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TikToker Shares “Fun Facts You May Have Not Wanted To Know”, Here Are 30 Of The Best
Interview With Author
More and more TikTok creators are using their platforms to share some interesting bites of knowledge, whether it's facts that sound too crazy to be true, or psychological facts you didn’t know, or interesting cat facts for feline lovers, or facts that show just how rare our bodies are… the list is endless!
For any skeptic out there, we can just point out the fact that learning things on social media is basically using it to your advantage. Especially when keeping in mind it’s also a place for not so pretty things like competition, toxicity, and body dysmorphia.
Tuning in for the facts craze on TikTok, social media content creator and upcoming music artist Kiyahshi has been sharing some very interesting “fun facts you may not have wanted to know” and they've proven to be a huge success, amassing hundreds and thousands (and some, millions!) of views. It seems like Kiyahshi’s audience is growing rapidly with 1.2M followers, so you'd better keep an eye on her and scroll through some fun bits of knowledge right below!
@kiyahshi ♬ Jazz, comical, heartwarming, everyday(932772) - Patricia
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#1
"This twelve-year-old from Ethiopia was on her way home and she was snatched up by four men. A week later, the group of men encountered these three lions and these lions chased the men off and kept the little girl. And they stayed with this little girl without harming her until the police found her."
Pat Bond 4 years ago
According to BBC News, the 12-year-old girl was abducted by four men on her way home from school in June 2005. A week later, when police tracked the men as they were trying to escape with the girl, the abductors encountered three African lions who chased them off. The lions stayed with the girl without harming her, according to the report. The story had spread like wildfire after BBC quoted a local policeman, sergeant Wondmu Wedaj, who said, They stood guard until we found her and then they just left her like a gift and went back into the forest." However, lion experts doubted the credibility of the story. BBC News quoted a few wildlife experts on the same report. They said the lions were probably preparing to eat the girl but were intercepted by the police and others. Another expert said the lions might have spared the girl because her crying may have sounded similar to the mewing of lion cubs.
D K 4 years ago (edited)
Interesting… I’ve read stories of, for example, a very young leopard cub being “cared for” by a lioness. It’s nice to think that maternal instinct, regardless of the species, may trump their willingness to kill… unless it’s a food that is natural to them, like a gazelle. If that makes sense lol
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King Joffrey 4 years ago
It tells you something if an apex predator is less predatory than the men...
Lovin' Life 4 years ago
I am so glad the little girl is safe. As for the men, the lions should have torn them apart. Nothing could justify their actions.
AndPeggy 4 years ago
I think the men tried to r@pe her and her cries sounded like a lion Cubs, so the lion’s protected her.
Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 4 years ago
My thoughts too. A little girl getting kidnapped by 4 men is definitely a receipe for pedophile r@pe.
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#2
"In Florida, these nurses were hired for the same shift, the same hours, the same floor, and then soon realized they were sisters that were separated at birth in Korea 40 years ago."
Joonscrab 4 years ago
Imagine all the events that took place in their lives separately that brought them to that one situation. So cool!!!
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Stacey McElhaney 3 years ago
OMG, I love this so much! Thank you universe, for bringing these amazing women together. What a gift!
#3
"Whenever a bee finds a source of alcohol, whether it's bad fruit or somebody's drink, they can get drunk. And not only that, if they go back to the hive, the bees won't let him in until he's sober."
Ozzie Ogawa 4 years ago
The males are not lazy, their job is to mate with the queen.
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Lee Macro 4 years ago
Go home bee, you're drunk. But I am home!! Well.....well just wait outside
Nadya Raymond 3 years ago
What? Of course the drones R lazy in fact after they mate with the queen they don't do anything else but eat out their food supplies which will result in them always being kicked out of the hive
To find out more about the author of these viral TikTok video series, we reached out to Kiyahshi, who said she started making them totally random. “When TikTok first came out, I was a little skeptical about it but decided to give it a try and I’m glad I did! I have amazing followers and love to entertain them.”
It turns out, Kiyahshi is also an up-and-coming music artist and she started making beats and Acapella skits on the 2009 Apple Mac on a garage band. “Now, I make beats and record them on my phone. I taught myself how to play guitar on YouTube and it’s been my baby since,” she told us.
#4
"In 2007, a whale was found with a harpoon in its neck. They took the harpoon and realized that it was from the 1800s. This whale has had a harpoon in it for a century."
Music Mania 4 years ago
It being from the 1800's doesn't necessarily mean it was in the whale for that long. . . still, no stabby stabby!
Lorali Srygley 4 years ago
Your right, it could have gotten caught on the whale while it was swimming
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nothingisreal 4 years ago
Bowhead Whales can live to be up to 200 years old, and this particular whale did die but of old age I would assume.
Allan Breum 4 years ago
Whale: "Oh man, thank you! You have NO idea how long that has been bothering me."
