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People Break Down Which Things Are Far More Dangerous Than Anyone Realizes

So many of us find ourselves settled into routines, where we start to forget the reality of our situation.

We forget the beauty in our day-to-day lives, we forget the things we were once grateful for, and of course, we forget the things we should remain wary of.

Redditor FrenchDude1000 asked:

“What’s dangerous but most people don’t realize it?”

Two Redditors pointed out batteries and fires.

“Lithium ion batteries. If they’re punctured or catch fire its extremely difficult to put out. Their fumes are also very toxic.” – bugz1452

“Fires in general. You know how in movies they cover their mouth with a wet cloth and then run through smoke without issues?”

“Might have worked a long time ago but try that in real life, especially in a fire caused by batteries, and you will collapse after a few steps even if you hold your breath. The toxic smoke gets absorbed through the skin and your muscles will lock up almost instantly.” – RevozZ-ETSE

Others talked about some people’s everday routines.

“A bad diet and sedentary lifestyle. Most people don’t think about how these two can lead to an incredible amount of health problems and how they can remain asymptomatic for years and suddenly have a heart attack or stroke.” – IntelligentMeat138

“I have relatives that are like this. Most of them got away with it for awhile.”

“Age 30: ‘I’m out of shape, but my doctor says I’m in good health!’”

“Age 40: ‘I’m out of shape, but my doctor says I’m in good health!’”

“Age 50: ‘I’m out of shape, and need a knee replacement. Other than that, I’m fine!’”

“Age 60: ‘I have diabetes, need my leg amputated and had a stroke. Other than that, I’m fine!’” – HandyDrunkard

“Eight years ago this month. I had had surgery and my husband was off to take care off me. Day after surgery he tells me he doesn’t feel well and wouldn’t get out of bed. I was p**sed and left him in bed.”

“At 6pm that same day, I went upstairs to check on him. His speech sounded weird. I put my hand on his head and was shocked by how hot his fever was.”

“Flip the side lamp on and see he is swollen ear to collar bone. Tell him we are going to the ER. He didn’t want to go but I made him.”

“Getting through triage the dr comes to check in. He takes me into the hall and tells me had I let him go back to sleep he would have never woke up. He had gone septic.”

“The following day he had a five hour surgery followed by a week in the hospital.”

“Please DON’T ignore tooth pain. I still feel guilty that I didn’t check on him sooner.” – still_hate_pancakes

“There are so many dangerous side effects of lack of sleep…”

“Heart disease, Heart attack, Heart failure, Irregular heartbeat, High blood pressure, Stroke, Diabetes, Depression, Lack of libido, Paranoia, Dumbness, Brain fog, Accidents, Agression, Faster aging, Weight gain, The list goes on…” – LifeCoachAnonymous

Some talked about the everyday routine of driving a car. 

“Driving. The forces involved in driving are way above anything the human body can withstand should things go wrong. All the safety features built into cars lead us to believe that it’s a safe activity, which encourages additional risky behaviors like texting.”

“Everybody should be hyper-focused while driving down the highway at 80mph, but almost everybody is doing something else in addition to driving.” – Sidivan

“Waaay too many people drive recklessly: Tailgating, cutting people off, speeding, just to name a few.”

“These behaviors put everyone around the reckless driver at risk. The laws of physics don’t care about who was driving or who was in the legal right.” – pretty-as-a-pic

“I give people s**t for texting in the car, but I do stupid crap like change the audiobook cd. Like, locating the next one from the case with one hand.”

“A friend’s 19-year-old daughter was just in a horrible accident – hit a tree while fumbling with stereo. She’ll recover but yecch, stitches and broken ribs.” – Lucinnda

“People think you double the forces when you double the speed. Nope. You quadruple the total force. AND the stopping distance.” – 0001010001

“And people think that all-seeing self-driving cars are too dangerous. They don’t need to be perfect. They just need to be safer than than us.” – cutelyaware

Speaking of cars: there’s also carseat safety to worry about. 

“90% of children are improperly restrained in the car.”

“I spent a decade as a CPST and the things I’ve seen are deeply upsetting knowing they’re easily fixable with an hour or two of effort.”

“I’ve seen children internally decapitated. Parents put their kids in car seats forward facing far too early, booster seats before they’re truly large enough, coats under the straps, straps never properly tightened.”

“Car accidents are still a leading cause of death. The awareness has gotten better in the last 15 years but with plenty of room for improvement.”

“If you have a child, please make an appointment with a certified CPST whenever they are big enough for their next seat or seating position. It’s worth the effort.”

“Also, not every fire fighter is a CPST. The goal is to teach YOU how to install the seat, not to have them do it for you.” – bionicback

Some were concerned about negative work conditions.

