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Privacy Policy

LAST UPDATED: 28 October, 2020

GeorgeTakei.com in the United States is concerned about privacy issues and wants you to be familiar with how we collect, use and disclose information. This Privacy Policy describes our practices in connection with information that we collect through the website owned and controlled by us, or operated by us or on our behalf, from which you are accessing this Privacy Policy (the “Site").

UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

The “LAST UPDATED" legend at the top of this page indicates when this Privacy Policy was last revised. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will become effective when we post the revised Privacy Policy on the Site. Your use of the Site following these changes means that you accept the revised Privacy Policy.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

“Personal Information" is information that identifies you as an individual or relates to an identifiable individual:

  • Name
  • Postal address (including billing and shipping addresses)
  • Telephone number
  • Email address
  • Credit and debit card number
  • Profile picture
  • Social media account ID
  • Financial information required to invoice or pay you


    • Collection of Personal Information

    We and our service providers collect Personal Information in a variety of ways, including:

  • Through the Site
    • We collect Personal Information through the Site, for example, when you sign up for a newsletter or make a purchase.
  • From Other Sources
    • We receive your Personal Information from other sources, such as publicly available databases;
    • joint marketing partners, when they share the information with us

    • If you connect your social media account to your Site account, you will share certain Personal Information from your social media account with us, for example, your name, email address, photo, list of social media contacts, and any other information that may be or you make accessible to us when you connect your social media account to your Site account.

    We need to collect Personal Information in order to provide the Site to you. If you do not provide the information requested, we may not be able to provide the Site. If you disclose any Personal Information relating to other people to us or to our service providers in connection with the Site, you represent that you have the authority to do so and to permit us to use the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

    Use of Personal Information

    We and our service providers use Personal Information for legitimate business purposes, including:

  • Providing the functionality of the Site and fulfilling your requests.
    • To provide the Site's functionality to you.
    • To respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests.
    • To send administrative information to you, such as changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
    • To allow you to send messages to a friend through the Site. By using this functionality, you are telling us that you are entitled to use and provide us with your friend's name and email address.

    • We engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you and/or to comply with a legal obligation.

  • Providing you with our newsletter and/or other marketing materials and facilitating social sharing.
    • To send you marketing communications that we believe may be of interest to you.
    • To facilitate social sharing functionality that you choose to use.

    • We engage in these activities with your consent, to the extent consent is required by applicable law.

    Analysis of Personal Information for business reporting and providing personalized services.

  • To personalize your experience on the Site by presenting content, products, and offers tailored to you.

    • We provide personalized services either with your consent or because we have a legitimate interest.

  • Allowing you to participate in sweepstakes, contests or other promotions.
    • We may offer you the opportunity to participate in a sweepstakes, contest or other promotion.
    • Some of these promotions have additional rules, which could contain information about how we will use and disclose your Personal Information.

    • We use this information to manage our contractual relationship with you.

  • Aggregating and/or anonymizing Personal Information.
    • We may aggregate and/or anonymize Personal Information so that it will no longer be considered Personal Information. We do so to generate other data for our use, which we may use and disclose for any purpose.
  • Accomplishing our business purposes.
    • For data analysis, for example, to improve the efficiency of our Site.
    • For audits, to verify that our internal processes function as intended and are compliant with legal, regulatory or contractual requirements.
    • For fraud and security monitoring purposes, for example, to detect and prevent cyber attacks or attempts to commit identity theft.
    • For developing new products and services.
    • For enhancing, improving, or modifying the Site and our services.
    • For identifying usage trends, for example, understanding which parts of our Site are of most interest to users.
    • For determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, so that we can adapt our campaigns to the needs and interests of our users.
    • For operating and expanding our business activities, for example, understanding which parts of our Site are of most interest to our users so we can focus our energies on meeting our users' interests.

    • We engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you, to comply with a legal obligation, and/or because we have a legitimate interest.

    Disclosure of Personal Information

    We disclose Personal Information:

  • To our third party service providers, to facilitate services they provide to us.
    • These can include providers of services such as website hosting, data analysis, payment processing, order fulfillment, information technology and related infrastructure provision, customer service, email delivery, auditing, and other services.
  • To third-party sponsors of sweepstakes, contests, and similar promotions.
  • By using the Site, you may elect to disclose Personal Information:
    • On message boards, chat, profile pages, blogs and other services to which you are able to post information and content. Please note that any information you post or disclose through these services will become public and may be available to other users and the general public.
    • To identify you to anyone to whom you send a message via the Site.
    • Through your social sharing activity. When you connect your Site account with your social media account, you will share information with your friends associated with your social media account, with other users, and with your social media account provider. By doing so, you authorize us to facilitate this sharing of information, and you understand that the use of shared information will be governed by the social media provider's privacy policy.
      • Other Uses and DisclosuresWe also use and disclose your Personal Information as necessary or appropriate, especially when we have a legal obligation or legitimate interest to do so:
    • To comply with applicable law.
    • This can include laws outside your country of residence.
  • To respond to requests from public and government authorities.
    • These can include authorities outside your country of residence.
  • To cooperate with law enforcement.
  • For example, when we respond to law enforcement requests and orders.
  • For other legal reasons.
    • To enforce our terms and conditions; and
    • To protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you or others.
  • In connection with a sale or business transaction.
    • We have a legitimate interest in disclosing or transferring your Personal Information to a third party in the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings). Such third parties may include, for example, an acquiring entity and its advisors.

