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Ever since the very end of season 3 I was finding this show hard to watch. The rifts in the relationship was a bit heartbreaking, and it was not getting any better… but the series finale nailed it.

• Maybe a little too much child abuse.
• Some seasons lent too heavily on drama.
• The final 5 episodes, wrapping up the story of the show, and the consequences of the original Karate Kid movie 35 years previous… how the hell did they pull that off?
• One Emmy for William Zabka thanks.

5. Swearing improves grip strength by 9%, wall sit time by 22%, and plank time by 12%.

21. In 1985, a black bear in northern Georgia died from a cocaine overdose. It was stuffed and is now at the Kentucky Fun Mall in Lexington, Kentucky. Because of a loophole in Kentucky marriage law, it is allowed to perform legally binding weddings.

40. Car seats are not required on planes because it would reduce seat supply and raise fares, causing more families to drive. Because driving is more dangerous than flying, for every child a required car seat would save on an airplane, 60 would die in car accidents.

The Onion announced that it plans to “end Infowars’ relentless barrage of disinformation for the sake of selling supplements and replace it with The Onion’s relentless barrage of humor for good” when it relaunches in January 2025.

Here are the Internet forums that are still alive and kicking and full of information and interesting people.

Chopwiches already exist — tuna salad, Philly cheesesteaks, chicken salad, egg salad — and they’re amazing because you get all of their deliciousness in every bite. I just wanted to extend that enjoyment to many other types of sandwich: banh mi, BLT, Italian sub, gyro, turkey club, and even the humble ham and cheese. Great idea, right? I wanted to open a chopped sandwich restaurant and change the world.

Then I made a mistake: I told people about my idea. And every single one of them laughed at me. To my face! My friends, my kids, everyone. It was a heartbreaking moment but as an entrepreneur, I knew I had to persist and follow my dream. Like Wayne Gretzky said: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” And I was going to win.