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I'm Here To Break It To You: The Existence Of The Famous Literary Genius The Entire World Knows As "Shakespeare" Is A Hoax

Was everything we learned in elementary school a lie?

Alpharetta, Georgia

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The works penned under the name of Shakespeare are probably some of the greatest pieces ever written as they have been found to transcend time and culture, unifying the concept of a human race. These works appeal to human nature and truth, pointing out the heart and mind of every person in each piece. Yet, amongst it all, the authorship question still remains of whether or not the man that the literary world knows as Shakespeare even walked our planet. Records show he existed, but it is impossible for a man of such meek beginnings to create such insightful pieces in the span of 51 years.

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16 Things Girls Who Hate Drama IRL But Live For Seeing Other People’s Drama Online Know All Too Well

Someone’s posting a thread about their screwed up family? Let me grab the popcorn.

Cleveland State University

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16 Things Girls Who Hate Drama IRL But Live For Seeing Other People’s Drama Online Know All Too Well

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Being caught up in drama in real life is super exhausting. Who honestly has time to write call-out posts and air every single personal detail of their lives? I know I sure don't.

That being said, watching someone else's drama unfold on social media is the best form of entertainment there is. All the pettiness and fighting, it's absolutely great. Who needs TV when someone's writing a call-out post on Tumblr, posting a thread about their screwed up family on Twitter, or trying to claim that the History Channel's Facebook page is part of some sort of leftist conspiracy in the comments of post about the Salem Witch Trials?

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2 Conspiracy Theories Explained By Shane Dawson That Will Make Your Head Spin

Let's talk conspiracy theories!

University of Kentucky

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If you're anything like me, watching the news these days or keeping up with trending topics is exhausting and a bit depressing. As I have gotten older, I have realized that not everything on the news is true and that people can twist things to look a certain way. I recently have grown a love for watching conspiracy theory videos. Now don't go calling me crazy or anything. I'm not saying that I believe everything they say in these videos, but it has given me a different perspective on certain situations and made me ask the question, "Do I believe everything the government tells us?" Let's take a look at two very popular conspiracy theories in America explained by Shane Dawson.

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Shane Dawson's New Series On Jake Paul Reflects The New Role Of YouTube

The YouTube veteran and infamous Vine star demonstrate that the site is no longer a place for memes. It's now a new platform that can define a generation.

DePaul University

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Any of us that grew up in the mid-to-late 2000s probably had YouTube as a source of entertainment in our lives. There was Smosh, Fred, the Annoying Orange, and of course, Shane Dawson. Dawson, whose personal channel now has more than 17 million subscribers, is originally known for his skits with original characters and comedic takes on current events.

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5 Insane TV Show Theories

Who says wild thoughts aren't plausible?

Pennsylvania State University

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Naturally, most people live with a sense of doubt or suspicion. It makes us feel safe knowing we're not 100 percent naive to believe everything we see or read. However, this makes our minds prone to late night thoughts of conspiracies and alternative theories of events.

The world of Reddit can really reel you in and leave you obsessed for days, especially the fan theories page. Here, people post their insane theories and conspiracies of TV shows and movies. Some are extremely exaggerated and can be easily debunked. Others feel like a long, frustrating puzzle that's been finally solved.

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It's not just random people, at least one Chinese government official even has concocted their own conspiracy theory, too.

1. The "Democrats want to hurt the economy and delegitimize Trump" theory

2. The "Democrats started it to change the topic from politics to disease in an election year" theory

3. The "Chinese government really believes the US military planted it in China" theory

4. The "it's US biowarfare and meant to distract us from 5G" theory

5. The "virus was created to infiltrate the deep state seamlessly" theory

6. The "start of WW3" theory

7. The "population control, bruh" theory

8. The "toilet paper companies started this to increase revenue" theory

9. The "Rothschilds and China are in cahoots" theory

10. The "coronavirus is actually 5G" theory

11. The "it's been here since January" theory

12. The "Papa John is the evil villain behind it all" theory

Was everything we learned in elementary school a lie?

Someone’s posting a thread about their screwed up family? Let me grab the popcorn.

1. You refresh your Twitter feed every 30 seconds when you see someone spilling the tea.

2. Then you read the replies to the thread to watch the drama unfold.

3. And you absolutely love it when someone gets roasted.

4. But you would NEVER, EVER actually instigate the drama.

5. Which is why you’re the master of vague subtweeting.

6. And you usually never acknowledge anyone who replies to anything you post with the intention of starting drama.

7. If you do respond, though, you limit yourself to one lengthy response.

8. And you get super frustrated when someone else chimes in after you’ve already sent your one response.

9. The blocking feature on social media is a godsend.

10. If something controversial shows up in your Facebook feed, then you absolutely have to read the comments.

11. And you usually end up rolling your eyes when you’re reading those comments and some moron decides to spout their ridiculous conspiracy theory.

12. Yet there are only certain people you actually talk politics with.

13. As much as you LOVE watching drama unfold, you don’t enjoy seeing it in the news coming from Washington.

14. Family drama is the best kind of drama to watch, though.

15. Still, you mostly avoid your own family drama like the plague.

16. At the end of the day, you thank God that you’re not actually THAT dramatic.

Let's talk conspiracy theories!

1. 9/11 Conspiracy Theory

2. Landing on the Moon

The YouTube veteran and infamous Vine star demonstrate that the site is no longer a place for memes. It's now a new platform that can define a generation.

Yet, in spite of all of the discourse surrounding this series, what this particular series demonstrates is that YouTube now has an unprecedented amount of influence in pop culture.

Who says wild thoughts aren't plausible?

1. Toby from HR is the "Scranton Strangler."

2. Bikini Bottom is a nuclear-waste site.

3. Courage the Cowardly Dog is hallucinating.

4. The Fresh Prince is actually dead.

5. Rick Grimes is still comatose.

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