30 Surprising Facts That Prove Our World Is Full Of Fascinating Secrets (New Pics)
Each of us learns by different means. For some, reading a book about WWII sounds like the perfect Sunday evening. Others prefer to learn by listening to podcasts, YouTube, or even the good ol' radio. But a whopping 65% of Americans are visual learners, meaning they learn best through images and videos.
Pages like Not Common Facts then are a great place for curious minds. With 6.1 million followers, it's one of the most popular pages on Instagram where people can learn lesser-known facts. Do you know what "husband storage pods" are at malls in China? And did you know that dogs who have dog friends live longer? Find these and more intriguing facts as you scroll down!
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Sorry, but he can afford to. S****y neighbour? Move house. Nobody can force him to carry a pregnancy after he's got raped (may he never, he is too nice a person). If people in his country would make a law to behead all men, he could just leave. It's a bit like rich people saying "money doesn't mean anything"
Yeah, weird of them to just show a light pole, like that's what we want to see if this story
Load More Replies...Especially when your carpets eat your children's feet. Very stressful indeed.
Rejoice, all lazy pandas! It turns out that laziness can be a sign of intelligence. At least according to a 2015 study published in the Journal of Health Psychology. The researchers found that those who are less physically active tend to spend more time engaged in mental stimulation. They even coined a fancy term to describe laziness: "the need for cognition."
So-called lazy people tend to look for ways to make tasks easier and reduce wasteful tasks. They might be better hires, as they look at how to save time, eliminate problems, and innovate. So, forget everything you knew about procrastination and productivity and connect with your inner panda more!
I looked it up, and the fact that it dissolves in sea water is the lesser of the good. When left in soil, it completely decomposes in under two weeks, and add nutrients to the soil.
Dissolve doesn't mean disappear.It will still be in the ocean, just more liquidy.
So now there's gonna have to be some incest to keep the species going...
Hey Kurt B Hartman, you sure are easy to find, so be mindful of what you say on the internet. I can't reply directly to your sh*t comment to the young widow when you said of her husband, "He couldn't do ANYTHING right", so I'm putting it here. What a horrible human being you are for making such a statement. You think it's funny losing everything? It's a joke to you? On behalf of all people who've lost the most important person and their existence as they know it - F**K YOU. The audacity. I wish you the absolute worst in life.
Load More Replies...What about those husband pods in Chinese malls? It turns out that in 2017, the Global Harbour Mall in Shanghai built some glass pods where men can sit and play retro video games while their wives do the shopping. At the time, the service was free, but the creators planned to monetize it by having customers scan a QR code and pay a small sum of money to access the pods.
The pods also received some mixed reviews. One man, who had just played Tekken 3, told The Paper that he felt like he was back in his childhood. Another gentleman, however, noted that there's no air conditioning in the pods, so, there is still room for improvement.
The misogyny of the past is trying to die off. Let's hope the orange demon doesn't bring it back like he obviously wants to.
Mini dino's sperm donor is spending zero time with her (by his own choice), but my dad is really stepping up
My brother is eligible for more paternity leave than my sister in law is for maternity leave. I think he can get double the time off, so she will take hers when the baby is born this June and then he will take his when she has to go back to work.
So these are men in their 30's? 40's? 50's? How old are "millennials" now, because it's a lot easier to glean information from a generational statement when you know which age of people is being talked about. Just use their age group. The generational names are getting really tired.
I 100% agree with this. Growing up me and my siblings had a dead beat father and when my brothers got married they showed so much love and affection to their children, not too long ago one of my brothers got into a fight with his wife and there was a talk about divorce, in that time he said “I’ll be hurt by the divorce but I just was my daughter with me” and that was I knew
But they also have the luxury to do so... my grandfather left the house at 6 to go to work and returned at 8 in the evening. Six day working werk, so badically, he could only spend Sundays with the family. My (boomer)dad already spend more time with us. The economical situation also evolved to dual income families, so the current generation had to step up. This doesn't take away the positive of dads spending time with their kids though.
Who would have thought that the country who gave us the Mccarthy movement, would end up with a president willing to bend over and spread them for the leader of communist Russia?
And dropping the happiness level of a lot of other countries at the same time.
