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Steven agreed with Bored Panda that many of us can feel overwhelmed with responsibilities and feel like we don’t have much free time for leisure, let alone learning, as we grow up. However, all is not lost! There are ways to break out of the routine of stress and monotony.

“It's all too easy to get caught up in the stress of modern life and forget to notice extraordinary things around you. Go for a walk in nature and try to observe everything. Ask yourself, what's that? And if you don't know, take a photo and look it up,” Steven suggested.

One of the main things that you should aim to do is to remember what it was like to be a kid. Try to get back into the mindset you used to have when you were little to reignite your curiosity in the world. “The main problem is that once you're an adult, you think you know everything (or you think you should do), so you stop asking questions. You'll notice kids do it all the time. So to stay curious and learn new things, keep asking questions.”

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know Eugene Aldrin, the father of the famous moon landing astronaut Buzz Aldrin, not only witnessed the Wright brothers’ first flight but also went to see his son land on the moon in his lifespan.

We’ve been quick!

cfitzi , wiki Report

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Robert T 3 years ago

I think you mean "went on". I don't think he went to the moon to watch his son land!

17points

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know Corgi is a translation of the welsh for dwarf dog. Cor gi.

In the Mabinogion, the welsh book of myths and legends, corgis were the battle steeds of fairies

TaffWolf , Alvan Nee Report

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438points

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alwaysMispelled 3 years ago

The "battle steeds of faeries"?? I LOVE IT!

24points

TripleGGreggStarski , Nathana Rebouças Report

I was interested to get Steven’s opinion about where we could start learning about science and other topics if we feel completely lost. He told Bored Panda that a pretty good place to start would be mainstream science TV programs on the topics that we’re already interested in.

“They'll cover a subject with easy-to-digest information that you can rely on and could inspire you to investigate further. Then you could move on to popular science books that go a bit further and deeper,” he shared. “Science podcasts and YouTube channels can also be a good idea. If you can't think of a topic, you could look at the science section of Wikipedia and go through the featured articles. If one grabs your interest, read it in full and follow links that interest you.”

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know If you type the word "askew" into the Google search box, the entire page will tilt slightly.

Final score:

431points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

Wow, it does too.

161points

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know The figure in Munch's 'The Scream' is not screaming but is, in fact, reacting to hearing the scream.

matthewloren , wiki Report

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420points

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Vicky Zar 3 years ago

That's interesting to know. Thank you

105points

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know Bob Ross was a Drill Instructor. When he stopped working as that, he promised he would not raise his voice at someone again. That's why he was so soft spoken.

Rbrtwllms , wiki Report

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414points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

Can't imagine Bob Ross raising his voice.

145points

We shouldn’t believe everything that we come across online, whether it’s on social media, a news website, or Reddit, the front page of the internet. It’s vital to look at things from a scientist’s point of view so you don’t get lost in the morass of potentially fake news.

Previously, I spoke to Lee McIntyre from Boston University’s Center for Philosophy and History of Science about how to separate good news sources from bad ones and why it’s important to be well-versed in media literacy.

"Repetition is important in making us believe things, whether they are true or not. There is a cognitive bias called the 'illusory truth effect' which is when we are repeatedly exposed to false information over and over and, over time, it begins to seem more plausible," Lee explained to Bored Panda.

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know There was a phantom poop on an Apollo mission. A poop, floating around, that none of the astronauts said was theirs.

chalk_in_boots , wiki Report

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393points

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Hannah Edwards 3 years ago

Upvoted because I’m imagining the astronauts all arguing about who was going to capture and dispose of the floating turd, whilst denying any responsibility for it and simultaneously worrying about catastrophic toilet failure.

225points

If you skip to the end of a long YouTube video and press replay you can watch the whole thing without adds

Gat_Gat_Habitat Report

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391points

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Piet Puk 3 years ago

Same when you instal an a d b l o c k e r.

171points

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know The technology for the fax machine was invented in 1843. The feudal era in Japan ended in 1868 abolishing the samurai class. Abraham Lincoln lived until 1865. All of this combined lead to a 22 year period in which Lincoln could have received a fax from a samurai.

Chef_Groovy Report

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370points

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Stephanie Did It 3 years ago

And we hope it would have said "DON'T GO TO THE THEATRE"

157points

"Social psychologists have known since the 1960s that repetition works, for truth or falsity. In fact, this idea goes back to Plato who said that it didn't hurt to repeat a true thing. And of course, for falsehood, this was one of the main propaganda tactics in Nazi Germany, where Hitler's propaganda minister understood the 'repetition effect.'"

However, double-checking and cross-referencing every single fact that we find online and every tiny item we hear on the news would be utterly exhausting. So we need a different approach.

“It would be exhausting to fact check every single news item we hear. In fact, insisting on this degree of skepticism is something that demagogues use to get us to be cynical, because when we doubt that it is possible to know the truth—even when it is staring us in the face—we are riper to their manipulation. So I'd say the best thing with news is to do a little investigation into finding a reliable source," the expert said.

#10

Human's ability smell petrichor (smell of wet earth from rain) is greater than a Shark's ability to smell blood in water.

issaparadox Report

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Aksa 3 years ago

I love that smell

151points

#11

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know Honeybees can be trained to sniff out land mines in war zones! Obviously dogs can do it but to avoid blowing up poor unsuspecting doggos, they figured out that bees could do the same thing and swarm the area without setting the mine off to alert people to its presence

MasterofNoneya , David Clode Report

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335points

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S. 3 years ago

Imagine if they could add this feature to Minecraft.

82points

#12

You know that feeling like you’re falling you get when you’re falling asleep? That happens because sometimes your muscles relax and your heart rate slows down too quickly that your body thinks you’re dying. So, it gives you that falling sensation which jolts you awake.

moonlixqht Report

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jburgh 3 years ago

the jolting is called a hypnogogic jerk.

112points

"Look for an organization that does investigative journalism (and doesn't just repeat information from other sources), double sources its quotations, discloses conflicts of interest, etc. Once we've found that we can relax a bit and trust the reporting behind the stories. Do we still need to be on guard? Yes. Even The New York Times can make mistakes. Or individual reporters can have biases. But that doesn't mean 'all sources are equal.'"

