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“Joaquin Phoenix Escaped A Dangerous Cult”: 50 Inspirational ‘Forgotten Stories’ You Need To Read
She was banned from attending class because of the color of her skin. She never gave up and at 51, became her university's first black graduate. They were denied bank loans simply because they were female, so they each scraped together $1,000 and opened America's first women-only bank. He slept alone on the streets of London as a young boy, and went on to turn his deepest humiliation into laughter that healed the world.
These are just some of the people you probably didn't read about in a history textbook. The stories that might even have been forgotten if they weren't immortalized in an inspiring corner of the internet dedicated to unearthing untold tales, hidden mysteries, and magical moments from past. The Facebook page Forgotten Stories is a treasure trove of uplifting and inspiring content. Ordinary people doing extraordinary things, against the odds. And we are all here for it!
Bored Panda has put together the best posts from the page in the name of keeping legacies alive and shining bright. Sit back, enjoy and don't forget to upvote your favorites.
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We all have a story to tell. Sometimes, we just don't realize it or we underestimate the power of our own words.
Sharing your life experiences can not only heal you, but might help another person too. "Storytelling isn’t about broadcasting your life to the world. It’s about owning who you are and helping carve out spaces where others feel seen and understood," writes Sun Ah Brock, a public speaker, and the CEO of LUX Decor. "Ideally, it inspires others to do the same."
Brock says that often, the stories we’re most afraid to tell hold the greatest power to connect, inspire, and transform others - and ourselves.
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Forrest Hobbs 1 day ago (edited)
This reminds me that the current president of the USA recently dismissed a woman journalist's question by saying 'Shut up, Piggy'. Here in the UK, our very own Tr*mp wannabe Nigel Farage has been trying out the same tactic against women journalists. There are far, far worse things in the world, but why aren't more people calling out that sort of bvllshit more loudly? 🤷
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Cat Palmer 1 day ago
There are friendly relations between the two people to this day (link below). The English, contrary to popular belief didn't do nothing: they in fact actively made the situation worse by blocking aid because it might make the Irish people 'dependent' on the people who had stolen their country. My people have many things to be ashamed of, and this is right up there with the worst of them.
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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 day ago
Not all heroes wear capes. Also, it should not have been needed. Universal healthcare.
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Serena Myers 1 day ago
It has been said before, but bees are very intelligent little creatures. They can 'recognise' a human face, apparently perceiving us as very large and ugly flowers.
Seán Baron 1 day ago
He probably just talks to them and they are soothed immediately by his voice!
Dee Hampton 1 day ago
Freeman is a total star. Logic: bees are threatened by over-building, we must save bees, I will turn over my land to plants which nuture bees.
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Spencer's slave no longer 1 day ago
Lt. Ellen Ainsworth lost her life during the Battle of Anzio and was posthumously awarded the Silver Star. She is buried in the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Italy.
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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 day ago
Beatrix Potter was an avid mushroom fan. She recorded many species of fungi and wrote a lot on the topic.
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Roberta Surprenant 1 day ago
Her name is Minnie Riperton, may hace heard of her daughter - Maya Rudolph (SNL)
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Shoshanna 1 day ago (edited)
I'm not from the US, but I was living and working as a bartender at age 17 in New York when it happened (times were different then and more laissez-faire). So although I do have some controversial thoughts on 9/11 (not conspiracies, just that this happens around the world everyday (not always to this extent), and we forget or have to not think about that all the time because it is constant. Also, the US has spent a couple of hundred years attacking other countries, so sometimes you get what you give). On the other hand, I think about it often, have watched almost every documentary about it, including the one about the two men mentioned above. I haven't forgotten any story, and never will. It's always the civilians who are hurt and k****d. If you are going to k**l, why can't you just k**l some leaders, CEOs, oligarchs, etc?! Tactics of course, but.
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Forrest Hobbs 1 day ago
This is down to new findings in archaelogy. When 19th century archaeologists opened the Birka grave, they assumed the skeleton was that of a lightly built young man. They were wrong. Link follows.
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Tea Drinker 1 day ago
There were many women moviemakers in the early days. Then men decided it was unfeminine and only they should be behind the camera.
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Isabel Sanford won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1981 for her iconic role as Louise "Weezy" Jefferson on The Jeffersons.
T'Mar of Vulcan 1 day ago
Fun fact: "The Jeffersons" was on in South Africa in the '80s, dubbed into Zulu. My Zulu is limited to greetings and common words, but let me tell you, I used to watch it just for the occasional white person who would appear, speaking in perfect Zulu! It was so surreal, but check YouTube. It's also a reality now!
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Forrest Hobbs 1 day ago
Not that simple. 'In 1868, Vansittart was awarded a patent (British Patent no 2877), for an improvement on her father's work – what she called the Lowe-Vansittart propeller' - 'Henrietta improved the design with curved rather than straight blades for greater efficiency' - 'For her work on ship propulsion, Vansittart won many awards, was mentioned by name in various newspapers, such as The Times and her invention took her to several exhibitions all over the world' - '[her] obituary also claims that Vansittart was the first woman to write and read a scientific paper, illustrated with diagrams and drawings of her own, before a scientific institution'. Link follows.
