It’s impossible to know everything, but it’s definitely possible to make your day more exciting by learning something new. And the Instagram page ‘Unbelievable Facts’ is one of the best places to do just that.
Every day, they share fascinating trivia, building a collection that now includes over 10,000 unique facts. While it was tough to pick from so many, we’ve rounded up some of their most interesting posts below. Scroll down to check them out and upvote your favorites!
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Baller move on the farmer's part. Sucks that the guy had to buy back his own family farm in the first place, tho.
Here’s another fun fact: every time you learn something, your brain is never the same again. It physically changes whenever you gain new information, skills, or experiences. It’s kind of overwhelming to think about, but it’s true.
The brain does this by forming new connections between neurons and strengthening or weakening existing pathways—a process otherwise known as neuroplasticity.
I like to think that in his background, a principal once said, "So you think you can do my job better?"
Your brain’s neurons communicate through dendrites, which receive signals from other neurons. These signals then travel along the axon, connecting one neuron to another. The process happens incredibly fast—often in fractions of a second—and most of the time, your brain manages it without you even being aware.
As you grow older, your brain continues to adapt. The more you challenge yourself and learn, the more your brain evolves and stays “plastic,” or flexible.
The neuron theory of the brain was proposed in the late 19th century by biologist Ramón y Cajal, who argued that the brain is made up of distinct, interconnected cells, much like those in the rest of the body. His groundbreaking research later earned him a Nobel Prize.
However, he made one major mistake in his claim: “In adult centers the nerve paths are something fixed, ended, immutable. Everything may die, nothing may be regenerated.”
Friendly reminder he asked, in earnest, if we could nuke a hurricane. Please vote.
Load More Replies...Our government here in Germany can provide names for a century or two if there's the danger of running out of names
Some of these IDIOTS in Washington DC actually want to DISBAND the NHS and NOAA. If that were to happen the East and Gulf Coast would be epically screwed and MILLIONS of people would end up dying. It doesn't just effect Coastal Cities, look at States that are as far away like Tennessee. Hurricane Sandy nailed New Jersey and New York and they are in the very Northeast of the US. I'm BEGGING everyone to vote for KH, because if Trump gets another 4 years we will be FUBAR.
They want to do it so that private corporations can take over and sell the information.
Load More Replies...Hurricane Biden: elevated to hurricane status by mistake, then just blew over and never really did anything significant.
Typhoons are the Pacific equivalent of a hurricane. In Japan, typhoons are numbered on an annual basis. e.g. Typhoon Number Three would be this year's third typhoon. If a typhoon is especially destructive, then it may end up being referred to by some title usually involving the region that suffered the worst such as the "Akune Typhoon".
While Cajal was partly right in stating that neurons don’t regenerate once damaged (as seen in brain injuries or spinal cord damage), his assumption that the brain becomes unchangeable in adulthood was wrong.
“This has led to the myth that the brain reaches some point in early adulthood after which it never changes, except to go downhill as we age!” writes Ross Cunnington, Professor at the School of Psychology and Queensland Brain Institute at the University of Queensland, Australia. “The brain is never ‘fixed, ended, and immutable,’ but continues to change with learning throughout all of life.”
It’s worth noting that in most parts of the brain, the neurons you’re born with are the ones you’ll have for life. Neuroplasticity is mostly concerned with forming pathways and connections between existing neurons.
However, your brain does produce new neurons through a process called neurogenesis, but only in a very small—yet important—area known as the hippocampus, which plays a key role in memory and learning. While this research is relatively recent, much remains to be discovered about the function of these new neurons, according to Cunnington.
I don't think this exists any longer, as the server it was hosted on closed due to lack of payment.
A great way to see neuroplasticity in action is through the brain’s ability to heal after damage.
Certain parts of the brain control movement and our sense of touch, so if someone damages the motor area of their brain—such as from a stroke—they will struggle with movements related to the affected area, explains Cunnington.
“Damaged neurons do not heal or regenerate and new neurons never grow in this part of the brain, but nonetheless people can regain control of their movements,” he says. “With rehabilitation and repeated training of the weak movements, undamaged areas of the brain can remap their connections to take over function from the damaged areas.”
Interestingly, it’s possible to improve neuroplasticity by regularly challenging yourself mentally. This is especially important during childhood and adolescence, but studies suggest that maintaining high cognitive activity in midlife can lead to better brain performance later on.
Brain stimulation can take on many forms—picking up a new language, learning to play an instrument, traveling to new places, or even just taking a different route home from work.
Why do I keep reading cool stories about this man. Some sort of pattern of behavior. Hmmm.
If you’re feeling motivated to boost your brainpower, remember not to overdo it. Rest is just as important, and research shows that sleep plays a key role in the growth of dendrites, which help neurons communicate, as we mentioned earlier. So, take it one day at a time—learn and explore at your own pace. Stay curious!
There is a tree much bigger in the US. In Utah, there is a 106-acre forest that appears to be 47,000 aspen trees. But it is actually only one tree with 47,000 trunks all connected together underground.