Lee highlighted the importance of raising media literacy, as it helps sift through news and facts. "There are various sources for media literacy that can help. They teach this to KIDS in Finland! It's easy to learn. Is the story copyrighted? Is it dated? Is there a byline? Are other stories by the author solid? Is it published in a source that has been reliable in the past? Does it seem plausible— if not then you can do some research," he said what we should be aware of when looking at any news article.

#13

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know Some birth control pills can cause vitamin B deficiency. Vitamin B is used to make seratonin. I’ve know a few people that got super depressed after starting birth control and taking B complex made a huge difference

*consult your doctor

BOBALL00 , Benjamin Moss Report

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309points

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Kanuli 3 years ago

That’s mighty interesting. My wife feels alot better since she doesn’t take the pill anymore, and that might have been part of the reason. I know she was low on Vitamin B, amond D, potassium and Iron. Besides Iron we were able to get the rest up to a healthy level mostly by changing our meal composition, and for Vitamin D supplements.

56points

#14

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know Andrew Jackson had a interesting assassination attemp. The person who was going to kill him pointed his gun and it jammed. Jackson then beat him up wjth his cane. The guy got back and pulled out the second gun which also managed to jam. This is a 1 in 125,000 chance.

DjPedromemes01 , wiki Report

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306points

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Serial pacifist 3 years ago

You had one job, Larry...

133points

#15

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know Australia is wider than the moon.

fruit_cats , Dan Freeman Report

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305points

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Serial pacifist 3 years ago

Also, Australia has more snakes per square foot than the moon does as a whole!

260points

"Will we get fooled sometimes in doing this? Yes. But we're going to get fooled sometimes anyway. It's analogous to how scientists form their beliefs. They are skeptics, but they also—at some point when the evidence is sufficient—give their assent. Scientists deal with warrant, not 'proof.' They are what philosophers call 'fallibilists.' You give your belief to things that are well-sourced with evidence, while always holding out the possibility that if further evidence comes to light that contradicts your belief, you should give it up because you might be wrong."

#16

Some people don’t have a inner dialogue, some can’t picture in their mind, and some have / can do both.

PurpleArmy21 Report

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292points

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TGHW 3 years ago

I have aphantasia, I can't visualise things in my head. Since I discovered this, I've found that it's not really that uncommon, and I know several other people who are the same.

90points

atombomb1945 , Olav Ahrens Røtne Report

#17

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know When the Rubix Cube was first released a mathematician said it would take the average person 30 years, working 8 hours a day, to solve a cube saying it was impossible for someone without a master's in mathematics to solve it in under a month.

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287points

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S. 3 years ago

How to solve the Rubix Cube in less than five seconds without a masters in Mathematics: Get a paint brush.

171points

#18

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know NASA discovered a planet outside of the milky way a few days ago for the first time in human history

xlybear , an Chen Report

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286points

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S. 3 years ago

"Signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way galaxy may have been detected for the first time. This intriguing result, using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, opens up a new window to search for exoplanets at greater distances than ever before. The possible exoplanet candidate is located in the spiral galaxy Messier 51 (M51), also called the Whirlpool Galaxy because of its distinctive profile." — https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/images/chandra-sees-evidence-for-possible-planet-in-another-galaxy.html

69points

#19

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know German chocolate cake was invented by an English-American baker named Samuel German and has nothing to do with the country of Germany.

matthewloren , wiki Report

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280points

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Vicky Zar 3 years ago (edited)

Yes. We would not even know this cake existed, except for the internet. (German here, obviously) If you want a German cake, then try Donauwelle, Marmorkuchen, Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (that's a "Torte" tough - fancy cake), Böhmischer Apfelkuchen...... Edit to add: Frankfurter Kranz, Streuselkuchen, Käsekuchen, Bienenstich, Erdbeerkuchen, Kalter Hund and Hefezopf

101points

#20

Opossums generally cannot get rabies. Their body temperature is too low for the virus.

Also the stomach acid of a vulture is so highly acidic it kills rabies virus and most bacteria, which is why they can eat dead disgusting rotting things.

ginpanda Report

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263points

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Serial pacifist 3 years ago (edited)

Castoreum, used as a substitute vanilla flavoring, is actually harvested from the an*l glands of beavers. They use it combined with urine to scent mark territory. Beaver butt also has a raspberry taste to it. It’s a common “natural ingredient” in raspberry-flavored sweets.

45points

#21

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know Cleopatra lived closer to the invention of the iPhone than the building of the pyramids

LobotomistPrime , wiki Report

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259points

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Space whale 3 years ago

Is just me or does she look like she's about to sneeze

215points

#22

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know That the patent for the fire hydrant was lost in a fire

CorinRyptide , Hrt+Soul Design Report

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253points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

That fire hydrant is an imposter, it's not red lol.

3points

interlinkedenigma , Hopfphotography Report

#23

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know Putting enough eye drops in someone’s food or drink will, in fact, kill them.

Final score:

246points

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Susan Geyer Reed 3 years ago

There was an episode of CSI where someone was killed due to having eye drops put in their drink.

62points

#24

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know There’s a vast difference between a million and a billion. A simple way to visualize it: a million seconds is over 11 days. A billion seconds is just under 32 years.

CollinZero , Mufid Majnun Report

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235points

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Batwench Premium 3 years ago

Is this UK or USA billion? http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN04440/SN04440.pdf

31points

#25

The sun is not yellow. When viewed outside earths atmosphere it is white. It only looks yellow due to our atmosphere "pulling" the blue light out, leaving it looking yellow. It's an illusion.

