20 cringeworthy comments, DMs, and texts: 'Bro, how is the shark older than the USA? I doubt the shark has been alive for 2023 years'

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Feb 15, 2024 4:00 PM EST

The things people say on the Internet, man! It's remarkable what people elect to post on public forums for everyone else's amusement and consumption. Granted, sometimes it's totally intentional. People who fancy themselves to be aspiring comedians often turn to social media to find an audience. But oftentimes, the funniest Internet comments are the unintentionally hilarious ones. The ones where people forgot they were posting this online for everyone to see. The ones where people shared way too much information or were incredibly wrong about a factoid or a phenomenon. The ones where people took a big swing and it missed. Those Internet comments are the ones that will stand the test of time. Sorry, comedians. I guess you'll just have to go to another open mic.

Keep scrolling below for this roundup of cringeworthy and silly comments, DMs, and replies. For more content like this, check out this list of unwritten rules about adulting.

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