.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mom-hugs-4-year-old-when-she-comforts-her-after-losing-grandpa-gfp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-18T15:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>4-year-old couldn&apos;t fix Mom&apos;s grief over Grandpa, but she said one thing that left her mom hugging her and crying</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814141/uploads/a81f4eb0-9add-11f1-9969-318568cf6813_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>4-year-old couldn&apos;t fix Mom&apos;s grief over Grandpa, but she said one thing that left her mom hugging her and crying</image:title><image:caption>Kassidy had been crying and grieving her late grandfather. 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