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What do nearly 7 million people and some of the coolest, most spectacular things on the internet have in common? The ‘Interesting As F***’ subreddit! A massive community with some of the best content on Reddit, this subreddit will make your jaw drop with their posts. And you’re bound to feel like your IQ, imagination, and creativity are improving by the minute. Personally, these posts make me feel like the world’s far more magical.

We’ve collected some of their most eye-popping and entrancing posts for you to enjoy, dear Pandas, so scroll on down and feast your eyes and your minds. Remember to upvote your fave pics! We’d also love to hear from you which pics surprised you the most. And if you have any ‘interesting as fudge’ facts to share as well, our comment section is always open to you! Oh, and read on for Bored Panda's interview with MaxLemon, one of the subreddit's moderators, who told us all about how they manage an online community of such size.

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Meet Narnia, A Rare Two Faced Cat

Meet Narnia, A Rare Two Faced Cat

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These 3 Jewish Men Arrived In Auschwitz On The Same Day, & Were Tattooed 10 Numbers Apart. 73 Years Later, Sandi Bachom Photographed Them Meeting For The First Time For The Last Eyewitness Project, As Free Men Who Survived To Build Families And Prosperous Lives

These 3 Jewish Men Arrived In Auschwitz On The Same Day, & Were Tattooed 10 Numbers Apart. 73 Years Later, Sandi Bachom Photographed Them Meeting For The First Time For The Last Eyewitness Project, As Free Men Who Survived To Build Families And Prosperous Lives

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Turkish Garbage Collectors Open A Library With All Of The Books Citizens Discard In Their Trash

Turkish Garbage Collectors Open A Library With All Of The Books Citizens Discard In Their Trash

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Moderator MaxLemon told Bored Panda that even though the subreddit gets lots of content, it's not so terribly expansive that moderating is impossible.

"Essentially, we utilize the AutoModerator function to highlight key words and phrases as well as post types. Then we hand review those highlights and either approve or remove said postings. AutoModerator only highlights about 5-10% of the posts in a queue of 100 per page, however, and so the majority of the work is going through manual reports and making a judgement call on whether or not something follows our community guidelines."

According to MaxLemon, sometimes the moderating tasks are pretty easy. "Like if there's a poorly written title, if there's text on an image, or if it's obviously spam. In other cases, you have to act like a detective and build a picture of why something got reported or if the user who is being reported is genuine," they explained that the moderators' job can get pretty hectic at times.

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A German Circus Is Using Holograms Instead Of Live Animals For A Cruelty-Free Magical Experience. And It's Cool

A German Circus Is Using Holograms Instead Of Live Animals For A Cruelty-Free Magical Experience. And It's Cool

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102-Year-Old Beatrice Lumpkin Put On A Face Shield And Gloves And Took Her Ballot To The Mailbox Today. When She Was Born, Women Couldn't Vote

102-Year-Old Beatrice Lumpkin Put On A Face Shield And Gloves And Took Her Ballot To The Mailbox Today. When She Was Born, Women Couldn't Vote

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

Beatrice Lumpkin sounds like the name of a kindly old hare in a children's book.

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Some Drugstores In The Czech Republic Introduced Shampoo And Shower Gel Filling Machines. Customers Can Refill Their Empty Bottles With Various Products So They Don't Have To Buy A New One Everytime

Some Drugstores In The Czech Republic Introduced Shampoo And Shower Gel Filling Machines. Customers Can Refill Their Empty Bottles With Various Products So They Don't Have To Buy A New One Everytime

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"It should be no surprise that with a subreddit as large as ours that there is always an attempt to advertise from a third party or scam the users and so part of our work is rooting out those false people, countering their spam tactics, etc."

We also wanted to find out MaxLemon's opinion about where the line between something that's "just" interesting and intersting AF lies. "The line is hard to define, to be honest, and it definitely varies by moderator. If the same thing was posted multiple times on our subreddit, it's no longer interesting AF, much less interesting. If it feels like it fits more on /r/mildyinteresting, then it's not iaf."