“Toxic workplaces. Stay there long enough and you will hate life itself.” – pk1950

“I recently quit my job for this reason. The next two weeks will be rough and even worse later unless I find another job within that time. I got money saved up so I’m set for a few months.”

“In the end though, TOTALLY worth it. F**k grocery stores!” – comeallwithme

“This was me. Co-workers doing minimal work. Was labelled as introvert and anti-anti-social for picking up the slack.”

“It impressed in me how they can get away with it so long as they talk up any minor work and making it sound huge.” – SadSkirt4441

“9 years of this s**t. It’s like cancer. The anger and negativity spreads to all corners of your life and causes all sorts of physical/mental health issues.” – inaka_

Others were concerned about people underestimating nature.

“THE SUN. Skin cancer is a major killer that is easily preventable by wearing sunscreen. Sun damage is more significant than many people realize and it’s such an easy thing to avoid.” – theredditdetective1

“ALL wild animals are dangerous, even if they don’t look it. Most people know that large predators like mountain lions and bears are dangerous, but many underestimate herbivores and/or smaller animals like deer and squirrels.”

“A lot of people assume smaller animals/herbivores are tame, and try to get close or even touch them.”

“This is extremely dangerous – these animals don’t understand humans, and an animal that feels cornered or threatened will lash out to try and escape. Please keep a safe and respectful distance from any animal you don’t know!” – pretty-as-a-pic

“My rabbits have hurt more people in the family than all cats and dogs we’ve had over 16 years. Not viciously, just in prey-response escape efforts. And they are tame.”

“I’ve seen videos of squirrels, wild rabbits, and other cute little forest creatures shred humans who get too close. Deer, moose and other large herbivores can kill an adult human with a single well placed kick.”

“A nature park warned us to keep our hands inside the vehicle around the zebra, because they will bite and can sheer a whole arm off.” – ColourSchemer

“Running water is crazy powerful! I think that running water at knee height if going fast enough is enough to sweep you away.”

“I remember there was a post a while ago where someone did the math that like a fast enough stream of 6″ or 12″ of water was enough to sweep a car away because if the car moved at all the friction of the tires would just give way.” – ta-210110

Shares like this are a great reminder that, while there are things we often forget to be grateful for, there are also things we should understandably be more cautious around.

Stay safe out there, folks.

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Check Out These Absolutely Baffling Design Choices

Are you aware of the Watchmaker argument?

Basically it goes like this: if you were walking along the beach and you found an intricate pocket watch, you wouldn’t assume it had just been formed randomly out of waves and sand or whatever, you’d know that a person had to have designed it. When you look around at the world it looks pretty complicated too, so someone must have designed that as well.

It’s a kind of philosophical argument that can lead to endless debate, but the reason I bring it up here is that while scrolling the cursed images on @uglydesign on Instagram, I see things that clearly had to have been designed by humans, and yet are so baffling that it’s more tempting to believing they WERE some kind of accident?

I don’t know. Scroll on, you’ll see what I mean.

10. The measuring stick

For when you done got tired a’her always claimin’ youse exageratin’.

9. This terrifying bathroom floor

You were probably going for whimsical, but it looks like there’s someone dying in here.

8. This coffin door

“How are the neighbors?”
“Oh, they’re dead quiet.”

7. The whicker toilet

I feel like if I don’t scroll past this fast enough I might see a disaster.

6. This three wheel circus

I don’t know if you’ve got the mechanics of this quite right, friend.

5. This couch with toes

I’m the most uncomfortable I’ve ever been.

4. This sleeping bag sock

And why are you on the kitchen floor? I have so many questions.

3. This seal table

It does not get my seal of approval.

2. This torture bike

Reminds me of that thing from South Park.

1. These extreme steak knives

My god man, how tough are you cooking those things?

I just. I can’t. I won’t. I don’t understand.

Would you actually consider buying any of these? Which ones and why?

Tell us in the comments.

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Here Are Some Reasons Tumblr Absolutely Has to Stick Around

Tumblr has been around for quite a while now, and when there’s been more than a little speculation over the years that it may eventually go the way of Xanga or Myspace. This kind of talk was especially prevalent when the site went under new ownership and banned some of the – erm – spicier content the platform had to offer.

But it lives on, and there’s a good reason. That reason being, it gives us gold. Pure gold. The stuff of heavenly streets.

Let’s look at a few reasons Tumblr should stay around forever, shall we?