    • OTHER INFORMATION

    “Other Information" is any information that does not reveal your specific identity or does not directly relate to an individual:

  • Browser information
  • Server log files
  • Information collected through cookies, pixel tags, and other technologies
  • Demographic information and other information provided by you that does not reveal your specific identity
  • Information that has been aggregated in a manner such that it no longer reveals your specific identity

    • If we are required to treat Other Information as Personal Information under applicable law, then we may use and disclose it for the purposes for which we use and disclose Personal Information as detailed in this Privacy Policy.

    Collection of Other Information

    We and our service providers collect Other Information in a variety of ways:

  • Through your browser or device:
    • Certain information is collected by most browsers or automatically through your device, such as your Media Access Control (MAC) address, computer type (Windows or Mac), screen resolution, operating system name and version, device manufacturer and model, language and Internet browser type you are using. We use this information to ensure that the Site functions properly.
  • IP Address:
    • Your “IP Address" is a number that is automatically assigned to the computer that you are using by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). An IP Address can be identified and logged automatically in our server log files whenever a user visits the Site, along with the time of the visit and the page(s) that were visited. Collecting IP Addresses is standard practice and is done automatically by many websites, applications and other services. We use IP Addresses for purposes such as calculating Site usage levels, helping diagnose server problems, and administering the Site.
  • Using cookies:
      Cookies are pieces of information stored directly on the computer that you are using. Cookies allow us to collect information such as browser type, time spent on the Site, pages visited, language preferences, and other anonymous traffic data. We and our service providers use the information for security purposes, to facilitate navigation, display information more effectively, and to personalize your experience while using the Site, as well as for online tracking purposes. We also gather statistical information about the usage of the Site in order to continually improve the design and functionality, understand how the Site is used and to assist us with resolving questions regarding the Site. Cookies further allow us to select which of our advertisements or offers are most likely to appeal to you and display them while you are on the Site. We also use cookies in online advertising to track responses to our advertisements and we use cookies or other files to track your use of other websites.
      If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to automatically decline cookies, or be given the choice of declining or accepting the transfer to your computer of a particular cookie (or cookies) from a particular site. You may also wish to refer here and here. However, if you do not accept these cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of the Site. For example, we may not be able to recognize your computer and you may need to log in every time you visit the Site. You also may not receive advertising or other offers from us that are relevant to your interests and needs.
  • “Do Not Track" signals:
    • The Site will continue to operate as described in this Privacy Policy, whether or not a “Do Not Track" signal or similar mechanism is received from your browser.
  • Using pixel tags and other similar technologies:
    • Pixel tags (also known as web beacons and clear GIFs) are used in connection with some Site pages and HTML-formatted email messages to, among other things, track the actions of Site users and email recipients, measure the success of our marketing campaigns and compile statistics about Site usage and response rates.
  • Physical Location:
    • We collect the physical location of your device by, for example, using satellite, cell phone tower or WiFi signals. We use your device's physical location to provide you with personalized location-based services and content. We also share your device's physical location, combined with information about what advertisements you viewed and other information we collect, with our service providers and/or marketing partners to enable them to provide you with more personalized content and to study the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. In some instances, you may be permitted to allow or deny such uses and/or sharing of your device's location, but if you choose to deny such uses and/or sharing, we, our service providers and/or our marketing partners may not be able to provide you with the applicable personalized services and content.
  • From you:
    • Information such as your preferred means of communication is collected when you voluntarily provide this information.

    • Uses and Disclosures of Other Information

    We may use and disclose Other Information for any purpose, except where we are required to do otherwise under applicable law. In some instances, we may combine Other Information with Personal Information. If we do, we will treat the combined information as Personal Information as long as it is combined.

    THIRD PARTY SITES OR SERVICES

    This Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy, information or other practices of any third parties, including any third party operating any site or service to which the Site contains a link. The inclusion of a link on the Site does not imply endorsement of the linked site or service by us or by our affiliates.

    THIRD PARTY ADVERTISERS

    We use third-party advertising companies to serve advertisements regarding goods and services that may be of interest to you when you access or use the Site.

    When you use our website, we share information that we collect from you, such as your email (in hashed form), IP address or information about your browser or operating system, with our partner/service provider, LiveRamp Inc. LiveRamp returns an online identification code that we may store in our first-party cookie for our use in online and cross-channel advertising and it may be shared with advertising companies to enable interest-based and targeted advertising. To opt out of this use, please click here (https://optout.liveramp.com/opt_out).

