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People shared the things that don’t sound like insults but do the job very effectively indeed – 17 cracking putdowns hiding in plain sight

Entertainment

This video of what happens to a Coke at 57 degrees below zero is probably the coolest thing you’ll see today

Entertainment

Warning: just watching this deep-fried egg video could block your arteries

Weird World

This must be a shoo-in for the world record for sheer number of written rules in an Airbnb

Life

This American’s take on why us Brits always moan about the heat (even when it’s not that hot) is a properly intriguing read

Life

Women shared the wild come-ons that went totally unnoticed by a hapless guy – 17 blinding misses

Entertainment

Bob Mortimer telling Richard Ayoade how he once tried to sell a ‘reversible toilet’ to Christian Slater is a Travel Man scene that should never have been deleted

Videos

This hotel receptionist’s quite extraordinary patience in the face of overwhelming ignorance is proper hall of famer

Pics

This seems like a very good time to revisit Nick Offerman’s perfect takedown of an anti-Pride bigot (NSFW)

Science

Brian Cox had a few stern words for ‘internet nobheads’ everywhere and it’s a classic takedown that will reverberate through time and space

Weird World

This TikToker’s complaint about the pronunciation of Featherstonehaugh may be the most relatable thing you see today

Life

People shared the ‘little-known facts that will immediately make all of us feel stupid’ – 21 fascinating truths to blow your tiny mind

Life

This academic blunder had people sharing their funniest and most cringeworthy college and university fails in sympathy

Life

People shared the ‘biggest f*ck-ups’ they’ve ever made at work and it’ll make you feel so much better about your own little misfortunes

Pics

25 actual quotes from flat-Earthers that will have you facepalming to the Moon and back

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