12. It prepares you for the tests

That last sentence really hits hard.

https://sympathetic-deceit-trash.tumblr.com/post/627471833227247616/my-sat-prep-book-is-gold

11. They provide deaf comedy jams

Wait for the last bit.

https://caminandoalocaso.tumblr.com/post/119249898839/thecheesyllama-thecheesyllama-so-in-my-3d

10. They clear a few things up

Oh dang, what if I just like writing terrible stuff?

https://hooked-on-saxophonics.tumblr.com/post/190913227358/if-he-writes-her-a-few-sonnets-he-loves-her-if

9. Their dank memes

I want to clean my screen off just looking at this.

https://poets-upstate.tumblr.com/post/172228862754/adambuffett-when-the-sun-hits-your-laptop

8. Their vivid illustrations

Nobody can express it quite like this.

https://sergle.tumblr.com/post/643018675757154304/bamsara-you-know-when-youre-overwhelmed-and-you

7. Their niche gameplay

I had to look it up, this was apparently a real thing briefly, though it’s gone now.
Maybe you can find it on the Wayback Machine?

https://hombredeflorida.tumblr.com/post/627712585127624704/why-are-you-playing-solitaire-on-the-linkin-park

6. They put those kids in their place

Not to brag but I’m pretty good myself.

https://genuine-foxy-fan.tumblr.com/post/183881816011/apparently-a-tetris-battle-royale-came-out-and-in

5. They come up with the best terminology

Even if they don’t land on it right away.

https://disembroil.tumblr.com/post/135489050252/that-bench-turned-into-a-snow-sofa

4. They love animals

Where we go one, we go all.

https://evilkitten3.tumblr.com/post/648968635789033472/computationalcalculator-overlyactivepingpongball

3. They have great debate prep

Ah, yes, interesting.

https://setheverman.tumblr.com/post/154845889072/robotsatthedisco-puppytierjade

2. They tell wonderful stories

Or whatever this might be.

https://taahko.tumblr.com/post/161607456106/open-rp

1. They’re great science communicators

It’s all so much clearer now.

https://reallyreallyreallytrying.tumblr.com/post/40033025233/average-person-eats-3-spiders-a-year-factoid

Case. Closed.

What’s your favorite thing about Tumblr?

Tell us in the comments.

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People Talk About Kids’ Movies That Are Actually Dark and Intense

I’m gonna go on the record here: Old Yeller scarred me as a child and I still haven’t forgotten about it.

And I stand by my belief that it’s one of the saddest movies I’ve ever seen in my whole life.

Why do so many movies geared towards kids have to be so dark?

Folks on AskReddit talked about the kids’ movies and TV shows that are actually pretty disturbing.

Let’s get weird!

1. Oh, boy…

“Watership Down was one I watched when I was likely 5 or 6.

It was way worse than I expected.

I don’t know that I have watched it since.”

2. Horrified.

“The Neverending Story .

I showed it to a bunch of preteens a couple years ago and they were far more horrified by the all-egg smoothie Bastian’s dad makes at the beginning of the movie than they were by anything else.”

3. Noir-ish.

“Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is the defining movie of this subgenre.

It makes a lot more sense once you understand film noir, but what 8 year old is going to pick up on that?

Then the movie is seen purely for the cartoon characters, and this movie is just not about cartoon characters.”

4. Left an impression.

“Toy Story 2 is f**ked up.

Especially the part where Jessie gets left in a box on a hill. Made me scared to give away my toys or even give them all less than equal attention for years, even though I was pretty sure they weren’t sentient.”

5. Have you seen it?

“Disney’s 1979 sci-fi film The Black Hole. It was the first film from Disney to receive a PG rating. I saw this movie in the theater when it was new. I had just turned eight years old.

It’s pretty dark, and I remember the ending was kinda creepy but I wasn’t traumatized by it or anything. It was probably fine for my age but I grew up in a different era. These days it would likely be PG-13.”

6. Messed up.

“The Princess and the Frog.

A character d**s (won’t spoil it) and it’s a very clear d**th. Another is implied to be k**led. Demons/ghosts, voodoo, guns and the implication that the frog will be used as a lifelong blood bag.

The movie is great. I feel like Tiana is an inspirational character for young girls, but I’m not showing this to a single digit age child.”

7. Don’t go in the house!

“Monster House always freaked me the hell out as a kid.

It could just be because I was always uncomfortable with any sort of ghosty claymation-looking movies, but it always made me really uncomfortable.”

8. Not for kids.

“Rango.

Incredible movie, but not for kids. It is animated though.

Also, Ratatouille. Not so much dark but I feel like it connects with people who are in there late-teens/20’s.”

9. Adult themes.

“Mrs. Doubtfire – one of my favorite movies that I find highly enjoyable as an adult.

Robin Williams is the star of the movie, and he’s wearing a disguise, but, it’s loaded with adult humor and themes. Maybe some kids are wise to what’s happening, but, it would be real easy to love Daniel while despising Miranda.