#5
"If any animal is built different, it's the lobster. Its brain is located in its throat, the nervous system is in its abdomen, the teeth are in its stomach, the kidneys are located in the head, it hears with its legs and tastes with its feet. And just like humans, they're either right clawed or left clawed."
Randolph Croft 4 years ago
They can live for a century and are one of the only organisms known to not weaken as they age. Imagine being 95 and the best you've ever been.
Haunting Spirit 4 years ago
And they cannot die of age. They mostly die because they're eaten (by human or animals).
Some Person 4 years ago
or because they stop moulting when they get older, which leaves their current shell to become damaged which continues until death
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Eucritta 4 years ago
Erm. A lot of this is, 'sort of,' or 'not really.' Lobster anatomy is more like that of insects - they are arthropods - and so very unlike ours. Among other things they've a very simple nervous system without a brain per se, but rather a notocord running from an anterior basal ganglion - a bulb-like quasi organ up behind the large antennae - down to their tail. They've also no kidneys, but rather a gland snuggled up to that ganglion with ducts at the bases of the large antennae, through which they release a substance I've seen referred to as urine that carries pheromones used to identify & communicate.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
Makes sense, if the kidney's are in the head
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Tee Witt 4 years ago
Always feel sorry for crabs and lobsters, to be boiled alive is just wrong....
AnnaBanana 4 years ago
They're usually humanely put to sleep in the freezer first.
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Raven Sheridan 4 years ago
As long as it isn't bursting outta my chest, I'm cool with it. 👽
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smugdruggler 4 years ago
Not immortal, but there's no known way of determining their age.
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"In 2011, a tsunami hit this area and 300ft on a hill sits this rock. This rock has been recorded to be sitting there for over a century and it warns: "do not build your house below this rock"."
Mazer 4 years ago
Thoughtful people concerned for future generations. In another country I won’t name, there was a huge area of land that had not ever been developed, throwing caution to the wind without ever wondering why such a huge piece of land was not developed for centuries, greedy developers went in and developed the entire area in a short period of time. A couple of years later the entire area of development was wiped out in a hurricane. It wasn’t until the tragedy that someone researched the area. It remains undeveloped
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago
Here's an article from Smithsonian Magazine that explains the history of "tsunami stones" in greater detail: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/century-old-warnings-against-tsunamis-dot-japans-coastline-180956448/
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“The fun facts I talk about come from many different sources from "wtffacts," "k4knowledge," "knifefeedfacts" and many more. I love reading them and checking the accuracy behind them to see whether it’s true or not. Learning them, in general, is amazing,” Kiyahshi said about her viral video series.
#7
"These conjoined twin sisters actually share a brain, but not only that, they can hear each other's thoughts and they can see out of each other's eyes."
Kevin Erdős–Bacon 4 years ago
The Hogan twins - they are actually 15 years old now, and yes, it's true they share thoughts, but while Tatiana can see out of both of Krista’s eyes, Krista can only see out of one of Tatiana’s. Also one controls 3 legs and an arm, the other 3 arms and a leg. Totally mind-blowing 😲
Mohsie Supposie 4 years ago
If it is one brain, technically, you could say it is actually one person, with 4 eyes, 4 ears, two hearts each responsible for its own half.
François Carré 4 years ago
Hard to tell whether they are two persons with one brain or one person with two bodies. The answer might be that life actually doesn't care about that kind of distinctions and boundaries. As long as said bodies are functional and they don't suffer, I hope they enjoy a long and happy life and maybe tell us about their unique human experience.
Vicky Zar 4 years ago (edited)
Poor girls. Their necks must constantly pain them. I hope they can live a fulfilled life or that it will be possible to separate them without problems. Just think of how complicated this makes their lifes! Transportation, sleeping, peeing, having boyfriends, putting on clothes, learning to walk, being an individual……
Joey Marlin 4 years ago
They cannot be separated without a high risk of death or paralysis. One is much weaker than the other. They have diabetes, epilepsy, one has sleep apnea and high blood pressure as her heart is doing too much work. They are a marvel, frankly, with all that they endure.
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#8
"This is a relic that actually was made in the 1500s. It was made from a single piece of boxwood and it was so small that they had to use microscopes to look at the inner layers of the joints. And while they were microscanning, they found needles that were smaller than grass seeds."
ghost34 4 years ago
It's a prayer bead, Last Judgement; Coronation of the Virgin (Art Gallery of Ontario). Dimensions: Overall Closed: 5.9 × 6.1 cm Overall Open: 5.6 × 5.6 × 11.6 cm⁵
KindredKiller 4 years ago
Man, I've wanted to know that for so long :( they just don't care about their app I guess
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago
The level of detail and craftsmanship on this tiny work of art is astounding.
