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I don’t know about you, Pandas, but cool facts are like Pringles to me: once you have one, then you want another, and soon enough you just can’t stop yourself from having more and more. And I’m not the only one with an appetite for learning new things!

A whopping 1.2 million people follow the ‘Weird Facts’ Instagram page and they can’t get enough of the tantalizing trivia it shares on their social media feeds. We’ve collected some of the most interesting history and science facts shared by the page for you to enjoy as well, dear Readers, so have a scroll down and upvote the ones that you found interesting and surprising.

Did any of these facts change how you view the world? Did you by any chance know every single fact in this article? Do you have any cool trivia to share with all the other Pandas? You can share your thoughts, feelings, and opinions in the comment section. Ready to learn some awesome stuff? Let’s go!

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    The ‘Weird Facts’ Instagram project eventually grew so large that its founder decided to branch out and create a trivia learning app. There are over 900 random, interesting, and genuine facts that you can learn and then wow your friends and family over dinner with. Some trivia might sound strange, true, but it’s all been double and triple-checked by ‘Weird Facts.’

    Bored Panda has analyzed the topics of media literacy and how we can distinguish between true and false facts in quite a lot of detail before. Last week, I spoke to Steven Wooding, who is a member of the Institute of Physics in the United Kingdom, who elaborated on what kind of mindset a true, curious, impartial scientist ought to have.

     "Scientists have to be curious about how the world works and persistent in their work, as it may take years for it to pay off. Creativity to imagine what might be possible and attention to detail to gain knowledge are also very important," Steven told Bored Panda during an interview.

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

    It’s sad that the women had to shut down the country to get heard and taken seriously

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    "We have to be open-minded to new facts and let data guide the way, rather than just what we think. On the other hand, we should also be critical of data. One experiment doesn’t make a fact. A fact comes from experiments that can be repeated and verified many times over."

    According to the researcher, the advent of internet newsfeeds and platforms like TikTok and Twitter has shortened our attention spans. As a result, we tend to have a lower tolerance for long-form content that requires more focus and energy from us.

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

    This is wholesome for the father and daughter. But it's sad on so many levels. Not only is this discrimination against single and gay parents, but they are also treating disabled children with so much disregard. I'm happy for the father, but there is so much to ponder about here.

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    "If you feel you are time-pressured, it’s probably only natural that you don’t want to invest a chunk of time on one article but instead scan the headlines to get lots of little bits of information. I have certainly noticed myself being less likely to read a long article unless it’s something that genuinely interests me," he said that on the one hand, we’re saving time, but on the other hand, we’re staying at a very superficial level of information.

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    "The negative impact is that we won’t reach a deeper level of understanding of something and end up missing out. This is ironic, as people today rush around trying not to miss out on things," Steven told Bored Panda.

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

    Imagine just casually swimming and mooing in an island that you thought you are alone and a f*****g scuba diver comes

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

    I'm so happy to have beef alternatives that have allowed me to give up beef altogether.

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

    I hear ya. It's disgraceful the way cattle are treated at the slaughter house.

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

    You get what you f*****g deserve(telling to the person who broke his arm)

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

    yeah I'd have to agree; that guy probably wasn't working at a slaughterhouse because he loves killing cows all day, people need money to survive.

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

    It's still quite sad she is all alone. Cows are social beings and need others for company and interactions.

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

    Tragic that it was so traumatised that this happened. Cows need to be in herds, so I hope some more are shipped over to keep her company

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

    Awww, I wish some more moo cows would come to the alley, cows don't like being alone. https://faunafacts.com/cows/do-cows-get-lonely-and-bored/ "Cows absolutely get lonely, bored, and stressed if they are separated from their herd or don’t have adequate enrichment to keep them occupied during the day."

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

    And every morning she wakes up, stretches and says "wow what a view."

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

    I read about that story. The slaughter house people were told to sedate her before taking her in because she was very sensitive. But they forgot. As soon as she caught the scent of the slaughterhouse she bolted. Swam to this island. They went after her, but she attacked anyone trying to get on the island. So she was granted amnesty and a law was passed saying that she could live on that island undisturbed.

