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There Are Other Flags Hiding Within Norway’s Flag

At first glance, Norway’s flag looks pretty typical.

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But if you look closely, you can see the patterns of six other countries’ flags within the Norwegian flag. A demographics researcher named Simon Kuestenmacher pointed out the flags in a tweet.

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Norwegian Air used this nifty little pattern to make an advertisement with prices to these different destinations.

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Pretty cool, right?

h/t: Mental Floss

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Poster of a Lockdown Song in a Kindergarten Classroom Is Heartbreakingly Sad

It’s almost impossible for people over the age of 40 to imagine this happening in their schools when they were growing up. But, sadly, school shootings are such a common phenomenon in American schools so kids have to learn how to stay in place should a shooting take place. A mother named Georgy Cohen shared this poster from a kindergarten class.

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The lyrics to the song read:

Lockdown. Lockdown.

Lock the door.

Shut the lights off.

Say no more.

Go behind the desk and hide.

Wait until it’s safe inside.

Lockdown. Lockdown.

It’s all done.

Now it’s time to have some fun!

Cohen’s tweet went viral and other Twitter users weighed in on the topic.

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Cohen added that her child had already been taught lockdown drills in pre-kindergarten classes.

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Cohen further added that Americans should call their congressional representatives to advocate for gun reform.

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h/t: Mashable

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10 Facts About Crime and Criminals

Crime is woven into American culture just like apple pie and baseball. And it is fascinating to study.

Read on to see 10 interesting facts about crime and some of the colorful characters who have committed them.

1. Dillinger

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2. Killer Cadillac

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3. Wiseguy

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4. Animal abuse

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5. The Body Farm

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6. Free pizza!

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7. Glitter

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8. Old timers

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9. Big Al

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10. Gang wars

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9+ Interesting Facts About the Moon

Do you ever just look up at that big cheese and sky and think? I know I do.

That’s why there’s so many songs, poems, books, etc. about that big ol’ moon in the sky. Feast your eyes on these 10 facts.

1. Compass

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2. Whoopee!

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3. Full moon

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4. Sex on the moon

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5. Vader vs. Pac-Man

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6. Fly me to the moon

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7. Interesting…

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8. Let’s get going!

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9. An amazing feat

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10. Quite a trip

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7 Fascinating Facts About Alaska

Alaska has been a U.S. state for less than 60 years, but the territory has a long and fascinating history.

Take a look at these facts about “the last frontier.”

1. That’s a lot of space

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2. Lots o’ land

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3. Wow!

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4. Knitting, anyone?

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5. Hey, why not?

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6. Sounds like a good deal

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7. Time to cool off

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A Beer from the Middle Ages Is Becoming Popular Again

Before 1516, gruit beer was all the rage. What is gruit ale, you ask? Well, it’s beer that is made with an herb mixture as opposed to the hop-heavy beers that are so familiar today.

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Back in the Middle Ages, many drinkers preferred their beer to be made with a variety of herbs such as ginger, lavender, and mugwort. The herbs played the same role as hops, giving the beer flavor and helping to keep out harmful bacteria.

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But in 1516, everything changed. The conservative Puritan movement was in full force and Germany passed a law that declared beer could only be made from hops, water, and barley. Why get rid of the herbs? Because many of them were considered aphrodisiacs at the time, and the Puritans had a big problem with that.

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And so, for the past 500 years, hops have dominated beer production. But gruit ale has been making a comeback lately. Scratch Brewing Company in Illinois released a beer made of dandelion, carrot tops, clover, and ginger. And a brewery in Estonia makes a special beer using herbs, caraway, and juniper berries. By the looks of it, these gruit ales are making a serious comeback. Let’s see if the bearded, tattooed hipsters in your town start making the switch from IPAs over to these herb-based beers any time soon.

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h/t: Mental Floss

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Can a Person Refuse a Pardon from the President?

How many times have you heard the words “presidential pardon” in the last several weeks? Of course, all presidents pardon citizens during their terms, but it seems to be a hot-button issue lately. And along with all the pardon news comes questions about how much power the president actually has. One interesting question people have been bringing up is whether someone can refuse a presidential pardon if they are so inclined. This issue has come up during our nation’s history, and the answer is yes.

