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81 Stereotypically White Phrases That Crack People Up Every Time

Indrė Lukošiūtė — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 03:00:21 +0000

Some say white people can't dance and that's debatable. But they sure do know how to spit a good phrase and claim it for life. Whether it's a clever quip about the weather, a sarcastic remark about a lazy coworker, or a well-placed "buddy," many of our pale-skinned friends have a special way with words that we can't help but laugh at.

If you really want the stereotypical white words to come flying at you, try pushing Karen's buttons. Their arsenal is filled with gems like, "For Pete's sake," "I've had it up to HERE," and, "You're cruising for a bruising." But be warned: take it too far and you might just get a "knuckle sandwich."

Someone shared their unfiltered thoughts on Threads the other day when they casually stated, “White people ate when they said ‘you and what army.’" And Jeez Louise, the crowd went wild. The cat dragged in more than 5,000 comments and Bored Panda has put together the best of them. So sit back and keep scrolling, pal. Don't forget to upvote your favorites.

#1

“You kiss your mother with that mouth?”

Stereotypes are just that: an oversimplified, generalized belief or idea about a particular group of people or things. So it goes without saying that not all white people use the phrases featured here, and not only white people use them, either.

In fact, where I come from, many of the gems featured on this list are used by people of color, too. But we can't deny that each culture or race often does have its own sayings, catchphrases, and colloquialisms that have been passed down through generations. Many are so good that they end up getting adopted by other cultures, too.

#2

A white woman got mad at me on a flight for getting off before her and yelled “Well who made you the Queen?!”

#3

My White dad: “I’ve had it up to HERE” whilst holding his hand over his head.

This list got me wondering who the heck Pete ("for Pete's sake") and Louise ("Geez, Louise") are...

It led me to a Mental Floss article, which aimed to answer the question, "Who is Pete?" According to that piece, "for Pete’s sake" first appeared around 1903, more or less the same time as "for the love of Pete." Some argue that Pete may actually be St. Peter, while others say Pete isn't/wasn't a person at all.

#4

Nah, I’m about to bring back, “You’re barking up the wrong tree, buddy”.

#5

"Workin hard or hardly workin?" is gonna hit every Friday.

#6

“Newsflash, BUDDY!” Goodness. It’s perfection.

As the Mental Floss article explains, "for pity’s sake" has been around since the 17th century; and its predecessor, "for pity," dates all the way back to the 15th century. It goes on to reference Michael Quinion, who wrote that people who wanted to curse without really cursing could have played a part in "pity" becoming "Pete." The two words can sound a little similar, depending on who is uttering them.

"Pete’s sake sounds even more like 'peace sake'—a phrase that popped up at various times over the centuries," adds Mental Floss.

#7

Also when they say “You can’t just WALTZ in here!”

#8

My favorite is “get a load of this guy.”

#9

The person who first said “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it” was on different timing.

What about Louise? Jeez, who is she, even? Well, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, the earliest known use of the interjection "Jeez Louise" is in the 1950s. It seems to have come about because certain people were poets but they even didn't know it.

"At least as early as the late 1900s, English speakers started inserting words into their speech that sounded like a blasphemous cuss word that 'took the lord’s name in vein,' but skirted it by rhyming or sounding similar to the forbidden profanity," explains Uncle John's Bathroom Reader. "In the 1930s, when rhyming slang became briefly popular, somebody paired “geez” with “Louise” and that relic of the era lived on as an expression of exasperation."

#10

“I may have been born in the ‘mornin, but I wasn’t born this ‘morning!” -my Dad any time I lied.

#11

Our greatest achievement is still the “knuckle sandwich”.

#12

“You’re cruisin’ for a bruisin.”

"Knuckle sandwich" is a sort of obvious one: a rather special way to say "punch in the face."

It's often used more as a joke than an actual threat. "The humor hides in the metaphor," explains the Emma Brooke from englishgrammerpro.com. "A sandwich is something you serve, share, or hand someone. Swapping out bread and filling for a fist gives the phrase a silly twist. You get a mix of toughness and comedy wrapped into one short expression."

#13

"Oh for cryin out loud."

#14

I live in Ontario, Canada and -

#15

my dad kept us in line with a stern “I beg your pardon?!”

#16

I give you my Dad’s most famous line of all time, to use when you’ve stayed up too late and have to wake up early: “You can’t cluck with the chickens if you’re hootin with the owls!!”

#17

Me: ‘It’s not my first rodeo.’
Also me: never been to a rodeo.

#18

When the check comes “what’s the damage?”

#19

When I hand off a grocery cart to someone after checking out, so they don’t have to go grab one, I say “left a little gas in the tank for ya” it’s a hit every time.

#20

“I've got bigger fish to fry.”

#21

"Well, look what the cat dragged in" was definitely a banger.

lordsantana_:
I love that “Look what the cat dragged in” can be used interchangeably for excitement or irritation when someone walks into a room.

#22

White guy coming out of the restaurant bathroom: “Who’s ready to rock and roll?”

#23

Omggggg. You guys. I’m hanging out with my Spaniard husband watching the game.
Something happens and he replies “that’s why they get paid the big bucks.”
I am CACKLING.
“Babe, that is the most white man thing you’ve ever said.”

#24

My white mom: “well excuuuuuse me for livin’ but the graveyards are full!” Plot twist: I had her cremated cause the graveyards are full.

#25

“Selling like hotcakes”. When was there a run on hotcakes??

#26

"Oh that is RICH coming from you!"

#27

“You bet your bottom dollar” is real player.

#28

My grandma used to say "they ain't worth the powder it'd take to blow em up."

#29

Don’t forget to add “living the dream” after someone asks how you are.

#30

We always say “he ain’t coloring with all his crayons.”

#31

“No more Mr. Nice Guy.”

#32

"I'm THIS CLOSE to losing it 🤏" whilst their fingers are almost touching.

#33

Honorable mention: “Hold My Beer” & “You’re Pushing it Pal”

#34

Every white person that has to come back for their car keys...."not gonna get far without these!"

#35

"Oh yeah, tough guy?"

#36

When my brother and I were bouncing off the walls my mom used to say “stop running around like a chicken with its head cut off.”

#37

Or when someone gossips to them and they pull the
“not my circus - not my monkeys.”

#38

Whenever I said i'm thirsty my Dad said "Nice to meet you Thirsty, I'm Friday."

#39

That’s a bunch of hoopla / malarkey / baloney.

#40

My personal favorites:
“Jeez Louise!!” & “ For Pete’s Sake”

#41

One of my favorites from my dad.. “you need to cool your jets.”
Okay, Chris.

#42

I started transitioning to male and immediately adopted the white guy “just gonna squeeze right past ya.”

#43

“Oh yeah, nice language”….after talking crazy and I respond.

#44

Never forget the time i got told to “kick rocks, skedaddle.”

#45

Telling someone to go “pound sand.”

#46

Anyone: I’ll see you later
White people: NOT IF I SEE YOU FIRST.

#47

“Don’t rattle my feathers.”

#48

“Hand me that thingamabob” or “whatchamacallit”.

#49

Today I learned, “Does the Elevator not go to the top floor in your brain?”

#50

My dad’s variation when someone was ugly ‘he/she could chase a bulldog off a meat wagon.’

#51

Last week I told my son, "You're skating on thin ice, buddy" and I finally understood how serious it was.

#52

You can’t forget that any time it rains: “we needed this.”
Or when a line is getting incredibly long: “good thing we got here when we did.”

#53

“Well knock me down and call me shorty” oh my.

#54

My favorite is when a middle-aged white guy’s friend comes into the restaurant/bar, and they’re like “Watch out! The terminator is here!” “Uh oh, here comes trouble!” And it’s just a guy who looks like an extra from King of the Hill.

#55

Working as a cashier and hearing the “it must be free!” Or the classic “free 99” whenever something wouldn’t scan, used to send me out..

#56

Whenever a cashier tells my husband a total that is a real date, he says “ah, that was a good year.”

#57

Older white guy was about to fight at the bar and right before he got laid out…… “ I will rock your world buddy.”

#58

I used to work with the prime example of a mid-west white guy who would ask "Are you smart feller or a fart smeller?" Anytime someone messed up.

#59

Few days ago seen a lady say an ugly [dude] "would make a train take a dirt road" and I couldn't wait for one of these threads to share it lmao!

#60

“You’re on thin ice BUSTER.”

#61

“I’ve got a bone to pick with you”
Okay???

#62

My mom threatening the teacher who cracked me with a ruler, going “Lady, I will SNATCH YOU BALD.”

#63

Mine is “oh for the love of all that’s holy.”

#64

The "that ain't going nowhere" while making sure the strap is tight.

#65

My Irish mother loves to say “Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.”

#66

“What am I? Chopped liver?!”

#67

"Now I've had just about enough of this."

#68

My favorite- “Here’s the thing-“

#69

When that one dude said “you’re not that guy pal.”

#70

I just heard this yt woman on the phone venting and she said “she’s gonna wish she didn’t rattle my cage.” I was finna holler in the back of her head.

#71

“Mama where you goin?”
“ too see a dog about a cat”
Then as i got older it finally hit me.

#72

Horse aphorisms:
“You can only lead a horse to water….”
“Hey, don’t look a gifted horse in the mouth”
“Hold your horses”
“You’re putting the cart before the horse”
“Well, that’s a horse of a different color!”
Nothing quite like the inclusion of horses to get a point across.

#73

My mom when I came in too late as a college boy - “You wouldn’t be so tired if you weren’t up all night galavanting all over creation doing 90 to nothing.”

#74

White child: “hey”
White parent: “hay is for horses”

#75

“If you ain’t a big dog best you just stay on the porch.”

#76

“WHY I OUGHTA” still takes the cake for me.

#77

“Whenever you’re feeling froggy, you just go ahead and leap.”
“That (insert person) fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down!”
In my family in particular, there’s the long suffering, emphatic, “*Must* you?” You have to round that off with a disgusted look when you say it.

#78

"Take a hike!"

#79

“Don’t let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya.”

#80

I don’t think this is common but when I’d get really angsty as a teen my white dad would say “Ratchet down!”

#81

Them calling people “ Wise Guy.”

42 Everyday Items People Secretly Use For Completely Different Things

Viktorija Strelciunaite — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 03:00:22 +0000

Did you know the chainsaw wasn’t originally invented to cut wood? It first appeared in the late 18th century as a medical tool meant to help during difficult childbirths. As terrifying as that sounds, it looked nothing like the large, powerful device we know today—though it probably wasn’t a particularly pleasant sight either.

It just goes to show that products don’t always end up being used the way their inventors intended. One Redditor asked people to share things that are now commonly used for completely different purposes, and the responses were full of surprising examples. We gathered some of the most curious ones here. Scroll down to see what they shared.

#1

The chair in your bedroom. It was never designed to be a wardrobe, yet here we are.

#2

Everything is a hammer, unless it's a screwdriver, in which case it's a chisel.

#3

Qtips cleaning my ears.

#4

Pedialyte. Same use- dealing with dehydration, but instead of children with fevers, adults who have had too much alcohol.

#5

Bubble wrap was originally invented to be wallpaper.

Chainsaws were originally invented to help during childbirth.

#6

Ozempic.

#7

Baby oil - no one uses that to fry babies.

#8

Something like half of prescription meds are used for something other than the indication they've been approved for.

#9

Good ol butterknife screwdriver.

