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Important Lessons That 2020 Has Taught All of Us

What have we learned in 2020 so far?

It’s kind of impossible to say. On the one hand, it feels like the year in which we all lived a thousand lifetimes and gained the perspectives and heights of wisdom that come with such figurative reincarnations. On the other hand, it kinda feels like we’ve gone nowhere and done nothing and learned jack squat. Maybe the truth is somewhere in between?

To shed some light on the subject, let’s have a look at these ten 2020 memes and see if we can discern a lesson from them.

10. Nothing makes sense

God is just extremely drunk right now.

9. Protect yourself

They saw their chance and they took it, by golly.

8. Stock up on arrows

Those folks had it right from the start.

7. Take every opportunity

You never know what year might be your last chance to really start some sh*t with Uncle Ron.

6. It’s a nice excuse

With an attitude like that, not many people are gonna ask questions.

5. It’s the little things that count

If only I could pretend to be busy around other people instead of pretending to be busy around no people.

4. The more things change, the more they stay the same

How many dudes have just been riding this wave?

3. Standards will shift

I don’t even wanna know what the 2021 goals will be.

2. Remember to excuse yourself

I can feel the heat of a thousand grocery aisle stares just reading this.

1. Stay safe out there

Having to face off with this crisis hasn’t been easy, but we’re doing it.

Not sure if those are actually the most helpful lessons in the world, but at the end of the day, at least they’re lessons?

What have you learned in 2020?

Tell us in the comments.

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Memes for the Worst Year Ever…2020

If we listen to Einstein’s theory of relativity, time moves slower or faster in different scenarios. His models of spacetime were confirmed very recently with the observation of gravitational waves, and his ideas on time in particular were expanded on greatly in 2020, when we discovered that a single year could be several centuries.

It’s been a very long one. Here are some memes to remember it by, if for some reason you’d want to.

15. Murder express

You’re thinking of the Black Mirror episode, but we’re getting close.

14. Light-hearted entertainment

Streaming into our stream of consciousness.

13. New approach

Harambe would be proud.

12. Bun-bun-BUN!

Never forget who the true monsters are.

11. Oh yes son, I’m talkin’ to you

I don’t want none of it.

10. Making time

Please, I’m very poor and extremely lonely.

9. Best estimates

Or, yanno, several decades.

8. Stir crazy

“But one of the people in the video totally said they were a doctor.”

7. No one knows where we are going

Cool, my childhood nightmare has followed me here.

6. Changing times

We’re having a quick meeting to erase the last one.

5. Stay golden

Betty White is a national treasure and is to be protected at all costs.

4. Alternative medicine

Don’t let the truth get in the way of your treatment.

3. Face the consequences

We were warned…we were all warned…

2. Silver linings

We can’t GIVE these things away!

1. Here we are now

Smells like pointless rebellion.

When we’re telling the stories of this time to our grandkids, it’ll probably be best to just show them these memes. They express it better.

What’s been the biggest thing on your mind this year?

Tell us in the comments.

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Random Twitter Jokes to Make Your Day Better

Ah, Twitter. Where would we be without it?

Scream at each other about politics in person? That’s a lot of work. Plus it’s dangerous. Much safer to do that sort of thing with our thumbs while in the comfort of our own toilet. And of course, Twitter isn’t JUST the home for the world’s most nuanced and productive political discourse, it’s also a place for lots of good jokes, like these!

Here are fourteen random Twitter jokes you can read in the bathroom or wherever.

14. It’s kind of a lot

I literally sweat the entire way there.

13. iDrink

Judging by your use of the word “their,” I’m guessing this would apply to your current state.

12. Never say forever

You can’t trust anybody these days and it’s disgusting.

11. Duck and roll

I’m having a quack snack attack.

10. Bird brained

Like an iceberg, this goes deeper than you can even imagine.

9. Serving up stories

Gotta hit that word count one way or another.

8. Crunching numbers

“It’s like this sophisticated algorithm KNOWS me!”

7. Slice of life

Very brave of her to use her final breath to deliver this news. F in the chat.

6. Fishing for compliments

Yeah but did you see how thoroughly medium-sized the fish was?

