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25 newspaper and magazine blunders that are unintentionally hilarious

Glorious, glorious mistakes.

Jun 6th 2013, 10:30 PM 105,428 Views 42 Comments

EVERY MEDIA OUTLET makes mistakes.

But some mistakes are better than others. Like these:

25. And possibly the greatest headline of all time:

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25 newspaper and magazine blunders that are unintentionally hilarious

Glorious, glorious mistakes.

1. This minor typo

2. This niche audience

3. This finest hour of ‘Parents’ magazine

4. This property where entertainment is a priority

5. This must-read story

6. This horrifying scene

7. This interesting philsophical debate

8. This monument to rock’n'roll excess

9. This important development

10. This terrifying crimewave

11. This ominous warning

12. This dubious diet advice

13. This perfectly innocent ad for bowling.

14. This exercise in mortification

15. This duo striking fear into the community

16. This unfortunate ad placement

17. This worrying health advice

18. This nightmare

19. This headline hovering on the joke/mistake boundary

20. This aromatic recipe

21. This eye-opening scoop

22. This edition of ‘Where’ magazine

23. This unfortunate juxtaposition

24. Also, this one

25. And possibly the greatest headline of all time:

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