Wait, wait, wait! We were actually a happy country?!? When was this, back in 1955? Or maybe it was some time in the 70s - everyone was pretty high at the time...
Oh no you don’t. I challenge you to a laze-off. Eh, never mind.
Load More Replies...I prefer to call it "enlightened self interest". It's like when they're handing out duties at work for the day and you jump on the ones you don't hate. Unfortunately I got really good at one of the ones I hate because I hated it so much I just tried to get it over as fast as possible so now I do that all the time.
me too, except i'm too smart to figure out what to do with all my smartness so i just dont do anything with it
Load More Replies...Excuse me wihile I discover how to make nuclear fusion reactor.
Have you ever met a lazy dumbazz? So have I. So laziness can be a sign of famishment, too.
too many lazy people will see this and think "I must be the smartest person on earth" but that little word "can" is doing a lot of heavy lifting.
Another interesting fact shared by the Not Common Facts page was that the U.S. is no longer among the 20 happiest countries in the world. That's according to the World Happiness Report, and, in its 12-year history, the U.S. has never been outside the top 20. In 2024, it went down from the 15th place to the 23rd.
For people over 60, however, it's still the 10th best country in the world, but young people under the age of 30 don't think so anymore. Interestingly, the top three happiest countries for young people were Lithuania, Israel, and Serbia.
My mood is in a senior home rn lol (I'm very grumpy at home)
Load More Replies...My dog just turned 6. Up until recently, we would cuddle on the couch in the evenings and watch TV... He would walk up to the couch and I would scoot over a bit to make room (he's a APBT / Rottweiler mix), lift up the blanket, and he'd jump in and fall asleep. Lately, he'll walk over and look at me like he wants up... but as soon as I scoot over and lift the blanket, he sighs, turns around, and saunters off to his dog bed. Five minutes later, he'll do it again. When I finally say "im not falling for THAT again," he'll stand there and stare until I finally give in... and then he'll f*****g do it again! Then he'll walk over and hit the "water" button next to his water bowl (which he normally pushes when his bowl is empty), but when I get up to check, his bowl is full. Long story short, my dog - in his older age - has decided he likes to make me work and tell me what to do. He's always been a fickle pickle (i.e. likes to pretend he isn't interested when you try to cuddle him), but now he's just being an a*s about it 🤣
Um, I'd say that's true for pretty much all animals, right? I mean, my old man kitty, Ramses, a long-haired void of 17-going-on-18, is definitely way crankier than he was 10 years ago, and I can't say I blame him. I'm way crankier at 47-going-on-48 than I was at 27.
Study also finds that AI generated in listicles images look like c**p.
Awe man, I was grumpy when I was a kid. Maybe I'll reverse and be happy if I grow old?
No, not building. He's paying it to be built. (not a bad thing!)
he grew up in care himself, makes sense. alot of people that grew up in the care system do...my ex is now a social worker
In November of 2024, Saudi Arabia saw a historic snowfall. It sparked discussions about climate change, and while isolated snowfall in the region is not unheard of, the timing and extent of this one raised some concerns. The meteorologists from the Saudi National Centre of Meteorology claimed that it was a result of a low-pressure system above the Arabian Sea. It merged with the dry and hot air from the desert and formed into thunderstorms, hail, and snow.
I can't find anything cynical or sarcastic about this one. Beautiful
Friends! Friends! Friends! And then friends again! Love you love you love you!
Load More Replies...Lucy did it for $0.05. No wonder housing is so expensive these days. [Peanuts - Charles M. Schulz]
that kid is going to need his own counseling after the things he is going to hear... wow
Good Lord. Given the kind of crimes going on in NYC subways these days, we might have to get this little doctor a bodyguard!
The page also shared the fact that stay-at-home parents report lower stress levels than parents who work full-time. The study upon which the fact is probably based has a little more nuance to it. Researchers looked at working mothers and SAHMs and observed that those who work steadily after the birth of their first child report better physical health.
That's not a Swedish Prison in the picture. Had to Google the story, never heard of it. Couldn't find any Swedish sources, only American. But they all claim that it was an 1 month sentence, and he was scheduled to be released the next day. And given the sentence, I would hazard a guess that out was at an "öppen anstalt", so he could probably just walk out of there.
