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When we think about talents, we often imagine something cool, valuable and impressive. From painting to playing an instrument, these abilities immediately bring us into the spotlight and make us a teeny tiny bit better than anyone born without them.

But this online group celebrates exactly the opposite of that. Welcome to the “Learn Useless Talents” subreddit, a miscellaneous home to 694k members who share not just talents, but the most useless ones of all.

“This is a place to learn how to do cool things that have no use other than killing time and impressing strangers,” the group’s description reads, so I leave the stage to some of the best (and most useless!) posts posted here.

#1

Ima Do This

Ima Do This

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DEW
Community Member
3 years ago

You're the best! Totally going to do this and share!! Your legacy will live on!! When this takes off make sure you get the credit!!

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    #2

    How To Gird Up Your Loins When The Wedding Party Is Over

    How To Gird Up Your Loins When The Wedding Party Is Over

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    Harley Lee
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I love that at the end- tie a cute bow and get ready for battle!!!

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    #3

    How To Tell Apart Various Language Writings

    How To Tell Apart Various Language Writings

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    Good Luckas
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    This is actually useful!

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    #4

    How To Float

    How To Float

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    Potato Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    i mean it works

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    #5

    How To Split A Donut

    How To Split A Donut

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    River Webb
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    lick your fingers first for an even better effect

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    #6

    How To Make A Grim Reaper Puppet Using Your Sleeve And Hand

    How To Make A Grim Reaper Puppet Using Your Sleeve And Hand

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    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I like that!

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    #7

    How To Make An Amazing Sofa Fort

    How To Make An Amazing Sofa Fort

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    enigma
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    yo,this aint useless my guy,who put the hideout for me and the gremlins here?(the gremlins is the name we gave me and my friends.

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    #8

    How To Properly Peal A Post-It Note From The Stack

    How To Properly Peal A Post-It Note From The Stack

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    enigma
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    puff the cat and vector from despicable me confirmed,this works!

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    #9

    How To Make A Shadow Turtle

    How To Make A Shadow Turtle

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    AffenpinscherMom
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Oh Garcia, you are so silly

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    #10

    How To Make A Pants Backpack

    How To Make A Pants Backpack

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    Lakota Wolf
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I'm doing this tomorrow and waiting to see how long it takes before someone notices and says "Are those PANTS??"

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    #11

    How To Make A Shower For A Small Bird

    How To Make A Shower For A Small Bird

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    Kris
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    next, get a bird

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    #12

    Learn How To Draw A Sheep

    Learn How To Draw A Sheep

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    ThatOtherPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Looks like he’s wearing leg warmers lol

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    #13

    Owlpple

    Owlpple

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    tophei
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Cute!

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    #14

    Well, Then

    Well, Then

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    Den Ver
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited)

    I was on a bus tour where someone took a drink from a can of Coke and got stung. They couldn't stop crying, so I asked if it was a Bee or a Wasp -- they didn't know. . . . It Makes A Difference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I told them, if it was a bee, it would have left behind a stinger and a venom sack. When took a look, I could see it in the roof of their mouth. Using the tweezers from a swiss army knife, I extracted it and solved the problem. Instant pain relief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If you've read this far, you've learned some "useless" information like the other people on the bus.

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    #15

    Nato Phonetic Alphabet

    Nato Phonetic Alphabet

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    Khara Mei
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    This is the opposite of useless. Very useful, recommended to remember.

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    #16

    Does Learning Strange Spoken Language Rules Count?

    Does Learning Strange Spoken Language Rules Count?

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    Passerby
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Now, I wonder what that censored word is. It is not like there are any other repeated instances of that word, right?

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    #17

    How To Shake Ankles

    How To Shake Ankles

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    Robert T
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Ministry of Silly Handshakes?

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    #18

    How To Survive Being Buried Alive

    How To Survive Being Buried Alive

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    troufaki13
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    And scare the living hell out of everyone who happen to be there!

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    #19

    The Gentlemans Guide To Amputation

    The Gentlemans Guide To Amputation

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    PickleRick
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I'd need a lot of brandy before this no matter which person I am in the equation.

