Article created by: Gabija Palšytė

They say it’s important to question everything. This urges people to challenge established notions, norms, and beliefs, which ingrains a healthy skepticism in us. It also improves our intelligence and drives innovation in society.

Recently, people in this thread were doing exactly that—discussing things that might not be what the general public is used to believing. From recycling being a myth to inaccurate rich lists, scroll down to find netizens’ opinions on the world's biggest secrets. 

While you're at it, don't forget to check out a conversation with Stephanie Kemmerer, a former conspiracy theorist and an advocate for recovery from conspiracy theories and cults, who kindly agreed to tell us more about what happens when people reject certain truths.

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Plastic bottles outdoors, highlighting environmental secrets and recycling issues. How much recycling is actually just thrown away.

Niminal , mali maeder Report

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    Person holding wallet and a five-dollar bill, illustrating secrets hidden from the public about money. Personal finance. Why are high school kids forced to take three years of math and chemistry but don't understand how a loan works?

    LessImprovement8580 , Karolina Grabowska Report

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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I suspect because a lot of their parents don't know how a loan works, either.

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    A pile of U.S. one-dollar bills, relating to hidden secrets about currency. The unfathomable amount of wealth that is off the books and hidden by the wealthy and/or dictators.

    OldMastodon5363 , Pixabay Report

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    Abandoned amusement park overgrown with plants, possibly hiding secrets from the public. That we are currently eyebrows deep in a mass extinction event, and we should be much more concerned than we currently are. it's not anywhere on the news. insects are dying off at an alarming rate. so is sea life, and other life that depend on it. are you seeing less squirrels? what about lady bugs or dragon flies? i can't remember the last time I saw either of those. Butterflies... almost non existent in my area but i used to see them all the time growing up. crows... they used to be annoyingly everywhere, not as much any more. no one is mentioning how things we used to see all the time are slowly disappearing.

    robaroo , Yasemin Atalay Report

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    Prison cell with bunk beds, a setting often linked to hidden secrets and public mysteries. How much the US relies on prison labor and how our for profit prison system synergizes with giant cartels. How much punishment is designed to encourage repeat offending on purpose. Just a few minor offenses can lead to becoming jobless, then homeless, etc.

    TheLunarRaptor , RDNE Stock project Report

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    Empty press conference podium with German and EU flags, related to secrets hidden from the public. A lot of under the table quid pro quo stuff in politics. Not necessarily with each other, but if I do this, company X donates some more and if media Y says this, I let some information leak.

    zeekoes , Wikimedia Commons Report

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    Laptop displaying charts and graphs related to hidden public secrets. What happens with all our personal data that is taken from us on a daily basis.

    OddRepresentative958 , Lukas Report

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    Children in a classroom raising hands, with a teacher at the whiteboard, highlighting educational discussion. What absolute disarray the public school system is in. Unless you work in a school, you cannot even fathom how horrible it is. From insane behaviors to kids receiving diplomas and only being able to read at a first grade level, it is beyond broken.

    Honest_Sector_2585 , Tima Miroshnichenko Report

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    Fire and smoke engulfing a historic cathedral under a dramatic sunset sky. Acts of terror they catch, before completion.

    CooltownGumby , David Henry Report

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    Factory emissions and power lines at sunset, representing hidden environmental impacts. The amount of radiation and pollution that all governments are collectively allowing corporations to create. There's a reason cancer and other diseases have been on the rise for 70 years. Plastics, oil, carbon monoxide, things we know about, and things we don't know about.

    OUMUAMUAMUAMUAMUAMUA , Pixabay Report

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    Police officer observing a scene with patrol vehicles, hinting at hidden public secrets. There were some pretty horrific crimes not being told to the public when I was police. It wasn't really in the public interest for anyone to know outside of law enforcement and the judicial system etc. Some were either so indiscriminate and terrible and some would just cause too much panic.

    skibba25 , Rosemary Ketchum Report

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    Judge's gavel on wooden block suggesting hidden secrets and justice themes. How horrifying our justice system is.

    Goat_Williker_ , KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA Report

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    Icy landscape with scattered icebergs under a cloudy sky, conveying secrets hidden from the public. Most information regarding the urgency towards climate change.

    powerhouseofthiscell , Frederik Sørensen Report

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    Waves in a calm ocean at sunset, representing hidden depths and secrets beneath the surface. The state of our aquifers, specifically how polluted they are.

    kramerica_intern , Matt Hardy Report

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    Aerial view of a major city square surrounded by historic architecture, illustrating secrets purposely hidden from the public. The history hidden away in the Vatican archive. St. Peter's goes back to when the Romans had control of the city. I'd be most interested to see what information survived from Rome and Old St. Peter's before the current 1500's incarnation was built.

    Fellatination , Aliona & Pasha Report

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    Woman in business attire on a call, holding a champagne glass, possibly discussing hidden public secrets. Criminality by the wealthy. It’s massive.

    ToYourCredit , RDNE Stock project Report

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    Person in hallway facing illuminated control panels, suggesting hidden secrets theme. The reason a bunch of billionaires around the world started making doomsday bunkers all around the same time. That to me seems like no coincidence and people who are that rich are definitely in inner circles of people that would know when something is coming and I feel is the reason these people started making these luxurious bunkers.

    MattRedd_it , Sami Aksu Report

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    Soldier in camouflage gear walking through a dry field, possibly exploring hidden secrets in the environment. Military technology at the top level is definitely several decades ahead of what we’re even aware exists. All the technologies and sciences that you can think “I wonder if the military will find a way to use that” are definitely either already in prototype stage, being actively developed, or are already in limited production.

    Robotic_space_camel , Specna Arms Report

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