She was known as the Hug Lady. For the past 12 years, Elizabeth Laird embraced nearly every soldier deploying from and returning to Fort Hood in Texas. After a decade-long battle with breast cancer, Laird passed away at 83 on Christmas Eve. In a touching discussion in Reddit’s Pics community, servicemen and women shared their memories of what the Hug Lady meant to them.

Redditor pskeeter suffers from dermagraphism (also known as skin writing)—an unusual allergic reaction that causes the 21-year-old’s skin to erupt in itchy welts whenever any sort of touch or pressure is applied. Psketter told redditors what it’s like to be a human Etch A Sketch.

Checking out War and Peace? Why not borrow a button maker, classical guitar, or GoPro while you’re at it? This year, the Sacramento Public Library launched a “Library of Things,” giving patrons access to video game consoles, laminators, Settlers of Catan, and more.

Bonfires. Shorts in the winter. Starbucks. Political correctness aside, you just know who likes these things: white people. In a recent Ask Reddit thread, users shared over 9,000 comments filled with all the baffling things white people enjoy.

In a study shared with the Science community, Norwegian psychologists argue for a more open approach to sexual behavior and helping those who get turned on by things outside the norm—like Henry (who has a fetish for wearing soiled diapers) and Tom (who has a thing for rain boots).

Sometimes it’s hard to follow all the money that flows into political pockets. That’s why California entrepreneur John Cox—chairman of the California Is Not For Sale Initiative—wants his state representatives to wear their donors’ names on their sleeves. Will politicians ditch the neckties and pantsuits in favor of something a little more… NASCAR?

We’ve always known that our feline companions are cunning, but let’s add grief counselor to that list. Reddit user goldenstate30 recently posted a letter that came home with his girlfriend’s cat Nala—revealing the kitty’s sweet, second life at the neighbors’ house.

Jenna Bell is a graphic artist by Monday, fairytale princess by Saturday. The professional weekend royal answered redditors’ questions about her real-life #princessproblems—from wig-pulling and cake-spilling to deciding which prince to marry, f*ck, or kick in the balls.

Reddit’s artist-in-residence Shitty_Watercolour has brought to life users’ best answers to this question—giving politicians nicknames like Trump the Wall Builder and Kim Jong the Illest.

Tardigrades (also known as “water bears”) are everywhere—thriving in the harshest conditions, from the frigid cold to boiling hot temperatures. They can live through intense radiation. They have even survived the most deadliest place of all: the vacuum of space. Find out why redditors are obsessed with this weirdly cute microscopic creature.

Sometimes, evolution is all sorts of messed up. In fact, our bodies are full of design flaws. After user Breeze_in_the_Trees asked redditors what they’d redesign about human anatomy, users proposed some excellent updates—starting with the balls.

The Rickroll may be one of the most overdone pranks on the Internet, but some people are never—gonna—give—it—up. One clever redditor took it a step further by constructing an elaborate, real-life Rickroll—on vinyl.