Get Premium
Dark mode theme is available exclusively for premium users. Learn more about the benefits of subscribing.
No fees, cancel anytime.
Dark Mode 
No fees, cancel anytime 
then open in external browser
and click "Open in External Browser" 
Being open-minded and staying curious about life are great qualities to have. That way, you feel motivated to keep learning new things and staying up-to-date with the important things going on globally, from scientific breakthroughs and cultural tidbits to crucial events and more.
That’s where the ‘Facts’ social media project comes in. True to its title, the Instagram account shares some of the most intriguing insights about the world we live in. We’ve collected some of the most captivating facts the curators have recently featured to pique your interest. Scroll down to give your brain a workout.
This post may include affiliate links.
#1
Valerie Brillhart 8 months ago
Now that says Alot. What a great guy. They need to STOP REWARDING CEO for a great job.whrn it's really the folks below him who MADE THEM LOOK GOOD
RELATED:
#2
Multa Nocte 8 months ago
Think how much good people like Elon Musk could do if they had an organisation that did things like this.
K Ma 8 months ago
Musk does not have the capacity of goodness to do something like this.
Load More Replies...
Janet Sparrow 7 months ago
Billions of dollars yet there are no Musk Hospitals or libraries of scholarships etc. He lost $150 billion at Tesla and never fed a single poor child. He’s a f*****g monster. I hope he loses his money and has to go live in Schitt’s Creek
#3
Misha Writer 8 months ago
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back///Up front, there ought to be a man in black.
K Madden 8 months ago
Where were HIS guts?? He re-told the lie for years that his first wife was "Italian", but she was black.
Catlady6000 8 months ago (edited)
Don't think he knew. He had to provide documentation that Vivian was white in the early sixties. It wasnt until 2021 that DNA test on Rosanne Cash proved Vivian had African-American ancestry, on the show Finding Your Roots. Johnnie Cash died in 2003. Interestingly the DNA also showed that Johnie himself had African American ancestry, even though there was no documentation.
Load More Replies...
The team running the ‘Facts’ project on Instagram is the ‘Memes Media Group’ which has a portfolio of more than 40 social brands with over 75 million followers, combined. Aside from the ‘Facts’ account, some of their other popular pages include ‘Memes,’ ‘Funny,’ ‘Guff,’ ‘Animal Memes,’ ‘Sarcasm Society,’ ‘Nostalgia,’ ‘Science,’ and ‘Cars.’
#4
Min 8 months ago
I don't think it's a finders keepers kind of situation ;)
Load More Replies...
BookFanatic 8 months ago
Masha was a community kitty - https://nypost.com/2015/01/15/hero-cat-saves-baby-from-freezing-to-death/
Zorro The Bus Conductor 8 months ago
Thanks for posting that. It's always nice to see the bigger picture. I hope that Masha lived a long and happy life and enjoyed the love of her community. 🐈⬛💕🇬🇧
Load More Replies... 
#5
Kira Okah 8 months ago
It as a soldier's duty to disobey orders that are illegal, in any country signatory to the ICJ, which includes all of those you've named.
Load More Replies...
Fred L. 8 months ago
1939 and the years around it are the very reason why those principles of disobedience exist now.
Load More Replies...
Auntriarch 8 months ago
My nephew, Major Nephew, told me that "I was only obeying orders" is no longer an excuse in the British army. I didn't have the nerve to ask him if mutiny was still a capital offence (as is shagging the monarch's spouse).
Umur Alot 1 month ago
While appreciating the emphasis, this would destroy the very essence of a military chain of command, which is what military is all about. You might as well not have an army at all. What should be done is to make it clear that whomever gives an order which violates human decency will be accountable and the full force of the law will be applied-hoping it will deter the top brass from giving such an order
Shortstuff 4 months ago (edited)
Should have happened to their prisoners in WW2. They were sadists.
Cydney Golden 8 months ago
I hope the USA will do this when trump tries to stay in power forever.
#6
Emilu 8 months ago
This is how the world needs to do it! I’m sick of seeing people in poverty needing to pay fines worth more than the money they get in a week.
AverageCommenter (she/they) 8 months ago
I’m also sick of it, especially in the US when people have to pay to bail out of prison, but most people can’t even afford it so they’re just stuck there for who knows how long.
Load More Replies...
DEW 8 months ago
As it should be. I've said for years that they don't have to pay nothing but pennies to them. If you park in a handicap parking spot and don't have a plaque you get a $300. plus ticket. Well for the rich that is nothing to them where for the rest of us it can be the difference between eating or being homeless.
PetePanda 8 months ago
True, But also don't park in a handicap spot if you don't have a placard
Load More Replies...
murmelinpaiva 8 months ago
In Finland people going out drinking take the bus. Nobody is exempt from DUI charges. Also they have excellent public transportation.
Richienotsorich 6 months ago
Its the same in some cases in the UK. Should be the same for parking too. I read of a footballer who parked his car on double yellow lines because it was less likely to get vandalised where it was. Additionally, the fines for parking aren't too different for the parking costs nowadays!
Rich Black 8 months ago
or possibly leading to huge bribes to police, to not write a ticket . . .
On Instagram alone, the ‘Facts’ account, which invites everyone to “enlighten yourself with facts,” has a solid following of 1.1 million internet users who check in for the most captivating, informative, and entertaining new posts.
Originally, the ‘Facts’ account was created back in May of 2015. Previously, it was known as ‘Facts by Guff.’
