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The Twitter account 'WTF Facts' has earned itself 274.1K followers by sharing random trivia about the world. While this figure alone isn't enough to determine whether or not the content on it is high-quality, you have to admit, it's kind of impressive that a quarter of a million people want to see it.
Why did so many people sign up to see the account's posts? Well, the main reason is probably the element of surprise. From unique locations across the globe to people's wholesome acts of kindness, 'WTF Facts' touches on a wide variety of topics. So, we decided to compile some of its most popular uploads and ask you if you think the account is worth all the buzz surrounding it.
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Jules (they/them) 2 years ago
"His wife" has a name too, and it's Lélia Wanick Salgado. They're both environmentalists so they both should be recognized.
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Terry Tobias 2 years ago
Elephants mourn their dead... they made this man an honorary member of the herd. This is so sweet and sad.
Going through obscure facts isn't just temporary fun. Turns out, it can also be 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.
Whether we're playing Trivial Pursuit at home or attending a pub trivia night, the basic premise remains the same: we experience the thrill of providing correct answers to questions about lesser-known facts.
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"You get a rush or a neuro reward 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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Johnnynatfan 2 years ago
Gray story but healthcare to save someone’s life should not drain your f*****g life savings
Kounios said the benefits can also be similar to those of playing video games.
However, Kounios stressed that trivia is generally not a problematic hobby.
“I don’t think there are any pitfalls,” he said. “Like anything else that’s fun, it takes up time.”
Sarah Kishler, who works as a librarian in California, loves trivia games and enjoys attending a monthly pub trivia night in which a team of librarians participates.
"Learning facts so that I can get better at trivia is definitely a passion of mine," she also told Healthline. "Getting a question right is definitely very satisfying to me."
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BetterBitterButter 2 years ago
When a loved one leaves the pain is insurmountable. In my opinion,this pain never leaves. This insurmountable loss and pain becomes a part of our life as we cherish the memories.
Over the past decade, pub trivia nights that are popular in the United Kingdom appear to have grown in popularity in other parts of Europe and the United States as well.
Enthusiasts like Kishler enjoy getting to interact with people at these events, especially compared to electronic trivia games.
She has learned that doing well at these social trivia games gives her "a feeling of validation" and increases her self-esteem.
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“People really like to have some expertise on something and the brain is very good at focusing on things that you’re interested in,” Deborah Stokes, Ph.D., L.P.C., B.C.N., a psychologist in Virginia, who focuses on neurotherapy told the same outlet.
According to Stokes, learning large bodies of knowledge can often start with trivia. And people who are interested in trivia can be brainy, have a high IQ, and be smart on a lot of levels.
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Moxitron Jazz 2 years ago (edited)
we Aussies are ashamed. To be fair, Emu's are fukn frightening and tough buggers...
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BetterBitterButter 2 years ago
Student confronted with a knife? What was he supposed to do? Get stabbed?
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Oh Gosh 2 years ago (edited)
I need to know how f'd up the dude was after. So after some googling. The gorilla was intoxicated on fermented bamboo. He came at the photographer with all his weight and it felt like being hit by a train he said. He was left with a souvenir scar on his forehead. (I'm guessing from where his camera went into his face.) Then the gorilla just walked right over him and went on his way. (Super lucky he's alive imo).
"In typical people, my observation, not backed up by any research, is that their interest in trivia is confined to topics that they are generally interested in," Kounios added.
"So if a person is very interested in history, then they may either seek out history trivia, or they might just naturally pick it up in the course of learning about nontrivial aspects of history."
Stokes also pointed out that trying to retain information about things we're interested in can be like a good exercise for the frontal cortex as the brain ages.
So if you're up for more, fire up our earlier publication on 'WTF Facts!'
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Vasana Phong 2 years ago
2 days of work for about almost what I make a year🤔, are they hiring ?
ninjaTrashPandaBoom 2 years ago
With as many support cables those towers have, you would probably need a new one each time
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David 2 years ago
The job is real but logically the pay is total BS. Anyone have a legit source? I can find video of this guy but the 'sources' of the pay amount are just randos on sites like twitter / reddit. The legit info I can find is stuff like starting pay for tower climbers is $17/hr. -- If a company was really paying $20K per climb then logically it would make fiscal sense to do it differently. 1. Haul someone up there with a helicopter the way they do for some high power line workers in remote locations. 2. Install some fairly simple circuitry and 2 or 4 bulbs (or whatever) that would just auto switch over to a new bulb. Either on burn out or on a timer. Then said change could happen once every 2 years instead of twice a year. The pay stated does not pass the sniff test.