There is even a set of deleted scenes with Daniel getting revenge on the neighbor who called the police on the birthday party, but, even if she was a bit nosy, he was in violation for bringing in animals from a petting zoo, and being excessively loud.

Apparently, the original idea was to have Daniel and Miranda get back together too, but, Robin Williams and Sally Field fought against that ending, because it could give kids who watch it a sense of false hope.”

10. Freaked out.

“Beetlejuice.

Maybe debatable as a kid’s movie but it did have a PG rating and was later made into an after school cartoon series.

It has it all though, decapitated heads, a woman emanating smoke from her neck hole, depictions of s**cide and one F-bomb.”

11. What am I looking at?

“The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)

The KIDS are disturbing looking puppets.”

12. Avoid at all costs.

“Grave of the Fireflies.

It was originally released as a double feature with My Neighbor Totoro as the studio wasn’t sure that Totoro would do well. But yeah, that movie was released for kids.

That first double screening must have been disturbing as all hell.”

13. Nightmares.

“Little Nemo’s Adventures in Slumberland

I had a cousin who was OBSESSED as a child so we watched it a lot.

I still have nightmares about that creepy as black fog overtaking everything around me.”

14. Scary.

“One word…Coraline.

The buttons were creepy, yes. But the creepy thing I got from that movie was how easy it was for people to prey on children. Coraline’s parents weren’t terrible, but they were preoccupied–with things not her.

This caused them to do what they saw as little actions (ignoring her when she wants to play, telling her to go entertain herself, rejecting her attempts to stand out, etc. etc.) that, to her, seemed like really big big actions.

So from her perspective, she’s being wronged and neglected when she’s in a new unfamiliar place far from her old friends and she’s lonely and (as she sees it) feeling unwanted… whilst her parents are too busy to notice. Then this Other shows up–her Other Mother. A creepy stranger who’s willing to fulfill all those roles Coraline’s own parents won’t.

This predatory figure dotes on her, plays with her, gives her gifts and attention and positive feedback–and because of this, she consistently ignores all the little signs that scream GET OUT, CORALINE! She ignores them because she’s young and naive and just desperately wants to be loved and given attention, even at the expense of her own safety.

By the time she realizes she has to get out, it’s too late–she’s trapped, and the Other is willing to do anything to get what it wants from Coraline.

I think Coraline is a cautionary tale for parents and children alike–how the way adults and kids perceive the world is very different, and how predatory people are so very good at exploiting that.”

Okay, now it’s your turn to speak up.

In the comments, tell us which kids’ movies and TV shows creep you out.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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These Fathers-in-Law Are Really Pushing It

I don’t know why we use the terms “father in law” or “mother in law” when referring to the parents of our spouses, but if I had to guess, we call them Father in Laws because, by and large, it takes the full force of the law and government for us to begrudgingly admit that we are sort of family.

At least, I think that’s how the people who made these Reddit posts feel. They say you can’t choose your family, but they rarely get into the headache of choosing someone you SUPER love and then having to deal with dummies like this as a bonus.

Prepare the FIL cringe.

14. Getting warmer

“The planet isn’t warming because it’s currently cold where I live. Also, I’m not ageing because my foot doesn’t hurt right now.”

My father in law. I’m mortified. from facepalm

13. The dad test

Oh man, are those grass-stained sneakers and everything?

Got a new couch delivered today. Father-in-law decided to test it out. from mildlyinfuriating

12. Never go away

Weird how many people with absolutely no medical training became the world’s foremost disease experts in 2020.

My FIL response to me and my pregnant Fiancée decisions to not see them due to Corona. from insaneparents

11. Baby doll

In all seriousness dude, what are you afraid is going to happen?
He might build empathy skills and learn how to care for a child?

My sister’s father-in-law, who is a very conservative trump supporter, was not happy that she bought her son a baby doll for Christmas. from insaneparents

10. “The Park”

Let’s play touch the bench!

My father in law said there is a park on the apartment complex for the kids to play. This is the park. from pics

9. Stay safe

Screen protectors I would highly recommend, but not like this. Never like this.

My father-in-law’s adamant refusal to remove the protective film from the tablet he received last Christmas. from mildlyinfuriating

8. Raw chicken

Hey there, salmonella.

My FIL thinks it’s a good idea to soak raw chicken in my wooden salad bowl from facepalm

7. Making the cut

How is he not in prison?

The way my father in law cuts his sandwiches. from mildlyinfuriating

6. Dig in

Did he use the knife or just bite it?

This is how my father-in-law gets butter for his toast from mildlyinfuriating

5. Got milk?

Cause you’re not gonna for long.

How my soon-to-be father in-law opens the milk carton. from mildlyinfuriating

4. Biohazard

Dang, son.

Cleaned my FIL’s biohazard while hes in hospital from trashy

3. An insult and a challenge!

When your religion reaches “yelling about dinosaurs” levels, it’s time to turn back.