#7
Re dacted (Ace) 8 months ago
I mean at 50, 20 is still old enough to be his daughter, not grand daughter, but I respect the man regardless for his choice.
Petra Schaap 8 months ago (edited)
older ladies cannot be seggsy. - sarcasm (yes, that word got censored lol)
Load More Replies...
Petra Schaap 8 months ago
yes! i always saw him as some daddy person with young girls, thats why i never could watch these Bond movies.
Richienotsorich 6 months ago
Additionally, they are very corny and clichéd.
Load More Replies... #8
Justbecause 7 months ago
Norway has a lot of great stuff going on, the more I learn the more I like them.
Tim Douglass 8 months ago
What do they mean by "deforestation" exactly? Did they merely ban clear-cutting in Norway? Or clearing forested land for any purpose? I have questions.
StPaul9 8 months ago
From my understand, you have to build in respect to nature. You can't clear a patch of land for a house if there is pre-existing forest.
Load More Replies... Chistopher whyte 8 months ago
I love being Norwegian. I love knowing we (nothern europeans and Germans) are better than most ❤️
#9
Sheila Swanepoel 8 months ago
True, and I'm glad to hear I am not the only one. He'll, I prefer snakes to people.
Lola D'Frisco 2 weeks ago
I agree. I moved to a new state in the US and I was shocked to realize that animals have more rights than people doing that state.
In this day and age, when the majority of the people living on our planet have access to the internet and social media, it’s more important than ever to prioritize media literacy. In a nutshell, media literacy is a skill that empowers people to navigate the news environment in such a way that they can make informed decisions.
Media literacy allows someone to critically analyze the stories and claims they find in the mass media in order to determine to what extent the information presented is accurate or credible. There is a vast gulf between objective facts and someone’s very subjective (and probably biased) opinion that masquerades as the truth.
#10
Rich Black 8 months ago
wow . . . how many lines of code are in my smartphone? these things are 100 times more powerful than an apollo capsule or space shuttle.
Bill Swallow 8 months ago (edited)
All that *and* a great actress! You know, the makeup job that turned her into 'The Wicked Witch of West' for The Wizard of Oz was *truly* spectacular!
#11
Kira Okah 8 months ago
There have been campaigns and even a tv show made by Indian-Americans to have Apu returned to being a speaking main character.
Load More Replies...
Portentia9 8 months ago
Let's not forget his cousins, Slowpoke Rodriguez, Gustavo and Jaunita, Oscar and Petito, and cousin-in-law, Lucinda. Once again, the level or retardation of the masses is superseding common sense. EVERYTHING'S OFFENSIIIIIIIIIVEEEE!!!! There has to be a way to remove these people, too. I mean, what good are they?
Lyone Fein 8 months ago
It’s not the masses that have issues with these characters. It’s the producers and other TV executives.
Load More Replies... Bill Swallow 8 months ago (edited)
I've seen this happen *so, SO* often with kids' entertainment. Back in the day, there was a D**k Tracy cartoon with segments made up for TV, a policeman called 'Go Go Gomez' who was basically a human Speedy Gonzalez. An oriental policeman called 'Joe Jitsu'. Both were hounded off the air - back in the frickin' SIXTIES - because of the racial / cultural stereotypes. I hate to tell those folks, caricaturing is part and parcel of cartoon animation. Not just racial or ethnic types, EVERYONE gets that treatment. I was a very young kid who was one of the people supposedly being 'harmed' by these cartoons, but you know what my takeaway was from them? I saw people *different than me* who respected the law and were working alongside WASP-type people, all trying to make the city safer. I saw that having a different accent or culture didn't mean they couldn't value the same things I did. So my response to the busybodies is a resounding "Butt Out!"
Bill Swallow 8 months ago (edited)
Really, BP? Detective Richard Tracy, he of the 'bulldog jaw' and the all-primary-colors wardrobe and the two-way wrist radio, gets his preferred first name censored? *sigh*
Load More Replies...
Khavrinen 8 months ago
Here's Gabriel Iglesias, who did the voice for Speedy in the new Space Jam, explaining how the Hispanic community feels about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pYK3UHTanA
Mario Clouâtre 5 months ago
Brilliant, as he always is. Seem like they dd cancel Pepe Le Pew. I can see why in that case. Still dumb.
Load More Replies... TotallyNOTAFox 8 months ago
What, arm chair activists defending poor people from imaginary discrimination without asking? Never heard of that....
Lola D'Frisco 2 weeks ago
Classic case of people not affected by a situation fighting for the rights of people who are affected, but are not offended.
#12
Auntriarch 8 months ago
I used to have one in my garden, also an araucaria and a ginkgo. I used to call that end of the garden Jurassic park.
A good rule of thumb is to always be at least slightly skeptical of anything you stumble across on social media. It’s good to be open-minded, but the other half of that coin is curiosity—the willingness to dig a little deeper into the topic instead of just taking the first claim you stumble across for granted.
In essence, you want to embody the philosophy of a scientist who wants to get as close to the truth as possible.
#13
Susie Elle 8 months ago
I'm pretty sure there had to be a female tortoise involved as well in some way or the other?
Auntriarch 8 months ago
Possibly, but I don't think there's an alternative at this point
Load More Replies... 
Otto Katz 8 months ago
Our species is nowhere near extinction. Elon is just an aşśhole.
Load More Replies...
Shane Van Veghel 8 months ago
Excuse me, "HE" didn't have those baby tortoises! He contributed genetically to them, but he did NOT HAVE THEM!
