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People Are Sharing The Professions That Don’t Get The Respect They Deserve From Society, And I Have To Agree

"So many people have judgements towards morticians, and it’s sooo weird to me because who the f—k do you think is taking care of you when you die?" View Entire Post ›

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People Are Sharing The Professions That Don’t Get The Respect They Deserve From Society, And I Have To Agree

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"Terrible Advice": People Urge Others To Stop Believing In These 40 Dangerous Survival Myths

"What would you do if you were stranded on an island?" is probably one of the most common party questions that most of us have heard. Hollywood has us believing that making a raft and rowing out into the water gives us the best chance to survive. Oh, how wrong they actually are! That's why people online ...

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"Terrible Advice": People Urge Others To Stop Believing In These 40 Dangerous Survival Myths

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People Are Terrified Of These 35 Kids They Know Because They Are Next-Level Evil

When someone calls their child "the greatest tragedy of my existence," you know things must be bad. Most parents want their kids to grow up to be decent human beings... but as we know, the world is full of terrible people. These are the stories from parents who want to hang their heads in shame at the ...

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People Are Terrified Of These 35 Kids They Know Because They Are Next-Level Evil

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People have been sharing what happened to the smartest person they went to school with – the varying fates of 16 academic ...

When you’re at school, it’s easy to feel like academic excellence will translate into success when you enter the real world. Life, however, often has other ideas. For every nerd that graduated to become a professional boffin, there’s another who took a more sideways career route. To get an insight ...

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People have been sharing what happened to the smartest person they went to school with – the varying fates of 16 academic ...

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What was your “could never be me” but did indeed become you? – 17 plot twists people thought they were safe from

Everyone knows that life is chaotic and ultimately beyond their control. But at the same time most people have a vague idea of how they think it will play out. Well, guess again. Life is full of surprises, including twists and turns that will land you in situations you never expected to happen. To hear ...

1 day ago

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What was your “could never be me” but did indeed become you? – 17 plot twists people thought they were safe from

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'What's a song you like even though you think you probably shouldn't?' – 22 people whose musical tastes surprise even themselves

It's that magical time of year when Spotify Wrapped comes out, and we all wonder whether we really need to know that our listening age is 83. Thanks, data collection. However, it is interesting to know what we listen to a lot, and which songs are different from our usual (old person) tastes. They've ...

1 day ago

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'What's a song you like even though you think you probably shouldn't?' – 22 people whose musical tastes surprise even themselves

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A boss tweeted a picture of his team working late but people reckoned it wasn't the flex he thought it was – 13 hard-working ...

Over on Twitter @czoob3 shared a picture of his team working late into the night – well, 9.15pm on a Monday night, which is more than late enough for us – and went viral, wildly viral. 9:15 pm Monday night. Not a single Eng has left yet. The only thing to do in life is [...] The post A boss tweeted ...

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A boss tweeted a picture of his team working late but people reckoned it wasn't the flex he thought it was – 13 hard-working ...

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'What’s are the little things you do 'just in case'?' – 21 odd and irrational safety measures people can't function without

It's true that we live in an age of uncertainty at the moment, and it feels like we're perpetually on the brink of some sort of massive disaster, but is that true" Or are we just so addicted to doomscrolling that it feels that way" It's hard to say, but that doesn't mean that we [...] The post 'What’s ...

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'What’s are the little things you do 'just in case'?' – 21 odd and irrational safety measures people can't function without

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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for December 14, 2025

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle.

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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for December 14, 2025

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NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for December 14, 2025

Answers to each clue for the December 14, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

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NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for December 14, 2025

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Hurdle hints and answers for December 14, 2025

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

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Hurdle hints and answers for December 14, 2025

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NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for December 14, 2025

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

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NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for December 14, 2025

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NYT Strands hints, answers for December 14, 2025

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

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NYT Strands hints, answers for December 14, 2025

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Somebody asked men about the best compliment they'd ever received from a woman – 22 unexpectedly wholesome answers

When we consider what a nice compliment might be, we tend to focus on things like looks or having a good job or being super fit. But it turns out that the ones which stick with us are the ones that are more idiosyncratic and unexpected. They've been chatting about this on the AskReddit page [...] ...

19 hours ago

Somebody asked men about the best compliment they'd ever received from a woman – 22 unexpectedly wholesome answers

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Wordle today: Answer, hints for December 14, 2025

Here's the answer for "Wordle" 1638 on December 14 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

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Wordle today: Answer, hints for December 14, 2025

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All the ways The Muppet Christmas Carol avoided failure to become the greatest Christmas Carol ever

We do a deep-dive into all of the right (and wrong) choices Brian Henson made in creating 'A Muppet Christmas Carol', the greatest film-version of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'.

