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Gizmodo

How the Grinch Stole Modern Christmas

From his storybook legacy to his modern-day anti-holiday influence, the Grinch has become an enduring face of the holidays—sincerely or otherwise.

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How the Grinch Stole Modern Christmas

Buzzfeed

27 Expensive-Looking Walmart Pieces That’ll Scratch Your Home Makeover Itch On The Cheap

Things that will give your space an instant refresh. View Entire Post ›

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27 Expensive-Looking Walmart Pieces That’ll Scratch Your Home Makeover Itch On The Cheap

Gizmodo

xAI Answers the Question, 'What if Product Placement was Significantly Worse?'

Sometimes innovation is two steps back.

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Gizmodo

xAI Answers the Question, 'What if Product Placement was Significantly Worse?'

Buzzfeed

People Have A Lot Of Opinions About This Hilariously Dark Christmas Ornament That Sums Up 2025

It's kind of so bad that I actually need it. View Entire Post ›

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People Have A Lot Of Opinions About This Hilariously Dark Christmas Ornament That Sums Up 2025

Distractify

Conspiracy Theories About Charlie Kirk's Security Spread Over the Internet

Conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk's security are circulating online, and a member of his security team, Brian Harpole, is in the hot seat.

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Conspiracy Theories About Charlie Kirk's Security Spread Over the Internet

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Yes, ‘Pokémon: Legends Z-A’ Will Indeed Have Compatibility With the ‘Home’ App — But When?

If you've been real-time battling with Pokemon in 'Z-A' you're probably wondering when the title will get HOME app-sync support.

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Yes, ‘Pokémon: Legends Z-A’ Will Indeed Have Compatibility With the ‘Home’ App — But When?

Gizmodo

YouTube TV Wants to Unbundle the Cable Package That Streamers Were Meant to Kill in the First Place

The video platform’s cable streaming service is introducing cheaper genre-specifying channel bundles next year.

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Gizmodo

YouTube TV Wants to Unbundle the Cable Package That Streamers Were Meant to Kill in the First Place

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When Will 'Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc' Be on Crunchyroll? What We Know

'Chainsaw Man: The Movie - Reze Arc' is a very popular anime film that was in theaters in 2025. Where can it be seen online?

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When Will 'Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc' Be on Crunchyroll? What We Know

Gizmodo

Sperm Donor With a Cancer-Causing Gene Fathered at Least 197 Kids

Because only part of the man's sperm carried the mutation, only the second round of genetic testing revealed the problem. By then, it was already too late.

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Sperm Donor With a Cancer-Causing Gene Fathered at Least 197 Kids

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Therapist Shares the "One Thing Boomer Parents Always Do" That Traumatizes Their Children

Therapist Mary Beth recently took to TikTok to share the one thing that boomer parents consistently do that's hard to understand.

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Therapist Shares the "One Thing Boomer Parents Always Do" That Traumatizes Their Children

Buzzfeed

If Your Kids Usually Lose Interest In New Toys Quickly, These 18 Walmart Options Should Help

Well, well, well, this list certainly has OUR attention... View Entire Post ›

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If Your Kids Usually Lose Interest In New Toys Quickly, These 18 Walmart Options Should Help

Gizmodo

A Vital NASA Mars Orbiter Has Gone Dark

MAVEN has circled Mars for more than a decade, exploring the planet and relaying data from robots on the surface.

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A Vital NASA Mars Orbiter Has Gone Dark

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Measles Outbreak Nears Grim Milestone as Hundreds Quarantine in South Carolina

What happens when your country's public health system is run by anti-vaccine activists?

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Gizmodo

Measles Outbreak Nears Grim Milestone as Hundreds Quarantine in South Carolina

The Poke

They don't make telly like this Cilla Christmas special, anymore ...thankfully

Cilla Black was undoubtedly a Titan of light entertainment for several years, enjoying far more fame for her TV shows than she did for her 1960s pop career. But, like the statistical likelihood of being 10 feet or less from a rat, a Cilla song was always disturbingly close. In one of her Christmas specials, ...

