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Nobody is innocent when it comes to exaggerating things we’ve seen, heard, or participated in. Like, that smashing b-day party of yours in an abandoned castle that got everyone talking. Except that it was your uncle’s porch and the only guests were your twin cousins from Wyoming.

We’ve all been there, done that, but sometimes things go from exaggerated to plain made-up in an instant. And there’s a subreddit called r/thatHappened dedicated entirely, as its description says, to “true stories that are 100% true and actually happened.” You get the sarcasm.

As for evidence, the 1.3 million members of the community are sharing screenshots of people lying their hearts out with a straight face. Trust me, the result is totally hilarious.

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It’s True, I Was The Box Of Tampons

It’s True, I Was The Box Of Tampons

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All humans possess the ability to lie: it’s something we’re born with and we die with. One study published in the Journal of Basic and Applied Social Psychology found that 60 percent of people can’t go 10 minutes without telling a lie. At the same time, another study published by the American Psychological Association suggested that lying less was linked to better average health, both mental and physical.

So, why on earth do we lie, then? To find out, Bored Panda reached out to Traci Brown, a fraud-busting body language expert. It turns out, "we learn the benefits of lying when we’re little, like protecting ourselves from punishment or to get what we want. Situations have more gravity as we get older and lying can protect our relationships or even millions in fraud theft,” Traci explained.

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Ya Cause Being Asleep In Your Car Means You’re In College!

Ya Cause Being Asleep In Your Car Means You’re In College!

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Forgot To Mention, We Both Have Amnesia

Forgot To Mention, We Both Have Amnesia

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BusLady
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So every time you got a letter you thought it was the first one? Like 50 first dates?

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Sometimes, we lie just to make other people around us feel good about themselves, so not all lies are inherently bad. But it turns out that “people who tend to lie frequently do for a couple of reasons: survival or they can't tell the difference between truth and a lie.”

Traci said that mental illness can also be the reason for an urge to lie. “It runs the scale from narcissism to psychopaths. And these folks make up about 15% of the population.”

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And The Trainer Was Fired

And The Trainer Was Fired

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Invited To Teach Sex Ed Because Of Immense Experience

Invited To Teach Sex Ed Because Of Immense Experience

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah yes. So much sex. So many. Like at least a hundred. Right. Much wow.

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What Magazine Has A Full Map And A Picture Of Jesus?

What Magazine Has A Full Map And A Picture Of Jesus?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then the heavens opened and spewed them with money, and oh, life is just so ditsy daisy!

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Lying big always starts from simple steps, aka lying small. First, as kids, we learn to tell pro-social lies, like telling your grandma you like that new hand-knit sweater she gave you on Christmas when, in fact, you can’t even look at it.

According to this study from the journal Nature Neuroscience, “when people tell small lies, the brain becomes desensitized to the pang of guilt that dishonesty usually causes.”

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The more little pro-lies we give, the less guilt we feel, and the more it snowballs into bigger lies that suddenly become way easier. In some cases, people get so used to falsifying or fabricating things that they start believing their lies. At some point, it turns into habit and it becomes incredibly hard to quit for good.

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NASA Employee Giving Out Top Secret Info

NASA Employee Giving Out Top Secret Info

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder what the “smoke” in particular alludes to....

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She Was On Superhearing Cruiselines

She Was On Superhearing Cruiselines

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Sorry, What The Hell Did I Just Read?

Sorry, What The Hell Did I Just Read?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah yes, because chickens that aren't slaughtered in your backyard, but come prepackaged to the store from somewhere else, are all grown on trees and plucked from the branches when ripe...

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In The Jungle, The Mighty Jungle The Lion Claps Tonight

In The Jungle, The Mighty Jungle The Lion Claps Tonight

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This Is Probably The Worst One I Have Ever Seen In The Wild

This Is Probably The Worst One I Have Ever Seen In The Wild

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Medical Expert Here

Medical Expert Here

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Bill
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For somebody with a PhD and a Doctorate(allegedly), their writing doesn't reflect that. 9 year program for the required degrees to design and make medicines in theUS

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cybermerlin2000
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What really happened: I tried to prove Anti-Vaccination was the right way and my paediatrician destroyed my argument and made me look stupid by asking me simple and obvious questions in the waiting room in front of other patients in a mocking tone

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DKS 001
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

anyone who begins with a "believe me" type statement is about to tell you a lie

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Janine B.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She must have read a roll of toilet paper because this is so bullshit.

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Torchicachu
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

your pediatricion probably pretended to agree so then they could be done with your bullcrap

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Blackheart
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

get your vaccines and wear your mask. then get some meds for those massive delusions.