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My Grandpa In Front Of The Plane He Flew In World War II. He Is 97 Now

My Grandpa In Front Of The Plane He Flew In World War II. He Is 97 Now

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A Bonsai Apple Tree Growing A Full-Sized Apple

A Bonsai Apple Tree Growing A Full-Sized Apple

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Biracial Twin Sisters Born To A White Father And A Half-Jamaican Mother

Biracial Twin Sisters Born To A White Father And A Half-Jamaican Mother

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Like the moderators of the subreddit say, their community is meant for “almost anything” that people find incredibly interesting. And with that kind of content, it’s no surprise that people have been flooding in since 2008 (yup, the subreddit has been online for over 12 staggering years!).

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The size of the subreddit is absolutely shocking. So much so that the team curating the content that makes its way to the front page of the subreddit has some help from automated moderators to help keep everything flowing nicely. Two of the mods are AIs: AutoModerator and BotDefense. It only makes sense to enlist their help when your community has boomed to such an extent. Let’s just hope that the AI mods don’t turn against their fellow redditors.

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Saying Goodbye To A Species, The Very Last Male Northern White Rhino. A Powerful Photo Of 2018

Saying Goodbye To A Species, The Very Last Male Northern White Rhino. A Powerful Photo Of 2018

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Anti Poachers Guarding The Gorillas Selfie

Anti Poachers Guarding The Gorillas Selfie

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

Aww it looks like the gorillas are protecting them too! It is also very dangerous to be an anti-poaching guard.

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This Tiny Lizard Perfectly Shedding Looks Like He's Wearing A Tiny Lizard Space Suit

This Tiny Lizard Perfectly Shedding Looks Like He's Wearing A Tiny Lizard Space Suit

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

Ah, the words ‘tiny lizard spacesuit’ have taken me to some wonderful places in my head. Thank you.

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Why we find some things interesting and think other things are boring is more complicated than it seems. Tom Vanderbilt, author of ‘You May Also Like,’ spoke with ‘The Atlantic’s’ Julie Beck about why people like things. According to him, our taste (i.e. our likes and dislikes) is humanity’s way of ordering information and filtering the world.

Taste is also a form of social learning that has turned into a way of figuring out what activities and things are linked to prestige. In other words, if someone we respect likes something or finds something interesting, then you’d better bet your bottom dollar that we’ll instinctively want to check it out.

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“There’s no silver bullet theory for explaining anyone's taste. It's always a mixture of exposure, of culture, of a person's personality. And none of these are particularly static or fixed. The nice thing about tastes is that they are subject to change. We can kind of always be reinventing them and reinventing ourselves a little bit,” Vanderbilt said.

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This Wolf And Bear Pair Were Documented Travelling, Hunting And Sharing Food Together For 10 Days

This Wolf And Bear Pair Were Documented Travelling, Hunting And Sharing Food Together For 10 Days

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John Thompson Was Home Alone When He Had Both His Arms Ripped Off In A Farming Accident. However, He Still Managed To Get Up And Dial For Help Via Holding A Pencil In His Mouth. He Survived And Both His Arms Were Reattached

John Thompson Was Home Alone When He Had Both His Arms Ripped Off In A Farming Accident. However, He Still Managed To Get Up And Dial For Help Via Holding A Pencil In His Mouth. He Survived And Both His Arms Were Reattached

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Juvenile Owls Often Sleep Face Down Because Their Heads Are Too Heavy

Juvenile Owls Often Sleep Face Down Because Their Heads Are Too Heavy

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U.S. Marshalls Escorting The Extremely Brave Ruby Bridges, 6 Years Old, To School In 1960. This Courageous Young Girl Is Known For Being The First African American Child To Attend An All-White Elementary School In The South

U.S. Marshalls Escorting The Extremely Brave Ruby Bridges, 6 Years Old, To School In 1960. This Courageous Young Girl Is Known For Being The First African American Child To Attend An All-White Elementary School In The South

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

Aww, this is amazing and also so unfair that a 6-year old has to deal with such discrimination. I love how you can see her determination and how the officers are smiling at her cuteness.

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It Is 'Kukur Tihar' Here In Nepal. Today Is The Day When Dogs Are Worshiped And Thanked For Their Loyalty

It Is 'Kukur Tihar' Here In Nepal. Today Is The Day When Dogs Are Worshiped And Thanked For Their Loyalty

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Photographer Gets One In A Lifetime Shot Of Meteor By Accident

Photographer Gets One In A Lifetime Shot Of Meteor By Accident

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This Sculpture By Issac Cordal In Berlin Is Called ‟politicians Discussing Global Warming.”

