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People Divulge The Scariest Thing That's Ever Happened To Them in Broad Daylight

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It's understandable why so many people are afraid of the dark.

There is no clear sight ahead, no telling who might be around, not to mention being even more attuned to every sound you hear in your periphery.

There's simply no telling what may happen to you when you're out alone in the dark.

Unfortunately, nothing can stop the same things from happening to you in broad daylight.

Indeed, the most terrifying things many people ever experienced happened when the sun was shining high.


Redditor im_Alice12 was curious to hear about frightening experiences which happened to people in broad daylight, leading them to ask:
"What's the scariest thing that has ever happened to you during broad daylight?"

Never Trust Strangers

"When I was around 8, a man approached me in a busy park and asked if I wanted to come see his pet dog."

"He was pointing to a wooded area to the side of the park."

"I now know that in that woods is an abandoned rail line."

"Luckily I had enough common sense to say no and run to an adult."

"I shudder to think what could have happened now."- foxfaced95

You Meet All Kinds Of People At A Bus Stop

"I once was at a bus station in the morning, waiting for the bus that would take me to University."

"I was looking straight ahead when I felt a huge pain in my ear."

"I turned around and realized a guy had just punched me on the ear."

"I looked at him and the look in his eyes was terrifying."

"He was like on drugs or something."

"Never met the guy."

"I screamed 'what the f*ck?'"

"And then something unrealistic happened: a bus pulled over (not mine) and the driver who must have witnessed the scene hopped off, told the guy 'you don’t hit girls!' and jumped on him to fight."

"I was shocked."

"The bus I was supposed to take arrived and I ran inside."- elratoncitohermoso

The World We Live In

"For context, I live in Lebanon."

"The scariest day of my life was August 4, 2020."

"Let me explain."

"So it was about 6:00 PM, and I was walking to the living room to watch TV."

"(I was about 13 at the time) Then, the ground started shaking."

"I thought it was in my head. because I always get randomly dizzy. "

"So I held onto the wall, and the wall was asking to."

"I then screamed to alert mother and sister (my father was at work) and then all hell broke loose."

"I hear a loud explosion sound that rang in my ears, and a carpet hit me in the face."

"I look outside and see a huge purple cloud of smoke."

"Turns out I had just witnessed one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions to have been recorded."

"Killed over 200 people, 7,000 injured, and 300,000 left homeless."- jshayya184

It Happens More Often Than We Realize

'I once witnessed a police shootout directly across the street from me."

"I remember my girlfriend at the time not having the good sense to duck out of the way so I had to grab her and drag her to the ground then into a doorway to stay out of the line of fire."- Factsaretheonlytruth

What A Tragedy

Was out for a walk with my family when a drive-by happened a few doors down."

"No one in the house was hurt, but an old man was jogging on the sidewalk and was killed by the shooting."

"Wrong place, wrong time."- EdithWhartonsFarts

Nightmares Come To Life

"When I was probably around 7 or 8 I had an overwhelming fear of being kidnapped to the point where I’d duck down in the backseat of the car so that anyone passing us wouldn’t see me."

"Yeah I know."

"So one day my brother and I rode with my mom to the bank to deposit some checks or whatever else she had to do."

"I was scared sh*tless of somebody opening up the car door and grabbing me."

"This older dude pulls up next to us, gets out of his car, and proceeds to walk over to cup his hands on the window to look into the car."

'I about sh*t my pants."- rkcorinth

So Many Questions

"I was out back at work smoking a cigarette and this spray-painted van rolled up right next to me asking if we were gonna use some paint cans left over from the remodel."

"When he rolled down his window I saw that he too was completely covered in spray paint."

"I told him I didn’t know if he could take them and I started walking away and the dude in the van followed right next to me with his door open talking to me and I freaked and f*cking ran."- devilshibata

Why You NEVER Play on Train Tracks

"So when I was 12, me and my friends thought it would be epic to climb up the side of a stopped train and go to the top."

"Once we got up there we gazed amongst the clouds, starred onto the city scapes, it felt so high up."

"Our hearts raced as we jumped over the 4 foot gaps in between train carts, we were high on life."

