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If you’ve ever misheard the lyrics to a song, you’ll know how easy it is to then complete misunderstand what the whole thing is about, usually for years, until someone finally puts you right. Over on the AskUK subreddit user angry2320 asked ‘What songs did you completely misinterpret?’ and followed up with a couple of […]

What did you do on Monday? Katy Perry performed Louis Armstrong’s What a Wonderful World on board a Blue Origin rocket, 62 miles above Earth – crossing the boundary into actual space. As you do. Katy Perry lands safely and kisses the ground after Blue Origin space trip. She sang “What a Wonderful World” while […]

Ohio State’s football team didn’t have the best visit to the White House, despite having had the best season in 2024, when they won the College Football Playoff (CFP) trophy. The President forgot what team he was hosting, referring to Ohio’s star quarterback Will Howard as the Tennessee quarterback. President Trump welcomes Ohio State football […]

In a world in which there are fewer and fewer reasons to stay on Twitter – or, more accurately, one Elon Musk-shaped reason why you’d really rather not – it’s good to know that some things on the hellsite remain reassuringly wonderful. And when we say ‘some things’ what we really mean is one person, […]

There are good signs and there are bad signs, and then there are funny signs, and here are 23 of the very best to take your mind off everything else going on right now. 1. ‘I mean really’ (via) 2. ‘Proceed with caution’ (via) 3. ‘The mythical cord’ (via) 4. ‘Be patient’ (via) 5. ‘I’m […]

There are headlines and then there are headlines, and then there are those headlines that make it into the ‘Mental Headelines’ hall of fame over on Twitter. Unfortunately for fans of this sort of thing, the ‘Mental Headlines’ Twitter account appears to have gone to the sub-editor’s office in the sky. But these 23 have […]

Here’s a rather lovely breakfast TV moment which appears to have totally passed us by first time round. It went viral again on Twitter after someone put out this request. What Black British moment or chaos lives in your head rent free? — feven – ፈቨን (@missfeven) April 27, 2024 Although the tweet’s from last […]

Life hacks are ten-a-penny on the internet: millions of small ideas intended to make a big difference to your life. But how about life hacks specifically aimed at improving your day-to-day experience of living in the UK? They’ve been discussing this on the AskUK subreddit after user GainsAndPastries posed this question: ‘What’s a life hack […]

It’s often said that men are simple creatures, which may explain why there are so many things they find puzzling or surprising about women. They quickly learn though. Usually when they get a girlfriend and the day-to-day realities of their partner’s lives start to play out. But what can other men learn from these experiences? […]