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/01/16th-century-miniature-boxwood-carvings-that-fit-in-the-palm-of-your-hand/
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"There's actually a travel company that will book your flight, book your hotel and make you take a survey. Now this survey asks you questions on where you like to go, what is your budget and things you like to do, but they do not tell you where you're going. This company allows you to have a mystery adventure and will send you somewhere that goes along with your survey and budget. They also tried to minimize the travel time so you can go somewhere fast and quick and fun."
ElenaK 4 years ago (edited)
I checked the site, as far as I can see it concerns flights from Uk , Ireland, Netherlands and Denmark only! Pity!
Tonya Wallace 4 years ago
Damn. But you rock for checking and reporting back to us! Big ups!
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Mina 4 years ago
It's all fun and games until you end up in some remote island actually playing children's games.
Gretchen Esquilin 4 years ago
My friend's sister belongs to this site...or 1 similar. They've been to Scotland, China, Greece, just to name a few.
NgatiDreadz 4 years ago
Only place this company be sending you these days is to your room and back
The TikTok creator also believes the fun facts make it a perfect conversation starter throughout the day. “‘Did you know' could become a 1h conversation to some people. Knowing information that people wouldn’t know is such a cool thing to talk about. It lets people discover, debate, wonder, or even surprise,” Kiyahshi said.
When asked about the most interesting fact she came across, Kiyahshi said it’s “that an artist named Michael Richards who focused most of his art on planes and even made a sculpture of himself being pierced with planes, died in his art studio on 9/11 in one of the twin towers.”
#10
"Not making your bed exposes bed mites to fresh air, which dehydrates them. But if you make your bed, you're exposing bed mites to moisture, which makes them flourish."
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
Good enough reason for me. I don't see much point in making the bed, it's not like anyone sees it.
Lily Mae Kitty 4 years ago
B/c it feels nice to get into a made bed. And it makes the whole room look put together and neater. People don't make beds for others, we make them for ourselves. Unmade beds look like despair and laziness.
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Lily Mae Kitty 4 years ago
If you wash your sheets every week, this isn't a problem. I let it air awhile and then make it. I cannot abide unmade beds. It just looks like you've given up. I like to get into a made bed at night and I like the room to look put together so it's inviting when we get home.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Unmade beds are horrible! You don’t even have to make it WELL, but not making it looks bummy. Twice weekly fresh sheets feel so much better anyway and you don’t have to sort you a crumpled lump of blankets and sheet.
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Tamsin Far 4 years ago
Making the bed = letting it air out for an hour or two in the morning, then shaking everything and putting it back nicely for the next night. Somehow I don't think that's worse than just letting it steam all day in the knot I crawl out of in the morning...
Caro Caro 4 years ago
Yep. I fold back the bedding, open a window and after about an hour close window, make bed, let cats sleep on bed.
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April 4 years ago
Same here. My family jokes that I'm like the princess and the pea because I don't sleep well unless the bed is made properly.
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Isabella 4 years ago
I am sure there are serious "scientific" studies about this. I am curious, where is coming from the moisture to which the mites are exposed when you leave your bed tidy? I am not covering my bed, but I always tidy it up in the morning, it looks more inviting in the evening than a messy bed.
Lily Mae Kitty 4 years ago
more for people who sleep hot and sweaty. We're in FL and it can get pretty hot sometimes even with AC. I just throw back the sheets when we get up and leave it that way for an hour or so and then make the bed. If I don't feel like we slept hot, I just make it right away.
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Corinna S. 4 years ago
Making your bed just seems like one of the most pointless tasks ever! It's going to get messy again that same night anyway and most of the time it's not like anyone is going to see it.
Philippe Guibert 4 years ago
I always have my bed made in the morning, but i fold it in two in the length and i open the windows to refresh.
Mystery Egg 4 years ago
Making the bed in our family has always been to pull the covers neatly back. Everyone in my family does it for as far back as I can remember. Perhaps this is why?
#11
"Originally, putting a fish in a fishbowl was a very big misunderstanding. It actually came from Chinese displays because goldfish were meant to be in ponds. And when guests come over, they would temporarily put the fish in a fish bowl. But then it became a popular thing where people are putting fish in a fish bowl permanently. And it's also banned in Rome, making it animal cruelty."
troufaki13 4 years ago
Ιt is. Especially small bowls. Fish need to swim. Also, please don't tap on the bowl/aquarium, the sound is amplified through the water and it's not good for the poor creatures
Zintoki 4 years ago
Yeah small bowl and relative big fish is really bad idea. Another problem I see is empty fish tank without functional ecosystem. If you put inside plants, rocks or snails, fish will be more focused on this enviroment rather than outside. With tapping if you tap and then feed them, they will associate tapping with possitive thing and they will take tapping as possitive event.
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GaeFrog 4 years ago
It should be banned everywhere I'm so tired of those "keep your beta fish in a beer bottle" trend or any other small "cute" containers
Zintoki 4 years ago
Yeah bettas with long fins are far from wild bettas and they often got fin rot if they are kept in filthy enviroment. Also they need high temperatures (around 30c). Low temperature will slowdown their metabolism and make them more vulnerable to infections.