What’s with all these awful AI generated photos? Isn’t the text saying enough?
Your saying if my parents were strict it could be worse than it already is?!
Here is an idea. Just delete social media. Its not that hard. Just get rid of your account then delete the apps. Poof done. No social media.
Except you sometimes CAN'T delete them. Like Instagram or Facebook on my phone, they came pre-installed and I can only deactivate them.
Load More Replies...you know you do have the option of NOT going onto social media on your smartphine, of NOT downloading the apps, etc. I've been doing it for years, works out fine.
I had to get a smartphone when my last one became obsolete (turning off 3G) because I often can't get to the doctors so use telehealth and get scripts over the phone. I am still away from social media because I don't download any on my phone and I rarely turn my data on either.
We already know that socialization prolongs our lives, but did you know that the same goes for dogs? Essentially, if you have a doggo, get them a friend ASAP, as researchers have proven that socializing with another canine can help prolong a dog's life. And it doesn't even have to be another puppy, as dogs who had another non-human companion in the house were rated "significantly healthier" than other dogs and had fewer disease diagnoses.
Oh, and that's why carriage horses sneeze on me as they pass. I feel reassured, although viscous.
Load More Replies...You got to have a pretty big lab to grow enough wood, maybe like the size of a forest or something? Just cut out the middle man and plant a forest...
The estimate is that if we planted a billion trees we would reverse climate change. So yes let's get planting!
Load More Replies...What do you feed these stem cells to make this happen? Some other crop?
Wood is an infinitely renewable resource. This seems unnecessary.
We use it quicker than it grows at the moment
Load More Replies...Ok but all our lumber these days comes from managed forests. Anything that's clear cut is planted again.
Many swimming pools in Germany do FKK evenings, too. Imagine everyone swimming in the clothes they were born in
Newsflash: nudity is legal everywhere, just depends on the context ;-)
Load More Replies...The Not Common Facts page also shared the fact that more people are buying dumbphones. We were curious to find out how popular this trend really is. It turns out that sales of feature phones (another term for dumbphones) were expected to reach 2.8 million units in 2023. While that's only 2% of all phone sales, experts predict they will rise as Gen Z gets more and more into digital detox.
I love storms, especially with lightning. I also love blizzards or just heavy snow.
I love storms, too. I stand at my door, watching the lightning crackle, grinning at how the wind gusts, and feel totally energized.
Load More Replies...I love rain. It rained all day Wednesday, my birthday and it was like a birthday present from God
They can't help cutting others off, as their cars don't have turn signals.
They forgot to add the AUDI drivers and frankly? They're worse than Merc and Beemer drivers
Wait! Are you trying to tell me that rich people don't care about anyone else?
Study finds drivers more likely to get into car accidents while driving a car.
At BMW, the job of turn signal installer is the most unnecessary job there is...
Infiniti drivers are THE worst. Because they're so angry they couldn't afford a Merc or BMW.
Oh, don't worry, they know. They've just spent the last century+ doing their best to convince people it isn't so.
Load More Replies...A proper pizza has a broad balance of nutrients and food groups. Breakfast cereal is almost entirely carbs and “fortified” nutrients (the actual nutritional value of which is still unclear), plus the protein and fats from the milk if you use it. Adding fruit helps up the nutritional value of cereal, but even that is still mostly sugar and fiber. Nobody puts vegetables in their breakfast cereal.
really?! you mean to tell me tomato sauce, cheese, meat, and veggies are better than wheat, sugar, sugar, sugar, milk, and probably a bit more sugar?! no fraking way?... in case it wasn't clear i was being facetious
Except Weetabix I'm sure, because 'healthy' must be its only redeeming quality.
No. Really? And I bought all that sugar and fat were a good part of a nutritional balanced meal?
Another interesting fact the page shared was about bearded men. One study suggests that those men who grow beards might be more stable romantic partners. Researchers found that clean-shaven men had more "mate-seeking motivation," while bearded gentlemen were more interested in mate retention and kin care.
This is a really sweet story. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=551990105527748
I can never understand why people with cringeworthy last names don’t change them. I mean who wants to be called Mr. and Mrs. Burger…
Flood the market! Put those greedy bastards out of business!
