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Can a trained poker player really hide his emotions, or is everything inevitably on the surface waiting to be read if we look hard enough?
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Apparently, that loveably stupid character was supposed to get more screen time, but it just didn't pan out. Between marketing and production of the movie, the creators realized they'd have to make a change. Hey, I'm still happy with their work. Also God bless Alan Tudyk, aka Wash aka Pirate Steve. For some funny and cool knowledge about the original Jurassic Park, check this out.
You might enter this information-packed Tumblr thread with a bit of hesitation about trying to consume a big load of knowledge; but rest assured, you'll come out entertained. Medieval battle tactics were a WILD thing. Leave it to Tumblr to illustrate that fact with a tidal wave of fun facts.
The Game of Thrones finale finally came around to shake the world on Sunday. As fans found themselves bittersweet, angered, and sometimes actually pleased; you might say the show found a little bit of controversy with how it all wrapped up. That being said, George R.R. Martin finally stepped forward to offer his thoughts and clarifications on what Game Of Thrones fans can hope for with the ending in the books.
If you're hungry for more Game of Thrones content, please go relive that epic water bottle fail in the Game of Thrones finale on Sunday. Absolutely gold. Maybe a metaphor for the show's final season being rushed...
Or better yet, have you seen that Twitter user's genius rankings of the Game Of Thrones men as sandwiches?
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Tom Kenny (the voice of SpongeBob) explains that the inspiration for his character came about about after he overheard a frustrated little person in an elf costume venting over their career prospects. Wild times. Who knew the voice that so many children grew to love and so many parents grew to tolerate had such strange origins.
At any given time, there's a lot of weird, creative, funny, dangerous and interesting stuff going on. And thanks to the internet we're able to document it and cram it into our noggins on the daily. For something weirder, here are a bunch of strange images that will make you say "that's enough internet for today."
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect is the relatively simple observation that people lacking in knowledge on a certain subject will overestimate their own abilities related to that subject. Or rather, stupid people aren't smart enough to know they're dumb. Basically, the less you know, the more you think you know. This can have real problems when it comes to things like public health and representative democracy.
They say it effects everybody, so who knows how much we just glossed over writing this description.
It's no secret that Game of Thrones Season 8 has left the internet feeling a little disappointed. This Twitter user stepped forward to offer his comprehensive breakdown on why this season of Game of Thrones has felt so different to fans.
Here are some unnecessary witticisms for you to ponder over. You won't exactly learn anything but they're still fun thoughts that you probably have never had before. So grab your loofa and dig deep into your brain folds. Check these out for more neuron-stimulating shower thoughts.
Stephen King is just as big a Game of Thrones fan as a whole lot of the online world. He took to Twitter to share his running theory on how the show might tie up loose ends. If anyone's going to pitch a well-founded guess about how Game of Thrones will end, it's going to be Stephen King.
Game of Thrones fans are all about those hyper-observant breakthroughs that could change it all. In this case, we have a Game of Thrones fan who took to Twitter to share what could be an absolutely game-changing observation regarding the potential for MORE dragons in episode 5. Just when we thought Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 4 was as wild as it could get, this comes around. I mean, please let this happen. Please!
This is clearly alien propaganda.
