No need to click
I hate when people share articles based only on the headline. My rough guess is that this is 90% of article shares, even when the sharer thinks they've read the article; NPR's April Fools joke is a classic riff on this phenomenon.
But if you're into sharing articles based on headlines, here's a treat: a set of headlines that are so specific, wonderful and (as confirmed by me) supported by the main text that you can go ahead and enjoy them without clicking.
'Creature' terrorizing Poland town turns out to be a croissant stuck in a tree
Pig in Australia Steals 18 Beers from Campers, Gets Drunk, Fights Cow
Dwayne Johnson Rips Off Front Gate with His Bare Hands to Get to Work.
90-Year-Old Tortoise Whose Legs Were Eaten By Rats Gets Prosthetic Wheels And Goes Twice As Fast
A Dutch metro train was saved from disaster Monday when it smashed through a safety barrier but was prevented from plummeting into water by a sculpture of a whale tail. (OK, that one is the first sentence, not the headline)
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