These 11 Things Look Like Other Things But Are Not, At All, Those Things
Have you ever looked up at the clouds and imagined they were floating heads, or cars, or dogs? Have you ever looked down at your dinner plate and thought your strawberry was shaped like a heart? If you have (and who hasn’t?) what you’re experiencing is called pareidolia – and below are 11 examples that...
12 Everyday Things That Oddly Look Like Other Things
Did you know there’s a word for the thing that happens when humans see things that aren’t there? Like when you look up at the clouds and see the profile of Winston Churchill in a cumulous? There is! It’s called pareidolia, and if you’re someone who sees faces or objects in the things around you...
15 People Share the Story of the Time They Stood up for a Stranger in Public
We all want to believe we would be the person who stands up for someone being bullied in public. That we would say something, step in, not let it happen on our watch, all of that. The truth is that we never really know how we’ll react to a fraught situation until it’s presented, but...
17 People Share the Story of How They Let a Stranger Have It in Public
We all like to think that we have it in us to be the hero of the hour if we witness someone being hurt, someone hurting an animal, a crime happening in the streets, anything like that. I think we’re all asking ourselves what we would do in certain situations now more than ever…at least,...
13 Funny Memes About Words That Nerds Are Gonna Love
Words and language can be super interesting, and when you’re talking about English, the ways to subvert them to your own purposes are many. If you’re clever, if you think linguistics can be amusing, if you’re always ready for a good play on words, well…you’re cool in my book. And also, you’re just the person...
14 Word-Loving Memes for Logophiles
One of the reasons that words are so amazing is that you can just do so much with them. They can evoke literally any kind of emotion you want, and in the case of these 14 memes, they’re definitely twisting themselves into knots just for a laugh! So come on, fellow word nerds – follow...
16 Wordy Posts That Really Speak My Language
If being a word nerd is wrong, then I honestly don’t want to be right. Languages and words and idioms and all of it – it’s fascinating and fun! Don’t @ me. If you feel the same way, then you’re going to love these 16 wordy memes as much as I do! 16. It’s not...
Here’s What Makes You Left or Right Handed
Most people in the world are right handed. Left-handed people have, throughout history, have been thought strange, wrong, or sometimes even evil for preferring to write and do other tasks with the “wrong hand” – to the extent that even in my grandfather’s generations, teachers would slap your hand with a ruler and force you...
17 People Confess Their Secret “Thing”
We all have a thing for something that other people might not understand, right? Me? I love those little iced chocolate pies they sell in the grocery store, the ones in the waxed paper not the boxes. They’re probably made of 99% chemicals and who knows how many calories, but they are an indulgence I...
18 Chads, Stacys, and Karens Weigh in on What It Feels Like to Be Named an Insult
A majority of parents try really, really hard not to name their child something that could be used to tease them, or a name that has a bad connotation for a majority of people. But people who named their kiddos Karen ten, twenty, or thirty years ago (or more) could not have foreseen how the...
17 Jobs That Exist Because People Are Stupid
There’s a lot we could say about employment, the jobs people do to make money or stay busy, and maybe even about capitalism in general, but there’s no arguing that at least some professions only exist because a majority of humans have no idea how to take care of things themselves. I’m not talking about...
14 Jobs That Wouldn’t Exist if Humans Were Smarter
Listen, I know there’s value in getting paid (like, literally) no matter how you earn your paycheck. We all need to eat and have some fun and buy clothes and maybe a book once in a while, right? That said, there are some jobs out there that’s mere existence kind of makes you stop and...
16 People Who Had No S*x Education Share How They Learned
If you live in America, there’s a good chance that your s*x education was lacking. A few lectures in middle school, maybe an awkward talk from your parents, and everyone assumed you were good to go. While that definitely wasn’t true thirty years ago, the advent of the internet and the shocking availability of porn...
18 Doctors Share the Biggest Faker They Ever Encountered
If you’re a Seinfeld fan (and of course you are) you probably remember the episode where George fakes an arm injury to the point of actually having to go to the doctor to get it checked out. The doctor says “may I suggest the possibility that you’re faking” and basically takes no prisoners in the face of...
These 16 Doctors Recall the Biggest Fakers They’ve Ever Met
When you think of someone going into a doctor’s office and faking symptoms, or heading to the hospital with completely fabricated problems, it can be easy to judge. Do they want attention? Pain meds? Are they mentally ill? Well, after reading all 16 of these stories, you’re still going to be judging…but if you’re like...