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NsG 4 years ago
I've put my fish in a bowl, as a temporary measure while fixing something with their main tank. I had to use a bowl, coz the daft beggars kept leaping out of the straight sided temporary tank I originally used. (I admit it wasn't a "proper" fish bowl, but I couldnt keep playing "catch the goldfish" for half an hour, and given that they lived a good few years afterwards, I'd say it didn't do them any lasting damage)
Raven DeathShade 4 years ago
Oh man, my first betta would do that all the time when I changed his water! I had to have a sibling monitor him while I took the tank to be cleaned in the sink (he lived to be 3 years old, despite the fact that his first tank was only 1 gallon).
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Raven DeathShade 4 years ago
Noooo! That poor fish! Rescue it! Buy a bigger tank! DO ANYTHING NECESSARY, BUT SAVE THAT FISH!!!
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"When Ashton Kutcher was 13 years old, he tried to commit suicide by jumping off a hospital balcony. All because he wanted to save his brother and donate his heart."
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
Wow, so glad he was caught before he actually went through with it. Good news is that they did find a donor for his brother.
Melissa Boatman Linebaugh 4 years ago
I'm always conflicted on this--good news for his brother, devastating news for the donor's family. :(
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𝓴𝓪𝔀𝓪𝓲𝓲_𝓐𝓾𝓭𝓻𝓮𝔂 4 years ago
Wow, he must be an amazing person! I´m still very glad they both made it out alive
Vasana Phong 4 years ago
Lots of people don’t know, but this man is a Good Samaritan, people don’t take him seriously because of the tv characters he plays, but also he’s not one to boast it on social media
Tracy Sellars 4 years ago
What Thorn does is fantastic. People talk about how nice Keanu is but, Ashton is on another level with Thorn.
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#13
"Two UK brothers actually made a real life Tikes car. It's legal to drive and the thing goes up to 70 mph."
Petra, princess of Brigid 4 years ago
I had a dream once about opening a Tikes car dealership...
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
That man has a VERY understanding wife, and should treasure her and treat her like a queen for the rest of his life.
Lori T Wisconsin 4 years ago
We have to grow old, but we definitely don't have to grow up 😊. Never conform!
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#14
"The photographer about lost his life taking this picture."
Adriaan Verhelle 4 years ago
Key word is 'photographer', he did leave it alone....
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K.Kobayashi 4 years ago
The photographer's name is Atif Saeed, and he jumped in his car just in time and survived.
BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
Why the F**K are you taking a picture of a very obviously angry lion instead of running like hell
More Thinking Needed 4 years ago
Don't understand the caption, but it is an amazing picture. Award worthy.
Rebecca Trinkner 4 years ago
That look would make ME s**t myself for sure. Glad they didn't get killed.
Suzette Maffi 4 years ago
No he didn't. https://globalnews.ca/news/1937129/photographer-captures-incredible-image-of-attacking-lion/
Aamna Shah 4 years ago (edited)
I've seen many pictures of male lions roaring threateningly but this one is beyond scary. The look in his eyes is diabolical enough to leap out of the picture. Yikes!!!!
#15
"This was made by a sculptor named Michael Richards, and he focused all his art on planes. This was actually a sculpture of himself. And he died in 9/11 on the 92nd floor."
Kayla J 4 years ago
Tar Baby vs St Sebastian, can be seen at the North Carolina Museum of Art. He had an interest in the history of the Tuskagee Airman, which was one of the reasons for some of the planes in his artworks.
Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
How has this not been more widely known? Gifted artist.
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Before his death, Richards described the notion of flight in his work. He said, "The idea of flight relates to my use of pilots and planes, but it also references...the idea of being lifted up, enraptured, or taken up to a safe place—to a better world." *goosebumps and may he RIP
#16
"Don't feed ducks bread. It fills up their stomach and they end up getting no nutrients from the bread anyways. And the bread also causes malnourishment."
Rick 4 years ago
Yes, I’m surprised that this myth is still ongoing and a popular pastime. Bread is very bad for ducks.
Jan Smith 4 years ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-50081386
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Rage of Aquarius 4 years ago
My best friend raised duckings and they adored frozen peas as a treat. It was very cute.
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Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago
You didn’t know...cut yourself a little bit of slack
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Red Hair Blue Soul 4 years ago
Plus, the bread they don't eat causes algae growth in the water. At least it does in my pond and with my duckies
CrunChewy McSandybutt 4 years ago
You can feed ducks most veggies and fruit. You need to cut it up into small pieces. Potatoes aren't good, as there is an element that can be toxic, but other than that, give them all the veggies.
Mohsie Supposie 4 years ago
So, according to the picture, just let them bite your finger instead?
Otter 4 years ago
There are signs all over the local duck ponds saying "DO NOT FEED THE DUCKS BREAD" with an explanation in large type, and every time I go I see idiots feeding the ducks bread.
