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Mega famous and talented movie director Christopher Nolan went on 60 Minutes to discuss his craft and promote his upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey. But perhaps the most note-worthy item to come out of the interview was the fact that Nolan claims he’s never sent an email or owned a smart phone. He even casually […] The post Film director Christopher Nolan said he’s never used emails or a smart phone and got buried in an A-bomb of Reply Alls appeared first on The Poke.

Magas never stop pushing their stupidity. It’s bad enough when the American people have to suffer the consequences, but they won’t stop harassing the rest of the world and it’s getting annoying. On the heels of disastrous and completely ineffective invasions of Venezuela and Iran, Donald Trump and his sheep now appear to want to […] The post This Maga Senator asked why Cuba is corrupt accidentally described the Trump Administration instead and it was simply glorious appeared first on The Poke.

Data centers are our future. Just believe the tech bros. When have they ever steered us wrong before? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez begs to differ with the common knowledge flowing out of Silicon Valley. At a hearing with the Environmental Protection Agency, AOC took on the controversial issue of data center construction. The New York State rep […] The post AOC confronted the EPA on data center construction and she only needed one prop to stump them into silence appeared first on The Poke.

Everything that was popular when we were younger, healthier, less cynical is the gold standard. Or so it seems. Music stars from our teens – the best ever. TV shows – they’ve never been matched since! Even the food and the weather was better. Alright, maybe not – but when @herberthistory asked Bluesky Gen-Xers what […] The post People have been sharing the things they’d love to bring back from the 80s – and it’s not all hair metal and shoulder pads. 24 nostalgia bombs appeared first on The Poke.

When you’ve told as many lies as Donald Trump, it can be underestandly hard to stay on message. The American president proved that point during his most recent presser at the Oval Office. The President was asked about the Strait of Hormuz when he had this to say: TRUMP: “We have total control of the […] The post Donald Trump couldn’t get his story straight on the Strait of Hormuz and got fact checked into oblivion appeared first on The Poke.

You probably think you’re pretty smart, right? You’ve had some education and read a couple high-falutin books, so there aren’t many subjects you don’t have at least a vague grasp of. Turns out, you’re probably not as bright as you think, as the people of the AskUK subreddit have discovered. Redditor AnonymousTimewaster asked ‘What’s a […] The post People shared the ‘little-known facts that will immediately make all of us feel stupid’ – 21 fascinating truths to blow your tiny mind appeared first on The Poke.

Science student Sauti Reece shares updates about her life, her studies and her work in the lab with her TikTok followers – incuding this ‘D’Oh! moment from 2023, after submitting an archaeology assignment. Be prepared to facepalm in sympathy. @sauti_science Pain And Suffering On Planet Earth #science #archaeology #school #paper #papers #research #ancientaliens #aliens #help […] The post This academic blunder had people sharing their funniest and most cringeworthy college and university fails in sympathy appeared first on The Poke.

Everyone fears making a mistake at work but, usually, the most it will cost us is a bit of embarrassment. However, some people make such almighty errors that they can end up frighteningly close to joining the dole queue. Over on the always entertaining r/CasualUK subreddit, user BigBeanMarketing posed this question: ‘What’s the biggest fuck […] The post People shared the ‘biggest f*ck-ups’ they’ve ever made at work and it’ll make you feel so much better about your own little misfortunes appeared first on The Poke.

The fact that Oasis named themselves after a disappointing Swindon-based swimming pool makes sense when you consider how uninspired their lyrics also are. But, with so many choices available, naming a band well must be a tricky endeavour. They’ve been discussing this on the Casual UK subreddit after Exchangenudes_4_Joke asked this: UB40 are famously named […] The post Somebody asked for ‘interesting examples of the origin of UK bands names’ like UB40 – 23 fascinating tales about our favourite musicians appeared first on The Poke.

In case you were wondering if this planet is a serious place, the number of people who believe the Earth is flat is on the rise. In 2023, popular TikToker advicefromdad rounded up some of the things these people say – and it was quite a trip. @advicefromdad Ever wondered what flat earther’s believe? Here […] The post 25 actual quotes from flat-Earthers that will have you facepalming to the Moon and back appeared first on The Poke.