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10 People Who Had No Trouble Putting Chauvinism In Its Place

If you ask me, one of the better slogans to come out of the past decade is the ever-popular, always-applicable, “see something, say something.” It basically means that the time for keeping quiet in order to spare people embarrassment is over, at least when it comes to important issues that affect us all. One of...

Spray Paint Could Give Your Dead Plants a Second Lease on Life

As much as many of us really enjoy gardening, having a green thumb is harder and takes considerably more effort – and luck – than you might have thought going in. That said, even the greenest of gardening thumbs can struggle from time to time with certain plants, seasons, etc. If you’ve got a bunch...

Why Splitting The Bill Evenly Isn’t Always the Best Way to Go

When we go to dinner with family or friends, we often decide to split the bills down the middle in order to make things fair, or at least to help avoid that always-awkward argument about who’s paying this time around. It turns out that’s not always the best way to do things, not if you’re...

19 Times Humans Were Not the Smartest

We go about our business every day assuming that the people around us are working at a decent level of intelligence. One that allows us to interact and understand each other, to work together toward forming a society, etc. It always comes as a bit of shock, then, when someone you thought was moderately intelligence...

Here’s What It Sounds Like When a Million Monarch Butterflies Take Flight

Butterflies are one of those things that totally enchant you as a child, and honestly, not much changes as we age. There’s something mysterious and magical about these creatures that begin their lives as wormlike caterpillars and emerge, weeks later, as beautiful butterflies that just captures us – and let’s be honest, it’s not a...

A Thread on Brad Wayne, Batman’s Totally Normal Son

I love when people think outside the box, or get weird notions and go after them down the rabbit hole. It’s like fan fiction but shorter form, and people on the internet love to jump on a question like “think about Batman’s totally normal son, probably named Brad or something.” Brad wasn’t raised with the...

Engineers, What’s the Most Ridiculous Idiot-Proofing You’ve Had to Do? People Spoke Up.

My brother-in-law is an engineer and every time we hang out I ask him detailed questions about his job because it’s totally beyond my brainpower. What I’m trying to say is that engineers are really smart and a lot of other people…really aren’t. AskReddit users who work as engineers talked about the most ridiculous idiot-proofing...

Doctors, What’s the Rarest Disease You’ve Encountered? Here’s What People Said.

If you tend to be a hypochondriac, these answers might freak you out a little bit…I thought I should probably throw that out there. Are you ready to learn way more about diseases than you ever wanted to? Doctors shared stories on AskReddit about the rarest diseases they’ve encountered. Take a look. 1. Wow. “Rare...

If You’ve Been Friends With “The Quiet Kid”, What Do You Wish Other People Knew About Them? Folks Responded.

It’s a classic high school tale: there’s always a boy or girl who is extremely quiet and is a bit of a mystery during your school years. But sometimes there’s a breakthrough and this person actually lets some folks into their life. People who befriended “the quiet kid” talked about their experiences on AskReddit. Here’s...

People Who Are Now Deaf, What’s the Last Thing You Remember Hearing? People Responded.

A lot of people think about people being born deaf but the fact is that a lot of folks out there have lost their hearing later in life…which I think we can all agree would be extremely difficult to deal with. So what do these people recall from their earlier days? AskReddit users who are...

How Do You Start a Conversation With Someone You Want to Be Friends With? Here’s What People Said.

I don’t really care so much anymore now that I’m a little bit older, but when I was younger, I was very shy and hesitant to approach people I didn’t know to strike up conversations. It can be really intimidating, don’t you think? But today we’re gonna try to help you out. People on AskReddit...

13 Overthinkers Share Stories About Situations They Were Preparing for Their Entire Lives

Hey, sometimes overthinking can be a good thing! Yes, it can also be annoying and drive your friends and family members up the wall, but when you get that little victory once in a while because you were prepared, you save the day! What situation were you prepared for because you’re an over-thinker? Here’s what...

What Situation Were You Prepared for Because You’re an Overthinker? People Shared Their Stories.

It’s better to overthink and to be over-prepared, don’t you think? Well, maybe not ALL the time, but there are definitely some situations where overthinking can really come in handy. AskReddit users talk about situations they were prepared for because they are over-thinkers. Let’s see what they had to say. 1. Got it covered. “All...

Proof That Picking a Fight With the U.S. Army Is Never Going to End Well

People who serve in the United States military, reserves or otherwise, know that they have the full legal force of that military at their backs, and therefore are typically confident when dealing with civilian managers, etc. Civilian managers typically realize what they’re working with, too, but listen. Sometimes our egos really do get the better...