    You may receive advertisements based on information relating to your access to and use of the Site and other websites or online services on any of your devices, as well as on information received from third parties. These companies place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser (including through the use of pixel tags). They also use these technologies, along with information they collect about your online use, to recognize you across the devices you use, such as a mobile phone and a laptop. If you would like more information about this practice, and to learn how to opt out of it in desktop and mobile browsers on the particular device on which you are accessing this Privacy Policy, please visit here and here.

    SECURITY

    We seek to use reasonable organizational, technical and administrative measures to protect Personal Information within our organization. Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Please also be aware that we use third-party cloud service providers that provide hosting, data storage and other services pursuant to standard terms and conditions that may be non-negotiable; these service providers have informed us or the general public that they apply security measures they consider adequate for the protection of information within their system, or they have a general reputation for applying such measures. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been compromised), please immediately notify us in accordance with the “Contacting Us" section below.

    CHOICES AND ACCESS

    Your choices regarding our use and disclosure of your Personal Information

  • We give you many choices regarding our use and disclosure of your Personal Information for marketing purposes. You may opt-out from:Receiving marketing-related emails from us: If you no longer want to receive marketing-related emails from us on a going-forward basis, you may opt-out of receiving these marketing-related emails by clicking on the unsubscribe links provided in emails.
  • Our sharing of your Personal Information with affiliates for their direct marketing purposes: If you would prefer that we not share your Personal Information on a going-forward basis with our affiliates for their direct marketing purposes, you may opt-out of this sharing by turning off this feature in any services we provide you.
  • Our sharing of your Personal Information with unaffiliated third parties for their direct marketing purposes: If you would prefer that we not share your Personal Information on a going-forward basis with unaffiliated third parties for their direct marketing purposes, you may opt-out of this sharing by turning off this feature in any services we provide you.

    • We will try to comply with your request(s) as soon as reasonably practicable. Please note that, if you opt-out of receiving marketing-related emails from us, we may still send you important administrative messages, from which you cannot opt-out.

    How you can access or change or delete your Personal Information

    If you would like to request to review correct, update, suppress, restrict or delete Personal Information that you have previously provided to us, or if you would like to request to receive an electronic copy of your Personal Information for purposes of transmitting it to another company (to the extent this right to data portability is provided to you by applicable law), you may contact us by writing to us here or to Personal Information Request, GeorgeTakei.com, 1001 6th Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY, 10018. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable law.

    In your request, please make clear what information you would like to have changed, whether you would like to have your Personal Information suppressed from our database or otherwise let us know what limitations you would like to put on our use of your Personal Information. For your protection, we may only implement requests with respect to the Personal Information associated with the particular email address that you use to send us your request, and we may need to verify your identity before implementing your request. We will try to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable.

    Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes and/or to complete any transactions that you began prior to requesting such change or deletion (e.g., when you make a purchase or enter a promotion, you may not be able to change or delete the Personal Information provided until after the completion of such purchase or promotion).

    RETENTION PERIOD

    We retain Personal Information for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purpose(s) for which it was obtained and consistent with applicable law.

    The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:

  • The length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you and provide the Site to you (for example, for as long as you have an account with us or keep using the Site);
  • Whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject (for example, certain laws require us to keep records of your transactions for a certain period of time before we can delete them); or
  • Whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position (such as in regard to applicable statutes of limitations, litigation or regulatory investigations).

    • USE OF SITE BY MINORS

    The Site is not directed to individuals under the age of thirteen (13), and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from individuals under 13.

    JURISDICTION AND CROSS-BORDER TRANSFER

    Your Personal Information may be stored and processed in any country where we have facilities or in which we engage service providers, and by using the Site you understand that your information will be transferred to countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, which may have data protection rules that are different from those of your country. In certain circumstances, courts, law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies or security authorities in those other countries may be entitled to access your Personal Information.

    If you are located in the European Economic Area (comprised of the EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, together “EEA"): Some of the non-EEA countries are recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection according to EEA standards (the full list of these countries is available here. For transfers from the EEA to countries not considered adequate by the European Commission, we have put in place adequate measures, such as standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission to protect your Personal Information. You may obtain a copy of these measures by contacting us in accordance with the “Contacting Us" section below.

    SENSITIVE INFORMATION

    We ask that you not send us, and you not disclose, any sensitive Personal Information (for example, social security numbers, credit card information, information related to racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or other beliefs, health, biometrics or genetic characteristics, criminal background or trade union membership) on or through the Site or otherwise to us.

    THIRD PARTY PAYMENT SERVICE

    We will use a third-party payment service to process payments made through the Site. If you wish to make a payment through the Site, your Personal Information will be collected by such third party and not by us, and will be subject to the third party's privacy policy, rather than this Privacy Policy. We have no control over, and are not responsible for, this third party's collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information.