#10

Although the manufacturer gave up many decades ago, the classic answer is "Kleenex". It was originally marketed to be used with cold cream to remove makeup. Eventually it became obvious that they were selling far more of them for people to blow their noses into, and they became "nasal tissues".

#11

Elmer's gluestick as an eyebrow block in makeup application.

#12

The Danish cookie tins that are used as sewing kits.

#13

Tennis balls to wash your duvet.

Put the duvet in the washing machine, and toss three tennis balls in as well.

Wash. The tennis balls will agitate the duvet.

Same with the dryer. The tennis balls will keep the filling in the duvet from clumping.

#14

Pipe cleaners.

#15

Tooth brushes when worn should not be thrown away. They make excellent grout and cleaning brushes.

#16

I use the vacuum sealing machine meant for food to save left over caulking tubes or any item that will ruin when exposed to air. Place the tube or left over glue in a bag and even a year later good to go.

#17

Melamine sponge (magic eraser) will scuff the surface of both acrylic paint and solvent based paint (not tried on oil) just enough to key it for a fresh layer of gesso/paint/thick medium/whatever; without damaging canvas integrity.

#18

Most university/college degrees. Many people are doing something other than using the degree they have.

#19

Swiffer dry mop pads: best nail polish remover ever, instead of cotton balls. 1 bloop of nail polish remover on one of those dry pads, and your nail polish will come off in 1 clean shot. The nail polish remover won’t evaporate, stays wet, and makes it so fast and less wasteful with the nail polish remover. I cut mine up into little strips. Done.

Edit: Discovered this by accident + out of laziness when I ran out of cotton balls and one of those pads was near me. I’m never going back. It works so well.

#20

Microsoft Excel is NOT a database!

#21

Paper clips, they are used for everything mate, I went to school with McGyver.

#22

Uncle Ben’s ready rice.

#23

At this point, GPUs?

#24

I got an avocado smasher for making guacamole. Though good for guaq, its the absolute most perfect thing for making deviled egg filling.

#25

I turned a heating pad for my back into a warmer for horse bits. Designed a clamshell device to put it in, place the bit across the inside, and close it. Warms them up quickly and safely in the winter.

#26

Duct tape fixes basically everything.

#27

A few classics:

* WD40 and duct tape - marketed narrow, used for literally everything, and the companies lean into it.
* Vaseline - sold as skin protectant, half the internet uses it for eyelashes, squeaky hinges, and "personal" reasons the label will never mention
* Baby oil / baby powder - the "baby" branding is doing a lot of polite pretending.
* Sharpies on skin for tattoo stencils, surgical marking - not the intended surface, universally done anyway.

#28

I use my adjustable hammer to loosen nuts and bolts occasionally.

#29

My father bought a box of 500 (!) dehydrated napkins for our wedding; they look like white mints, but if you add a few drops of water, they unfold and are made of quite high quality paper. I keep a small ziplock of them in my toiletry bag; many European hotels don’t supply washcloths and these are made of thick enough paper to last for a few days of face-washing. They’re also great for camping. Thanks, Dad!

#30

I use Dawn dish soap to take oil stains out of clothing.

#31

Ngl, zip ties are for cable management on paper, but in reality they are the only thing holding every aging car bumper and backyard fence together.

#32

Those black alligator clips for holding papers…..are the best chip clips ever. I worked in a lab and we used the hell out of them for just about anything.

#33

Vicks Vaporub for nail fungus treatment.

#34

I came here to look for a Super Glue comment. As far as I know it was designed to be used as 'liquid stiches'. I still use it for that more than anything else, but almost no one believes me when I recommend it for wound closure.

#35

Baby lotion as insect repellant.

#36

Whipped cream charger canisters. For some strange reason the community around my local dodgy gas station smoke shop are making so much whipped cream that they need industrial-sized 4-liter tanks of mango-flavored nitrous oxide available for purchase 24 hours a day. I guess there are a lot of confectioners living in the rough part of town.

#37

The cheapest hair conditioner on the shelf is the best shaving cream I've ever used. It's slicker than snot on a doorknob, it won't dry your skin out, and the bottle lasts a year or more, for like $5.

Just don't spill any on the shower floor.

#38

Apparently ramen is a universal filler for damaged masonry. At least according to TikTok. .

#39

Butter knives. The Swiss Army knife of kitchens everywhere. It’s a screwdriver, lock picker, garden tool and, if it’s a good one, a pry bar.

#40

Tennis balls to help furniture or walkers slide.

#41

Nutcrackers to open pesky bottle lids.

#42

Chopsticks for checking the moisture in my plant soil.

71 Questions Kids Asked That Left Their Parents Completely Stumped

Linas Jokubaitis — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 03:00:34 +0000

Children often ask the best, most insightful, and out-of-the-box questions. However, parents don’t always know how to answer them. So, they stand there, panicking slightly, urging their final braincell to think of something—anything!—to say.

Parents shared their funniest, weirdest, and most confusing experiences in a very relatable online thread. We’re featuring the most innocent questions that kids asked that completely broke their parents’ brains. We hope you’re taking notes about what to research!

#1

While sitting in the dentist’s chair, “mommy, my friend told me that old people go to the doctor and they stick a camera up their butts. That won’t happen to me today right?”

At least the dentist got a kick out of it.

#2

My daughter asked me which side I was on in the civil war 😳.

#3

My 3-year-old as I’m putting her to bed: “Why does time go by?…Where does it go?”.

Good communication, active listening, openness, avoiding judgment, and encouraging curiosity—ideally, that’s what you aim for as a parent. But that’s easier said than done. It’s hard to know what to do when you get ambushed with a particularly spicy, deep, meaningful, or bizarre question.

According to Alan Kazdin, Ph.D., professor of psychology and child psychiatry at Yale University, many questions that children ask “aren’t issues” for them, but “they are for parents.”

However, if your kid is wondering about the world, being curious, and asking you something, you should “just go right at it [the question],” he told CNN.

#4

“Why do I have to spend more of my life doing stuff I don’t want to do, than stuff I do want to do?”.

#5

My daughter, age 3: “Mommy, when chairs grow up, I think they turn into couches.”.

#6

“Can men be doctors too?!?” My son at the Optomistrist. It hadn’t really occurred to me that I tended to take the kids to female doctors. And dentists.

The important thing is that, no matter what your kid asks you, try not to freak out or be judgmental. Simply answer the question (to the best of your knowledge) and then comment on it.

For example, if your child asks you what a certain swear word means, tell them, and then explain why it’s not something your family uses, and that you get in trouble for doing so.

“The reason those words have power is because adults don't talk to kids about this stuff. They have power because they cause a reaction. If a child knows them, then it's not a big deal -- it takes all the energy out of it,” Kazdin said.

Meanwhile, James Brush, Ph.D., a child psychologist in Cincinnati, explained to CNN that kids appreciate parents who “really listen and reflect and don't try to charge in with the cavalry.”

According to Brush, “Sometimes just reflecting the feeling behind the question is enough. Sometimes they're not looking for information -- they're looking for empathy.”

#7

My four year old asked when he was born. I said you know when you were born! He insisted he didn’t, so I gave him the date, and a look of utter amazement came over his face and he said ‘Was I born on my birthday?'.

#8

“Why are you telling me this? It’s too sad!”

~my young son when I had to break the news about his father’s d***h

Maybe it broke my heart and brain.

#9

Child, age 6-7: “Mom, do Minions get constipated?”
Me, startled: “Um, I don’t know. Why?”
Child: “Because their favorite food is bananas and you say bananas make it hard for me to go.”

Impeccable logic.

Rosemarie Truglio, a developmental psychologist and Sesame Workshop's senior vice president of education and research, told NPR that you do not have to rush to answer your child’s questions. You can ask for clarification and pause. For one, this gives you breathing room to consider how you’ll answer. Moreover, you can really get to grips with what you’re being asked, and you can answer the right question instead of the wrong one.

“They may not actually be asking what you think they're asking. You may be about to give them too much information that they don't want and they're not ready for. Pause before you respond, and make sure you're really answering the question with the just-right amount of information that they can handle at the moment,” Truglio said.

#10

Not a parent stort, but when I went back to my job as a nanny after my partner died, the 6 year old boy I watch asked me "Now who's going to kiss you goodnight? I'll kiss you every time you go home." Broke my brain, grabbed my heart.

#11

“Why can’t my friends and I share underwear?”
I’ve been keeping close tabs on our laundry since then.

#12

“What’s an atom?”

She was five. She randomly asked this when I was driving one day. I have no idea how to explain what an atom is (I’ve never been good at sciences), especially to a small child. I gave her the best explanation I could. She’s a super smart kid so it makes sense she’d have super smart questions. I told her I’m not totally sure I’m right and that’s a very good question to ask her teacher. Filled with pride, I told her she’s very clever and asked her why she asked that.

She said, “oh, I saw a sign that said ATM”.

Do you think that Minions get constipated from eating so many bananas? Which of these kids’ questions would likely break your brain, too?

What are the most bizarre and out-there questions that a child has ever asked you? Meanwhile, what’s the deepest question that you’ve ever asked an adult when you were small?

Share your stories and opinions in the comments! We can’t wait to hear what you have to say.

#13

When my younger son was 6, he asked me if God had teeth.

#14

Not exactly a question but my son is 5 and started getting a little bit of an attitude this year. I told him he had to do something (pick up his toys, clean up his books, etc.) and that he wasn’t allowed to go play until he cleaned up a bit.

He had a tantrum and at the end yelled “you’re the worst!” He’s never talked to me like that so I was a little hurt but I told him that was not a nice thing to say and that me and his mom do a lot for him and he needs to clean up his toys.

About 15 minutes later he is sobbing on the stairs. I came over and asked him what’s wrong and he apologized and said “I told you you’re the worst and that makes ME the worst!” That absolutely broke my heart. I told him it was okay, we all get mad sometimes but no matter what I’ll always love him, and that he was the best son in the world.

#15

I took my then-5-year-old fishing with me one morning. "Daddy, when you catch a fish and pull it in the air, do you think it's like when aliens steal us and take us up into outer space?"

I had so many questions...

#16

My six year old said “Momma, the next time we’re born, if we find each other, will you call me by my name so I know it’s you?”

#17

We had just taken a guided tour of a cave system with lots of interesting cave facts. And the end of the tour the guide asked if we had any questions.

My 4 year old son raises his hand and the guide bent down and smiled and asked, “what’s your question?”

My son replied, “How do they get robots to walk?”.

#18

Most recently “what day are the cats going to d*e?”.

#19

“Would you still love me if I ever told you I was gay?”

The child was in third grade.

My answer was immediate reassurance and self-reflection for why she felt the need to ask. My answer to that question led to my deconstruction from Christianity and, eventually, my own departure from “the closet.”.

#20

At a plantation after learning about sl*very: “why would you have a wedding here?” ~ 10 years old.

#21

My son asked me how much it cost to cook the dog. (He was young and didn't know the word cremate).

#22

I remember asking my mother if the world was black and white back in the day, because I had an old black and white tv at the time.

#23

“How do you know what I think is ‘red’ is the same thing you think is ‘red’?”

#24

"I don't make you eat fish, why do you make me eat broccoli?"

F*****g got me.

#25

"Why do we have bones?"-
I Googled it, and Slim Goodbody came through with "Without your skeleton you'd be gelatin".

#26

What is nothing? From an 8yo.

And the more we thought about, the more we knew nothing about nothing.