Tee Witt 4 years ago
The British RSPCA said it was OK to feed them bread a couple of years ago. RSPCA do nothing to help animals
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Laura Wildish 3 years ago
Yes, but bead is better than not her people have stopped feeding ducks noe they are dying of starvation be careful what you believe.
#17
"In the Jurassic Park movies before the CGI is added, this is what the velociraptors look like."
Bird Nerd 4 years ago
me and the boiz breaking out of the zoo and rampaging
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#18
"After they got done filming the movie I Am Legend, Will Smith actually wanted to buy the German shepherd Abbey and begged the owner if he could buy her. But the owner was like: 'same, my dogs are my children.'"
More Thinking Needed 4 years ago
The Sheperd belongs with its owner. Money can't buy everything. Sorry Hollywood.
Ellie Rosser 4 years ago
There is absolutely nothing wrong with asking if you love the dog. Not all Hollywood dogs live "with their family", many are kenneled and treated like any other working dog so it was fine for him to ask and doesn't make him a bad guy or a Hollywood monster in any way.
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Otter 4 years ago
During the filming of the "Lord of the Rings" movies, Arwen's stunt riding double fell madly in love with the horse she had been assigned for her role. It was an expensive horse and she couldn't afford him... so Viggo Mortenson bought her the horse.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
Viggo had also bought the horse from "Hidalgo". He's a real horse-guy, I guess. (But this is a really sweet gesture from him, I'm happy to read it!)
Load More Replies... Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
Really? I wouldn't be, considering that not every trainer only has one dog (most probably have many, as they have to switch them up for different scenes and also the dogs need time off, too). I think it's nice that she didn't want to sell the dog, as it shows quite an attachment to her, but why not ask if you really want the dog? Maybe she would have said 'yes'. No harm in a friendly question
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Scott Moore 4 years ago
I have two German Shepherds and the worst part of this film was when he had to kill Sam after she was bitten.
Stephanie IV 4 years ago
Never let dogs watch tv. They end up wanting everything they see in the ads and then can’t sleep because of an upsetting film.
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Abbey is one of the cutest German shepherds though... I am legend is one of the saddest movies😥
#19
"Justin Bieber saved this man's life from a bear attack. This man was minding his business when this bear came along and attacked him. What saved this man is the ringtone his granddaughter put on his phone. The ringtone was 'Baby' by Justin Bieber, and it scared him off."
Buren 4 years ago
To put it into perspective, I would run away also when that song starts playing
Hannah Edwards 4 years ago
I was so disappointed. I’d imagined Bieber actually fighting off the bear or something.
Immortal Emperor Paradox 4 years ago
My Uncle was in hospital for 10 years because of coma. He suddenly woke up one day, only to turn off the radio nearby that was playing "Baby" by Justin Beiber.
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
Wow, Such a lucky escape. Saying Justin Beiber saved his life is a bit of a stretch. Probably wouldn't have mattered what ring tone was playing, would have likely startled the bear anyway.
SaWi 4 years ago
No. I'm pretty sure it was Justin Bieber's music making the bear leave. Bears are pretty clever animals. Really, we should all be bringing Justin Bieber music as protection when out in the wilderness. Yup.
Load More Replies... Laura 4 years ago
It also works as contraceptive, unclogging drains (scares the crap out of "me" toilet) and dispersing angry mobs.
Panda Mona 4 years ago
By "contraceptive" you mean: the guy runs away before anything starts ? :-)
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Kinslee the witches apprentice 4 years ago
I guess that means the power of hating Justin Bieber is universal
#20
"This man right here rode from India to Sweden to meet up with his wife. The trip took four months and he passed through eight different countries."
Lucia B... 4 years ago
I've read about it somewhere else. The two met when she was on holiday in India. They fell in love but she'd gone back home, so the man decided to look her up. I think I've seen a photo where they're older and still together. That's all I remember.
Toni Alabakovski 4 years ago
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/pk-mahanandia-cycle-india-sweden-love-untouchable
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I think they missed the most important part- he didn't just ride to Sweden, he rode HIS BIKE to Sweden.
Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago
Whoa...that ups the interestingness significantly!
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Queen Metapha 4 years ago
In fact there was a book written about their story, I've bought and read it a while ago....
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
Love can cross so many boundaries - even color what a beautiful reality!
Anapv 4 years ago (edited)
😅 A bike, mostly. You should read the Nat. Geo. article with the interview
Load More Replies... Mina 4 years ago
Without having read much on this story...why did she leave if she was so in love?
Anapv 4 years ago (edited)
You need to read the Nat.Geo. article to understand the situation, because the text shown here it's totally inaccurate. (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/pk-mahanandia-cycle-india-sweden-love-untouchable)
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#21
"This little Russian boy named Ivan was raised by a pack of dogs from age four to six. The dogs ended up fighting off the police three times until the police outsmarted them and grabbed Ivan."