This Sculpture By Issac Cordal In Berlin Is Called ‟politicians Discussing Global Warming.”

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I Run Down An Old Dirt Road. Trash Is Dumped There. One Day I Stopped And Found A Box Of Money. All The Envelopes Are Different Countries All Over The World. Mostly Date From The 1700s-1900s. The Oldest Is A Coin From 1621. I’ve Got Some From Countries That No Longer Exist. I’m Still Researching

I Run Down An Old Dirt Road. Trash Is Dumped There. One Day I Stopped And Found A Box Of Money. All The Envelopes Are Different Countries All Over The World. Mostly Date From The 1700s-1900s. The Oldest Is A Coin From 1621. I’ve Got Some From Countries That No Longer Exist. I’m Still Researching

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On This Day 40 Years Ago Terry Fox, A 21 Year Old Canadian Who Lost A Leg To Cancer, Began An East To West Cross-Canada Run To Raise Money And Awareness For Cancer Research. He Ran The Equivalent Of A Full Marathon Every Day And Made It 143 Days And 5,373 Km Before He Lost His Battle With Cancer

On This Day 40 Years Ago Terry Fox, A 21 Year Old Canadian Who Lost A Leg To Cancer, Began An East To West Cross-Canada Run To Raise Money And Awareness For Cancer Research. He Ran The Equivalent Of A Full Marathon Every Day And Made It 143 Days And 5,373 Km Before He Lost His Battle With Cancer

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I've Been Training Myself How To Draw Photorealistically For A Little While Now. Here's My Best Sampling From Each Year Of Progress

I've Been Training Myself How To Draw Photorealistically For A Little While Now. Here's My Best Sampling From Each Year Of Progress

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

Now that's progress! It looks like you just straight up bought a camera in 2018.

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Hanako, A Koi Fish Who Died At The Age Of 226. In 1966, Two Of Her Scales Were Removed And Extensively Studied To Determine Her Age. She Was The Longest Living Koi Fish (C. 1751 – 7 July 1977.)

Hanako, A Koi Fish Who Died At The Age Of 226. In 1966, Two Of Her Scales Were Removed And Extensively Studied To Determine Her Age. She Was The Longest Living Koi Fish (C. 1751 – 7 July 1977.)

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

Wow ... This just shows how long some fish can live when properly taken care of.

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About 100,000 People Take To The Streets Of Warsaw Poland To Oppose Tightened Abortion Law

About 100,000 People Take To The Streets Of Warsaw Poland To Oppose Tightened Abortion Law

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

Initially a Women’s Strike that was gradually joined by anyone, of any profession, denomination, any ideological inclination who wished to protest against the new anti-abortion act, against the oppression of women and the LGBT community, against the arrogance and financial scams of the ultra right government in Poland, against the cover-ups of the pedophilia scandals in church. It’s still going on, but nothing is changing for us.

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Heart-Shaped Amethyst Geodes. Discovered Yesterday In Artigas, By The Mining Company Uruguay Minerals

Heart-Shaped Amethyst Geodes. Discovered Yesterday In Artigas, By The Mining Company Uruguay Minerals

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

So cute, look at these two big guys with their matching BFF trinket.

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Certain Fish Skin Can Be Grafted Onto Burns And Diabetic Wounds. The Material Recruits The Body's Own Cells And Is Converted Eventually Into Living Tissue

Certain Fish Skin Can Be Grafted Onto Burns And Diabetic Wounds. The Material Recruits The Body's Own Cells And Is Converted Eventually Into Living Tissue

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This Is What Sunset Looks Like From Space

This Is What Sunset Looks Like From Space

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Clouds In Harrodsburg, Kentucky. No Filter

Clouds In Harrodsburg, Kentucky. No Filter

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Himalayan Griffon Vulture Showing Off Its Fake Eyes

Himalayan Griffon Vulture Showing Off Its Fake Eyes

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The Arabian Sand Boa Never Fails To Amuse Me, As It Strongly Resembles A Small Child’s Best Effort At Drawing A Snake

The Arabian Sand Boa Never Fails To Amuse Me, As It Strongly Resembles A Small Child’s Best Effort At Drawing A Snake

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Chimp With Alopecia Reveals A Truth Usually Concealed In Fur: Chimps. Are. Ripped

Chimp With Alopecia Reveals A Truth Usually Concealed In Fur: Chimps. Are. Ripped

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

It is said that you need the strength of 6 men to physically control a chimpanzee.

