Oh, the good ol’ education system – always keeping us on our toes, amirite? I mean, who can forget the days of learning cursive in grade school, and then suddenly, they’re like, «Nah, we’re done with that.» It makes you wonder how these kids these days even sign their names (wait, do they)? And it’s …
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Terrifying Facts Enough to Make Anybody Lose Sleep At Night
In my opinion, the craziest thing about believing the most outlandish conspiracy theories is that what can be experienced in scientifically provable reality is wild enough. Reality can be terrifying, and I don’t just mean that in a spending 60+ years in an unstable and depressing job market kind of way. The realities of this …
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15+ Hilarious Times Twitter’s Community Notes Feature Humbled Egregious Liars
If you regularly visit this site, you will be more than aware that the app we aren’t supposed to be calling Twitter any more has undergone numerous massive changes over the past few months. The whole thing has turned into a game of ‘what vanity project and/or desperate profit-chasing incentive will Elon Musk introduce next?’. …
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Wisecracks Welcome: 26 Posts & Pictures that Elevate Being ‘Technically’ Right to an Art Form
Ladies and gents, nerds and trolls, welcome to the Internet’s gray area: the land of the ‘technically’ true. It’s the world where a smart quip can outshine the cold, hard facts, and a clever twist of words can make you question reality itself. After all, who needs total accuracy when you can have a well-timed …
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Linguists Share Cool Facts About Languages That They Speak
Being able to read, write, and speak remains one of the greatest achievements human beings have ever had. We’d be nowhere without our communication skills, and indeed our failure to use them properly causes many of the world’s problems. What’s even crazier is how many languages we have developed over thousands of years, and all …
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People Share Niche Facts They Can’t Help Sprinkling Into Unrelated Conversations
Everybody has at least one «fun fact» that they hold dear. It might’ve been something you learned during childhood or a weird true story you picked up in a college course. The fact I’m currently passionate about has to do with life expectancy throughout time. It’s come to my attention that a large portion of …
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Embarrassing & Amusing Times People Were Confidently Incorrect
None of us are right all of the time, no matter how much we claim to be. This can be a painful experience, especially for those of us with an excess of pride. Nonetheless, it is an important lesson in life to be able to learn from our mistakes and admit when we are wrong. …
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Obscure Facts & Snapshots From History
Did you have any idea that Ernest Hemingway used to shoot sharks with a tommy gun while fishing for Florida marlins? Neither did I until I found @weird_hist, a Twitter account that drops random little-known historical tidbits and fascinating images from the past. Each one of @weird_hist’s tweets is a marvelous and surprising gateway to …
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Americans Reveal Truths About The U.S. That The Rest Of The World Doesn’t Know
It’s no secret that the U.S. is one of the most influential countries in the world. From its immense political power to the amount of cultural exports it has managed to produce, it’s hard to find another country that hasn’t been touched by its impact in some way — especially if it’s English speaking. Despite …
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New Viral Trend Has TikTokers Posting Facts So Ridiculous That They Didn’t Even Believe Them Until They Looked It Up
Did you know if you slap a chicken at a certain speed it cooks? Did you know there are only 25 blimps in the world? Look it up!