BeWiseExercise Report

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234points

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Vorknkx 3 years ago

Note: It's not a good idea to look directly into the sun... unless you really hate having eyes ;)

74points

#26

When a Camel spider (or wind scorpion) is chasing you, it's just chasing your shadow. All they want is a little bit of shade! They'd never have the intent of harming you

Mobile_Macro Report

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232points

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James Tartaglione 3 years ago

sounds like a camel spider wrote this to stop its prey from running. im on to you camel spider

88points

#27

There was no “s” sound for the letter c in ancient Roman Latin. Thus Gaius Julius Caesar was pronounced “Gaius Julius Kaiser”. His name is where the Germans and Russians got their name for king (Kaiser and Tzar respectively).

linpashpants Report

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231points

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Janine B. 3 years ago

King means König and emperor means Kaiser.

53points

#28

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know When a person receives a kidney transplant they don’t take out the old kidneys, they just shove em to the side and leave em in there.

zytz , wiki Report

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224points

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Andy Acceber 3 years ago

Makes sense. It would probably be unnecessarily traumatic for a sick body to lose an organ if it didn't have to.

55points

#29

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know Gases and particles in Earth's atmosphere scatter sunlight in all directions. Blue light is scattered more than other colors because it travels as shorter, smaller waves. Now you know why the sky is blue.

Accurate_Efficiency1 , Timo Volz Report

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216points

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Jar of Pickles 3 years ago

Wow, I have never been wondering why the sky was blue, but this is an interesting fact indeed!

28points

#30

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know Komodo dragons are the largest animals in the world capable of reproducing asexually

Edit: y’all I just found this on google when I was curious one day don’t ask me how it works I’m failing biology

SilvaIIy , wiki Report

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207points

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Aroace tiger (any pronouns) 3 years ago

And then here's me. Who is asexual

13points

#31

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know Due to evolution, humans share genes with all living organisms. For example, 60% of your DNA is the same as a strawberry.

hoarchata , CDC Report

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207points

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Janus Preez 3 years ago

Couch potato comes to mind

121points

#32

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know More people die from vending machines than sharks

Jackpot09 , Estera Nicoi Report

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204points

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Stephanie Did It 3 years ago

Because no one suspects a vending machine will be lurking in the water

422points

Truth Monster 3 years ago

Vending Machine: Snack Attack!

45points

Hooked 3 years ago

Thank you for making me laugh. Needed that :-)

14points

Doge 3 years ago

For years....they said I was crazy when I told then not to go in the water with change in their pocket. Cards not accepted, only blood...

11points

My Name Is Mars 3 years ago

You made me actually laugh out loud, so much that I scared all three of my dogs! Well done!

9points

Alex Boyd 3 years ago

Also, people very rarely stick their arm into a shark in hopes of getting a free snack.

8points

Freya the Wanderer 3 years ago

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the break room--

7points

Let’s Be Kind 3 years ago

I can’t wait for Vending Machine Week!

5points

Franziska 3 years ago

Hahaha This comment though - thank you

5points

Grumble O'Pug 3 years ago

Lol!!!

4points

Alejandra Lima 3 years ago

Hahahhahahahaha!!!

4points

Jess Thompson 3 years ago

I like you, Stephanie. You sound like my father, in a good way.

3points

Thistle 3 years ago

i just loled thank you

2points

Debbie Burton 3 years ago

Hahahahahahahahahaha

2points

the engineer 2 years ago

that is funny, but the real reason is them assulting the vending macine and it falling over onto the unfortunate victim of a snack attack.

1point

Iris 3 years ago

😂😂😂

1point

Brandy Layton 3 years ago

😂😂😂😂

1point

Lunar Bicycle 3 years ago

I once saw a vending machine with sharks in it. I just stayed the hell away.

31points

Buren 3 years ago

Good God! Are you saying that vending machine got those sharks too?

17points

iblowsheep 3 years ago

because vending machines can smell fear.

16points

OpalTheRainwing 3 years ago

HOW?!??

13points

Guy MacGregor 3 years ago

If you shake the machine, it will fall on you. And with the weight of a vending machine on you, you simply die.

24points

Buren 3 years ago

There is an unspoken wrath when it cheats you out of your dollar. I obviously had kicked one or half a dozen of them.

4points

Toni Alabakovski 3 years ago

Trying to get their product unstuck and shaking it I think, then it ends up falling on them.

3points

JadeAngel 3 years ago

Something gets stuck, they shake the machine and wind up tipping it over on themselves.

3points

Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

Falling on top of them I presume.

2points

Kenny Kulbiski 3 years ago

Frustration!

1point

kjorn 3 years ago

next movie: vendingmachinado!

9points

January Tempis 3 years ago

Oh yes please!

1point

Kay blue 3 years ago

That's not surprising, sharks kill less than 10 people a year. Humans kill 100 million sharks a year. Stop eating shark fin soup.

6points

Stimpy 3 years ago

That statistic would be slightly different if people would keep walking up to sharks and kicking and shoving them in order to get snacks...

4points

Jessica Cifelli 3 years ago

🤣All I focused on before I read the fact, was that I need a vending machine that sells waffles!

3points

Mark Berry 3 years ago

People would shake a shark if they thought they could get something out of it.

3points

Tvin 3 years ago

To be fair, it's difficult for sharks to use vending machines with their fins.

3points

Brendan Roberts 3 years ago

Really? Fewer sharks die from vending machines? Nonsense!

3points

Dani Alexander 3 years ago

Ok idk if this a stupid question, but how tf do you die from a vending machine??

2points

Springy The Non Binary Boi(They/Them) 3 years ago

It falls on top of you and it crushes you to death and if you kick or shake the vending machine it will crush you. I hope that answers your question. It wasn't a stupid question It was a curious question.

2points

KMill 3 years ago

How would a shark die from a vending machine anyway?

2points

Beatrice Multhaupt 3 years ago

Sharks rarely die from vending machines because they,re too smart to tilt the machine in search of spare change. You meant: ''More people die from vending machines than FROM sharks''.

2points

Cybele Spanjaard 3 years ago

I would well believe that

1point

AlexG 3 years ago

In the USA that is true, yes.

1point

Barbara L Bristow 3 years ago

sharks use vending machines ???????????

