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Did you know that sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can, or that it would take more than 1,200,000 mosquitoes to completely drain the blood of an average human? Well, now you do!

In today’s technological age, we can access the world’s knowledge without having to leave the house. Having a working computer and the internet is enough to explore the depths of information flowing at the speed of light. All the new ideas, perspectives, and insights are at our fingertips. The only thing you have to do is want to learn something new. And if you do, “Einstein Fact” is here to help!

With more than 110 thousand followers on Instagram, “Einstein Fact” makes sure that our brains are fed with some fresh information about the world we live in. From random facts you didn’t even know you needed to really useful material, there’s tons of knowledge to impress others! Scroll down to add an extra wrinkle to your brain!

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

Natural burial is getting huge. Makes sense. If I were not going to be cremated then I would want this. Ashes to ashes and all that. Who wants to be underground in a vault for all of eternity? So unnatural. We are organic.

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Learning doesn’t stop at school or university. The key to remaining relevant, in sync with the latest trends, and able to adapt to the ever-changing world is to have an insatiable appetite for learning. We here at Bored Panda always want to learn something new, so we reached out to Nate Kornell, Ph. D., a professor of cognitive psychology at Williams College, to ask some questions about learning and memory. Scroll down to read the whole interview!

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Nowadays, there’s an overabundance of information, easily accessible to anyone with an internet connection. It’s simply impossible to get a grip on all of the ‘flies on the web’. Even after filtering the information, it might be hard to remember all the interesting facts over the long term. Speaking about flies and memory, Nate Kornell shared that memories are kind of like flies in a web. “Sometimes flies escape, so it helps to connect them to the webbing as many times as you can. Similarly, you can make a new memory stick by thinking about how it connects to other things you know. (A great deal of research has demonstrated this finding.) It also helps to close your eyes and quiz yourself on what you learned, and to return to it after a significant interval of time.”

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

Sweet, sweet loopholes! (On a side note, gorgeous as it looks I would never feel fully safe in that house)

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

Radium stickers is just another name for the glow in the dark stickers. Like the stars that everyone used to have all over their bedroom ceiling and walls in the 90's that needed to absorb light and then they'd glow all night :)

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In a world where vast amounts of information are available at our fingertips, you might be wondering if it is important to focus on improving our memory and learning techniques. According to Nate Kornell, remembering facts is less necessary now that we can just ask our devices. “But at a deeper level, it's never been more important. Creativity and innovation often take the form of noticing connections between different ideas, and you can't do that unless you have stored a lot of ideas in your memory. Personal growth and work productivity are all about developing and learning. I believe that successful people are often the ones who continue to learn and grow when others have reached a plateau.”

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We asked Nate Kornell if there are certain types of information that are easier to remember than others. “There's a legend that Bill Russell, the great Boston Celtics basketball player, could remember an almost limitless number of specific plays from specific games that had happened many years earlier. This kind of memory is possible because he was such a basketball expert. Russell understood the game so well that to him, every play was vivid and unique and distinctive. In general: The more you know about X, the easier it is to encode new information about X. We're also highly attuned to human stories, and so they are far easier to remember than facts or statistics,” the professor answered.

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

Does anyone know if it counter acts the bromide? It would be awesome to eat without leaving my mouth raw

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Learning allows us to acquire knowledge, make decisions, and adapt to our environments. However, not everyone learns and remembers information in the same way. Nate Kornell shared that memory abilities peak when a person is in their 20s. “The subsequent decline tends to be slight and imperceptible for a long time. There are also individual differences in memory ability; interestingly, though, having a powerful memory is not always helpful in life. Anecdotally, at least, people with truly exceptional memories have not found it to be much of an advantage in work or social situations (Alexander Luria wrote a case study about one such case in The Mind of a Mnemonist).”

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

This sucks. Is he the only person in this situation? There are many other actors who do all sorts of crazy action things.

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

I'm in this picture!! Just a little on the small side so quite hard to spot.

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

They are very focussed on rehabilitation and reintegration in the scandinavian countries. There was a case where a Swedish prison forgot to lock the cells of 6 prisoners overnight, including 2 convicted murderers. Instead of breaking out, they broke into the prison kitchen to bake a cake, then watched tv in a blanket fort. The prison warden commended them for their calmness and cleanliness. (They tidied up after themselves in the kitchen).

