Sometimes, reading some interesting information at work is just what you need to take your brain cells for a walk and get the creative juices pumping. Fortunately, that’s exactly what the /r/FunFacts subreddit provides - safe-for-work interesting facts!
If your boss catches you scrolling this post or the aforementioned subreddit, consider telling them that this is just what you needed to jog your productivity. In fact, there’s a new fact for that as well - when your brain learns new information, it forms new neuronal connections, and the more it does this, the better it gets at it. That’s called neuroplasticity.
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Fun Fact: There's A Service Called "Cleaning For A Reason" In The U.s And Canada That Cleans The Houses Of Women With Cancer For Free So They Can Focus On Their Health
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I have seen this multiple times here on BP however it brings a smile to my face everytime I see it .
The process by which your brain actually learns these facts is an interesting and not entirely intuitive one. Let’s dig in.
Most people know that our brain consists primarily of neurons. These cells link to one another with synapses, forming a dense network of connections that send signals through the brain and onwards throughout our bodies. At a basic level, these are the cells that embody the information we learn.
Fun Fact : In Switzerland It Is Illegal To Own Just One Guinea Pig . This Is Because Guinea Pigs Are Social Animals, And They Are Considered Victims Of Abuse If They Are Alone
In 1850 Dmitri Mendeleev Walked Almost A Thousand Miles To Moscow So He Could Apply For The University Of Moscow. Although He Was Not Accepted, He Walked To St. Petersburg Where He Was Accepted, And With That Education, He Developed The Periodic Table Of The Elements
And people made fun of him. He - or someone else - mentioned the analogy the periodic systems carries in regard to music, where each octave, the same tones and intervalls repeat, but with twice the frequency, ... but any F# will have an A as minor-third, so given an F# as base, any and every A is the minor third and acts as such, as well as any and every C# is and acts as a fifth and so on ... Silicone can be made into the same structures as C in a molecule (it's not that truly EVERYTHING could work out with C replaced by Si, but ... some ... 4 vacancies on the outer shell, the results thereof, ... interaction with mass and bond energies cause the deviation, ...) and such, ... people are said to have barked "then, let your atoms sing a song for you!" in an attempt to make fun of what he discovered. Oh my, people suck. People really suck - at least, the benefit of not being disproven should be granted to every idea ... and, keep in mind - at the time this was disregarded by other chemists, the vast majority of even biologists were still believing in a creation myth being the origin of life, species and a never discovered soul that is said to be exclusively issued to humans. Which ... well ... well ... THAT, fun may be made of unhesitantly, because funny is the best this could ever even dare to attempt to wish to be.
When your neuronal connections fire in certain patterns, those connections are strengthened and reinforced, and those reinforced pathways become the basis of all of our knowledge.
This is, of course, a gross oversimplification. Our brains contain lobes and segments that are specialized towards different parts of our thinking processes, but at a basic level, we have neural pathways criss-crossing those regions of the brain that form the basis for what we know.
A Deck Of Poker Cards Has A Metaphysical Meaning: 52 Cards - 52 Weeks A Year, 4 Suits - Seasons, 13 Cards Of The Same Suit - 13 Phases Of The Lunar Cycle. If You Add Up All The Values of The Cards In The Game Deck, You Get 365 Days (Including The Joker). The Second Joker Is A Leap Year
This sounds like what a kid would invent to put in a homework they forgot that was due to the next day. Extremely cool anyway
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Fun Fact: A Black Robin Named Old Blue Became The Mother Of Her Entire Species When She Was The Last Fertile Female In A Group Of 5 Robins. There Are Now Over 250 Black Robins On The Chatham Islands, And Have Raised Their Status From Critically Endangered To Endangered
Neuroplasticity, then, is our brain’s ability to learn new information and revise things we’ve learned before. The greater your neuroplasticity, presumably, the more likely you will be to remember more of the cool facts on this list!
In reality, that’s not the only thing that determines your capacity to learn. Learning can be reinforced by many other factors, a couple of significant ones being repetition and emotion. This one sounds like common sense when you think about it - you’re more likely to remember the facts that shocked you, made you smile, or interested you the most.
A Picture Of Dr. Religa Monitoring His Patient's Vitals After Completing A 23-Hour-Long Heart Transplant. At The Bottom Is A Picture Of The Same Patient, 30 Years Later. He Managed To Outlive His Doctor
You can also see his exhausted assistant passed-out/asleep in the corner of the room
Armadillos Can Hold Their Breath For Up To Six Minutes And Are Known To Walk Underwater To Cross Streams!
The Eggplant Is Called The Eggplant Because When It Is Young It Looks Like An Egg
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The phrase is " kill you" Getting really tired of this unalive bullsh it.