5. Checks and balances

(There are functionally identical and much cheaper alternatives to Apple products…just sayin.’)

4. Sweep me off my feet

Well that doesn’t suck.

3. Small talk

I’d choose pasta any day.

2. Key to my heart

How old is that car anyway? Is this kid a time traveler?

1. Scream time

The important thing is that your system works for you.

Without jokes on Twitter, we’d have to find jokes out in the wild like our ancestors did, and that sounds exhausting. So here’s to all the wonderful funny people who continue to supply us with these golden tweets. Keep up the great work.

Who are the funniest people on Twitter in you opinion?

Tell us in the comments.

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Download Hundreds of Fancy Coloring Pages from Museums Around the World

Many people are looking for new hobbies or fun ways to keep themselves occupied and entertained right now.

Coloring is a great way to pass the time, whether you’re 8 or 80 years old. And now that adult coloring books are totally a thing, there are a lot of coloring options out there.

Happily, over a hundred museums and libraries from around the world have joined together to provide coloring pages that are free to download and print.

The New York Academy of Medicine led the project, which is called Color Our Collection.

Each coloring sheet can be printed out as a full-size PDF.

The best part is that the museums have made the effort to keep the images kid-friendly, so you should be able to peruse the site with your children and print out coloring sheets for all of you.

Here are 10 awesome examples of coloring pages you can print out:

The Jewish Museum of Maryland has an amazing coloring book available for download:

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The Shenandoah County Library-Truban also offers a really fun set of vintage posters and prints that can be colored:

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People who are passionate about animals will love these coloring pages from Getty:

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The “Nickels and Dimes” coloring book from Northern Illinois University is as delightful as it is weird:

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The Lambeth Palace Library offers another coloring book that fans of animals will probably enjoy tremendously:

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The Rare Book and Manuscript Library definitely has really creative coloring sheets:

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People who are into medical illustrations will love these sheets from the New York Academy of Medicine Library Coloring Book:

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The Bernard Becker Medical Library also got in on the fun:

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The Russian State Library also contributed whimsical illustrations of ballerinas:

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The Canadian Canoe Museum has really fun illustrations of canoe outings:

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These literary-themed selections from the New York Society Library will certainly thrill any book-lover:

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What do you think of those coloring sheets? Make sure you let us know which ones you’ll be printing out in the comments!

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Code Words That Industries Use and Don’t Want People to Know About

Have you ever heard a term and thought, “what are these people talking about?”

Yeah, me too. And that’s why I’m writing this today. Because certain industries have these code words that they use to trick us… and I’m just not one for many secrets.

Today we’ll be looking at 12 code words used by select fields that you never knew until now.

Let’s go!

12. Pucker Factor

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When shizz gets real on the battlefield… how much “pucker factor” is how much you have to clench your cheeks IF you don’t want to, well… shizz yourself.

Pucker up, buttercup!

11. Birth Control Glasses

You know those REALLY ugly glasses that the military gives out?

Yeah, those will prevent you from having any sex.

Thus… birth control glasses!

10. Yoda Conditions

Photo Credit: Alvin Alexander

When computer programmers basically just reverse the terms of expression… a condition Yoda it is.

The graphic above illustrates a situation like this. When the terms are reversed, it can mean something completely opposite or even unrelated.

9. P.O.O.H.

Photo Credit: Disney/YouTube

No, this isn’t about the charming literary character with a proclivity for honey.

But… when there’s not enough honey (oil) in the hole… it’s time to pull out.

Or… “Pull Out Of Hole”

8. Suck. Squeeze. Bang. Blow.

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I’d tell you to get your mind out of the gutter, but there’s no way this wasn’t conceived by a naughty mind.

A four-stroke engine (stroke…heh) goes through these stages in its power cycle.

Of course there are other names for these stages, and here they are: intake (suck), compression (squeeze), combustion and power stroke (bang), and exhaust (blow).

That was satisfying!

7. Crop Dusting

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This one is hilarious because we ALL knew this happened.

It’s when flight attendants silently rip a fart while they walk down the aisle.

Yep! Knew it!

6. Bury The Hatchet

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This one is actually terrifying, because it involves mistakes in medicine.

