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  1. Mad respect to both of them

    97476 upvotes • 2038 comments • jan 27, 2023

  2. TIL Terry Crews said the reason Fox didn't promote idiocracy was because Mike Judge had companies pay for product placement and then he made them look bad (Starbucks gave out hand-jobs). The film tanked in limited release but made over 20 times its gross domestic box office revenue in DVD rentals.

    87500 upvotes • 3536 comments • jan 27, 2023

  3. There is currently a radioactive capsule lost somewhere on the 1400km stretch of highway between Newman and Malaga in Western Australia. It is a 8mm x 6mm cylinder used in mining equipment. Being in close proximity to it is the equivalent having 10 X-rays per hour. It fell out of a truck.

    81882 upvotes • 5643 comments • jan 27, 2023

  4. I fell asleep on the couch and woke up with this cat on my lap. I have three cats, but this isn’t one of them.

    74682 upvotes • 1805 comments • jan 27, 2023

  5. Silverback sees a little girl banging her chest so he charges her

    74620 upvotes • 3560 comments • jan 27, 2023

  6. On June 27th 1999, Tony Hawk became the worlds first skateboarder to land a 900. This was one of the most memorable dates in sports, and particularly, skate history.

    73384 upvotes • 1711 comments • jan 27, 2023

  7. TIL Fender Guitars did a study and found that 90% of new guitar players abandon playing within 1 year. The 10% that don't quit spend an average of $10,000 on hardware over their lifetime, buying 5-7 guitars and multiple amps.

    72104 upvotes • 4371 comments • jan 27, 2023

  8. to be a dj

    70508 upvotes • 5361 comments • jan 27, 2023

  9. Fahim, a 15-year-old boy from Bangladesh chose a shipping container as a hiding spot while playing hide & seek with his friends. He fell asleep & was found 6 days later in a Malaysian port.

    66870 upvotes • 2412 comments • jan 27, 2023

  10. My mom is diabetic. She eats Rockets to raise her sugar levels. I come to the pantry looking for something to snack on and find this.

    62509 upvotes • 1941 comments • jan 27, 2023