Fun Fact: Don't Get Bitten By A Chinese Water Deer
As we mentioned earlier, learning new facts is one way to maintain your neuroplasticity! In addition to that, this great article on Healthline has a few other fun ways to improve your neuroplasticity (which, you guessed it - tends to degrade as we get older):
- Video games
- Learning a new language
- Creating music
- Traveling
- Exercise
- Creating art
Fun Fact: A Rural Japanese Town Under Siege By Monkeys Is Defended By Three Elderly Women Armed With Airguns Who Call Themselves The “Monkey Busters”
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They have the shortest beak of all birds, since beaks are measured from the nostrils to the tip!
The Meaning Of The Greek Word "Cerberus" Is "Spotted" So Technically Hades' Dog's Name Is "Spot"
Fun Fact: LEGO’s The Largest Tire Manufacturer In The World
Fun Fact: Ethan Zuckerman, The Man Who Invented Pop-Up Ads, Apologized To The World For Unintentionally Creating One Of The Internet’s Most Hated Forms Of Advertising
In 1985, After An 8.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hit Mexico City, Nearly All Newborn Babies Survived A Collapsed Hospital. They Are Known As "Miracle Babies" For Surviving 7 Days Without Nourishment, Water, Warmth Or Human Contact
Poor Guy
Poor blob fish isn't blob. It's names after its dead body :(
Fun Fact: Research Shows That Some Fish Eggs Remain Alive Even After Being Swallowed By Mallards, A Breed Of Ducks. These Eggs Then Come Out As The Ducks’ Poop And Hatch When They Find Water Again. This Explains How Some Fishes Emerge In Ponds And Pools Without A Hint
Which fish eggs? Don't just say some fish eggs. Tell us which fish, please.
Found On Insta
She had to sit down for a bit in the middle of the shoot, as she was pregnant at the time and got quite tired.
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“Fun Fact “ Koalas Have Fingerprints That Are Almost Indistinguishable From Human Fingerprints
This Is A Piranha. Contrary To Popular Belief, They Almost Never Attack Humans (Unless Crazy Starved). I Work At An Aquarium And Clean Their Tank While They Are In There (About 12 Of Them). Quite The Scaredy-Cats, Actually. Won't Go Anywhere Near Something Living As Large As A Human
It takes a special type of idiot to go into a piranha enclosure while injured and bleeding
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Piranhas were a legit fear when I was a child in the late 70’s. My friends and I were scared of them. We lived in upstate New York, by the way. And only swam in pools. But any natural body of water could have piranhas or quick sand. I have no idea where these fears came from.
I seem to remember a ton of movies back then where people were constantly falling into quicksand and being eaten by piranhas. It was a dangerous time for kids! We were sure that those terrifying fish would swim upstream from South America to Lake Ontario and decimate New York State!
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Is the snapping turtles you need to watch out for (amongst many others!)
My stepdad almost lost a finger to one. He was blind and one day, walking across our gravel driveway, stepped on what I thought was a large boulder. Not wanting it to damage a car, he bent down to pick it up to toss it off the driveway. Then *snap* 🐢. He came in the house with it still dangling off his fing "um... need a little help here"
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"Number 2, cancel the piranhas and get me some of those Chinese water deer but with lasers on their head" -90s movie villain
Also, piranhas also have been known to eat drowned bodies, which has also led to the rumours of them attacking people.
My idiot brother got bitten in the thumb when he reached in a bucket with piranha. He only had some bite Marks:-(
There are different breeds of piranhas so this statement isn't quite true. There are some breeds that are very into eating meat like humans and if they smell blood, it makes them go crazy just like what you see in the movies. Whoever posted this so-called fun fact, needs to know their facts first before trying to tell the world and someone gets badly hurt.
Makes me think of the scene in an Ice Age movie. Sid the sloth was bathing three baby dinosaurs in a river that had piranha in it. One looked underwater, saw the piranha (that in turn saw it), opened their jaws, and then the dinosaur opened IT'S jaws, and the fish all panicked and ran! Hahahaha
the poor piranha at my zoo have their teeth "pulled out" and have badly scared mouths, you can see that they were not treated right and someone litter ly just pulled them out without caring, the good thing is they had them in separate tanks, but they had to eat mush fish since they had no teeth to rip into anything {i was a vet assistant, but not to fish or zoo animals}
Blood or aggressively moving would change that quick. Watch the episode about them on River Monsters and you will see for yourself.
Umm I've seen'em eat a small cow.... I'm certainly smaller than that! Hard pass but y'all have fun k
put a drop of blood on your hand and see what happens when you put it in with them
Nothing happens. I've caught a lot of piranhas in South America. When taking one off a hook, it snagged my finger. I washed off the finger in the water and nothing came near me even though there were plenty of fish visible. The commenter stating there are different kinds of piranhas has it right. Only one species is known to attack under extreme conditions.
Load More Replies...There Once Lived A Viking Called Harald Bluetooth. He Was Called That Because He Loved Blueberries. The Bluetooth Technology We Know Nowadays, Has Been Named After Him. And The Symbol Are The Runic H And B Put Together
Bluetooth was not a viking, he was a christian king. While one theory about his name claims he had a love for blueberries, which I find very wholesome, another more crass theory is that he just had bad teeth and bruised gums.
