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Every single place on Earth has its fair share of dumb stereotypes and myths. Many people believe that everyone in the United States is an overweight gun-toting Karen. An embarrassing number of Americans believe the French are anti-shower, unshaved chain smokers. The reality of most stereotypes is that they are woefully overblown. This r/AskReddit threaddoes a really good job of debunking some of the world's most misguided assumptions. And helps people from pretty much everywhere bond over the misconceptions.  

We'd rather die than read about United States politics right now. But other countries? The political drama of other nation's is definitely fair game. And this week, Tumblr has provided us with some seriously juicy material. This thread introduced is to the wild tale of Flordelis, a Brazilian gospel singer, actress, adopted mother of 58 and (apparently) the leader of a very strange evangelist cult. We won't spoil it for you, but the story gets dark as hell. We're just glad it's not about Donald Trump or Joe Biden. 

The Amazon Rain Forest, one of Earth's most important filters, is currently burning down at an alarming rate and hardly any news outlets are reporting on it. Many Brazilians are blaming President Jair Bolsinaro for "encouraging loggers and farmers to clear the land" since taking office in January, according to the BBC.

People on Twitter have been bringing light to the devastating situation under the hashtags 'Amazon Rain Forest' and 'Pray for Amazonia.' 

So what can we do about all of this? Other than spreading awareness, we're honestly not sure. Here are some of the depressing reactions people have had to the situation.

It seems like every brand these days is using some profound human experience to sell their product in hopes that it'll insight some feelings in their customers. We've seen Burger King do it, and apparently now it's Subway's turn. 

Twitter user Ryan Simmons pointed out that a Subway commercial made in Brazil went completely over the top, to say the absolute least, in this new dramatic two-minute video. The seemingly heartfelt ad features a young boy coming of age and ends with him ordering a sandwich at Subway. How the hell Subway's marketing team thought that one up, we'll never know. 

The ad features the main character creeping on his own mother, peeing in a fountain, and shaving his head. Yeah, you're just going to have to watch it to even remotely understand what we're talking about.