    Ásdís Ragna Óskarsdóttir
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In 1987 in Iceland a cow named Harpa (changed to Sæunn after this) escaped from slaughtering and swam across a fjord. When she came to the other side she was saved by a farmer who took her in. She became famous and spent the rest of her life on the farm. The family even wrote a childrens book about her.

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

    See Okja and you will never see any kind of produced meat on your plate again. Okja is a fantasy figure, but the procedures are not. All over the Net anyone can read and see that animals feel, think, react to us. It is high time we look at animals as friends and creatures with just the same - if not more - value as us. And that we finally realize and admit we are animals too. Nothing more.

    Heather-Jean Vandenberg
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Being a heard animal it is crueuel to reward such bravery with isolation. Surely someone can make sure she has a couple goats or a couple of other similar aged cows to graze along side.

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

    That will to live should make her live. start a new life and she has all the grass to herself

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

    And people think animals aren’t terrified and depressed waiting to die to become food that people don’t even need

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

    ... this should be the outcome of every single "we tried to slaughter XYZ"-story. Slaughterhouses, or in general how we treat nonhuman fellow animals, is not only our blind spot, but something we should feel more than a bit ashamed of...

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

    This proves cows are sentient enough to know they are about to die horribly.

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

    But wait, they told me animals don't have feelings and/or emotions. Further that they don't have brains. If that were the case why would she bother escaping? People are just so wrong sometimes.

    L.a. Williams
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Strong will to live. She needs a couple of friends though they are herd animals. Also, a lama to protect them.

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

    I rescue and rehab animals in my community. This fills me with tears af happiness, sadness, and a bitter taste thinking about all the bs we as humans do bringing harm and devastation to all living things. Even each other.

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

    they need to shut down all slaughterhouses, so glad she escaped

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

    We are so used to eating meat we forget something had to die to feed us. Leave that cow alone…..

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

    I cried on this one…cows are in fact, more intelligent than most will ever know!

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

    Shes alone, so odds are she isn’t lactating, since there’s no bulls (or dairy farmers) around to get her pregnant.

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    Zoe's Mom
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From what I've read about cows, they are pack animals and fall into depression if alone so not sure about this one.

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

    This is so sad. I bet most of the people liking this post still eat animals though. :(

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

    The most ensoiring thing ever and so sad hope they don’t ever fond her and she maybe safe

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

    I wish someone would take at least one other cow to live with her since cows are herd animals.

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

    She is alone ?🥲 how come a rescue organization won’t take her?

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

    Cute, but sad cows should never live alone. (they get severe depression)

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

    The poor thing must feel solo ely though. Cows are made to be in herds

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

    That's a girl who knows what she wants and stops at nothing to get it!!!:

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

    Awe, that makes me sad she's alone...cows are very social by nature. Someone please drop off another cow friend for her.

    Francine Scott-Hetrick
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually sad though. You would think someone would put more cows with her or at least a male

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

    Oh no, don't let the other cows know how strong they are .... ! McDonald's would close overnight!

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

    good for you girl, you made your point you wanted to live and no one was going to stop you, have a great life on your island love cows and their milk

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

    They should bring another cow from a sanctuary to live with her or bring her to the sanctuary. She must be lonely.

    Sandra K. Hernandez
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's so sad. She felt what was going to happen to her. OMG I want to cry

    Julie Finger
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It make me wish I could give her some friends. Cows are happier with a herd.

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

    Alone, with several other cows seen grazing behind her, of course 🙄

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

    The cow is considered a winner but vaccine refusers are considered a threat even though the medical science falls completely against the death jabs.

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

    Sounds udderly far-fetched but it would make a good short film subject

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

    I hate to tell you but if you read one of the comments above she passed away while being rescued from the island

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

    Hey actually cows are my absolute favorite animal and this is just so cool. I'm obsessed 😍

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

    Unfortunately, it is impossible for cows to swim because the lack of a sphincter muscle causes the cow to literally fill up with water

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

    She knew, they all knew, she ran letting failure and death be damned. Like the SMART cow, the Jews knew abd some also some ran. They should study the cows brain and pass it on whar they learn to Republican voters who watch FOX NEWS.

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

    Check out the "Cows With Guns" song. Pretty sure you will like it.

