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!
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He’s Got A Good Point
I Am Iron Man
Its Bigger I Swear!
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.
This Is Correct
Thats The Best Last Name
Coming Out
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).
Outstanding Move
Smart Teacher
Hide Your Christians!
Interesting Title
Amazing Comment
That's An Argument He Can Win
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.
Do You Agree? Was He The Main Character All Along?
I always hoped Neville would really be the chosen one cause Harry was often insufferable.
He Expertly Defied Logic
A Penis Is Like Life...
Fair Enough
Correct
This
Thought This Might Belong Here. I Would Totally Eat 6 Donuts And Be No Worse Off Than Drinking 1 Coke
Technically The Much-More-Impressive-Sounding Truth
Not His President
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.
I Am Glad They Cleared This Up
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
Well Yes Buy Actullay Yes
Just Because It’s True, Doesn’t Mean I Like It
That's not even a question! Ariel chose land and legs, she didn't even want the sea anymore.
The Truth Behind The Pyramids
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.
Why Is This Correct?
Kicked Out Even After A Perfect Answer
I Mean, It Is
Ask And You Shall Receive
Can Confirm
Checkmate
I Don't Need No Dummy
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.
Can’t Trust Anyone
Tasty Humans...
Ah, the beauty of symbiotic natural relationships... Bless Mother Nature.
Cmon Google Assistant
We're Just Too Busy!!!
Probably Yes
It’s True
Apparently The New Lifesaver Brand Watch.
Oh Phoebe
They're Dead
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.
The Traveler Aka The Pizza Man
Former Record Holder
An Interesting New Scientific Discovery
If your parents didn't have any children, chances are, you were delivered by a stork
Can’t Argue With That
Chickens Can’t Afford Umbrellas
You Can't Deny It....
In A Way?
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.
Yes, but this post isn't saying you should tell them to lose weight. It's saying you shouldn't tell them not to lose weight. If they don't want to lose weight, that's fine, it's their body but if they do want to lose weight telling them not to is discouraging.
Load More Replies...Given that you have no idea WHY a person is overweight and there are many reasons besides just "eating too much" you should mind your own damned business.
I never bother an overweight stranger about his or her obesity, but doesn't mean I would support unscientific claims about fat and healthiness.
Load More Replies...Overweight people know they're overweight. You can encourage people if they express a desire, but you can't make a person lose weight. Just stop.
Missing the boat on this one. Telling an overweight person they are beautiful is to affirm that they have a right to love themselves and have good self esteem like everyone else.
Telling someone they are beautiful and worthy of love isn't telling them not to lose weight
THANK YOU!!!! I go to one of the top dietitians in Auckland and at no point has his advice included self-abasement, so I’m going to need everyone to stop pretending that talking s**t about fat people, either by others or by themselves, is part of health.
Load More Replies...Because fat shaming really helps people loose weight. We also shame depressed people for their depression, works out well.
The debate is not "fat people should be called beautiful," but rather, "fat people deserve respect and to be treated with dignity." the movement is encouraging you to think about how you react to fat people. Do you treat them as though they are repulsive, deserve less credit for being intelligent adults, do you feel the need to parent them? Do you feel like they can't date, love, and be loved in the same way? Do you yourself, being fat, mimic these sentiments in your head? Well, let's treat fat people with the dignity that everyone deserves.
Or maybe just maybe we could stay in our own lane and worry about ourselves. Your fat friend doesn’t pay your bills and your drunk uncle doesn’t define your happiness
It does if the drunk uncle kills your kid when he gets in his car drunk.
Load More Replies...Only if it's unhealthy. They will still be beautiful though either way. But if it's natural, who cares? Just don't be mean no matter what.
Im not against body positivity BUT it can be dangerous. You may feel great being 70 or more lbs overweight but that extra weight is going to cause you some very real health problems down the road and all of the likes in the world on your IG post will not prevent diabetes, heart attacks, and a myriad of other issues that come from being very overweight. And to clarify Im talking real overweight not just carrying around an extra 20lbs.
So many people here can't read properly. The posts says telling them NOT to lose weight because they're beautiful. But comments are saying like the posts says NOT telling them to lose weight. VERY DIFFERENT. One is encouraging the person to stay unhealthy, the other is simply not commenting on it at all.
Please keep shaming me. I'm fat as f... and I need to lose weight. I really have to
OK, I’ll shame you, as someone on medically ordered weight loss: stop acting like weight loss and self respect are mutually exclusive. Stop expecting other fat people to have that mindset too. Stop being so desperate to get your motivation from other laypeople that you’re willing to throw all the rest of us under the bus. Instead, look for help and advice. If you can afford even one session with a registered dietitian, that will help, and you’ll also see that professionals don’t expect us to ritually self-flagellate about the fact that we put on weight. If not, look for good sources online. Start with a level that’s manageable for you. You shouldn’t still be hungry after meals and you shouldn’t be too tired for the rest of the things in your life. But for the love of all that is holy, either do something or live with not doing something, but stop with this self deprecation bullshit that has become trendy for some unfathomable reason. Was that shaming enough?
Load More Replies...Yeah, sure because a severly overweight person never ever thought that they need to los weight, ever. So they need someone else to tell them that. So helpful.
Please don't tell an overweight person to lose weight. They already know that.
Is it ok to tell someone underweight, maybe anorexic, to put on weight?
Context.... context.... CONTEXT - the 'overweight' status can be had by many but doesn't necessarily mean sh** health. Bodybuilders are "TECHNICALLY" overweight too. I knew this amazing iron-woman triathlete in university who could probably a**e-kick most of us who were like 10 years younger... she didn't have a six pack or razor-defined muscles (ie: to LOOK at her you'd never know) and she told us that by straight pound/kilo weighing she was "overweight". Maybe the sign should read more "morbidly obese" - because that comes with ... some other medical info associated with it.
Eh, we also have to redefine "overweight/ lazy is unhealthy". My friends "overweight" but exercises twice a day and has a nutritionist and sticks to a strict diet. Im of "average weight" and probably gonna die soon because im crap about dietingnor exercise, lol 🤷♂️
Here's the thing... yes, encouraging SOMEONE YOU KNOW AND LOVE in a kind compassionate way to lose weight is fine. However, for a stranger to treat you like garbage because you are overweight is THE REAL F*****G ISSUE.
How about everybody keep their comments to themselves when it comes to a fat person or alcoholic?
My cousin was killed by a drunk driver. I wished someone had stepped in. Right, being severely overweight is mostly only a direct danger to yourself, but being drunk very often has a big chance of having a very negative effect on people you love and strangers.
Load More Replies...If you eat healthy, exercise, and you are still over weight there is no problem. If you're unhealthy, there's the issue.
You don’t tell your friend not to lose weight. You tell them the hard truth. That’s what being a friend is about. Sorry if you found that offensive but...... 😐
If they ask for your opinion. Unasked for help is rarely accepted. Also, people know if they are or not.
Load More Replies...Except that's literally not what body positivity is about. I've only got one body; I'm not going to spend my life hating it because that's what other people tell me I should be feeling based on my looks. THAT'S what it's about. Idiots like you love to jump on the hate train and claim it's promoting an unhealthy lifestyle, and clearly you've never been bullied for being overweight. Shame, guilt, judgment, and low self-esteem can make changing harder and also don't work--not that it's your business to begin with why a person looks the way they do.
Load More Replies...I Just Threw Up In The Toilet
Exactly Bro
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Made me laugh several times! Love this!
Made me laugh several times! Love this!