    CONTACTING US

    GeorgeTakei.com is located at 223 W 38th Street, Unit 114, New York, NY 10018, is the company responsible for the collection, use, and disclosure of your Personal Information under this Privacy Policy.

    If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email here, or please write to the following address

    GeorgeTakei.com

    223 W 38th Street
    Unit 114


    New York, NY 10018

    Please note that email communications are not always secure; so please do not include credit card information or sensitive information in your emails to us.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE EEA

    If you are located in the EEA, you also may:

    Contact us here with any questions about this Privacy Policy.

    Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority for your country or region, or where an alleged infringement of applicable data protection law occurs.

    Infamous Internet Rumors That Ended Up Being True

    Reddit user strakerak asked: 'What started out as an internet rumor that ended up being infamously true?'

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    Photo by Ludovic Toinel on Unsplash

    In 2017, I returned to my office after my lunch break to hear my supervisors discussing Tom Petty. This seemed like a random topic to me until one of my supervisors told me Tom Petty had passed away. He was a huge fan of Petty and spent the next hour or so combing through the internet to get more information.

    He came back into the room my other supervisor and I were working in and announced that Tom Petty wasn't dead after all. News outlets had jumped the gun to announce his death, but he was actually still alive.

    The next day, I came in to find out that Tom Petty was dead; the news may have been premature, but true.

    This is a classic example of the rumor being started on the internet. Sometimes, like with the news of Tom Petty's death, the rumor can run wild and appear everywhere. Other times, the rumor can be seen by just a few people and dismissed. However, a lot of times, these rumors turn out to be true.

    Redditors know a lot of internet rumors that turned out to be true, and are eager to share.

    It all started when Redditor strakerak asked:

    "What started out as an internet rumor that ended up being infamously true?"

    The King Of Pop

    "Michael Jackson writing the music for Sonic 3."

    "He actually did, but was never credited on the game because it would breach his contract with his record label."

    – -WigglyLine-

    "He did the same when he appeared on The Simpsons. He appeared under a pseudonym, and the Producers said it was an impersonator."

    "Only years later they confirmed it really was Michael."

    "His singing voice was actually done by an impersonator, though."

    – given2fly_

    The Truth Comes Out

    "In 1998, US Men’s National Team captain John Harkes was shockingly cut from the team right before the World Cup. The coach claimed it was because Harkes wouldn’t fit into his new preferred formation, but rumors flew on the early internet that it was actually because he had slept with his teammate Eric Wynalda’s wife. The rumor was so well-known in soccer circles that Harkes expressly denied it in his autobiography the next year."

    "Fast forward 12 years to 2010 and Wynalda admits it’s true. The coach then came out and admitted it was why he dropped Harkes, but that he’d planned to keep the secret as long as Wynalda did."

    – guyfromsoccer

    Video Evidence

    "The Tim Burton Hansel and Gretel that aired once on halloween in the 80's."

    "I heard for years that it was fake but I knew it was real because my dad recorded everything in the 80s and he recorded that. We let a good friend of ours borrow it and switch it over from VHS to DVD and soon after that it made its way on to the internet , and there it is now. I know it's our copy because the tracking in the beginning is screwed up. Still have the VHS."

    – Frozenthickness

    "There was a similar story with a Nickelodeon movie called Cry Baby Lane. It was supposed to be so scary that Nickelodeon got complaints and denied its existence for years. Someone uploaded a taped copy to youtube about a decade ago."

    – PattiAllen

    The Movie Business

    "That North Korea hacked Sony Pictures because of The Interview movie."

    "I worked in the movie business at the time and the account managers at Sony all basically needed to get new identities as all of their personal information got leaked online."

    – OldMastodon5363

    "My partner worked on that movie and the production bought all the crew 1 year of an identity theft tracking service."

    – CMV_Viremia

    Keep Away From The Ears Of Kids

    "Some banned episodes or scenes of cartoons."

    "For example, I remember there was a Dexter’s Lab cartoon where he clones evil versions of DeDe and himself and they swear like every other word (censored of course), and people debated whether it even existed cause they only aired it like once. Now it’s pretty accessible online."

    – Spledidlife

    Yes, It's True

    "Echelon, a massive electronic espionage system by the US and allies to intercept all electronic messages, especially emails."

    "In the mid-nineties it was a topic on conspiracy BBS boards. A lot of people in my bubble at the time (mainly uni students in Europe) were including fake threats to the US in the their email signatures as a way to "protest" and "fill the system with false alarms" (obviously useless)."

    "Then, in 1999-2000 came out to be true and a lot of security service agencies from UK and other US allies started to admit they were part of the espionage network."

    – latflickr

    How The Mighty Fell

    "John Edward’s love child."

    – ACam574

    "A reminder that he was cheating on his wife while she was hospitalized for cancer treatment."

    – Fanclock314

    Ugh...

    "Carrie Fisher's heart attack. Some a**hole who was on the same flight was livetweeting the whole medical emergency and justified it by insisting she was just making sure the family was informed."