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Here are two examples of people refusing pardons. One took place in the 1830s under President Andrew Jackson. Two men named George Wilson and James Porter and a co-conspirator were sentenced to death in 1830. Porter was executed relatively quickly, but Wilson was pardoned by Andrew Jackson before he could be executed, but Wilson refused the deal, possibly due to a misunderstanding about other crimes that he was due to be sentenced for.

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The Supreme Court ruled in 1833 that “A pardon is a deed, to the validity of which delivery is essential, and delivery is not complete without acceptance. It may then be rejected by the person to whom it is tendered, and if it be rejected, we have discovered no power in a court to force it on him.” Interestingly, the details of what ultimately happened to George Wilson are not known.

Another case in which an American refused a presidential pardon took place in 1915. A city editor for the New York Tribune named George Burdick invoked his Fifth Amendment rights to refuse to testify because he didn’t want to name sources for articles about alleged custom fraud. President Woodrow Wilson pardoned Burdick, hoping that the editor would be inclined to testify and name sources now that he couldn’t be charged. Burdick refused the pardon, didn’t talk, and was found guilty of contempt.

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One interesting note: while anyone is able to refuse a pardon, Americans are not allowed to refuse commutations of their sentences.

h/t: Mental Floss

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The Trolls Came out in Full Force in Reaction to Teen Vogue’s “How to Get Your Best Summer Vagina” Article

Yes, this is a real headline from Teen Vogue.

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The article is actually about “How to Keep Your Vagina Healthy All Summer” and has some helpful health information, but still, this definitely got a reaction on social media. How could it not? Let’s take a look at some of the responses that are bound to make you LOL.

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And with all that being said, have a great summer!

h/t: Yes Plz

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14+ People Admit the Dumb Trends They Were Happy to See End

Are there ever trends and fads going on that just blow your mind? Like you can’t even believe people are super into that one thing?

Fads and trends come and go, and AskReddit users reveal what trends they were really happy to see go away forever.

1. You’re not alone…

“Ed Hardy. It was popular where I lived from around 2007-2009.

Oh man, it was a glorious time to be alive because for a brief 4-5 years you could spot all the glistening, bejewelled skull-adorned a**holes from a mile away.”

2. I’m not calm

“Keep Calm and ___

Our upper management occasionally try to get memes involved in the company newsletter.

I saw a Bob Evan’s shirt with this tag-line for sale today. I believe that is an indicator that that fad is dead, buried, and decomposing.”

3. Glad it’s over

“Cash me outside, how bow dah” Just oh my god… glad its over.”

4. This went away?

“Gigantic subwoofers in s***ty $1,000 cars.

Glad to say its been a while since I’ve seen a 97′ Civic producing sonic booms.”

5.  Scenesters

“Scene. I still see a ‘scene kid’ every once in a blue moon, but for the most part the trend changed to hipsters so the scene folks moved on.

AND THEIR POOR HAIR…bleaching to death after switching back and forth from black to blonde…killing their hair with coontails….TEASING IT LIKE MAD…it hurt to even look at…..

AND THE MUSIC. I was a fan of a lot of music during the scene era because I am a fan of hardcore/post hardcore/pop punk/etc…but sometimes I had to just throw in the towel and ask WHYYYYY???? Mostly with bands like blood on the dance floor. Just..wtf”

6. Like!

“The “Like for cookies, Like for Jesus, Like for Puppies, Ignore for SATAN” Facebook pictures.”

7. Unnecessary

“Band-aids on your face you don’t need. I’m looking at you, Nelly.”

8. Just give it to me straight

“I hope the fad of Internet recipes that are now 3000 word long essays die. Just post the ingredients and the fucking method and shut up, nobody needs to know that your Aunt learned how to make this in the 70’s and passed it on to you during the summer 1995 when you had to stay with her, which is when you also got into hip hop, and that boy Michael used to tease you and you thought he hated you but realized when you were older that he actually liked you. I don’t actually know why people do it either, I’m less likely to click an ad your page if I don’t like your page because it’s boring.”

9. This is good news

“All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor seems to have quietly disappeared…”

10. I have no idea what this person is talking about

“The whole Kony 2012 thing. 99% of the people who latched on to this had never heard of him and most have undoubtedly forgotten who he is. He’s an evil bastard but self righteous Facebook posts somehow failed to stop him.