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Dee Hampton 1 day ago
A senior gentleman, who used to live in my neighbourhood, was a boy soldier at the liberation of Auchwitz. He commented on the silence. He saw what he thought was a stream of ghosts, drifting towards them.
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Doris Eaton Travis (1904–2010), a renowned American dancer and actress who was the last surviving "Ziegfeld Girl" from the famous Ziegfeld Follies Broadway revues.
Bartlet for world domination 1 day ago
Eight decades later she was 94. Her final bow was two weeks before she d1ied at 106.
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Tea Drinker 1 day ago
If only our VA still had free rides. They lost the contract and funding so now only certain vets can get a ride.
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Cary Fowler is known as the "father" of Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
Forrest Hobbs 1 day ago
Oh dear. No, he didn't build it. He lobbied for the Nordic Gene Bank, established in Svalbard in 1984, to go global in reach - basically, expanding an already existing project. This American did in fact have an awful lot to do with establishing the global version of the seed bank, but you know what? A lot of others were equally involved, Norway funded it, and Fowler didn't personally build any of it.
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Cheryl May 1 day ago
These are very nicely poetic AI descriptions of historical events, but it SURE WOULD BE NICE if they bothered to include actual INFORMATION about those events.
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Consuelo Velázquez wrote the famous bolero song "Bésame Mucho" in 1940.
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Chuck Feeney, the co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers who became a renowned philanthropist.
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Forrest Hobbs 1 day ago
He didn't vanish - he just lived privately. The band wrote 'Shine on your crazy diamond' as a tribute to him.
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Lee Gilliland 1 day ago
It would be nice, Robyn, if you could go back in and tell us these people 's names!
Loudawg76 1 day ago
This is the most infuriating list! So many inaccuracies about the facts, missing context for many and the missing names!!!
kikinlivi 1 day ago
These inflammatory lists are always inaccurate, or at best deceptive, but this had the added vice of being massively incomplete. Cudo's to the commentators for taking up the slack.
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Liliana Spiro 1 day ago
Thank you so much to the kind folks who took the time in providing all that crucial info 🌞
laneydorris 16 hours ago
I am making a good salary from home $4580-$5240/week , which is amazing under a year ago I was jobless in a horrible economy. I thank God every day I was blessed with these instructions and now its my duty to pay it forward and share it with Everyone, Here is I started_______ LIVEJOB1.COM
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Jerome Lenovo 1 day ago
how many republikkkans in this list ? ...... (yeah, rage maga lurker, rage)
Nikki Sevven 1 day ago
Robyn, you need to learn to include relevant information in your listicles. Half of these don't include the person's name, and most of them omit circumstances that actually tell the story. Stop with the AI slop, please.
Highwaytozen 1 day ago
This list pissed me off so bad. What lazy, sloppy work. Robin, how and why are you working as a writer when you can't even be arsed to do some actual writing??
The_Nicest_Misanthrope 1 day ago
Half of these entries didn't have context, or even names. Some had outright wrong facts. Do better, BP.
Panda McPandaface 1 day ago
Should have been fascinating, instead it is so badly written and researched that it borders on being a waste of time. Not a good job Robyn.
Lee Gilliland 1 day ago
It would be nice, Robyn, if you could go back in and tell us these people 's names!
Loudawg76 1 day ago
This is the most infuriating list! So many inaccuracies about the facts, missing context for many and the missing names!!!
kikinlivi 1 day ago
These inflammatory lists are always inaccurate, or at best deceptive, but this had the added vice of being massively incomplete. Cudo's to the commentators for taking up the slack.
Load More Replies... Liliana Spiro 1 day ago
Thank you so much to the kind folks who took the time in providing all that crucial info 🌞
laneydorris 16 hours ago
I am making a good salary from home $4580-$5240/week , which is amazing under a year ago I was jobless in a horrible economy. I thank God every day I was blessed with these instructions and now its my duty to pay it forward and share it with Everyone, Here is I started_______ LIVEJOB1.COM
Load More Replies... Jerome Lenovo 1 day ago
how many republikkkans in this list ? ...... (yeah, rage maga lurker, rage)
Nikki Sevven 1 day ago
Robyn, you need to learn to include relevant information in your listicles. Half of these don't include the person's name, and most of them omit circumstances that actually tell the story. Stop with the AI slop, please.
Highwaytozen 1 day ago
This list pissed me off so bad. What lazy, sloppy work. Robin, how and why are you working as a writer when you can't even be arsed to do some actual writing??
The_Nicest_Misanthrope 1 day ago
Half of these entries didn't have context, or even names. Some had outright wrong facts. Do better, BP.
Panda McPandaface 1 day ago
Should have been fascinating, instead it is so badly written and researched that it borders on being a waste of time. Not a good job Robyn.
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