Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Caitlyn Jenner became one of the most prominent athletes in the 1970s. She won a gold medal and set a new world record at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, and after her career was over, jobs in the entertainment business followed. But as of today, Caitlyn has been in the spotlight for coming out as…

Most of us can relate to being on the receiving end of other people’s opinions and questions when it comes to having children. Today, society has this silent pressure that you should have a good job, meet a partner, get married, and have children. Therefore, spouses who decide not to have kids must often have…

A sea creature straight out of a nightmare washed up onto the shore of a Southern California beach recently. Its appearance was so ghastly that the images of it posted to Reddit were marked not safe for work. The original poster shared they discovered the dead marine animal near Dana Point, California, and it was…

As parents we all have a responsibility to do right by our children. Of course, sometimes ‘right’ can be subjective – what certain parents deem okay others will actively avoid. In any case, I think most parents would be of the opinion that pushing your little one into the spotlight at an extremely young age…

Have you ever inspected your palms and wondered what all those lines mean? If you ask a palm reader, you’ll learn that each line has a specific meaning. And if those little tracks connect and create the letter M, you’re part of less than 2% of the population, including Meghan Markle, Hillary Clinton and Robert…

The internet was recently left stumped after a person took to the internet to ask for advice on what this strange object was. Having located it in a bedside drawer, the person posted an image of their find on Reddit‘s ‘What Is This Thing?‘ sub-reddit.…Until someone commented that it could be the antique version of…

Dealing with head lice can be challenging for parents, but prevention might be easier than you think. Incorporating tea tree oil into your daily routine is a highly effective method. Kim Wright, a mom, shared a valuable tip on Facebook just in time for the back-to-school season. She suggests preventing lice infestations by adding a…

The stovetop toaster, with its minimalist design and practical functionality, was truly a marvel of its time. Unlike the pop-up toasters we commonly see today, these nifty devices were placed directly on a stovetop burner. You would carefully position the bread in the wire racks, relying on the stove’s heat to toast it to a…

Being a parent to a cocky, disrespectful teenager is far from easy, and different parents have different approaches to get their children to behave. One mom, Heidi Johnson, wrote a handwritten letter to her son, Aaron, and shared it on Facebook. She didn’t intend for the post to go viral. She didn’t even intend to…

In a surprising turn of events, Quaker Oats has decided to bring back Aunt Jemima, the iconic brand that the company retired in 2020 to address concerns about racial stereotyping. The decision comes after enduring customer backlash that refused to die down, with vocal fans arguing that breakfast simply “wasn’t the same” without the familiar…