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Poppy O'Malley-Flack who has been asked to join Mensa. A 10-year-old girl has been invited to join Mensa after she took a test for dyslexia - and found out she has an IQ that puts her in the top 1% of Britons. Poppy O’Malley-Flack, from Snodland, Kent, was sent for the exam ahead of her 11+ because she was having trouble with spelling. But the results of the three-hour test concluded that she has exceptional reasoning and problem-solving skills - and an IQ of 136.

Learning Disabilities Don’t Equal Low IQ: Dyslexia Test Places 10-Year-Old Girl in Top 1%

Learning disabilities don’t equate to lower intelligence — and no one is proving that point more than a 10-year-old girl from Kent, England. After Poppy O’Malley-Flack took a test for dyslexia because she’d been having trouble with spelling, she discovered she has an IQ of 136, and has since been invited to join high-IQ society Mensa International.

Photo series of Japanese mother preparing for Christmas holidays - writing Christmas letters to family members.

Holiday Card Etiquette: The Do’s and Don’ts of Writing Your Annual Greetings

Henry Cole was blessed with a bevy of friends and acquaintances in Victorian England’s upper echelon. But the respected civil servant, inventor, and educator had a problem — he was too popular. Cole is credited with sending the first annual holiday letter in 1843, a practice that soon became customary in the United Kingdom. It […]

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Why Do Our Brains Feel Foggy After a Bad Night’s Sleep? Scientists Think They Found the Answer

Whether it’s from pulling an all-nighter in college or being unable to turn your brain off after a hectic day, we’ve all experienced a night of fitful sleep — and the fogginess that sets in the next morning. After your eyes open and you sit up in bed, you may even find yourself wondering what day it is. But why exactly does restless slumber result in this less-than-pleasant feeling? Thanks to a recent study out of MIT, we now have new scientific insight, which might in turn have you prioritizing shut-eye a little more.

Winner of the Main Category: Shuchang Dong and Geshuang Chen, The Glorious Ring. // This stunning photo of a full-circle rainbow is among the winners from a world weather photography competition. The Royal Meteorological Society has announced the winners of this years Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year Competition - which is celebrating its 10th year. The amazing photo of a 'complete circular rainbow' awarded Geshuang Chen and Shuchang Dong the winner - and a £5,000 cash prize. Chinese engineer and astronomy photographer Geshuang Chen, who captured the photo titled 'The Gorgeous Ring', said: It was drizzling on Lugu Lake - in Chinas Yunnan Province.

Stunning Shot of Full-Circle Rainbow Takes Top Prize in Weather Photography Contest — See the Other Winners

Regular rainbows are already beautiful enough to make us stop and stare in the street — but the above image of a full-circle one is so striking, it was named the overall winner of the Royal Meteorological Society’s 2025 Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year Competition. Now in its 10th year, the annual contest illuminates the most stunning weather and climate images taken by amateur and professional photographers around the globe, all in the name of raising awareness about climate change.

Start Spreading the News: The Rockettes Turn 100 This Year — Look Back on the NYC Dance Troupe’s History

It’s 2025, and many members of Gen Alpha are focused on creating fun new dances for TikTok — but ask someone over 30 to start tearing it up like the Radio City Rockettes? They’d instantly know what move you expect them to bust out: The high kick, of course, something the iconic dancers perform more […]

Scottish Artist Creates Intricate Miniature Sculptures of Famous Pubs and Venues

Artist Karen Bones, who lives in Fife, Scotland, spent years working as a freelance illustrator, moonlighting in local bars to help support herself. Then, after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, she found herself with more time on her hands — and came across another artist’s work online that inspired her. That’s when she began the next chapter of her career: crafting intricate miniature sculptures of famous pubs and venues.

Bunny the sheep. A couple who fell in love working together at an animal sanctuary tied the knot in a barn on site with a sheep acting as their ring bearer. Jake Ratcliffe, 34, set up Millingtons Magical Barn in Yorkshire, in 2018 as an animal lover with no previous experience in animal rescue. Since then, he has rescued over 200 animals who needed a home, meeting now-wife Rosie, 28, when she started volunteering in 2020. After spending the summer mucking stables out and looking after animals together the couple fell in love and married on August 2 in a converted cow barn on site.

Couple Marries at Animal Sanctuary Where They Met, With a Disabled Sheep as Ring Bearer

Bunny the disabled sheep has always been a “daddy’s girl,” according to owner Jake Ratcliffe — so when he and his bride, Rosie, tied the knot a few months ago, there was no better fit for the role of ring bearer than their beloved fluffy ewe.

Building a Stable “Abode of Thought”: Kant’s Rules for Virtuous Thinking

What makes a life virtuous? The answer might seem simple: virtuous actions — actions that align with morality. But life is more than doing. Frequently, we just think. We observe and spectate; meditate and contemplate. Life often unfolds in our heads.

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Are You Singing Enough? A Music Therapist Breaks Down the Surprising Health Benefits — “It’s a Way to Feel Human Again”

Singing is one of those rare activities that don’t require talent to be enjoyable — those of us who can’t carry a tune often have just as much fun as professional crooners. If you need proof, drop it on a karaoke night at your local bar. Partaking in song is one of the great joys […]

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America’s Teachers Are Being Priced Out of Their Communities — These Cities Are Building Subsidized Housing to Lure Them Back

For much of the 20th century, teaching was a stable, middle-class job in the U.S. Now it’s becoming a lot harder to survive on a teacher’s salary: Wages have been stagnant for decades, according to a study from the Economic Policy Institute, and teachers earn 5% less than they did a decade ago when adjusting for inflation.

Nice News’ “Nice List”: 20 Products Our Team Bought and Loved This Year

Besides reporting on positive developments and goings-on around the world, one of Nice News’ love languages is sharing products we wish we’d known about sooner. And with the season of gift giving upon us, we figured: What better time to compile our favorite can’t-live-without purchases of the year in one place?

PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 24: Colin O'Brady attends The Art Of Adventure at Canada Goose Basecamp on January 24, 2020 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Owen Hoffmann/Getty Images for Canada Goose)

Meet the Trailblazer Taking on a Record-Breaking, Solo Antarctic Crossing

“FINISH LINE!!! I did it!” Colin O’Brady wrote in 2018 after completing the first solo, unsupported, and unaided crossing of Antarctica, covering 932 miles in 54 days. Now, seven years later, the 40-year-old adventurer is pushing that finish line even farther, embarking imminently on an unprecedented 1,780-mile journey across the continent over 110 days — […]