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Your garden variety "Beware of Dog" sign brings to mind an almost cartoonishly ferocious hurricane of spit and teeth, and the animals behind these signs don't seem to fit the bill. Some of these you wouldn't be surprised to find sleeping in silly positions. For some dogs who have more of a sense of what's going on, here are professional good dogs who take their work seriously.

People are sharing their pets' quirkiest behavior in what's quickly becoming quite the adorable AskReddit thread. It's those strange and nonsensical habits that make our pets all the more endearing. 

The National Aquarium of New Zealand lets people know which of their penguins have been behaving badly with a handy naughty and good chart. While it seems cute and fun, some of the things the naughty penguins do would land a person in jail.

It's extremely satisfying to think about our pets having distinctive personalities, and animals with peculiar facial hair make them even more distinctive. Here are some cats with mustaches, a few goatees, some dogs with beards and a monkey with a fu man chu. Here's an informal history of how cats became domesticated, or just a silly post about a peculiar cat that likes being in the fridge.

Well this is just great. And isn't that aardvark absolutely adorable!

It doesn't get any cuter and more feel good than this. Twitter user @ParisZarcilla shared the kind of surreal story that has so much wholesome packed into it, it's almost too much to handle. The universe works in mysterious ways. 

We thought we knew cute till we saw a ton of cats posted up in Christmas trees. Their curiosity led them to the cutest poses of all time, and we're grateful for it. 

It's a shame that these were eventually used to dry an ass. It shouldn't occur to someone to make an gorilla out of a towel, but we at least appreciate the skill involved in making it possible. Sure it's frivolous, but kinda cool. The hotels we're used to staying in, we're just lucky if the towels are there.

Blair Braverman is a dogsledder and author who knows how to tell people about her tough and loveable sled dogs. Here's a thing introducing her sled dog team. This particular thread introduces Grinch, who is strong, tough, kind-hearted, and in her words, dumb.

We've seen a whole lot of not fun facts that are scary and disappointing. Sure, they're inherently compelling, but it kind of starts to bring down your world view. So here are some nicer facts that are on the uplifting side. For some surprisingly interesting facts, here's a twitter thread on fonts that is actually fascinating. And if you just want to feel smart about the things you already know, here are some of the dumbest things people had to explain to adults.

Yeah, they cover just about everyone you'd see on the street. If you see yourself or someone you know in here, don't feel bad, just realize that we're all just a bunch of predictable jackasses.

Blair Braverman introduces the special and talented crew in training for the Iditarod. This might be your new favorite sport!