OK, That’s Pretty Funny

History + memes = a winning combination. Plus: Let’s talk about the huge Beyoncé news! 17 Old Paintings That Are Actually Hilarious Who knew that art history could be so unintentionally hilarious? These memes are just about perfect.   This newsletter rarely discusses world news, but when we do, you know it’s for news as big as this: Beyoncé is pregnant — with twins.  Naturally, the entire world is freaking out about Beyoncé's announcement. These tweets truly capture everyone’s reaction to the news. Here’s some life advice: Don’t follow instructions too literally. It doesn’t always end well. Amazon.com is secretly one of the funniest places on the internet. Don’t believe us? Just read these amazing product reviews. The internet is obsessed with the Instant Pot, a $99 gadget that claims to change the way you cook. So we tried it out — and really liked it. Here’s a surprisingly difficult quiz: Which of these ice cream sundaes is not like the others?       THINGS WE LOVE Here Are The 5 Books Chosen For The "One Book, One New York" Program BuzzFeed Books has an ambitious goal for 2017: Get everyone in New York City to read the same book at the same time. But before we can do that, we need to pick a book! Here are our five finalists for that book — and we'd love you to vote for the winner.  (And even if you’re not in NYC, we still think you’ll love one of these amazing books!)       BuzzFeed, Inc. 111 E. 18th St. New York, NY 10003 Unsubscribe