Diamonds can be made from carbon extracted from the air, or even ashes/cremains!
I don't understand how people can be so crazy about precious stones and gold. It leaves me cold. Someone shows me their cool diamond-studded gold watch and I'm like Meh. So what.
I love a beautiful watch but I admire it for the engineering and craftsmanship, not the bling. I'm totally anti-bling. I have a plain gold wedding ring made from wedding rings of deceased family members but I never wanted an engagement ring. A surprising number of people thought I was mad.
Load More Replies...Elon’s father wants us to ignore him. I wish we’d have ignored Trump since about 2000 so then we wouldn’t have either in our face(s).
Load More Replies...If this was actually true then diamond auctions would have ended already.
It's true and pretty old thing, look it up. Do you think that diamond blades and drills are made of real mined diamonds?
Load More Replies...One more uplifting fact is that millennial dads spend three times more time with their kids than their own fathers did. And while things at home aren't really equal yet (moms still shoulder the bigger part of the household tasks and childcare), we're still moving in the right direction. According to another 2017 study, dads dedicate 30 minutes a day more to chores than their dads did.
30 here... only another 15 years to go before I can retire...
Load More Replies...I very much regret zooming in to see the image... Unsee juice, anyone?
Load More Replies...Wait . . .it carries enough fuel for takeoff, landing, and 25,000 nonstop miles? This seems like an unsubstantiated boast. Like saying totalitarian dictatorships are better than democracies. Or the dollar will soon be worthless
Which of these facts did you find the most fascinating, dear pandas? Was it the one about laziness that resonated with you the most, perhaps? Let us know your favorites in the comments! And if you want to learn more interesting things, head over to our previous articles about the Not Common Facts page here, here, and here!
I've heard many different "secrets" to living past 100. I don't believe these old timers know how, exactly. I do believe keeping a sense of purpose helps and enjoying life.
But that's exactly what the post says. Beer and staying single.
Load More Replies...If I live to 100 I’m going to say it was because I ate a pine cone every day.
I just sent this to my sister and told her to get a boyfriend and stop drinking beer, because apparently she wants to die at 50 so she doesn't become an 'old' person!
IKR...when you could be EXPERIENCING poverty and hunger! Silly BP!
Load More Replies...IDK...what' if you're a collector? Then, collecting more stuff would make you more happy I would think.
I'm surprised they didn't just commercialise it like most things in the US. Googly eye pop up shops and pay to view statues.
One night, as a joke, I stuck googly eyes on my wife's nipples. The next morning was a hoot.
Jan my dog looks the opposite way when I tell him a rabbit is outside. Do you really think he's capable of telling time?
Load More Replies...Sometimes they need to perform tasks that require equipment that isn't readily portable.
Load More Replies...This is why I loved drama class despite being the quietest, most anxious person in my grade! At least you know what you have to say when it's been scripted for you.
Do you suppose there will be a village-wide grease fire?
Load More Replies...It was a little difficult training them to use the shovels, but they got it eventually.
I wonder if they will do this in the Grampians National Park (Australia)? The most recent bushfires were tough to control because the areas on fire were pretty inaccessible to firetrucks and even humans on foot.
Playing or consuming? I make a mean Penne Infarcto but I won't hesitate to give my hot bowl to a homeless person if it means I can sing in a Verdi Requiem.
...which in and of itself doesn't tell us much. We need more numbers for comparison, like "when was it 54, when 53?" or "how about other countries?"
Sort of irrelevant, but did you know history technically only refers to once things have been written down , hence prehistoric
Load More Replies...Northern California residents to nature: "Oh, now you're just being ridiculous!"
"All that money I invested over the last four hours down the drain! 😭"
You can also do that by drinking low/no alcohol drinks, and spend less too. I would hate to be relying on this when I get breathalysed in case I'm still over the limit, much less stressful not to drink so much in the first place.
Get 2 of those before you leave the bar and it'll be better. I know that 2 wouldn't decrease it 100%, but maybe 75%? Somebody else can do the math.
That's because napping is the "Have you tried turning it off and back on again?" of depression
Interesting, when I was grieving (baby loss) I barely slept or ate. I don't think I've ever been sadder, but hardly any sleep.
