Today, we take a moment to celebrate The Onion.

The Onion is a satirical newspaper that has been making fun of the “real” news for years now. Poking fun of our current events allows us to take a step back and laugh - to not take it all too seriously. Laughter, of course, is the greatest medicine.

The staff consists of some ridiculously smart and daring writers who pride themselves in producing “faux news” and clever headlines.

Some of their headlines include:

Man With Apple Hovering In Front Of Face Sues René Magritte’s Estate

New VH1 Show Cancelled For Not Being Pathetic Enough

Woman Profoundly Moved By Lyrics Artist Put Zero Time Or Effort Into

Black Guy Asks Nation For Change

‘I Am Under 18′ Button Clicked For First Time In History Of Internet

Powerful ‘His And Hers’ Towel Lobby Stalls Gay Marriage Legislation

MTV Movie Awards Snubs Director Jonas Mekas Yet Again

Commas, Turning Up, Everywhere

Wealthy Teen Nearly Experiences Consequences

History Doomed To Repeat Itself, Reports Man Who Just Dropped Food On Pants

Hashing out headlines at The Onion: From left, Will Tracy, Dave Kornfeld and Todd Hanson.

Photo Source: NY Times (plus great article on their process)