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Fans of horror stories and video games are bound to know American writer, H. P. Lovecraft, as his name is pretty much on everything these days: Lovecraftian-this, Lovecraftian-that. A central theme in his works is that learning the truth about the world can drive you mad. But it’s not just knowledge about eldritch beings and uncaring cosmic gods that can shock you! Some jaw-dropping truths are closer to home, much more mundane, and far, far funnier.

That’s where the ‘Technically the Truth’ subreddit comes in. A community of nearly 1.26 million, they dedicate their time to sharing some hilarious examples of things that are technically true but completely unexpected. Check out some of their best posts below, upvote the ones that made you laugh, and be sure to check out their subreddit if you like their content!

We’ve got a theory that the reason why ‘Technically the Truth’ is so successful is because of the type of humor they use in their posts. Specifically, dad jokes! And who doesn’t love a good dad joke?

Scientifically speaking, dad jokes are bound to have lots of fans because they rarely (if ever) offend anyone by their very nature, comedian Paul Seven told the National Post.

They’re also ‘clean’ and require almost no extra context to get, as The New York Times points out. And the more accessible the jokes, the more fans you’re bound to get. However, comedian Seven also points out that stating the truth can and will offend some folks.

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This Is Correct

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So ‘Technically the Truth’ is somewhere between (technically) the truth and dad jokes, having a ton of fun in the comfortable digital nook it’s carved out for itself.

Rule-wise, the subreddit puts a lot of emphasis on quality. So reposts are out (unless they’re older than 3 months) and you can actually get a temporary ban if you share certain controversial posts again.

The community also incentivizes its members (or ‘truthers’ as they’re known on the sub) to actually make good content and avoid ‘low effort’ and ‘lazy’ statements and titles. And it looks like it’s working because the quality’s great (and the member count proves it).

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Amazing Comment

Amazing Comment

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That's An Argument He Can Win

That's An Argument He Can Win

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

Hmmm.... keep open the clinic where I get my pap smear, or the place that tells me I'm going to hell? .... Yeah, no contest.

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Do You Agree? Was He The Main Character All Along?

Do You Agree? Was He The Main Character All Along?

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

I always hoped Neville would really be the chosen one cause Harry was often insufferable.

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Fair Enough

Fair Enough

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

A garage, rich parents and a loan/gift from said parents who supported them through the lean times..

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This

This

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

WTF original post? If you need drugs to enjoy it you are doing someone terribly wrong.

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Thought This Might Belong Here. I Would Totally Eat 6 Donuts And Be No Worse Off Than Drinking 1 Coke

Thought This Might Belong Here. I Would Totally Eat 6 Donuts And Be No Worse Off Than Drinking 1 Coke

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

I read that smoking and drinking are bad for your health. So I decided to stop reading. (Not really)

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Technically The Much-More-Impressive-Sounding Truth

Technically The Much-More-Impressive-Sounding Truth

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Not His President

Not His President

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

Wasn't mine either, as I live in the UK, but he sure made life unpleasant/intolerable for many people in America and indirectly in the rest of the world.

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I Am Glad They Cleared This Up

I Am Glad They Cleared This Up

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

Hehe, reminds me of the documentary 'the last dance' where he's discribed as 'a former Chicago resident' XD https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.boston.com/sports/media/2020/05/01/obama-former-chicago-resident-last-dance/amp

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Well Yes Buy Actullay Yes

Well Yes Buy Actullay Yes

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

Enter the White House and bitch slap Donald Trump.

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

If there was ever a Purge, I would spend that time hiding, lol. Just being honest

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NinjaWolfy94
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good luck. I'll be fine out in the bush on the family farm xD best place to be.

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

Bring on The Purge! (I do like the premise of those films, although the majority of people killed are working class and poor... just like the real world!)

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

man i wouldnt do anything except hide in my house and pray for my life. there might be someone out there that wants to kill me

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

I would trespass. Not sure where but somewhere cool and forbidden.

