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The Twitter account 'WTF Facts' has earned itself 274.1K followers by sharing random trivia about the world. While this figure alone isn't enough to determine whether or not the content on it is high-quality, you have to admit, it's kind of impressive that a quarter of a million people want to see it.

Why did so many people sign up to see the account's posts? Well, the main reason is probably the element of surprise. From unique locations across the globe to people's wholesome acts of kindness, 'WTF Facts' touches on a wide variety of topics. So, we decided to compile some of its most popular uploads and ask you if you think the account is worth all the buzz surrounding it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"His wife" has a name too, and it's Lélia Wanick Salgado. They're both environmentalists so they both should be recognized.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Elephants mourn their dead... they made this man an honorary member of the herd. This is so sweet and sad.

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Going through obscure facts isn't just temporary fun. Turns out, it can also be good for our mental health. For example, experts say that playing trivia games can provide a dopamine rush much like gambling, but without the negative effects. 

Whether we're playing Trivial Pursuit at home or attending a pub trivia night, the basic premise remains the same: we experience the thrill of providing correct answers to questions about lesser-known facts.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My neighbour is a tiny 5 foot, 100 lbs, woman in her 70s and she's a karate black belt + 5 or 6 dans. She actually owns a karate dojo. I pity the fool who's gonna try to rob her!

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"You get a rush or a neuro reward signal or a dopamine burst from winning,” John Kounios, Ph.D., professor of psychology and director of the doctoral program in applied cognitive and brain sciences at Drexel University in Pennsylvania, told Healthline.

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“I think whenever you’re challenged with a trivia question and you happen to know it, you get a rush. It’s sort of like gambling.”

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gray story but healthcare to save someone’s life should not drain your f*****g life savings

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Kounios said the benefits can also be similar to those of playing video games.

However, Kounios stressed that trivia is generally not a problematic hobby.

“I don’t think there are any pitfalls,” he said. “Like anything else that’s fun, it takes up time.”

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Sarah Kishler, who works as a librarian in California, loves trivia games and enjoys attending a monthly pub trivia night in which a team of librarians participates.

"Learning facts so that I can get better at trivia is definitely a passion of mine," she also told Healthline. "Getting a question right is definitely very satisfying to me."

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When a loved one leaves the pain is insurmountable. In my opinion,this pain never leaves. This insurmountable loss and pain becomes a part of our life as we cherish the memories.

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Over the past decade, pub trivia nights that are popular in the United Kingdom appear to have grown in popularity in other parts of Europe and the United States as well.

Enthusiasts like Kishler enjoy getting to interact with people at these events, especially compared to electronic trivia games.

She has learned that doing well at these social trivia games gives her "a feeling of validation" and increases her self-esteem.

“People really like to have some expertise on something and the brain is very good at focusing on things that you’re interested in,” Deborah Stokes, Ph.D., L.P.C., B.C.N., a psychologist in Virginia, who focuses on neurotherapy told the same outlet.

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According to Stokes, learning large bodies of knowledge can often start with trivia. And people who are interested in trivia can be brainy, have a high IQ, and be smart on a lot of levels.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

we Aussies are ashamed. To be fair, Emu's are fukn frightening and tough buggers...

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I need to know how f'd up the dude was after. So after some googling. The gorilla was intoxicated on fermented bamboo. He came at the photographer with all his weight and it felt like being hit by a train he said. He was left with a souvenir scar on his forehead. (I'm guessing from where his camera went into his face.) Then the gorilla just walked right over him and went on his way. (Super lucky he's alive imo).

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"In typical people, my observation, not backed up by any research, is that their interest in trivia is confined to topics that they are generally interested in," Kounios added.

"So if a person is very interested in history, then they may either seek out history trivia, or they might just naturally pick it up in the course of learning about nontrivial aspects of history."

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Stokes also pointed out that trying to retain information about things we're interested in can be like a good exercise for the frontal cortex as the brain ages.

So if you're up for more, fire up our earlier publication on 'WTF Facts!'

