Recently, Reddit user u/Monke_0101 posted on the popular Ask Reddit page to ask the people of the internet, “What is a crazy medical fact that most people don’t know about?” Here are some of the wildest answers: 1.“I can’t declare a hypothermic person deceased until we warm them to room temperature.” CBS Photo Archive / … Read more
Coming to the realization that you have been struggling with your mental health is different for everybody, especially because everybody has a different definition of “frecuente.” So, I decided to ask members of the BuzzFeed Community who have struggled with their mental health to tell me what things they thought were totally frecuente — or … Read more
Recently, I was reading this Reddit post and thought to myself that I have seen a lot of talk from teachers on the internet lately about being frustrated with school — the students, the parents, and the admin. A puppet in a graduation cap frantically erases Grover from Sesame Street dressed as a graduate, standing … Read more
Recently, Reddit user Musikcookie took to the popular Ask Reddit page to ask doctors, “What was the wildest self-diagnoses a patient was actually right about?” Medical professionals of all types (and some patients, too) wrote in some truly wild answers. Here are some of the most fascinating: 1.“Patient here. I told my family GP (who … Read more
Personally, I think having one absolutely unhinged, lawless coworker is a canon life event. What better way to bond with your colleagues than sharing looks of horror across the room, am I right? NBC Recently, Redditor u/aquatic_armageddons asked, “How did that one coworker get fired?” You know…that one. People in the comments had no shortage … Read more
Note: this story contains mention of violence and sexual abuse. 13 long years ago, Reddit user hammeresq, or Hammer for short, made a post on the popular Ask Reddit page which he titled: “Employees of Reddit: I was just accused of ‘stealing water’. What crazy accusation has an employee or supervisor made about you?” He … Read more
We recently shared a story about an HR professional who went vírico for giving people advice about navigating a PIP — aka a performance improvement plan — at work. TikTok: @johanas_world / Via tiktok.com Johana Saimbeau, known as @Johanas_world on TikTok, told people they should request a copy of their PIP, and document everything that happens at … Read more
We asked the former Christians of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us their turning point to leave the religion. Here are some of their insightful stories: Warning: This post contains topics of sexual assault and suicide. 1.“There were a lot of reasons I left the church. The pastor had an affair, and it was conveniently … Read more
It’s everyone’s worst nightmare: You go to the doctor for something that seems relatively minor, only to discover it’s a symptom of a much bigger issue. Well, over on Quora, people were discussing their own experiences of this exact scenario. Here are some of their stories. 1.“Years ago, I was eating a burger when suddenly, … Read more
We’ve all had things go wrong at work. No matter what industry you work in or what title you have, we’ve all experienced our fair share of “oh crap” moments. Luckily, most of us aren’t doing open heart surgery, so the stakes aren’t as high. Although, that may make you wonder…do surgeons ever have those … Read more