Today's subject: high school reunions. The lesson plan? How to make them as enjoyable (i.e., not stressful) as possible. Because while some of us might be counting down the days to these nostalgia-filled get-togethers, you're not alone if you're feeling a mixed bag of emotions when it comes to seeing former classmates. Check out these therapist-approved tips for what to do — and not do — to have a good time.
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What Makes Someone Cool? The Qualities Are the Same Everywhere, Global Study Finds
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The coolest person you know would probably be just as popular in Japan as they would be in Nicaragua or Austria. That's because while hip folks may seem to have a certain "je ne sais quoi," there are specific attributes associated with being cool — and they're surprisingly similar across different cultures around the world, recent research suggests. Publishing their findings in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, scientists conducted experiments involving nearly 6,000 participants from 12 countries and found that "cool" people were universally perceived to be more extroverted, hedonistic, powerful, adventurous, open, and autonomous. "Everyone wants to be cool, or at least avoid the stigma of being uncool, and society needs cool people because they challenge norms, inspire change, and advance culture," study co-author Todd Pezzuti, a professor of marketing at Chile's Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, said in a news release. The study was conducted over a four-year span in the United States, Australia, Chile, China, Germany, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, and Turkey. Learn how the researchers came to their findings.
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"Show Us What You Got": The Women's Pro Baseball League Is Holding Tryouts Next Month
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Batter up! For the first time in over seven decades, women are getting the chance to play in a professional baseball league — but they'll have to get through tryouts first. "We want to see the best of the best, and that's what we're looking for: the best players around the world," Women's Pro Baseball League Cofounder Justine Siegal told CBS Mornings Plus of the league's first tryout camp in Washington, D.C., next month. She added, "If you love baseball, come out, try out, and show us what you got." So far, more than 600 women around the world have signed up to compete for a place in the inaugural season launching in spring 2026. Following tryouts, 150 players will enter the league's inaugural draft this fall, where they'll find out whether they'll join one of six teams and step up to the plate as role models for future generations. "Young kids that are playing the sport, female or male, I think it's so important for them to see what they want to accomplish, so they can see people that look like them," Alex Hugo, Team USA women's baseball star and a special adviser to the league, said in a statement. "These young girls that want to play baseball, they shouldn't be told one way or the other. They should have opportunities to do whatever they want." If you know someone who might be interested in trying out, the deadline to apply is Monday, July 21, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
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Elementary School Project Sends a Lego Man Soaring Into Space
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One small step for man is one giant leap for a Lego man, and while no astronauts have stepped foot on the moon recently, one plastic figurine did just take a trip to the cosmos. In June, staff and students at Gobowen Primary School in Shropshire, England, launched a weather balloon carrying Dan the Lego man and a small camera into the stratosphere to measure temperature, wind, relative humidity, and pressure. Though the school team lost contact with the balloon shortly after it went up, they were delighted to see their tracker come back online the following day, revealing that the balloon had landed in a quarry in Newark, Nottinghamshire. Data revealed it had reached a staggering negative 54 degrees Celsius — which suggested the balloon traveled "well over 30,000 feet, maybe reaching in the region of 70,000 feet." The launch was two years in the making, and it beganat the request of one curious fourth grader. See more photos and learn the details of Dan's journey.
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Community support with a side of lemonade
Many of the summer lemonade stands that have been popping up across Texas are serving a sweeter purpose than simply earning pocket money for kids: They're supporting the camps and families impacted by the state's devastating floods. Omari Armstrong Woodard, whose sons set up a stand in an effort to raise $1,000 and are now close to reaching their goal, wrote in a Facebook post, "Let's show what community, compassion, and Texas heart really mean."
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For the first time in nearly a millennium, an 11th-century tapestry depicting England's conquest by the Normans will go on display in the U.K. The 230-foot Bayeux Tapestry, which illustrates the events leading up to William the Conqueror's invasion of England in 1066, is "one of the most iconic pieces of art ever produced in the U.K.," according to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy. It will feature in a nearly yearlong exhibition at the British Museum beginning next September.
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