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

I would steal all of the nice apple crap hide in my basement with a big gun whoever comes in to take my crap i stole i would say "my precious" BANG BANG!

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

Um... I'd probably find a nice empty stretch of highway, with a ?borrowed" Bugatti, Maclaren or Ferrari and drive a weeeeee bit fast!

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

@John Baker yeah... except Biden supporters are doing the same thing. "Trumper? Oh you are evil-minded and messed up" and when we try to make our opinions heard you won't listen. Get it through your thick skulls: BIDEN HAS PROBLEMS TOO. Yeah, Trump was messed up. But he worked wonders for the economy. (I will say, Biden is WAY nicer as a person.)

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

All it needed was "ex-crimes" and it would have been bullet proof. Vocabulary, a lost art.

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NinjaWolfy94
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah but on the topic of the purge subject, maybe check out film theorists video on YouTube before choosing an answer for this... some could get you in real trouble after the purge is over.

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

The correct question shoul be what crime would you commit if the state wouldn’t prosecute you, do’h

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NinjaWolfy94
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well I believe in The Purge, all crimes are 'forgiven' during that time possibly (as in no one gets in trouble for what they've done after they've done it/after the 24 hours) Cause otherwise it'd just be a way for the government to grab all the criminals and put em away.

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

Murder nearly every annoying boy in my school. By forcing them to dance in a firey field in bikinis singing "I've got a jar of dirt, I've got a jair of dirt, and guess what's inside it!" to the tune of the Harry Potter theme. For my amusement. I'm weird and evil.

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Just Because It’s True, Doesn’t Mean I Like It

Just Because It’s True, Doesn’t Mean I Like It

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

That's not even a question! Ariel chose land and legs, she didn't even want the sea anymore.

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The Truth Behind The Pyramids

The Truth Behind The Pyramids

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

Exactly. Doesn't mean that somehow these civilisations communicated with each other, it proves that humans have been able to figure out the optimum way(s) to construct.

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Kicked Out Even After A Perfect Answer

Kicked Out Even After A Perfect Answer

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Ask And You Shall Receive

Ask And You Shall Receive

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I Don't Need No Dummy

I Don't Need No Dummy

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

My empathies lie with the poor crash-test dummies... especially when a whole family of them in a minivan is deliberately crashed into a wall.

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Can’t Trust Anyone

Can’t Trust Anyone

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

I am more concerned by the fact that a company called Apple never did anything around fruit...despite what Forrest Gump thinks :-)

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Tasty Humans...

Tasty Humans...

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We're Just Too Busy!!!

We're Just Too Busy!!!

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

"Diamonds aren't rare or intrinsically valuable" CEO of DeBeers cartel

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Apparently The New Lifesaver Brand Watch.

Apparently The New Lifesaver Brand Watch.

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They're Dead

They're Dead

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

The reality is however planes regularly fly with dead people, and indeed it's not an emergency. Some companies have a dedicated broom cupboard/locker, most move them+family to first class, some to staff quarters, all struggle. There's interesting articles occasionally. I think the statistic is that at EVERY single (non-corona) moment there's over 100K people in the sky; even if healthy enough to travel, some of them die every day.

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Former Record Holder

Former Record Holder

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An Interesting New Scientific Discovery

An Interesting New Scientific Discovery

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

If your parents didn't have any children, chances are, you were delivered by a stork

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Chickens Can’t Afford Umbrellas

Chickens Can’t Afford Umbrellas

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You Can't Deny It....

You Can't Deny It....

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

Except there it's the professor giving you your rat so he can bang your single mom while you're gone.

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In A Way?

In A Way?

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

I do not think it is a terrible thing to encourage a friend to be healthy... but a friend's role is to be supportive, not badgering.

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Exactly Bro

Exactly Bro

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

He is yet the elected guy in a democracy. Showing support is just perfect, if actions follow.

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