"My friends were in front of me jumping between carts, and suddenly as I was mid-air, the train jolted forward causing me to miss my jump and come crashing down tumbling in-between the train carts."

"I don't remember much about the fall, all I remember was that I smashed my head against something and then woke up moments later confused and in so much pain."

"So there I was, massive headache, confused as hell, under a slow but moving train, the under belly of the train just scraping against my back."

"I start to crawl my way out of the first space of the two carts but I realize I don't have time so I lay there contemplating whether I can crawl in-between the wheels of the length of the cart."


"I cant, it's too narrow, so I wait for the 2nd space in-between the next two carts for what felt like a life time."

"My heart was racing so fast, I was feeling light headed, I was in shock."

"As it approaches I start crawling, at this point the train is picking up speed so either I go now or I stay and pray to god nothing catches onto me and rips me to shreds."

"The opening approaches and I crawl over the rails. As I stumble over the rails I see the massive train wheel inches away from my legs."

"I made it out just barely."

"So close that the wheel caught my shoe and tore it up."

"But it wasn't over."

"After getting out from under the train, I take a deep breath of relief and stare up to the sky thinking 'holy f*ck I almost died'."

"Then I hear a loud horn, flip over and looked to my right."

"There was another oncoming train."

"There was another set of tracks."

"I realized I couldn't get up in time because of how fast that train was approaching, so I had no choice but to lay in the middle of the two trains and hope to god nothing bad happened."

"Scariest 5 minutes of my life."- mvfsullivan

Evaded Kidnapping

"Someone tried to pull me into his car in Broad daylight in Southampton."- TheToyGirl

ALWAYS Tell Your Parents. ALWAYS.

"Got harassed by a grown man when I was 13."

"My local Wal-Mart used to have a McDonald's and my mom let me borrow her debit card to go and get a snack."

"I ordered and paid, this man, probably 40s, came up to the counter, smiled at me."

"I sort of ignored him."

"I had my mom's debit card in my hand and my hand resting on the counter."

"Her debit card had her photo on the back of it."

"He reached over and rotated my wrist and said, 'you look a lot younger in real life than in your photo'."

"I didn't know what to do so I stared at him and he chuckled at me, all the time holding me by the wrist."

"He grinned at me and said, 'what, do don't want to talk? You just want to eat? You like burgers?"

"Again, I was so scared I couldn't move, couldn't react."

"He was holding me by the wrist."

"So I just stared at him. He kept smirking and chuckling at me. "

"Then his friend came over and joined him, asked what he was doing. "

"Guy 1 says, 'trying to have a conversation with my young friend here but she doesn't seem very interested'."

"Guy 2 looked at me, looked at his friend holding me by the wrist...and he laughed. Said I obviously had good taste to ignore his friend."

"The whole time this is happening we're standing at the counter of this McDonalds and no one even noticed."

"Not one person saw a scared pre-teen girl being literally clutched by a grown man, kept in place by two."

"Finally my order was placed on the counter and I took the bag."

"The first man still hadn't let me go. "

"I told him, 'my mom is waiting, I have to go now'."

"And he tightened his grip."

"I was looking around, trying to find a way to be helped."

"I had lost my voice."

"I couldn't speak."

"I was so scared."

"And then I saw my mom through the crowd and called out for her."

"Guy 1 let go of me at once and he and his friend walked off."

"I ran to my mom."

"I didn't tell her what happened."

"I never have."

"I don't know why."- carmelacorleone

Always stay alert, no matter where you are, or the time of day.

Do you have any similar experiences? Let us know in the comments below.

The Absolute Weirdest Questions People Have Been Asked In A Job Interview

Reddit user TinyTbird12 asked: 'What is the weirdest question you’ve been asked at a job interview, what happened?'

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I once burst out laughing during a job interview.

It was for an internal position so I knew all of the interviewers well, but even if I hadn't I doubt I could have kept a straight face.

What cracked me up?

This interview question:

"If I attended a backyard BBQ with your last boss, what do you think they'd say about you?"

After I stopped laughing,

I told the interviewer—who happened to be my then boss' boss:

"I'm sorry, but that sounds like a question from the Miss America Pageant."

