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57 Strange And Fascinating Facts That Might Change How You See The World
There is no shortage of things to learn about the world, but some discoveries are so unexpected that they completely change the way we look at things. Think scientific findings to little-known facts about nature, history, and the human body, the truth is there's always something fascinating waiting to surprise us.
And sometimes, the most incredible things are the ones we never thought to question in the first place. The internet has made it easier than ever to stumble across information that makes us pause, scratch our heads, or immediately share it with someone else.
One such place is the Instagram page jerryscience, which has attracted over 900K followers with its fascinating facts and thought-provoking discoveries. Here are some of the most mind-blowing examples shared on the page, and chances are, you'll walk away knowing a few things you didn't before.
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Elladine DesIsles 8 hours ago
Ours at the Toronto Zoo, three months younger than Brötchen, is called Maple.
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Annik Perrot 3 hours ago
I learned that in school, 50 years ago, in Geography class. Now Geology is part of Natural Science.
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Remi (He/Him) 38 minutes ago
I don't see the Australia. there seems to be a duck coming out of the right side to the blue area. 🦆
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Cindy Brick 7 hours ago
If this is true, I'm in big trouble -- I passed algebra only because our teacher was also the tennis coach...and easily distracted.
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Janissary35680 3 hours ago
TIL. Wikipedia has an article about them: Guarana. The seeds are about the size of a coffee bean but contain up to 2-3 times as much caffeine. I wonder if that explains the wired, wide-eyed look of the fruit? 👀👀👀🤪
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Janissary35680 3 hours ago
"Discovered in 2023 during archaeological excavations at the Roman gymnasium site in the ancient city of Amastris (modern-day Amasra, Bartın) in Turkey" according to my sources.
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Elladine DesIsles 8 hours ago
Okay, but what are the risks? Because so far, this sounds delightful.
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Wayne 5 hours ago
What a stunning pile of horsesh*it. 1. The guy is Chinese; 2. The screenshot clearly shows his ENGLISH-LANGUAGE article in the journal of Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine; 3. He has shown that spending time in a forest might lower cortisol levels a bit, not that "chemicals trees release walk into your bloodstream, hunt down your stress hormones, and arm your immune system". Just for the illiterates: "chemicals" don't walk, hunt, or arm. They are inanimate substances.
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Ozzing karma 4 hours ago
The 20 year old me is not looking forward to my mum breast feeding me
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Becky Samuel 8 hours ago
This is the shoddiest, saddest effort at an article I have ever seen. It makes some of the old Kardashian nonsense look professional. I haven't seen a site go downhill this fast since Cracked.
nottheactualphoto 6 hours ago
If this is the shoddiest and saddest you've ever seen, you must not have seen "74 People Share Terrifying Close Calls That Could Have Made Them Unsolved Mysteries" from earlier today.
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Becky Samuel 8 hours ago
This is the shoddiest, saddest effort at an article I have ever seen. It makes some of the old Kardashian nonsense look professional. I haven't seen a site go downhill this fast since Cracked.
nottheactualphoto 6 hours ago
If this is the shoddiest and saddest you've ever seen, you must not have seen "74 People Share Terrifying Close Calls That Could Have Made Them Unsolved Mysteries" from earlier today.
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