1point

Zaza 3 years ago

Annual deaths from shark attacks worldwide, average of 10. Annual deaths from texting by driving in the US only (not even worldwide) about 8 per DAY. Cows kill about 20 people per year (also in the US only, wordwide it would be more) Busses kill 20 per year (US) Railway travel 20 (US) Farm machinery 273 (US) Accidental poisoning 4.693 (US). Sharks have a bad reputation is all

1point

Norah Reilly 3 years ago

Explain that, please.

1point

Mark Johansen 3 years ago

Vending machines also generate a lot more revenue than sharks.

1point

Raccoon_doesn’t eat trash 3 years ago

How…

1point

Thomas Sweda 3 years ago

What, poison?

1point

LeeAnne B 3 years ago

Do vending machines bite?

1point

Tracy Wallick 3 years ago

That's because we don't place sharks in workplaces, public buildings, schools, etc.

1point

AndersM 3 years ago

I think it's due to sharks don't freakout and shake the machine when something gets stuck

1point

Tyler Stein 3 years ago (edited)

I don’t see how a shark could be killed by a vending machine… 😂😂😂

1point

Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago

This clip becomes relevant at the 5:00 mark: https://youtu.be/ooAEI4vEq5E

1point

Anne Mitchell 2 years ago

Very few sharks roam corridors that are the natural habitat for vending machines.

0points

Huddo's sister 3 years ago

If people didn't get so angry when the machine doesn't work and start pushing it around those death probably wouldn't happen. I wonder if they qualify for Darwin awards?

0points

Riley Quinn 3 years ago

Does this mean that Discovery will be airing Vending Machine Week?

0points

Daniel McCray 3 years ago

Sharks don't use vending machines

0points

backatya 3 years ago

yeah the machines fall on people all the time lol

0points

Doris Culverhouse 3 years ago

How??

0points

SAVE THE CHINCHILLAS!!! 3 years ago

I'm currently picturing a shark using a vending machine

0points

Micah 3 years ago

Maybe so, but "King Vending Machine" would be a ridiculous character to have in the Suicide Squad.

0points

Frank Ropen 3 years ago

Why should vending machines kill sharks?

0points

april jenkins 3 years ago

so true. sharks do not die fron vending machines. as a matter of fact, sharks do not vend.

0points

Raven DeathShade 3 years ago

"Do you collect coins?" "Yes! Just in case VENDING MACHINES BECOME THE DOMINANT RACE!"

0points

Suzanne Clark 3 years ago

Well sure, I've never heard of a vending machine killing a shark...sheesh!

0points

Benski Trenkins 3 years ago

Because most sharks don't use vending machines

0points

Colin Matthews 3 years ago

Is it just me or do other people get confused when surfers say " it came from nowhere" Really? Aren't you in the ocean ? If you get attacked by a shark in the cheese section of a supermarket, fair enough, but in the ocean? Oh and people never see the vending machine that bites them...

0points

Phill Healey 3 years ago

Sharks don't use vending machines, so no fekkin suprise.

0points

David Gripon 3 years ago

Because they take a bight out of you with diabetes.

0points

Saara-Elina Kaukiainen 3 years ago

..how do you die from a vending machine?

0points

v 3 years ago

Don't post s**t like this without clarifying information! Are they killed on a higher order because of the s**t food in a vending machine? Are they killed on a higher order because they're trying for some free food and tip the thing over on themselves? Are they killed on a higher order because they, somehow, get themselves entangled in the dispensing screws and get ripped to pieces?

0points

Kelli Lindsay 3 years ago

When my nephew was 14, he was trying to steal from a soda machine and it fell on top of him. The only things that saved him was the hallway in which the machine was in was narrower than the height of the machine, and a very panicked little brother who summoned help right away.

0points

Hadesdaughter 3 years ago

That is not a american vending machine

0points

Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago

Why would it need to be American to serve BP’s purpose?

0points

Andy-Pandy Broomfield 3 years ago

That's because sharks don't use vending machines.

0points

Anni 3 years ago

The last one I used tried to stab me. They’re terrifying.

0points

Kamilla Juel Sørensen 3 years ago

I have never seen a shark try to buy something from a vending machine :D

0points

Kanuli 3 years ago

Same with cows. Easy maths, how many people work with sharks? Cows, Vending machines? How many accidents happen at work? How many fatal?

0points

#33

Emma Morano of Italy was the last (documented and verified) person to die that was born in the 1800s. 29th November 1899 - 15th April 2017

SkippyMcLovin Report

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195points

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Janine B. 3 years ago

Wow!!!

39points

#34

Stephen Hawking died on March 14, the Pi Day, which is also the birthday of Albert Einstein.

initialpizza Report

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190points

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Robert T 3 years ago

American Pi Day. Rest of the world should be 31st April, but that would really be Ten Pi day. ;-)

31points

#35

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know There was a short period of time when Picasso and Snoop Dogg were both alive together.

ReadaboutitXD Report

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187points

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S. 3 years ago

Picasso: 25th October 1881 - 8th April 1973. Snoop Dogg: 20th October 1971 - Present day.

56points

#36

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know The shell is part of the turtle’s skeleton.

haydensidun , Marcus Dietachmair Report

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184points

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Amanda 3 years ago

That’s a picture of a tortoise…

127points

#37

Butterflies and Moths can drink blood and tears in order to get nutrients. It’s called Mud-puddling. I think more horror movies should use this.

MonetsMenagerie Report

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180points

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Mazer 3 years ago

Butterflies will land on sweaty shoes or hiking pole handles even t shirts left on a river bank while the owner takes a swim in order for the insect to get to the salts and minerals left by sweat. Critters living in mountainous regions will do the same, more than one hiker has had hiking pole handles and gloves chewed on.

48points

#38

The amount of water in, on, and above planet earth does not increase or decrease. It's always in a constant cycle. Even the water humans use.

energizerbunneee Report

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176points

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Alicia Miller 3 years ago

Ah, yes. There's a good chance the water you drink has been through a dinosaur's system.

11points

#39

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know 90% of the population on Earth lives in the Northern Hemisphere.