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The Poke

They don't make telly like this Cilla Christmas special, anymore ...thankfully

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Granddaughters Sing “For Good” to Grandparents in Their Nineties and Get Noticed by the Film Team

Granddaughters’ “For Good” performance for their grandparents in their nineties caught the film team’s attention after she shared it online.

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Granddaughters Sing “For Good” to Grandparents in Their Nineties and Get Noticed by the Film Team

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Two Teenagers Have Been Charged in Connection to the Death of 14-Year-Old Danika Troy

What happened to Danika Troy? The 14-year-old's body was found one day after she was reported missing. Two suspects are in police custody.

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Two Teenagers Have Been Charged in Connection to the Death of 14-Year-Old Danika Troy

Mashable

Why did YouTube unlist all of its past YouTube Rewind videos?

YouTube just unlisted all of its old YouTube Rewind videos. But, why?

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Why did YouTube unlist all of its past YouTube Rewind videos?

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Instagram is auto-generating SEO-friendly headlines when users posts appear in Google search results

Instagram is generating SEO-friendly headlines for user posts.

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Instagram is auto-generating SEO-friendly headlines when users posts appear in Google search results

The Poke

'The Guy Who Decides Christmas' might just make you want to give him the sack

Anyone who celebrates Christmas – or doesn't, but works in retail – will be only too well aware of how stressful it can get. Thanks to the wonderful Jimmy Rees, we now know exactly who to blame. In this episode of The Guy Who Decides, we really get to the bottom of the thinking behind [...] The ...

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The Poke

'The Guy Who Decides Christmas' might just make you want to give him the sack

Mashable

Snag the DJI Neo drone for its lowest-ever price at Amazon — save over $50 right now

Get the best DJI drone deal at Amazon. As of Dec. 10, get the DJI Neo three-battery combo for its lowest price yet at Amazon.

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Snag the DJI Neo drone for its lowest-ever price at Amazon — save over $50 right now

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Is watching porn with a VPN safer?

A VPN shields your IP address, but does it make porn viewing safer? We asked tech experts about whether to use a VPN when watching porn.

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Is watching porn with a VPN safer?

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Ben & Jerrys is launching Ice Cream Bars — how to get free Cookie Dough bars this month

Ben & Jerry's is launching Ice Cream Bars. More than 150 Scoop Shops are handing out free Cookie Dough bars on Dec. 17.

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Ben & Jerrys is launching Ice Cream Bars — how to get free Cookie Dough bars this month

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Nintendos Virtual Boy replica for Switch 2 is finally available to buy

As of Dec. 10, Nintendo's Virtual Boy replica for Switch 2 is finally available to buy for Nintendo Switch Online members.

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Nintendos Virtual Boy replica for Switch 2 is finally available to buy

The Poke

‘What's the clearest sign that someone is genuinely doing well in life?’ – 17 indicators that somebody has their act ...

Thanks to social media, everyone is able to present a happy and successful version of themselves to the world. But as we all know, online appearances can be deceiving. People who are truly doing well in life communicate this fact more subtly than a self-congratulatory Instagram story. To help you spot ...

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The Poke

‘What's the clearest sign that someone is genuinely doing well in life?’ – 17 indicators that somebody has their act ...

The Poke

Somebody asked about childhood misconceptions people have struggled to shake, and the answers will leave you feeling like ...

We all make mistakes, especially when we're young. Luckily, most of us grow out of these misunderstandings but sometimes they end up so deeply ingrained that we end up still repeating them as adults, and making ourselves look like right wallies. They've been discussing these hard-to-shake mistakes on ...

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The Poke

Somebody asked about childhood misconceptions people have struggled to shake, and the answers will leave you feeling like ...