#14
Evelien Stijger Martens 8 months ago
O guess because women were seen as unclean and not alowed to cook and clean.
Load More Replies...
Re dacted (Ace) 8 months ago
To be fair, modern medicine has come a long way from the stone age. Men don't do this now because a majority of us don't need them to. We aren't going to bleed to death.
#15
Nikole 8 months ago
Just put it on the back of a chair so it won’t get wrinkly and worry about it later. Shít, I just remembered that I have to do some laundry. I already washed my hair so I feel like I’ve done more than enough tonight though. Bah.
Load More Replies... 
Peeka_Mimi 8 months ago
I was told I have an IQ of 167 in the 4th grade. I struggle to sleep at night, my house is a mess and I curse like a sailor. So there you go, some anecdotal evidence.
Generally, claims made online that are incredibly emotionally charged and sound far too good or bad to be true might present a biased perspective. Someone might have an agenda to promote certain ideas or opinions while ignoring other facts that contradict their narrative.
On the other hand, trustworthy sources will do their best to provide a fuller, nuanced, more complex picture of what’s going on.
#16
Katie not Middleton 8 months ago
This submission is incorrect in photos. That is a picture of Florence Nightingale. Wrong picture and not Margaret.
Becky Samuel 8 months ago
There is no evidence that this is true. Trans people are entirely valid and relevant, but attempts to shoehorn them into history without evidence is as problematic as diagnosing historical figures with autism, ADHD or any other disorder. We simply don't know this person's gender orientation, and that's fine.
Load More Replies... #17
Nathan Lewis 8 months ago
he also razed a city and diverted a river so nothing would ever grow there again after they killed his envoy
Rich Black 8 months ago
when conquering a city, Genghis khan would have local "maidens" rounded up and brought to his tent to be deflowered. this is how most of his offspring came about. one historical anecdote is that he was killed by "a concubine" on their first night together, because someone did not perform an adequate pat down for possible weapons.
Portentia9 8 months ago (edited)
I am fascinated by this being. Always have been. Conan the Barbarian draws heavily from this historical figure, to include the famous quote when asked, "What is best in life?". Conan's response, "To crush the enemy, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women". Genghis said, "The greatest pleasure is to vanquish your enemies and chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth and see those dear to them bathed in tears:.
Lene 8 months ago
He's cool. But it's also pretty mental to say stuff like that, imo. 😬 I guess he thrived as a warlord. Lol
Load More Replies...
#18
DowntownStevieB 8 months ago
That's the Strauss family, as in Levi & Strauss, Rowland H. Macy founded Macy's.
Reliable, trustworthy news sources do their due diligence. They provide the sources they refer to so you can read them yourself, they correct any mistakes that they make, and they’re generally as transparent as possible. Meanwhile, the audience can and should double-check any iffy-sounding ‘facts’ online.
However checking every claim yourself can be very time-consuming, especially if you have other responsibilities in life (work, studies, family, etc.), so it’s usually best to focus on figuring out what media outlets are the most (un)reliable. And though everyone makes mistakes, reliable outlets have higher quality reporting and their reporters are willing to amend their articles if they have misrepresented the truth.
#19
Portentia9 8 months ago
I've had a couple of gal buddies that were like that. There was just something about our chemistry when we got around one another that turned us into ridiculous, giggling school girls. it was literally uncontrollable.
Uncle Panda 8 months ago
I had a coworker I could not sit next to without the jocularity outperforming the speaker. We banned ourselves to opposite sides of the room.
#20
Portentia9 8 months ago
I am sad, because fibroids won't allow me to enjoy my noodles and pasta, which are my main staples. *sniff*
Load More Replies... 
Gayle Owens 6 months ago
My mouth needs friends. Sarah Lee, Ronald McDonald, Caesar salad, Rueben Sanga
keyboardtek 8 months ago
Emotional eating probably drives American obesity epidemic. As does boredom eating.
Magenta Blu 8 months ago
Food is always better than any person could ever be... And food doesn't betray you or tell that they are busy or that the problem is them and not you. So, of course eating is better
#21
Bill Swallow 8 months ago
That bar gets lower every day. "The sum of all the intelligence on the planet is a constant. The population is growing."
Load More Replies...According to Media Literacy Now, some of the potential areas where media messages can have negative impacts include online safety, misleading information, low self-esteem, mental health concerns, glamorizing risky behaviors, cyberbullying, negative body image, stereotype reinforcement, and screen overuse.
#22
Sam Trudeau 8 months ago
Confirmed. In my case, more often due to a medicine that delays hyperactivity.
#23
Tobias Reaper 8 months ago
they must be from west Virginia because life old there older than the trees
Rich Black 8 months ago
"They're a miracle of evolution. All they do is swim, eat, and make little sharks" (Jaws)
#24
Dragons Exist 8 months ago
I think it's original meaning was closer to "do your tasks", but even that would've been better than the current slogan
Tim Douglass 8 months ago
The "Mind your business" wasn't saying "don't be a buttinski" it was "Pay attention to making money".
Verywell Mind notes that children as young as 12 years old can be trained to recognize bias in media depictions of race and ethnicity and understand the harm it can cause. Media literacy can, in effect, make people more sensitive to prejudice and teach them to appreciate diversity.
What’s more, media literacy can reduce body dissatisfaction which can result from the consumption of media messages. Media literacy training could also help prevent eating disorders in high-risk individuals.
