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Bondi Beach mass shooting GoFundMe campaigns raise almost $2 million

GoFundMe has launched a hub of verified fundraisers for victims of the Bondi Beach mass shooting, Australia's deadliest in 30 years.

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Bondi Beach mass shooting GoFundMe campaigns raise almost $2 million

Buzzfeed

28 Gifts That Won’t Just Get Shoved In A Closet

Including an itty-bitty demogorgan speaker, a combo chocolate and vanilla Laneige set, and a Cup Cozy pillow that'll encourage their laziness. View Entire Post ›

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28 Gifts That Won’t Just Get Shoved In A Closet

Buzzfeed

28 Of The Best Gifts For Grandparents

Here's how to score serious grandkid points this holiday season. View Entire Post ›

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28 Of The Best Gifts For Grandparents

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People Are Sharing The Exact Moment They Became What They Once Judged, And I Feel For Each And Every One Of Them

"Becoming the 'early bedtime over everything' person. I used to laugh at people like that." View Entire Post ›

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People Are Sharing The Exact Moment They Became What They Once Judged, And I Feel For Each And Every One Of Them

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64 Rental Nightmares Where Landlords Tried To Cut Corners And Got Exposed

Renting a home often comes with the hope of stability, comfort, and a landlord who takes responsibility seriously. But for many tenants, reality looks very different. From half-finished repairs to laughably bad “fixes,” some landlords seem determined to do the bare minimum. In this collection, renters ...

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64 Rental Nightmares Where Landlords Tried To Cut Corners And Got Exposed

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Hurdle hints and answers for December 16, 2025

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

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Hurdle hints and answers for December 16, 2025

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These 71 Compelling Facts And Stories Would Make Great Conversation Starters At A Dinner Party

The internet isn’t always about the toxicity and doom and gloom. If you know where you’re looking, you may find yourself learning something new, which is always a good thing. Here, we bring you a Facebook page featuring random yet fascinating pieces of information, which you can feel free to verify ...

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These 71 Compelling Facts And Stories Would Make Great Conversation Starters At A Dinner Party

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50 People Share The Most "Chaotic Good" Thing They've Ever Seen

A person who is "chaotic good" is someone who has a kind heart and a free spirit. They act according to their conscience, with little regard for what others expect of them. People are big fans of this archetype — which got its name from the popular fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons — and, ...

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50 People Share The Most "Chaotic Good" Thing They've Ever Seen

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77 Of The Worst Things Patients Had To Go Through, As Per Hospital Workers Who Have Seen It All

"I still to this day don't know how I turned up for work next day," a medical professional writes when asked about the worst thing he saw happen to a patient. Truly, medical workers are real heroes with how they're able to witness the worst of the worst and still have the mental resilience to come in ...

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77 Of The Worst Things Patients Had To Go Through, As Per Hospital Workers Who Have Seen It All

Buzzfeed

10 Experience Gifts For Anyone Who Has Enough Stuff

For the person who truly has everything. View Entire Post ›

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10 Experience Gifts For Anyone Who Has Enough Stuff

Mashable

NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for December 16, 2025

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

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NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for December 16, 2025

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NYT Strands hints, answers for December 16, 2025

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

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NYT Strands hints, answers for December 16, 2025

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Wordle today: Answer, hints for December 16, 2025

Here's the answer for "Wordle" 1640 on December 16 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

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Wordle today: Answer, hints for December 16, 2025

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Internet traffic grew 19% in 2025, Google remains king

Cloudflare has released a report looking back at online statistics in 2025, and found that overall internet usage grew 19%.

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Internet traffic grew 19% in 2025, Google remains king

Distractify

The New Language of Tailoring: Why Modern Men Are Rediscovering the Power of Precision

In this new era, the most stylish thing a man can wear is something made not just to fit his body — but to fit his life.

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The New Language of Tailoring: Why Modern Men Are Rediscovering the Power of Precision

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The Shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach Is Devastating but There Is a Hero Worth Celebrating

A shooting in Australia at Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah celebration left 16 people dead. It could have been worse, save for the actions of one hero.

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The Shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach Is Devastating but There Is a Hero Worth Celebrating

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Fans Say Kim Kardashian “Failed” North West After the Preteen Debuted Bleached Eyebrows

Find out what fans had to say about Kim Kardashian's daughter, North West's bleached eyebrows. North shared her eyebrows on TikTok in December 2025.

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Fans Say Kim Kardashian “Failed” North West After the Preteen Debuted Bleached Eyebrows

Gizmodo

Valve Has the Secret to Playing Your Games Everywhere, and It's Not Streaming

Sorry, Game Pass, but Steam may soon bring your games to every platform.

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Valve Has the Secret to Playing Your Games Everywhere, and It's Not Streaming

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The ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Reboot Is Facing Cancellation After Disappointing Season 12 Ratings

Find out why the 'Vanderpump Rules' reboot is in danger of being canceled after Season 12. The new episodes aired on Dec. 2.

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The ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Reboot Is Facing Cancellation After Disappointing Season 12 Ratings

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Hasbro's New 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Figures Let Cassandra Nova Do That Horrifying Face Thing

Plus, Wesley Snipe's Blade gets the Marvel Legends action figure he's long deserved.