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    #20

    How To Fold A Napkin To Fit Three Pieces Of Silverware

    How To Fold A Napkin To Fit Three Pieces Of Silverware

    Puppyshiz Report

    Hestia
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I am gonna do this at a hotel and see the waiter's reaction.

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    #21

    Become The Master Of Shadows With These Simple Steps (Plus Its A Cool Title For Your Resume)

    Become The Master Of Shadows With These Simple Steps (Plus Its A Cool Title For Your Resume)

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    Vicko Fidelis
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    *Crack*

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    #22

    How To Make A Quick Escape

    How To Make A Quick Escape

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    DEW
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I love this!! I've seen the video of this young man doing it!! He's impressive!

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    #23

    The Names Of Types Of Camera Movements

    The Names Of Types Of Camera Movements

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    Vicko Fidelis
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    This is useful

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    #24

    How To Create Glyphs

    How To Create Glyphs

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    Oais Wright
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Now I know how to make a creative emblem for my cult, thank you

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    #25

    How To Make A Stapler Mandala

    How To Make A Stapler Mandala

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    Sue Lynn Chan
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Oh my, why didn't I think of this sooner?

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    #26

    How To Bounce A Dinner Roll

    How To Bounce A Dinner Roll

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    enigma
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    gon use this on my sister if she decides to have children

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    #27

    Make Paper Boat Out Of Toilet Paper Roll

    Make Paper Boat Out Of Toilet Paper Roll

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    PickleRick
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Nice for a guest bathroom.

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    #28

    How To Beatbox

    How To Beatbox

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    troufaki13
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Anyone else tried it? It wasn't just me, right?

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    #29

    How To Fold A Plastic Bag Properly. Not Just Scrunch It Up Into A Ball

    How To Fold A Plastic Bag Properly. Not Just Scrunch It Up Into A Ball

    Oceanlyric Report

    sturmwesen
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    *looks at the bag bag and starts calculating*

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    #30

    How To Find Waldo

    How To Find Waldo

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    Robert T
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I've never found Waldo yet. He's called Wally in the UK.

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    #31

    You Can Unfold Kinder Egg Pods Into Desktop Catapults

    You Can Unfold Kinder Egg Pods Into Desktop Catapults

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    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Only for Europeans :-)

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    #32

    How To Turn Your Cat Into A Bunny

    How To Turn Your Cat Into A Bunny

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    Brazen
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I did that once to my cat. I laughed so hard while he, on the other hand, was plotting my demise.

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    #33

    How To Casually Get In Water As A Big Man

    How To Casually Get In Water As A Big Man

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    Henrik Schmidt
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Walaaa? Did you mean "voila" by any chance?

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    #34

    How To Loudly Whistle With Four Fingers In Your Mouth

    How To Loudly Whistle With Four Fingers In Your Mouth

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    sturmwesen
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I nearly barfed trying it. I guess I will keep whistling like a peasant with dry fingers.

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    #35

    How To Draw A Boy From The Word "Boy"

    How To Draw A Boy From The Word "Boy"

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    Beck
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited)

    This is how I was able to tell lowercase b and d apart. Make a b with left hand. d with right. Put then together and it looks and spells bed without the e.. This reminded me off that.

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    #36

    How To Solve A Rubik's Cube

    How To Solve A Rubik's Cube

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    enigma
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    still gonna be stupid at this

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    #37

    How To Be A Table

    How To Be A Table

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    Frank
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    You'll need 5 people: 1 to pull the chairs. Incomplete instructions, we need to sue.

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    #38

    How To Make Your Lipstick Last Through Eating

    How To Make Your Lipstick Last Through Eating

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    River Webb
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    i usually bite down on a funnel and shovel food through there

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    #39

    How To Cut An Apple With Your Finger

    How To Cut An Apple With Your Finger

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    troufaki13
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Ouch??

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    #40

    How To Slice A Bagel Into Two Congruent, Linked Halves

    How To Slice A Bagel Into Two Congruent, Linked Halves

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    Lakota Wolf
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Thanks, I hate it.