Johndoe448 , Greg Rosenke Report

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175points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

Ooh I'm one of the special 10%, he he.

87points

#40

Lamborghini started making supercars because Enzo Ferrari was being a jerk to Ferruccio Lamborghini.

dis_not_my_name Report

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172points

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Serial pacifist 3 years ago

The inventor of cruise control in cars was blind. Universities refused Ralph Teetor's applications based on his disability. He eventually got enrolled at the U. of Pennsylvania in the engineering department. He later became the President of the Society of Automotive Engineers.

59points

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#41

Your oral health is very important , poor oral health is more than just bad teeth / bad breathe it can lead to heart problems , infections and more

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169points

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Dave Reed 3 years ago

True. My daughter is a dentist and explained how bacteria can move from teeth / gums to the heart, etc. Keep brushing! 😂

67points

prairiemountainzen , Nariman Mesharrafa Report

#42

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know Sharks existed before trees existed.

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168points

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Serial pacifist 3 years ago

"Fun" fact in 100 years: Trees existed.

4points

#43

The “Easter Island Heads” actually have bodies, and some were excavated in 2017.

Poppycorn144 Report

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166points

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Grant Barke 3 years ago

Where there are heads, there must be bodies. Old detective saying.

59points

#44

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know If you stare at your own reflection in dim lighting for a few minutes, your face will begin to distort and you will essentially begin to hallucinate. Don’t do it. It’s a trap.

Halo-Kai , Marc-Olivier Jodoin Report

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164points

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MagicalUnicorn 3 years ago

now i have to try, dammit

117points

#45

Penguins trade nice rocks for sex.

Qu1tyerbitchin Report

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159points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

Not as simple as that. Penguins give rocks during courtship. If the female penguin likes the rock/penguin she will take that penguin as a mate (most penguins are monogamous) and the female will use the rock gifts to help build their nests.

105points

baiqibeendeleted17x Report

#46

As the result of a collision with another moon eons ago, Neptune's moon "Triton" has a retrograde orbit; meaning an orbit in the direction opposite to its planet's rotation. Triton is the only large moon our solar system to have such an orbit. Not impressed?

The collision eons ago also altered Triton's orbit of Neptune in another, far more sinister way. Despite obviously emerging victorious from the collision, the impact ever so slightly threw Triton off course. Every year, Triton creeps a fraction of an inch closer to Neptune.

This means that one day billions of years in the future, Triton's orbit will get too close to Neptune and Neptune's superior gravitational pull will tear Triton apart.

Final score:

157points

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Jar of Pickles 3 years ago

What a day to be alive...

51points

#47

Hyenas are actually more related to cats than dogs. Hyenas are part of the Suborder Feliformia along with cats.

amxorca Report

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146points

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Stephanie Did It 3 years ago

The only way on earth you can hear a cat laughing!

33points

AmiableBowelSyndrome Report

#48

You can make tasty fresh bread yourself in four or five hours with flour, salt, yeast and water, no kneading and zero skill. It literally takes less than 10 minutes of actual effort. Since finding out about this last year I've done it dozens of times. Google no-knead bread!

Final score:

143points

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Rick Hoppenbrouwer 3 years ago

If there is no knead, why bother?

25points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#49

Big bird was almost in the Challenger explosion

Big bird was planned to go so they could do something to get kids interested in space, but the costume (over 8 feet tall) was just too f**king big to fit.

They sent a school teacher instead. And then the shuttle exploded

DoggoDude979 Report

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142points

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Aaron W 3 years ago

It's terrible that seven people died, but imagine the childhood trauma of that generation if all those children watched Big Bird die in it.

115points

MichelleTheEngraver Report

#50

Spit will instantly harden super glue.

Final score:

140points

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Stephanie Did It 3 years ago

You know we're all hunting for that little tube now

73points

#51

A platypus makes venom. One of several interesting things about them.

ladyinchworm Report

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129points

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Mazer 3 years ago

They are a fascinating critter!! Bravo Australia

45points

#52

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know Shaq hit almost 12,000 baskets in his career. Exactly 1 of them was a 3-pointer.

MrMister26 , wiki Report

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120points

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Demi Zwaan 3 years ago

Is that good or bad? I have no idea what a 3-pointer is.

41points

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#53

If you search for 'recursion' on Google, it will ask you if you meant to type 'recursion' instead. When you click the suggestion, you land on the exact same page and Google will ask you if you meant to type 'recursion'. Fun little easter egg

dip_the_shit Report

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48points

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Ebony 3 years ago

I just learned about that askew thing

18points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#54

Acacia trees were shown to send chemical signals to other trees that they were being overgrazed on, causing the other Acacia trees to increase the production of a specific chemical that would kill the animals overgrazing on them.

RustyCopal Report

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46points

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Mazer 3 years ago

True, during a long drought in Africa, a number of giraffe were found dead after eating from acacia tress that had increased levels of the chemical

4points

#55

If you were born in 80,000 BC and made 10k a day up till now.

You still wouldn't be as rich as Elon Musk.

Not sure how accurate it is. Saw someone post it a few days ago here.

Traiz3r Report

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46points

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JadeAngel 3 years ago

82,021 * 365 * 10,000 is 299,376,650,000 and Musk is worth 316.5 billion today. It both checks out and makes me very sad.

53points

#56

The word “Helicopter” isn’t a combination of heli and copter, but rather “helico” like a helix and “pter” like a pterodactyl.

sunnyintheoffice Report

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45points

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ZAPanda 3 years ago

another basically pointless etymology. "Pter" is related to english "Feather" in the same way as "Pater" in Latin is related to english "Father". In both cases we see P->F and T->TH. This is also known as Grimm's Law.

1point

#57

If you thoroughly shuffle a deck of cards, the exact order they’re in has almost certainly never been duplicated in the history of shuffled decks.

Low_Tea_7193 Report

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43points

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Eric C. 3 years ago (edited)

~80658175170943878571660636856403766975289505440883277824000000000000 possible combinations (52!)