My FIL is a non-denominational Christian preacher. He mails us his self-made religious flyers every couple of weeks. He really outdid himself this time. from religiousfruitcake

2. Safety first

What an adorable way to needlessly endanger yourself and your spouse.

In my FIL’s car so he and his partner can drive without seatbelts and the car wont make the alarm sounds from IdiotsInCars

1. Smart for one day

This isn’t even wrong.

My poor FIL never saw it coming. RIP. from MurderedByWords

Father in laws. Can’t live with ’em, can’t legally get rid of them.

But what about your FIL? How do you feel about him?

Tell us in the comments.

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A Man Shared a Creepy Story of a Midnight Snack Gone Wrong

It may not be Halloween quite yet, but it’s always Halloween in our hearts, which means it’s always a good time to revisit this beyond creepy story from a man on Twitter about a childhood midnight snack gone very wrong.

It’s gonna send so many chills down ya that your bones’ bones are gonna be afraid of their own skeletons. What does that mean? I have no idea, I’m just trying to set this up without spoiling anything.

Let’s get to it. Grab a blanket.

Prologue: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Who doesn’t love a little revisited trauma?

Chapter 1: The Sneak

It all begins with a little innocent snacking.

Chapter 2: Mayo Sandwich

Some things are worth the effort.

Chapter 3: The Outline

Here’s where it gets freaky.

Chapter 4: Back Away Slowly

Holy s**t.

Chapter 5: Too Many Horror Comics

Note to self: if my kid ever tells me something like this, listen to them.

Chapter 6: The Hunt

I’d never be able to sleep.

Chapter 7: The Eyes

This just gets worse and worse.

Chapter 8: The Crawl

The truth comes out.

Chapter 9: Drawings

I’d never be ok.

Epilogue: A Little BO

Yikes on bikes.

Well, I’m gonna go take up several new hobbies since I won’t be sleeping ever again for the rest of my life.

What would you do in a situation like this?

Tell us in the comments.

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These Things Are Only for Wealthy Pets, Apparently

I’ve never met a dog who seemed particularly picky. Not even about food.

In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever met a dog who was not full-on, b**ls to the walls THRILLED to be eating the exact same bowl of dry food he’d been getting every single day for his entire existence.

They’re really not that difficult to please, is the point. So one might well wonder why a company like Home Concept, which is based in Russia, might offer an entire array of pet beds that are way, way too expensive.

What animal is impressed by these? How is this a thing? Look at these prices (converted to USD.)

(Also I made up all the names because I don’t speak Russian, and I named all the pet models because I like fun.)

15. The Woofer Couch – $1,384

This is Woofer, he is currently looking at a much cheaper box he’d like to lay on.

Source: homeconcept.ru

14. Her Highness’ Throne – $945

This is Patricia and she did not invite you here.

Source: homeconcept.ru

13. The Sacred Temple – $647

Mr. Beans will see you when you’ve reached enlightenment.

Source: homeconcept.ru

12. The Trusted Circle – $1,223

I didn’t catch this dog’s name because he’s on too many drugs.

Source: homeconcept.ru

11. The Simple Pleasures – $878

His name is probably Lucas or something, I just know it.

Source: homeconcept.ru

10. The Chomp – $735

Old Man Edgar does not care for this tomfoolery. Neither do the Kitten Gang.

Source: homeconcept.ru

9. The One That’s Haunted – $945

Here, Sgt. Peppers demonstrates what your dog will be doing five minutes after you buy this thing.

Source: homeconcept.ru

8. Royalty – $225

I think these are just two of the actual Kings of England.

Source: homeconcept.ru

7. The Stretch Pad – $918

Oh dang it’s Patricia again and she’s getting angry.

Source: homeconcept.ru

6. Rolley Boy – $1,347

This is doing Buster here a heckin’ concern.

Source: homeconcept.ru

5. My Place – $510

Wait, which one is the cushion?

Source: homeconcept.ru

4. A Sandbox – $538

No pet models would accept this gig.

Source: homeconcept.ru

3. Livin’ Leather – $1,149

Charlie has no idea what he’s doing here today but he’s happy to be a part of things.

Source: homeconcept.ru

2. Pride and Joy – $878

Curly is amused.

Source: homeconcept.ru

1. Running on Empty – $1,326

This one is actually just for humans who hate both having money and going to sleep.

Source: homeconcept.ru

Ah, to live as a rich dog.

Would you actually consider buying any of these? Why or why not?

Tell us in the comments.

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What’s Your Big Family Secret That Ended Up Coming Out?

A lot of families out there kind of operate like soap operas.

There’s drama, intrigue, backstabbing, and a whole lot of dark secrets that seem to come out at the worst time.

