All of us get things wrong sometimes. It wouldn’t be normal for us to somehow hit the bullseye all the time, yet there are so many people out there that seem to feel the need to double down when they happen to be wrong. If there is anything that outshines our general stupidity, it’s our …
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Spiritual Memes for the Divinely Inclined
We’re at a very atmospheric time of year right now. All these early sunsets, changing leaves, and rolling fogs are bringing a mystical flavor to the mundane everyday. If you’re so inclined, it’s the perfect time to indulge in soul seeking. The mysteries of life are many, and they only get more complicated when we …
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Geography Nerd Guesses Where He Is On Google Maps In Under A Second, Gets It Eerily Accurate
Directions have never been my strong point. For me, journeys from A to B tend to be a squiggly line rather than a straight one; Google Maps seems to be forever sending me in the wrong direction when I’m in unusual places. On occasion, I’ve even been known to get slightly lost in an area …
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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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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!
People Speculate On All The Things That Have Probably Never Been Googled
It’s almost embarrassing to think of how much the average internet dwelling human uses Google every day. If somebody added up all the time we’ve spent curiously, or annoyedly, or frantically tapping phrases into the search bar, we’d probably be in for a surprise about just how much time we’ve spent sating our need for …
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Proofreader Offers Useful Pneumonic Devices for Demystifying Words That Are Confusingly Similar
Bear with me, but does one bear it all or bare it all? And speaking of bears, if a bear pays me a compliment, can I complement his compliment with a compliment? Or would that negatively affect the intended effect? The English language is full of cruel tricks. There are many examples of English words …
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Proofreader Offers Useful Mnemonic Devices for Demystifying Words That Are Confusingly Similar
Bear with me, but does one bear it all or bare it all? And speaking of bears, if a bear pays me a compliment, can I complement his compliment with a compliment? Or would that negatively affect the intended effect? The English language is full of cruel tricks. There are many examples of English words …
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Dumb & Wacky Life Tips For People Who Want To Set Themselves Up To Fail
We are all prone to making terrible decisions now and then. As the old saying goes, we’re never going to learn if we don’t make mistakes. Nevertheless, choosing to do something that makes our life a lot worse often feels even crappier than when the circumstances are forced upon us. This is such an endemic …
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Fascinating Concepts That Offer Perspective on How the Internet Makes Us Crazy
How is it that someone can be perfectly affable and charming in person, and an absolute nightmare of a human on social media? Why does it feel like we’re all walking around in a cloud of paranoia all the time? Why is it increasingly difficult to discern which information is true and which is fake? …
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