14points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#58

Big spiders adopt little frogs and they protect their little spider eggs from predators.

vmmors Report

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41points

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Hannah Edwards 3 years ago

I had a quick google, this has been observed in several different countries with different species of frog and spider. I’m scared.

2points

#59

In the pineal gland in your brain, over time it will start to form tiny calcification, little mineral buildups. There is no known function for these but scientists named it corpora arenacea also known as dream sand.

jimbo-g Report

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39points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

I blame the Sandman.

22points

good-evening-clarice Report

#60

David Dastmalchian, the actor who plays Polka Dot Man in the new Suicide Squad, actually has vitiligo irl and got called "polka dots" as a kid.

Final score:

39points

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Julia Atkinson 3 years ago

Another celeb with vitiligo: ballerina Michaela DePrince

5points

#61

Since anteaters had to break through termite mounds as strong as concrete to get their food, they’ve evolved claws bigger a than bears. This, combined with the fact that they’re legally blind, means these homicidal vacuum cleaners can put f**king jaguars in caskets.

Tea811 Report

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39points

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Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago

Blindness is irrelevant to their ability to kill jaguars.

16points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#62

The first imaging satellites used to drop film from space which was either caught by aircraft or recovered in the ocean. Check out the Corona space program.

Richroyrich Report

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38points

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Yvette Desmarais 3 years ago

The film was huge too. My father worked on this program. It was so top secret that no one knew anything about other parts of the project. Now it's all available on Google.

12points

#63

A banana is a berry

GoldenDude Report

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38points

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Auntriarch 3 years ago

Well that's berry interesting. I'll see myself out...

5points

#64

The More You Know: Internet Users Share 50 Cool Facts That Everyone Should Know Penguins have knees

revo_kid , Derek Oyen Report

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37points

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Hugh Willie Mungous 3 years ago

And fairies were boots.

3points

purpleturtlehurtler Report

#65

If you find a four leaf clover then there is a good chance you'll find more not too far away.

Final score:

36points

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LittleWombat 3 years ago

My daughter finds literally dozens on an almost daily basis just going for walks locally! Plus 5, 6, and 7 leaf clovers too, though not as frequently. To be fair, she has a great eye for it - I walk over the same areas and miss them all! Her collection is insane!

13points

#66

President John Tyler was born in 1790 when George Washington was President. He has a grandson currently alive. 3 generations span all 46 presidencies.

Duedsml23 Report

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36points

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Julia Atkinson 3 years ago

It only takes a couple of people having children late in life to produce situations like this. Oscar Wilde's grandson is still alive, Richard Wagner's grandson died quite recently...and Julio Iglesias has a half-sister 63 years his junior!

11points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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“This Breaks My Heart”: People Stunned—And Angry—After Woman Buys Lost Luggage From Airport

#67

Dogs that are slightly underweight live an average of two years longer than dogs that are slightly overweight.

Holybull79 Report

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35points

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François Carré 3 years ago

Dogs need to exercise a lot (their wolves ancestors are built to travel about 80 km a day). Due to that same ancient condition of having to actively and permanently search for food, they also are always hungry and will eat at any occasion they're given to. A slightly underweight dog might not have enough to eat but is still genetically conditioned to live with it. A slightly overweight dog is lacking exercise and/or eating too much and is not genetically conditioned to cope with this problem and the kind of diseases it creates, hence the lower life expectancy.

2points

#68

Your eyeballs have a separate enclosed immune system than the rest of your body. If somehow the two become aware of each other, your body will think your eyes are invaders and literally attack and dissolve them.

mrmoe198 Report

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35points

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Hannah Edwards 3 years ago

I would have been happier not knowing this. My eyes feel weird now. Probably dissolving.

52points

#69

Copper door knobs are self-disinfecting.

JaakkoFinnishGuy Report

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35points

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Kanuli 3 years ago

This is only partially true. If enough dirt and/or tissue is left on the k**b, or resistant bacteria/viruses, the effect gets diminished or is even void. Not sure how rust affects it either. And too lazy to google.

12points

#70

There are 5.6 popes per square mile in Vatican City.

Guac__is__extra__ Report

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35points

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Katrina Gibson 3 years ago

Hahahahaha. I read "poops" initially.

28points

#71

The General Electric Company for many decades owned NBC. The three chimes of the NBC jingle are the notes G-E-C. During the radio era if that chime ever had a fourth note, that was a signal for NBC employees to go into work because a major news story (i.e. D-Day) was about to break.

faceintheblue Report

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34points

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IlovemydogShilo 3 years ago

Would the 4th note be D as in D for D day?

5points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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Guy Divorced 3 Years Ago Drops Off 3 Y.O. With His Ex-Wife Completely Out Of The Blue

#72

The Michael Meyers mask is a William Shatner face mask painted white. Happy Halloween!

Trapped_In_A_Blur Report

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34points

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Serial pacifist 3 years ago

Yes, that's why he disappears so easily. Scotty beams him up.

13points

#73

Madagascar has a larger population than Australia.

swagnersf Report

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34points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

And Australia is approx 13 times larger than Mafagascar. A lot of Australia is uninhabitable though.

3points

#74

Beaver anal secretions have been used as a vanilla flavor substitute for certain foods and luxury cosmetics.

gaudog Report

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33points

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Auntriarch 3 years ago

Beaver bum ice-cream, doesn't have the same ring....

14points

#75

If an alpaca has blue eyes it is most likely deaf

UnpretentiousDip Report

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33points

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Truth Monster 3 years ago

If an alpaca is deaf it also can't hear you. #facts

21points

#76

The first person to write about tofu in the English language was Benjamin Franklin.

jerisad Report

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32points

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Auntriarch 3 years ago

So now we know who to blame

1point

CranesMistressOfFear Report

#77

Kangaroos will eat cat poop even though it is poisonous to them -learned this when a local zoo had a stray cat problem.