BP, I love the image but this is about Judith Love Cohen.
As a biochemist & as someone with Rheumatoid arthritis, I find this quite intriguing...
The same in Australia, our company pays long service leave (every seven years you get three months paid leave), six weeks annual leave, pensions (superannuation), 10 days sick leave a year, personal leave and many companies also have an RDO either every fortnight or once a month (a day off with pay) The minimum wage in our company for a 20 year old is $30PH, the average wage is about $55PH
Simeon succeeded as king, then the Communists ran a rigged referendum and deposed him. After the Communists were themselves deposed, Simeon's party attained a majority, and he became Prime Minister (from 2001-2005).
Lemon juice will do the same thing. Learned that when I was ten years old.
I should buy my dog a better tv? This is a reason to buy a new tv, everyone will have to agree.
A millionaire, Mike Black, made a social experiment to prove that people can become a millionaire in one year just by hard work. In the middle of pandemic (2020), he took to the street as a homeless man. His only asset was a mobile phone. He cut (or rather suspend) all contact with his business partners and tried to work his way up. He admitted life was difficult but eventually managed to secure food and a place to sleep. A few months later, he was able to start a small business. But truth be told, that was a far as he could go. After 10 months, he ended the experiment, citing his health as the reason. How much was he able to make? Within that 10 months, not even $50K! He inadvertently proved the opposite of his claim. A single male, at his prime, no d***s etc still can't do it. Even armed wit a working knowledge of how business and life work at both poor and rich level. People mocked and laughed at him. In response he published a YT video to defend himself. He got mocked even more.
A YT short video describing his attempt: https://youtu.be/DxgaWacoLRY?si=5JdGKKESQFnjLJcF Mike Black video response: https://youtu.be/L892-iCcABE?si=d6zVhN0VHDHt93J1
Load More Replies...Pffft. I'm already the most interesting person in the room. Go ahead, just ask me!
Andrew Carnegie used his vast fortune to fund charitable causes, particularly in education, scientific research and building and stocking libraries in smaller communities. Contrast this with the guy who bought a social platform, gave it a stupid name and uses it to disseminate fringe right propaganda.
One piece of trivia might be interesting, a whole evening (or 80 posts) of it gets tedious.
I started reading this post at 11am, and it's now 440pm (1640) and I just not finished. (I did other things and came back to it) I'm wishing I'd read something else.. these were ok, not great.. eventually it got old, but I just kept reading.. lol
Load More Replies...royalty- in 1947, king michael 1st was "politely" asked to leave romania by stalin and the puppet government. 2013, small town irrigon, or. united states, police, f.b.i. and game control busted up an illegal cockfighting ring. it was run by a then 69 year old man and his 61 year old wife. ordinary crime, right? doing back ground checks, it was discovered that the wife was born princess irina hohenzollern sigmaringen, middle daughter of king michael 1st. her and her husband had even attended charles and diana's wedding!
A millionaire, Mike Black, made a social experiment to prove that people can become a millionaire in one year just by hard work. In the middle of pandemic (2020), he took to the street as a homeless man. His only asset was a mobile phone. He cut (or rather suspend) all contact with his business partners and tried to work his way up. He admitted life was difficult but eventually managed to secure food and a place to sleep. A few months later, he was able to start a small business. But truth be told, that was a far as he could go. After 10 months, he ended the experiment, citing his health as the reason. How much was he able to make? Within that 10 months, not even $50K! He inadvertently proved the opposite of his claim. A single male, at his prime, no d***s etc still can't do it. Even armed wit a working knowledge of how business and life work at both poor and rich level. People mocked and laughed at him. In response he published a YT video to defend himself. He got mocked even more.
A YT short video describing his attempt: https://youtu.be/DxgaWacoLRY?si=5JdGKKESQFnjLJcF Mike Black video response: https://youtu.be/L892-iCcABE?si=d6zVhN0VHDHt93J1
Load More Replies...Pffft. I'm already the most interesting person in the room. Go ahead, just ask me!
Andrew Carnegie used his vast fortune to fund charitable causes, particularly in education, scientific research and building and stocking libraries in smaller communities. Contrast this with the guy who bought a social platform, gave it a stupid name and uses it to disseminate fringe right propaganda.
One piece of trivia might be interesting, a whole evening (or 80 posts) of it gets tedious.
I started reading this post at 11am, and it's now 440pm (1640) and I just not finished. (I did other things and came back to it) I'm wishing I'd read something else.. these were ok, not great.. eventually it got old, but I just kept reading.. lol
Load More Replies...royalty- in 1947, king michael 1st was "politely" asked to leave romania by stalin and the puppet government. 2013, small town irrigon, or. united states, police, f.b.i. and game control busted up an illegal cockfighting ring. it was run by a then 69 year old man and his 61 year old wife. ordinary crime, right? doing back ground checks, it was discovered that the wife was born princess irina hohenzollern sigmaringen, middle daughter of king michael 1st. her and her husband had even attended charles and diana's wedding!