Narwhals Tusks Are Actually Teeth, Can Grow Up To 10 Ft, And Can Bend Up To A Foot To One Side Without Breaking. Their Purpose Is Still Not Well Understood. Some Narwhals Do Not Have Tusks. Their Skin Is Very Rich In Vitamin C, The Same As An Orange By Weight. There Are None In Captivity
Fun Fact: There’s A Species Of Sheep That Has Two Pairs Of Horns Called Jacob Sheep. They Are One Of Very Few Species Of Sheep To Have Multiple Pairs Of Horns. Here’s A Picture Of Its Skull:
My parents kept Jacobs. They can have 2, 4, or 6 horns. They're normally pretty small on the females. This is likely a fairly old ram.
Fun Fact. Did You Know?
There's A Town In Texas Named "Earth" On Earth!
New conspiracy theory: unlocked- earth was made in 1924
If You Hold The Head Of A Chicken Still And Draw A Straight Line While Chicken Is Looking At It, It Will Be Hypnotized
The real question is how did someone figure that out? Im gonna pin this chickens head to the floor and draw a line and see what happens...
Fun Fact: Spiders Don't Have Muscles In Their Legs. They Extend Them Using A System Of Hydraulics Powered By Their Blood Pressure. When They Die, Spiders' Legs Curl Up Because The Blood Pressure Is Gone
I see spider, I upvote! Let's get beyond all the houseburning and such ... they just wanna live their life ... hang around on the web, use it for predatory activities, hide beneath it, watch their victims from outside, and only go in if there's something valuable they can get a hold on. Sound not that nonhumane, does it?
Mickey Mouse Has An Older Sister. She Only Appeared On The Comic Books Thought
He’s apparently one of the only few members of the “Sensational Six” to have a sibling
Fun Fact: The Former Prime Minister Of Bulgaria From 2001 To 2005 Was Also The Last Tsar (King) Of Bulgaria After His Fathers Death In 1943,he Became Tsar At Just 6 Years Old. He Was Tsar Until The Communist Took Over And Sent Him Into Exile
Japan Fixed This Road In 1 Week. How Long Would Your Country Take?
Depends on where in my country you ask. If the state is not West Bengal, a month or 2 tops. If it is West Bengal,( checks notes, clears throat ), 20 years.
Fun Fact, We Often Overlook The Length Of Time That Dinosaurs Existed
Fun Fact: This Is Null Island; The Exact Center Of The World. At Exactly This Point, Is 0 Latitude And 0 Longitude, It Is A Little Of The Western Coast Of Africa
Fun Fact: There Is A Service Called Jam Bustling In Chinese Cities Where Drivers Stuck In Jams And Need To Get Somewhere Urgently Can Book A Service To Get Picked Up Immediately
Fun Fact, Geese Have Cartalige Spikes On Their Tounges
Fun Fact: "Witch Windows", Or Diagonal Windows, Exists Almost Exclusively In Vermont. The Name Comes From The Superstition That Witches Cannot Fly Their Broomsticks Through Slanted Windows
Fun Fact: The Most Valuable Artifact From The Titanic Is A Violin
Is this because of the story about the band playing as the ship went down?
Fun Fact: Scar Is Hercules Headpiece In Disney
I was positive, for a brief moment, that this was impossible, because NO WAY did the original Lion King movie come out before Hercules did. Then I remembered The Lion King was released in 1994. I was 12. I feel so old XD Hercules was released in 1997, when I was 15 and way ~too cool~ to watch Disney cartoon movies, so I never saw it XD
Fun Fact: Wolverine Frog
There Are No Muscles In Your Fingers: Their Function Is Controlled By Muscles In Your Palms And Arms
Fun Fact: Highest Temperature Ever Recorded By A Particle Accelerator
Fun Fact: Hafþór 'The Mountain' Júlíus Björnsson Weighs More Than Black Pink
Unrelated: A Samoan airline has become the world's first carrier to charge passengers according to their weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.reuters.com/article/oukoe-uk-airlines-weight-samoa/samoan-airline-says-pay-by-weight-plan-fairest-way-to-fly-idUKBRE93204620130403#
Fun Fact: In The 1980s, Fredric Baur, The Founder Of Pringles, Requested To Be Buried In A Pringles Can. His Children Honored The Request And Had A Portion Of His Ashes Buried In The Signature Pop-Top Can
hopefully it was labeled....because imagine a snack attack...and really it's grandpa
Fun Fact 145 Years Ago The Twins Chang And Eng Bunker Died On Jan. 17th. They Were Conjoined Twins. Born In Siam They Were The Name Giver For The Siamese Twins
An avid learner of English, I've been giving it my best for a little over 30 years, but it seems I still can't fully understand the meaning of the word "fun"
