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Psychology

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...

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...

These 15 People Dated or Married Sociopaths and They Have Some Stories to Tell

Every relationship has its issues, of course, and we can choose to either work through them or move on. Most people don’t expect to be confronted with the fact that their partner has antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), though – which means they basically don’t understand or experience human emotions the way the rest of us...

10 Facts That We Think You’ll Give Two Big Thumbs Up!

Remember the good old days of Siskel and Ebert? Okay, if you’re too young to remember them, they were a pair of very popular film critics and if they loved a film, it would get “Two Thumbs Up!” It was their catchphrase and everyone in the country used to do it. Sadly, both Roger Ebert...

15 Dark Songs From the ’90s That Probably Didn’t Realize

The 90s were a tough time and the songs from that decade often reflect it. Especially the big hits we sang in the car on summer days with the windows down. But we weren’t really paying that much attention because if we did, we’d be sad and not feeling much like singing. Some were dark with lyrics...

Scream Away, Because Shouting the F-Word Can Actually Improve Your Pain Tolerance

Humans seem to instinctively realize that screaming when in intense amounts of pain seems to help. None of us knows whether or not it actually does help, it’s just kind of a natural reaction to intense and unexpected pain. It turns out, though, that there might be something to it – and for once, modern human instincts...
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