Bob Brooce 2 years ago
He might earn 20k twice and change that particular bulb twice a year, but only people gullible enough to believe he gets paid 20k just to change the bulb would be dumb enough to pay him 20k just to change the bulb. Some of these guys make over 100k per year, but they do a lot more than just change light bulbs, and they work something closer to 200 days a year. Plenty of tower climbers make closer to 35k per year, and they'd all be happy to get a 10% raise and be the one who changes that bulb.
David 2 years ago
Shame on you bringing common sense and facts to the conversation. You're going to ruin the fantasy! /S I think people would be amazed what jobs some human beings are willing to do that they wouldn't want to do - for pretty average pay. A few of the jobs I have done in my life would likely be in that category. Not as spectacular is climbing a high tower but up there in terms of unpleasant / dangerous.
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See You Next Tuesday 2 years ago (edited)
I get paid $0 to not chocolate frosty my pants at 1500ft in the air
Diana Lucas 2 years ago
Watch the movie FALL and you'll have even more respect for anyone willing to do this job, $20 k or not.
The Shark 2 years ago (edited)
I'd do that job in a heartbeat!! It's a win-win! Either you succeed, live and get $20k, or you fall to an inevitable death and don't have to worry about continuing to live anymore! 😂Tho I have to ask, why the hell do they use light bulbs that only last 6 months? Why not solar powered LEDs? Seems silly.
Living Example 2 years ago
I wonder if there is any human instinct that makes a small part of your brain say "Jump!"
Jeremy James 2 years ago
That's a documented phenomenon called, "The Call of the Void."
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Dane Creel 2 years ago
Urban myth....They get paid pretty well ($28/hr avg?), but nothing like $20k per climb.
Tina Harnish 2 years ago
'My job only pays $40,000 a year.' 'How many days off dou you get?' '363. Except leap years. Then it's 364.'
John Jameson 2 years ago
Spoke with a local electric utility guy and he said this has to be BS. Their bulbs last 4-5 years, not months. Seems like most of these posts are unfounded comments taken from 12 year old reddit posters.
Petra Biedermann 2 years ago (edited)
I guess this is safer than driving on the highway for an hour! And a great pay, I would do it in a heart beat (loved rock climbing, not afraid of heights).
Vytas Navickas 2 years ago
tower climbing is one of the deadliest jobs in the world-think WIND!
laura paterson 2 years ago
Ok, so he's paid $40,000 per year? To risk his life for everyone else. He should ask for a raise.
Ione Decep 2 years ago
He's pretty much strapped to that tower. I'd happily do that for that much money. Mind you, it'll take me all day to do because I'd be climbing that thing VERY SLOWLY AND VERY CAREFULLY.
NoNicknamePanda 2 years ago
NOT a fan of heights, especially extreme heights. The movie "Fall" did me in - I couldn't even get halfway through it. Two girls climb a deserted radio tower just like this. I have no idea what happens in the movie, because I had to turn it off. Waaayyy too stressful. Big respect to this guy.
Roe Rainrunner 2 years ago
Imaging working two days a year and make a living... He's on a safety robe! I'd take some pills to stay calm and do it, no matter what.
Faith Arnold 2 years ago
They’ll soon train a drone to do it. Then that guy’s lost his 2 day a year job.
Abigail Snyder 2 years ago
I would do this if there were some sort of safety measures put in place. Like a belay or a harness or somethibg
MontanaMariner 2 years ago
I don't believe this. I've seen it posted over and over. Dude is never named, and I've never seen anything where he claims any of this is true.
Louby Of Morrowind 2 years ago
I wonder how long it takes him. He must be knackered when he gets to the top
Robert Trebor 2 years ago
When I was 20, maybe. Now at 73, just thinking of it gives me the shivers.
Lili Octopus 2 years ago
Last time he went up he got to the top and realised he’d forgotten the light bulb
martymcmatrix 2 years ago
Do you mean these tiny dim 3W bulbs you can find in refrigerators and ovens, as well?
Gorilla guy 2 years ago (edited)
I would love this job, I mean you are connected to a harness. I love climbing ridiculous hights
Grammarly 2 years ago
You will until your husband falls to his death and then your friend gets you to climb a 2000ft tall tower to get you over your fear and then you get stuck at the top and your friend dies and you somehow survive
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John Legere 2 years ago
I do doubt that they pay 20,000 for one climb. 2,000 would be high even.
Hollow Man 2 years ago
That's 40k per year. Not worth it at all. Unless I'm making 4- trips per year minimum
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
Didn't they make a film about this kinda thing, Fall, I think it's called? xP
My eye bags make me look like a panda. 2 years ago
I mean if Im getting a parachute just in case,Im doing it
I give up on society 2 years ago (edited)
I want his job. Thank if all pictures you could take
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
Hell, I'd do it for that... if I wasn't likely to die of a heart attack before I even got half way up :P
Edward Loopyderm 2 years ago
Changed light bulbs on a 300 foot tower before. The view was absolutely awesome - wish camera phones had been around back then. I'd do this.