Final score:

31points

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Missy Moo Moo 3 years ago

Well my dog eats kangaroo poo, even though it makes her breath smell like farts

16points

“All Three Shot Out Pink”: Triplets' Baby Shower Turns Sour, Pregnant Wife Wants A Divorce

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College Student Does Exactly As Told After Roommates Demand They Keep Their Stuff In Their Room

#78

Muscles do not develop the same in everyone and their exact origins/insertions can differ between people. In some the biceps have three or more heads, as opposed to the normal two. Some muscles are entirely absent, such as the psoas minor (found in about 40% of humans) and the sternalis (only 7.8%).

Ruffled_Ferret Report

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31points

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Mtownmick 3 years ago

The fact that there is all of these permutations of what we think of us as identical beings explains why some people's sexuality is outside of the norm but still normal as are the above examples.

18points

thebestbutterchicken Report

#79

Cows can see almost 360 degrees.

Edit: Hi, I just woke up. Thanks for the awards!

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30points

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Truth Monster 3 years ago

If your cow sees 360 degrees, you're burning it. You only need to get them to 145 degrees Farenheit :P

25points

#80

1 billion people speak English. That's 1 in every 7 on Earth.

K9_Phoenix Report

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29points

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The Scout 3 years ago

To put this into perspective: about 1.4 billion people are speaking mandarin,

6points

#81

The state of California in the USA has a higher population than the entire country of Australia.

(39,613,493 vs 25,892,511)

Femalediction5 Report

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29points

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Andy Acceber 3 years ago

Yup. And the city of Washington DC that doesn't have representatives in Congress has a larger population than each the state of Wyoming and the state of Vermont. Both states each have one congress representative and two senators.

12points

#82

The average blue whale ejaculate is 5 gallons

napfanforever Report

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27points

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Chewie Baron 3 years ago

Now you know why the sea is salty.

30points

AnxiousAnywhere4651 Report

#83

Tigers are more likely to win in a fight against lions

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27points

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Andy Acceber 3 years ago

I'm slightly concerned how we know this.

7points

#84

Flamingos aren't born with curved beaks. They start to curve as they get older.

Speedemon12 Report

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27points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

And they aren't born pink either.

16points

#85

That the majority of people who get hurt on elevators are those who work on elevators

Sebastian_reaper Report

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26points

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Truth Monster 3 years ago

Every elevator repairman will tell you the job has its ups and downs...

41points

#86

The Anglo-Zanzibar war. 38 minutes.

justnatsuki404 Report

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24points

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The Scout 3 years ago

After the death of the ruler, who was cooperating with the British, his cousin took office. The Brits did have another candidate in mind, but Chalid ibn Barghasch refused to step back. So they attacked his palace with five battleships, resulting in 300 dead and 200 injured there. Casualities on the british side: 1 injured, probably from incorrectly using a cannon. Being armed only with a few a century old handguns and a dozen of old frontloader cannons, the Zanzibarians had nothing to fight back.

8points

#87

It takes 7 grams of cocain to kill you

Mosquitos kill more humans than any other creature including humans

The Tsar bomba is capable of releasing around 1.5k times for energy than fat man

blackreaper13 Report

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24points

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Dont Sellmyinfo 3 years ago

“Cocaine is a hell of a drug”

10points

#88

The European, Iranian, and North Indian languages are all related to each other and we've reconstructed some of what that original language might have looked like: Proto-Indo-European.

With the notable exception of some languages like Finnish, Hungarian, and Georgian which are part of other language families.

hekmo Report

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24points

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Kelli Lindsay 3 years ago

Iranian as in Farsi?

4points

#89

Twister was the first movie released on DVD

Vaporface Report

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20points

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Jayne Kyra 3 years ago

Literally 4 clicks: https://legacybox.com/blogs/analog/what-was-the-first-movie-made-on-dvd

2points

#90

If you log into your Netflix account in a web browser, you can reset your viewing history for certain shows and watch the series again without messed up start/end times

thatwhatthis Report

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20points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

I wish Netflix and other streaming services had a watched list, not just a watch list. I have terrible memory and can't always remember of I've watched something. Having a watched list would make it much easier.

18points

#91

The skeletons used in the original Poltergeist movie were real skeletons, because it was cheaper.

Blucifer of the Denver International Airport killed his creator when a part of him severed an artery in the leg of Luis Jiménez.

Ryukotaicho Report

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19points

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Yayaboobo 3 years ago

Huh? I'm confused!

9points

#92

Tom Brady has thrown more TD passes in his 40s than he did in his 20s

gate63 Report

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17points

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Eiram 3 years ago

He probably increased his skills in throwing to make up for reduction in distance speed as he aged. The best people in any sport shift skills as they age, as long as they are given the chance to keep going.

3points

#93

It takes ~108 atoms laid in a row to span the width of a human fingernail (~1 cm.) If the same number of standard wooden pencils were laid end to end, they would circumnavigate the Earth’s equator more than 47 times.

BattleBornMom Report

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11points

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Lunar Bicycle 3 years ago

I assume that’s supposed to say 10 to the 8th, or 10^8 atoms, rather than “approximately 108 atoms.”

39points

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Bored Birgit 3 years ago

I really like the additional Information from some of the users in this and in other threads. They help clarifying the facts. Thanks for your effort!

14points

littlesaresare 3 years ago (edited)

Except that a lot of those comments, especially on the animal facts, are NOT true. There are so many people spreading misinformation on this site. Seeing a comment that "corrects" the entry that is actually incorrect, have 80 upvotes, is incredibly depressing. Please do not believe everything that people comment on this site.

7points

Wondering Alice 3 years ago

Maybe you could help by joining in? If you think somthing is false, say so - that way people truly interested will know to go find out.

1point

Buck Up 3 years ago

It's amazing how debatable so many of these "facts" are.

7points

Jar of Pickles 3 years ago

Some of the facts need more explanation. Otherwise this article just keeps delivering some useless pieces of information, which I find quite frustrating.

7points

Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago

It's Bored Panda. It's what they do.

8points

BorPand8 3 years ago

They're very useful pieces of information! I've just spent the past 10 minutes looking at pictures of fairies riding corgis. I call that an excellent use of my time.

6points

Erin E 3 years ago

If they didn’t just pull this stuff from Reddit, maybe there’d be more info. Sometimes the original post on Reddit will have more info.

