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We think we might know everything there is to know about the world, but nothing could be further from the truth. All it takes is a casual stroll on the internet to remind us of this. There you are, looking at cat pics on your feed when you stumble upon a random fact or a cool photo that makes you do a double-take. You do a bit of background research and realize, heck, it’s actually all true!

The ‘WTF Facts’ Twitter page is a popular account that shares various science and history facts and pics that are as intriguing as they are unusual. We’ve collected a selection of their most interesting recent posts to share with you. Put on your thinking caps, scroll down, and enjoy!

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

I wish I could upvote this more. It's also too bad billionaires don't think like this; the world would be a better place.

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Founded back in May 2020, the ‘WTF Facts’ Twitter account has been educating and entertaining internet users for nearly three years now. It’s carved out a sizeable niche for itself on the social media platform. At the time of writing, it had 270.8k followers.

The founder of the page posts new content every single day, so there’s always something for the fans of the project to look forward to. If you enjoy the facts, be sure to follow the account for the freshest posts.

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One surefire way to stand out on the internet is to find a mix between education and entertainment, just like the ‘WTF Facts’ account does.

Internet users end up learning a lot of things they’d otherwise probably never have heard about. Meanwhile, they also end up enjoying themselves and sending the facts to their friends, classmates, and coworkers. (Personally, we like to keep a list of cool and bizarre facts in our suits to wow guests at fancy dinner parties whenever there’s awkward silence.)

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

Same Tom, same. Can we quarantine again? Just without the virus this time?

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

I’m someone who is equally happy in my own company as I am in the company of others—-whom I actually know and like, that is. If I don’t like them but have to be around them, I grit my teeth and am cordial, but don’t socialize with them. If I don’t like them and don’t have to be around them, then buh-bye.

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

enough people have had this experience that places like Bored Panda exist.

Mr.G86
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I could overdose on being alone. Silence is such a beautiful sound after so much chaos.

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

My loved ones always know what to get me for my birthday. Leave me alone, don’t call or text (save that for the day before or after), disappear and just let me have one full day alone with no other people. There is such peace being in my own company without having to care or worry about anyone. It’s my favorite day of the year.

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

I could not figure out why everyone was freaking out about having to be quarantined during the pandemic! I was in heaven, L O L

真壁まつり
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Being with people in real life is draining, having to take notice their expressions , words to decide on what to say or what to do to make myself look the part or get isolated

Dawnieangel76
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All Covid did was make me realize how filthy people are, and how dumb & irritating as well.

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

...and then you spend too much time alone, and you're desperate for attention. You have OD'd on isolation

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

When you're alone, try to remember there is a WHOLE other world out there waiting for you to discover it. And you will find happiness out there somewhere, just don't give up.

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

yeah, the pandemic bought this to the fore for me. im in a new job with much less contact with people, and im so much happier.

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

YES. I learned this YEAAAARS ago... the fools who are all like "Don't you miss people?" - I'm like "Obviously... people have not generally been a***oles to you."

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

Well Tom we'd invite you over more often but no one can understand what you are saying! Great actor but I miss the days when actors would enunciate and project.

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

Beg to differ: spending time with people with their minds focused but open, with wisdom, love and understanding is hardly ever a waste of time. Spending time with people with a mind focused on dogmas or being otherwise narrow-minded is often … well, not so easy-going. I agree in that it can be great indeed to spend *some* time on your own, all alone. But I’m under the impression that it’s a good thing to leave your nutshell every once in a while – maybe that will even prove you’re right, who knows? ;^)

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

Literally one of the reasons why so many people are struggling with the post lockdown world...

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

Yeah, this is definitely true for me. During the height of the pandemic when we couldn’t leave the house for weeks on end, I found that pleasant.

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

I successfully wasted the probably best 12 years of my life with doing absolutely nothing! If I die today, there will be just my parents at my funeral! Wow, what do you want more?

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

he seems the type of maniac, but again, there are many like him promoted. and all hivers falsely agreeing with what he falsely said...

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

Plot twist: he was a time traveler and saving the baby was a purely selfish act

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At the same time, researching and double-checking absolutely every tiny tidbit of information can be incredibly time intensive. So you need to leave that for the fringe cases where your alarm bells are really ringing. In the meantime, try to evaluate the credibility of the source that’s publishing the information.

How trustworthy is the account, outlet, or reporter? How do they ensure the reliability of the information that they share? What does their track record look like?

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

In a similar vein, Charlie Chaplin once entered a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest...and came third

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The fact of the matter is that there are no perfectly reliable sources; however, this doesn’t mean that all sources are equal. Though everyone makes mistakes, professional outlets make fewer of them, make corrections, and acknowledge if they’ve accidentally misled their readers.

So it’s always best to opt for reliable sources like Reuters, Associated Press, or The New York Times that employ fact-checkers and editors. These are always better choices than random, extremely biased, clickbaity websites that only care about getting views at any cost.

There are some signs that indicate that some facts or claims might be fake. Some of the red flags that you should look out for include things like the information being incredibly outlandish or unheard of before, or the facts coming from a source that’s either disreputable or completely unknown.