Speaking from experience, it could also just be that your name rhymes with a large number of other words in your language.
It can also be a sign of a troubled brain. Net value of this factoid: nil.
I thought it was because of my crippling loneliness. What about when the voices start arguing with each other or start telling you to do things? I guess it's all part of my brilliant mind! Thank you factoid. And I was going to go to therapy. I can't wait to tell all the people I live with. Maybe now they'll chip in for rent and food.
Of course I don't know for sure because I wasn't there for most of it, but it seemed like for my grandparents that they didn't argue because my grandad convinced my grandma she was not educated enough to have an opinion on most things...
"The secret is to never argue." -- "No, it's not!" -- "Yes, it is!" -- "No, it's not!" ...
The study was done on men only, fyi (I wondered) https://newsfeed.time.com/2013/08/26/chopping-wood-a-manlier-feel-than-sports/
Plus, it actually accomplishes something, unlike sports.
Load More Replies...That is just dumb. But then, Naomi Campbell isn't known for her intelligence.
Orrrrr… the solution isn’t easy to come by. Medicine, therapy, finances, they’re all problems people might have and need a common consensus on. Or a different consensus until the right match hits. It’s a tad ableist to assume that, just because somebody is rehashing the same issue out with multiple people, they’re attention seekers.
My mum has talked to more than three people about getting her driveway more drivable. It's not for attention, it's because she wants a permanent solution that won't cripple her financially. Actually it's not even about the cost in a lot of cases, the people just look at it and decide it's too hard so pass on the job.
Horsesh1t.....people are desperately seeking susan oops I mean seriously all most ordinary people with garden variety BS in their lives want is to be seen heard and validated .I myself don't want attention like a GD toddler I want be believed and some sincere input would be nice also
Well, I live in Sweden and I have just looked at two brands of butter in my fridge and both say they are made from "fresh Swedish cream with a pinch of salt". No mention of milk, but they probably assume that people know it comes from milk.
Load More Replies...Kirkland butter. As long as it doesn't affect the Kerrygold imports, we're all good.
They're happier because they find joy from that. They would definitely take more from it than I would, but they might not be as happy as I am when doing something I find joy in.
Earlier than when? Happier than if they hadn't or than someone who didn't?
Seeing Christmas decorations in October don't make me happy.
Load More Replies...Please allow me to recommend these incredible things called 'eyes'.
And they're even more useful when connected to something known as a 'brain'.
Load More Replies...Dense fog. Early hours of the morning. Unfamiliar with the area. No signs or barriers. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/misled-by-google-maps-3-men-die-after-driving-their-car-off-incomplete-bridge-in-india
Followed a road on Google Maps in Gran Canaria that took us onto a boulder-strewn path on the edge of a cliff. I have never been so scared. Getting the car turned around was a miracle.
Um... Why is the lid up while his pants are still up... one or the other should be down..
He's in there for his yearly 7 hours of "peace and quiet".
Load More Replies...But the video I'm watching is 30 minutes long! I can stop it in the middle.
I'll be the first in line to buy it, I don't care for the price,, for my BEST friend, my pal, my beloved hairy bodyguard!
So? This isn't always a problem if both parties get along and are okay with it.
Its not a problem necessarily but its a shift in the way things are typically done here thanks to unaffordable housing. Culture wise in the US you were expected to move out soon after turning 18 but thats just not realistic now.
Load More Replies...This wouldn't happen in Australia now (not that I know where it did happen) because there are laws against storing embryos for more than 10 years, for multiple reasons. If you want to do so, you have to go to court to get an extension and there has to be a very good reason.
Is this because the frozen embryo loses how intact it is and increased risk for issues? I'm just curious as to the reason behind it 🤷
Load More Replies...This is false! The levee that broke was one of a dozen that broke along that river during insane flooding. The Army Corps of Engineers had just taken material from the area that gave way, making the already completely saturated levee taller, but thinner as well. Experts later said that the levee broke due to natural causes, but "Catastrophe Jim" aka James Scott was scapegoated after because he was an ex-con and had been helping at the levee the day of the flood and admitted that he moved some sandbags from one area to a place he saw leaking. When the levee broke, instead of fishing, partying, and f#cking, as some people claimed he had bragged, he first helped the Coast Guard load boats into the water, then drove for five hours to get around the flooded area so he could pick up his wife from work before they drove another five hours so they could get home.
