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Some of you might remember the Twitter account WTF Facts from Bored Panda's earlier post but if you aren't familiar with it yet, all you need to know is that it shares weird but interesting trivia.

From celebrity life and movies to archeological finds and history, WTF Facts covers a wide range of themes, and reassures its 130K followers that all of the information which appears on the account is fact-checked and verified.

It's been a while since our last publication about this fun online project, so we thought it's the perfect time to revisit it and help you replenish your thirst for knowledge. Enjoy!

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

It was only after he was gone that I realised in every picture, even when he was smiling, his eyes were so sad. :(

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At first, you might not know what to do with this information. But I have two words for you: trivia night. As Jaya Saxena wrote in GQ, no one can claim to have invented "knowing random stuff for fun," but the trend gained a lot of traction in the 1970s. While the original Jeopardy! daytime game show premiered back in 1964, the nighttime syndicated version started airing a decade later, around the time when pub trivia began to take off.

Of course, pub quiz nights have evolved and a lot of that change has been organic, the first formalized version came about in 1976, when Sharon Burns and Tom Porter peddled quizzes to pubs in southern England.

At first, the idea was to give bars a way to get people inside on slow nights, but the concept of pub quiz turned into a cultural phenomenon. In the U.S., groups like Pub Trivia USA and America's Pub Quiz organize city- and state-wide competitions, often with serious cash prizes.

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

Thank goodness she felt the same about him. Could you imagine traveling for 4 months through 8 countries just to find out that your love was unreciprocated?

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"We don't want people to walk into a bar and feel like they can't contribute for a round," Cullen Shaw, co-founder of the NYC Trivia League, said. "If there's a really difficult 17th-century poetry question, maybe there's one person in the bar that knows that, but a sports question comes up after that and they let someone else answer. That's what's fun about team trivia."

But you don't even need a team to participate now. Hundreds of thousands of people log on every night to play HQ, and though the app can be glitchy at times, it hasn't stopped folks from trying to claim hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars in prize money.

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

I've worked with Denzel and he is such a wonderful person. Gracious. Kind. Stand up guy.

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But learning obscure facts isn't just fun. It's also good for our mental health. For example, experts say that playing trivia games can provide a dopamine rush much like gambling, but without the negative effects. 

"You get a rush or a neuroreward signal or a dopamine burst from winning,” John Kounios, Ph.D., professor of psychology and director of the doctoral program in applied cognitive and brain sciences at Drexel University in Pennsylvania, told Healthline. “I think whenever you’re challenged with a trivia question and you happen to know it, you get a rush. It’s sort of like gambling.”

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

Dolly is so amazing. My grandsons get a book each month from her literacy program.

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

I think he also got his hair shaved at the side with the same pattern as the kid's surgery scar

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

And well-deserved too. That man is an absolute legend. And anyone who says they can switch channels when they hear his voice is a liar. There, I said it.

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Kounios said the benefits can also be similar to those of playing a video game. However, unlike gambling and video games, Kounios said trivia is not a problematic habit.

"I don't think there are any pitfalls," he said. "Like anything else that’s fun, it [just] takes up time."

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

That is so beautiful. Do you think our grandchildren would see it from those hills?

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

This is worse than it sounds- he was in the cold and dark in the capsized boat which sunk at a depth of 30 metres. When rescued he had to stay in a decompression chamber for 3 days before he could breathe normally again.

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

Well duh she’ll probably out live the bloody planet

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

I went to school with a boy whose Granny served with her. She came in to the classroom one day during the schools Open History day and told us all about it.She said the Queen just sat and talked to everybody like they were her equals at meal times and was always happy in her work and never complained. She was just "Happy to do her bit". She get's her attitude from her mother, who said "I am sort of glad that Buckingham Palace got bombed as now we can look the East end in the eye". The east end of London was heavily bombed during the Blitz.