We had a friend explain one theory to him in a way that it was plausible explanation. As soon as my friend asked if they had any questions, they asked if they could go play outside.

#27

"Why do some kids have a dad and we don't?" My five year old niece, in reference to her and her four year old sister. She asked it so sweetly, like when kids ask Why is the sky blue? Or Why do i have to take a nap?

Their dad died. I just told her that she did have a Dad, he just passed away and wasn't here with us anymore. "Is he with Jesus then?" Of course she asks me - the only non Christian in the whole dang family (well, me and my husband) so I said "Your dad believed in Jesus so im sure he is."

Then the follow up - "where is your dad?" So I said he passed away too. "I saw a picture of your dad fishing (the most prominent pic of my dad in my house) - do you think he's fishing with my Daddy and Jesus?" So I choked back about a thousand tears and said "Oh I bet they're catching all the fish together!"

I hated their dad. He beat my sister in law. He beat them in front of those girls. But he died when they too were too young to remember. W*f I am supposed to do? I promise my Dad isn't anywhere around their dad in any after life, but the image in their minds of my Dad fishing with theirs made both of them smile, so...worth it.

#28

My daughter saw a no parking sign … the letter P with the ghostbuster cross out on it. She asked “oh, so you’re not allowed to pee here”

My other daughter had a plastic cow and at the dinner table, she held it over my cup and said “pee pee pee” and I asked her what she was doing and she said “filling up your cup with milk” and I said “oh, uh, milk is not cow pee” and she was shocked!

#29

When my elementary school age daughter asked, mom, what do Mongolians smell like? I said, as far as I know, just like anybody else... Let me see that book. The book she was reading was talking about what magnolias smelled like.

Another time, at the dinner table, her brother was playing with his food - spaghetti and meatballs. She heaved that sigh reserved by big sisters for younger brothers and said, Evan! Don't beat your meat! I almost choked.

#30

“Dad, the people on the side of the road with signs asking for money?”

“Yeah kiddo?”

“Why do most of them have brown skin?”

Hoo boy, I was not ready to explain structural racism and inequality to my 6 year old, but here we go.

#31

“How does Santa Claus live forever?”

“He’s not mortal, he’s the emergent property of humanity’s kindness and generosity.”

“So if everyone stopped being nice to each other, would Santa d*e?”

“…Yes…”.

#32

"Do paw patrols p**p on the floor?"

"Do cats have knees?".

#33

My daughter was staring out the window of the truck and said, “Daddy, how do animals know when they’re happy if they don’t have tails?”.

#34

My severely asthmatic kid who is allergic to everything that grows once asked me why God made him that way. My heart broke, and I actually went soul searching and changed political parties. He didnt do anything except be born, and yet his life hangs on threads of being able to have access to medical care. How could I, as a mom, vote against the best interests of an innocent child?

#35

My daughter asked me who owns history. The context is that we were discussing indigenous nations that had entirely disappeared without recordings or with very few (written or audio/video) and she didn't understand why people wouldn't want everyone to have their history.

#36

My son recently saw me doing nicotine pouches in the car driving down the road asked me what it was I told him and that it is for adults only and he should not pick up my bad habits.

Without even pausing he said "hmmmm I am really hungry, I think I will try one.".

#37

Years ago our old cat was very sick and I knew he didn’t have much time left. I wanted to prepare my then 4 year old daughter so I told her that the cat was was going to heaven soon and she wouldn’t see him anymore. She looked pensive and thought for a minute and then asked “Is daddy going to drive him there?” 😭😭😭 I said I hope not.

#38

“Dad, did you pre-order the bible?”.

#39

My 4 year old son’s question was “Dad, can I use your flashlight?” My response was “Why do you need a flashlight?” Brief pause then he answered with “Because I can’t see in the dark”.

#40

My son asked me if Sponge Bob had a weiner?

#41

4 yo son "Dad, how do we know we're real and not somebody else's dream?".

Me: "Well Gabe, philosophers have been trying to answer that question for a few thousand years. I don't know that we'll solve it on the way home from grocery shopping but let's give it a shot!"

He got his PhD in economics last month.

#42

Literally this weekend we were in the hospital with my ailing father, and my 9 yo daughter was shocked to learn the hospital cost money (upon hearing us joke about getting as many juice cups as we wanted bc “we’d be paying for them”). She sat there thoughtfully for a moment and then said slowly “… but if hospitals help people, why do we make people pay for them? What if people can’t pay, how will they get better to go back to do other things?” And then I had to explain capitalism and healthcare 😭

Honestly it was sort of a system shock to be reminded how plainly and clearly “good” the idea of universal healthcare is—that a child would intrinsically understand it and assume that we, the adults, would obviously have implemented it.

#43

Dad, you can fix everything around the house, but can you fix yourself?

#44

My kids were always what I called car seat philosophers. Anyone else only get questions about s*x, d***h and religion as you are trying to merge onto the interstate or was it just my kids?

#45

“Did the baby Jesus like bananas?”.

#46

“If girls can marry girls, why did you marry Dada?”

#47

Obligatory not a parent, but I have had one of my babysitting kids ask me why I can't sit and talk with them in bed all night. I'm flattered love, but there's only so many times I can hear that you know 3 different Elliots before I'm gonna lose my mind. Go to *sleep!*

#48

Why don't you talk to your sister anymore?

Well... that one is complicated.

#49

Why are words words like why is a lamp called a lamp, and how did we all decide that yea this noise we make is what we are going to use to say things?

#50

‘Mom, How do all those d**d people breathe underground.’ 5 solid minutes after passing a cemetery.

#51

“Why didn’t the lady say sorry after she hurted me?”

My 3.5yo on the way home from the ER, after a lady drove into the playground and broke the fence, which hit my kid. That was a hard one.

#52

Back when I was like 5 I asked my grandma who God was, and she described God as an “almighty being”, but i heard “bean” so i spent a couple years trying to figure out why so many people followed a giant Pinto Bean.

#53

My son was unhappy about having to sleep in his bed. I told him it was his big boy bed and he needed to sleep in it. He replied that he WAS a big boy and that he still wanted to sleep in our (my wife and I) bed. He asked "Why do YOU get to sleep with mommy?!?" I had no good answer to that one at the time :-).

#54

“Mommy, why did [her brother] d*e when he wasn’t even a grown up yet?” Maybe broke my heart more than my brain, but I didn’t have much of an answer for her beyond “because life is really unfair sometimes.”.

#55

"When will he be back from being died?" My son was three and missing his great Grandfather, as we all were. Broke my heart more than my brain.

#56

When my daughter was 4 yo (she’s 15 now) while putting her to bed and in the middle of our bedtime conversations, she told me in a matter-of-fact voice that God sometimes get it wrong. I asked her what did (God) get wrong. And she said, God should have just put humans in Jupiter since it was waaaaay bigger than Earth. This way, the animals will have more space in planet Earth. This was a conclusion she arrived to after a series of conversations about planets, about human activities destroying animal habitats, about how humans and animals share the same planet.

This is the same kid who told me (at age 5) to finish all my food (especially my meat) because the animals and the vegetables sacrificed their life for us and we should honor it by finishing it and not throwing it away.

#57

Mom, what were dinosaurs like?

#58

I remember shortly after 9/11 I was sitting in front of the TV in military housing, turned and asked my military father in front of all of his military friends "Why are we fighting them? What do we get if we win? What do they get if they win?"

I was a child and it was the only way I could come close to verbalizing the question "what the hell is this conflict even about". Let me tell you, that was an insanely uncomfortable conversation for every single person in the room. The more follow up questions I had, the angrier everyone got. Which made me more curious because I had no idea why everyone was angry.

That was the first of many political arguments I would get into with my career military father.

My mom- I asked her about all the theoretical inbreeding taking place in my book of Bible stories. Her response was to take the book away because "those aren't the good ones". This was the first of many uncomfortable conversations about religion I would have with my Southern Baptist mother. She eventually stop letting me go to church when other people would invite me (because I was a difficult child who couldn't read a room). Her excuse was that "churches are often lame and full of mean people who need help feeling nice" and we weren't mean and didn't need help being nice ergo no church for us.

#59

"How do memories get in my brain?".

#60

"Dad, what's 'insurance'?"

I can't explain the concept of insurance to a 5 year old before I've even had coffee.

Edit: yes, it's simple enough to to explain with time to think about it. It's a little different at 6:20am when you haven't even woken up yet.

#61

At 4 years old, trying to avoid bedtime, said he had a question: “Why do we celebrate birthdays when it means we are another year closer to d***h?”
Me: 😮😳 I will always celebrate the day you were born. Go to bed.

#62

My husband and I adopted a dog from mural Missouri. He was neutered and had been tattooed to indicate that he was.

We moved to the middle of Kansas and I was walking the dogs by a park. Kids ask if they can pet my dogs and I say of course, they are friendly. Adopted dog flops onto his back to expose his belly for rubs and one of the kids sees the cross tattooed on him. Without missing a beat he says, “Ma’am, does your dog believe in Jesus Christ?”

My husband and I are agnostic but I didn’t want to stir the pot, so I stammered out something like “uh yeah sure why don’t you ask your parents?” and quickly dragged the dogs away to continue on our walk.

#63

My 5 year old son asked why they talk about sheep so much in church. That was very illuminating for me.

#64

My preschooler wanted to eat on the couch. I said he had to eat at the table.
Him “But you get to eat on the couch”
Me; “grown ups are allowed to eat on the couch”
Him “then how come daddy gets to eat on the couch”

#65

This probably will seem fake. Can't help that. When my daughter was 2, we were at the Air and Space museum, and she saw a photo of one of the planes hitting the tower on 9/11. After I gave a brief, simplified explanation, I tried to move on, but she wouldn't budge. She looked up at me and asked, "Were there any babies on the plane?"

I guess it broke my heart more than breaking my brain.

#66

My son, as a toddler, was in the car with us. We pulled into the driveway and suddenly he asked his mother “Are you and Dad going to d*e at some point?” She said, hesitantly, that it was true. My son immediately asked “If you d*e, do I get to keep your stuff?” She replied “Yes, you will.” My son thought for a minute and said “Okay, then.” He got out of the car and never mentioned it again. 😂.

#67

My 6 y.o.: Do gods live forever and know everything?

Me: I guess.

6 y.o.: Are demi-gods just gods that look human?

Me: Yes.

6 y.o. Since Santa has been around forever and knows if everyone has been naughty or nice, does that make him a demi-go?

Me: ......

#68

Not a parent but an uncle. My brother had twins, a boy and a girl. The girl got lung cancer at 10. Fought and won for almost 2 years and on christmas day got pneumonia and went into septic shock. They tried for a week to bring her back but we had to pull the plug. The boy had learning disabilities and emotional developement problems. We are walking down the hall after and he wanted to show me this fire truck in the kids lobby and write a pray message at the chapel. As we get to the elevator he grabs my hand and tugs it and asks in the most innocent and genuine way, "Uncle Tim, why is this happening?" I gave him some answer that I don't remember and tried to keep my composure because he really wanted to show me this fire truck. Broke my brain and a little of my soul. There is no answer to that question.

#69

Random question that my son asked me while going to bed one night.
4 year old son: How did I get into your stomach?
Me: Your dad put you in there (it's not really lying but praying he wouldn't ask for me to elaborate.)
Son: I want a brother. Can I put a baby in you?
Me: NO!

#70

When I was in your tummy and I hatched out of that little egg, where did the shells go?