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All the ways The Muppet Christmas Carol avoided failure to become the greatest Christmas Carol ever

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Rejoice! Looks like Tommy Robinson's 'Put the Christ Back in Christmas' carol rally was a big old turkey

Tommy Robinson's Christmas carol service seems to have hit a duff note. "Journalist" Robinson – or Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, according to the law and Santa's Naughty List – had been publicising the London event for weeks as "putting Christ back in Christmas". UTK: Put Christ Back in Christmas: Join ...

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Rejoice! Looks like Tommy Robinson's 'Put the Christ Back in Christmas' carol rally was a big old turkey

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Thomas Skinner tried desperately to start a festive sing-song on the London Tube – 17 merry reactions to make your Christmas

Say what you like about Thomas Skinner – no, please do, we'll wait – but he does try to entertain. The problem is he fails at it. A lot. Exhibit A: The Apprentice. Exhibit B: This year's Strictly. Now here's Exhibit C. Thomas and some mates were on the London Underground this week and tried [...] ...

1 day ago

Thomas Skinner tried desperately to start a festive sing-song on the London Tube – 17 merry reactions to make your Christmas

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The expertly coordinated chaos of this version of the 12 days of Christmas remains impossible to beat for sheer entertainment

The world-renowned Clare College Choir of Cambridge University has embraced the Christmas spirit in style and with a real understanding of the implications of the song. Their performance of The 12 Days of Christmas is definitely the most physical we've ever seen – and the most joyously chaotic. @classicfm ...

1 day ago

The expertly coordinated chaos of this version of the 12 days of Christmas remains impossible to beat for sheer entertainment

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37 Useful, Practical Gifts They Won’t Have To Pretend To Love

You simply can't go wrong with a butter dish shaped like an actual stick of butter. View Entire Post ›

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37 Useful, Practical Gifts They Won’t Have To Pretend To Love

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42 Gifts For Kids That’ll Actually Keep Them Busy For More Than 5 Minutes

These will give their beloved iPad some serious competition. View Entire Post ›

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42 Gifts For Kids That’ll Actually Keep Them Busy For More Than 5 Minutes

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Mixed Up The Gift Tags? These 37 Gifts Will Be Guaranteed Hits No Matter Who Opens ‘Em

Who can be mad opening up cat-paw oven mitts *or* a box full of cheese? Those both sound like wins to me. View Entire Post ›

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Mixed Up The Gift Tags? These 37 Gifts Will Be Guaranteed Hits No Matter Who Opens ‘Em

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20 Things From Amazon That Make Perfect Gifts

Adding these nail wraps to my wish list ASAP. View Entire Post ›

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20 Things From Amazon That Make Perfect Gifts

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Shark FacialPro Glow review: The pore de-clogging is legit, but it may not be right for every skin type

The Shark FacialPro Glow isn't all hype. It works on sebaceous filaments and makes skin softer. But I found one caveat after 1.5 months.

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Shark FacialPro Glow review: The pore de-clogging is legit, but it may not be right for every skin type

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A NASA spacecraft is piercing the suns scorching atmosphere right now

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has repeated its record-breaking speed and flyby distance, entering perihelion for its orbit around the sun on Dec. 13, 2025.

1 day ago

A NASA spacecraft is piercing the suns scorching atmosphere right now

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“I’m A Monster”: Man Files A Police Report And Annuls His Marriage Right After The Wedding

Despite the progressive society we’re living in today, many women still adhere to traditional gender roles. This wife expected to live off her husband and for him to provide everything she wanted. She also planned to quit her job, much to her spouse's dismay. Things escalated to a toxic level of drama ...

12 hours ago

“I’m A Monster”: Man Files A Police Report And Annuls His Marriage Right After The Wedding

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The FBI was asked to explain why Antifa is their biggest domestic terror threat to the US right now and ended up brutally, ...

The FBI finally had its chance to explain 'antifa' at a congressional hearing and it was like asking a house of cards to hold up in a wind tunnel. The simplest definition of 'antifa' is 'anti-facist.' That's it. It's quite straightforward. Yet, when your entire political movement is built upon defeating ...

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The FBI was asked to explain why Antifa is their biggest domestic terror threat to the US right now and ended up brutally, ...