#25
Giles McArdell 8 months ago
This is not correct - "Thomas Edison, in the late 1800s, used the term 'bug' to describe malfunctions in his inventions" - considerably pre-dating computers!
Tim Douglass 8 months ago
The term predates the actual bug joke. It was a play on the already existing term.
James Ward 5 months ago
It makes for a cute story, but computer code was buggy before "the first actual bug".
#26
Magenta Blu 8 months ago
I'm not quite sure yet if I can survive humans myself .. I'm so tired
trevor 8 months ago
Those races that believe body parts somehow imparts mystical powers are to blame for the Rhinos demise... and other species as well. I'm sure there is a list.
Portentia9 8 months ago (edited)
The masses are greatly uninformed to not understand or comprehend - accept - that your statement is factual. The Chinese are the worst as they slaughter thousands of sharks for their fins believing that they provide some kind of sexual stamina. And that's just sharks. Rhinos have been poached for centuries for their horns, elephants for their tusks, and so on.
Load More Replies...
#27
On top of that, media literacy can help everyone get better at detecting so-called ‘fake news’ and find which media claims are truthful or not. Being more aware of how media, biases, facts, and opinions interact can also make you less likely to reshare false information that you come across online. It’s usually best to do at least some research before reposting any claim you find.
At the end of the day, media literacy is about empowering the individual so that they can cut through the noise, enjoy media more, give them more control, and improve their health and happiness.
#28
Stephanie A Mutti 8 months ago
I would have loved if my cat would have maybe leaned on my broken shoulder and purred rather than his walking on the shoulder.
Portentia9 8 months ago
Some jails and prison have cats as therapy. They truly are magical. In my darkest hours and times of extreme stress, I dream of being surrounded by cats and kittens that will crawl and sit all over and around me. I told a colleague about my cat dreams and she stated, "They are your comfort and power animal". So very true. I've been going through a rough patch and I noticed that cats have been showing up to my house lately. I think they know.
Load More Replies... 
#29
iseefractals 8 months ago
Well, luckily the only interaction....almost everyone has with the man, is through his music...since he's one of the most exceptional musicians to ever live. He's not a friend, he's not a role model, he's an artist. His personality has zero impact on the quality of that art.
Load More Replies... Miriam Insidecor 8 months ago
Clapton is a racist. And massively overrated. Hendrix is legendary.
#30
Regina Holt 8 months ago
Empty Harris, I cannot upvote you enough. You saved me the hassle of making this comment.
Load More Replies... 
Which of the facts featured here in this list caught your attention the most, dear Pandas? Which ones genuinely surprised you and motivated you to learn more about the topic? Were there any facts that you actually knew before opening this post?
What one fact about the world would you want absolutely everyone to know if you could share it with the planet? Share your thoughts below!
#31
Stuart 8 months ago
And there are literally working class people fighting to keep it this way.
Kim Kermes 8 months ago
How about a studio in a neighborhood where you don't need a sidearm? 2 bedrooms on 1 minimum wage is more than I ever dreamed of.
GalPalAl 8 months ago
Isn't there more we can do to fix this disparity? Meaning how do we tell the government We are Mad as Hell and Don't Want to Take it Anymore?
Melodie Bowman 4 months ago
This sucks. In the 90's I worked part time at minimum wage and had the apartment and we ate out all of the time. My how times have changed.
Gary Geracci 4 months ago
And it gets worse when you are old and need elder digs instead of a nursing home
Jenn Olges 6 months ago
And yet, here we are. Thankfully, MOST places pay better than minimum - but it's still not enough to comfortably afford a 2 BR apartment. Sad. We can do SO MUCH BETTER. We DESERVE so much better.
#32
Atom Bohr 8 months ago
Between this and being a messy night owl, I must be quite exceptional...
detective miller's hat 8 months ago
People who excel at "dark humour" usually have more trauma in their pasts than those who don't like dark humour.
iseefractals 8 months ago
Which paints a very clear picture of the perpetually outraged mob that has been trying to "cancel" comedians for the past several years.
Becky Samuel 8 months ago
The perpetually and performatively outraged are driving us into a new Victorian prudery. It is not only part of human nature to make dark jokes about tragedy, but also an important part of processing and healing from said events. Stamping and screaming because someone made a joke about a serial kíller from 30 years ago helps nobody, except for stroking the ego of the person throwing said tantrum.
Load More Replies...
Magenta Blu 8 months ago
But that doesn't get me paid.. or loved, so it's nothing to be proud of
#33
Alex Kennedy 8 months ago
Yeah, if it weren’t for the murder, extortion, and selling d***s they’d be great guys!
Becky Samuel 8 months ago
This is an established process for terrorist organisations, Mafias, gangs, and crime syndicates. They keep the local population in a state of combined gratitude and intense fear, placing themselves above any government-sanctioned policing or assistance. This maintains their status withing the community and ensures their survival. It is not done out of the goodness of their hearts.
Joots (shants/jorts) 7 months ago
That middle dude has some nice hedges peakin’ outta the sides of his diaper.
Load More Replies... Bill Swallow 8 months ago
A chaotic society is Bad For Business. Strange logic, but logical nonetheless.
Arenite 8 months ago
Fudoshi. (Fundoshi? Not sure) is the traditional Japanese undergarmet.
Load More Replies... #34
Savannah greenleaf 8 months ago
They are labeled as "crisps". It is on the can.
