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Twitter user, @AngryManTV, shared a remarkable thread about his experience unearthing his grandfather's unexpected past. Turns out this guy's grandpa was a true unsung hero, who had a boxing career that was cut short due to pressure from the mob. You don't see stories like that everyday. 

War. War never changes. 

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. 

Dark jokes are fun and awesome until the exact moment when they get too real. I guess the lesson here is to not fully assume that everyone's got the same background as you. Damn that's awkward. I guess they got a bit of a history lesson out of it. Here are more awkward cringe moments that keep people up at night.

You read that right, eggs with smiley faces drawn on. It's not every day that you get to see someone sell a water cooler for eggs. And it's even rarer that people up the ante and start a bidding war over it. Out of all the weird and fantastic things we've seen on marketplace, this whole eggschange just makes us so happy.

So...crying is what's on the agenda for today then, huh? Right on. In all seriousness, this touching Twitter thread will take you on a feels trip. It's as if the story gets a little more emotional, every time we read it. 

It can seem like the world only began when we were born, but in reality our whole lives are just minuscule dots in history. There have been countless humans before us, and a lot of them did some pretty amazing things. Thinking about the past really puts things into perspective, and I think everyone needs a little wake up call now and then to remember that some pretty crazy stuff went down before we were around. Here's 19 stories from AskReddit about some very cool things humanity has achieved so far. Inspiring. 

Why don't they teach this in schools? Cause it's interesting, that's why.

He just keeps trying harder and harder, and it just gets better and better.

When former marine, Taylor Wilson saw an empty truck with the keys left inside, he stepped up and heroically mounted an expedition to load people into the back, amidst the horrific Las Vegas shooting. Since then, the owner of the truck has come forward with the perfect text follow-up. Great to see genuine bravery, courage, and love at play in stories like this. 

It all makes sense now!