The interview panel got a laugh out of that. And yes, I did answer the question.

So what odd, absurd or just plain strange interview questions have people gotten?

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The holiday season is lovely, but it's full of pressure to travel, plan, host, and of course, get gifts for a lot of people.

But the thing we don't really talk about is how common it is to want something specific and to not have someone in our life who tries to seek out what that thing is.

Unless we get it for ourselves, it's common that we won't get what we actually want.

Redditor GeneralSpectatorTots asked:

"What do you want for Christmas that you know you aren't going to get?"

​Sobriety 

"My brother to be sober and happy."

- whatwhatwhat82

"I’m also trying to get sober. I wish your brother well. Keep being a support to him."

- Keri2816

A New Home

"A house deposit."

- WolfGirl_4

"A house deposit? Just gift you a house!"

- Grenflik

A Financial Advantage

"A winning lottery ticket."

- Krem541

"Every year I ask Santa. Every f**king year."

- kuchikopi626

Grandma's Homecooked Meals

"One last meal from my grandma. She made the best food, and of course, you don't know the last time is going to be the last time until it's too late."

- fakefishy

Family Love

"Love from my parents."

- bub_501

"This mom is sending you a long hug."

- hippocampus237

A Professional Massage

"A gift certificate for a professional massage. I can't bring myself to spend the money on myself. I need to just bite the bullet and do it."

"I have asked for one every year for years. Sometimes it's the only thing I ask for from my parents and my partner (when they ask what I want)."

"I always get wonderful gifts that I love, use, and/or needed but I REALLY WANT A F**KING MASSAGE."

- agbmom

The Best Neighbor

"A card from my twin brother saying, 'Just kidding, I’m not moving to Washington, I actually found a place in your neighborhood!'"

- insertcaffeine

Very Important Things

"Free Healthcare and a good used car for my husband."

- Sufficient_Letter883

The End to Ableism

"Independence and not being infantilized because I’m a 37-year-old disabled woman and no one in my family understands (extended family who all live within 10 mins of me)."

- Keri2816

World Travel

"Guilt-free travel! It's like asking for a never-ending vacation. How I wish I could just hop around the world without worrying about a thing!"

- KayleNewirk

Sounds Like Paradise

"A pretty, and big apartment for me and my cat."

- cats-autumn

"For my cat to let me sleep through the night."

- Cheese_BasedLifeform

Moving Solutions

"A stress-free move, with eight days between closings of two houses four states apart, and four pets to manage in temporary housing. Help me, Santa, I’ve been a good girl."

- Kind-Dust7441

Ready To Be Done!

"For my doctoral capstone paper to finally be approved so I can be done with school! Please, please, Santa, I’m on rewrite 19!"

- TomatilloNo4213

Two Front Teeth

"My two front teeth... My two front teeth."

"But seriously, teeth."

"Mine are all falling out due to an autoimmune disease, and I need implants."

- donkeybrainz13

The Perfect Partner

"A partner to go on adventures with… have singalongs with… and who adores and truly sees me."

- miaoouu

While we may have been expecting some silly responses, or even for someone to finally buy the right brand of a favorite candle or lotion or makeup, these responses were a great reminder of what's really important.

And unfortunately, many of the most important things can't be replaced or fit into a Christmas stocking.

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Breaking up is hard to do no matter who initiated it.

But once time has passed and exes have moved on, the healing process can be jarred by a surprise.

A regretfilled person may try and make contact with the one they broke up with and ask for forgiveness, or the person who had their heart broken could also reappear and plead for a fresh new start.

The outcome depends on how much, or how little, the spark of love remains.

Curious to hear more of this scenario from strangers online, Redditor XenaVonKeksdose asked:

"What would you say to your ex if they suddenly showed up at your door?"

For these Redditors, it wouldn't be a happy reunion.

Either, Or

"It ranges from 'come on in and make yourself comfortable' to 'get the f'k out of here' , depending on which one shows up."

– Lone_Buck

"Odds of it being the one who got away: low."

"Odds of it being the one who took 5 years to understand what 'f'k off' meant: pretty high."