Load More Replies... BookFanatic 8 months ago
Hunh. A friend claimed you can make mashed potatoes by putting Pringles and water in a microwave. He might actually be onto something...
eMpTy 8 months ago
From MSCopilot: **Pringles Original** include: - **Dried potatoes** - **Vegetable oil** (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil) - **Degerminated yellow corn flour** - **Cornstarch** - **Rice flour** - **Maltodextrin** - **Mono- and diglycerides** - **Salt** - **Wheat starch**
Rich Black 8 months ago
how do corn chip makers get away with it then? Fritos are not sliced corn cobs . . .
#35
DEW 8 months ago
My dogs stare at me because I know when they have to go potty or just want extra treats etc...They are pretty easy to decode. Every so often I tell Lucy that I have no idea what she wants/needs. Ricky has learned from Lucy to bark if he needs to go potty or he looks over my computer and stares at me. I'm the only one to get them out the door. Which means I have to take them to the door and open it so my husband goes out with them. I can say "Let's go!" and they go. My husband can say let's go and they just stay with me. LOL!!
Portentia9 8 months ago (edited)
Dogs annoy the hell out of me, but a part of me still loves them. Except for the a.sshole neighbours herd of yappy, screechy dogs. They encourage it, too. F.uck them.
#36
Luke Branwen 8 months ago
But this is the First Order stormtrooper rally on Starkiller Base from The Force Awakens, not The Mandalorian... yeah, I'm a Star Wars nerd 😅
#37
Portentia9 8 months ago
Something greatly missed here are the parties that agree to the pricing. It's all discussed and contractual. The "wealthy" people did not decide the price of tickets; they simply could afford it.
Bill Swallow 8 months ago
Wealthy people may be the only ones who can score front row seats after scalpers / TicketMaster / online bots swoop in a vacuum up all the tickets in 0.05 seconds.
Load More Replies... #38
Lynn 8 months ago
Students near Flint, MI, just north of Detroit, have a drive your tractor to school day.
The Majestic Opossum 7 months ago
We do too, in Wisconsin! It's like a big parade (usually 6-10 tractors) and the little kids love to stand out and watch them go by
Load More Replies... #39
Bill Swallow 8 months ago
And all the pizzas were late because of this slow-rolling traffic jam.
DowntownStevieB 8 months ago
I guess as long as the4 Dominos didn't have to deliver using the L.A. freeway.
Melissa Hollowell 8 months ago
I worked for Domino's on 9/11. We were beyond slammed. Drivers would come in and shout updates, grab an order and head back out. I remember a driver coming in and shouted "the second tower just fell!".
Rich Black 8 months ago
"innocent man flees police in lengthy highway chase. Is later acquitted because of a glove rhyme"
#40
Graham Berry 8 months ago
Eat????? K**l, okay. Some spiders are very venomous. But eat.... how?
#41
#42
Nadine Debard 8 months ago
It's meuh, though, and we stopped giving them berets because they kept eating them.
Load More Replies...
#43
The Majestic Opossum 7 months ago
Currently it is only "open" during special events and festivals. With hopes of having it operational on a regular basis by end of year.
Sven Grammersdorf 8 months ago
That seems wasteful. What happens to all the wine that goes down the drain?
Max PePel 1 month ago
The well-known fountain dispensing free wine is the Fontana del Vino, located in the village of Caldari di Ortona in Italy's Abruzzo region. Established by the Dora Sarchese winery, it was built for pilgrims walking the Cammino di San Tommaso but is open to anyone. The fountain flows with red wine, primarily during special events, so it is recommended to check the Dora Sarchese winery's hours before visiting. -google-
#44
Becky Samuel 8 months ago
The same thing happened to an animal rescue centre neat my home about 20 years ago. 2 guinea pig boars managed to make it into the females' enclosure overnight and impregnated all the females in just a few hours. These guys don't mess about.
Sue User 8 months ago
They couldnt find him, until they thought to count the " females" . Turns out they one more than expected. He was sleeping.
Catlady6000 8 months ago
He was tired. That's a lot of impregnation for just one little fella
Load More Replies... 
#45
#46
Huddo's sister 8 months ago
One of my friends showered both at night and in the morning, which I thought was weird at the time, as well as a waste of water since we live in Australia and often have droughts. I can understand times when you need it, but we don't have much humidity in Melbourne and weren't working in construction or anything or in the middle of summer.
BrownEyedGrrl 8 months ago
I feel gross if I don't shower twice a day. I'm in the US.
Load More Replies... Beto River 8 months ago (edited)
From Puerto Rico here, I take a bath at least 2 times every day. Last Saturday took 3.
Portentia9 8 months ago (edited)
I have always showered/bathed 3 times a day. This post is inaccurate and dumb. Now check out the Yakutia and their bathing process. Far more interesting.
#47
Portentia9 8 months ago
There are documentaries. The people are quite happy. You should give it a watch.
Load More Replies...
Joots (shants/jorts) 7 months ago
But the girls from Whittier are prettier!!
Load More Replies... Justbecause 7 months ago
Extra room for wild life! Perth could learn a thing or two from them.
#48
Val 8 months ago
My poor little brother was born on Jan 1. He isn't deprived of gifts at all but I could see how it would affect other kids. Christmas, birthday, new year.
detective miller's hat 8 months ago
One of my sisters was also born on January 1st, and she definitely got shafted when it came to her birthday being celebrated. Now that we've grown up, my other siblings and I make a point to make a big deal of her birthday every year to make up for it.
Load More Replies...