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Russian Photographer Andrey Pavlov Takes The Most Mind-Blowing Macro Photographs Of Ants That You Will Ever See

Russian Photographer Andrey Pavlov Takes The Most Mind-Blowing Macro Photographs Of Ants That You Will Ever See

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Married Couple In China Discover They Appeared In Same Photograph As Teenagers

Married Couple In China Discover They Appeared In Same Photograph As Teenagers

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This Is Daisuke Inoue, The Inventor Of Karaoke. He Did Not Patent The Machine Because He Wanted To "Teach The World To Sing". He Earned Nothing From The Billion Dollar Industry His Invention Has Spawned And Has No Regrets. Photo Is Of Him And The Very First Karaoke Machine Ever Made

This Is Daisuke Inoue, The Inventor Of Karaoke. He Did Not Patent The Machine Because He Wanted To "Teach The World To Sing". He Earned Nothing From The Billion Dollar Industry His Invention Has Spawned And Has No Regrets. Photo Is Of Him And The Very First Karaoke Machine Ever Made

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Here Are My Removed & Genetically Modified White Blood Cells, About To Be Put Back In To Hopefully Cure My Cancer! This Is T-Cell Immunotherapy!

Here Are My Removed & Genetically Modified White Blood Cells, About To Be Put Back In To Hopefully Cure My Cancer! This Is T-Cell Immunotherapy!

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I Stayed Up Until 4am To Capture This! Hdr Waning Moon - Composite Image

I Stayed Up Until 4am To Capture This! Hdr Waning Moon - Composite Image

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This Is How Big Kiwis Are

This Is How Big Kiwis Are

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This Is The First Flower Ever Grown Entirely In Space

This Is The First Flower Ever Grown Entirely In Space

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Woman Delivers Baby Moments After Beirut Blasts

Woman Delivers Baby Moments After Beirut Blasts

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

OMG That's horrific and awesome and the same time. Look at all the glass shards in the bed. Yet the baby is most probably not hurt because it was still well protected in mom's belly when the explosion occurred.

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In Finland Temperature Gets As Low As -40c In Winter, The Trees Are Covered In So Much Snow And Frost That It Looks Like Landscape From Another Planet

In Finland Temperature Gets As Low As -40c In Winter, The Trees Are Covered In So Much Snow And Frost That It Looks Like Landscape From Another Planet

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Finally Got My Prosthetics In!

Finally Got My Prosthetics In!

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

This is the kind of thing I want to make with my 3D printer one day..they look great :)

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Sweet Octopus Chandelier My Buddy Made And Installed Today!

Sweet Octopus Chandelier My Buddy Made And Installed Today!

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Mosaics Of A Roman Villa Were Found Under A Vineyard In Negrar, Italy

Mosaics Of A Roman Villa Were Found Under A Vineyard In Negrar, Italy

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It's Snowing In Australia At The Moment And Its Not Every Day That You Get To See Kangaroos Hopping In The Snow

It's Snowing In Australia At The Moment And Its Not Every Day That You Get To See Kangaroos Hopping In The Snow

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

Haha i live in Australia and actually had snow covered Kangaroos in my back paddock, they have very thick coats though.

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When The Maldivian President Held The World's First Underwater Cabinet Meeting To Sign A Climate Change Sos

When The Maldivian President Held The World's First Underwater Cabinet Meeting To Sign A Climate Change Sos

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These So-Called Wine Windows Were Used By Vintners In Italy To Sell Wine During Plague Pandemics In The 17th Century. Now They Are Coming Back To Use Due To Coronavirus

These So-Called Wine Windows Were Used By Vintners In Italy To Sell Wine During Plague Pandemics In The 17th Century. Now They Are Coming Back To Use Due To Coronavirus

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