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50 Entries From ‘Mind Blowing Facts’ That Live Up To The Name (New Pics)
We might not know each other personally, pandas, but if there’s one thing we can guess about you—it’s that you’re probably a curious soul. After all, you found your way here, ready to discover something fascinating or put your knowledge to the test.
That’s perfect, because we at Bored Panda love feeding curious minds. And this roundup of posts from the Instagram page Mind Blowing Facts might just do the trick.
Scroll down, enjoy, and let us know which one surprised you the most. See you in the comments!
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TerathNinir 1 year ago
US soldiers have an express *duty* to refuse any unlawful order. Hopefully they remember that.
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April Pickett 1 year ago
That's because the upper 10% disregard people not of their standing. Lower income individuals realize just how lucky they are to have a home, food, clothing, and are willing to share to help others.
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ॐBoyGanesh 1 year ago
When I was in my late teens (1980s) I’d often use the HOV/Carpool lane when traffic was bad. I figured the chance of actually getting caught was slim & even if I did it was only a $187 ticket. As a cōcky, somewhat entitled teen it never occurred to me that might be a lot of money for a provider of a family of 4. Today, with such huge wealth disparity, many infraction/misdemeanor laws only apply to those who can’t afford the fine. For wealthy folks, who wouldn’t pay the equivalent of pennies to ignore inconvenient laws? My 75yo mom rides her bike around SF. I tell her to use the sidewalks when there aren’t dedicated bike lanes to stay safe. She can afford the tickets if ever cited.
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April Pickett 1 year ago
Oh, fudge, we could have had peace, probably global peace, and those arms manufacturers would be in the army.
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TerathNinir 1 year ago
Since only men could vote, that meant 60% of the men did the right thing. Proof that we men CAN do the right thing if we put our minds to it.
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April Pickett 1 year ago
That should be a law in every state, because stupid isn't just in Arizona.
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Surly Scot 1 year ago (edited)
When I get cancer I want the doc to call it my "mortal combat", so everytime we're discussing my treatment I can feel like a Game of Thrones character and refuse to bend the knee.
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April Pickett 1 year ago
That's so sweet. I'd have to get divorced a lot and marry again because I'd want more than one cat.
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troufaki13 1 year ago
Cats do that too! They will also purr to alleviate any pain, physical or mental.
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Louise Clarke 1 year ago
I need to see a drawing of him, next to the reaper, dressed in the same outfit.
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SleepSycho 1 year ago (edited)
Amazing! 🤯 better than building bombs. Incidentally they are a matrilineal society, with family property passed down to youngest daughters.
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Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago (edited)
Brains are weird. It fries mine to think he can do that, yet my Mum can’t recognise if the stairs directly in front of her as she comes out of my bathroom are the same ones she went up to get to it (topographical agnosia) and struggles to draw a stick man.
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SleepSycho 1 year ago
Beautiful story--lifted him out of homelessness, reconnected with family and made him "feel human again." Money doesn't solve all problems but it's a need, and so many good people wasting away in need. Glad for him.
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April Pickett 1 year ago
That look (I know it's not the same dog) says someone is going to be guilted for a long time.
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SleepSycho 1 year ago
The struggle is real. But when you need a nap to survive people just think you're lazy.
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Disgruntled Pelican 1 year ago
Our dog is half Shiba and my lord are they sassy and rambunctious little creatures.
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ॐBoyGanesh 1 year ago
I’d struggle & suffer if I lived further than feet/meters from the ocean. I can abide to temporarily have an extended stay within 10-15 miles, but feel a sort of claustrophobia if much further than that.
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Brian Leahy 1 year ago
Just one of the many facts that negates any SF plot about aliens invading earth to take its water.
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That Persistent Lint 1 year ago
And this is the story of how many intra-familiar violence cases went shush...
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
Too bad Trump doesn't attend funerals for military people. On the other hand, given how little respect he shows for military people, especially those injured in combat, perhaps it's best that he doesn't show up.
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Child of the Stars 1 year ago
It makes sense. I would imagine seeing the Earth as a whole from a distance like that would be a life changing experience.
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April Pickett 1 year ago
Not fair. If they're going to do that, they should have at least given him back the cost of his ticket.
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SleepSycho 1 year ago
I tested this as a kid staring at other cars, almost everyone would look back me instantly. Also spiders seem to notice too.
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Kim Kermes 1 year ago
Yeah, I think I had that effect on my older brothers. Maybe my mom, too.
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Rich Black 1 year ago
it also absorbs most of the CO2. if we had to depend on the rainforest for that, we'd be dead already
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Disgruntled Pelican 1 year ago
Potentially dumb question, but how did she just casually bring matches on the plane?
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Lost Panda 1 year ago
While not in the States, I to this day refuse to use the fingerprint or facial recognition on any of my devices, and now my paranoia pays off.
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ॐBoyGanesh 1 year ago
Climate has a lot more to say about skin conditions than does frequency of showers.
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Elwood Schwartz (it/that) 1 year ago
This won't matter if the airlines get their way and have just one pilot...
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Brendon Nash 1 year ago
Still can get Arizona iced tea...for 99c. Interesting story behind that
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Scarlett O'Hara's Ghost 1 year ago
They're not being lent them. Their being rented out for a million dollars a year for a 10 year lease
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ॐBoyGanesh 1 year ago (edited)
It’s more important to know how many sleep cycles one needs per night. A cycle is the 3 non-REM (NREM) stages + the REM stage, the latter which should be a minimum of 10 minutes. A healthy adult needs a minimum of 4 cycles, with ideally 6. The longer one remains in REM, the dream state, the longer the sleep cycle is, as the 3 NREM stages usually take about 90 minutes. It’s the transition between cycles that account for a lot of the time. If one can’t get at least 4 cycles per sleep, they should consider biphasic sleeping in either two sleeps per 24 hours of 3+3 cycles or 4+2 cycles. But that would assume the average person has enough free time per day to actually sleep properly.
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April Pickett 1 year ago
I've never needed an excuse to eat chocolate, but that'll work for me!
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
Why was the FBI involved in something that happened in another country?
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Aileen Grist 1 year ago
By universe do they actually mean the centre of the whole universe all millions and millions of miles of it - or is it what they worked out when they had Miss/Mr Universe competitions
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Kira Okah 1 year ago
The eight arm "brains" are not brains, as in a neuron-concentrated singular organ in each arm, but an elevated density of neurons along the length of the arm - a more complex nervous system rather than multiple brains, and shouldn't really be called brains. Octopi are also the critters with the doughnut-shaped brain (the actual brain) with their oesophagus going through the middle, so an exceptionally large meal might cause a bit of a headache.
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LouLou Bella 1 year ago
Actually the scenes, minus the present day ones and the final one, when she sees Jack at clock, all add up to to 2 hours 40 mins
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HeavyMetalHeart 1 year ago
I walk much faster than my partner. I’ve had to make him speed up because I hate walking slowly!
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Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 year ago
I'm 43 and have only had one proper job, other than a couple of shop jobs as a teen and young 20-something. I've been in my current job for 18 years.
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Miss Tinker 1 year ago
It will also increase my chances of being m******d by my cats when I open the door in the morning.
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