Miranda Veracruz de la Joya Cardenal 2 years ago
What if he reaches the to and forgets the lightbulb?
Andrew Parsons 2 years ago
Anyone else notice that’s $40k per year? Not gonna cover basic needs
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Pixie Peck 2 years ago
When I was a kid I was told by my great grandma's 2nd husband that in the late 50s early 60s him and his friends were responsible for several faked foot prints and other evidence such as howls of Big Foot in Skamania County WA. The irony of it all is that later in life he was a converted believer in Sasquatch. I've been wanting to tell this secret since I was 15.
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Mora Chilis 2 years ago
They had questions if she was that old-like maybe her daughter took over her identity. The other fascinating thing is her lawyer went into contract with her to purchase her apartment en viager when she was 90. Basically someone makes a monthly payment until the seller’s death, when the property becomes theirs. She outlived him. And his children had to continue the payments by law until her death. Maybe karma thinking he was getting a great deal on real estate.
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️Crystal️ 2 years ago
This makes me feel better, it's a great reminder to check yourself for thinking in stereotypes. My IQ is close to that, and I've not made any noticeable accomplishments that would give it away. I am disabled, and feel I can never live up to the potential I had as a child. I think everyone expects that a high IQ means we've gotta be nerdy, awkward geniuses. Higher IQ does, however, increase existential depression, so please, bring on the cannabis so we can make it until tomorrow. Do not judge a book by it's cover, or even by it's reputation 💜
#37
BetterBitterButter 2 years ago
That was unintentional but Genghis became an eco warrior through his wars
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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 2 years ago
Framing the dog...what a jerk! Fido only has his learner's permit.
#46
Skara Brae 2 years ago
I'm guessing it's already been secretly emptied and keeping it closed means nobody will look for the culprits.
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David A Paterson 2 years ago
For Newton, his foray into mathematics, gravity and optics was just a temporary distraction from his real hobby, alchemy, about which he wrote a huge amount of total(?) rubbish. His paid work was as master of the British Mint.
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Moxitron Jazz 2 years ago (edited)
what about the daughter he doesnt communicate with because she's queer?...Edit: thanks to other pandas and further research, yeh, he abandoned her before birth, because she was the result of a fling...what a fukn champ(douchepickle)
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Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 2 years ago
They were mourning their loss of this guy. Perhaps in the not so distant future, this record number of people gathered at a funeral may be broken for the total opposite reason. I think we all know whom...
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Vasana Phong 2 years ago
I guess my husband stole all the IQ when he was created, his 2 younger siblings reminds me of another version of Beavis & Buthead
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BetterBitterButter 2 years ago
It should've been Brenda Fricker to deny this insulting comparison
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𝐆𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐦-𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 2 years ago
TBF he looks like the sort of guy who would try to make a living that way.
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Abby da great 2 years ago
It’s because “cow” (牛) in slang means someone that has extremely impressive abilities. The original “牛姐” (literally translated “cow girl” or “cow sis”) was a nickname for Mariah Carey, and people in China thought Ariana’s voice was similar to Mariah’s, so she was known as “小牛“ (little cow).
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Terry Tobias 2 years ago
So this guy bought a car, insured and registered it, then abandoned it, just to get back at his ex? He probably put more work into that revenge plan than he did in their relationship.
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ThéviNinja (she/her) 2 years ago
Wait wait wait. As a woman, I have to ask how chest size factors into this
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Terry Tobias 2 years ago
If AI written essays are as bad as AI created people, those students are in trouble.
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Legendbird 2 years ago
PSA: The crown jewels were actually given as a birthday gift from South Africa to the British King.
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happyplants28 2 years ago
That man needs some counselling for his mental health. Hopefully this will help him feel appreciated instead of manipulating the emotions of people around him. He must be in a very bad place if this is the only way he can think to get love.
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Stardust she/her 2 years ago
Fun fact: Pluto has a heart on its surface made out of solid nitrogen and it has toothpaste like consistency. It’s called Tombaugh Regio
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 years ago
Fun fact: I love the list, hate the title. I don't say "WTF" when I learn something because I know more words than that. What's wrong with "Fascinating Random Facts"? And by the way, unless they start the sentence, words like "of", "the", "and", "may" aren't capitalized in headlines.
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
Fun fact: Pluto has a heart on its surface made out of solid nitrogen and it has toothpaste like consistency. It’s called Tombaugh Regio
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 years ago
Fun fact: I love the list, hate the title. I don't say "WTF" when I learn something because I know more words than that. What's wrong with "Fascinating Random Facts"? And by the way, unless they start the sentence, words like "of", "the", "and", "may" aren't capitalized in headlines.
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