Upworthy Weekly podcast: Gen X’s teachers, Arnold’s graduation advice, how to stop misinformation and more

[1]( [Upworthy Weekly podcast: Gen X’s teachers, Arnold’s graduation advice, how to stop misinformation]( Have you been listening to our new podcast “Upworthy Weekly”? Every Saturday Alison Rosen (“The Adam Carolla Show,” “Alison Rosen is Your New Best Friend”) and Upworthy staff writer Tod Perry cruise into the weekend by taking a lighthearted look at the site’s most popular and engaging stories. The podcast has great reviews on Apple Podcasts (4.6/5) with listeners calling it “delightful” and “good news delivered with great humor.” On this week’s episode of “Upworthy Weekly,” Alison and Tod talk about the things teachers did in the ‘80s and ‘90s that just wouldn’t fly today. They also discuss a beauty pageant contestant who refuses to wear makeup, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s advice to graduates and how to stop misinformation online. Plus, emotional support alligators and a 7-year-old listener rates her week. [Read the story]( [2]( [Bono shared a beautiful animatic honoring his 40-year marriage]( For any couple to successfully make it through four decades of marriage is impressive, but for someone famous, it's downright historic. According to the U.K.-based organization Marriage Foundation, as of 2012, celebrities had twice the divorce rate as the average U.K. citizen. Though divorce rates have fallen and new marriages are now predicted to last longer than they were in the past, 40 years of marriage at this point is certainly worth celebrating. That's one reason Bono's 40-year marriage to his wife, Ali, is giving people feelings. Another reason is that the U2 frontman has shared a beautiful animatic honoring his and Ali's wedding day for their 40th wedding anniversary. Bono narrates the four-minute video as moving sketches illustrate the story. He starts by describing the final morning he lived in his parents' house before he married Ali on August 31, 1982, painting a picture of his strained relationship with his father before sharing the feelings he had on his wedding day. [Read the story]( Did a friend forward this to you? [Subscribe here]( [3]( [Unearthed BBC interview features two Victorian-era women discussing being teens in the 1800s]( There remains some mystery around what life was like in the 1800s, especially for teens. Most people alive today were not around in the Victorian era when the technologies now deemed old-fashioned were a novelty. In this rediscovered 1970s clip from the BBC, two elderly women reminisce about what it was like being teenagers during a time when the horse and buggy was still the fastest way to get around. While cars were just around the corner from being the common mode of transportation toward the end of the 19th century, it's pretty wild to imagine what these women experienced. Frances "Effy" Jones explained how, at age 17, she was encouraged by her brother to check out this new machine in a storefront window. Turns out that machine was a typewriter and, after being trained on how to use it, Jones would sit in the store window typing while people outside gathered to watch. Before long, classes began popping up for women to learn how to use a typewriter, starting a new movement for women of that era. [Read the story]( [4]( [Pro divers demonstrate exactly what to do during a shark encounter in heart-stopping video]( Look, I get it. You’re there minding your own business, relaxing in the cool ocean waters, when out of nowhere—like, without even the common courtesy of the “Jaws” theme song to offer a fair warning—you find yourself right next to a shark. Your immediate response? SWIM AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN. Though this survival instinct is completely understandable, sit back and allow two experts to explain why that’s a bad idea. Kayleigh Grant and Andriana Fragola are both trained scuba divers who have had their fair amount of dealings with all sorts of aquatic creatures, including sharks. A recent video clip of theirs has been swimming around the internet because it perfectly demonstrates how to safely avoid a shark attack—using a real-life shark. [Read the story]( [5]( [10 things that made us smile this week​]( Did you know that baby owls' heads are too heavy for their little bodies to hold up all the time, so they sleep on their stomachs and it's the cutest thing ever? Did you know that otters like to have their hands rubbed by humans? Did you know that Kevin Bacon singing a Beyoncé song with his guitar while being surrounded by goats was a thing? There's so much to learn in this week's list of things that made us smile! From our adorable animal friends to our awesome fellow humans doing awesome things, here are 10 delightful finds from around the internet to lift your spirit and give you a feel-good boost. [Read the story]( Find us on the World Wide Web: [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [LinkedIn]( Copyright © 2022 GOOD | Upworthy, All rights reserved. 1370 N St Andrews Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90028 You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.