YakFactory 8 months ago
My birthday is on Boxing Day, and that makes my birthday a real non-event. I've often had one present to cover both events, and even had my mother forget my birthday once. I don't need a big fuss to be made, but a small present and celebration would be nice,.
Hey Kat 8 months ago
I feel ya 100% I have the same B-day. This year was my 50th and only 1 person remembered.
Load More Replies... 
RCW139 8 months ago
Yep. Jan 11. No presents, never had a party, no one bothers. My sons is Boxing Day and ditto - apart from me cos I know how sh*t it is. Especially when you've got siblings.
Richard Graham 8 months ago
I am also a January 11 baby. Another problem - we can never use our birthday as a locker combination: 111.
Load More Replies... BrownEyedGrrl 8 months ago
My son's birthday is December 26th. I always got him birthday gifts. "Family" would get him a combo Christmas/birthday present. A******s.
Lady Eowyn 8 months ago
My birthday often overlaps Hanukkah and sometimes I got birthday presents when the other sibs were out of the house because they raised s**t fits at me getting more stuff. Despite the fact that we got the same level of Hanukkah gifts.
#49
Val 8 months ago
The Russian woman, Valentina Vassilyeva, is widely believed to hold the record for the most children born to one woman, with 69 offspring. She allegedly gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets between 1725 and 1765. While the claim is not universally accepted due to the lack of meticulous records at the time, it has become a prominent part of folklore and popular culture.
Dizzie D 8 months ago
Even if she had quadruplets every time, she would still have been too old to have kids, unless a fluke of nature had occurred and she could have kids into her sixties and seventies!! I call bull on this one, impossible.
Annik Perrot 8 months ago (edited)
She may have only been in her 50s. Girls married very young at the time. I'm more concerned about the veracity of the picture.
Load More Replies... Bill Swallow 8 months ago
Old 'Hollywood Squares' show. Host Peter Marshall: "If a woman has a duo of twins, and a trio of triplets, what does she have if she has quadruplets?" Paul Lynde, Center Square: "A horrible empty feeling."
DowntownStevieB 8 months ago
Shocked she has any bones left! Also, remind me to NOT complain about pain to her...
#50
Tussilago 8 months ago
This is sadly not true in many cases. You think you know a person but then something happens that makes you see their real self and nothing can be salvaged.
Bella Gattino 8 months ago
This is painfully true. Unfortunately for me it is Trump that is what broke me and my best friend up. It sucks but he made that choice.
Load More Replies... Bill Swallow 8 months ago
Well, Mike and I met at Penn State in 1982, at a meeting of the science fiction club. Within a half hour, we were finishing each other's sentences. (We've finished each other's sandwiches at times, too.) We've been coworkers, owned a business together, saved each other's lives a time or two, and when we were all unemployed and Mike and his wife and his Mom needed a place to stay, I invited them to move in with me so we could all save money on housing. That was 21 years ago. Eleven years ago, we all bought our forever home together.
Huddo's sister 8 months ago
I've been friends with all my close friends for more than 7 years. We don't see each other much now I moved away from Melbourne though. There is one friend who I met when I started school, but I moved schools after 2 years, but we still remained friends and saw each other for all our birthdays for 10 years, then lost touch. When I moved to my current house, I found out she lived two streets away and we reconnected which is awesome!
Uncle Panda 8 months ago
Psychologists get along with each other as well as a bag full of cats.
Lady Eowyn 8 months ago
I have one friend I've known since 1983 and another since 1995. Although they live in different states, we are still close.
#51
#52
Annik Perrot 8 months ago
A pragmatic way to populate à new colony. Plus it gave people who were outcasts a chance to start anew somewhere else. England did the same in Australia.
Khavrinen 8 months ago
Seems to me like the prostitutes ought to have had something to say about it, too.
Tim Douglass 8 months ago
They were considered criminals as well, so they didn't have a lot to say other than deciding if they wanted to go to gaol or Louisiana. Not sure which is worse.
Load More Replies...
Danger Muppet 8 months ago
There are strange stories about how they tried to populate there. The Coffin Girls is another strange one.
#53
iseefractals 8 months ago
He's now worth over $200 million. Once you get to the point of earning a couple hundred thousand a year, the price of a TV doesn't mean much compared to sending a naysayer a message.
Load More Replies...
azubi 8 months ago
As a teacher, you meet hundreds of kids, but each of them holds you responsible for a lifetime. They don't get paid enough.
LA Murphy 8 months ago (edited)
I've had way too many s****y teachers to feel much sympathy for them. Too many are overpaid and should not be teachers in America when they are graduating kids who can barely read at an 7th grade level.
Load More Replies... #54
#55
#56
Portentia9 8 months ago (edited)
Typical of the internet, this is only half the story: Yes, the story of a 13-year-old boy being arrested for excessive farting is true. In 2008, a student at a Martin County, Florida school was arrested after authorities stated he was "passing gas" and turning off classmates' computers. The report indicated the student "continually disrupted his classroom environment" by intentionally breaking wind. I grew up in Houston, TX and I witnessed a few arrests during my junior high school years for disturbed students. The violence was so bad that kids were being fined and expelled. A lot of them acted out like this one and parents were never around or didn't seem to care, etc..
Lee451 Henderson 8 months ago
It has been years since I was in school but the boys who could fart at will were highly respected. 4de4bd78-f...41f13c.jpg 
#57
Kira Okah 8 months ago
They are both processed in the auditory processing centre of the brain, but trigger different areas. The female voice lights up the area that deals with semantic memory, male the area believed to deal with episodic memory (the area isn't studied well because it is often damaged in brains being studied due to how the people who have brains studied die). Annoyingly, the paper detailing the study is walled because I no longer have academic access so I can't read all of it.