#71

My son was 5. He asked why he had to sleep alone when the grown ups got to sleep in the same bed. He said he felt he got scared easier and dad wasnt scared of anything so in his head I should sleep with him to make him not scared. I didnt have a good reason...

83 Incredibly Dumb Puns That Are Weirdly Impossible To Hate

Laura Radavičiūtė — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 03:00:53 +0000

Puns stand for some of the best and worst of what humor has to offer. On the one hand, they are brilliantly lighthearted and accessible, and keep your inner dad joke enthusiast entertained. On the other hand, they can be incredibly cringey and groan-worthy.

We want to celebrate puns in all their glory, so we’re featuring some of the funniest and most creative ones from the ‘Punny’ online community, and we wish we thought of them first. We bow before their creativity. Scroll down for a good laugh, and don’t forget to test out the jokes you enjoyed the most on everyone you care about.

#1 The Long Game

#2 My Little Sister Sent Me This

#3 🤣

According to communications consultant John Pollack, the author of ‘The Pun Also Rises,’ puns are threatening because they “reveal the arbitrariness of meaning, and the layers of nuance that can be packed onto a single word.”

He told The Atlantic that “people who dislike puns tend to be people who seek a level of control that doesn’t exist.”

#4 His Boss Says He Can Handle The Heat

#5 Plane Toast

#6 Argument At Family Dinner

“If you have an approach to the world that is rules-based, driven by hierarchy and threatened by irreverence, then you’re not going to like puns,” Pollack explained.

In the meantime, Peter McGraw, the director of the Humor Research Lab at the University of Colorado, Boulder, notes that puns can be “a demonstration of wit, cleverness.”

“You’re relying on a person’s ability to parse language, to understand the nuances and complexities of words.”

In other words, you’re getting more of an ‘aha!’ moment rather than a ‘haha!’ one with puns.

#7 Veterinarian’s First Patient

#8 Better Than A Gross Prophet Costume

#9 This One Shouldn’t Have Got Me As Much As It Did

Meanwhile, Pollack emphasizes that there are trends in humor, and tastes naturally shift over time. How (un)popular puns are at the moment depends on society’s relationship with humor, not just the quality of the puns themselves.

“I think another question to ask that’s just as relevant is why is sarcasm considered cool by the same people who often decry puns as uncool? Both are a way of saying one thing and meaning another. In an age of cynicism it’s safer, socially, to tear something down through sarcasm or irony than it is to build something up through punning.”

#10 Give It Time

#11 Nice C-Arrrgh!

#12 I Love This Post More Than I Should

Previously, Caleb Warren, an Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Arizona, known among other things for his TEDx Talk ‘What Makes Things Funny,’ shared his thoughts with us about puns and why they’re so beloved and hated.

“Compared to many other forms of humor, puns are less likely to disgust, offend, or get someone fired,” he told the Bored Panda team during an earlier interview.

“However, puns are divisive in that some people think they are hilarious and others think they are lame (and some think they are both hilarious and lame).”

#13 A Rare Sight

#14 Concrete Evidence

#15 Let's Table It

According to Warren, the benign violation theory of humor argues that “a person experiences humor (laughter, amusement, the perception that something is funny) when something threatens their sense of how the world should be (i.e., a violation), but they are okay with the threat (i.e., the violation is benign).”

And puns rely on relatively mild violations, which may be one of the reasons why some people don’t find them funny.

#16 It’s The Fennel Countdown

#17 Doggo

#18 Good One Dad

“With puns, the violation is typically a language or logic violation. Someone uses a word or phrase in a way that it is not supposed to be used (e.g., 'I relish the fact that you’ve mustard the strength to ketchup with me'), but there is an alternative meaning of the word or phrase that seems correct (i.e., benign). In this case, mustard, ketchup, and relish are all the correct ways to spell hot dog condiments,” he told Bored Panda.

#19 Why Did This Make Me Laugh So Hard

#20 Mood

#21 Deviled Egg

bhaskar_ssr:

The Eggsorcist couldn't do anything.

Another reason why not everyone resonates with puns is due to their relationship with language as a whole.

“I think most people don’t think puns are particularly funny because they don’t care enough about language to feel threatened when a word/phrase is used or spelled incorrectly. Along this line, one scholar argues that people who are amused by puns tend to be bookish and care more about language than those who groan.”

#22 Today My Husband Insisted We Drive A Half Hour Out Of Our Way To See “A Fork In The Road”

#23 Let's Investigate

#24 Please Don't Cut Trees That Are Not Talking

The ‘Punny’ group, created in 2011 (which seems forever ago now), recently celebrated its 15th birthday.

According to the team running the ‘Punny’ online community, “there’s no joke as good… or as bad… as a good pun.” And we’re likely to agree with that. Puns are pretty much a double-edged sword, and though they have plenty of fans, there’s a ton of haters out there, too. And, to be fair, that’s perfectly okay—our senses of humor differ, and not everyone is a fan of the same things.

#25 The Mic Check

#26 Best Snow Plow Name

#27 Lancealot

What’s your relationship with puns like, Pandas? Do you love them? Do you hate them? Do you hate how much you love them, or do you love to hate them?

Share your favorite puns in the comments below! Meanwhile, which of the ‘punny’ jokes that we’ve featured today in this list are you going to try out on your family, friends, and coworkers? Let us know!

#28 Udderly Ridiculous

#29 I Made A Graph

#30 Only One Guy Laughed

#31 I Have A Chemistry Joke, But It Got No Reaction

#32 Sleeping On The Job

#33 It's Knight Time

#34 Time To Record The Captain's Log

#35 A Slice Of

#36 English Works To The Devil's Advantage

#37 Goin’ Shoppin

#38 Japunny

#39 A Real Newspaper Headline

#40 Past Tense

#41 The Possibilities!

#42 I Think They Have Short Spines

#43 Trans- Punny

#44 I Bet It Was

#45 I Yakked. I Bet She Did Knot

#46 No Point In Being Divided

#47 His Best Superhero Impression

#48 This Grew On Me

#49 Please

#50 Pi Rats

#51 My First Stab At This Pun Was A Breeze

#52 The Peak Of Humor

#53 We'll Keep Monitoring It

#54 Hit Or Miss

#55 Top Pun

#56 Just Following Instructions

#57 I Azure You This Is A Bad Idea

#58 Single Handedly

#59 Interesting

#60 Pun

#61 Nice

#62 Costume Party

#63 If You’re Not First, You’re Last

#64 Even A Cent Will Do

#65 Achille's Heel

#66 Ripped Off

#67 Rainbow Flag

#68 I Would Love To See This Movie

#69 Batman Sculpture

#70 Best Pun Of All For A Back To The Future Nerd

#71 Took Me A Minute!

#72 Whats Your Street Name?

#73 The Burger King Grew Up Here

#74 “Plethora!”

#75 Don’t Listen To The Haters

#76 Do Portmanteaus Count?

#77 At Least They Tri

#78 What A Brown Noser

#79 Thought This Belongs Here

#80 Excel-Lent Pun

#81 This Air Gutair

#82 A Small Pepper

#83 This Too Shall Pass

Delusional Mom Threatens To Sue Daughter Because She Doesn’t Feel Safe Around Her Dog

Justinas Keturka — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 03:00:48 +0000

It may take years of enduring torment before someone can stand up to a narcissistic parent. The fallout may be ugly when it happens, but setting boundaries is necessary to protect one’s peace.

This was the exact scenario for a woman who dealt with her overbearing mother her entire life. Things came to a head one day when her mom showed no regard for her young son’s safety.

She finally snapped, which intensified the rift. But as you will come to read, her reaction was long overdue.

For some people, standing up to an overbearing parent can take a lifetime

Image credits: namii9 (not the actual photo)

This woman dealt with her mother, who had no respect for her boundaries and even showed zero regard for her son’s safety

Image credits: wirestock (not the actual photo)

She finally reached her breaking point and stood up for herself, which led to more tension and eventual closure for her

Image credits: Popular-Journalist72

Emotional manipulation is part of the narcissistic parent’s playbook

According to the author, her mom threatened to block her for simply standing her ground. Such emotional blackmail is one of the key weapons that a narcissistic parent has in their arsenal.

As child and adolescent counseling clinical specialist, Dr. Stephanie Sarkis explains, these people view their children as extensions of themselves and use manipulation to maintain control.

“The parent will tell the child, or show through their actions, that the child is a burden and that if they were only a better child, the parent would be happy,” Dr. Sarkis wrote. “The root issue is that the narcissistic parent will never be satisfied.”

Dr. Sarkis mentioned long-lasting impacts of manipulative parenting, including low self-esteem, mental health issues like anxiety and depression, and difficulty establishing boundaries, to name a few.

Moving on from the pain of having an overbearing parent and protecting one’s peace requires addressing emotional manipulation once it happens. According to Very Well Mind, it is important to remember that you’re in control of your choices.

“You have the right to make the choices that are best for you, without feeling guilty about it. Don’t let guilt or fear drive your decisions,” an excerpt from the article reads.

It may have taken a while for the author to realize how unacceptable her mother’s behavior was. Fortunately, she finally decided to distance herself, for the sake of her and her family’s peace of mind.

Image credits: Teona Swift (not the actual photo)

People in the comments collectively advised her to go no contact, as others shared similar experiences

72 Times A Little Creativity Turned Old Junk Into Something Worth Keeping

Mantas Kačerauskas — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 03:00:00 +0000

Pandas, how many times have you been cleaning the house, picked something up, and thought, "Eh, I don't need this anymore," before tossing it in the trash? We've all been there. It's easy to assume an old item has outlived its purpose, especially when it's been sitting around collecting dust for years. But sometimes, all it takes is a little creativity to see it in a completely different light. Repurposing isn't just a fun DIY trend—it's also a simple way to reduce waste, save money, and give everyday objects a second life. In fact, some of the best ideas come from looking at ordinary things from a new perspective. So today, we scoured the internet to find some of the most clever repurposing projects people have come up with. From transforming everyday household items into surprisingly useful creations to giving old junk a brand-new purpose, these ideas might just inspire you to think twice before throwing something away. Keep scrolling, Pandas—you may even find your next weekend project.

#1 I Made These Bags Out Of A Punctured Air Bed

#2 Cassette Tapes

#3 Repurposed Trampoline

Most of us know that waste is becoming one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time. Every day, countless items end up in landfills, where they can take years (or even centuries) to break down. Plastic, in particular, is one of the biggest culprits. According to global estimates, more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced every single year. Yet only around 9% of it is recycled worldwide. The rest is burned, dumped, or left to accumulate in our environment. That's a staggering amount when you stop and think about it. It also shows that tackling waste is going to take more than one solution.

#4 Old Violin Case That I Fashioned Into A Planter!

#5 I Painted These Ornaments Using Salvaged, Burnt Out Light Bulbs. I Did A Marbling Effect On The Back Of Each

#6 Started Using Used 3 Wick Candle Lids As Coasters

Recycling is an important part of the answer, but it's not the only way we can make a difference. Many of us can also help simply by repurposing the things we already own. While the two terms are often used interchangeably, they're actually quite different. Recycling is an industrial process that breaks down materials like plastic, aluminum, paper, and glass so they can be turned into entirely new products. That process keeps waste out of landfills, but it also requires factories, transportation, water, and energy to make it happen. Repurposing, on the other hand, starts right at home. Sometimes all it takes is looking at an old item from a different angle.

