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What food do you swear people only pretend to like?

'Green Jello with carrots (and sometimes raisins)': 30 Odd foods that are an 'acquired taste'

An entire generation was raised to believe that if you put an item in Jello, you can call it a salad. I have no idea how those kids made it through some of these extra creative gelatinous meals. Below, one person asked people to share the foods they think people are totally lying about enjoying. It's a matter of culture, and the food you grew up eating is usually what you're inclined to like best. However, foods that were very smelly seem universally disliked (durian came up numerous times, as…
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'How self absorbed can you be?': Grocery store Karen annoys entire checkout line while ignoring cashier

'How self absorbed can you be?': Grocery store Karen annoys entire checkout line while ignoring cashier

One cashier was rolling their eyes at this incredibly unaware customer who just couldn't seem to focus on the task at hand. Wake up, Karen, it's time to pay for your groceries, not blab with your friend! On the r/Talesfromretail subreddit, one frustrated grocery clerk shared the daily struggle of just getting customers to listen to them. On an unexpectedly busy day at the store, the cashier wasn't able to leave their post for a second due to the massive influx of customers. But still, when this…
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Top 20 Interesting Photos of the Week

Top 20 Interesting and Random Photos of the Week (May 12, 2023)

Stop and smell the flowers, right? That's how the old saying goes. Take your time and appreciate the world around you while you can. It's the little things that make life intriguing, as people often share to r/ MildlyInteresting . We've gathered the most quirky and interesting looks at lives around the world , and compiled them all below! After that, check out these memes that Gen X will totally love (and also, those who pine for their old computer room).
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20 Top Mildly Infuriating Moments of the Week (May 9, 2023)

20 Top Mildly Infuriating Moments of the Week (May 9, 2023)

Imagine buying an entire gallon of bright pink paint, only to have it spill on the register as you're paying for it. This person doesn't have to imagine, because they not only did just that, but they also angered the manager of the store. I wonder if they had to pay for the paint, because they did technically use it, if only to give the self-checkout a makeover. That person shared the most annoying moment of their day to r/mildlyinfuriating, home of many, many, tiny irritations. One person igni…
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'Dropped 24 crème brûlée [dishes] at the last step of a staircase': 25+ Chefs discuss the biggest mistakes they've ever made in the kitchen

'Dropped 24 crème brûlée [dishes] at the last step of a staircase': 25+ Chefs discuss the biggest mistakes they've ever made in the kitchen

No one's perfect at their job, mistakes do happen. When you're a chef, however, any cooking mistake is going to effect a lot of dishes, and therefore a lot of customers! Chefs, bakers, and waiters gathered to share their funniest stories of food prep gone wrong, and the results are eye-opening and hilarious. It's a good look at the behind the scenes life of a restaurant. I never thought about what might happen if you had to make 40 pecan and pumpkin pies , and then burnt them all! It's a major…
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'Thieves!!!': Doordasher witnesses a customer getting banned from the app after they try to pull a poorly executed scam

'Thieves!!!': Doordasher witnesses a customer getting banned from the app after they try to pull a poorly executed scam

Justice is a dish delivered cold.
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25 Meals for people with an extra adventurous taste in cuisine

25 Meals for people with an extra adventurous taste in cuisine

Only the most adventurous of food connoisseurs could love these outlandish dishes . Everyone has that one friend that will eat anything. They gain a reputation as a garbage disposal because they'll eat everyone's leftovers . They're the friend who doesn't think to look at expiration dates before chowing down on the food in your fridge. Maybe they even make strange food combos that you'd never dream of eating. These foods below are probably too weird even for that friend! Check out the wild dish…
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'This is nacho food': Guy keeps breaking things and eating roommate's food, roommate gets cheesy revenge

Who knew that the best revenge involved making the most delicious nachos?
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can someone start some harmless discourse PLEASE

'Houses are too boring now': 25 People who are starting "harmless discourse" with these hot takes