TotallyNOTAFox 8 months ago
People also pay more attention to female voices according to Air Force studies, that's why system alarms in planes have female voices
Feathered Dinosaur 8 months ago
And the "sexier" a women looks the more men process them with the part of the brain that usually processes objects. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3801174/
iseefractals 8 months ago
Limited to men with "hostile and sexist" attitudes towards women in the specific context of women who are actively being sexualized, So either you didn't actually read the study you're linking as a means of legitimizing an "opinion", the wording of which is in and of itself sexist....or you're actively trying to fuel the divisive fires that have turned every facet of society into the stupidest possible dystopia. Either way, trashy comment.
Load More Replies... #58
Tucker Cahooter 8 months ago
Great! Now if only I can find whereabouts in the maze they are located
Chewie Baron 8 months ago
Now that IKEA have a store on Oxford Street, I’ll be buying meatballs every week now!
Lola D'Frisco 2 weeks ago
I have friends who worked in their restaurant. They said people go there to eat, even if they don’t need to buy anything from the store.
Angela Corvaia 8 months ago
Sam Walton, of the WalMart legacy, originated the idea of the "Loss Leader", a simple sale to get people into the store. Lose a bit of money on a cheaper item will mean people will shop. He was a good man and a visionary, I got to meet him briefly when working in college at WalMart.
#59
#60
#61
Kira Okah 8 months ago (edited)
52-Blue. Sings at a pitch that no other whale can hear. Never been sighted, don't know the species of whale (migration pattern and song don't match to those of other species) just heard over hydrophonics systems. Speculation is that 52-Blue might a blue whale hybrid, or has a mutation or malformation, or might be deaf.
Kira Okah 8 months ago
Unsubstantiated from 15 years ago. There was a brief thought that one hearing was paired whalesong, but it was once in 2010 and not ever heard of since. https://www.iflscience.com/fact-check-has-the-world-s-loneliest-whale-finally-found-a-friend-65797
Load More Replies... 
#63
Alex Kennedy 8 months ago
I have tried this and did not start hallucinating. Perhaps one has to wait longer. Wish there were more explicit instructions.
#64
#65
Hippopotamuses 8 months ago
Hippos are responsible for an alarming number of deaths in Africa.
Huddo's sister 8 months ago
People shouldn't try to turn wild animals into pets, for their sake and the sake of the animals.
Spidercat 8 months ago
Hippos are vegetarian and attack out of spite not hunger.
Load More Replies... Portentia9 8 months ago
No surprise there. The male hippo has high levels of testosterone and are extremely aggressive when it comes to territory. Between a lion, rhinoceros and hippo, the hippo causes more human deaths than the others combined. Hippos will have stand-offs with elephants and will destroy crocodiles if they come near their young.
#66
Portentia9 8 months ago (edited)
I wasn't necessarily in a 'relationship', per sey, but I had an involvement with this fellow for over year who has this incredible sausage dog, Walter. I'll include a foto and you'll see. Mike and I were off-and-on. During the off times, I would look through my phone and I had less than ten fotos of Mike, but my phone was filled with fotos and videos of Walter. I joked about that with Mike and friends. Mike insisted that Walter was genuinely "in love" with me. Other people would explain that Walter saw me as "his girlfriend". When Mike and I finally went our separate ways, I had really intense, vivid dreams of Walter to where I would wake-up thinking he was beside me, but instead, it was a bundle of blanket I was petting. I left Mike's house upset one time, so he sent me a foto of Walter, sad and 'crying' on my pillows of his bed. There is something to be said about mine and Walter's relationship.
#67
AverageCommenter (she/they) 8 months ago
Same , and sometimes gives me a headache.
Load More Replies... #68
Portentia9 8 months ago
The Texas Driver's Handbook addresses this very thing including a funny drawing of a slow driver with a line of cars in a wreck behind it.
Bella Gattino 8 months ago
Also, if everyone is driving over the limit but you are the last of the line you will be the one pulled over because it’s easier to catch the lowest.
#69
#70
#71
#72
Aimee Stilts 8 months ago
my grandmother traveled from Canada to the US this way in 1929. I have a copy of the postal manifest stating her name, the town they checked her into, the date, and both the sending and receiving parties names and addresses.
#73
#74
detective miller's hat 8 months ago
Is this why there are so many pineapples featured in interior design back then?
Chewie Baron 8 months ago
There is a pineapple on top of the trophy given to the Gentlemen’s Singles Champion at Wimbledon. Though no one knows why.
#75
Tucker Cahooter 8 months ago
Which is why you should never leave the keys in the plane's ignition even if you are just popping out to grab some cigarettes
#76
Portentia9 8 months ago
No mean to be rude, but you must be new to the internet, as there has been a clear and steady decline in the English language publicly displayed for at least two decades. I like to use the line from Idiocracy: the English language had deteriorated into a hybrid of hillbilly, valley girl, inner-city slang and various grunts.
Load More Replies... #77
Pernille 8 months ago
You beat my record of two, so pride yourself on that. And mine were only half ones, and I splat out on the floor after number two, and nearly broke my nose.
Load More Replies...
#78
John O'Donnell 8 months ago
Shorter people have less cells, less chance of cancer, amongst other things. Might also partially explain why women, who are on average shorter than men, tend to live longer.