#7 Shower Caddy Turned Plant Stand

#8 Milk Crate Furniture

#9 Used To Be A Desktop File Folder Holder, Purchased For 50 Cents At A Garage Sale. Is Now An Under-Cupboard Rack For Lightweight Bamboo Cutting Boards (With Room For Five Of Them). Handy To Grab, No Counter Space Taken, And They Dry Better After Washing

Instead of breaking an object down, repurposing gives it a brand-new purpose while keeping it largely intact. An old wooden ladder can become a rustic bookshelf. A glass jar can turn into a planter, a pencil holder, or even a stylish kitchen storage container. An unused suitcase might become a pet bed, while old T-shirts can live on as reusable cleaning cloths. The beauty of repurposing is that it requires very little energy and often costs next to nothing. It also keeps perfectly usable items out of the trash for a little longer. Sometimes, a little creativity can be just as valuable as a recycling bin.

#10 Old Dining Table

#11 Reused The 12,025 Kurzgesagt Calendar Art As Just Normal Art

#12 Repurposed This Luggage Rack Into A Little Lady's Throne

In fact, even financial experts have taken notice. Investopedia describes repurposing as a form of recycling and an example of what's known as "micro-sustainability"—small, environmentally friendly actions that may seem insignificant on their own but can collectively have a meaningful impact. It's an idea that's easy to put into practice because it doesn't require expensive equipment or major lifestyle changes. Repurposing can also help you save money by reducing the need to buy new items. Instead of replacing something, you simply reinvent it. That's good news for both your wallet and the planet.

#13 Random Trash -> Cat Puzzle

#14 My Hand Painted Christmas Ornaments Using Salvaged Burnt Out Light Bulbs

#15 Repurposed Kids House 🐕

Repurposing isn't just something individuals can do around the house—it can also transform entire cities. One study found that converting underused office buildings and warehouses into housing could be a far more sustainable alternative to constructing new apartment blocks from scratch. In California alone, vacant commercial buildings could potentially provide homes for up to five million households. Compared with new construction, these conversions can save more than half of the embodied energy used in building materials, significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and preserve huge amounts of raw materials. If adopted on a large scale, the environmental benefits would be enormous. Sometimes, the greenest building is the one that's already standing.

#16 I Keep Repurposing Unwanted Jeans Into Stylish Bags

#17 Gun Cabinet To Terrarium

#18 When The Kids Are Done Using Them As Drums

Of course, projects on that scale aren't always simple. Converting an office tower into apartments, for example, involves engineering challenges, strict regulations, and significant financial investment. Researchers point out that while the environmental benefits are clear, there are still questions about long-term costs, practicality, and community impact. The same idea applies to everyday DIY projects as well. Not every item is worth repurposing, especially if it's damaged beyond repair or could pose a safety risk. A little creativity is wonderful but a little common sense goes a long way too.

#19 Last Project This Year. Round Denim Bags From Recycled Jeans And Backpacks

#20 I Turn Plastic Milk Containers Into Earrings

#21 Vhs Tape Made Into A Wire Dispenser

#22 Lpt: Bread Tags Make The Good Cord Labels

Interestingly, repurposing isn't limited to physical objects. Businesses do it all the time with their content and marketing. Instead of creating everything from scratch, companies often breathe new life into existing work by turning blog posts into videos, podcasts into social media clips, or older advertising campaigns into fresh promotions. A successful photo shoot from years ago might be reused in a brand-new campaign, saving both time and resources. It's proof that repurposing is really about making the most of what you already have. Whether it's an old chair or an old idea, giving something a second life can be surprisingly effective.

#23 Repurposed An Old Dresser Into A Kitchen Island

#24 Used An Old Pill Bottle To Hold My Wired Earbuds

#25 Upcycled North Face Jacket

#26 My Stepson (7 Yo) And I Are Growing His First Garden Together In An Old Fire Pit

And that's exactly what makes the ideas in today's collection so enjoyable. They remind us that with a little imagination, everyday objects can become something useful, practical, or simply fun. You don't need to be an expert DIYer or spend a fortune on supplies to get started. Sometimes the best projects begin with something you'd almost thrown away. So before you put that old glass bottle, wooden crate, or worn-out drawer in the trash, take another look. Keep scrolling, Pandas, and tell us—which creative repurposing idea inspired you to roll up your sleeves and give it a try?

#27 These Birds Repurposed An Old Helmet

#28 I Made Some Dragonflies For My Neighbors (Repurposed Fans)

#29 Drum From 30 Yo Washer Converted To Fire Pit

#30 Favorite Leather No Longer Holds Air. Turned It Into A Wallet 5 Years Ago

#31 My Mom’s Repurposed Tricycle

#32 Help!!

#33 This China Plate Broke, But I Didn't Throw It Away. Instead, I Upcycled It And Made These Pair Of Earrings Out Of It. Don't Throw Away Broken China Plates Anymore

#34 Vhs Tape Rack Repurposed

#35 Denim Blue Bench Set Was Constructed Using An Oak Headboard And One Futon Arm That Was Cut In Half

#36 $3 Old Tool Box My New Makeup Box

#37 I Made This Denim Shoulder Bag From Upcycled Jeans. What Do You Think?

#38 $10 Yard Sale Drum... Cleaned It Up, Made A Nice End Table

#39 Windows Blinds To Cassette Rack!

#40 Repurposed Parts Made By My Girlfriend

#41 Loving The Old Shutter I Used To Display My Chatbooks!

#42 Metal Band Patchwork Skirt Out Of Old T-Shirts

#43 I Repainted These Two Solid Wood Ducks That Had Folk Art Stenciling On Them And Gave Them A Retro 8 Bit Video Game Look That Was Popular In The 80's

#44 An Old 220v Welder That No Longer Worked At Work, Was Going For The Scrap Pile But I Was Told I Could Take It Home To "Fix It" LOL. With The Exception Of The Glass Top And A Cloth Wrapped Cord That I Don't Have Pics Of This Is How She Turned Out!

#45 My Latest Bluetooth Creation

#46 I Take Old Basketballs And Turn Them Into Things Like Clocks, Plant Pots & Lamps

#47 My Favourite Book Fell Apart So I Found A Matching Set Of Frames In A Charity Shop For £2 And Framed My Favourite Pages

#48 Saw This Timpani-Turned-Flower Pot At School Today

#49 Turned Out Nice!

#50 Found Some Shells On The Beach And Painted Them Into Trinket Holders!

#51 1950's Ford / Stromberg Flat Head V8 Carburetor Table Lamp Night Light

#52 My Uncle Builds Awesome Lamps Out Of Antique Torches

#53 From Dog Food Bag To Grocery Bag

#54 Repurposed Ammo Can Into A Bluetooth Speaker!

#55 Cassette Tape Inserts

#56 Lizard Plush I Made From My Kids Old Clothes

#57 Trampoline As Sun Shade

#58 Repurposed Broken Headboard Into Garden Trellis

#59 Got These Old Bar Bells At The Local Thrift For A Dollar A Piece. Decided To Use Them As Stepping Stones In My Backyard

#60 Friend Of A Friend Redoes Studio, I Repurposed Free Auralex Foam Panels Into Garage Door Insulation (Music Sounds Better Too)

#61 El Camino Door For Magnet Collection

#62 Keurig Pods To Succulent Prop Pots

#63 Found This Letterbox Made From A Repurposed ATM

#64 I Found This Branch Lying On The Ground In The Garden. Instead Of Tossing It In The Trash, I Picked It Up And Upcycled It With Some Old Copper Wire. The Result Is This Amazing Keychain! Don't Throw Away Tree Branches Anymore, But Turn Them Into Unique Art Pieces Instead

#65 Repurposed A Blown Bulb Into A Mini Propagation Station!

#66 My Dad Was Going To Throw Away Some Inserts From An Antique Chest. He Asked If I Wanted The Scrap Wood To Use For Something Else. I Stuck Two Brackets On It And Attached It To One Of My Walls. Now Its A Plant Stand

#67 Repurposed A Garment Rack

#68 Chopped My Old Leggings Into Shorts For Sleeping And Realized I Can Wear The Rest As Witch Sleeves

#69 Leftover Tp Mount Is Handy On A Shop Shelf For A Roll Of Labels Or Multiple Rolls Of Tape

#70 I Repurpose Old Railroad Track And Ore Cart Track Into Anvils

#71 Recycled These Cat Litter Bins Into Chicken Water/Feeders

#72 A Firepit I Made With Repurposed Garden Edging

Courtroom Shock As Tyler Robinson’s Trans Lover Lance Twiggs Police Interview Reveals Explosive Claims

Analice Couto — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:38:26 +0000

New details in the case surrounding Charlie Kirk’s assassination emerged in court on Thursday, July 9, when police interview footage of Tyler Robinson’s transgender partner, Lance Twiggs, who also goes by Luna, was played before Judge Tony Graf.

Robinson claimed the life of the conservative commentator with a bullet to the neck while he was addressing a crowd of students at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025.

Per Twiggs, Robinson never spoke about Kirk before committing the crime, though he frequently expressed disdain for his ally, President Donald Trump, and the Republican Party.

Twiggs said he first met Robinson in 2023 after becoming roommates in St. George.

Tyler Robinson’s lover revealed never-before-heard details in the Charlie Kirk assassination case

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Twiggs was interviewed by Utah police in April 2026 after being granted immunity, which prohibited prosecutors from using his statements against him.

The footage of his probe showed him recalling Robinson leaving their apartment early on the day of Kirk’s assassination, claiming he had to “work a long shift.”

Twiggs then said he didn’t hear from Robinson again until 11 p.m. that night, when Robinson texted him to look under his keyboard.

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He revealed he found a handwritten note that read, “I have the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I’m going to take it.”

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When Robinson returned home the next morning, Twiggs said he was pacing around the house while avoiding confirming whether he had gone through with his plan and was indeed responsible for Kirk’s demise.

He claimed Robinson eventually admitted to the assassination and began crying, expressing that “he wished he hadn’t done it.“

Robinson then said he was going to his parents’ house to turn himself in.

JUST IN: In a recording, Tyler Robinson’s trans lover, Lance Twiggs, says Robinson was acting “erratically” after allegedly killing Charlie Kirk.

In the bombshell video, Twiggs said Robinson told him that he “wishes he hadn’t done it.”

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Twiggs further divulged details about the engravings found on bullets at the crime scene, with one of them reading, “Hey fas**st! Catch!”

According to Twiggs, Robinson had talked about going on a hunting trip for months and had asked for an engraving tool for the expedition.

Text messages exchanged between Twiggs and Robinson were also shared in court

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Robinson discussed his plan to retrieve his grandfather’s rifle, which he used to assassinate Kirk, in one text sent to Twiggs.

“I had planned to grab my rifle from my drop point shortly after, but most of that side of town got locked down,” he wrote.

“It’s quiet now, almost enough to get [it], but there’s one vehicle lingering,” he followed up.

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Robinson noted that if he managed to retrieve the rifle, he would “have left no evidence.”

“Going to attempt to retrieve it again. Hopefully they haven’t moved on. I haven’t heard anything in the news about them finding it. Will update you by midnight.”

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Twiggs, in his response, asked Robinson how long he had been planning the act, to which he replied, “A bit over a week, I believe.”

When asked why he did it, Robinson replied, “I had enough of his hatred. Some hate cannot be negotiated out.”

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In the note Twiggs found under Robinson’s keyboard, Robinson wrote that he wished “he lived in a world where this did not feel necessary.”