Like a wedding or a funeral.

And that’s when the finger-pointing and the fighting start!

Have you ever had a big secret come out in your family?

Folks on AskReddit shared their stories.

1. So many questions.

“My mother is kid #7 of 10.

My aunt (kid #4) who was born in 1945 did her DNA and found out that she has a different father from everyone else. She was devastated. There was always rumor that there was an affair but nobody talked about it.

She has so many questions but nobody’s alive to answer her.

2. Crazy.

“In the 1970s a dead girl was found on my grandpa’s property.

Everyone including the local police just assumed she was in with a bad crowd and m**dered by drug dealers.

In the 1990s, some of his grandkids came forward about all the molestation.

After that, people started to realize grandpa probably k**led that girl.”

3. Shocking and sad.

“My dad always thought his father who raised him wasn’t his biodad and the father thought the same.

He was treated terribly by his father because the father was told he couldn’t have children and my father was born prematurely (but at a healthy weight).

So, everyone assumed my grandmother had an affair and got pregnant with my dad. It was to the point that after my grandmother d**d, my grandfather failed to even mention to his new wife that he had a son and grandchild (me).

Years later, my dad gets an AncestryDNA test for him and me. He find out that his dad was actually his bio dad. It was shocking and sad.”

4. A reunion.

“Found out my grandma had a baby as a teenager and was forced to give him up for adoption by my great grandparents.

40 years later he found us.”

5. Wow.

“My great grandmother wasn’t actually Mexican, but rather was adopted by Mexicans from a Chinese family who was being kicked out of Mexico when railroad construction was over.

She always had more typically Asian features but only spoke Spanish and it was never really questioned. 23 and me is a hell of a thing.”

6. The gift.

When I was 5 years old (1988), Santa Claus left a Nintendo on our front porch.

It was wrapped in newspaper, and my parents had no idea who gifted it to us. My dad, particularly, tried to figure it out. He was always suspicious that it had been a family friend. It was by far the best gift of the year, and we played it all the time throughout our childhood.

My dad d**d in 2004.

Last Christmas, my mom explained that she was the one who had bought it and surreptitiously placed it on the porch. My dad really liked to be in control of things and had forbidden the purchase.

She knew better. She didn’t tell a soul for 30 years.”

7. The real story.

“After my mom d**d I found out the real story behind my parent’s marriage.

She came to my father’s country to visit some of her relatives. Met my father and after just one week she asked him to marry her so she could stay in the country. My father accepted because he had no one else and his parents were pressing him to get married already.

But the highlight of the story is that over some time, the two of them fell in love with each other. Their love only grew over the time and they were really happy together. My mother spent her last days very ill, and she would accept only my father by her bedside.

He swears to this day that she was an angel sent from god to take care of him. I am shocked that they got married just like that, out of the blue and ended up loving each other so so so deeply. I can only hope to have as good and loving marriage as they had.”

8. Scandalous.

“About a month ago, my mother-in-law’s 88 year old sister revealed on her death bed that her husband’s best friend was actually the father of all 4 of her children.

Her husband was an abusive Grade A jerk by all accounts.

While everyone was shocked, no one was saddened by this news.”

9. Where the bodies are buried.

“I only just recently heard about this, but my grandmother had gotten a little drunk with my dad and brother a month or so ago and started talking about our great uncle Ferber (not sure on the spelling).

From what I heard he apparently k**led quite a few people and buried them on some family-owned land in a swamp.”

10. What a story.

“My uncle served in Vietnam. While over there his troop found a baby that had been orphaned or abandoned, they aren’t sure.

My uncle was shipping back to Australia soon and wanted to adopt him, but my aunt said no (they’d only been married about 4 months when he was drafted, so while I don’t agree with my aunt’s actions and generally don’t like her as a person, I can understand why she said no). My uncle’s troop found a family to raise the baby, and that’s the story the whole family knows.

The secret is that my uncle and some other guys from his troop stayed in contact with the family and the kid, sending them money every month to help raise him and then to help him go to university and eventually helped him and his adoptive family move to Australia in the last 90s.

My aunt and the rest of my family had no idea all this time, it only came out when my aunt and uncle divorced in 2017 and she had a forensic accountant go through their bank records. She worked at a bank for like 40 years and always noticed the money missing, but his reasons were always justified.

Since we all know now, my uncle has introduced some of us to the guy and his family. They’re all really lovely people.”

11. Mobbed up.

“My great grandfather didn’t d** of cancer.

He d**d from complications after being shot when one of his businesses was being robbed. Maybe. He also spent a lot of time in Atlantic City. He also had a lot of partners in the Teamsters and other unions in coal country. Also, everyone called him “Smiling Tony’ but his name wasn’t Tony.

