9 Excellent Facebook Pages You Should 'Like'

Facebook isn't just for your high school friends and celebs promoting their next movie.
Even though Facebook profiles seem to be split into two groups — brands trying to advertise and people trying to socialize — there's a third type of account on Facebook that deserves some attention.

In fact, some of our favorite accounts on Facebook are projects and ideas that utilize the social media giant to spread the word. Whether they're making us laugh, empowering us or teaching us new things, these nine public social media pages provide an excellent break from all those baby pictures and engagement announcements.

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  1. A Girl's Guide to Taking Over the World

  Move over, Spice Girls. This Facebook page aggregates news and content from all over the web about women's rights and women who are kicking serious butt (what's up, Malala?).

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  2. Humans of New York

  Based on the blog from Brandon Stanton, Humans of New York features the portraits and stories of the colorful inhabitants of New York City.

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  3. Post Secret

  Have a guilty conscience or a hidden desire? You can get it off your chest on the Post Secret Facebook page, which anonymously posts the secrets of thousands of followers all over the world.

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  4. God

  This religious parody page has gathered over one million followers and -- it seems -- just as many haters. The controversial page answers follower's questions, grants blessings to those doing good in the world and generally gives an uplifting message with just a touch of smartass.

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  5. Pusheen

  You may know him as the cat in the Facebook emoticons, but Pusheen has been delighting followers with adorable comics for over a year now.

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  6. Shit My Dad Says

  We've all got that relative who says hilariously inappropriate things. Justin Halpern posts his dad's to Facebook, to the tune of 1.4 million likes.

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  7. Texts From Last Night

  It started as a website, but TFLN has now spread to social media. Followers can submit their own drunken texts to be posted on the page or turned into a shareable image, so even if you don't remember what you did last night, 1.7 million other people can remind you.

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  8. George Takei

  Another aggregator, George Takei's Facebook page is less about self-promotion and more about funny, timely memes and photos from around the web.

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  9. I Fucking Love Science

  With a whopping 7 million likes, I Fucking Love Science not only shares the latest from the scientific world, it also makes your Biology teacher really proud of you.