He also expressed disappointment over the probability of “facing a lengthy prison sentence,” which would keep him from spending his life with Twiggs.

According to authorities, Twiggs cooperated with the investigation from the time he was first interviewed on September 12, 2025 — the day Robinson surrendered.

Robinson’s defense tried to block the press from airing the exhibits but faced opposition from Erika Kirk

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Attorneys Kathryn Nester, Michael Burt, and Richard Novak, who are defending Robinson, argued in court that the release of Twiggs’ police interview and text would prejudice the jury.

Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika, through her attorney Jeffrey Neiman, however, joined prosecutors in urging the court to allow them to be shown in full.

“To not be transparent here, to not be open, to not let the world see what happened, will create doubt and distrust in the judicial system,” Neiman said on Wednesday.

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This came after Erika quietly left the courtroom on Monday, the first day of the five-day preliminary hearing, before a police officer began testifying about what the videos capturing the assassination showed.

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The judge viewed the footage in isolation, from different angles, after he barred those in the courtroom from seeing it, saying Kirk and his family deserved “respect and dignity.”

Erika was also seen dabbing tears from her eyes before the hearing that same day.

Robinson faces the electric chair if convicted. He has not yet entered a plea in the case.

“Means nothing,” a netizen said about the newly revealed details

Experts Reveal Lifestyle Factors Fueling Multiple Sclerosis As Christina Applegate And Selma Blair Struggle

Lei RV — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:22:30 +0000

Experts have uncovered the lifestyle factors that lead to the development of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a devastating neurological disease that has no cure and affects 2.8 million people worldwide.

For decades, primarily young adults carrying the MS gene were diagnosed with the condition. But recently, there has been an alarming rise in MS diagnoses in seemingly healthy adults in their midlife.

Hollywood’s Christina Applegate and Selma Blair learning to walk with canes in their 50s, or hearing journalist Tom King talk about his diagnosis at 62, are grim reminders of that reality.

“Developing MS is not a one-hit type of thing,” said Dr. Erin Longbrake, a neurologist specializing in MS. “It’s all of the little pebbles being added onto the scale, and it finally tips over into disease.”

Christina Applegate’s life turned upside down with an MS diagnosis at 49

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Christina Applegate had spent decades as one of Hollywood’s most recognizable actresses, rising to fame as Kelly Bundy on Married… with Children before earning critical acclaim and Emmy nominations for her roles in Samantha Who? and Netflix’s Dead to Me.

Even after overcoming breast cancer in 2008 with a double mastectomy, she continued working steadily, balancing a successful acting career with motherhood.

Everything changed in 2021 when, while filming the final season of Dead to Me, she was diagnosed with MS.

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Applegate has said she initially noticed subtle symptoms, including problems with balance, numbness in her limbs, and subtle tingling in her toes, but attributed them to fatigue before learning the devastating truth.

The disease progressed rapidly. Soon, her symptoms progressed to debilitating leg weakness, intense neuropathic pain, gastrointestinal distress, and vision problems.

Although she has since spoken candidly about her experience and advocated for MS awareness, the Bad Moms actress has also acknowledged the grief of watching her physical abilities and her acting career gradually slip away.

“Where am I with acceptance? Not at all. I hate it,” she said about her diagnosis on Good Morning America in March 2026.

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A study in Italy found that MS diagnosis in adults in their 60s more than tripled between 2005 and 2020. MS cases among adults aged 50 or older increased from 2.6% before 1970 to nearly 12% after 2010 in a Norwegian study.

While some researchers believe the statistics are due to advances in diagnostic technology or an ever-aging population, most disagree.

“Improved diagnosis is probably not the whole explanation,” UK-based Neurologist Dr. Rab Nawaz Khan told the Daily Mail. “The trend is real — but we cannot point to one proven reason. It’s likely that a combination of factors is at play.”

MS-specific studies, including one published in February 2026 on PubMed Central, say that low sun exposure, Vitamin D deficiency, using tobacco, lack of exercise, and obesity are some of the leading causes of MS onset.

A 2019 study also listed overconsumption of coffee, al**hol, and oral tobacco, as well as night-time work, as potential triggers.

Actress Selma Blair drank and used tobacco for years before her MS diagnosis

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Debuting in 1995, Selma Blair built a successful Hollywood career with memorable roles in films like Cruel Intentions, Legally Blonde, and Hellboy.

Behind the scenes, Selma Blair was battling unexplained symptoms since childhood. She experienced chronic pain, numbness, fatigue, and balance problems that were repeatedly dismissed or misdiagnosed.

In her memoir Mean Baby, she said she drank to cope with the physical pain and distress before getting sober in her 30s.

Sometime in 1998, an eye doctor suggested she get herself checked for MS after finding an inflammation in her optic nerves. She brushed it off.

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In 2018, after years of worsening health, Blair was finally diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 46. By then, she was struggling with severe muscle spasms, difficulty walking, tremors, chronic pain, cognitive issues, and overwhelming exhaustion.

She has spoken openly about falling frequently, dropping objects, and feeling as though her body was betraying her. She has also talked about quitting tobacco, a vice she maintained for 20 years before her diagnosis, and using nicotine patches instead.

Tobacco happens to be one of the most widely studied factors for MS, and the one habit that seemingly has the biggest influence on MS development.

Research shows that tobacco users are 50% more likely to develop MS than those who don’t, and some studies put the risk percentage even higher, up to nearly double. The more a person smokes, the greater their risk, and those who start young are especially vulnerable.

“Avoiding tobacco cig**ettes is probably the best lifestyle factor and the most important one for lowering your risk of developing MS,” Dr. Michael Kornberg, a neurologist at Johns Hopkins, told the Daily Mail.

A 2022 study published in Frontiers in Immunology compared more than 9,400 MS patients with healthy individuals and found that 44% of the former group were tobacco users, compared with 46% in the latter group. The study concluded that at least 13% of MS cases could be prevented if people avoided tobacco entirely.

The threat extends to those who are passively exposed to it. A Swedish study found that those who were regularly exposed to passive smoke had a 30% higher chance of developing MS compared to those with no exposure.

Health issues affecting a large percentage of Americans have also been linked to MS

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While tobacco is an avoidable choice, contracting mono is not, and the latter remains the strongest-known environmental risk factor for MS.

Mononucleosis, a viral infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), is contracted by about 95% of Americans by the age of 40.

A study found that people infected with EBV were 32 times more likely to develop MS than those who remained uninfected.

More than 99% of people who have MS tested positive for EBV antibodies. In most cases, the infection appeared in the blood about five years before they were diagnosed with MS.

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“Humans have co-evolved with EBV for a long time, so there are still unknowns as far as what happens if you vaccinate against it,” Dr. Longbrake told the Daily Mail. “We don’t know if there might be unintended consequences, but vaccines are being developed.”

According to experts, spending too much time indoors, excessive sunscreen use, and living in northern regions with limited sunlight can also lead to MS in adults.

Unlike most other nutrients, the human body cannot absorb Vitamin D from food but rather absorbs it from the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays through the skin. A 2022 study found that nearly two-thirds (around 40%) of Americans have Vitamin D Deficiency (VDD), with 2.6% being severely deficient.

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The absence of Vitamin D, which helps the body absorb calcium, can cause muscle and bone pain, persistent fatigue, and a weakened immune response. Low Vitamin D levels may also weaken the blood-brain barrier, making it easier for rogue immune cells to enter the central nervous system.

“MS patients are usually deficient in vitamin D, and that may have to do with their sun exposure,” Dr. Longbrake told the Daily Mail.

The outlet reported a meta-analysis of 14 studies on the matter, which determined that people with VDD had a 54% higher risk of developing MS than those with sufficient levels.

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57 Fascinating Facts About America Most People Never Learn In School

Asli Akalin — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:46:02 +0000

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding at Madison Square Gardens may go down in history as one of the most star-studded and elaborate nuptials the city has ever seen. The event all but overshadowed America's 4th of July Independence Day celebrations.

Now that the confetti has settled, people are getting the chance to reminisce on years gone by in the land of the free and the home of the brave. But they're not just discussing the general historical facts that you'd likely find in a history text book.

Someone asked, "On Americas 250th anniversary what’s one crazy fact about its history you wish more people knew about?" and some of the answers might surprise you. Bored Panda has put together a list of the best responses for anyone eager to find out more about what makes the United States truly unique.

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#1

The government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion.

America might celebrate Independence Day on the 4th of July but that's not actually the day that the Declaration of Independence was signed. The Continental Congress voted to gain independence from Britain on the 2nd of July, 1776 and formally adopted the declaration two days later on July 4. It wasn't fully signed by all signatories until August.

Former president John Adams was so adamant that American independence should be commemorated on July 2, that he reportedly refused to take part in 4th of July celebrations throughout his lifetime.

#2

The Business Plot of 1933. This was when a bunch of wealthy right-wing business owners tried to plan a coup to overthrow Roosevelt and establish a f*scist regime. Their plot involved getting a half-million disillusioned WWI vets to create a paramilitary force to march on Washington.

To lead their effort, they approached Major Butler. Instead of going along with their effort, he acted as an informant. In 1934, he went before Congress and testified against the right-wing fascists.

It is important to note, however, that even though this was all found credible, not a single one of those right-wing wealthy fascists suffered any consequences.

So what we are seeing now isn't the first time we have faced wealthy right-wing fascists trying to overthrow the government. It's just the first time that they're succeeding.

#3

To date, the most decorated regiment by a wide margin was made of Asian Americans during WW2. During the time we treated them worst, they gave America the best it would ever get

Between 18k men, the 442 Regiment earned

*21 Medals of Honor (The highest military decoration in the United States)

*52 Distinguished Service Crosses

*588 Silver Stars

*22 Legion of Merit Medals

*15 Soldier Medals

*More than 4,000 Bronze Star Medals

*9,486 Purple Hearts (Earned by soldiers wounded or k****d in action)

*7 Presidential Unit Citations (The highest unit level award).

America’s independence didn’t just happen overnight. There were many factors leading up to it, including a general fed-up attitude towards colonial ruler Britain and its insistence on slapping unfair taxes and policies on Americans, despite refusing to give them equal rights in parliament.

“Taxation without representation,” or being taxed without consent became a major sticking point and caused widespread unrest in the American colonies that eventually triggered the American Revolution.

#4

The Tulsa m******e. I didn't learn about in school, in fact I didn't learn about it until an episode of The Watchmen talked about it. Seems like something that every American should know about.

#5

You know the stories of early settlers fleeing from the European oppressors in favour of freedom of religion? Well they were our religious loonies. There's a reason why Americans have such a problem with religious fanatics, it's because they descend from those weirdos.

#6

Almost all of the original boundary stones for Washington DC are still in the same spot they were placed in 1790-91. Even the ones in Virginia that aren't part of DC any more. The city was originally a diamond shape, but everything west of the Potomac was returned to Virginia in 1846.

The stones are in all sorts of odd places, peoples yards, in the woods, one is in the middle of a street. The wiki page has pictures of the locations.

“The Stamp Act was the first direct tax levied upon the colonies, requiring a stamp to be placed on paper goods such as newspapers, legal documents, bills of sale, and diplomas,” explains the Boston Tea Party site. “This was followed by the Declaratory Act which ended the unofficial policy and ‘Salutary Neglect’ and reasserted Parliament’s political dominance in the American colonies. The Townsend Acts and Tea Act would follow.”

One of the main reasons Britain imposed taxes on American colonies was to fund its massive wars.