When a surgeon leaves one of their instruments inside somebody during a surgery… and they need to just make peace with that fact… that’s burying the hatchet.

Yikes!

5. Penguin Diagram

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This one is funny because it’s based on a joke.

The story goes that physicist John Ellis lost a bet and had to include the word “penguin” somewhere in a paper of his.

Thus “penguin diagrams” was born to describe interactions between quantum particles.

Not a bad way to lose a bet!

4. Refuctoring

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If you’re a computer programmer, or any employee of any company, the last thing you want to do is get replaced by somebody else.

This is where programmers have a big advantage over other people because they can make their code almost impossible to understand. And if it’s impossible to understand… nobody can maintain it.

If nobody can maintain it… a programmer can’t be fired otherwise the whole project is in jeopardy.

3. Angel Lust

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So there’s this thing called mortuary sciences, which basically means what happens to people after they’re dead. So that’s fun.

One of the more unexpected things that happens when somebody dies is that the electrical activity in their body does NOT stop.

And so, you get things like corpse erections. Yes, that actually happens.

The solution? Wait for it to die down.

Heh.

2. Deceptionist

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Some people who answer the phones are there to help. But not the deceptionists. Their job is to prevent people from reaching their bosses.

I wonder if

1. “Cum” Folder

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Pronounced “cume” … this one has to do with kid’s school records or cumulative records.

Yeah, we don’t know why they shortened it either. But I guess we all have a sense of humor.

So… any of those that you knew? Anything particular shocking?

Let us know in the comments!

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Memes That Are Randomly Entertaining and Endlessly Hilarious

You know what you need today? Memes.

You know what you need tomorrow? More memes.

What I’m saying here is that if we just had more memes in the world, we probably would solve all of our problems.

Right?

RIGHT!?!?!

Okay, maybe that’s a bit overblown, but we’re here for these 16 memes, and apparently you are too!

Let’s go!

1. Hahah… anything you say honey!

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2. Y’all laughing yet?

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3. Arrrrrrrr you getting it?

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4. I can f**k with this

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5. Ohhhh, we’ve all been there!

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6. All around me…

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7. Tommy did it? Of course!!!

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8. Not exactly what you were expecting, eh Kylie?!

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9. I bet she didn’t know what OR what to know that

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10. Now that is an autocorrect fail for the ages!

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11. Basically, me all day. No regrets!

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12. Oh well. I didn’t like them anyway.

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13. So… what is that exactly??

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14. Do you relate? Well, do you?!?!

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15. Imagine if lions ACTUALLY had a 36 foot vertical…. O_O

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16. Thanks everybody for caring, but I’m good.

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And there ya have it! All the random memes you needed today, and none of the fat! That’s how we like to serve our memes up around here… lean and mean.

Got any tasty memes you want to share with us? Do it in the comments, fam!

Please and thank you!

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Memes That Might Make Your Day a Bit Brighter

It’s you treated yourself to some “me” time.

Yes friends, it’s time to just let it all go and allow the memes to overtake your soul. Bathe in the comedy, the splendor, of people with way too much time on their hands putting random text on pictures that they don’t own to make you randomly laugh whenever they might get to you.

If you think about it, when somebody creates a meme, they’re creating a laugh. And who knows how long it takes to get to you. But when it does… they’ve given you their laugh.

Okay, I’ll admit it, I’m SUPER high right now and that last sentence makes me want to hug everybody, so we better get into this before I forget to put this post together.

(PS – I’m high on life, not dogs.)

(PPS – Drugs, not dogs.)

(PPS – No, not drugs over dogs. Okay, I’ll stop!)

15. Chrissy, the girls are good

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14. Furry AF

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13. Wait….what?!?

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12. This is a very good meme

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11. Wales Tales

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10. Oh… that’s rough

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9. I don’t think he meant this…

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8. Hey, do what you love

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7. Terrifying!

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6. And it’s going even higher!!!

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5. Because reasons!

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4. I like and approve of this meme

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3. LaSAGNAsty!

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2. That second one because it’s HEAVY AF

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1. I like this revision a lot

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So then, what do you think? Are you happy with these 15 smiles that you just got?

Somebody spent untold hours putting those together and now you found them. Happy day!

Share some memes with us and we’ll love you forever.