2points

COCO puff 3 years ago

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KimB 3 years ago

I do love posts like this "useless information" but the facts must be true...I spent a LOT of time reading encyclopedias (before internet I'm old lol) and I retain quite a bit of information if I read it. Never stop learning it will help your brain age better and studies show an active engaged brain is far less likely than one that just sits and watches TV.

5points

mac 3 years ago

Are these real verified facts or just regurgitated internet nonsense?

5points

Mike Beck 3 years ago

At least some of them are indeed real.

11points

Ebony 3 years ago

Useful information if you're going to a trivia contest

4points

Serial pacifist 3 years ago

The only time the Capitol had fallen was in 1814 when the British army entered DC and burned down the Capitol during the War of 1812. In 2021 occurred the second invasion of the Capitol in its history, 207 years after the first one.

2points

Tim Pillinger 3 years ago

I mean the British left all the civilian stuff alone and just nicked Madison's wine and cutlery

1point

Joseph OReilly 3 years ago

Oh, your day was going well? An official early warning sign of faulty blood transfusion(wrong blood type) is "sense of impending doom"

1point

Elena Memphis 2 years ago

#28 kidney transplant fact isn't true. They don't "shove them to the side" they are left where they are if they aren't infected. The transplanted kidney is in the lower abdomen near the bladder.

0points

Hannah Walters 3 years ago

Interesting. Thank you for sharing If your reading this I hope you have a great day and know. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” ‭‭John‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭NIV

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John Baker 3 years ago

“It would be exhausting to fact check every single news item we hear." I don't. If it comes from a left-leaning source, I usually fact check. If it comes from a right-wing source, I automatically assume it's bullshit.

0points

F. H. 3 years ago

There's alwas so much misinformation in these threads. Sometimes even with things you can easily try yourself and see that it's not true.

0points

Freya the Wanderer 3 years ago

These "fact" threads need both fact checking and editing. Some of the writing is downright sloppy.

0points

Don't read my username 3 years ago

The RMS Titanic only had enough life boats for half of the passengers, the richer passengers.

0points

Odinsmother 3 years ago

The bloke who invented the washing machine is the same person who invented the flame thrower used in the First World War, and then got writing in to the Geneva convention

0points

Odinsmother 3 years ago

The bloke who

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memyselfandI 3 years ago

If you enjoyed this article, look for books by the Useless Information Society, which is exactly what it sounds like. The Book of Useless Information, the Amazing Book of Useless Information, all the sequels. It’s great fun to read.

0points

Ryan Deschanel 3 years ago

Is it true that some people can't have shivers and goosebumps on command?

0points

littlesaresare 3 years ago

There's a Grimm tale of a boy desperate to learn how to shiver.

0points

B 3 years ago

A fact for Brits: 'I was sat' and 'I was stood' are technically incorrect. 99 percent of the country gets this wrong.

-1point

Becky Samuel 3 years ago

...and yet none of us care. Why do you?

1point

Mazer 3 years ago

Go away, nobody here is interested in your bs fake income speel

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Johnsitiche 3 years ago

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Bored Birgit 3 years ago

I really like the additional Information from some of the users in this and in other threads. They help clarifying the facts. Thanks for your effort!

14points

littlesaresare 3 years ago (edited)

7points

Wondering Alice 3 years ago

Maybe you could help by joining in? If you think somthing is false, say so - that way people truly interested will know to go find out.

1point

Buck Up 3 years ago

It's amazing how debatable so many of these "facts" are.

7points

Jar of Pickles 3 years ago

Some of the facts need more explanation. Otherwise this article just keeps delivering some useless pieces of information, which I find quite frustrating.

7points

Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago

It's Bored Panda. It's what they do.

8points

BorPand8 3 years ago

They're very useful pieces of information! I've just spent the past 10 minutes looking at pictures of fairies riding corgis. I call that an excellent use of my time.

6points

Erin E 3 years ago

If they didn’t just pull this stuff from Reddit, maybe there’d be more info. Sometimes the original post on Reddit will have more info.

2points

COCO puff 3 years ago

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KimB 3 years ago

5points

mac 3 years ago

Are these real verified facts or just regurgitated internet nonsense?

5points

Mike Beck 3 years ago

At least some of them are indeed real.

11points

Ebony 3 years ago

Useful information if you're going to a trivia contest

4points

Serial pacifist 3 years ago

2points

Tim Pillinger 3 years ago

I mean the British left all the civilian stuff alone and just nicked Madison's wine and cutlery

1point

Joseph OReilly 3 years ago

Oh, your day was going well? An official early warning sign of faulty blood transfusion(wrong blood type) is "sense of impending doom"

1point

Elena Memphis 2 years ago

#28 kidney transplant fact isn't true. They don't "shove them to the side" they are left where they are if they aren't infected. The transplanted kidney is in the lower abdomen near the bladder.

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Hannah Walters 3 years ago

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John Baker 3 years ago

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F. H. 3 years ago

There's alwas so much misinformation in these threads. Sometimes even with things you can easily try yourself and see that it's not true.

0points

Freya the Wanderer 3 years ago

These "fact" threads need both fact checking and editing. Some of the writing is downright sloppy.

0points

Don't read my username 3 years ago

The RMS Titanic only had enough life boats for half of the passengers, the richer passengers.

0points

Odinsmother 3 years ago

The bloke who invented the washing machine is the same person who invented the flame thrower used in the First World War, and then got writing in to the Geneva convention

0points

Odinsmother 3 years ago

The bloke who

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memyselfandI 3 years ago

0points

Ryan Deschanel 3 years ago

Is it true that some people can't have shivers and goosebumps on command?

0points

littlesaresare 3 years ago

There's a Grimm tale of a boy desperate to learn how to shiver.

0points

B 3 years ago

A fact for Brits: 'I was sat' and 'I was stood' are technically incorrect. 99 percent of the country gets this wrong.

-1point

Becky Samuel 3 years ago

...and yet none of us care. Why do you?

1point