– liquid_acid-OG

It's A Nightmare

"Screaming. They've passed."

– BigGrayBeast

"Similar situation here. I did have a dream that my late wife showed up at my door. She said, 'There was a mix up at the coroner, you wouldn’t believe what I’ve been through.”'

"Still in the dream we talked for a bit about nothing. Then I said, 'Wait, what about the life insurance, do we have to pay it back?' And just after that I woke up."

– AnonEMoussie

No Thanks

"Nah"

"Slowly closes the door while maintaining eye contact."

"Also aggressively locks the door."

– SnooCats7666

"raises drawbridge."

– lunalives

Some would show traces of resentment.

Unwelcome

"The f'k do you want? And how did you get this address?"

– s73v3m4nn

"wtf ffs"

– zxr7

Too Little Too Late

"You couldn't put in effort in messaging me, but you have effort now to see me months after we break up‽"

– ShyTerraWolf

"Wait, if you’re here who’s running hell?”

– So__bored

"Who’s guarding HADES."

– Boostio_TV

Hit 'Em Where It Hurts

"I lost weight... You seem to have found it."

– elmo-1959

"now get the f'k off my lawn."

– starkresilient

"Savage."

– 20190229

Others shared less bitter responses.

Coming Clean

"Honestly, I apologize. I know dealing with my prior alcoholism must have been a nightmare. I regret causing you and anyone else pain and hope you are happy. I am a year into sobriety and can understand why it ended. I wish you well."

"Edit: Since this is getting so much traction, I just want to say thanks for all the support. This could honestly be directed at a few of my exes. I am happily married now to someone that also got a taste of my drinking. We stuck it out while I got sober and I have to credit her with being an amazing support system. I also need to shout out r/stopdrinking for providing reinforcement on a daily basis. It is a great community. Naltrexone was also a major part of it. I can't change the past but I think I have a much better hold on the future."

– vivazeta

Someone That I Used To Know

"I've been married for almost 25 years, I don't know if I would even recognize any exes."

– 4a4a

"Yep. That person went from 'ex' to 'someone I once dated' years ago."

– ktwhite42

Expressing Regrets

"I'm sorry for the way I treated you."

– warlordwinters

"Good on you for growing."

– Zealousideal_Ad_7465

Catching Up

"I’d say hello! What are you doing here? It has been a long time."

– ExaminationLucky6082

Wish You Well

"A lot of snarky or comical answers in here, but I'll try to be as sincere as I can."

"My first major ex, first time I got my heart broken: I would sincerely hope that she's doing well. She broke my heart, but it was for the best and it made me into the man I am today. I don't want to think of how much worse I would be if she hadn't given me a reality check wake-up-call. So really just 'Hey, how have you been? I hope the years have been kind to you.'"

"My most recent ex, the first and only time I've had to break someone's heart: I honestly just hope that she can forgive me for having to make taking care of myself and my needs the priority in my life. She's an amazing woman, kindergarten school teacher, unanimously adored by everyone that meets her. But we met via travels, and lived in two different states. Circumstances shifted and seeing each other became much less frequent. Neither of us wanted to quit our jobs and chuck a grenade into our lives and careers. Eventually, for my own mental and emotional health, I had to call it. I truly hope she finds someone amazing, she deserves it. So I would just sincerely hope that she understands, and has moved on."

– obaterista93

I once showed up at an exes door after I broke up with him about a month prior.

I genuinely loved and missed him after making the very difficult decision to end things due to conflicting circumstances that kept us from maintaining a healthy relationship.

But I quickly learned that if you did the breaking up, you should respect the other person's space for a respectable amount of time.

I went to visit him at the apartment where we lived together and a new lover answered the door for him after there was a long period of giggles and lots of feet shuffling from behind the door.

Clearly, he was doing just fine.

Of course, I wasn't welcomed in and was asked what I wanted, to which I had no answer but, "do you have any mail for me?"

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People the world over develop their own specific folklore, heavily influenced by the natural world around them and their own culture.

The North American continent was no different.

Reddit user A_KULT_KILLAH wanted to know about the myths and legends of the Indigenous peoples of North America.

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