Since y ou can't Google, try this. https://www.google.com/search?q=man+causes+levee+to+break+to+keep+partying&sca_esv=ba1f5db415756174&sxsrf=AHTn8zovbCBfSM8X1GyeeL8zwAhLAGL-Rg%3A1740056008702&ei=yCW3Z8jKKrTgkPIP9tyLgAQ&ved=0ahUKEwjIzqbipdKLAxU0MEQIHXbuAkAQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=man+causes+levee+to+break+to+keep+partying&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKm1hbiBjYXVzZXMgbGV2ZWUgdG8gYnJlYWsgdG8ga2VlcCBwYXJ0eWluZzIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABSJyRAVAAWMRvcAB4AZABAJgBnAGgAawmqgEENS4zN7gBA8gBAPgBAZgCKqAC2SfCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICERAuGIAEGJECGMcBGIoFGK8BwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwHCAg4QLhiABBixAxiDARiKBcICCxAuGIAEGNEDGMcBwgIOEC4YgAQYsQMY0QMYxwHCAgUQLhiABMICDxAjGIAEGCcYigUYRhj5AcICChAjGIAEGCcYigXCAgQQIxgnwgIKEAAYgAQYQxiKBcICChAuGIAEGEMYigXCAicQABiABBiKBRhGGPkBGJcFGIwFGN0EGEYY-QEY9AMY9QMY9gPYAQHCAg0QLhiABBixAxhDGIoFwgIIEC4YgAQYsQPCAgUQABiABMICEBAAGIAEGLEDGEMYgwEYigXCAgsQLhiABBixAxiDAcICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgINEAAYgAQYsQMYQxiKBcICHBAuGIAEGLEDGEMYigUYlwUY3AQY3gQY4ATYAQHCAg4QLhiABBjHARiOBRivAcICCxAuGIAEGLEDGNQCwgIHEAAYgAQYCsICDhAAGIAEGLEDG
Load More Replies...It's not false I live here. Hannibal, Missouri. google it. The guy was in court here in town, it was on court tv. I remember the night it happened. lol false. he admitted it.
look up wgem news or khqa news and look at the archives.
Load More Replies...Green eyes over blue eyes in my family. Guess we buck the trend. Or if you are looking globally, it's because the groups with the lowest level of th enzymes to break down alcohol (indigenous Americans and east Asians) tend to have brown eyes. There's also some evidence that the healthy benefits from moderate alcohol intake is primarily seen in people of Indo-European descent. There's nothing in the eye colour genes that helps with alcohol processing, it's just that ethnicities with more enzymes to metabolize the alcohol are also more prone to blue eyes.
My green eyed 100lb mother could drink my blue eyed 170lb father under the table.
Load More Replies...If they don't market it as a "Lobster Vuitton" I'll be disappointed.
They'll live. Please don't spread this c**p around. This is the type of info husbands and boyfriends use to pressure and force their partners to having sex with them. My ex did that to me. 3 weeks post-natal was excruciatingly too soon. He complained to his friends about not having sex and blaming me for this bad attitude. He read it in a men's magazine stating men die or something if they don't have sex often. If a man get horny, he has his own hands.
Tell him to talk to your doctor. You're supposed to wait 6 weeks minimum.
Load More Replies...Right! First thing first! What's "intercourse"? .....yeah, yeah! I know! I'll get my coat! 😔
first identified in 2001 and has been spreading among people for many decades
Maybe like Covid, people will go home for new year and then come back to work, spreading it over the world.
People need to chill and stop being so anxious and interested in other people's ptivate parts and lifestyles.
Are restrooms born in K-12 and college and what sеxes do they typically have?
Creepy AI images, dubious facts without sources… pass. Do better, BP.
About half of these were either made up BS, or reposts of rumors and conspiracy theories. Why wasn't the pill that can turn water into gasoline here as well?
Creepy AI images, dubious facts without sources… pass. Do better, BP.
About half of these were either made up BS, or reposts of rumors and conspiracy theories. Why wasn't the pill that can turn water into gasoline here as well?
