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As more cases of (and deaths from) COVID-19 are announced, people all over the United States are beginning to panic. In Seattle, where the death toll has reached 6 victims, people are especially nervous. This includes Twitter user @into_the_brush. The Seattle resident, who battles chronic bronchitis, became concerned after showing all the signs of having contracted Coronavirus. Naturally, she wanted to get tested. And that proved to be very, very difficult. Read the story below, and check out more responses right on the thread

Train travel can be surprisingly expensive - sometimes it costs more than a flight. On a recent rail trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, comedian Ignacio Lopez witnessed a fellow passenger attempt to lie his way out of his proper fare. Unfortunately for the cheapskate, the train conductor (train guard in Brit-speak) was a hell of a lot smarter than expected. 

Most of us have had to or will have to work in the customer service industry at some point in our lives. Whether that be bartending, serving, or working at a grocery store, all of these jobs have one thing in common: virtually no opportunity for paid sick days, which can lead to employees infecting others and even ridicule from management if one dares to take a day off.

Writer Lauren Hough took to Twitter to highlight these problems, and we have to say that it's very informative and 100% worth the read.

And once again, here's a link to some hilarious (yet ultimately depressing) memes about our "wonderful" healthcare system!

Attention Dungeons & Dragons players and most fantasy nerds: Twitter user @djMalenfant has some important news for you. He's gone and reassigned those tired and cliche fantasy accents. Gone are the Scottish dwarves of campaigns past. In the accent's stead? Distinctly Bostonian articulation. 

Okay, don't panic. You can still botch your brogue. This thread is just for fun, and there's a lot of it. From Texan orcs to motionless radio-voiced elves, @djMalenfant hilariously reimagines the norm. And most people seem to be here for it. We've included highlights from this nerdy thread, but you can take in all the amazing replies right here.

'90s alt rockers Rage Against The Machine just announced their European tour, and the London Review Bookshop was extremely surprised to find that the band was slated to play their modest store on August 14th. While some business might simply inform the tour managers of the error, this particular bookstore decided to roll with the hilarity on Twitter. And we're extremely glad they did. The whole debacle turned into a delightful thread filled with book puns, Rage Against the Machine references, and some serious impressive wit on the part of whomever runs the account. We've included the highlights in this gallery, but you can see more of the bookish antics right here on the thread. 

And for you English Rage fans that are worried about going to a show at a prim and proper book shop, fear not: the correct venue is Review Bookshop in Peckham.  Which we hope has planned for the rockers' set. 

Well this is a fascinating tidbit that we'd certainly never considered before; people have different types of inner monologues, according to this shocked Imgur user. Some people hear full-on sentences and words, while others have more fragmented or abstract thoughts. Which camp are you in? 

If you're a total psychology geek and want to read about some interesting psych experiments, check out Fail Blog!

Dating, especially in the age of the internet and hookup apps, can lead to some seriously entertaining stories. Meeting up with someone from Tinder or Bumble involves a whole lot of unknowns. You're really taking a risk that you'll have a bad time, a weird time, or in the worst case scenario, a dangerous time. Twitter user @postgrad_barty started an entire thread of these kinds of experiences on Saturday - and the stories are nothing short of a wild ride. They might even make your dating life seem normal.

There are people who make the world a better place, and then there are the people who just want those people to suffer. Journalist David Leavitt falls into the latter category. The Massachusetts resident started an extremely huffy Twitter thread on Friday after a Target manager refused to honor a toothbrush that Leavitt thought was priced at one cent. Leavitt didn't realize the price was actually for the display and ended up calling the police and publicly shaming Target employee Tori Perotti. 

Leavitt's thread didn't garner the kind of sympathy or outrage he expected. Where he wanted allies, people loudly supported Tori. The thread is full of angry replies, slamming Leavitt left and right - exposing Leavitt's other sins and praising Perotti's patience. Even controversial YouTuber Joey Salads expressed dismay at Leavitt's obnoxious and entitled thread. He's offered to pay Perotti's legal bills if she chooses to take action. But Perotti may not feel inclined. A GoFundMe that was created to send her on a much-needed vacation has already surpassed $30k. It's nice to see the good guys win.

Let's hear it for happy accidents. Twitter user Dan Sheehan ordered what he thought was a sweater à la Chris Evans in Knives Out, and instead received all the materials required to actually knit it himself. He took to the website to share the amusing anecdote, and his followers came through with loads of puns and jokes that turned this mistake into a hilarious Twitter thread that we're glad we didn't miss it. 

Ever wonder why family photos from the past make everyone seem older than they are? You're not alone. The same idea seemed to stump Twitter user Brandon McCarthy, who took to social media to find out WTF is up with the phenomenon. Other people quickly chimed in with photos of actors, musicians, and professional sports players who looked far older than their years. We may have plastic surgery and fillers on our side, but it's more likely that better skincare and less cigarette smoking are helping us out in old age. Whatever it is, these photographs are definitely making us feel better about our wrinkles and imperfections. 

Stroke expert Liam Healy tweeted out a story about an Irish stroke patient who made a miraculous recovery when the odds of her survival were incredibly low. Needless to say, the story gave us some hope in a world full of constant bad news. Is it time for us to finally start believing in miracles?

Devastating bushfires in Australia have killed eighteen people (nine since Christmas Day) and 480 million animals. The fires, which are burning large swathes of land in New South Wales and Victoria, is even predicted to have caused a massive decline in the koala population. While most people with access to the internet or television is aware of the tragic fires, not everyone truly understands the magnitude of the flames that have resulted in massive evacuations in the afflicted states. Twitter user 

While eating cold pizza one night, Dr. Fred Wu began to ponder something unusual: where on earth would one put a defibrillator on a centaur, should they go into cardiac arrest? He tweeted about the predicament and fellow doctors began offering their ideas on the topic. 

Below are some of the amusing responses!

It's official: Anthony Beauvillier has the best friends a guy could ask for. Beauvillier, a professional hockey player for the New York Islanders, tweeted a flirty "hi" at Anna Kendrick on Christmas, and his friends all chipped in to deliver the highest compliments a person could get. Who cares if they were mostly (or all) fabricated? They're still entertaining AF, and we hope that it at least gave Ms. Kendrick a little chuckle, if nothing else!

On Monday, former vice president Wendell Potter of the insurance company Cigna came clean on Twitter to dispel myths about health insurance in America and why politicians aren't being totally honest about it. He explains why the concept of "choice" is incorrect and propagated by insurance insiders, Republicans, and Democrats alike. 

Pretty eye-opening if you ask us!