20+ Silly Fake Celebrity News Stories That Are Almost Plausible Enough to Be True

It probably isn’t a good thing that as a society, we have chosen to put 0.01% of people up on a pedestal for us to gawp at with admiration. So long as celebrity culture exists, though, we may as well have fun with it. The rich and famous are often eccentrics, and the media do …
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Internet Posts, Promises, and Proclamations That Aged Like Milk

While the things that lead up to trends and historical events seem obvious in retrospect, predicting things that haven’t happened yet is much more challenging than it might seem. People shouldn’t be so arrogant when they make overconfident and often pessimistic forecasts about the future, because no one can foretell the exact course of events. …
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Facepalm Moments From the Silly Side of Humanity

I often wonder if social media is making people stupider or if it’s just exposing the stupidity that was there all along. I’m inclined to believe the latter is true, but one thing is for sure—Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram aren’t raising any IQs. And this isn’t to say that I’m better than anyone else. On …
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Past Posts, Promises, and Proclamations That Aged Like Milk

While the things that lead up to trends and historical events seem obvious in retrospect, predicting things that haven’t happened yet is much more challenging than it might seem. People shouldn’t be so arrogant when they make overconfident and often pessimistic forecasts about the future, because no one can foretell the exact course of events. …
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Facepalm Moments From the Stupider Side of Humanity

I often wonder if social media is making people stupider or if it’s just exposing the stupidity that was there all along. I’m inclined to believe the latter is true, but one thing is for sure—Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram aren’t raising any IQs. And this isn’t to say that I’m better than anyone else. On …
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Vintage Memes From Newspapers of the Past

If memes are anything, they’re ever present. We tend to think of memes as a newfangled 21st century invention, but that is simply not the case. Look at any newspaper or magazine from the 20th century, and you’ll see some marvelous memes in unexpected places. In college, I visited my schools archives with the University …
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Unhinged Headlines That Would Make Any Florida Man Proud

Who says that crime can’t be funny? There are so many boring arrests made every day that journalists can’t help but take notice when an amusing one comes about. There’s some guy who, at present, is looking through arrest records to find the hard-hitting story of an extremely wacky guy. And boy howdy, do they …
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Facepalm-Filled Moments From the Stupidest Side of Humanity

I often wonder if social media is making people stupider or if it’s just exposing the stupidity that was there all along. I’m inclined to believe the latter is true, but one thing is for sure—Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram aren’t raising any IQs. And this isn’t to say that I’m better than anyone else. On …
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Hilarious Vintage Memes From Newspapers of the Past

If memes are anything, they’re ever present. We tend to think of memes as a newfangled 21st century invention, but that is simply not the case. Look at any newspaper or magazine from the 20th century, and you’ll see some marvelous memes in unexpected places. In college, I visited my schools archives with the University …
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