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AskReddit is a popular subreddit on Reddit that allows any user to post interesting questions for anyone to answer, often generating funny discussion threads. These are their stories.

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People describe the most ruthless rejections that they've ever endured. | Geotis 10y asked girl out. She said "yes" and gave her number alled reject hotline. Took while shake one off.

Most Ruthless Rejections People Have Endured

Ancestry DNA tests that ended up unearthing family secrets. | CatMakes3 5h 8 1 Award My real father and 3 half siblings- ended up being really good discovery.

Ancestry DNA Tests That Unearthed Family Secrets

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Human Resources employees describe the weirdest things they've ever seen. | thedarlingbuttsofmay 2h once had temp job HR scanning lots old personnel files, and one perk job reading old complaints against people best one came across mediation caused by one member staff accusing another witchcraft.

Weirdest Things H.R. Employees Have Seen

A collection of AskReddit replies to the dumbest questions customers have asked employees | pm_me_your_taintt 3h Lady walks into empty restaurant, looks around, asks "is this furniture store?"

The Dumbest Questions From Customers

The dumbest things that people have ever heard. | tocanofd 9h S 1 Award sat next girl bio who got 40% on our first test. She seemed quite pleased and said now she only needed get 40% again have an average 80 O Reply 1 222

Dumbest Things People Have Ever Heard

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Craziest excuses from students that ended up being true. | kajigleta 11h Showed up late college final because his neighbor's apartment on fire. He smelled like fire smoke so gave him an extension on time limit.

Craziest Excuses From Students That Ended Up Being True

A collection of the pettiest reasons that people ever held grudges. | SierraMikeHotel 19h My wife is still angry with over dream she had years ago which cheated on her with faceless woman. Seriously Reply 42

Pettiest Reasons People Held Grudges

A collection of the most messed up things people's roommates did. | peanutbutterandjamin Not washing bathroom ever our 2.5 years living together!

Most Messed Up Things People's Roommates Did

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Fast food employees describe their most loathed food menu items. | TheLikeGuys3 1d 8 3 Awards Did month at Golden Corral during my senior year high school. Roaches Meat. Freezer. Roaches t. Freezer

Fast Food Employees' Most Loathed Menu Items

A collection of the best bad ideas that people committed to anyways. | ZurEnArrhBatman 19h S 2 Awards high school and had my own job buy things with decided would buy 4L pail ice cream 2L bottle W root beer and make giant root beer float then proceeded eat/drink entire thing over course hockey game did not throw up but definitely did not feel like eating supper night.

The Best Bad Ideas People Committed To

A collection of the most obvious lies that people were ever told. | lurkity_mclurkington co-worker told my own story back as his own. Twice.

Most Obvious Lies People Were Ever Told

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A collection of the funniest 911 calls that operators have ever received. | que_he_hecho Woman called report seeing shark ocean. Yes, ma'am is where keep them.

Funniest 911 Calls Operators Have Received

People describe the biggest plot holes that they've ever come across. | IntroGeist 22h 1 Award Incredibles happened Supervillains after Superheroes became illegal? They just disappeared no reason, No one could stop them now so they would obviously do more crime. But they're gone

Biggest Plot Holes That Haunt People

A collection of the world's most notable design flaws. | Moist_Examination811 15h Toasters. Why oh why does top half bread never fit into These designers should go out get themselves loaf bread toaster before they design another one. There doesn't seem be any come different size. Don't even get started on bloody elements- one side will be light beige other side toast will look like 's been toasted smelting factory.

The World's Most Notable Design Flaws

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People describe the strangest things that happened to them that escape logic. | That_Weird_Girl_107 7h 1 Award hit patch black ice dark going 60mph down highway. At time drove 1 ton cargo van hit guard rail and flipped. Not only did walk away without scratch car drivable and only 30 min late work.

Strangest Occurrences People Can't Logically Explain

A collection of the worst scams that people fell for when they were young and gullible. | fist_is_also_a_verb Columbia House CDs could buy 12 CDs 1 penny, then agreed purchase certain number CDs future full price not sure thought they'd call cops or ruin my credit forever, or But bought all my agreed upon CDs at full price. Iread years later could have just not bought single thing because they can't enforce contracts made by minors.

Worst Scams That Young And Gullible People Fell For

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38 and 40-year-old get disinherited for spending $300k of father's money, get offended when sibling won't share her inheritance with them: 'I was the one who was there for him'

38 and 40-year-old get disinherited for spending $300k of father's money, get offended when sibling won't share her inheritance with them: 'I was the one who was there for him'

Data analyst refuses to answer work messages outside of working hours, coworker 7 hours ahead protests when she won't respond to 'urgent' problem at 9 PM: 'On a random Tuesday I counted 47 notifications after 6 PM'

Data analyst refuses to answer work messages outside of working hours, coworker 7 hours ahead protests when she won't respond to 'urgent' problem at 9 PM: 'On a random Tuesday I counted 47 notifications after 6 PM'

50-year-old tries "quiet quitting" after achieving mid-level management goals, ends up quadrupling net worth: 'Focus on [the] minimum amount of work [and] delegate everything you possibly can'

50-year-old tries "quiet quitting" after achieving mid-level management goals, ends up quadrupling net worth: 'Focus on [the] minimum amount of work [and] delegate everything you possibly can'

21 Relaxing Memes of Cats Mastering the Art of Yoga and Finding Their Inner Purr

21 Relaxing Memes of Cats Mastering the Art of Yoga and Finding Their Inner Purr

Late woman’s neighbor inherits her house and money after years of friendship, while her absent granddaughters storm in demanding a share they never tried to earn: ‘I plan to honor her wish and to donate the money to charity’

Late woman’s neighbor inherits her house and money after years of friendship, while her absent granddaughters storm in demanding a share they never tried to earn: ‘I plan to honor her wish and to donate the money to charity’

New employee gets fired after only a week at the job, gets told by boss that their accountant claims they can't afford to pay him: ‘I thought it was my saving grace’

New employee gets fired after only a week at the job, gets told by boss that their accountant claims they can't afford to pay him: ‘I thought it was my saving grace’

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