#7

Wilmington, NC, 1898. The only successful violent overthrow of a democratically elected government in United States history.

In the 1890s, Wilmington, North Carolina, was a thriving, majority-Black city governed by a biracial "Fusion" coalition of Black Republicans and white Populists. Furious at losing power, wealthy white Democrats orchestrated a sophisticated white supremacy campaign in 1898. They used heavily armed paramilitary groups, like the Red Shirts, alongside racist media propaganda to violently intimidate Black voters and manipulate the state elections.

On November 10, 1898, two days after the election, an armed mob of roughly 2,000 white men attacked and burned down the city’s Black-owned newspaper. The violence quickly escalated into a coordinated m******e in the streets, resulting in the m****r of an estimated 60 to 300 Black residents. Later that afternoon, the mob marched on city hall and forced the democratically elected mayor and biracial board of aldermen to resign at g*npoint, immediately replacing them with coup leaders.

Following the coup, prominent Black citizens and their white political allies were forced onto trains and permanently banished from the state. The newly installed regime used Wilmington as a blueprint to pass sweeping Jim Crow laws, including poll taxes and literacy tests, which effectively stripped Black citizens of their voting rights across North Carolina for generations. For over a century, the event was covered up and falsely framed as a "race riot" until a 2006 state commission officially recognized it as the only successful violent overthrow of a government in U.S. history.

#8

Recent fact I have learned this last week from the African American History Museum is that the White House and other different historic buildings in DC were all built by slaves. It was common during construction to see slaves working as well as being transported and sold right in front of the White House. They had “s***e pens” CONNECTED DIRECTLY to the White House, that were built to keep the slaves together with no water or cover during heat. It was just like pig pens. It really shows that even our most patriotic monuments and historical areas are tainted. I feel that often slaves are mentioned in our reconstruction, but not many people know the extent or blatant mistreatment that our country endorsed in those times.

#9

That in 1966, Al Bundy scored four touchdowns in a single game for the Polk High School Panthers in the city championship game!

Americans may not all sit around scrolling through historical facts on Independence Day but many do love a good hot dog. In fact, Hawaii's Khon2 News reports that around 150 million hot dogs are eaten every 4th of July. To put it into perspective, the BBC reveals that's enough hot dogs "to stretch from Washington D.C. on the east coast of the USA to L.A. on the west coast more than five times."

And the obsession with hot dogs isn't confined to the 4th of July. “Americans eat an estimated 7 billion hot dogs between Memorial Day and Labor Day,” says Eric Mittenthal, president of the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.

#10

So most people know the trivia fact that Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird but that's not exactly accurate. He was distressed that everyone else wanted the bald eagle and in a letter to ... I think it was to his sister? ... he said 'I'd almost rather have the turkey as the national bird, as silly as that sounds.'.

#11

That the Epstein files are damning to twump and his entire criminal class.

#12

TULSA RACE M******E.
Believed to be the single worst incident of racial violence in American history, the [darn] 1921 outbreak in Tulsa has continued to haunt Oklahomans. During the course of eighteen terrible hours on May 31 and June 1, 1921, more than one thousand homes and businesses were destroyed, while credible estimates of deaths range from fifty to three hundred. By the time the violence ended, the city had been placed under martial law, thousands of Tulsans were being held under armed guard, and the state's second-largest African American community had been burned to the ground.

#13

The US Constitution is intentionally arranged in the order it is to show the branches’ importance.

The most powerful branch is supposed to be Congress. The weakest branch is supposed to be the Judiciary. The President and the executive branch fit right in the middle.

When the United States was created, the capital city was intentionally left out of a State; otherwise, that State could hold the whole Country hostage.

#14

George Washington’s favorite drink was called a cherry bounce and it is really f*****g good

It’s a 1700s-era spiced cherry cordial that was a personal favorite of George Washington. According to his diary, he carried it with him on long journeys, including his presidential tour of the South in 1791.

It’s not just historical trivia—this stuff is delicious. It’s rich, fruity, and complex after aging, and it makes a great sipper or cocktail base.

Ingredients:

•⁠1 quart brandy (VS or VSOP works great)
•⁠1 lb fresh or frozen cherries, pitted
•⁠¾ cup sugar
•⁠Zest of 1 lemon
•⁠1 cinnamon stick
•⁠2–3 whole cloves

Instructions:

1. Muddle the cherries and sugar together in a large mason jar or wide-mouth bottle.
2. Add the lemon zest, cinnamon stick, cloves, and brandy.
3. Shake the jar every few days.
4. After steeping, strain through a fine mesh or cheesecloth. Bottle and store.

His wife Martha also had a great Rum Punch recipe he kept in a tureen near the entrance at Mount Vernon and have a ladle of it coming into the house.

#15

The statue of Liberty was given to the US to celebrate the abolition of slavery. The creator wanted to display her removing slavery chains more prominently but had to settle with having her stepping out of chains at her feet; the chains aren't visible in most pictures and depictions of the statue. But they're there.

#16

Thomas Jefferson believed giant sloths were still alive in the West and instructed Lewis and Clark to be on the lookout for some.

#17

Lafayette was only 19 when he ignored the King of France’s request that he not depart for the colonies where he used his considerable wealth to help fund the Continental Army. He eventually convinced France to help the colonials in their fight for independence, which was the turning point for the Revolutionary War. 141 years later, US troops would arrived win France to give aid during WW1. Led by Colonel Stanford, the men visited Lafayette’s grave on July 4,1917 to announce “Lafayette, we are here!”.

#18

The preamble of the Constitution explains *why* we have the government we formed:

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

#19

When they first announced the Declaration of Independence from the balcony of the Old State House in Boston, nobody could understand what the soldier tasked with reading it was saying, so they had to make him stop and get a different guy.

#20

Abe Lincoln was an elite, trash-talking wrestler. Out of around 300 matches, he was only defeated once (or so they say). His legendary strength and grappling skills earned him an "Outstanding American" honor in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. My favorite line he spoke was “I'm the big buck of this lick. If any of you want to try it, come on and whet your horns!”

Absolute legend. No wonder Tyler Durden wanted to fight him.

#21

The story of the Conch Republic; when Key West, FL seceded from the U.S. and declared war on the U.S.

#22

Morocco was the First Nation to recognize americas sovereignty. That is why I am cheering for them versus Canada today in World Cup.

#23

The confederate flag only started being flown at people’s homes in the 1950s and 60s as a direct response to the Civil Rights movement.

#24

That the CIA created a genocide in Indonesia.

#25

US military and society treated literal N**i prisoners better than black US soldiers.

Since bases were segregated, black soldiers weren’t allowed to use white facilities or drink the good stuff like Coca Cola. So they would have to bribe N**i pows on base who had access to those things to get it for them.

Sometimes, the Nazis got to go into town and eat at the diners and the white business owners would embrace the Nazis and be kind, gracious hosts while kicking the black soldiers out or throwing their food at them out the back door.

#26

During the peace negotiations after the Revolution, the US wanted the British to return the escaped slaves who joined British ranks for the promise of freedom (both Washington and Jefferson notably wanted theirs back too).

The British refused, intending to keep this promise.

#27

Thomas Jefferson absolutely LOVED macaroni, and regularly ate mac and cheese.

#28

Until the January 6th insurrection the closest the Confederate flag was advanced in violence on the Capitol was 4 miles, at the Battle of Fort Stevens on July 11–12, 1864.

President Abraham Lincoln was present at the Battle. Lincoln became the only sitting American President to come under direct enemy fire, prompting an officer to famously insist that he take cover.

Approximately 360,000 union soldiers died under the Stars and Stripes between 1861 and 1865, yet the Confederate Battle Flag entered the U.S. Capitol building around 2:15 p.m. EST on January 6, 2021.

Rioter Kevin Seefried, among the first group to breach the building near the Senate Wing Door, carried the Confederate battle flag inside and was later photographed marching with it through the halls.

Current US president watched on TV for more than 2 hours, ignoring pleas from top aides and his children to defend the Capitol. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) urgently called the Department of Defense, the acting Attorney General, and the governor of Virginia to request military backup.

#29

Despite all the talk of “the Deep South”, the southernmost state, geographically, is Hawaii.

If Puerto Rico ever becomes a state, however, it will supplant Hawaii as the southernmost state and Maine as the easternmost state.

#30

In 1790, Women had the right to vote in New Jersey. This was taken away in 1807.

#31

Louisiana already had a black governor and lieutenant governor and Mississippi had a black senator and secretary of state in the 1870s.

#32

The first g*n control laws in the US were passed after the Civil War to keep recently freed black slaves from arming themselves and attacking white people. California under Reagan also cracked down on gun ownership when Black Panthers started patrolling the streets when the police wouldn't protect their neighborhoods.

#33

The Vikings arrived in North America 620 years before the Plymouth Rock Pilgrims landing of 1620 or the Columbus continental 1492 visit.

#34

George Washington was not technically the first president.

Technically, John Hanson was the first person to hold the exact title "President of the United States in Congress Assembled" under the Articles of Confederation in 1781. However, George Washington is universally recognized as the first president of the modern United States under the U.S. Constitution.

While Hanson's position was primarily a ceremonial presiding role rather than the head of an executive branch, seven men held the title of President of Congress prior to Washington.

#35

Germany actually declared war on the USA during WW2, not the other way around.

#36

Up into the 1980s the US government pushed hard for indigenous women to get sterilized, doctors would pressure them into it, even at times performing the procedure without consent.

#37

In 1835 Ohio and Michigan Territory almost went to war with each other over Toledo. The conflict was due, in part, to inaccurate maps. Michigan eventually gave the Toledo strip to Ohio in exchange for the Upper Peninsula. Lucrative copper deposits were discovered in the UP a few decades later.

#38

July 4 1776 is NOT when the US became a sovereign country, July 4 is when we told the Brits to kick rocks. September 3 1783 the Treaty Of Paris was signed ending the Revolutionary War and the true founding of the USA.

#39

How utterly brutal and [darn] the American Revolution was, esp in the Southern theater. Families were split in half. Neighbours k*****g each other. Mass arson, pillaging, t*****e, maiming...really partisan warfare esp between militias.

That war traumatized people for a generation.

#40

Oklahoma has a panhandle because Texas refused to give up slavery, so they gave up their land above the 36°30' parallel instead.

#41

Andrew Jackson was the fistfighting-est president we ever had. Theodore Roosevelt is usually thought of for this distinction, but his were all formal boxing matches, mostly at Harvard. Jackson would just brawl with people he disagreed with, if he didn't challenge them to a duel, that is; he participated as a principal combatant in more than a dozen of them.

Edit: I feel like it's relevant for me to add that he is one of my least favorite presidents.

#42

The United States has multiple archeological sites that contain arenas for a variation of the Mesoamerican ball game (Pok-ta-pok in mayan but obviously called something different in Aridoamerica or Oasisamerica).

#43

Most people don't realize that during the American Revolution, the Continental Army was actually smaller and less equipped than many modern urban police forces. The war wasn't won by overwhelming military might, but by sheer persistence and a series of strategic blunders by the British that we were just lucky enough to capitalize on.

#44

People should know about Victoria Woodhull: First female presidential candidate (before they were even allowed to vote), first female to operate a brokerage firm on Wall Street, staunch advocate for free love and equal rights, founder of a newspaper which published the first English version of the Communist Manifesto.

Among other things, some of which are a bit unsavory.

