How do we coax millions of Americans away from the edge of election conspiracy insanity?

[How do we coax millions of Americans away from the edge of election conspiracy insanity?]( If the past four years has taught us anything, it's that when you think things can't really get any nuttier, they totally can and will. How did we even get here? And more importantly, how do we get out? It was predictable, to be honest. During the 2016 election, there were an alarming number of comments that referred to Hillary Clinton being part of an evil global cabal of pedophiles who operate in secret and communicate in code via email. The rumors included various details about Satanic rituals (which involved bizzaro accusations of harvesting something called adrenochrome from children), Obama ordering 65,000 hot dogs (which was supposedly code for little boys), and child trafficking taking place in the basement of a popular D.C. pizza parlor (which doesn't even have a basement). Even though none of it made the least bit of logical sense and most of us just rolled our eyes at it all, a shocking number of people truly believed it—and still do. [Read the Story]( [The last living spouse of a Civil War veteran has died]( In strange-but-true news, the last known surviving spouse of a Civil War veteran just died last month. How is that even possible? The U.S. Civil War took place from 1861 to 1865, and no one who survived the war is still alive. However, there are two things that make it possible: 1) As much as we might like to imagine that Americans fighting over the right to own Black people was super ancient history, the Civil War was just 160 years ago. That's two 80-year-olds living back to back. 2) Some people live long lives and have unlikely marriages, which makes for fascinating historical stories like this one. [Read the Story]( [Cori Bush calls for the expulsion of GOP lawmakers who 'incited' attack on U.S. Capitol]( What took place in our nation's capital today was the result of a long campaign by right-wing politicians and media to rile up Trump supporters into taking violent action against the government. And now we have proof that it worked. They got what they wanted, an insurrection. An insurrection based solely on lies that were spread just to placate the president's fragile ego. Everyone involved in this charade should be held responsible. [Read the Story]( [Here's a simple and effective test to figure out how you really feel about someone]( The average American knows 600 people, according to a recent study by The New York Times. Now, you may have 900 "friends" on Facebook, but you probably don't "know" all of them. Another study found that the average American adult has 16 friends. They have "three friends for life, five people they really like and would hang out with one-on-one, and eight people they like but don't spend time with one-on-one or seek out." [Read the Story]( [7 anti-aging products that actually work]( There is no Fountain of Youth, but we do have serums and creams and ointments that work just as good as drinking magical water. And you don't need to travel across the world on a rickety old galleon to get your liver-spotted hands on them. Immortality (or at least the next best thing – collagen) is available with one easy click. Here are some of the best anti-aging products that would've made Ponce de Leon stay at home had he had access to them. [Read the Story]( Find us on the World Wide Web: [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Website]( Copyright © 2020 GOOD | Upworthy, All rights reserved. 1370 N St Andrews Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90028 You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.