He d**d in the 1960s, long before my time, but when my great grandmother d**d 20 years ago, a very old guy showed up to the funeral in a white suit and all of the oldest people in my family kisses his hand. When I asked, no one knew who he was.

My grandfather moved his family away from central PA in the late 1960s and disconnected from all of this but, there it is.”

12. Grandpa.

“When my paternal grandfather d**d the federal govt reached out to do a state funeral. He’d been career army and a colonel, so we didn’t question it.

Then the funeral came and they went ALL OUT! Huge procession, people showing up who are really big names, like heads of dept’s, senators, retired senators, people from the CIA and State Dept.

It was nuts and we were all super confused. Turns out he was a key dude in the OSI during WWII and when the OSI splintered into the CIA and Secret Service, he went the Secret Service route.

He wasn’t on White House detail, but instead worked in a covert office that dealt with counterfeiting and currency. He went blind when I was a toddler and retired from ‘the Army.’

For whatever reason, he told no one about all his covert work with the OSI and Secret Service and the only person who knew (my grandmother) was sworn to secrecy and never told anyone. My father grew up thinking he was just a colonel working on base.

Only after his death were we given all sorts of cool s**t like publications by him, lectures given by him, and all kinds of things from various things he did and was known for. All I knew him as was a blind old man who was perpetually smoking, drinking and being a crotchety b**tard.

Turns out he was a bad motherf**ker and all but none of us knew.”

Okay, it’s confession time…

Tell us about a family secret of yours that came out.

Time to give us all the dirt!

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What Animals Are Unexpectedly Dangerous? People Shared Their Thoughts.

You never know what you’re gonna get when you encounter a wild animal.

Or an insect. Or any other specimen in nature.

And that’s why you have to be careful around all of ’em! Maybe they have rabies, maybe they have a poisonous bite that you don’t know about, or maybe they look adorable and cuddly but they’ll rip your face off.

So keep your eyes open!

AskReddit users educated us about animals that are unexpectedly dangerous.

Let’s see what they had to say.

1. Amazing.

“At the Birmingham Sea Life Centre, if an otter escapes they have to evacuate the building and send in guards wearing chain mail.”

2. But they look so cute…

“Dolphins, they have teeth and kill for fun.

Oh and they like to r**e other fish and humans if they feel like it.”

3. Psychos.

“Some seals are psychopaths.

Other than humans and orcas, they’re one of the only animals on the planet that seems to occasionally k**l for fun.

They’ve been found to continue k**ling penguins even when they’re no longer hungry and they’ve even been photographed tearing ocean sunfish apart and then not eating any of the meat.”

4. HUGE!

“Moose.

Probably already been said, but they have hooves the size of dinner plates and if you mess with a momma with calves, she will f**k up your life. They are also fast as f**k and 6 feet tall at the shoulder.

Don’t be fooled by their cute, smooshy noses.

Signed, a guy who grew up in rural Alaska.”

5. Sharp talons.

“Turkeys!

They have a back talon that’s incredibly sharp.

They jump about 2-3 feet in the air and kick with their talons when scared or protecting the flock.”

6. Be careful!

“Squirrels.

I have a squirrel that I started putting out peanuts for, she is so used to being fed that she stands outside my back door and taps on the glass some days. I can tell this squirrel apart from the other squirrels.

Usually I open the back door and the squirrel will sit on my back fence. I wave my hand at it and it backs up a few feet for me to put some peanuts out, then I close the door and it starts eating… One time I guess it didn’t like how long I was taking and bit my finger and clawed my hand.. Blood was gushing out of my finger.

A second time a different squirrel was sitting outside my back door… It looked pretty thin so I opened the door to put out a handful of peanuts, my hand was about 2 feet above the squirrel… And I guess it was startled, the little f**ker jumped in the air and lunged at me… Bit hard into my finger and would not let go, I had to shake it off… Blood was pouring out the same finger.

Luckily squirrels do not carry rabies, but I went to the doctor and got a tetanus shot anyway. My doctor had never had a patient that was bitten by a squirrel and had a pretty good laugh.”

7. Fast and aggressive.

“Hippos.

Everybody knows that they’re big but thinks they’re slow and lazy; not nearly enough people know how fast and aggressive they are.

Y’all, please stay the hell away from hippos, especially if you’re in the water where they’re most territorial.”

8. Beware…

“Caterpillars.

I’m from Scotland where pretty much nothing in nature is harmful.

Visited New Orleans, a buckmoth caterpillar fell out of an oak tree and landed on my arm. I felt like my arm was literally on fire. It swelled up, went really hard to the touch, and was BURNING. My my friend’s mum had to use tape to get all the barbs out of my skin.