Peace!

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Read About the Time Dozens of Giant Animatronic Dinosaurs, Fossils, and More Were Auctioned Online

If you’ve ever wanted a yard full of massive animatronic dinosaurs, your prayers may have been answered.

Jeremy Dodd, who owns Able Auctions in British Columbia, sold dozens of animatronic dinosaurs in August.

The facility where the giant dinos are being held is having quite a bit of fun with their guests.

As it’s able to run eight or nine of the creatures at once, it’s not hard to stumble upon a whole host of blinking eyelids, nodding heads, and mouths that open and close.

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You usually see these kinds of dinosaurs at museums, like London’s Natural History Museum or the Smithsonian National Zoo, but Jeremy says that this group of dinosaurs were “part of a local company here that toured the world doing dinosaur exhibits.”

Sadly, the company went bankrupt in May of this year, and may have needed to get rid of the dinosaurs to make money.

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Jeremy also notes that all of the dinosaurs work, and Atlas Obscura describes them as being the real deal:

The dinosaurs have rubbery exteriors stretched over a steel-frame skeleton.

Instead of bellies full of chewed-up plants or smaller, unfortunate prehistoric creatures, these behemoths are full of foam, plus rumbling motors and gears.

They plug into controllers, through which a human handler can dictate how often a particular dino jerks to action, or, say, how far its tail should wag.

The dinosaurs can be sold together or individually, which is certainly a delightful bit of information. After all, who doesn’t want to welcome this guy into their home?

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Or perhaps this dino?

Who I’m sure is just a total sweetheart once you get to know him?

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If you’re into accuracy, this dino even comes with feathers!

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And anyone who is having trouble imagining exactly what an animatronic dinosaur would look like in their yard will surely be satisfied with this photo of a dino in its “natural” habitat:

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Look how cute these two are together!

It would probably be cruel to separate them.

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They’ve also got fake fossils you can unearth…

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Fake fossils in rocks…

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And whatever this is!

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Would you buy a giant animatronic dinosaur or two?

Let us know what you would do it in the comments!

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Popular Old Wive’s Tales That Are Totally False

Old wive’s tales are beliefs or superstitions that are widely believed but generally understood to be untrue.

A lot of us have believed an old wive’s tale since childhood without even knowing how or why we heard it in the first place.

Here are 13 popular old wive’s tales and why we should probably all stop believing them.

1. Peeing on a jellyfish sting helps

This story has been passed around so often that it definitely feels like fact.

Instead of having someone pea on you, try soaking the area in seawater to rinse and remove the tentacles.

2. Don’t swim after eating

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It turns out that the worst thing that can actually happen if you swim after eating is you might get a cramp — but you won’t drown.

Swim on, friends!

3. Carrying high means you’re having a girl

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People love to accost pregnant women with all kinds of unsolicited advice and information.

One of the most enduring pieces is that if you’re carrying high, it means you’re having a girl. Carrying low? It’s a boy.

But… it turns out this is untrue. OB/GYN Adina Holand Keller explains:

“When a woman is pregnant you can’t tell the sex of the baby based on how the woman is carrying the baby.

If a woman looks like she is carrying high or low, it is based on the size and position of the baby and the shape of her pelvis.”

So there ya go ladies!

4. Your eyes can get stuck if you cross them

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Doctor Stephen Kronwith says not to worry:

“Children cross their eyes for fun, but they can’t hold the position for long, and it’s not dangerous.

They’ll see double, but it won’t leave any permanent issues.”

How many times did you hear this one growing up?

5. Bulls hate the color red

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Just like cows, bulls are actually color-blind, and the retina of cattle lacks the receptor for red completely.

They can see yellowish-green and bluish-purple light.

Wondering what actually bothers the bull? The motion of the flag, not the color.

6. The five-second rule

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Dr. Arefa Cassobhoy says all food is contaminated when it hits the ground:

“Eating food that’s fallen to the ground does come with a risk of taking in bacteria known to cause food poisoning.

Research shows food will instantaneously pick up bacteria from the surface it lands on.”

Sorry, guys: the five-second rule is totally false.

7. Coffee stunts growth

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If you’ve been worrying about this one, relax.