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

Dutchie here too. It's actually true. Although it's missing some context and is slightly exaggerated. We don't "import" criminals, we rent out prisons and prison cells to surrounding countries because we have more prison cells than prisoners due to the shift from a punitive system to a reintegration system. For example, we rent out cells to Norway: https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/eerste-noorse-gevangenen-in-nederland~a53154a7/

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

for some reason when i read "imports criminals to fill jails" i just thought they meant random people from other places were paid to be in jail and i thought "where do i sign up"

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

I'm actually quite surprised with the comments of my fellow Dutchies here calling BS on this (without any sources supporting their BS claims), because it is actually true (although I wouldn't say we import criminals, but rather rent out cells). https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/eerste-noorse-gevangenen-in-nederland~a53154a7/ https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/misdaadcijfers-blijven-dalen-niet-alleen-vanwege-corona~b47ec8f7/#:~:text=De%20dalende%20misdaadcijfers%20passen%20in,tot%2076%20duizend%20in%202021.

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

Not wrong at all but neither right at all: 1. Yes, the crime rates are lowering, this is one reason for less prisoners. 2. But another reason is, that for more and more crimes, imprisonment is not anymore a common punishment. Rehabilitation has got a stronger focus. 3. It is right, that they have offered cells to foreign countries because they had more than needed. But usually they reduce capacities or close facilities. 4. The rate of prisoners in the Netherlands is low, but not the lowest in Europe. Finland or Sweden are even lower.

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

Is it truly more safe or are the laws more lenient, or are there other factors at work?

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

More save definately. For various reasons. Less poverty. Public healthcare helps. Rehabilitation instead of just punishment. Education. Different socyital standards and behaviour. Different lifestyle.

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

America can we please learn how to do this correctly!?

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

NOTHING about the Nederlands surprises me!...with poverty so low, there is very little aquisitive crime!

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

As an American, I suspect importing 10 random inmates from Southern California would change that statistic.

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

As an American, you should see the difference privatized penal system has made in US.

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

I don’t know that the low jail census is due to a lower crime rate or that their criminal justice system leans away from mass incarceration as a way to address crime.

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

Are they privately run? If not, why would the government be importing crooks? Wouldn't it be cheaper to shut them down?

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

This factoid sponsored by the Dutch Defense Lawyers Association.

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

That's what happens when you use jails for their intended purpose. What a crazy concept, huh?!

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

Dutchy here. This was actually true between 2014 and 2016. We had 500 Belgium and a few hundred prisoners from Norway here. Not after that.

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

No wonder my Texan friend goes there all the time. She wants to move there but her hubby doesn’t want to.

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

And it's one of the safest, happiest countries of earth! Let free all petty, stupid prison sentences!

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

it bothers me that the inmates seem to have a high number of people of color

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

In Holland, petty crime is sometimes not prosecuted. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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

I'm dutch as well. I know we import to fill jails. But low crime.. .. if only.. nope...

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

Total BS, just today by coincidence the largest national newspaper did an article on there being thousands of criminals out of jail, because of lack of space.

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

Not anymore...the criminality levels are getting so high that people are starting to get really worried, specifically into the youth.

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

The crime rates aren't low. They just give (too) short sentences, or no jail time at all.

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

Safe? Meet my old friend that almost killed me with a rock (seriously) and we live in the Netherlands…

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

its not: https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/eerste-noorse-gevangenen-in-nederland~a53154a7/

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

False : FIRST : " Slightly more than 20% of the prisoners in the Netherlands are foreigners " foreigners face deportation. SECOND : the system relies more on fines than prison sentences.

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

It is because they cannot get enough wardens to work in the jails.

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

*prison sentences are very weak. Rehabilitation is the goal. There is still a TON of crime. Murders, animal mutilation and pedophilia. You can murder someone and only serve 7-8 years. The bad ones commit crimes over and over. It's a problem.

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

There is a vast difference between running prisons for profit, and renting out prison space to raise money to prevent prison staff from being made redundant.

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

Every other color than brown has actually an increased risk for eye diseases and difficulty driving at night. People with blue eyes (includes gray and green) also have existed for only 10 000 years and they originated from Middle East

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

What a waste. All those materials could be recycled. Or the planes used for housing.

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