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In the wake of the 2016 harsh political season, Mark Zuckerberg made a public statement that the Facebook social media site would be seeking to stop the spread of fake news stories. He wrote: “Of all the content on Facebook, more than 99% of what people see is authentic…” The reality is that the problem…

According to a January poll from the National Endowment for Financial Education, 42 percent of people admit to being financially unfaithful to their partner. They admit to keeping secret bank accounts, hiding big-ticket purchases, or covering up bad investments. Mandy Walker in ConsumerReports.org says…

Pride The Philadelphia Daily News reported that 46-year-old David Vassallo boarded a jetliner in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for a flight to North Carolina. He began talking to the man seated next to him and boasted that he was an undercover federal sky marshal. The man he was talking to was quite interested,…

Monday, May 15, 2006 Studies: People Generally Lie to Preserve Self-Esteem By Robin Lloyd We all lie, all the time. It causes problems, to say the least. So why do we do it? It boils down to the shifting sands of the self and trying to look good both to ourselves and others, experts say. "It's tied in…

Today's CleanLaugh - "Free Paper" My dry cleaner very generously gives each customer a free copy of the daily newspaper. As I took my copy, I told him, "I hope the business grows enough to offset the cost of the papers." "Oh, don't worry about us," he said. "Nothing dirties clothes more than newspri…

A young man started out by himself to play nine holes of golf at his country club that he had just joined, when an elderly gentleman shuffled onto the tee and asked if he could join him. The young man, realizing the old guy probably knew the course layout, welcomed him along. Although the old guy didn't…

A man is walking his dog in a park when he meets a friend, also walking his dog. They say hello and start to talk about their dogs. One has a Chihuahua and the other a Doberman. They decide to rest for coffee and they walk into a local cafe. Upon seeing a "No Animals Allowed" sign, the man with the Doberman…

GPS Devices Lead to Suspects' Home Three thieves who allegedly stole 14 global positioning system devices didn't get away with their crime for long. The devices led police right to their home. Town officials said the thieves didn't even know what they had: they thought the GPS devices were cell phones,…

A man is walking his dog in a park when he meets a friend, also walking his dog. They say hello and start to talk about their dogs. One has a Chihuahua and the other a Doberman. They decide to rest for coffee and they walk into a local cafe. Upon seeing a "No Animals Allowed" sign, the man with the Doberman…

A Tennessee mother fed up with her daughter’s misbehavior took an unusual tack in for latest punishment, making her stand on a busy street corner with an attention-getting sign. Tashara Wilkins, 13, held a sign Sunday reading, “I don’t obey my parents, I’m a liar. I steal from my mom. I have a bad attitude.”…

Hey mister police officer, can you hear me now? How about now? Two Enid, Okla., men could be spending some time in the slammer after authorities listened in to a three-hour account of their alleged plans for arson during an inadvertent cell phone call to 911, The Enid News & Eagle reports. Robert Allen…

Bogus billions Psst ... You Got Change for a Billion? LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities investigating a man who smuggled money into the country have seized 250 counterfeit bank notes in billion-dollar denominations, they announced Tuesday. The 250 bogus Federal Reserve notes had 1934 issue dates…

It was after 3 a.m. in the fancy restaurant, and all the guests but one had gone home. The last guest was sleeping at his table. The cleaning lady, irritated that she was delayed in doing her job, turned to the restaurant owner. "I've seen you shake the old fool and wake him up five times," she said.…

Today's CleanLaugh - "Free Paper" My dry cleaner very generously gives each customer a free copy of the daily newspaper. As I took my copy, I told him, "I hope the business grows enough to offset the cost of the papers.""Oh, don't worry about us," he said. "Nothing dirties clothes more than newsprin…

Emergency Services Best Hoax Calls Of The Year 999 Horror ... It is claimed that in the UK up to 25% of all calls to 999, the emergency services number, are hoax calls... Here we have the funniest hoax calls we have seen in the last year... "I'd like a cuddle please." "A mouse has swallowed my medicine!!!"…

Flatulent passenger grounds flight Wednesday, Dec 06, 2006 1:20PM CST NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec 6 (Reuters Life!) - It may be one problem airline security officials never envisioned -- a passenger lighting matches in flight to mask odors from her flatulence. The woman's actions resulted in an emergency landing…

"Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home." "I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." "Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with coffee and obituaries." "Human beings…