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You know that cat look - when they suddenly pause and glare at something, pupils slightly dilated, curious with a look of very mild confusion on their face? Yeah, that look. The look they give the bird that sits on their windowsill as if someone dared give it permission to sit there. Rude bird. The subreddit r/MildlyStartledCats knows what we're talking about. 

It's that cat look that you, as the owner of said cat, cannot help but laugh at. I mean, cats are always hilarious, that's kinda their thing. They're silly and have a tendency to zoom right into the wall sometimes. But what makes them special is that, really, even their very mild confusion by simple, totally normal things, is hilarious to anyone who loves cats at all. 

If you needed some more stress in your life, here are some seemingly mundane things that can be more dangerous than you'd expect. It turns out a lot of stuff that you see and do every day is heavy, poisonous, and otherwise surprisingly deadly. For some more bummers, here are not-so-fun facts to feel bad about.

So, the story on this one goes that an (awesome) girlfriend planned a big "Nailed It" themed, surprised birthday party for her boyfriend. Apparently, upon receiving this kind and loving gesture, the dude proceeded to break down and dissolve into a puddle of tears, because he wanted other people around to remember him. Awesome girlfriend asked the folks of Reddit whether or not she was in the wrong, and I mean, based off what we know, how could she be? 

Redditor u/yourstruelee pulled out all the stops to make sure he could surprise his girlfriend with the proposal for the ages. This guy spent six months animating him and his girlfriend into her favorite Disney movie, Sleeping Beauty. He even enlisted the help of some fellow redditors, as well as a number of their close family and friends, to make sure this proposal went off without a hitch. He even timed the catching of the ring with the animation, talk about true dedication.

Someone on AskReddit asked for married couples to share their biggest surprises with their spouses, after getting married. From innocent and quirky little things like leaving the lids unscrewed on jars, to some psycho level compulsive lying. It's really hard to know someone completely, until you've thrown in with them and spent more time together. 

The employees of an estate agency in Maryland had an unforgettable Christmas party this December when their boss decided to reward all 198 workers with $10 million to split, based on how long they had worked at the agency. The bonuses ranged from $100 to $270,000, with the average bonus around $50,000. The reactions of the employees was priceless and filled us with a warm fuzzy feeling. Watch the whole YouTube video of the event here, but get the tissues ready because seeing pure happiness like that won't fail to make you bawl. If you want to cry from cuteness, check out this cat that is Baby Yoda lookalike. Aw. 

Memers are freaking out after a brand new clip from upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was released showing stormtroopers taking flight. C3PO, Finn, and Poe all utter the words, "They fly now" in response. Below you can see some of the reaction memes and tweets!

Memers are freaking out after a brand new clip from upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was released showing stormtroopers taking flight. C3PO, Finn, and Poe all utter the words, "They fly now" in response. Below you can see some of the reaction memes and tweets!

Oh hell no.

The Danish Radio Big Band has been through tough times, at least if their member's are to be believed. Multiple soloists out of order, lack of commitment, and simply bad musicianship has plagued the band for the past 17 years, since they last had a conductor. Fortunately, besides all of this being satire, the band has found their savior, a young and award winning composer and conductor, Miho Hazama. They were so excited for her arrival, that they filmed a satirical welcome video showing the "sorry state" of their ensemble. 

But not to be outdone by their own efforts to be culturally relevant, the members decided to one up their welcome video, and plan a flash mob at the gate at Copenhagen Airport that awaited her when she arrived in Denmark. Quickly surrounding her with their music, the members broke out into a song written just for her to welcome her, and the result is below.

If only every job would welcome you like this when you get hired.