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50 Random Facts That Seem Too Hard To Believe Yet Are Completely True, As Shared On This Encyclopedic Instagram Account
If we allow our curiosity to roam around freely, it can take us to interesting places, both in real life and online. Like the Instagram account 'Facts And Science.'
Just like the famous subreddit 'Today I Learned,' it doesn't limit itself to just one subject and revolves around a vast specter of themes, ranging from human behavior and popular culture to the animal kingdom and beyond.
Being huge fans of trivia, we at Bored Panda decided to go through the account and hand-pick our favorite posts. After all, if 381K people follow it, the content has to be worth it, right?
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Random Panda 4 years ago
Um, that's a f****d up law. However I'm happy this little girl now has a loving father.
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Katy McMouse 4 years ago
His little face just made my morning. I'm going to go squeeze my good puppy right this instant.
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Wilf 4 years ago
Famously goes back a long way in the German military tradition- for officers at least- right back to the Austro-Prussian war in the 1860s when supposedly a Prussian officer defended himself from reprimand by arguing that he was simply "following orders". His commander, Prince Frederick Charles, reportedly replied: “His Majesty made you a Major because he believed you would know when not to obey his orders.”
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Jenny Pugh 4 years ago
I'm not sure about this. It seems that everyone relied on Robin to make them laugh and lift their mood, but who was there for him?
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Olga Posedaru 4 years ago
It looks like some rare steampunk gem that they need to power their cities in a utopian future :D
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Ranger Kanootsen 4 years ago
What a great thing to do! It's often extremely difficult to re-integrate into society when no one will employ you. Well done Gordon
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Firstname Lastname 4 years ago
While that's really cool, my mind is hiccuping on the fact that 3 million dollars can only cover 33 students, meaning that a full lecture hall earns a college a couple million of suckers paying 90K plus to try to have a successful life.
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Saint Thomas 4 years ago
Marie Curie is not radiating joy, and Einstein seems relatively bored. Not as much as Niels, though.
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Chris Kane 4 years ago
I'm sorry 4 years? Is it just me or does that seem like a long time to put some lights in windows connected to a small pc?
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Jrog 4 years ago
Not really. The contract includes a lot of binding clauses, and the final product can only be a noncommercial, short (<45 min), short movie non meant for distribution. It comes with a lot of strings attached regarding the ownership of related IPs, including original ones from the filmmaker, that are transferred to mr. King on agreement of the contract. I am not saying it is a bad thing per se, but the way it is stated here overlooks a lot of the complexity of the contract involved.
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DennyS (denzoren) 4 years ago (edited)
The first time I saw the movie I thought it was Timothy Olyphant. It's the second time I realized it was him.
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Rachel Grig 4 years ago
But also, he put in the actual work after she gave him the motivation.
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Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
That must be such a pain in the neck when he wants to buy a beer or... do literally anything only grown-ups are supposed to do, really. "Are you lost, sonny jim?" "No, I work here." "Very funny - where are you parents." "I'M THE MANAGER!" "You're playing truant from school, for a more-like." "Ugh."
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Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
Obnoxious airport official: "Ha! A likely story! Take your shoes off."
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Random Panda 4 years ago (edited)
I'm sorry, but this gives me the creeps. Using someone's genetic material, without their conscent, to create a child that will never know its' parents and would lose all living family pretty early in life. Ew.
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CA3 4 years ago
Since you didn't say anything posted here was untrue I'm not sure why you're getting downvoted (-2 when I first saw it) for merely stating a basic fact. I used my other phone to Google many of these to garner more information. Although I probably would have done some of this anyway, it would have helped greatly to have the most basic background information included. In fact, that would have even made it easier to Google.
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Thecoolbonnie 4 years ago (edited)
My favorite hard to believe fact is that 'Sharks are older than trees' I always thought that was so cool
CA3 4 years ago
Since you didn't say anything posted here was untrue I'm not sure why you're getting downvoted (-2 when I first saw it) for merely stating a basic fact. I used my other phone to Google many of these to garner more information. Although I probably would have done some of this anyway, it would have helped greatly to have the most basic background information included. In fact, that would have even made it easier to Google.
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My favorite hard to believe fact is that 'Sharks are older than trees' I always thought that was so cool
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