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Archive of the Absurd

Archive of the Absurd

Because stupidity deserves documentation.

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Archive of the Absurd

Archive of the Absurd

Because stupidity deserves documentation.

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Glowing green disk UFO hovering over a suburban Danvers Massachusetts neighbourhood at dusk
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  • Paranormal

Green Disk UFO Over Danvers: Massachusetts Gets a Visitation and Nobody’s Even Slightly Surprised

aota-admin1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

A green disk UFO over Danvers, Massachusetts has locals squinting at the sky and updating their tinfoil hat collections accordingly.

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Cartoon bodyguards ignoring work phones — a metaphor for Secret Service phone security failures
  • Crimes of Stupidity
  • Only in America

Secret Service Phone Security: America’s Elite Bodyguards Can’t Be Bothered With Work Mobiles Either

aota-admin1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

Secret Service phone security has collapsed spectacularly — turns out America’s elite agents hate work phones just as much as the rest of us.

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Cartoon tourist surrounded by alligators in a Southwest Louisiana bayou
  • Food Gone Wrong
  • Only in America
  • Travel

Southwest Louisiana Experiences: Seven Reasons This Swampy Corner of America Is Absolutely Unhinged

aota-admin1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

Southwest Louisiana experiences range from eating things that still have eyes to dancing with strangers at 10am — and honestly, we’re very jealous.

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Cartoon of a Florida man attempting to outrun a hurricane on a jet ski
  • Crimes of Stupidity
  • Only in America

Florida Man Tries to Outrun Hurricane on Jet Ski in Finest Act of Human Optimism Yet

aota-admin1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

One Florida man’s attempt to outrun a hurricane on a jet ski proves Darwin was onto something — and that common sense remains Florida’s scarcest natural resource.

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Memphis Belle bomber flying fortress aircraft soaring through dramatic wartime skies
  • Historical Oddities
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  • Weird World

Memphis Belle: The Flying Fortress That Refused to Be Shot Down and Became America’s Most Famous Bomber

aota-admin1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

The Memphis Belle bomber somehow completed 25 missions without being blown to smithereens, which in 1943 was roughly as likely as winning the lottery twice.

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A collection of strange household objects allegedly used as weapons by people arrested for assault
  • Crimes of Stupidity
  • Only in America

Arrested for Assault With a Frozen What? Match the Mugshot to the Weird Weapon

aota-admin1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

Arrested for assault with a weird weapon, these five individuals prove that Americans will reach for absolutely anything in a domestic dispute.

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Climate change website back online rising from stormy water like a glowing monitor
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Climate Change Website Rises From the Dead Like a Very Soggy Phoenix

aota-admin1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

The climate change website is back online after Trump shut it down, because apparently you can delete a government domain but you cannot delete science.

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A towering vintage Pennsylvania wooden roller coaster against a blue summer sky
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Pennsylvania Wooden Roller Coasters: The Glorious, Splinter-Filled Pilgrimage You Never Knew You Needed

aota-admin1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

Pennsylvania wooden roller coasters are basically haunted furniture that goes 60mph, and honestly, we’re completely here for it.

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Climate.us Rises From the Ashes: The Website That Refused to Be Deleted

aota-admin1 month ago04 mins

Climate data rescued online by sacked scientists who apparently didn’t get the memo that you can’t just un-delete the internet.

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  • Food Gone Wrong
  • Only in America
  • Travel

Southwest Louisiana Experiences: Seven Reasons This Swampy Wonderland Should Be on Every Sensible Person’s Bucket List

aota-admin1 month ago04 mins

Southwest Louisiana experiences include eating crawfish the size of a small dog and navigating swamps that smell like your nan’s greenhouse after a flood.

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