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

    It's still sad though. Did you know cows have friends? I hope she has a friend there

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

    Wow, why he went alone, I guess he was thinking that far ahead 😂

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

    Mooooove over, Bruce Lee. I mooooove people with my cool acts, unlike the mooooonstrosity I'm looking at right now. - That Cow

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

    We will fight for bovine freedom And hold our large heads high We will run free with the Buffalo, or die Cows with guns

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

    Cows are the most humans I've ever met. Basically most animals are willing to love us.

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

    Poor girl all alone on an island, this horrible as cows need to live within a herd.

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

    What a terribly lonely life for such a loving and social animal.

    C. Bee
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cows are not stupid. I raised and milked them as a kid. I loved them: they loved us.

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

    I'd break a man's arm if he tried to stop me from libing on an island ALONE too!

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

    This story’s was sad but good cause she escaped but she’s alone

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

    She is precious-so glad she can live out her life in peace. I wish all animals could. Go vegan now.

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

    it is sad she lives alone since they are very social animals. it'd be nice if some how they could bring her a few friends

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

    They all want to live and it's not our right to strip them of their life.

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

    Someone ought to bring her another cow for company...living alone is lonely...

    Emma_ (=ェ=)
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS IS EGXACTLY WHY WE SHOULD NOT EVEN TRY TO SLAUGHTER THE PRECIOUS LITTLE ANGELS. I know a lot of people wanna argue with this, but cows can obviously get out of any situation.

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

    I used to live 5 miles from a slaughterhouse, on the other side of a forest tract. At least once a year a cow would escape from the chutes leading to certain death, and invariably they would end up in or going through our yard. How they got there we had no idea. But at least they tried. Unfortunately men on horses know this about the cows, and rather than chase them, they would ride to our house and wait. The recapture would never take long. They never went home empty-handed. But as a boy of 10 of less, I came to appreciate that cows wanted to be free, just like me. Now I believe all living beings are equal, partly because of having watched those cows. Humans are not the top of the evolutionary ladder.

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

    We will fight for bovine freeedom, and hold are large heads high/ We will roam free like the buffalo or dieyieyie! Cow Done Swum!

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

    That's a not really a happy ending for a herd animal. I hope someone rescued her to live with other cows

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

    Awwww,such a sweet cow. I love cows and she could come live with me if she ever gets bored out on her island.

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

    Wow! Cows really don’t like to be alone. She clearly understood why she was at the slaughterhouse. Did she make a conscious choice to remain on the island, alone, to avoid being killed?

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

    Alright Cow ! One small step for cow , one giant step for Cow kind!!

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

    Wonder where this happened!?🧐 Just so glad you made it to freedom, mama gurl!! ♥️♥️♥️✨♥️✨🙏🏼

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

    I wonder what Ye would say about this. What a Badass Cow though!😆😁😁😁💯

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

    One cow does this, that cow is a symbol of independence & strength. If 10 million cows did the same, we would curse them, locate them, and kill them all...with malice

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

    Can we like... bring her a friend? Aren't cows like super social animals!? Maybe she needs a buddy? This is awesome though.

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

    She’s amazing. I really love her sense of independence, and her determination to be free. Animals are sentient beings. We need to be kinder to them.

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

    Sweet story but is it really true? Find it hard to believe a cow could outrun a farmer with a truck

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

    Sadly, they caught her and brought back to the mainland where she died of a heart attack while still on the truck. 🥺 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cow-escape-poland-island-dies_n_5a9195b2e4b01e9e56bc3b05

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

    I can’t believe it after everything she went through . this is really sad , she maybe got so worked up because she thought she was going back to the slaughter house:(

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

    Cows are herd animals. They should give her a companion.

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

    That's a real shame, because they are herd animals and she must be very lonely. I hope she is rescued one day to live out her life with other beautiful cows.

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

    Oh, alas… 😢 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cow-escape-poland-island-dies_n_5a9195b2e4b01e9e56bc3b05/amp

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

    Holy freaking Tiffany!!! Yeah..thats Tiffany for sure.. she always stood up for herself. The swim classes came in handy too

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

    I have seen cows happily run thru a wall made of 2" solid wood. It did slow the cow down for maybe 2 seconds, though. Thing is, a cow is half a tonne of moving animal. They only stay in place because they do not understand höw strong they are. The ones who get their own size and strenght - they only stay where they are because they want to.

