Mom Selfies in Daughter’s Dorm and Soon Realizes it was a Huge Mistake

The Surprise

The day before McKenna was heading back East for the summer, Deanna decided to do something special and surprise her daughter. But Deanna would soon learn the hard way that surprising a kid in college was not always a great idea.

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The More You Know

  • The fastest gust of wind ever recorded on Earth was 253 miles per hour.
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • Researchers have found that swearing when in pain may release pain-killing endorphins.
  • The Nobel Committee declined to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 because "there was no suitable living candidate." This was meant as tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated earlier that year without receiving the Prize.
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