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You should also listen to your gut: if something sounds too good or too awful to be true, it might just be. Look for some other sources that might back up the claim before you repost it: it’s very easy for misinformation to spread in this day and age because there are more and more internet and social media users. Even doing some minimal Googling is better than blindly accepting everything as fact.

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Meanwhile, keep in mind that as our attention spans are shortening, content creators and news outlets are having to adapt to the changing needs of their audiences. People prefer short-form content these days because that’s what they’ve been consuming. It’s all a bit circular.

So you end up having to condense a ton of information into bite-sized posts, meaning some context gets left out. At the same time, long-form content and in-depth analyses still have a place in the world for those who want to learn things in a nuanced way, instead of having a very black-and-white perspective on life. Long-form content also has the added bonus—it can help restore our attention spans and ability to focus.

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

There's a photo out there of a bear ripping into a tent. The photographer inside took a photo right before the bear killed him. It is the most terrifying photo I've ever seen. This may be #2.

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

Amazing. Good for him. Glad she was able to do that for him and he accepted.

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Which of these facts, photos, and insights about the world made you do a double-take? Which ones did you find the most interesting? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments, Pandas! We’d love to hear from you.

Meanwhile, if you’d like to enjoy some more interesting facts and edutainment, check out Bored Panda’s earlier features about ‘WTF Facts’ right here, here, here, and here

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

Dang, that's incredible. Reminds me of the pictures of four seasons together! So pretty

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

I met this guy! It was actually a grain elevator that cut his arms off (according to him). He waited for the ambulance in the bathtub so he wouldn’t bleed on his mom’s carpet.

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

I have a hard enough time memorizing words in English, let alone another language.

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

You can live your life like there is no god and still be a good person.

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RafCo (he/him/ele)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Read about karoshi, and then tell me this is a good thing. These people are napping at work because they're expected to work a twelve hour day.

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

Women with bigger breasts and butts would get the same discount as an obese person. I call that unfair.

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

*throws a dart at map* Oh wow look at that! Just crazy that it landed there! Guess we're going mountaineering! :D

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

I read that in the 1800's, it was illegal to attempt suicide in England. Punishment was the death penalty. Rather ironic, if true.

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

False. Mariana causes many deaths from paranoia related activities and delayed reaction times of the users. Colorado did several stories on this when the state traffic incident rate went up noticably after they passed medical marijuana use.

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

That is horribly sad. I wonder what was going through her mind as she was going through that.

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

Damn, I am super conflicted by this fact. Like, do I hate him for kidnapping a kid? Or respect the hell out of him?

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

I miss going to the movies and having GOOD options to choose from. Lately and even just before Covid you had to choose the least bad option. The art has been taken out of movies and it’s only about profit

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

The scribbles are scaring me more than the face they create. The more I look at it the more I'm reminded of how I feel when I'm at my worst mental state and that scares me more.

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

What they mean is a prop. Just because it's putting up with it now doesn't mean it won't snap at any moment.

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

That's kind of sad. I fully support plastic surgery to cover up scars that people want to, but changing your appereance to fit beauty standards? It's sad that people think they need to do this :(

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

I don't smoke anything, but, wow, i think that the WHOLE Republican party could do with a big session on blunts.

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

Once would have been epic petty. EVERY christmas? That just turned to pathetic petty. Move on.

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

Looks like a computer chip. The lack of greenery is actually kind of sad, but I guess that's because I've never lived in a huge city

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

At age 90 she sold her apartment for the right of occupancy and 2,500 francs a month. She outlived the purchaser by 2 years and received more than twice the value of her apt. She quit smoking at age 117, she stopped bicycling at age 100 after breaking her leg - she recovered and continued walking - she lived alone from age 88 until she was 110 and was forced into a nursing home because that winter the pipes froze in her apt (her hands became frost-bitten)

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

That's not a thing, but a very regional tradition. I've only heard about incidents like that some places in Jutland. Depends on the culture in the friend group.

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

'Sex slave'..... let's call it what it actually is. Had the situation been reversed then the correct terminology would have been used. Rape is rape. It's non consensual intercourse.... it's rape.

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

I quite not like how the death of this young girl is now on a "WTF facts" twitter thread

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

My wife and I were visiting Tokyo and a new friend offered to take us to a museum and show us a fun day. But he only owned a motorcycle. On the day, he picked us up in a car. He said he drove 4 hours one way to borrow it from his parents. I said, “ Oh, so they live outside Tokyo?” He said, “No, still in Tokyo.”

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

To this day, his teacher has still not picked him to answer the question.

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

In the US these days, that building might be gerrymandered into three different Congressional districts.

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

Excuse me while I go plunge my face into a vat of boiling water before I go to bed.

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

North Korea is a prime example of Evil flourishing because the so called good men do nothing.

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

Maybe cheap white bread, but some e.g multi grain/seeded can be a good source of protein as well as vitamins and minerals

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

I just want to know what it's about. Not watch it. The wisest advice ever said "What you see cannot be unseen."

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

GTA V has generated around $8 billion in revenue, roughly the same as the entire James Bond franchise.

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

He's not illiterate but this challenge has a sort of manipulative undertone. It's not like neither have not done charity work. Both have.

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

Well I guess we all know one particular person who's the exception to that generalisation...

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