Ever since then, my skin has been horrendously sensitive. I now have medication for rosacea, because my stupid immune system is terrified of flipping caterpillars and will freak out at almost anything.”

9. Venomous.

“Blue Ringed Octopus.

So cute!

I’ve seen videos of people handling them out of water.

It carries enough venom to k**l 26 adult humans within minutes. Their bites are tiny and often painless, with many victims not realising they have been envenomated until respiratory depression and paralysis begins.

They kill very quickly, and there is no anti-venom.”

10. Australia is terrifying.

“Studied abroad in Australia for 5 months. There’s a colorful peacock looking emu like animal there called a Cassowary.

Apparently, it’s one of the most dangerous animals in Australia specifically because no one thinks it looks dangerous except for the fact it’s got a hard bone like horn on its head that it uses to k**l.”

11. This is disappointing.

“Koalas. They are the absolute worst.

We had this “girls in science” club when I was in middle school and we were invited every now and then to see some animals behind the scenes at the San Diego Zoo.

We’ve seen some pretty cool exhibits like all the snakes, the tigers, and this time we were to see the koalas or the polar bears. I’ve never been a fan of koalas, so I voted hard for the polar bears, however, most of the girls wanted to see the koalas sadly.

When we go to the exhibit, the club was all too excited when some of the trainers came out with three young koalas. One of the trainers, however, was giving all these warnings about koalas about their bipolar temper, kinds of diseases they can give, and all kinds of other stuff.

So a girl was asked to volunteer to hold one of the koalas. We will call her Sara. This one koala bear, the trainers claimed was the calmer one of the three. Sadly it wasn’t the case. Sara was given this leather bib looking thing to wear while holding the koala.

All the girls looked absolutely pi**ed that they couldn’t have a turn holding the koala, but that all quickly changed after like two minutes. This koala started making weird noises, and the trainer was next to the girl the entire time trying to reassure it. The trainer had some snacks she left on the fence behind us, and went to go get them. She shouldn’t have left Sara.

I felt so bad for her. Sara was terrified the moment this thing started screaming. It ended up scratching the side of her arm, completely unprotected by that leather bib thing, and bit her there as well! Sara was screaming her f**king head off and so were the other girls!

I’m pretty sure I was too. After that she had to get tested for all sorts of things when her parents took her to the hospital. And that was the end of girls in science club. I’m pretty sure she got a payout from the zoo, but I don’t remember. This s**t wouldn’t have happened had we seen the polar bears.

12. Trash pandas.

“I grew up in the country and was around a lot of wild animals growing up.

Cut to I was living in LA for a little bit when I saw a raccoon in broad daylight foaming at the mouth and just just sitting there looking pi**ed off. I immediately step back and I see some 20 somethings girls going oh my good look how cute it is. I want to get a picture with it.

I yelled at them hey guys that raccoon likely has rabies and you should stay the f**k away from it. They didn’t listen. They got close to it. It got really f**king pi**ed off and tried to bite them, it didn’t thank god. But as I witnessed this I said, don’t say I didn’t tell you to stay the f**k away.

Even if it didn’t have rabies those wild trash pandas can f**k you up if they feel threatened.”

Do you know about any unexpectedly dangerous animals?

If you do, tell us about them in the comments.

We’d love to hear from you!

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Quality Tweets That Might Make Your Brain Stop Working

A lot of Twitter is just the same kind of stuff over and over; political arguments, self-righteous anger over any give topic, pithy little observations, wild stanning, attempted takedowns, attempted jokes, it all just kind of washes over you and moves right past your brain.

But some of it has a very different effect. Some of it is so wild, so ridiculous, so absolutely cringe, that it will not only force you to take notice, but may in fact put a stop to your brain function altogether.

These are ten such tweets. How many are sincere? How many are trolling? How many are copies from some long lost source of equally dubious origin? It’s impossible to say. All we can tell you is to prepare yourself for the worst.

10. Enjoy it while it last

This bit of cringe was originally a reply to a (now deleted) simple, sweet declaration of love from a wife to a husband.

9. The cross driver

I’m gonna need to you go ahead and say sike right now.

8. The killer looks

Oh…well that’s…um…*backs out of room slowly*

7. Follow back bro

This man’s got his priorities straight.

6. Eat fresh

Not like this…never like this.

5. Wasteful idiot

I need this to be a weird joke.
I NEED this to be a weird joke.

4. BTS

These stans are getting out of control.

3. Chew on that

Hey where do you live so I can never go there.

2. The speed of sound

I’m going to need to have a serious conversation with 9.2% of you.

1. Smoke ’em up

I’m sure it’s exactly what he would have wanted.

Well, I’d better make this outro brief because my brain stopped working.

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve seen on the internet lately?

Tell us in the comments.

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