It doesn't matter if you're 7 or 77 and who the current president is—there's always room for learning. Whether we're talking about a new skill, language, or simply broadening our understanding of the world, the knowledge is out there. All you have to do is seek it!
The online project "Mind blowing facts" is a good place to start. It runs on multiple social media platforms, sharing random trivia about the human psychology, the animal kingdom, Hollywood, and pretty much everything you can imagine.
Since millions of people follow it on the internet, we thought you'd like to check out their content as well, so continue scrolling, and have a look at some of the most popular posts "Mind blowing facts" has made so far.
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Cactus Leather
Digging up obscure facts isn't just fun. Turns out, it's also good for our mental health. For example, experts say that playing trivia games can provide a dopamine rush much like gambling, but without the negative effects.
Even if our trivia games differ, the benefits are there. Whether we're playing Trivial Pursuit at home or attending a pub trivia night, the basic premise remains the same: we experience the thrill of providing correct answers to questions about lesser-known facts.
Porkchop The Search Dog
Cocoa Industry
"You get a rush or a neuroreward signal or a dopamine burst from winning,” John Kounios, Ph.D., professor of psychology and director of the doctoral program in applied cognitive and brain sciences at Drexel University in Pennsylvania, told Healthline. “I think whenever you’re challenged with a trivia question and you happen to know it, you get a rush. It’s sort of like gambling.”
Rescued Elephants
When an elephant from a herd dies, the other elephants surround it in a circle, paying tribute. Elephants from other herds will often join if they had "met" on the trek to find water as they remember the scents of other elephants their entire lives. Having known a few elephants in my life I truly believe that they know the souls of people they love. Just my opinion. I think they felt his death and needed to honor him. There are many exceptional documentaries about elephants on PBS, Animal Planet, Blue Planet, and Nat Geo.
Hanwriting Competition
Kounios said the benefits can also be similar to those of playing a video game.
However, unlike gambling and even video games, Kounios said trivia is generally not a problematic habit.
“I don’t think there are any pitfalls,” he said. “Like anything else that’s fun, it takes up time.”
Teaching A Cat
I never underestimate the intelligence of a cat, but how often do they follow directions? That was amazing.
Lions Save A Girl
Japanese Education System
Loyal Dog
A librarian from California, Sarah Kishler, loves trivia games and enjoys attending a monthly pub trivia night in which a team of librarians participate.
"Learning facts so that I can get better at trivia is definitely a passion of mine," she told Healthline. "Getting a question right is definitely very satisfying to me."
Tattoo Removal
Phoebe And Tillie
Elephants Have Feelings Too
Steve Buscemi
Not all hero’s wear capes. Some wear a helmet and uniform….and ride around in a big red water filled truck:)
Over the past decade or so, pub trivia nights that are popular in the United Kingdom appear to have grown in other parts of Europe and the United States.
Enthusiasts like Kishler enjoy getting to interact with people at these events, especially compared to electronic trivia games.
She has learned that doing well at these social trivia games gives her "a feeling of validation" and increases her self-esteem.
Robin Williams
He was such a brilliant, thoughtful, funny and caring man. He did so many selfless acts on so many different occasions. He deserves the utmost respect. Rest In Peace ❤️
The Loyalty Of Dogs
New Type Of Calligraphy
Wow. He is honestly so talented. I can’t even do calligraphy with one hand :(
"I love general knowledge, geography, literature, music, science trivia," Kishler explained. "I just love to accumulate knowledge. I like the exercise that it gives my brain and memory."
She doesn't think of herself as a competitive person but nevertheless enjoys getting a bit amped up at trivia games.
Detective Cats
Australia, World War II
Street Dogs
Except for the bit where the whole theory that wolves fight for supremacy in a pack and that the strongest wolf becomes the leader has already been debunked. Especially by the guy who came up with it.
“People really like to have some expertise on something and the brain is very good at focusing on things that you’re interested in,” Deborah Stokes, Ph.D., L.P.C., B.C.N., a psychologist in Virginia, who focuses on neurotherapy, also told Healthline.
