Fans of horror stories and video games are bound to know American writer, H. P. Lovecraft, as his name is pretty much on everything these days: Lovecraftian-this, Lovecraftian-that. A central theme in his works is that learning the truth about the world can drive you mad. But it’s not just knowledge about eldritch beings and uncaring cosmic gods that can shock you! Some jaw-dropping truths are closer to home, much more mundane, and far, far funnier.
That’s where the ‘Technically the Truth’ subreddit comes in. A community of nearly 1.26 million, they dedicate their time to sharing some hilarious examples of things that are technically true but completely unexpected. Check out some of their best posts below, upvote the ones that made you laugh, and be sure to check out their subreddit if you like their content!
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#1 Coming Out
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#2 Thats The Best Last Name
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#3 Outstanding Move
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We’ve got a theory that the reason why ‘Technically the Truth’ is so successful is because of the type of humor they use in their posts. Specifically, dad jokes! And who doesn’t love a good dad joke?
Scientifically speaking, dad jokes are bound to have lots of fans because they rarely (if ever) offend anyone by their very nature, comedian Paul Seven told the National Post.
They’re also ‘clean’ and require almost no extra context to get, as The New York Times points out. And the more accessible the jokes, the more fans you’re bound to get. However, comedian Seven also points out that stating the truth can and will offend some folks.
#4 Ask And You Shall Receive
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#5 I Just Threw Up In The Toilet
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#6 This
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So ‘Technically the Truth’ is somewhere between (technically) the truth and dad jokes, having a ton of fun in the comfortable digital nook it’s carved out for itself.
Rule-wise, the subreddit puts a lot of emphasis on quality. So reposts are out (unless they’re older than 3 months) and you can actually get a temporary ban if you share certain controversial posts again.
The community also incentivizes its members (or ‘truthers’ as they’re known on the sub) to actually make good content and avoid ‘low effort’ and ‘lazy’ statements and titles. And it looks like it’s working because the quality’s great (and the member count proves it).
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#7 Fair Enough
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#8 We’re Just Too Busy!!!
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#9 Interesting Title
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#10 This Is Correct
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#11 In A Way?
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#12 The Truth Behind The Pyramids.
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#13 Exactly Bro
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#14 I Mean ?♂️
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#15 That’s An Argument He Can Win
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#16 He Expertly Defied Logic.
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#17 Cmon Google Assistant
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#18 Smart Teacher
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#19 The Traveler Aka The Pizza Man
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#20 He’s Not Wrong
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#21 I Am Glad They Cleared This Up
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#22 Do You Agree? Was He The Main Character All Along?
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#23 Probably Yes
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#24 Thought This Might Belong Here. I Would Totally Eat 6 Donuts And Be No Worse Off Than Drinking 1 Coke
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#25 Better Check The Meter
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#26 Chickens Can’t Afford Umbrellas ??♀️
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#27 Can’t Trust Anyone
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#28 Not Completely Wrong Though
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#29 Why Is This Correct?
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#30 Correct
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#31 Oh Phoebe
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#32 They’re Dead
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#33 You Can’t Deny It….
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#34 I Mean, It Is.
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#35 An Interesting New Scientific Discovery
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#36 Not His President
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#37 A Penis Is Like Life…
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#38 A Professor’s Slide Had This. Hmmmmmmmm.
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#39 Its Bigger I Swear!…
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#40 Can’t Argue With That
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#41 He Is Telling Us The Truth
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#42 I’m Not Sure If This Is Too Cheesy For This Sub
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#43 Amazing Comment
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#44 Can Confirm
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#45 Kicked Out Even After A Perfect Answer
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#46 Woah Dude
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#47 Color: Orange. Taste: Orange. Consistency.
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#48 Well Yes Buy Actullay Yes
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#49 Thats Alot Of Data
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#50 And Im Only 15.
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#51 Apparently The New Lifesaver Brand Watch.
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#52 I Am Iron Man
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#53 I Don’t Need No Dummy
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#54 Go See For Yourself. Its True.
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#55 Indeed Life Changing
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#56 She Doesn’t Drink
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#57 He Is Technically Right
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#58 She Found A Loophole
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#59 Technically The Much-More-Impressive-Sounding Truth
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#60 Who Would’ve Thunk?
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#61 Ah, American Jokes
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#62 He’s Got A Good Point
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#63 I Meaaan
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#64 Checkmate
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#65 Different Kinds Of Luck
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#66 Tasty Humans…
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#67 Lost A Breath When I Saw This
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#68 Anything
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#69 Choppity Chop
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#70 We Share His Pain
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#71 An Interesting Title
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#72 Hide Your Christians!
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#73 This Post Shocks Me…
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#74 “Careful It’s Soup”
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#75 Facts
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#76 It’s True
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#77 Best Birthday Present Ever
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#78 It Was Filmed On Location
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#79 I Suck At Titles, Here’s Something From The Land Of Mcdonalds
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#80 My Local Newspaper Has Jokes..
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#81 Well How Do You Outlaw Crashing
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#82 Former Record Holder
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#83 Another Bingo For Extinction
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#84 No One Wants To Eat Bees So Makes Sense
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#85 Just Because It’s True, Doesn’t Mean I Like It
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#86 Whose Feet Should I Put Them On?
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#87 Well, Yeah. I Guess…
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#88 Alex Really Be Out Here
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#89 Dad Joke
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#90 He Has A Point.
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#91 Well…
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#92 Not Trying To Get Too Dogmatic In This Community But…
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#93 Guess Im Not Pretending Enough
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