Admitting to being a sheeple idiot at the age of 13/14. Literally had never heard or did any research about him but yet all my friends were hash tagging #kony2012 so ofcourse I joined.. Sigh……”

11. Wankers

“Fake nerd glasses. You made fun of me for wearing glasses (which I wear to avoid going under a f_cking bus) that were WAY nicer than these faux nerd ones all the way through school! Then suddenly they’re a fashion statement? F_cking wankers.”

12. Gross

“I was so happy to see the Kylie Jenner Lip Challange trend die out. It was absolutely stunning how people all over the internet really thought it was a brilliant idea to put their lips into a cup and suck until all the blood rushes into their lips in an attempt to get big, sexy lips. The results on how some of those challanges came out are actually horrifying.”

13. I respectfully disagree

“When 13 year olds used to say ‘Deez Nutz!’ in response to everything.

My 8 year old nephew will say something mean about someone, then yell ROASTED and then dab. I love that kid, but that makes me want to drop him off in a field somewhere and drive away.”

14. This is odd

“In high school there was a span of a few months where people would sneak up on you and choke you out. First time it happened to me, I flipped the dude over my shoulder and he got mad at me! Glad that died out pretty quickly!”

15. Not cool

“WhEn PeOpLe TyPeD liKe ThIs All ThE tiMe aNd iT wAs ~cOOL~.”

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10+ People Admit to the Last Lies They Told

Liars are everywhere, people. Keep your eyes and ears peeled.

Some of these lies are small and harmless and some are…shall we say ‘a little larger?’

Let’s at least give these AskReddit users some credit for admitting to the last lie they told.

1. Kind of a weird one…

“A friend gave me a bunch of squash from his garden. I hate squash. I brought the bag of squash to work so my co-workers could take them home. I don’t know why but this became a big deal and all day long everyone asked me how I grew so much squash. Rather than tell them that the squash came from a friend I lied and told them that I grew the squash. I don’t know why I did this.”

2. Liar!

“I just told my coworker I was in the middle of something very important. I’m not doing sh-t, other than reading this thread.”

3. A common one

“Sorry I thought I responded to your text but never pushed send :(“

4. Good job Mom

“I told my 5 year old we are out of candy.

There is plenty of candy.

And it’s mine.”

5. Good luck!

“Told my boss just now that I’m leaving work early today for a doctors appointment. I don’t feel well.

Truth is I have an interview at 3pm. They received my resume sumitted last night and want to talk ASAP.

Not feeling well is a lead-in for me to take tomorrow off because I have another interview, with a different company than the one today.”

6. Did they believe you?

“Last night encountered 2 drunken girls attempting to lift a rock. They asked me to help them lift it. My response?

“Sorry, I don’t have any arms.”

I very clearly have arms.”

7. Always a bad idea

“I don’t need to write that down, I’ll remember it surely”

8. For a good cause

“I’m helping my mom’s boyfriend plan his proposal to her, so we’ve both been lying to her pretty steadily which has been enjoyable.”

9. Broken links

“A guy on an online dating sight was trying to show me pictures of his family jewels, I kept saying the links were broken to see how many different places he’d try to upload it, and how much tech support he’d offer to fix whatever the problem might be on my end.

Turns out the answer is four.”

10. Feel good about yourself?

“I told my dogs before we left for a morning of errands that we would be back in a few minutes…. I am an awful person.”

11. I’m down!

“I am totally down to hang out this weekend! Reality – I am laying in bed and doing nothing all weekend. I’ve had a rough two weeks.”

12. Customer service

“No ma’am, we don’t sell [enter product I know for a fact isn’t sold at my job]. They only come in [enter alternative product we do sell that she doesn’t want].”

“Are you checking??”

“Yes, I’m checking.”

13. Ha!

“I’m glad I have a free U2 album on my phone now.”

14. Hookin’ up

“I told the girl I have been hooking up with that I had dreamed I was waking up next to her and I was extremely disappointed when I woke up alone. Granted, I was extremely disappointed when I woke up, but I didnt have any dreams last night.”

15. Interview

“Had an interview this morning– so many lies.

“Talk about a time when you didn’t effectively prioritize your workload. What were the consequences?”

“I always effectively prioritize my workload and have great time management skills.”

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