Lead Levels
Side fact: The guy that came up with idea of putting lead in petrol to stop engine knocking also came up with the early CFCs that f***s the ozone layer and later died from getting caught up in his own machinery he'd developed to help him get out of bed after becoming sick with polio... saw it on QI once :)
Fashion In Animals
Beehive
That’s a very smart contraption. But I’ve only heard of it just now, something so useful should be more widely advertised
Tribute To Spock
According to Stokes, learning large bodies of knowledge can often start with trivia. And people who are interested in trivia can be brainy, have a high IQ, and be smart on a lot of levels.
However, Kounios said that people aren’t necessarily better at trivia games just because they’re more educated.
Taking Care Of A Crocodile
Hero Dog
when I read: "...he was stabbed and shot." I was about to lose my s**t. Luckily he didn't die :)
Riots In Ukraine
South Pole
"Some people soak up facts,” Kounios added. "Plenty of people with a lot more education may not remember what they had for breakfast yesterday morning."
"In typical people, my observation, not backed up by any research, is that their interest in trivia is confined to topics that they are generally interested in. So if a person is very interested in history, then they may either seek out history trivia, or they might just naturally pick it up in the course of learning about nontrivial aspects of history."
Tunnel System
"Mind The Gap"
Kangaroo And A Teddy Bear
A Greek Priest
During the Holocaust in Greece, the entire, 275-person Jewish population of the island of Zakynthos was not deported after Mayor Loukas Karrer and Bishop Chrysostomos (1890–1958) refused Nazi orders to turn in a list of the members of the town's Jewish community for deportation to the death camps. Instead they secretly hid the town's 275 Jews in various rural villages and turned in a list that included only their own two names. The entire Jewish population survived the war.
Stokes pointed out that trying to retain information about things we're interested in can be like a good exercise for the frontal cortex as the brain ages.
"That’s the first thing to go with injury or with age if we don’t use it," she said.
Mercedes-Benz
wait really? that's actually pretty cool, terrifying we can come up with inventions to manipulate ourselves in such a way, but still cool
Telegraph Invention
R. Norris Williams
Of course, it's completely understandable if all the stress and negativity sometimes drains your brain of the desire to learn and exhausts it instead.
In an earlier Bored Panda interview, Lenore Skenazy, the president of Let Grow and the founder of the Free-Range-Kids movement, said that before we can become curious again, we have to do the hard part: get off the couch. Force yourself out the door. Why? Because beyond your four walls, things are never exactly the same. Weather, animals, people, sounds, smells, clouds—they’re all swirling about."
Sergeant Stubby
Little known fact. The German soldier could have easily escaped but felt too bad depriving the little guy of his moment.
Whiskey Drinking Cow
The Infinite Monkey Theorem
Right To Lght
Star Wars
Lmao, so glad to know it’s not just me who makes the sound affects whilst playing with light sabers.
Lying Competition
We wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between their speeches and the lying contests
River In Nova Scotia
Twice Born Baby
Students In Estonia
Recovered Solidier
King Penguin
Lost Man
Lucky Evacuation
A Killer Whale
Aerosmith
Mother Of The Year
Most Dangerous Animal
And the most terrifying part? There's at least one mirror in most houses in the world.
Crow Nests
Dolly Parton
Typhoon Turbine
In Switzerland we're currently discussing getting some of these since the regular ones wouldn't work in a terrain with so many mountains. Unfortunately the discussions were moved into the background when COVID came, but hopefully they'll continue with it again soon.
Siberian Huskeys
Girl Save By Her Dog
The Young Inventor
My child's carseat buckle actually has a sensor and will alert me via my phone if the temperature becomes to hot/cold, if my child hasn't moved in awhile, or if I've left my child in the car. Technology is neat It's just sad we need this.
The Stalker Of Robert Pattinson
Debating Ideas
I would love to see USA politicos try this - great reality show material - i would actually pay attention to politics
Compound In Conifers
Doesn't help my asthma- I am allergic to pine trees! Makes sense why I also seem to be allergic to marijuana!
Jaws
Change Of Packaging Saved Lives
Rice-Fish Culture
If they can also add seaweed, you'll finally have an organic, one-stop shop for sushi.
Cigarettes With Drugs
Wax Worms And Plastic
Dachshund The Hero
Always closely supervise your dogs around other animals and children. You think theyre a good dog but it only takes a moment for them to maim/kill if the instinct is triggered.