    – everylastlight

    It Actually Happened

    "Every year around her birthday there was a rumor that Betty White died. When I heard she died, I scoffed, saying that dumb rumor is back.... then saw it on the news. I was in shock."

    – Known-Committee8679

    "The fact that Betty died literally right before she turned 100 is such a Betty White way to go out."

    – Paganigsegg

    Big Actor, Small Roles

    "I distinctly remember some rumors about the reason why Bruce Willis was taking so many roles in sh*tty movies before it was announced he has dementia."

    – KampferMann

    "RedLetterMedia did a deep dive on his recent movie activity to try and work out why exactly he was taking part in basically scam-movies. They noticed he had an earpiece in one of the scenes and joked that the director was feeding him lines. I remember they even disclaimed over the rumours at the time, and possible made a follow-up vid when it was revealed to the public."

    – CardinalCreepia

    What To Do Next?

    "That the writer of LOST were making it up as they went."

    "Turned out to be absolutely true."

    – homarjr

    That last one was kind of obvious!

    Do you have any to add? Let us know in the comment below.

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    People Share Their Best 'Don't Ask How I Know That' Fun Facts

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    Whether you're naturally interested in fun facts and trivia or not, it's always nice to know a few that you can pull out of your pocket at a moment's notice as a nice conversation starter.

    But there are some fun facts out there that are so weird, people become more preoccupied with how the teller found out that information rather than the information itself.

    Redditor Dry_Bus_935 asked:

    "What is your 'don't ask me how I know' random fact?"

    Nuclear Fail Safe

    "You have quite a lot of time, certainly more than ten seconds, to turn back on the main pumps of a nuclear reactor once you have accidentally turned them off."

    - egorf

    "I'm not surprised. The amount of fail safes, redundancies, and emergency scenario planning for nuclear power plants is insane."

    "I toured a nuclear plant and wrote my high school senior thesis on the plans put in place to ensure the Fukushima disaster would not happen at that plant."

    "I'm sure the secondary pumps are plenty capable of handling the reactor until the main pumps are repaired or just turned back on."

    - Borderlandsman

    Happy Cat

    "If your cat chews on fresh eucalyptus, they might start hallucinating and fall over repeatedly, leading to a $400 emergency vet bill just to be told she’s just kinda high."

    - oddidealstronghold

    "And, that's part of why koalas love it. Little stoners."

    - littlebluefoxy

    Archaeology: Do Not Lick

    "Old human bones are very porous, so if you lick them, they’ll stick to your tongue."

    - clanculcarius

    Sharing is Caring

    "A pigeon will only eat a Starburst if you chew it up a little bit first. Just to clarify: chew the Starburst, not the pigeon."

    - OhTheHueManatee

    "Instructions unclear. Pigeon unhappy."

    - Wild-Lychee-3312

    Intriguing Anatomy

    "Everyone is here with the creepy crime stuff, and I'm just like, 'A soft fur rat has 22 nipples.'"

    - horroscoblue

    "Okay, so either they have really small nipples, their nipples overlap, or they have nipples in places where there shouldn't be nipples."

    "(I've never written the word 'nipples' so many times in a singular sentence before.)"

    - GdeGraaf

    'Don't Ask Me,' Indeed!

    "Turmeric can be used as clothes dye. It is capable of permanently dyeing cotton cloth even after it has passed through the digestive tract of an adult male."

    - SlefeMcDichael

    "You s**t your pants, didn't you?"

    - PMmecrossstitch

    "I'd prefer not to answer that question."

    - SlefeMcDichael

    High-Risk Survival Skills

    "If you ever trying to survive in the Arctic, don’t eat polar bear liver. It is so high in vitamin A, it will kill you."

    - WrongWayCorrigan-361

    "It's also surrounded by a lethal amount of angry polar bear."

    - horanc2

    Real-Life Spies

    "TV shows and movies go out of their way to make military/intelligence officers look bada**."

    "But real-life 'spies,' by design and training, are boring. They have regular houses and standard second-hand cars, they dress down, and they have vague, boring job titles (accounts receivable) as cover, and they do not draw attention to themselves. Most come from specialized academia."

    - Ok_Worth_1093

    Haunting Reality

    "Your muscles can keep twitching for several hours after you die."

    - JustDave62

    "Also, beards can appear to grow. This is however not because the beard itself grows but because the skin shrinks."

    - RRautamaa

    "I worked at a morgue for over eight years. If you grasp the hand of a dead body to move the arm, the hand will grasp back, but that's just muscles and tendons reacting to the tension."

    - goneferalinid

    The Sneakiness of Drowning

    "When a drowning victim is revived, get them to a hospital as soon as possible. Drowning is the leading cause of death of kids from the age of one to seven and is ruled as accidental drowning when it comes to secondary drowning or dry drowning."

