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Don’t Put Your Keys Between Your Fingers to Defend Yourself

Hopefully you’ll never find yourself in a situation where you’d have to fight someone off, but, if you do, don’t use this method. I know a lot of people talk about it – I’ve even heard people I know say they employ this when walking to their car late at night. But for real: don’t...

Woman Calls Out All The People Who Judged Her at the Gym, And It Gets 397,000 Likes

When are people gonna learn? Don’t ever judge a book by its cover. Seems like a lesson we’re all taught when we’re very young, but it just never sinks in for some folks. This is the story of what happened when a stranger took it upon themselves to judge Stephanie Lynn Holdmeyer. Someone wrote a...

This 5-Year-Old Boy Is a Superhero to Stray Cats

Anyone who has owned a cat, worked with strays, or, you know, been generally acquainted with cats knows that they can be hella temperamental. They like some people, they don’t like others (sometimes the same person, depending on the minute or mood), and if they don’t want to do something, good luck convincing them. None...

Watch an Art Dealer Take 200 Years of Grimy Varnish Off a Painting in Seconds

Restoring art is a tricky business, and a difficult one. The process of cleaning the gunk that builds up on paintings, sometimes over hundreds of years, can be painstaking and time-consuming. Varnish is used to help preserve and protect paintings, but it turns yellow or even brown if it’s left on for very long periods...

‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Horror Movie Is Based on a Real, Terrifying Medical Condition

A Nightmare on Elm Street has stood the test of time as one of the best horror films of the past 40 years. Wes Craven’s 1984 film about a maniac preying on teenagers in their sleep was inventive…and it scared the shit out of people. But Craven didn’t imagine the film’s creepy plot out of thin air....

This Is How Much Weight You Can Lose by Pooping

This article is disgusting AND informative! I’ve actually heard people talking about this subject, so I guess it’s on the mind of at least some people. Exactly how much weight can you lose by pooping? And can farting help you lose weight too? Amazingly, we actually have the answers. Researchers found that poop weighs between...

Watch This Tweeting Feminist Destroy Every “Apology” for Sexual Assault Ever

Over the past several months, we’ve seen dozens of accusations and admissions of sexual assault come across our news feeds. But whether the assaults were perpetrated by celebrities or previously unknown citizens, it often feels like the apologies offered up are anything but sincere. And it’s easy to see why, since they seem to consist...

Here’s the Quiz That All Astronauts Have to Answer Before Going to Space

When we’re young and think the world is full of possibility, we all dream of going to space, right? We tell our parents we’re gonna be astronauts, and they smile and say, “You can be anything you want to be!” And then you turn 12 or so and realize you can’t do math and that...

20 Tweets That Describe The Painful Reality Of Depression

Chances are, you know someone living with depression. Maybe it’s you that struggles with depression on a day-to-day basis, or maybe you’re searching for ways to better understand someone who is. Regardless, these tweets umask just how depression can feel for some people. They may speak to you, and they might hurt to read, but...

12 More Weird Siblings Who Won Fallon’s Hashtag Game

Sometimes, a hashtag gives us too much awesome for one post, and the people who took to Twitter to share about their weird siblings definitely qualify. Make sure and check out the first 15 we posted, and keep laughing after you’ve scrolled through these 12 “leftovers” that just begged to be shared. #12. This guy...

20 People Share the Big Lie They Haven’t Told Anyone

Could you imagine faking your own death? Or lying on a regular base to your coworkers and loved ones? Those are just some of the things these 20 people are doing. Read on for some truly shocking stories… 1. Lucky Everyone thinks I’m self-employed and work hard for my income. Actually, I inherited a large...

15 People Share Their Stories About How Weird Their Siblings Are

Sure, there are times when we wish that our parents would have stopped after the first child (especially if we’re the oldest), but the truth is that our siblings make life more interesting. As children, they give us a playmate, a scapegoat, a cohort, and a friend. As adults, they’re a shoulder to lean on,...

17+ Times People Experienced What They Could Only Describe as a Miracle

Life can change in an instant. A car accident, being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and so much more. Take a look at these 19 stories of people who witnessed miracles in their lives or the lives of someone around them that changed their perspective on the world we live in. 1....

This 17th-Century Composer Was So Hardcore He Literally Conducted Himself to Death

Of all the professions throughout history, you’d think that composers would have it easy. From the safety of the concert hall, they don’t have to deal with foreign armies, murderers, drug dealers, or street gangs. Oddly enough, though, composers have suffered some totally bizarre deaths. Drownings, murders, poisonings, insect bites, and bicycle accidents…those are just some...