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Hasbro's New 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Figures Let Cassandra Nova Do That Horrifying Face Thing

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"100% Waiting For a Victim" — Woman Orders Waymo, Notices Man Hiding in Trunk

A woman who ordered a Waymo ride noticed something amiss with her trip: there was a man waiting in the back of a trunk.

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"100% Waiting For a Victim" — Woman Orders Waymo, Notices Man Hiding in Trunk

Gizmodo

LG TVs Get Unremovable Microsoft Copilot App

Users are not thrilled.

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LG TVs Get Unremovable Microsoft Copilot App

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Chinese Spacecraft Got Disturbingly Close to Smashing Into a Starlink Satellite

The close call underscores the need for improved coordination between satellite operators, Starlink’s vice president of engineering said.

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Chinese Spacecraft Got Disturbingly Close to Smashing Into a Starlink Satellite

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Plasma Turbulence Is Doing Surprising Things Inside Fusion Reactors

For plasma in fusion reactors, turbulence might be more than a pesky thing to control, a new study suggests.

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Plasma Turbulence Is Doing Surprising Things Inside Fusion Reactors

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Illegal Downloads of 'One Battle After Another' Contain Dangerous Malware

The movie starts streaming at HBO Max on Dec. 19.

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Illegal Downloads of 'One Battle After Another' Contain Dangerous Malware

The Poke

People are sharing small pieces of common knowledge they learned way too late in life – 15 hysterically informative penny-drop ...

We all have blind spots in life. Some of them are more important than others. And some of them are definitely more embarrassing than others. Thanks to a recent Reddit thread, a few brave souls have admitted things they took a long time to learn. Redditor /u/Responsible_Bet_7179 asked: What's a piece ...

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People are sharing small pieces of common knowledge they learned way too late in life – 15 hysterically informative penny-drop ...

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A gag about the Andrew formerly known as Prince has been named this year's best Christmas cracker joke

A joke about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has won U&GOLD's annual Christmas Cracker competition. The TV channel challenged the nation to come up with the best topical Christmas cracker jokes, with Oasis, David Harbour, Celebrity Traitors and Angela Rayner all featuring in the top 10 jokes. And the winner ...

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A gag about the Andrew formerly known as Prince has been named this year's best Christmas cracker joke

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People have been sharing how and when they found out the truth about Santa Claus – 17 moments from which there was no going ...

Sorry to break it to you if you didn’t already know, but Santa is not real. There’s no Rudolph or a toy shop staffed by elves either. It was your parents telling you a white lie all along in an effort to bring joy and magic into your life. Assuming you didn’t just learn this [...] The post People ...

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People have been sharing how and when they found out the truth about Santa Claus – 17 moments from which there was no going ...

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Sarah Pochin launched a Christian affiliate wing of Reform UK and these 17 A++ comebacks were totally gospel

To the world of Nigel Farage and Reform UK now, where the party of mean-spirited bigots everywhere has launched a Christian affiliate wing called Christian Fellowship for Reform. The party's newest MP, Sarah Pochin, launched its latest wheeze at one of the City of London's oldest churches. Today we ...

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Sarah Pochin launched a Christian affiliate wing of Reform UK and these 17 A++ comebacks were totally gospel

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Rowan Atkinson's fabulous tale of the fan who thought he looked familiar just went viral again and it's a proper hall of ...

Rowan Atkinson has a new Netflix film out, a bit like Mr Bean but a world in which Mr Bean can talk. We mention it not because we've seen Man Vs Baby or anything like that, but because it sent this story from the Graham Norton Show back in the day viral all over again. [...] The post Rowan Atkinson's ...

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Rowan Atkinson's fabulous tale of the fan who thought he looked familiar just went viral again and it's a proper hall of ...

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'What did you think was a treat growing up?' – 21 nostalgic things that people thought were so special as children

As children, we're pretty unsophisticated creatures, and as we grow we develop more cosmopolitan and cultured tastes, as anyone who has forced themselves to enjoy the taste of olives will tell you. But what about the things that we used to think were incredibly exciting before we grew up and got boring" ...

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The Poke

'What did you think was a treat growing up?' – 21 nostalgic things that people thought were so special as children

Buzzfeed

59 Gifts I Guarantee Everyone On Your List Will Fa-La-La-ll In Love With

We're decking the halls with boughs of goodies that are sure to please even the pickiest person. View Entire Post ›

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Buzzfeed

59 Gifts I Guarantee Everyone On Your List Will Fa-La-La-ll In Love With

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34 Times People Saw Something So Scary, They Still Talk About It Like It Happened Yesterday

The world can be a scary place sometimes. Danger can befall anyone, and it can lead to some of the most traumatizing experiences one could ever see or feel firsthand. These people are sharing their stories in a Reddit thread from many years ago. Scroll through and see how terrifying things can get.

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34 Times People Saw Something So Scary, They Still Talk About It Like It Happened Yesterday

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46 Creepy And Mysterious Things People Witnessed In Remote And Isolated Places

Spending time away from people is usually a very peaceful experience. A break from the city, a sunny day in the forest, birds chirping, a stream flowing nearby, and fresh air all around—it sounds like the perfect escape. But swap that scene for an eerily still night, with not a soul around for miles ...

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46 Creepy And Mysterious Things People Witnessed In Remote And Isolated Places