    "Basically, your lungs are full of water despite being revived. Your lungs will absorb the liquid, but not before your body acidifies from high levels of carbon dioxide. The only chance to survive is to have the lungs pumped with oxygen via CPAP machine and time."

    "Also, drowning is extremely quiet. You don’t hear the victim go under. And if you see flailing, do not attempt to save the victim otherwise you’ll become another drowning victim. Throw them a lifeline and hope their amygdala realizes that a rope or something is floating near them and grabs on it."

    - Dfiggsmeister

    Not Everyone's Favorite Chocolate

    "Hershey’s chocolate has the strong smell of vomit or feces to some people (me), and that’s because they use butyric acid as a preservative. Butyric acid is the compound that makes vomit smell so bad."

    "Edit: Digging further into it, there are some claims that they may not be “adding” the butyric acid, but rather it is occurring from essentially spoiling the milk in their milk chocolate. Either way, the butyric acid and putrid smell remains a part of their product."

    - hefewiseman1

    "That explains the weird aftertaste I always get! I don’t smell it but their chocolate always has this super unpleasant sharp/acidic aftertaste that I find repulsive. I assume this is why!!"

    - PomegranateNo975

    Do Not Lick the Asbestos

    "Asbestos tastes like chalk. And if you lick it, it has the texture of extremely gritty sandpaper. Which is actually the feeling of microscopic asbestos needles piercing your flesh!"

    - TooYoungToBeThisOld1

    Mapping Out the War

    "Beginning in 1911 in anticipation of the outbreak of WW1 in 1914, two statesmen, one from England and one from France, began visiting locations in France that they believed would be the settings for a number of major battles that would occur during the great war."

    "Long bike rides through these future battle zones in the countryside and weeks spent building a foundation for a French-Anglo codebook that would later prove important in helping win the war."

    - fjordperfect123

    Avoiding Lawsuits > Protecting Patients

    "Doctors, or surgeons more specifically, that make too many mistakes during surgery, ie, leaving instruments in patients, frequently gets ‘quietly traded’ to other hospitals where they continue their path of destruction with the patients not being aware of their past record. Hospitals tend to keep quiet about the matter to avoid lawsuits."

    - Kittytigris

    Bonus Points: Do This While Having Lunch in Your Car

    "If you overfill a fast food gravy cup and then put a lid on, it will create a pressurized gravy stream that sprays all over your face and uniform while your coworker looks on in horror."

    - thechaosjester776

    This subReddit thread was so a roller-coaster of random facts, we've surely all walked away learning something.

    But the biggest takeaway might just be: Maybe don't lick so many things.

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    People Break Down The Times They Had To Sober Up Real Fast

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    When we're intoxicated, or even the slightest bit tipsy from having a little too much to drink, our immediate perspective on things is hazy.

    But there's nothing like a bit of alarming news or a jarring incident to snap us out of the fog and focus on the moment.

    Sometimes alcohol isn't always to blame for our impairment.

    It can be a state of mind, like a perpetual numbness from being complacent in life, and all it takes is one shocking moment to rattle us back to our senses.

    Curious to hear from strangers online about this type of scenario, Redditor Known_Challenge_7150 asked:

    "What’s one thing that sobered you up real quick?"

    These individuals were witness to shocking events that sobered them up right quick.

    Bleeding Out

    "Got out of a taxi and found a naked man profusely bleeding from his head crawling up the driveway in my condo. Called him an ambulance completely forgot I was absolutely wasted until 45 minutes later when I'd helped him translate and in to an amublance and stepped in my front door."

    "Later a few days later learned he'd slipped in the tub and literally crawled out for help. Poor dude. He was fine but I genuinely thought he was going to die there."

    – DongLaiCha

    Tragic News

    "At a bachelor party and we got a phone call that the groom’s father had suddenly passed."

    – accountnameredacted

    Bottom Of The Barrel

    "I went to visit my parents back in July. I was homeless and deep into fentanyl addiction so I lost a lot of weight. My folks could see it. They knew something was up. Anyway, I spent the night and I was getting ready to leave in the morning and I looked at myself in the mirror for a good long time. I finally had enough and told them everything. They took me to detox, from there I went to rehab. Graduated in August and been living with them ever since then. I have 160 days clean and sober."

    – Crotch-Monster

    A reality check can be enough for some people to snap out of it.

    Like Father, Like Son

    "Was driving a drunk friend home, he had been on a bender again and was smart enough to call me for a lift rather than try and drive. As I helped in to his house his mother came down the stairs and said 'your as drunk as your father' and went back upstairs. I haven't seen him drunk since then, he still drinks but the thought of turning into his dad scared him out of hard drinking."

    – psycospaz

    Busted

    "Flashing blue lights."

    – FiddleOfGold

    "This sobered me up just thinking about it."

