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What Is Your Favorite Paradox? Here’s How People Responded.

It’s a funny thing how often paradoxes seem to pop up in our lives, ya know? The universe works in very mysterious ways, my friends…and we’re about to see a bunch of examples of exactly what I’m talking about. AskReddit users talked about their favorite paradoxes. Let’s dig into their responses! 1. A good one....

Not Making Tax Payments, and 7 Other Mistakes Millennials Make With Their Money

I think there is a disconnect between many Millennials and their money. It’s different than it was for their parents, or even for the some of the Gen Xers that came before, because the more time that passes, the harder it can be to accumulate wealth. We don’t have time to get into the whys...

A Driverless Race Car Swerved Into a Barrier for No Reason, So Maybe The Future Isn’t Quite as Close as We Think

There are times when it feels like the future is now. We have instant communication with anyone in the world at the snap of our fingers. There are jetpack men flying through the sky. The military is developing death ray lasers for their fighter jets. Plenty of people think driverless cars are going to be...

Scientists Have Successfully Reversed the Human Aging Process for the First Time

I’m one of those people who has always thought that living forever – or even for an extremely long time – seems like more of a curse than a blessing. That said, if we could live a very long time in bodies that weren’t slowly breaking down, betraying us a bit every day, well…that could...

10 Normal Words That Can Be Pronounced Two Very Different Ways

No one would argue that English is a tough language. It beats up other languages in dark alleys and goes through their pockets for loose vocab – at least, that’s the word on the street. Which is why it’s not surprising there are several words that are spelled exactly the same, and mean the same...

Why “It’s A Wonderful Life” Flopped at the Box Office, and How It Ended Up a Holiday Classic

There’s a good chance that your family has some kind of tradition when it comes to the movies you watch around the holidays. It might be children’s classics, like Charlie Brown or How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It might be modern favorites like Christmas Vacation or A Christmas Story, or maybe you just love marathoning every Hallmark Christmas movie they...

People Share the Things People Only Understand When They Grow Up

There’s nothing more patronizing when you’re young than someone telling you to “just trust them” because “you’ll understand when you’re older.” Like many things that piss you off when you’re young, though, it’s absolutely true – there are some things that only time can teach a person, I swear. Here are 17 that are right...

The Prince Rupert’s Drop Glass Structure Is Strong Enough to Shatter a Bullet

If you’re like me, you probably don’t think about glass being particularly strong. It’s pretty, and I guess they can make it bulletproof if you’re the president or the pope, but glass that could actually shatter a bullet? Color me intrigued. It’s called Prince Rupert’s Drop, and no, it’s not some kind of setup for...

Winners Donate a Lot of Money, and 4 Other Secret Truths About People Who Won the Lotto

I’m not sure it’s much of a secret that sometimes lottery winners struggle to handle the sudden, major influx of cash. It’s an adjustment for anyone who comes into money quickly, I think, but lottery winners are like a secret club that you get into whether you like it or not. A few of them...

70% of Lottery Winners End Up Broke, and 5 Other Things Lotto Winners Won’t Tell You About Life After the Win

People all over dream of winning the lottery. Hitting it big, striking it rich, and never having to work another day in their lives. Their kids’ college paid for, retirement handled, no more stress or worries (at least when it comes to finances). The dream is what keeps people buying tickets, even when they know...

How One Teacher Became a Legend After She Punted Her Final to Help a Student With Cancer

There are so many sayings about rules, aren’t there? Rules are rules. Rules are there for a reason. Rules are meant to be broken. Anyone who has worked anywhere that there is an administration that mostly exists just to uphold rules, though, knows that crap can get out of hand, and fast. This school had...

Lamborghini’s New Adult GoKart Pro Seems Like a Whole Lot of Fun

If you’re someone who loves cars and things that go super fast on the road, chances are your ears perk up whenever you hear the word Lamborghini. Am I right? If so, you’re definitely in the right place – because Lamborghini and Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi are teaming up to offer the Ninebot GoKart Pro, Lamborghini...

The Air Force Is Putting Actual Lasers on Their Fighter Jets

Yes, you read that right, my friends – laser death rays are a really real thing that the actual military is going to be utilizing in the near future. I mean, I realize that most of this timeline is a horror show and The Jetsons’ promised us flying cars and our hoverboards are a horrible...

This Beautiful Campaign Raised Enough Money to Pay Off 11 Veteran’s Mortgages

If there’s one thing that I think might actually bring people in America together, it’s the fact that our armed forces – active and retired – don’t get nearly enough support from the government. These men and women put their lives on the line, they leave their families for months at a time, and in...