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    15 Ego Maniacs Online Who Forgot We’re All Characters In This Life

    There’s a certain kind of people who float through life convinced they’re delivering cosmic wisdom with every post, sign, or shaky selfie video. You know the type: grand declarations, hazy metaphors, and a certainty that they’ve unlocked the universe. I mean, no kidding, the walking instances of people who are navigating their own expressions of “main character syndrome” is staggering. And that’s to mean that some people believe everyone else around them is just some kind of pre-programmed nothing being that isn’t living out its own wants, needs, etc. It’s a crazed conundrum and thankfully wonderful elements like empahty can…

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    15 Difficult Roommates Who Should Look At Living Alone

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    15 Fabled Ocean Monsters That Drown The Senses In Fear

    The open ocean has since the dawn of time left room for imagination to swim around with reckless abandon. It’s honestly as if nature itself gets imaginative the further down…

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    15 Angry Notes Left On Cars That Delivered Top-Tier Curbside Diplomacy

    Parking lots breed poetry, especially the kind written on a scrap of receipt and tucket under a wiper. These award-worthy car notes run the full range with some razor-sharp sarcasm,…

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    15 Ways Satellites Quietly Changed Everyday Life

    Satellite technology shapes daily life in surprising ways, from GPS and weather forecasts to communications. Discover 15 everyday impacts.

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    20 Brands That Thought They Could Get Away With Shrinkflation

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    20 Yearbook Photos of Tech Innovators Before They Changed the World

    Before the launch days and late-night deploys, there were the yearbook photos. Neat collars, careful smiles, and a few ambitious kids who hadn’t written a single line that mattered yet.…

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    20 Mugshots of Famous Actors from the Mid-1900s

    The mid-20th century was a glamorous era for Hollywood, filled with iconic films, larger-than-life personalities, and behind-the-scenes drama that sometimes led to brushes with the law. Some of the era’s…

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    Mugshots of Wealthy People Who Got Busted

    Money buys speed, but not immunity. These mugshots of wealthy people swap penthouses and press teams for a bare wall, a placard, and a minute nobody plans for. Some smiled,…

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    20 Shrinkflation Fails That Are Cause For Concern

    Prices are rising and consumers are feeling the effects in more ways than one. Shrinkflation is the subtle practice of reducing product sizes while keeping prices the same, and it…

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    25 Photos That Help Sum Up the End of the 20th Century (1997–1999)

    The last years of the 20th century were a remarkable time of profound, rapid change, made up of truly unforgettable moments. Between 1977 and 1999, the world itself was caught…