Bored Panda

27 Dog Photos Before & After Their Life-Changing Adoption

In a perfect world, there’d be no need for rescue shelters because our bestest friends would all have roofs over their derpy heads. It might not be a perfect world, but there are some great human beings out there who open up their homes (and their hearts) to doggos in need.

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27 Dog Photos Before & After Their Life-Changing Adoption

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39 Things That People Thought Were A Luxury Because They Grew Up Poor, Shared In This Viral Reddit Post

Over 26,000 Redditors who grew up poor recently got together to share what was a thing that they considered a luxury, and Bored Panda collected some of the best answers and made it into a list!

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39 Things That People Thought Were A Luxury Because They Grew Up Poor, Shared In This Viral Reddit Post

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35 Times People Decided To Get Back At Their Exes And Nobody Could Stop Them

We love to talk about the beginning of a relationship. Who had the funnier profile on Tinder, where the first date was, and what it was like to meet the parents. But the end matters, too, as it can also be better or worse — while some breakups are accompanied by tears and hugs and goodbyes, others ...

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35 Times People Decided To Get Back At Their Exes And Nobody Could Stop Them

The Poke

Somebody asked how Brits make 'a quick cup of tea' and the answers were as impassioned and silly as you'd expect

The amount that British people love a cup of tea feels like a national stereotype, but is it actually a stereotype or simply an indisputable fact? Hard to say, but a German person called Muted_Reflection_449 found out just how passionately we feel about leaves and hot water in a cup after asking this ...

8 hours ago

The Poke

Somebody asked how Brits make 'a quick cup of tea' and the answers were as impassioned and silly as you'd expect

The Poke

'Toddlers chatting Christmas tree' is as funny as it's brilliantly accurate

As you can probably tell from his job description(s), comedian, actor, author and podcaster George Lewis is a man with many strings to his bow. Even the popular sketches he posts on social media are diverse. He has a keen eye for TV tropes. @georgelewiscomedian Eveey episode of Grand Designs granddesigns ...

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The Poke

'Toddlers chatting Christmas tree' is as funny as it's brilliantly accurate

Bored Panda

This Online Group Is Dedicated To "Mildly Interesting" Stuff, And Here Are Their 49 Best Posts

It’s not “super” interesting; the things posted here are “mildly” interesting, which makes them a perfect balance between two poles of the world, interesting, which is rare, and uninteresting, which is all too common.

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This Online Group Is Dedicated To "Mildly Interesting" Stuff, And Here Are Their 49 Best Posts

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“That’s Horrifying Information”: 68 Disturbing Truths To Keep You Up At 2 AM

After WWII, millions of mothers who weren't married had their babies taken away. Or, rather, they were pressured to give them away because they were too young and their children were born out of wedlock. That's called the Baby Scoop Era, and we learned this fact after one netizen shared it in an online ...

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“That’s Horrifying Information”: 68 Disturbing Truths To Keep You Up At 2 AM

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47 Photos That Trick Your Eyes So Well You Might Need A Second Or Third Look To Get Them

Our senses exist to help us move through the world. With our eyes, we take in its colors. With our ears, we hear sounds and music. With touch, we feel every texture around us. Amazing, isn’t it? Yet as powerful as they are, our senses are not always reliable and can be easily fooled. Although that ...

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47 Photos That Trick Your Eyes So Well You Might Need A Second Or Third Look To Get Them

Buzzfeed

49 Of The Best Last-Minute Gifts To Give In 2025

Christmas is nearly here, so let's get the rest of your gift shopping out of the way. View Entire Post ›

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49 Of The Best Last-Minute Gifts To Give In 2025

Buzzfeed

57 Gifts That'll Probably Be Automatic Hits That You Still Have Time To Get

Whether you're looking for a sparkling maple syrup stocking stuffer for your parents or an inflatable air fort for your kids, these gifts have got you covered. View Entire Post ›

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Buzzfeed

57 Gifts That'll Probably Be Automatic Hits That You Still Have Time To Get