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    #41

    How To Look Behind You (Without Looking Behind You)

    How To Look Behind You (Without Looking Behind You)

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    Enuya
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    This one can actually be helpful if you're followed. You can somewhat control a situation without scaring attacker into doing something unpredictable

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    #42

    How To Read Korean In 15 Minutes

    How To Read Korean In 15 Minutes

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    Thiago Meira
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Usefull when you travel and need to read signs, menus and other stuff, despite not understanding

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    #43

    How To Make A Baseball Cap Lincoln From A Five Dollar Bill

    How To Make A Baseball Cap Lincoln From A Five Dollar Bill

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    Oais Wright
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    True fan of baseball

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    #44

    Surviving A Drop Off A Waterfall

    Surviving A Drop Off A Waterfall

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    Water dog
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Been there. Done that.

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    #45

    Cook Water

    Cook Water

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    Toolkit
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I tried the recipe, followed it step by step, would recommend 100 percent,no allergies and good for ppl on diet too, easy to make, and very delicious too 😂

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    #46

    How To Tell The Different Types Of Watch Hands And What To Call Them

    How To Tell The Different Types Of Watch Hands And What To Call Them

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    2picklesinabun
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    You will NEVER need this

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    #47

    It Seems Useless Until You Need It

    It Seems Useless Until You Need It

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    Khara Mei
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Now this is strange, but I have indeed had to do this when I worked at the zoo. This is what we did, with four people because it needed extra security on the wings as one wing was injured.

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    #48

    Staircase Terminology

    Staircase Terminology

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    Lauren zzstu Campo
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    thats cool

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    #49

    How To Crack An Egg With One Hand

    How To Crack An Egg With One Hand

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    SobyKay
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    always wanted to do this, may try if I feel like making a crazy mess on the kitchen 😂

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    #50

    Watermelon Packing

    Watermelon Packing

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    Piggy Tee
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    That will become all slushy in ten minutes

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    #51

    How To Tell Someone Off

    How To Tell Someone Off

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    Alexandra Davis
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    As demonstrated by Joe Gatto!

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    #52

    Identifying Different Types Of Lamps

    Identifying Different Types Of Lamps

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    Onion Cutting Ninja
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    the harp is huge in the chimney one!

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    #53

    How To Be Mildly Successful At Rope Ladder Carnival Games

    How To Be Mildly Successful At Rope Ladder Carnival Games

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    ThatOtherPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    What did they even censor here?!?

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    #54

    Crossing Piranha-Infested Water

    Crossing Piranha-Infested Water

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    Izzy Curer
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited)

    They did an episode on River Monsters where Jeremy Wade crawled into a tub full of piranhas to prove that they're not nearly as dangerous as old adventure stories like to make them out to be. The ones in the tub just acted like scared fish.

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    #55

    Double Knot Shoelace Method

    Double Knot Shoelace Method

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    Good Luckas
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    My mom taught me that but only pull one finger on each hand to make a single knot. It’s so useful and I can tie my shoes faster than anyone I’ve ever met!

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    #56

    How A Bar Code Supposedly Works

    How A Bar Code Supposedly Works

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    Khara Mei
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I know EAN13, definitely not it, barcodes are all numbers too, it also lacks a start/stop so could never be read properly. In fact, I think this is just the 3 of 9 font.

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    #57

    Make A Huge Splash

    Make A Huge Splash

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    xolitaire
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Yeah, in German this is called "Arschbombe" ("a*s-bomb")

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    #58

    How To Do That Cardspin

    How To Do That Cardspin

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    a fruity dream of delusion
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    what is even censored here?? this is getting beyond ridiculous.

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    #59

    How To Fit A Round Peg In A Square Hole

    How To Fit A Round Peg In A Square Hole

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    Argle Bargle
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    L (edge) = diameter (peg) + 1 Planck. Fits now.

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    #60

    How To Commit Seppuku!

    How To Commit Seppuku!

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    Lakota Wolf
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I love how BP censors words like "die", "death", and "suicide", but put a pictorial guide to killing yourself with a sword into an article.

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