Eva the Egg 4 years ago
Awh... the dog's mut've thought that Ivan was their baby... how sad for them
Janine B. 4 years ago
And that's probably how the dogs got the baby. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kzZQYnvw-6E
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Natalia Shoemark 4 years ago
FFS! Just read his story and apparently the dogs figured out where he had been taken to initially and waited for him at the gates, the a@#holes then destroyed them 😢
Ksenia M 4 years ago (edited)
here's a article about him and another kid who was "raised" by a dog, it's in Russian, but google translate should work fine. Warning: the story is about child abuse ria. ru/20190521/1553632646.html (remove the space between the point and ru)
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Brian Bennett 4 years ago
Well this proves dogs are mans or boys best friend - the boy ran from an abusive home life!
#22
"When lions get injured, they can have mane loss. So when a lion sees a male with a long mane, they avoid fighting with him because they think he is stronger at combat."
Scagsy 4 years ago
My wife has a rather splendid mane and I strongly suspect she could take on a lion.
Persephone 4 years ago
The mane makes them look larger in size and healthier as well. Intimidation by size and robustness.
Marek Yanchurak 4 years ago
A large healthy mane is a sign of a healthy lion. There are many other reasons besides fighting that can lead to them starting to lose their manes. Though, it still makes it a likely reliable indicator of fighting ability as healthiness is certainly central to being able to fight.
Randy Klefbeck 3 years ago
In recent years there has been a genetic anomaly observed in an isolated pride of lions where there is a shortage of males. The females have actually been growing a male-like mane. Biologists believe it is a short term evolutionary response to protect the overall health of the pride.
#23
"If you've heard somebody say honey never goes bad, it doesn't because there's not enough water in the honey for microorganisms to live on."
RandomX123 4 years ago
I fear some anti-vaxxer is going to come across this comment, use it as proof and instigate other antivaxxers to drown themselves in honey (or find another dumb way to die using honey)
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Tobias Rieper 4 years ago
archaeologists found 3000 year old honey in Egyptian tombs and found its still edible
Springy The Non Binary Boi(They/Them) 4 years ago
I want some 3000 year old honey in my tea!
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smugdruggler 4 years ago
Anything that contains >13% sugar or salt won't grow bacteria as it will draw the water out of the cells and kill them. If you ever see mould growth in the top of a jar of honey or jam - or something salty like Marmite - you can scoop it out and safely eat what's underneath as the fungal and/or bacterial growth is just in condensed water, or butter from the knife in the top of the jar.
Kirsten Kerkhof 4 years ago
It does have to be pure honey though. Most supermarket honeys have sugar water added to lower the price (which is why honey at farmers markets and other direct-from-source markets can seem so expensive).
Tracy Wallick 4 years ago
5000 year old honey found in an Egyptian tomb was still edible for this reason
Lori T Wisconsin 4 years ago
The pH is 3-4, and it contains hydrogen peroxide. Ancient people put it on wounds.
Katrina 4 years ago
But don't put HP on wounds, it's bad. " hydrogen peroxide's oxidation also destroys healthy skin cells. This is why many physicians and dermatologists currently advise against using hydrogen peroxide to clean wounds , as it has been found to slow the healing process and possibly worsen scarring by killing the healthy cells surrounding a cut"
Load More Replies... Ellie Rosser 4 years ago
Unless it is stored in a humid environment , in which case it absorbs moisture from the air and ferments.
#24
"Sunflowers can clean up radioactive waste. Sunflowers are good at eating up pollutants, especially radioactive metal contaminants. And they store all the waste in their stems."
Kate 4 years ago
And then the flower dies when the season ends, because sunflowers are annuals, and the stem and every other part decays...
Bexxxxx 4 years ago
There are tons around Chernobyl :) see my comment above
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Bobby 4 years ago
Interesting. I thought oleander would be the most efficient at scrubbing the air and soil of toxins. Oleander are used for bio monitoring of airborne particulates, including metals. All parts of the plant absorb toxins, which accounts for the extreme toxicity in roots, leaves, blossoms, stems. Even burning oleander is hazardous. Oleander is planted along California and Arizona freeways to help reduce smog caused by vehicle emissions.
Anapv 4 years ago (edited)
The plants need to be harvested before seeding and correctly disposed of, so that wouldn't happen
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Zoe Mitchell-Niec 3 years ago
So that's why the Ukrainian grandmother offered sunflower seeds to the Russian invaders.... For them to clean up their toxic beliefs.
#25
"So this is called a public semi-transparent toilet. You cannot see in, but you can see out."
~hUmMuS vIbEs~ 4 years ago
I would literally be paranoid the whole time that people could somehow see me.
Bumble 4 years ago
It is not just that! I have no interest in being able to people watch whilst I am doing my thing!
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Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
I would still feel too uncomfortable using it. I know it's just paranoia and mind over matter, but I can't help it.