    – redmaple_syrup

    Losing Sight

    "Woke up to no sight in one eye. I had cataract surgery so just thought one of the lenses had slipped and it was an easy fix. Eye doc says nope, you had a stroke. I loved soy sauce, teriyaki sauce and salty food, which caused high blood pressure, which caused retina damage. Over six months was able to get most of my eyesight back with medication, and all back within a year. Trying to navigate life with one eye was very sobering. Started taking HBP much more seriously."

    – MissHibernia

    Quitting The Bottle

    "Looked up someone I went to highschool with who was an awesome guy. Found out he had been dead for 3 years from alcoholism, at age 33. I made an overnight change. I hadn't started drinking that night yet, 10 months ago. Haven't touched it again since."

    – omgtater

    These disturbing moments were enough for Redditors to immediately come to their senses.

    Unplanned House Guests

    "Me and a buddy Woke up in someone’s living room, realized neither one of us knew the people, they were just nice and let 2 drunk guys sleep on their living room floor. We didn’t even say goodbye."

    – Oneinsevenbillion75

    Serious Health Warning

    "Elevated liver enzymes."

    "And the knowledge that this sh** was gonna kill me and I just couldn't orphan my family over it."

    "So I opted for recovery, instead."

    "Clean and sober since June 5, 2009."

    – Far_Meal8674

    The Joyride

    "Grew up in a rural area. The little town hosted dances at the hockey arena, everyone (adults and kids) went and they overserved everyone, regardless of age. I was maybe 16 or 17 and was absolutely sh*tfaced, and jumped in the back of someone's truck with about 8 other people to go back to someone's cottage for after dance drinking. The driver (still don't know who it was) started racing one of his buddies and we whipped around small dirt roads, flying around blind corners on the wrong side of the road, going god knows how fast. It was basically a disaster waiting to happen. It was crazy scary and I was sober and thankful to be alive when we finally arrived."

    – foxfood9116

    The human psyche is a fascinating thing, isn't it?

    How we can automatically focus on something urgent at a crucial time, even after getting buzzed from drinking too much alcohol.

    But as we're in the thick of the holidays, it's a good reminder to drink responsibly and stay off the roads if you drive to your celebratory destination.

    Cheers. Stay safe. And happy holidays.

    The Most Ridiculous 'First World Problems' People Have Heard Someone Complain About

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    We've all complained or vented about something in our lives which, in the grand scheme of things, wasn't exactly a problem, or is very easily solved.

    Then there are those who complain about things that others almost hope will happen to them at some point in their lives.

    These are known as "first world problems", as they are problems that pretty much only the world's one percent faces.

    From having to fly business class instead of first class, or being served Roederer instead of Dom Pérignon, these complaints are often met with amusement, bewilderment, or even anger.

    Redditor jennimackenzie was curious to hear the most absurd "first world problems" anyone ever complained about, leading them to ask:

    "What’s the most ridiculous 'first world problem' you’ve seen people get worked up over?"

    "Tale As Old As Time..."

    "I once knew a mom who was legitimately devastated, to the point of tears/grief, because a doctor predicted her 8 year old daughter's final height to be around 5'2","

    "Which wasn't tall enough to get cast as Belle at Disney World."

    "That was the child's (and her mother's) only dream in life, apparently."

    "Didn't appreciate my suggestion that she could be Minnie or Mickey."

    "Lol!"

    "Only a face character would do!"- TravelLovingMom

    "Must Be Funny, In A Rich Man's World..."

    "My boss from about a decade ago was this insanely rich dude who always went to the bank to get fresh and crisp currency."

    "He'd call the bank in advance to make sure they had some on hand."

    "I think he was a germaphobe."

    "He had a trash can that he'd throw $1 and $5 bills in that he thought was 'dirty' and regularly just donated it vs spending it."

    "I asked him why he did this and he said it was too much trouble and asked if I wanted it."

    "I said f*ck yeah dumped it into my bag and when I got home it was close to $400 in singles and fives.

    "Another time, he wanted to upgrade all the computers in his studio, so we went to a store and bought 10 PCs."

    "They all had $150 mail in rebates and he wasn't bothered to go through the trouble of mailing them in."

    "3 weeks later I received $1500 after spending a whole afternoon filling out all those goddamn forms."- azninvasion2000

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    Who Wore It Better?

    "When I was about 19 years old, I was at my boyfriends family BBQ."

    "I was wearing this pretty floral sundress."

    "His cousins girlfriend showed up in the same dress and she was SO mad that she went and changed."

    "I will never understand being upset when someone is wearing the same thing as you.'

    "Did you really think that your shirt you bought off the rack is going to be unique to you?"

    "No."- mertsey627

    Seeing Red! Or Blue In This Case...

    "The blue of the balloons wasn't quite the same as the bridesmaid's sashes."

    "Years ago my wife and I attended a wedding."

    "It was very low key."

    "The dinner was in the dining hall at the university where the couple met, cinder block walls and all."

    "It was a Baptist wedding - no booze and very serious."

    "The dark blue balloons attempting to liven up the hall were a slightly darker shade of blue than the sashes on the bridesmaid's dresses."

