‘The high five was invented in 1977’: Etymologists reveal the origins of well-known words and phrases

One of the many mind-bending things about knowing a language is how many words and sayings we use while having next to no idea of their origin. Writing and speech change all the time, and when they are built on for hundreds or thousands of years it’s inevitable that some things are going to get …
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29 Fascinating Posts From the Underbelly of Wikipedia

As I’ve said here before, if I could only keep one website on the internet, it would be Wikipedia. In fact, maybe I’d be okay with wiping the internet and starting over with just Wikipedia. No more social media, no more harmful content, just a wholesome fountain of information that never has ads and is …
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‘An epidemic of 9-13 year old girls shopping at Sephora’: Older gens bemoan loss of ‘tween culture’

I remember being a tween so vividly I almost feel like I’m still one. It’s perhaps the most formative time in our lives– when we grow out of kid stuff and start to figure out what kind of teen/adult we’re going to be. During that time, I started to listen to music that wasn’t my …
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Top 24 Things Americans Do That Other Countries Find Weird

Home of the brave, land that I love, my country ‘tis of thee sweet land of liberty… In other words, hi there, I am American. We have earned ourselves quite the reputation, but let’s put all the obvious things aside for a moment, and take a look at the more humoristic side of things. Why …
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Redditors Share Seemingly Normal Names That Are the Most Unfortunate in Other Languages

Names can be tricky things. They are one of the first metrics that other people use to judge us, and it’s not like we needed any more reasons for that to happen. As if there wasn’t enough responsibility placed on parents, choosing what to name a kid can really make or break how they experience …
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20+ Emo Music Memes for Nostalgic Scene Kids and Emo Appreciators

Now, I was never a committed emo kid back in the good old days. I was a little bit too young to fully adopt the lifestyle, plus my mom would have never let it fly. I was more in the music appreciator sphere. I was very much into all the quintessential bands, My Chemical Romance …
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25 Vegetarian Food Memes for Plant-Based Food Lovers

Being a vegetarian isn’t easy. You must make appropriate changes to your everyday consumption with any dietary restrictions. In the case of vegetarianism, it means no meat. That’s stating the obvious, but until you’ve stepped into the shoes of a vegetarian, it’s difficult to fully realize how limiting that can be. Meat is the norm …
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25 Funny Skateboarding Memes That Absolutely Shred

Skateboarding is an incredible hobby. It’s impressive to watch, fun to do, and a great way to meet people. It’s also the only hobby that actively embraces painful failures as a matter of fact in getting better at the pursuit. I’ve hurt myself more than I can remember in my years trying to skateboard. The …
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A Gobbet of Memes for Giddy Meme Lovers

Have you ever considered how much time you spend looking at memes? Not even intentionally, but just how much you’re exposed to memes. I can’t say an exact figure, but I’d argue that I spend at least half of my waking hours exposed to the things. They’re everywhere. Not just on Twitter, Facebook, or any …
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Wholesome American Delights British People With Appreciation of Pub Culture

Brits and Americans might be famous for having a special relationship, but that adjective doesn’t always have positive connotations. In fact, social media would make it seem like the two nationalities have very little in common at all. If one recent argument about Chinese takeout is to go by, many people aren’t interested in accepting …
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