Diana Eriksson 4 years ago
Imagine a bunch of people standing with their hands and noses against the glass as a prank!
Marco Conti 4 years ago
No. I was in the army and you lose your modesty about bodily functions rather quickly, but not in the middle of the street in daylight with perfect strangers around. Nope, nope, nope.
#26
"Back in the day, Egyptians had pregnancy tests. So women at the time who thought they were pregnant would urinate on barley or wheat seeds. If they urinated on barley, it was for a boy. And if they urinated on wheat seed, it was a girl. And if the plant ended up sprouting and growing, you were pregnant. And then in today's time, they went and tested this and 70% of the time they would be pregnant. They also did it on non-pregnant women and the plant didn't grow."
NsG 4 years ago
It's all to do with the hormones present in pregnancy urine. The barley for a boy bit is utter rubbish, but the pregnant/not pregnant test was 70% accurate as stated.
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Alicia Miller 4 years ago
This is strangely written. I thought for a minute the grains were somehow used to determine the sex of the baby.
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
Would not the woman grow belly-wise faster maybe than the plant grew!?
#27
"Kit Kats are actually made of Kit Kats. Whenever the factory makes Kit Kats, they actually don't waste them. They take the Kit Kats that didn't make the cut and basically put them back into the system. So these are layers of unfinished KitKats that didn't make it to the package."
Mazer 4 years ago
I like the reuse idea, I also like Jelly Belly’s way of dealing with their less than perfect jellybeans by selling them at a discount, they are called belly flops.
Kanuli 4 years ago
It’s just not accurate. I highly doubt all insides of a KitKat is solely made of other KitKats, just a percentage.
H Edwards 4 years ago
It's the part between the layers of wafer that is made of smushed up Kit Kats.
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#28
"In the Antarctic, there are no spiders."
Castelino 4 years ago
However, spiders and ants can be found on all continents - except Antarctica.
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Alex the Country Dog 4 years ago
Ugh another poorly worded caption. What makes it special is that Antarctica is the ONLY continent where spiders don’t live. Spiders are “everywhere”...except Antarctica.
#29
"During medieval times, the Japanese would dye their teeth black. They also used this to help tooth decay. It was actually a fashion trend. Also, people thought this was very beautiful."
Zephyr Anthem 4 years ago
But it stayed a fashion statement for a long time
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago
This is a photograph of a woman from Vietnam based on how she is dressed; teeth blackening was also practiced in Vietnam.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
I believe they chewed betel nuts to get that black stain on their teeth. If I’m wrong, I ask any legitimate experts out there to correct me. I want to get it right, so I don’t insult anyone with my misinformation.
Kylli Anttila 4 years ago
No, they use a certain combination of herbs to dye their teeth at about 12 years old. This is the tradition in North Vietnam though
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#30
"This is actually a mummified Mermaid. But in 1930 it was a hoax because they did an X-ray on it. It was made from a fish body, it had a monkey's head, glass eyes and ivory teeth."
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago (edited)
Is it just me or does the head/face remind anyone else of ET when he first encounters Elliot.
Sarah 4 years ago
Nope, and now, since it's not 1930, it's no longer a hoax either.
Load More Replies... Raven Sheridan 4 years ago
These were pretty common back in the day. They were typically called, "Fijian Mermaids."
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
I believe this was PT Barnum’s, and was exhibited in his “museum”. It’s now in another museum, but I can’t remember which. But I do remember seeing it and finding out the story of his hoax—-which had the added sweetness of confirming his belief that “there’s a sucker born every minute”.
Holly Allen 4 years ago
Yeesh for a hoax they didn't try very hard...wonder if the person who made it was surprised that people fell for it LOL
#31
"The reason why you eat sweets when you're sad is because your emotional state alters the perception of taste. They say foods that aren't your favorite taste the worst when you're upset. Eating comfort food is basically your subconscious telling you what you want and basically will tell you that this food won't be ruined by your sorrows."
Caro Caro 4 years ago
Those bloody corona-kilos are a b!tch to get rid of.
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Anapv 4 years ago
Chocolate contains tryptophan, a chemical that is used by the brain to make serotonin, a neurotransmitter that can make you feel happy.
Load More Replies... lailyfnoor 4 years ago
It does make us feel good for couple minutes. After that, we'd feel more sad
#32
"Yellow snow is not the only snow you shouldn't eat. Some people recommend don't eat the snow, not even if it's white. Even pure white snow can be harmful. And the reason why is recent studies have shown that snow is like a magnet and it can pull pollution such as car fumes, gasoline. I even saw somebody put some snow under a microscope and there was all sorts of nastiness in it. You're basically eating a pollution popsicle."
Karla Nelsen 4 years ago
and we breathe the same thing the snow absorbs, so are you telling not to breathe too?
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
This is just hearsay. I have no idea why this list is being given any prominence, or even featured at all. Anyone can start talking about some youtube video they saw. We all know that has as much factual weight as a pint of feathers.