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was a kid I was told by my great grandma's 2nd husband that in the late 50s early 60s him and his friends were responsible for several faked foot prints and other evidence such as howls of Big Foot in Skamania County WA. The irony of it all is that later in life he was a converted believer in Sasquatch. I've been wanting to tell this secret since I was 15.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the horse said "that's it for me, no more crazy f*****g stoners for me"

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They had questions if she was that old-like maybe her daughter took over her identity. The other fascinating thing is her lawyer went into contract with her to purchase her apartment en viager when she was 90. Basically someone makes a monthly payment until the seller’s death, when the property becomes theirs. She outlived him. And his children had to continue the payments by law until her death. Maybe karma thinking he was getting a great deal on real estate.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This makes me feel better, it's a great reminder to check yourself for thinking in stereotypes. My IQ is close to that, and I've not made any noticeable accomplishments that would give it away. I am disabled, and feel I can never live up to the potential I had as a child. I think everyone expects that a high IQ means we've gotta be nerdy, awkward geniuses. Higher IQ does, however, increase existential depression, so please, bring on the cannabis so we can make it until tomorrow. Do not judge a book by it's cover, or even by it's reputation 💜

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was unintentional but Genghis became an eco warrior through his wars

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So this is where Thanos got his idea from. And then the Avengers completely messed up his plan. So who is really the bad guy here?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Plus there is about a 1 in 200 chance you might be related to him

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So, we can only save the planet by committing genocide? Yeah. Good luck getting 8 billion people to agree with that idea, Thanos.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No. Instead of killing people, we can stop making so many children. But people don't agree with that either. Guess we're doomed.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So maybe we can reverse climate change by offing its deniers? Two birds...

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't think he and/or his army literally killed this many people. The army spread a lot of germs/illness that killed people.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was wondering how they killed that many people. Didn't make sense. Thank you.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mother Nature needs him resurrected.. COVID just didn't do the job.. human overpopulation has always been THE problem

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

40 million wouldn't make much of a dent in the current population of Earth would it? Not that I'm planning on resurrecting him or anything...

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hmmm, there may be an idea for global warming in that piece of information.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He seemed to do his best at trying to re-populate the Earth with all the babies he created.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He also impregnated thousands of women. To this day, over 16 million men have his DNA.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is terrifying. In no way can his actions be viewed as positive.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're correct. In the overall scheme of things, his empire caused a minor, but still measurable, blip in worldwide carbon dioxide levels. https://www.livescience.com/11739-wars-plagues-carbon-climate.html As other posters have pointed out, a man from that time period, theorized to be Genghis Khan, passed down his DNA to approximately 1 in 200 men. There have been other "super-Y lineages" though. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/1-in-200-men-direct-descendants-of-genghis-khan

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seems that's what Bill Gates and the left are planning for the world now. DON"T TAKE ANY JABS, they are all designed to wipe out mankind.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This remains a rather entertaining, but completely debunked theory. Genghis Khan conquered huge areas and undoubtedly caused the death of many. But 40million remains an absurd figure. Stalin ruled as large an area (roughly), had machine guns, trucks, trains 20th century industry and 25yrs. He is credited with less deaths. The whole theory of Khan causing global cooling is based on entirely mythical war dead figures and hypothetical assumptions on what the result of these deaths were. It's a fascinating notion. But is dismissed by both historians and climatologsts alike.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Somehow I think that a scientist would find this text laughable.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

By the time this is over, the oil companies will have killed way, way more people than that. Now, for the next pandemic.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I could go back in time I'd kill him! He was a minister!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are very few people in history that I would be as afraid to face as him. He must have been absolutely terrifying.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This would work today & much better than all the stuff individuals do while corporations continue to destroy the world.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He killed that many people but tried to put as much back. How many can trace their lineage back to him

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is no secret that earth is heavily overpopulated and cannot provide everybody with enough food and shelter. And the above is proof that humans are actually the cause for the global temperature rising. It does not matter if the CO2 is produced by fires or the modern way of living. So basically he bought us some extra time, otherwise the situation would have been out of hands decennia ago.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To claim he murdered 40 million would mean they have some proof, so where are these 40 million skeletons?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A murder not always leaves skeletons behind. Plus, it was a looooooong time ago, the skeletons have been turned to natural fertilizers, so probably you have eaten them. Fertilizer -> grass -> cattle -> burgers -> human -> repeat.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So how much will things cool down if we kill 40 million people?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We need another Ghengis Khan. Many will die. But many will live longer. Elon is using all his money to find a different planet to live on, not save this one. These ecologists are trying their best, yes. But at this point, mass death is our only hope to fix this world. Call me an extremist, call me worse than hitler, you can say anything. It won’t change my mind. Let’s just say, we shouldn’t ever put me in power lol

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We're gonna need another few ghengis khans to sort out this mess we're in.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm guessing it's already been secretly emptied and keeping it closed means nobody will look for the culprits.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For Newton, his foray into mathematics, gravity and optics was just a temporary distraction from his real hobby, alchemy, about which he wrote a huge amount of total(?) rubbish. His paid work was as master of the British Mint.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

what about the daughter he doesnt communicate with because she's queer?...Edit: thanks to other pandas and further research, yeh, he abandoned her before birth, because she was the result of a fling...what a fukn champ(douchepickle)

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