    "The bride lost here sh*t and absolutely raved for nearly an hour."

    "I can't remember how they finally managed to talk her down."- mechant_papa

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    See You In Court!

    "Rich neighbors who end up in expensive court battles because they disagree about where a tree can be planted or whether the color of a fence fits in with the street’s 'amenity'."

    'These disputes get really heated and rack up huge lawyers’ bills."

    "The most pathetic part is after the judgement when they are arguing about who should pay the other party’s costs."

    "Lots of affidavits filed citing the 'emotional distress' they had to endure, or painting themselves as brave warriors who were forced to take a stand to fight for 'justice'."

    "Also lots of pompous litigants insisting that the judge refer to them by their 'Dr' title."

    "An absolutely insane dumpster fire of entitled rich people problems."- ElectrocRaisin

    It's Always People With Money Who Don't Want To Pay!

    "I work in a public library."

    "People will get so so mad if they have to be put on a wait list for a book."

    "A popular book that just came out."

    "Ok our services are not only free but so are the books."

    "You’re welcome, a**holes."- Switchbladekitten

    A Warm Butt Is A Happy Butt!

    "My own."

    "We have a bidet toilet seat (Fabulous! Everyone should have one!) and not only does it wash your bum and blow dry it, but the seat's heated!"

    "It's shocking how much a heated toilet seat makes the whole process more agreeable."

    "Except: We had a power outage and I went to use the toilet and the seat was cold!"

    "Unacceptable!"

    "This shall not stand!"

    "I was really upset because it didn't feel good."

    "Then I stopped and thought: This is the most first-world problem anyone's ever had."

    "I was really pissed because my heiny was tepid."

    "I got over it."- DeathGrover

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    Holy Matrimony!

    "Weddings are a gold mine for this question."

    "People get so hyped up over their 'most important day of their life'."

    "They'll destroy friendships, go into debt, and have crazy expectations."

    "It's not always the couple who go crazy, either."

    "Sometimes, it's the parents or another family member who feels entitled to control the wedding."

    "It's just a party."

    "Be considerate of guests, have plenty of food and drinks, and enjoy it."- magicrowantree

    When Fast Food Isn't Fast Enough...

    "Having to pull off to the side to wait for a drive-thru order to be brought out to you because your food isn't ready and there's a line building up behind you."- demanbmore

    In Case You Don't Think Customer Service Employees Are Undervalued...

    "I was working the return desk at a Target next to a military base so I have so many stories."

    "One of my favorites was a lady who had her baby shower before revealing the gender and was livid that she had received floral newborn diapers when she’s having a boy."

    "It was a huge box of super expensive, all organic diapers, that we didn’t carry and therefore could not return."

    "I cannot accurately express her fury and disgust."

    "How dare either suggest her boy could wear feminine diapers."

    "I suggested she donate them if she didn’t want to use them and she instead threw away the entire box."

    "When she left we pulled it out and threw it in our donate bin."

    "There have also been multiple times where mom’s order massive toys and when we bring them out to the car they get furious that they aren’t wrapped."

    "We don’t offer wrapping services."

    "Here’s the thing, if you don’t want your kids to see the toys you got them for Christmas or their bit to day DON'T BRING THE CHILD WHEN YOU PICK IT UP."

    'I’ve had multiple women scream and curse me out that I had ruined their kids Christmas by bringing the toys they ordered out to the car like they requested."- clever-mermaid-mae

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    Happiest Place On Earth!

    "I used to work for Disney."

    "That in itself should tell you everything."

    "However for fun I'll give you two specific stories one form our tech department and one from my wife who worked bookings."

    "I specifically worked for their call center to help with technical issues with magic band and the website."

    "Suddenly got worse huh?"

    "A right of passage call everyone has at least one story of is the 'Dome call'."

    "Basically there is a subset of Disney Guest (TM) that believes if it rains at Walt Disney world there is someone that will push a button to encapsulate the whole of Disney property in a dome to keep out the rain."

    "I'm not kidding."

    "If this button is not pushed they call our tech department to angrily ask why."

    "My wife worked booking."

    "Pretty much everything including Bibbidi Bobbidi boutique and Pirate's league."

    "These two things did roughly the same thing difference being price and theme."

    "BBB was expensive did more and was focused on princesses, pirates league did a bit less and focused on mermaids and pirates."

    "Lady called up my wife, and got pissed about BBB being booked up (It goes FAAAAST)."

    "Karen: 'Im going to give the phone to my daughter and I want you to tell her how you are ruining her vacation by not letting her do BBB'."

    "Wife proceeds to explain how pirate's league is so much cooler and how she can be a mermaid or pirate and basically gets the kid to start demanding to their parents about how they want to be a mermaid instead of a princess."- trollsong

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    The horror!

    Being booked into a junior suite at Disney World instead of an executive suite!

    It's almost as bad as having no money for groceries, or no food to feed you children...

    Said absolutely no one.


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