#33
"Ants go to war similar to humans, and they actually have some crazy strategies. For example, they'll put the weak ones in the front to protect the strong ones in the back."
littlesaresare 4 years ago
I encourage everyone interested in this to watch World War Ant by Kurzgesagt.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
Also, all working ants are female. Yes, even the warriors. The male ants only live for a short period of time, to mate. ALSO, not all ants do what is said here - some even have sick-bays in their hives and care for injured individuals. Ants are super-amazingly-interesting. Some even keep slaves.
~hUmMuS vIbEs~ 4 years ago
In primary school me and my friends got two colonies of ants together to see if they would go to war...we had weird minds.
#34
"Potato chips were made accidentally and it was believed to be made in 1053, when a chef was making fried potatoes and his customer kept saying that the potatoes were too thick. So the chef got annoyed with the customer and basically sliced the potatoes so thin, fried them and put a little salt. The customer ended up loving them. Chips were made."
EDWIN JAMES FAWCETT 4 years ago (edited)
Crisps were invented in 1853 in the United States. Cornelius Vanderbild, a customer of the chef George Crum, twice refused to eat the chips he had been served. Some versions of the story say that he found them too thick; others state that they were not crispy enough. So, George Crum decided to stop chopping potatoes and instead to slice them as thinly as possible before frying and salting them. The result was a real success and his recipe spread all over the United States. A few years earlier, in 1824, a recipe book called The Virginia Housewife had already explained how to fry thin potato slices until they turned crispy.
Kira Okah 4 years ago
The 1824 book cites an 1817 book. The Crum and Vanderbilt legend was a popularisation from the 1970s.
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago
There's a typo in the date. George Crum is often credited with the invention of the potato chip in 1853.
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"I might put you on a new strategy in Pacman because all four ghosts have different roles and are programmed to act differently. Starting off with the red one, he is programmed to chase you. So the orange one is programmed to be random, so he'll act like three of them. The blue one will try to ambush you, and the pink one will try to position itself in a set way."
Valisbourne Spiritforge 4 years ago
Nothing wrong with calling them by color since alot of folks don't know they HAVE names and of those that do know, many can't agree on which one is which. Unless you are color blind though, most people can agree on which color ghost is which.
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Nate Rusev 4 years ago
actually, blinky chases you, pinky chases the spot in front of you, inky goes for the point where blinky is, mirrored across you, and clyde chases you until he's a certain distance away, at which point he'll go back to his corner, then go back to chasing you. so, extremely wrong. here's a video explaining the whole game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ataGotQ7ir8&t=2s
Robert Martens 4 years ago
I'm colorblind, so I call the red one Bob, the pink one Bob, the blue one Bob, and the orange one Bob.
#36
"There are seven types of twins."
howdylee 4 years ago
This is wrong medically speaking. Mirror is not a "type" of twin. Some mo-di (identical) twins can have mirrored features, but that's not their genetic classification. And identical vs fraternal is not an official diagnosis either - it's either Di-Di, Mo-Di, or Mo-Mo - and some so-called-fraternal twins can be "identical". It's all based on how many eggs and if/when it split.
Tea Steam 4 years ago
Me and my sister are mirror image, im left handed and my sister is right handed
Ragnhild Nilsen 4 years ago
My mirrored girls are both right handed, but all other things are mirrored. Dental braces, prescription glasses, hair whirls and birth marks.
Load More Replies... That_One_Harry_Potter_Nerd 4 years ago
What about conjoined? Or is one of those another word for conjoined and I don’t know
What do you think ?
Shelp 4 years ago
This article felt like it had been written by an 8 yo. The facts range from vague to plain wrong, with a lot of very dubious and unsourced ones. I would have expected better from a BP article
Just JoLynn 4 years ago
You expect better from BP based on what exactly? Most articles are pulled from other sites and no one fact checks any of the facts. This conversation is had in every single "facts" article BP posts.
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Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 4 years ago
Uh... there were pictures... maybe you could try signing out and signing back in? That might help
Load More Replies... bonnyatlast 4 years ago
All the links take you to the same TikTok video that only has like 5 of the "facts" on there.
Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 4 years ago
Chill... I dont like tiktok either but... chill
Load More Replies... Shelp 4 years ago
This article felt like it had been written by an 8 yo. The facts range from vague to plain wrong, with a lot of very dubious and unsourced ones. I would have expected better from a BP article
Just JoLynn 4 years ago
You expect better from BP based on what exactly? Most articles are pulled from other sites and no one fact checks any of the facts. This conversation is had in every single "facts" article BP posts.
Load More Replies... Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 4 years ago
Uh... there were pictures... maybe you could try signing out and signing back in? That might help
Load More Replies... bonnyatlast 4 years ago
All the links take you to the same TikTok video that only has like 5 of the "facts" on there.
Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 4 years ago
Chill... I dont like tiktok either but... chill
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