#45

At one point Abe Lincoln considered creating a brand new state to put all the black people in, after the Emancipation Proclamation.

#46

After the Civil War, Union soldier William Monks of Missouri returned and sued the widows of the confederate supporters who gave him up to the Confederate army. He spent nearly the rest of his life hating on former confederates and the K*K, and became the most hated man in southern Missouri. His own brother would never return to the county after the war because he was a Confederate.

#47

Fun fact: there was a dude, Joshua Abraham Norton, who declared himself emperor and everyone just went along with it in San Francisco

Terrible fact: read up on William Howard Taft in the Philippines. It’s horrifying.

Fun fact: the father of modern psychiatry, Dr. Benjamin Rush, is also the guy who got Thomas Jefferson and John Adams to rekindle their friendship.

Terrible fact: honestly I don’t want to think about more terrible facts. I’m still bummed out for the last one, and there’s too many to choose from.

#48

I have yet another one:

Abraham Lincoln said that one of the books that defined his political ideology was "Sufferings in Africa-The Authentic Narrative of the Loss of the American Brig Commerce"

Its the story of an American shipwreck off the coast of Africa, and how the crew were taken into slavery by Arab tribesmen and marched across the Sahara. Beaten, Starved, traded, forced to drink their own and camel urine, its an incredible story of survival as told by the Captain of the Commerce -James Riley.

An updated version of the story "Skeletons on the Zahara" by Dean King is available, and is a book I recommend on here regularly.

#49

Lincoln was almost the first governor of the Oregon territory but his wife didn’t want to move out there.

#50

The US flags of the previous official star counts never "go obsolete" - they always remain legally-recognized national flags.

You want a Stars-And-Stripes to symbolize the USA? You have 27 to choose from.

#51

James Wilkinson, the head (Senior Officer, now called “Commanding General”) of the United States Army was for most of his professional career **a spy for the Spanish Empire**. He is the highest ranking confirmed traitor in American military history.

He would later be instrumental in Aaron Burr’s arrest for treason, having doctored a letter allegedly from Burr to make it look like Burr was guilty of a plot to separate the American western frontier from the United States: a plot Wilkinson himself pitched to Spain in the 1790’s but they declined to fund it.

#52

John Quincy Adams regularly went skinny dipping in the Potomac as part of his morning health routine while President.

#53

Morocco was the first country to recognize the United States

The Declaration of Independence was not actually signed on July 4th. Most of it was written on July 2nd, but there were minor changes and the final draft was approved on July 4th, but the actual signings were in August. In fact, Matthew Thornton did not sign it until November when he took his seat and Thomas McKean didn't sign it until 1777 (or even later).

#54

Service wages are a left over from slavery era.

#55

There was a quirky conflict called the Pig War with the United Kingdom. The only casualty was a pig, yet the two nations nearly went to war. UK/USA have such a funny relationship.

#56

That Mel Gibson did not actually serve in both the Revolutionary War or the Vietnam War. He was just acting.

#57

While the United States is largely considered a young country, we are one of the oldest countries still operating under it's original founding documents/government with no government collapse, revolution, collapses, etc.

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25 Bizarre Historical Events People Wouldn’t Believe If They Weren’t Documented

Asli Akalin — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:42:02 +0000

Our history is filled with weird tales, and the best part is that some of them are true. Interested in these crazy moments, Redditor u/day-tripper96 made a post on the platform, asking other users: "What's a bizarre historical event you can't believe actually took place?" And people instantly flooded the comment section with answers.

From the CIA training a cat to spy on the Soviets to the great Emu War, continue scrolling to check out the most memorable ones together with Bored Panda's treat — an interview with Dr. Darren R. Reid, a historian who earned his Ph.D. from the University of Dundee and is now a lecturer at Coventry University.

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#1

The fact that Donald J. Trump was elected president of the United States of America will always shock and appall me.

As you might understand, history isn't just about funny gags. While it has plenty of those, the subject can offer us much more.

"History gives us perspective," Dr. Reid told us. "It helps us to understand how our own experiences fit into a much broader pattern of human behavior; why do we go to war, why do we love, and why do we cause so much pain when we are trying to do the right thing."

"These are big questions with no easy answers, but understanding how and why our ancestors acted can help us to understand why we, as individuals and as a society, act as we do."

#2

I can’t believe i haven’t seen the siege of Weinsberg in 1140 after so much scrolling. It was negotiated that the women would be allowed to leave unharmed with whatever they could carry on their shoulders (with the intention that the men would continue to be sieged and ultimately killed/arrested). So the women carried out the men. Conrad III wasn’t even mad, he actually applauded their deception and allowed it.

However, once you start diving deeper, you quickly realize that historians have done so much work, it's impossible for one person to become an expert in every stage of every civilization.

"Start by learning about whatever time period or topic speaks to you," Dr. Reid suggested.

"Don't try and nail down specific periods or important people because every period and every person's history is just as valid as everyone else's. Find what speaks to you and work out from there, always being open to engaging with stories, histories, and peoples that you come across whose experiences and perspectives take you out of your intellectual comfort zone."

#3

I know it's not very old, but it still amazes me that a science fiction author can talk about wanting to create a fake religion and then proceeds to create a fake science fiction religion and it somehow has actual followers???

Following your own curiosity and intuition, you are bound to discover something you will be able to share in a similar post when it comes up. Just don't be afraid of challenges.

According to Dr. Reid, even though academic literature can be intimidating for newcomers, historians are increasingly exploring new ways of bringing their research to life for new audiences. "Many [of them] produce podcasts, for example, that provide a much more accessible gateway into a vast range of periods and peoples," he explained.

"Historians are also starting to take control of mediums that haven't always represented the past as accurately as they could have. For example, I co-directed a documentary about Charlie Chaplin and mental health called Looking for Charlie: Life and Death in the Silent Era (to be released for free - streaming in the first week in November)."

Dr. Reid suggested that works such as this are likely to become more and more popular in the near future, providing deep insights into topics, but in an accessible way that will hopefully give people the best of both worlds.

#4

During the siege of Tenochtitlan, the conquistadors built a trebuchet. However, the conquistadors, being an exploratory expedition, had not brought any military engineers with them. So they winged it. Surprisingly, they did build a trebuchet, which fired exactly one shot, directly upwards, which promptly came down and smashed the trebuchet. This event is chronicled in both the journals of the conquistadors present as well as the Aztec records.

#5

During WW1, English and German troops stopped the fighting for one day on Christmas Eve and played a game of football, exchanged gifts, and held conversations..only to go back to killing each other the next day

#6

The Erfurt Latrine Disaster of 1184 where a bunch of nobles met in a church, where it turned out the wooden floor couldn't hold their weight, so it broke and they tumbled into the latrine in the cellar, and about 60 people drowned in p**p.

#7

Putting a man on the moon with a small fraction of the computing power used to write this message.

#8

The Cobra Effect. Basically during the British rule of India, they were concerned about the number of snakes in the capital, so they ordered a bounty on Cobras. For a while their population definitely declined, but soon people started breeding snakes just to collect the bounty. When the British became aware of this, they cancelled the bounty and so the breeders/snake catchers had huge numbers of now-worthless snakes which they let go in the wild, in turn actually increasing the population of Cobras in Delhi.

#9

1866: Lichtenstein goes to guard a spot with 80 men, returns with 81 men.

#10

The dancing plague of 1518, so from what I remember about what I learned, a few people randomly just started dancing in the town center for no apparent reason, even seeming a bit distraught not really having fun, well randomly people started joining seemingly against their will, I think it was reported that nearly 400 people were eventually involved and danced for literal days without stop, this event was apparently well documented and a few people even died from literal exhaustion, pretty much ended like it started too, everyone just kinda stopped.

#11

In 1920, President Paul Deschanel of France fell through the window of the train while traveling on the Orient Express. He stumbled up to the nearest signal box in his pajamas and told the signalman that he needed help and that he was the President of France. The signalman reportedly replied 'And I'm Napoleon Bonaparte.'

#12

Europe declaring war on Napoleon. Not France...Napoleon.

#13

Henry starting a whole new religion because he wanted a divorce and the Pope gave him the finger

#14

When Teddy Roosevelt was shot before he was supposed to give a speech. The bullet was slowed down by the folded up 50-page speech, so it did not [end] him. The bullet was inside him and he was bleeding, but he still went on and gave the speech, which was 84 minutes long. He started it off with "It takes more than that to [end] a Bull Moose" and showed the crowd the speech with the hole in it.

#15

The Halifax Explosion. 100 years ago two ships did a sh**t job of passing each other while entering / leaving Halifax Harbour, in Nova Scotia. One of them was LOADED with explosives destined for WW1. They collided and one of them burned for a while, then exploded. The blast was a ~2/3 again larger than the one we saw in Beirut last year. Thousands died or were blinded by shattering windows. There was a local tsunami (which followed a brief moment where the seabed was exposed to air), and then a monster snowstorm covered the relief effort in snow. Largest human-made explosion even until the nuclear bomb, and I think it remains the largest maritime accident ever.

#16

Good old Operation Mincemeat. Basically, during WWII, the British find some corpse of some poor guy, dress it up like a British officer, attach some fake intel onto him, then throw him into the ocean, hoping he floats to enemy territory to mislead them. It worked.

#17

What they did to the guy who told them that you need clean hands before you put them inside someone. (Ignaz Semmelweis)

#18

Lincoln stopping a fight with a gentleman before it started, with a broadsword. Most people know Lincoln was incredibly tall, but he was also immensely strong. A lifetime of grit, graft, and chopping wood made his wiry frame tight with corded muscles. A gentleman of parliament challenged Lincoln to a duel for his honour, one day. Lincoln picked the weapons. Broadswords. Lincoln showed up to the field of the duel the following day, and with one enormous one handed swing overhead, lopped a sizeable limb off a tree. From a standing start. The gentleman backed out of the duel moments after witnessing the man dismember a tree as casually as one might behead a floret of broccoli.

#19

The Emu-War.

#20

Dr. Robert Liston performing a surgery with a 300% mortality rate. Wild if you read the story

#21

Napoleon was once attacked by a horde of rabbits. Basically, a rabbit hunt was set up to celebrate the Treaties of Tilsit and they ended up amassing somewhere between hundreds and thousands of rabbits (accounts vary). Anyway, the day of the hunt they set the rabbits in cages surrounding the area that they would be hunting in. They released them once everyone was set, but instead of being scared the bunnies swarmed the hunting party. At first they thought it was funny, but then it got overwhelming and Napoleon and the others had to flee from the bunnies in a coach.

#22

I am a big fan of the period when there were like three different popes all excommunicating each other and the term anti-pope is valid in Christian theology.

#23

The citizens of Holland once ate their prime minister, that's a bizarre case. It was the case of Johan de Witt 1672. You know, your political career is over when your citizens start to eat you...

#24

Battle of Tsushima in 1905. Russian Baltic fleet sails the long way (16k miles and 7 months) started by them opening fire on British fishing boats mistaken for Japanese vessels in the North sea.... sank their own ships while conducting target practice, then were destroyed by the Japanese fleet upon arrival (they mistook the Japanese ships for Russian and signaled them instead of firing).

#25

Austro-Hungarian army started shooting at itself while fighting Ottomans. The German speaking troops apparently yelled "Halt" when they encountered the Slavic troops of the same army, which then the Slavic troops who spoke s**t German (if any) mistook for "Alah" and started shooting. I believe the Slavic troop was also severely drunk at that point Actually... I can totally see this happening

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