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Okay, anyone who doesn’t enjoy feeding their brain with fresh random facts, raise your hand! I clearly sense a silence behind the laptop, and it’s no wonder that educational social media has become so popular lately.

While wasting much of our lives on the screens, we at least get to learn something useful to pump our brain muscles or get ready for trivia battles. And if you’re one of the facticionados (does this word exist?!), you probably know the Twitter page Uber Facts very well already. With a whopping audience of 13.6 million followers, it’s an ultimate powerhouse for random knowledge nobody knew they needed.

According to the account’s description, it features “the most unimportant things you'll never need to know,” so you get the fun aspect of it. Below, we wrapped up some of the most interesting bits of knowledge shared on the page, so I leave the stage to them!

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Milady Blue
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is a great idea - encourages people to do good by showing them exactly what good they have done so far.

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With educational social media accounts getting more and more popular every day, you start to wonder how many of them are actually legit. After all, no so-called “fact” shared online can be taken as it is, as we have to remind ourselves that fake news spreads six times faster on social media than facts.

Also known as fake news, these pieces of disinformation can even be used as a political tool and weapon, and poses a real danger to those with an untrained eye. Sometimes, however, the information gets so disseminated that you may not even suspect it's faulty.

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Jennik
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder what America's constitution would look like these days if that had been implemented...

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vishpri
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have been a living book. I told about my own life and the borrowers could ask questions if they wanted clarification on something. It was very interesting and the conversations with the borrowers were interesting. (I am from Finland).

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So to find out how exactly an average Internet user like us can learn to separate true facts from false information, we previously spoke with Daniel Markuson. Markuson is the cybersecurity expert at NordVPN and he shared some very useful tips and insights. Markuson explained that there is no foolproof method to separate truth from misinformation.

But a general rule of thumb is to check the source’s credibility: “This particularly applies to social media platforms because they are optimized to increase engagement and lack appropriate gatekeeping features that filter out misinformation.”

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CatGirl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So that their handlers don't leave them behind in the field - that would be endangering the life of a senior (and fellow) soldier

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When it comes to determining if the news source is credible, there are some telling signs to look for. It turns out that, often, unreliable news sources impersonate well-known ones by misspelling their names in the URL. “Similarly, they might use unconventional domain extensions instead of the usual “.com” or “.org.” In general, make sure that your news comes from established, well-known sources. These types of outlets get information directly from primary sources and must uphold their reputation.”

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Lys Chen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But honestly, who would tell their boss they´re getting an abortion? This is a very intimate topic and I am sure for assumption of costs there are some forms to fill and some Becky in accounting that would gossip to others about it. At least that would be something I wouldn´t be willing to risk..

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UpQuarkDownQuark
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A cat, too. I sometimes feel like the hole in my life since I lost my little guy will never heal.

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When asked about the reasons why fake news has become so widespread, the cybersecurity expert said that it’s “due to factors that concern both the content of the messages and the technological foundation of platforms on which the news is proliferated.”

“Fake news is usually related to current affairs and makes remarkable, emotion-inducing claims. This, combined with the fact that social media platforms collect data on what kind of posts users spend the most time on and feed them content with similar characteristics, provides the perfect conditions for the spread of misinformation,” Daniel concluded.

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ADHORTATOR
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can confirm, my father cooked more often than my mother and now I am doing the ironing :-)

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Arcade Fire_Fan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always say I’m a terrible liar and clearly lie about tiny things that I won’t get in trouble for just so I can get away from the bigger trouble by lying like a mastermind. Oh man, what did I do with my life?

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René Studer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I‘m glad I‘m not a seahorse. I can barely manage to walk in the morning.

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CatGirl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Shame we didn't. We're the cancer cells of the Earth's body

Nick Triantafyllidis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This kind of misanthropy is neither cute nor funny, not even edgy. It's shallow and rather annoying, honestly.

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D Battle II
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! Just checked out the comment section! Nice blend of realists, nihilists, and optimists!

Gaya Knust
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait, was that around the ice age? (Sorry, I'm not very good with dates)

HeckThor
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not being sarcastic but I wonder how they came up with the numbers.

Elwood Schwartz (it/that)
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hugo Drax was the hero of Moonraker and James Bond was the vilian. You know what I am talking about if you've seen it.

Fred Jacobson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So our problem is that we're all a bunch of fuc king inbreds. Checks out.

Id row
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If only. The world would be a much better place. We've become a plague on the planet.

Valley Girl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm an atheist. You may be able to convert me here cuz this is a serious question. If God flooded everything, how are we not all incestuous and deformed?

Alexandra Holmes
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If God would be able to create the entire universe, I dont think it would be out of the question for him to prevent the damage done by incest.

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Daria Z
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And hence the genetic diseases and other bad stuff in our DNA...

O.M.Miki
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if only...if only - i would love to be in a world with just 2000 people in it - spread out so that we never have to run into each other. And if by chance we do - we'll have much to talk about ;)

ButFirstCoffee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We need another mass extinction, to give the earth a break. That’s why I love The Stand so much!

Lara Verne
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mother Nature decided to give us another chance, and probably regret it.

Shellia Ventura
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hmm, first time I ever heard this. Wonder where they got this information from???

Mary Ross
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's true. It's also why humans can get transplants, but chimps can't. Our smaller gene pool allows this to happen. Cheetahs also have a very small gene pool. So much so that one cheetah can get a skin graft from another successfully with no immune suppresants.

backatya
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

but then the sex revolution hit and people were banging left and right

Chrissie Anit
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is just a theory, which is seriously debated today. Look up Toba catastrophe theory.

Mark Mark
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mount Toba super eruption that was. Imagine what an even more beautiful place this world would be if the volcano did it's job properly and got rid of us.

Doug FM
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We're overdue for another one. To quote Jack Nicholson in Batman, "this town needs an enema"

Kat Hague
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

True, but they forgot to say why… major volcanic activity https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2012/10/22/163397584/how-human-beings-almost-vanished-from-earth-in-70-000-b-c

Earl Grey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who exactly was taking and recording that census for future posterity?

Hannah Edwards
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Due to six years of reduced sun caused by a super volcano. This cooled the world already in an ice age.

RafCo (he/him)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tracking genetic diversity through mitochondrial DNA. The genetic diversity of the human race plummets precipitously at around 70,000 years ago, during a rapid onset ice age, possibly caused by a massive volcanic eruption.

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Kathryn Baylis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just think of all the potentially BETTER bloodlines that went extinct.

StayClassy
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I doubt this takes those who were in the Americas at the time into account

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Michelle M
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did you know? Tony Soprano used to get a lot of calls from real life "wiseguys". Someone once called to criticize him for wearing shorts in the show. "A don never wears shorts," they said. Tony never wore shorts after.

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MacFrog
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

However, if they commit other crimes during their escape (e.g. damage to property), they will be punished for that, too, once they are captured again. After a proper trial, of course.

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Devil child
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well cos it's normal to love and hug your kid. They feel safe and accepted.

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Gaya Knust
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is actually fascinating. Alarming that it can affect the brain in such way, but fascinating nonetheless.

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NsG
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For the sake of context, is "mass shooting" defined as more than two people shot in the same incident, or is it a higher number? I'm not being flippant, I want to know the definition as commonly understood (there's a difference in defining murders as spree, mass and serial, and I wanted to know if shootings are the same)

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Kim Kermes
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Which means cashiers in the US are running 20 marathons each year, or more than 1 and a half each month.

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flutterbyy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where was this fact when I punched that mean girl who stole my colouring book back in 1st grade?

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