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

what , she didnt use her power and money to dodge the draft 5 times , ( looking at you Trump )

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No, she used her gender. The National Service Act - not a draft - only applied to males between the ages of 18 and 41. So, she wasn't obliged to do anything but she did it anyway. Next time you try to criticise someone, perhaps review the facts first, that way you are better equipped to make an informed comment. Edit: This comment made sense before the previous comment was edited. Please don't hate me! lol

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

I don't care for the royal family at all, but this is a verified story and not just made up for some photo op. She really worked, and I respect her for that.

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

Princess Anne has an official military rank and uniform though? Queen Elizabeth is the only woman in the Royal Family to have served full time in the military, there have been others who served in the Reserves and hold Reserve Ranks like Princess Anne

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

She hasn't served in the military. It is an honorary rank, one of many that gets given to them, and means absolutely nothing. Kudos to the Queen and all and I have nothing against Princess Anne, but it is meaningless.

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

Whilst we're on fun facts, she is the only person in the UK who isn't required to have a driving licence in order to drive a vehicle on a public road.

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

Wasn’t her son a pilot in the Falklands war? Weren’t her grandsons William and Harry both in the military?

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

She also kept her heavy duty mechanic licence until she was well into her 80’s don’t thing she actually used it though lol

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

I know Harry isn't part of the "royals" anymore, but he was in the armed forces wasn't he?

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

I thought more royal family members were in the armed forces.

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

Yes, Anne's ranks are honorary, Edward did not complete training (read stories of some quite severe bullying of him) but the rest have served to a lesser or greater extent.

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

Almost all of the royal men have joined the armed forces. Some of them have led them. While the Queen was the only one (apart from her husband) to serve in WWII, Prince Harry, and his dodgy uncle have both seen War (Falklands and Afghanistan). Its still expected that they do National Service. Prince William and Harry were in the Air Force, Andrew in the Navy, as was Philip. They don't wear their uniforms to weddings etc as a fashion statement.

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

Don't believe everything your read. She wouldn't get her hands dirty. Publicity, nothing more.

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

QEII is the very best, most gracious queen that England (or the world) has ever known!

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

From what I have read, her parents were NOT happy, but she insisted!

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

I find it funny Americans forget they originated from England.

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

And her military service is more than the entire Trump family and their in laws combined.

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

Most, if not all, members of the family have served in the armed forces.

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

Even though he's a lying sex predator, Prince Andrew did serve in The Falkland's War, and Harry has done two active tours of Afghanistan. William used to be a search and rescue helicopter pilot for The Royal Navy,

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

She's also a SnapOn dealer and owns a Fuel Dragster (not really...) Just being silly.... (Let's see a Kardashian or Jenner figure out which end of a screwdriver to use.... and they seem to THINK they're royalty...)

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

She is wanted for crimes against the people of Ireland. Hang this bitch by her entrails!

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

And people still have the absolute audacity to insult the royal family...

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

Ok, great, but now she is a racist who thinks she is better than everyone and just won't die.

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Head of state, I forgot some countries still allow people to rule based on the family line descended from inbreeding and anointed by God, ya know like any rational thinking people would want to lead them

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

Not trying to be a conspiracy theorist, but have you noticed how Dave Grohl and Nirvana's drummer look like identical twins?

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

Wish I could sprout a coupla cobras to watch my back. Especially walking home at night.

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

This can also happen with people you really like. My partner's chewing can drive me nuts.

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

That's awesome. And I thought I was doing well learning to tie a tie on YouTube

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

Of course if you work for Google, you'll see your spouse and kids maybe 2-3 times a year...

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

gets you downvoted on boredpanda- nobody likes to hear about blind people getting a cheese grater for a present and then thinking it to be a violent story

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

I wonder where he was fitting his bit.. I'll see myself out..

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

What an adventure and accomplishment. Imagine who you'd be at the end? Where are my hiking boots...

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

If he's South Africa's most infamous robber, why does the police board say ""Fort Lauderdale"?

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

Not only was AK-47 sold abroad (in huge amounts), but several other communist countries started producing their own versions of the gun (which were also exported). That's how.

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