If you've ever visited Twitter.com, you're probably aware that there is always discourse, and it is usually quite serious. Whether it's the news of the day , discussions around celebrities, or any number of other topics, people love to throw out their opinions and talk about them with others on the site. Today's discussion will be a lot less serious and a lot more silly, thanks to this prompt from @photonsmight, which hundreds of people QT'd and replied to with their hottest takes . Next up, ch…
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'I found a camera that a landlord tried hiding': Top 20 Mildly Infuriating Moments of the Week (April 23, 2023)

'I found a camera that a landlord tried hiding': Top 20 Mildly Infuriating Moments of the Week (April 23, 2023)

Many moments in life are just annoying enough to complain about for a while, but not annoying enough to take any action over. It's times like these that people head to the r/mildlyinfuriating subreddit. The sub is full of tiny little complaints , and we've picked out the top posts of the week to share with you. My absolute favorite is the person whose roof hath been arrow'd! What a funny sight to see — a spare arrow sticking out of the top of your house. That person probably had to go up there…
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AITA for speaking up about a bad employer?

'I felt embarrassed afterwards knowing I might get fired': Employee texts their entire company in a group chat

This deli worked wondered, “AITA for speaking up about a bad employer ?” and they didn't exactly get the answer they were looking for. U/jackjack_d3mon wrote to the subreddit in order to gain some other opinions on something they'd just done, and pretty quickly regretted. As the OP wrote, they had some serious concerns about their workplace, a deli where they work closing shifts . Some of their concerns are that one employee disregards what management says in order to “be a leader." The OP also…
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'AITA for hiding vegetables in my boyfriend's food?': Woman hides veggies in her picky-eater BF's food for six months before he notices

'AITA for hiding vegetables in my boyfriend's food?': Woman hides veggies in her picky-eater BF's food for six months before he notices

No one can agree who was right or wrong in this couple's fight about vegetables . It's not easy being a picky eater. It's one thing to be picky as a child, when your parents can attempt to make you eat a variety of foods. But it's another to be so picky that even as an adult, you're still struggling to eat healthily. As a picky eater myself, I hate not knowing what's in my food, especially to discover foods like cucumber or olive in the dish. But if someone blended up those foods and served the…
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'[I] asked why he’s eating my food, and he replies with, “Because you weren’t going to!”': Steak-stealing roommate leaves housemate baffled, thief embarrasses himself in front of dinner guest

'[I] asked why he’s eating my food, and he replies with, “Because you weren’t going to!”': Steak-stealing roommate leaves housemate baffled, thief embarrasses himself in front of dinner guest

Here we have a terrible roommate who is doubling down on his reasons for pilfering from the person he lives with. When you get caught in a lie , you have a few choices. You can own up to what you did, or keep lying, or deny it all. In this person's hilarious tale about their roommate, this person doubled down on their lie about food they were going to eat. U/DeadShipsDwell wrote to r/badroommates with a tale to share. They wrote that they share a deep freezer with their roomie in a garage, whic…
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Nailed it: 20 Extra eccentric DIY projects infused with chaos and creativity

Nailed it: 20 Extra eccentric DIY projects infused with chaos and creativity

Major props to these people who tried to make creative DIY projects and got some interesting results, to say the least.
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What's a secret you'll never tell your partner but are willing to tell strangers on Reddit?

'Our cat didn't break the towel rack. I did': 20+ Secrets so outrageous people could never tell their significant other about it

Everyone keeps secrets from their significant other, but not everyone would fess up to secretly letting the dog snooze on the bed, or devouring "nine cans of ravioli" when their S.O.'s not around. Thankfully, these folks did for our amusement! "What's a secret you'll never tell your partner but are willing to tell strangers on Reddit?" one person asked the r/AskReddit sub , and answers of all types poured in. Commenters shared everything from the mundane everyday life secrets to things that wou…
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AITA for not inviting a friend to my wedding due to her behaviour at the last wedding she went to?

'No one had anything to eat for most of the [wedding] reception': Blundering baker's stunt leaves wedding guests stunned and hungry

Some friend groups last forever, others dissolve over time, and some, like this one, break up in a dramatic fashion . You make friends in high school or college, and over time, you might find that you have less and less in common. The classes you bonded over in college aren't there to tie your friendship together after you graduate, and life circumstances mean that someone you were once close with might have entirely different priorities now. It's one of those awkward parts of life that have to…
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