Johns Hopkins says that the amount of caffeine in a drink doesn’t interrupt a child’s growth patterns.

Coffee for everybody!

8. Humans only use 10% of their brains

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A few years ago, Psychology Learning and Teaching cited the idea that people only use 10% of their brains as one of the most common misconceptions.

9. Mayo makes food spoil faster

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A lot of people think that food made with mayonnaise will spoil faster, but it turns out that mayo can help keep food from spoiling as long as the food is kept cold.

10. Starving a fever

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An old saying used to go “feed a cold, stave a fever” and eventually changed to “feed a cold, starve a fever.”

Either way, it isn’t true: fasting will do nothing to get rid of a fever.

11. Hair of the dog

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Some believe that the best cure for a hangover is to have another drink in the morning.

While it’s true that this might numb your hangover, eventually it’ll catch up to you.

12. Hair should be squeaky clean

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Shampooing your hair until it literally squeaks removes important oils from the hair shaft, which can damage your hair pretty quickly.

13. Turkey makes you tired

Okay, here’s the deal: turkey contains tryptophan, which helps make melatonin, which definitely makes people tired.

However, there isn’t more tryptophan in turkey.

It turns out the real reason you get extra tired on Thanksgiving is probably because of all the extra carbs you’re eating.

Do you still believe these old wive’s tales? Let us know what you think in the comments!

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Important Academic Lessons From the World of Tumblr

We could definitely learn things by “reading books” or “taking classes” or whatever, but wouldn’t it be more interesting to just scroll through Tumblr until we found some posts that taught us things?

That’s what I do, and now I have an absolute wealth of dubious, fascinating knowledge with which to annoy my friends at parties!

Check out these twelve incredible topics I learned all about from the Humans of Tumblr.

12. Psychiatry and diagnostics

Back in my day, we didn’t have all this dark matter! You kids and your quantum physics!

https://skylitreina.tumblr.com/post/146315694178/roachpatrol-jumpingjacktrash-lark-in-ink

11. Economic theory

Turns out very few of us are happy about anything ever but we all need money. Who knew.

https://sadurie.tumblr.com/post/121639171288/trashrabbits-me-writing-a-resume-hello-im-a

10. Psychology and mortification

This is literally why I cannot watch the first couple seasons of The Office.

https://thedeadflag.tumblr.com/post/619117487517253632/kelssiel-ahaze-vaspider-robotmoxie

9. Currency and debt

It’s almost like we have a system designed to make money trickle up.

https://reesa-chan.tumblr.com/post/169572335264/robstmartin-wagecucks-oh-boy-its-a-fucking

8. Personal motivation

The voice in our head has much to teach us, and I don’t wanna hear a word of it.

https://fauxkaren.tumblr.com/post/155830123889/beyoncepatronus-me-about-to-sleep-my

7. Mexican-Japanese history

I smell a smash hit HBO series in the works.

https://mckitterick.tumblr.com/post/157849162740

6. Biblical literature

Blessed are the meek, for they will have righteous gains.

https://perpetualbbps.tumblr.com/post/145651049389/neutralnewt-bombchel534-why-jesus-ripped

5. Marketing and sexuality

Come on Barbie, let’s go party.

https://muffinsandmatriarchy.tumblr.com/post/159835017105/m00nqueer-ok-this-is-earring-magic-ken-who-was

4. Photography and cultural etiquette

I would buy rice from this man any day of the week.

https://notthatcrowley.tumblr.com/post/156974614674/libertybill-glumshoe-fearwax

3. Literary analysis

Once upon a time…

https://queen-erika-the-songful.tumblr.com/post/190262190610/i-think-now-that-were-in-2017-we-can-stop

2. Locomotion and human enterprise

Can’t stop won’t stop.

https://abstractandedgyname.tumblr.com/post/167895538446/the-universe-okay-youre-a-human-i-gave-you

1. Grammatical structure

I’m going to need this entire post to just get out.

https://hugealienpie.tumblr.com/post/146517700301/thechubbynerd-just-shower-thoughts

I think this list basically counts as some kind of undergraduate degree. You’re welcome.

What’s the most interesting thing you’ve learned on the internet recently?

Tell us in the comments.

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