Missing R. Kelly's Trapped In The Closet but feeling guilty because he's a scumbag? Have no fear! Twitter user @TheeDreadGod (a true master of the Twitter 'story time') is here with what can almost be considered a real-life version of the R&B singer's series. This dramatic twitter thread is full of twists, turns, and a whole lot of pizza. If you enjoy what you read below, give @TheeDreadGod a follow. He's got loads more stories where this one came from.
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Writer Michael Harriot dropped some serious history knowledge on Twitter this past Saturday and left us with slightly bigger brains and some serious chills. The Bahamas have been heavily featured in the news following the devastation of Hurricane Dorian, and this Twitter thread gives some powerful background on the history of the storm-ravaged island nation. Michael Harriot's expert storytelling (even when limited to 280 characters) gives serious oomph to an already compelling black history narrative of slaves and ex-slaves sticking it to the man.
It's a tradition that the older generations have to hate on the younger generations for absolutely any reason they can think of. Doesn't matter what for, because it was just "better back in the day," in their logic.
Self-described "recovering academic" Jenny Bann pulled up some hilariously enlightening historical records of the behavioral problems exhibited by 18th century male students in Scotland.
Let's just say they're...less than wholesome and make Millennials look angelic in comparison.
What do you think of when you hear the name "Cleopatra"? Most of us probably think of her as being a wily temptress with a bit of a man-eating habit, but according to this Twitter thread, there was even more crazy sh*t going on in the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt!
We can bet that history buffs will really get a kick out of this Twitter thread written by Anne Theriault!
People are all feels right now after the release of the trailer for the Mr. Rogers biopic, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. And in case that alone isn't good enough for you, he's portrayed by the always-wholesome Tom Hanks!
In the height of the Mr. Rogers hype, Twitter user Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg tweeted out an incredibly informative thread that gives us more of a look into what Mr. Rogers' life was really like. Let's just say, we didn't think we could love him any more than we already did!
Twitter user Oscarewilde proved she's an evil genius when she decided to lend out an absurdly large pencil she received as a gift. The result of lending the thing out is often quite awkward, as you'd imagine. You gotta find some use for a ridiculous gag gift like that after all, right?
This cringey millennial couple is a reminder that we could all stand to be a little more present. Our doomed lovers became immortalized on @tattoosandbones Twitter account when he overheard a bloodcurdling scream from the apartment across from his. Turns out he had dropped his phone in a very unclean toilet. Things really devolve from there. Buckle up, it's a wild ride.
Matthew Green got a little more than he bargained for when he tweeted that his son wanted to dye his hair blue, but only if Green would also do it. Another Twitter user replied saying that if Green were to follow through with it, they would donate $300 to RAICES, an organization that provides free and low-cost legal services to immigrants and refugees.
Sometimes you gotta make yourself look stupid in the name of a good cause!
Let's be honest here, regardless of how you feel about the American healthcare system, we can probably all agree that it doesn't exactly have the best reputation with the rest of the world. This woman's Twitter story about her experience with Iceland's healthcare system illustrates that perfectly.
Click here to browse through some American healthcare system memes if you're feelin' extra salty about it all!
Literally everyone experiences embarrassment from time to time. Of course, some more than others, and we feel for those poor souls. This Twitter user documented her experience with a fellow cafe patron that kind of just sums up those awkward run-ins that make one immediately go red in the face.
Montreal-based writer and director Andrew Todd is officially on our hit list. He hasn't committed any serious crimes against our soul, but he has had the blessing of weeping in the arms of John Wick 3 star Keanu Reeves. We're just so jealous that he's been touched by the living, breathing, and villain-slaying meme. Todd hopped on Twitter to share this heartwarming and nerdy tale, and now we're here to share it with you.
If there was ever any compelling evidence that the moon landings never happened, then this is it, folks. You heard it here. No human ever landed on the moon and this guy proved it with a cornucopia of evidence.
Check out David Hughes' Twitter account for even more space-related conspiracy theories.
Some people are just more delusional than we can ever fathom. Like this guy, for example. It's not a secret in this day and age that college tuition isn't even remotely affordable for most, but this guy went out of his way on Twitter to try to explain how he supposedly managed to pay his own way through his education.
Twitter users, however, dug up some of his old tweets, and let's just say that he wasn't being especially truthful...
As human drones going about our daily lives we can get so caught up in work stress or personal-life drama that we don't stop to think about the important things in life, like compassion toward others. This woman detailed her experience sitting next to an epileptic young woman on the subway in a Twitter saga and it might tug at your heartstrings a little bit!
Jimmy's Famous Seafood decided to live on the wild side over the past few days and go completely off the rails with their official business Twitter account. They started out taunting PETA with pics of their food and went on to savagely roast random people who dared comment on the tweets. Whoever's in charge of Jimmy's social media accounts sure was feeling pretty darn sassy!
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