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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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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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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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Nolan Ruck
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The church doesn't say that you're going to hell. It says that you won't because Jesus died on the cross for your sins.

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

And where the heck are people like Life Long Vol when those babies are born? Fighting for better health care, education, environmental protections, or a living minimum wage? Nope, "protecting" the next batch of fetuses by voting for people who want to eliminate anti-pollution measures and give fat tax breaks to billionaires.

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CatWoman312
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not really sure how a cluster of cells is considered a baby, but then again they don’t consider the baby anything once it’s born so 🤷🏻‍♀️

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

Sometimes I wonder which is worse, having an abortion or bringing a child into this world of hatred & violence. I absolutely LOVE my 2 kids & couldn't imagine life without them. But there have been (& will continue to be) plenty of times that I wish I could spare them from the CRAP that goes on in this world.

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

I support abortion rights, and also the right to have children. The antinatalist argument makes no sense to me. The world can be a bad place but it can also be a good place, and most people choose to stick around.

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Colin Mochrie At Its Finest
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is so infuriating that people want to stop another woman's right to choose for her body. Hell, I am not in favor of someone repeatedly getting abortions but I would not tell that person thet can't do it in fact, I don't even know who those people are so how can they affect me? But, for the 14 year old raped by her dad, the lady who finds out she will die if she continues the pregnancy, and rhey go to the back alley with a coat hanger.

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

Also a fetus is not a baby YET. Its still just a fetus, a clump of cells and tissue.

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Not a pro life voter, but don’t you think this oversimplifies it quite a bit? There’s a big difference between a blastocyst and a fetus. I don’t see how anyone can look at A fetus and see a “clump.” I don’t see how anyone can look at a fetus beyond the fist trimester and not see a human being. There’s no simple solutions to this issue and failing to see the ethical and moral dilemmas inherent in the issue empowers extreme positions on both sides.

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

If I may add my 2 cents; I had wished I was aborted. My first 20 years were misery. But, as I was able to escape, I was able to have an impact in ways that one couldn't have without my experience. And although I'm sure someone else could have taken my place in all the situations I've been in, my being there united people in ways that were unique to my existance, and allowed my family to end up in a safe place (I have disabled people in my life; my ability allowed us all to move together to a house which wouldn't have happened otherwise). This is not a diss at all on anyone who has chosen abortion; it is a very hard decision & situation. I'm just saying things might not end up as bad as you expect. Someone once responded to my question of what is the point of being here by saying that it's not what you get in life, it's how you change someone else's. Just putting out my side of the story, and absolutely not in hate💗

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

If an asteroid was heading for the Earth and we had a ship ready to only take "essential things", churches won't be on the list.

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

There are 50 fertilized frozen embryos on one side of the room & a 5-year-old child on the other. Building is on fire. Only time to save one or the other. Which do you save? Your answer tells us whether you are pro-life or pro-choice, and also whether you are a monster.

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

They did a study that found when abotion became legal that crime rates had dropped in 15 to 20 years, Why ? because there were less poor mothers raising poor unwanted children. Kids who ended up on the streets, in foster care, uneducated and jobless. Turning to crime, prostitution and drugs to survive.

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

o-o well.... um.... NOT IF THEY GRAB YOUR LEG!!!!! >:3

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

How is a healthy pregnant mother a health concern? Do you consider a baby a parasitic tumor?

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All the comments are about abortion, what about Church as healthcare? It's my mental healthcare, denied to me.

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

Bible is a fiction, you can get “mental healthcare” by go to see a real doctor who spent years in medical schools learning from “non-fiction” textbooks and practices. There’s a reason why “going to churches” to fix your mental problems not covered by legit health insurance. BTW, your god just whispered in my ears wants me to tell you to wire me $10,000. Just like Kenneth Copeland says god told him tell you people to buy him LearjetS so he doesn’t have to travel with Santans commercially.

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I think abortions should be reserved for people like my mother who would certainly die if they had one more child.

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Would an abortion be considered an elective surgery?

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Instead of murder other person dont get pregnant be responsible. Easy

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They're just arguing for the fun of it as nobody reading this will change their opinion. He's blatantly wrong in his first post anyways --- church is mental healthcare, it's a therapy just like thousands of others; some more successful some less, some more costly some less.

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

Can't classify it as mental healthcare since, although very beneficial to the mental health of some, it's the cause of many mental health problems in others. Churches are spiritual care, which you can easily get at home.

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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

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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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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!!!

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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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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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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

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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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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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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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