Betty Robinson
Solid Grape Concentrate
Hospital Beds
Cat Behavior
Candy Desk
Viking Warriors
Power Of Pregnancy
I'm a chronic pain patient with debilitating spine issues. After having been infertile for over 11 years, I miraculously became pregnant in 2020 just after undergoing spine surgery. I worried how my body would handle pregnancy but surprisingly, my pain was greatly reduced, my inflammation was reduced, and I had increased mobility. Now if only they could replicate the conditions of pregnancy that are so beneficial. They say that your blood volume almost DOUBLES while pregnant and they think it helped increase oxygen/decrease inflammation which kept my pain down while pregnant. Just fascinating, though!
Auto-Brewery Syndrome
Journey Of Jason Lewis
Alpacas And Turkeys
This also works when you put them into flocks with sheep, they'll even fend off wolves to protect their fluffy friends.
Radio Control
"Secret Santa"
He is a legend here! There are some people who have made it their mission to identify the person, though, making it far less fun than what it started out to be.
Black Cats
The Horror Frog
Used Christmas Trees
Blind Man Riding A Bike
The Number 8
Bald Eagles
Extinct Rio
Game For Kids With Cancer
The Threads Of God
Deep-Sea Gigantism
That's a giant ray from a river in south America I think. Definitely taken from river monsters.
Returned Motorcycle
Spider - Man
Elvis Merchandise
Cherry Trees
Chipmunks
15 year old me is excited knowing that chipmunks and other small rodents have superpowers
Hibernation Genes In Humans
Identical Death
Both killed by men who were acquitted of the murder? That would only make sense if they later admitted it after trial or something but that's not the case in these two murders, they both remain unsolved.
Buddha's Hair Secret
Sorry but this is actually nonsense, this story does not appear in any scholarly texts or the canon and appears te be an internet age fabrication. The consensus is that it represents a metaphor for enlightenment. Monks have shaven heads, but according to legend, when the Buddha cut his hair, the uncut portions snapped into these curls and he never had to cut his hair again.
Sea Snail
It also lives in an incredibly hot area. That snail is a literal dragon
A Spanish Conductor
Russian Scientist
Woman Can See More Colors
Prisonier
During those 13 years: “Anderson went on with his life. He met his wife, LaQonna. They married in 2007. Anderson founded a company (Anderson Construction and Investment) and led a normal life. He registered his business, he voted, he renewed his driver's licence all using his full name and address. His lawyer at the time told him that the state of Missouri would discover their mistake and that it was their job to find him. He told Today that he began to think "Maybe they just wiped the slate clean.”
Kung Fu Panda
Probably because the extreme censorship in the country has stifled the imaginations and creativity, of their own people.
Young Chess Player
this has been spoken of before - someone said it was a pr stunt and the kid did not win any of the matches.
Public Diamond Mine
Indiana Bell Building
Actually it was the AT&T Building in Indianapolis. The architect that supervised the move was the father of writer Kurt Vonnegut, author of Slaughterhouse-five and Cat's Cradle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_Building_(Indianapolis)
Famous Hacker
Secret Cemetery
More info: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oise-Aisne_American_Cemetery_Plot_E Also, can we bring back the death sentence for rape?
Drunk Moose
Footprints In Wood
Sleeping King Penguins
April Fools
Smell Of Cat Heads
I just took my cat to smell it. The head smells the same as the rest of the cat. Does anyone else have the same or a different experience with theirs? I can't see the point of that spray, really...
Cats Hissing
I don't think "pretending" and "can kill you" should be in the same sentence when referring to cats. Cause most of the time, there is no pretend. They WILL kill you...majestically.
Jewish Boxer
Zombie Apocalypse
Well it'd be longer... but then you know.. someone would demand that they just really needed a haircut NOW so they were going to leave the house, darnit, stop impinging on their freedumb!
Snapple Flood
Uh. Can you imagine how sticky everything would have been after that. And the ants! Omgggg that’s terrible
Dog Breed Looks Like A Fox
Don't buy that kind of dog, it's also incredibly inbred (hence the many toes and that it nearly got extinct twice). Adopt a sweet mutt from a local shelter instead, many pitties and other dogs are still looking for a home.
Snake Venom
The lonely animal stories are so sad. I wish we could speak to animals like the dogs in Up.
gosh, how can this ever compete with all the postings about people misbehaving at weddings... :)
The lonely animal stories are so sad. I wish we could speak to animals like the dogs in Up.
gosh, how can this ever compete with all the postings about people misbehaving at weddings... :)