    Crazy Meerkat Lady
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do they know about the part about "she swam to an island where she lives alone"? Research done by the Northampton University indicates that cows have “best friends" so it is quite sad that she is the only cow there.

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

    My spirit animal. A fighting queen alone on her island.

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

    Bossy! We found you! (Trust me, we had that cow... *shiver* Do not mess with that cow..)

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

    Listen to the song "Cows with Guns". This made me think of it.

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

    I side with the cow, but honestly, I think this is BS. Some people will believe anything.

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

    Good for her. Anyone who doesn't believe other animals (because we are all animals) aren't intelligent sentient beings, is too close minded

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

    People who think they’re “just dumb animals” are really the dumb ones. We ALL want to live. ❤️

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

    She's not alone, there's another cow behind her in the photo....

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    "It’s essential to have a growth mindset and realize that you probably know very little. We can only gain more profound knowledge of the world by investing time in exploring it. This issue goes back to short attention spans, which gives us a broad, but shallow spread of knowledge. Take the time to read a book on a subject, and you are bound to learn more," the expert gave some advice, urging everyone to build their patience for content that isn’t just bite-sized.

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    Meanwhile, entertainment and pop culture expert Mike Sington from Hollywood explained to me that there’s a broad range of red flags we have to look out for that might indicate that a fact or a source might be unreliable.

    "Red flags to watch out for that a claim may be fake: it's outlandish, it's too good to be true, you haven't seen the claim anywhere else, you've never heard the source, the source isn't reputable, you can't find two other sources making the same claim, your gut tells you, ‘this can't be true,'" Mike told shared with Bored Panda.

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    "The rise of social media has decreased the reliability of information because misinformation can spread so quickly before it can be corrected," the expert said that one basic thing we can do to check the reliability of a fact is… to start off with a simple and humble Google search. We should be on the lookout for additional sourcing and evidence. If we can’t find anything, we should remain skeptical.

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    "Do this and think before reposting or you may be contributing to the problem. Amplification doesn’t make a claim true or accurate," he said.

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

    an article from oct. 2021 : “physical wounds were healing, but the (post-traumatic stress disorder) is manifesting itself more all the time.”. The most beautiful is his response after accepting shooter's apology : “I am not God to make the decision to kill him or not. That’s not my decision. My decision is to be a better person and to change the world for every kid. I don’t want this to happen to anybody again. It hurts. It hurts. It really hurts. So, I am just going to keep going. That’s it.”

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    Mike said that sources like Associated Press, Reuters, and The New York Times can be considered to be trustworthy. "They employ fact-checkers and editors that ensure the information they post is correct. They’re basically doing the research and homework for you. There are literally too many online sources to list that can’t be trusted and should be avoided. Anyone can basically post anything they want… proceed with caution," he told Bored Panda.

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    "Our attention spans have been reduced to mere seconds at a time because that’s the way information and entertainment is fed to us now. People get tiny bite-sized bits of news by scrolling a Twitter feed, they entertain themselves by scrolling quickly through Instagram and TikTok. It’s creating a habit that doesn’t have to be," he said.

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

    Honesty is the best policy and pay off!!! So thankful for this lady's kindness to help make a change in this mans life. Very wholesome

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    "The good news is there’s plenty of long-form entertainment and news available, you just have to seek it out. I believe the benefit is worth it. I’ve discovered it improves your ability to focus, it’s more calming, you retain more information, and it gives you a more balanced and nuanced view of the world.”

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

    Dangerous but good for one health as a result. Glad he was okay afterwards.

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

    I read a novel once which opens with a pony getting stuck in the sand at the beach. The owner and her mother end up going "oh well, whatcha gonna do", shrugging and going home, leaving the poor thing to its fate! Then when they come back the next day and find out someone else has rescued the poor animal and taken it away they actually have the gall to be upset about it. I was so infuriated I stopped reading and never finished the book.

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

    At the beginning of World War II, she and composer George Antheil developed a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes that used spread spectrum and frequency hopping technology to defeat the threat of jamming by the Axis powers. Although the US Navy did not adopt the technology until the 1960s, the principles of their work are incorporated into Bluetooth and GPS technology and are similar to methods used in legacy versions of CDMA and Wi-Fi.This work led to their induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2014.