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Leo Domitrix
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have an MD. I learned more about vaccines watching kids with measles suffer complications like blindness, in he USA, in the 1990s. It broke me. *Broke* me. So, no, the OP has no frigging clue. That, or her "doctor" was a chiropractor.

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WildBerry
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I call BS here. You have an MD as in you have a doctor that you visit. YOU ARE NOT AN MD. How do I know - because I worked in US hospitals in the 90's. Ironic that you choose to lie in this particular thread. And if you insist on this fabrication of yours, post sites about it. You won't because you can't because blindness is EXTREMELY rare in measles and because measles were not that prevalent here where you would have been 'broken'. RIdiculous. If you said you saw blindness in a 3rd world country from measles, well yes since it occurs in conjunction with vitamin A deficiency 99% of the time "DOCTOR".

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The Coated Dev
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who would win: Mom who read s**t on facebook and a bunch of blogs or a person who's been studying this exact topic for the past 5 years.

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Donald Holder
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

First off, what the hell does "ins and outs" mean in efficacy and effectiveness of vaccines? Second of all. Why are you seeing a Pediatrician BEFORE the child was born? In medicine, you are treated by the gynecologist/obstetrician during pregnancy.

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Minnie-me
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

and here you have the uneducated who don't believe in vaccines....

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Celtic Pirate Queen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sorry - Medical Expert Here, BUT, if you really attended college you might actually know how to spell and use proper punctuation.

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Quazmodic
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If only you could research how to write correct English. LOL

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Gage Franke
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Definitely the truth" Huh. I was going to say she's full of s**t, but since it's DEFINITELY the truth, she MUST be right! (note: sarcasm)

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Henry Tuttle
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess this person's education didn't include basic English and grammar. Sorry, I don't believe that this person's vaccine advice was on ANYONE'S MIND HEAVY.

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Kelz
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And was this "pediatrician" located in a shady hotel room on skid row? At the fact that they were asking not just a mom, but a NEW mom medical advice????

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While your doctor may know more about vaccines, they do not know everything about the medical profession. This is why there are specialists, especially when it comes to Nutrition. Most doctors do very little work in Nutrition and unfortunately there is a lot of bias when it comes to health and body size. Remember doctors work for you. You shouldn't feel ashamed or degraded when you got to the doctor.

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Anne Mitchell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For someone who know so much about vaccines one would think you would know a little more about grammar.

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Jennifer Brown
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, for someone who is so smart why is their grammar so horrible

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While this would normally make me laugh, I have to say it's tragically sad in this case. Not only is the person lying, but doing it badly with story and grammar. Pediatricians know to the Nth degree everything there is to know about vaccines. They would NEVER ask a patient about info on one. Not only is it unprofessional, it's also unethical. Why get info from you that could be wrong and pass it on to someone else. SAD!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This person may really know a lot about vaccines. Problem is that all of what he/she knows is wrong.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unfortunately, it's all just Antivax clichés in a non-repeating pattern.

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Delusional Tall Man Thinks Women Openly Drool Over His Phenomenal Height

Delusional Tall Man Thinks Women Openly Drool Over His Phenomenal Height

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The scary part is some dudes are really so deranged, they'll mistake any kind of old look (even disgust) for lust. I had a dude follow me home from the subway one day asking for a date. I'd been staring at him on the subway because he was fat, ugly and looked like he hadn't showered in a week and he apparently mistook that for interest on my part!!

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Sure Buddy

Sure Buddy

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When They Have Tests In Kindergarten

When They Have Tests In Kindergarten

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And Then The Sales Went Up $500%

And Then The Sales Went Up $500%

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And Then Everyone Clapped

And Then Everyone Clapped

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thousands of doctors, medical officials, scientists, reputable organisations, and other experts, asking you to wear a mask is considered “fake news,” yet the claim of one "nurse" is suddenly considered a universal opinion? And speaking of which, we are here to deal with facts, not opinions.

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Didnt Miss A Word

Didnt Miss A Word

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Schools Sure Are Conscious Of Students' Music Tastes Nowadays

Schools Sure Are Conscious Of Students' Music Tastes Nowadays

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3-Year-Old Is Wiser Than Us All

3-Year-Old Is Wiser Than Us All

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Her Bio Says She's 21

Her Bio Says She's 21

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The police turned up. My son was arrested. He said "sorry I lied mom, I turned out like Dad".

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Hmmm

Hmmm

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then a pianist shows up to play happy ending music while they walk into the sunset and also the sun is clapping.

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Then Everyone Ripped Off Their Masks And Bras

Then Everyone Ripped Off Their Masks And Bras

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I worry for the mental well being of surgeons across the globe.

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