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The mind is a trickster, often making us feel like something is not quite as it seems through easily deceived eyes. Optical illusions are all around us. We just don't really notice them unless they're frozen in time by a photograph. Because a picture is flat, it's easy for our brains to perceive them differently than they really are. That's why you should never trust images. But once you come to terms with the fact that every image is a lie, then you can start to really enjoy them. We've got a…

I tell you hwhat, King of the Hill memes will never get old. There's something extra funny about a meme featuring Hank Hill, perhaps because a real-life Hank Hill would have no idea what the hell a meme is. He'd be one of those technologically challenged dads who confuses text messaging with Google search. Even though the iconic animated sitcom ended over a decade ago, King of the Hill is the gift that keeps on giving in the meme world. Keep scrolling for a bunch of weird King of the Hill memes…

It's easy to feel a bit jaded by this world. Especially considering that with the advent of the Internet came the eventual ability to be able to answer any question we're stumped by, see anything we're curious about, and write down any/every stupid thought we have. Being able to know anything - and almost anything - kind of takes a lot of mystery and magic away from day-to-day life. Instead of sitting on this Amtrak train, admiring the lush environs of the Hudson Valley, I'm getting work done.…

Some kids are built for academic tests and some just aren't. But failing at a pop quiz doesn't necessarily mean a kid isn't smart. In fact, a certain kind of “ technically correct ” wrong answer is often a testament to a kid's cleverness. We've collected a bunch of funny examples of wrong exam answers that still deserve an “A” for comedic genius in our eyes. Or at least a couple of pity points.

If you think you're bored, you better be grateful you weren't born before the internet was invented. Back in those dreary pre-meme days, kids had to walk up to twenty miles just to read a joke in the “joke” section in the back of the local paper. And the joke was never even good. Before the internet, people were forced to awkwardly stare at each other on public transportation and sometimes even make friendly conversation. That's right, it was normal to make small talk with random strangers. Bef…

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We've established that kids are dumb. It may sound mean, but it's true. It's not their fault, though. Their brains are underdeveloped. Wish we had that excuse. All things considered, it's entertaining as hell when kids are dumb. But that acceptable (and sometimes encouraged) dumbness has some competition in that department. Because kids are also weird. They do stuff that might actually be smart but weirds us the hell out. There's also the venn diagram overlap of dumb and weird, like the kid bel…

Mad lads don't give a flying frick about society's rules. A true mad lad marches to the beat of their own drum. A mad lad looks for prohibition signs just so they can disobey them. A mad lad rarely complies, and when they do, they comply maliciously. We've collected a bunch of entertaining examples of mad lads who can't be reigned in.

Just like humans, cats can take some very awkward pictures when they're not posing for the camera. @whoahannahjo asked Twitter to post the “most F-ed up” pictures of their cats, and the resulting thread is just too good not to share. We've rounded up some of our favorite weird, cursed, and clumsy kitties for all the cat-lovers out there.

Fan accounts on Twitter are insufferably cringe about 99% of the time, but once in a while they drop some absolute gold. Ewan McGregor fan page @ewansobi really delivered with their recent thread of beautiful early 2000s desktop backgrounds featuring the ever-dashing Obi-Wan Kenobi . We've collected our favorite pictures from the thread (that we may or may not be using to decorate our own desktop backgrounds).

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What was the original meme ? It's a highly debated topic, but many consider Baby Cha-Cha (also known as Dancing Baby and Oogachaca Baby) to be the very first internet meme in existence. The iconic and somewhat disturbing dancing CGI baby was created in 1996 by Kinetix Character Studio. Originally meant to showcase the company's CGI software 3D Studio Max, the dancing baby would frequently pop up on various TV newscasts, and perhaps most famously on Ally McBeal. The dancing baby was parodied and…

Remember when everyone was hoarding toilet paper and gasoline because they thought the world was ending? That was pretty crazy. Humans, though smarter than any animal on the planet, can be impressively dumb sometimes, especially in emergency situations. With oil soaring to unprecedented prices all over the world, it's safe to assume that people are going to start freaking out and filling plastic bags with petrol again before it gets even more expensive. But I've got a galaxy-brained plan: Inste…