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

    Wonderful story. I just need to point out the forest isn’t infested with bears and wolves - they live there.

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

    It was a show about teaching cooking skills to prisoners to give them a job when they get out to rehabilitate them. Ramsey runs a foundation for that and has led to thousands of ex-cons in the UK getting gainful employment when they get out.

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

    Good for you Dad! Glad he recovered. The gun was a little much but...it saved his life.

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

    Yet again, an amazing human. It's just sad that for every Bob Ross, we get 200 eejits.

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

    Here is a list of people living in abject poverty before becoming famous Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Tiffany Haddish, Kat Graham, Chris Pratt, Annie Murphy, Amara La Negra, Chris Hemsworth, Chrissy Metz, Jennifer Lopez (who was homeless), Richard Madden, Ed Sheeran, etc etc etc. There are also people who became rich and/or famous and ended without a dime or roof over their heads

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

    This is why so many rape victims are not believed. A personal fúck you to this woman and any other people who do this and cause the real victims to be ignored.

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

    Fun fact: in Croatian "dobar/dobri" means "good"... Guess he really was a good man

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

    yeah... its cold enough :D but jokes aside, i wish to go there one day, must be amazing country

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

    Yeah, shame about the whole extortion, sex trafficking, drug dealing side of it.

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

    Imagine the moment after landing where everything is still and you're there, strapped into your seat, in a corn field, wide eyed and windswept from the fall. Surreal

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

    This is not the first time he's been called out for not tipping well. Charles Barkley felt bad for a waitress stiffed by Michael and tipped her instead.

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

    Such honourable behaviour amongst airmen was common (on both sides) during WWI and even during WWII.

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

    I feel so bad for these parents. They do not get a closure.

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

    Charlie Brown and Franz Stiegler: The B-17 was heavily damaged and going down, but Brown was able to get it stable again. The german air field commander said that any pilot who shoots at parachutes will be executed, and Stiegler considered the barely flying plane as parachute. He flew so close the the machine that the AA batteries couldn't shoot without hitting Stiegler, and he signaled Brown to land - which he refused. Stiegler decided to escort them out of the hostile air space

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

    A cafe in my area had this on the menu! I ordered it, of course, but it just turned out to be a hot chocolate with a huge wad of fairy floss dumped on top of the mug. Damn. (At least it was good fairy floss).

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

    This was in South Africa. The railway worker trained him after he he lost his legs. The baboon was paid in brandy.

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

    Saw a documentary about it. Tells a lot about our mad social media condition

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

    Telling a lie is never good but perhaps the child was just trying to fit in. Sad that things like that happened but glad that Leno helped him out. Hopefully Leno told him about lying to people.

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

    the likeness is incredible. I wonder if they reconstructed the face after meeting the Teacher?

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

    Sad, lonely introverts... Such judgment. How about individuals who like to observe rather than act and join immediately. The human species thrives on finding patterns and experiencing new things, when in reality we are the novelty ourselves.

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

    Honestly glad it wasn't a joke. That's punching down.

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

    Man, imagine being so rich that releasing mosquitoes into an auditorium gets you praise. On a serious note, I love Bill. He's done so much with the Foundation.

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

    Sweet, but ... but they were both bitter and mean persons. Henry Ford expressed he liked how germany was run in the thirties, being an antisemit as well, and Edison ... well, where to begin, where to begin ... has he ever invented anything himself, not just taking credit for what competitors and employees have come up with?

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

    Damn! I thought the 5 years I have spent was a long time in Uni!

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

    Also the sequel was filmed in the same house as the first movie - the director's house. But it looks different because he used his earnings from the first movie to add an extension and generally spruce the place up.

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

    There are more Tigers privately owned in the US than there are in their natural habitats.

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

    "For best experience, use transparant container". Now it looks like a dead mouse in your cup at first glance...

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

    And if you freeze the bananas first, it will be the same consistancy of a Wendy's Frosty. Soo good with a drop of vanilla.

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

    The school I teach at played another school (we're both state/public schools but the other school always acted like they were better than other state schools) and they beat the pants off us using this move set. (I had not taught my chess kids this move set as I wanted them to develop their own strategies.) The next time we played that school, I had taught them the counter to it, so the next time we won. The next season that school suddenly "didn't have time" to play chess matches anymore.

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