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5 Signs of Temporary Friends and How They Differ from Real Ones

Most of us have had temporary friends at one or another point in our lives. While it’s perfectly normal, it’s also important to differentiate them from true friends so that you protect yourself from unrealistic friendship expectations. How do you know if the people you hang out with are going to stick with you or whether they are just passers-by in your life?…

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This Canadian Bookstore Is Also a Cat Shelter You Can Adopt a Kitten from!

What can be better for an avid reader than a visit to a bookstore? The variety of yet unexplored fictional worlds to choose from, the smell of the freshly printed paper, the comforting touch of the glossy book covers… Now, it turns out that there is something even more exciting than that after all. And it’s a Canadian bookstore that has kittens roaming…

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20 Quotes About Being Strong to Motivate You When Life Gets Hard

Resilience is one of the most valuable qualities to have. Today, we all need it more than ever as we are facing unprecedented challenges. Quotes about being strong remind us of the inner power we all have. Life is not only about sunshine and butterflies; sometimes, we need to go through darkness. Hard times are inevitable in life – it’s a fact. But…

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15 Powerful Quotes about Truth and Honesty

Sadly enough, honest people are becoming an endangered species in our world. Still, these quotes about truth remind us that honesty is a timeless value and we should cultivate it. How many times have you encountered lies and hypocrisy in your life? I’m sure you could recall at least a few dishonest people and most probably, you are still dealing with these kinds…

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16 Relatable Quotes about Understanding and Misunderstanding

The below quotes about understanding and misunderstanding will help you make sense of your relationships with other people. Be sure that you will find them highly relatable and quite possibly, eye-opening too. Some quotes are meant to cheer us up and help us believe in ourselves, others – to make us think. And then, there are quotes that speak to the depths of…

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The Touching Story of Messi the Puma Who Lives as a Housecat in a Russian Family

Alexandr and Mariya Dmitriev from Penza, Russia, have an unusual pet. It’s a cougar that has become an Internet celebrity known as Messi the Puma. Having a puma as a housecat looks somehow pretentious, doesn’t it? This is what I thought too at first. But after reading the whole story about Messi the Puma, I changed my mind. The Touching Story of Messi…

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Why Do People Gossip? 4 Types of People Who Talk about Others

Why do people gossip so much? I often ask myself this question. It seems that gossip is one of the most popular hobbies out there. Otherwise, how would you explain that shallow tabloid shows are among the most-watched on TV and celebrity gossip websites are among the most visited on the web? People love reading and watching the latest celebrity news, just like…

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Maps of COVID-19 Affected Areas Show a Drastic Drop in Air Pollution

There might be something good coming out of this pandemic after all. Life Advancer has previously reported some of the environmental effects of the coronavirus lockdown, including amazingly clear waters in Venice canals. But the impact is much huger than that. Satellite images provided by the European Space Agency demonstrate a drastic drop in air pollution over Italy and China. Levels of nitrogen…

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