Hume 8 months ago
I believe women, in general, and based on history, lived longer due to simply having less stress. I'm not trying to make a sexist remark, it's just that historically, men were the sole providers, and then you have wars also, and men are normally linked to doing physical tasks. I just mean this in a historical way though, this might change in modern times.
Load More Replies... Feathered Dinosaur 8 months ago
Has something to do with your circulatory system working harder to pump blood through the body the bigger it gets
#79
Val 8 months ago
LOL. I mean, they're probably right. My husband, daughter, and I are always farting around each other. We think it's hilarious.
LA Murphy 8 months ago
IT IS hilarious. I rate farts on artistic impression, length, smell, technical difficulty.....
Load More Replies... 
#81
kzys59pcrp 8 months ago
Wrong. He was so disgusted with himself while eating the burger that he decided to get sober
Portentia9 8 months ago
Don't you love how the interwebs loves to put their own twist on things? It reminds me of this 'game' called gossip that us children were taught in nursery school where we sat in a circle and the teacher would whisper something in one kids ear and then each kid went around the circle, whispering what the last kid said into the next kid's ear. Every single time, the original 'whisper' would be contorted and completely different.
Load More Replies... 
#82
Armac 8 months ago
Maybe they could take it out of the taxes churches pay?… oh wait.
Load More Replies...
#83
Little Bit 8 months ago
A similar thing happened on a soap opera in the UK back in the 1990s. In the soap they were stepmother and stepson but in real life they met on set and got married. Then a few years later divorced.
#84
Annik Perrot 8 months ago
The old chess game story, only it was grains of rice in the original.
Tucker Cahooter 8 months ago
Pity here in Australia we have got rid of our pennies (one cent pieces). I guess I will have to remain impoverished
#85
The Majestic Opossum 7 months ago
https://www.koimoi.com/hollywood-news/when-angelina-jolie-revealed-she-hired-a-hitman-to-k**l-herself-but-this-simple-question-changed-her-mind/
#86
Becky Samuel 8 months ago
I don't understand this one. When I make a sandwich I can make it exactly to my own taste. Just the right amount of everything in the right proportions. The making of food is half the joy of it.
Dragon mama 8 months ago
A common experience for me when I cook dinner for my family. I just don't have an appetite after smelling and tasting the meal during prep.
#87
Kira Okah 8 months ago
Study of 3000 uni students in South Korea using a single basic health checkup (using BMI as indication of obesity, which is a poor system), a single blood test, and one self-completed survey based upon guessing the last year's consumption of multiple types of food in four options. Showed minor elevation in fbg (though they hadn't been fasting), triglyceride levels in the blood, and blood pressure, all factors that could also be because they are uni students or the combination of other factors in the survey such as the different foods, lifestyle, wheher they smoked/drink alcohol. It's not exactly a good study.
Dragon mama 8 months ago
Correlation is not causation. Too many confounders and didn't control for lifestyle
Kira Okah 8 months ago
They also asked about multiple types of food consumption, and just related all the results back to the noodles without factoring in the other stuff.
Load More Replies... Lola D'Frisco 2 weeks ago
Not surprised at all have you ever checked the sodium content on these suckers?
Mark (it/urgh) 8 months ago
More like "people who eat cheap processed foods tend to die earlier than those who can afford healthy alternatives."
#88
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 8 months ago
Well, I'm stuffed then. I'm fat and chronically lonely.
LA Murphy 8 months ago
This is BS. The older you get, you realize you wasted your time and money on other people. Loneliness is what happens when you keep trying to connect with others, but accepting you are alone will make you feel less lonely.
Portentia9 8 months ago (edited)
When I was 16, I wrote: There is a difference between alone and loneliness. Alone is a choice, which I choose. I am a happy, healthy, vibrant and youthful-looking 50-year old, because I choose to fly solo. The few and far in-between involvements I have had through out my life caused severe psychological and physiological problems that rapidly aged me than being single. Not to mention, legal problems I never had until these a.ssholes. There are also the many fellows I have rejected that made it their life's mission to drag me down and destroy me. In fact, both the relationship guys and the rejected ones are one in the same. People suck, plain and simple.
Load More Replies... #89
Alex Kennedy 8 months ago
First of all, I understand that a crowd-surfing dude fell on her, she was not kicked. Secondly, her memory didn’t “reset every two hours” — what would that even mean? I believe it was more like she could hold on to short-term memory for about two hours. Thirdly and most importantly, she got healed by some amazing neurologists and has now graduated from Nursing School.
#90
Atom Bohr 8 months ago
But why? Because that denotes a level of physical health and ability that is inherently less likely to suffer a heart attack? Because they're in a long term relationship meaning there's someone to raise the alarm if they're in poor health? Because men in relationships are more likely to visit the doctor? Because men in relationships are more likely to have a better diet?
Hume 8 months ago
Intercourse is simply good for physical and emotional health. With your partner, I mean. This might sound like a joke, but I actually read once that intercourse might be the best form of exercise, followed by walking. For what it's worth anyway.
Load More Replies...
Adam Belaire 8 months ago
Men who jerk it twice a week can also achieve this. Meaning heart attacks....can be beaten.
Richard Graham 8 months ago
I was wondering about that. How does your system know the difference between having s*x with a another person you love or s*x with a person you truly love - yourself.
Load More Replies... #91
Richard Henderson 1 month ago
Telomeres shorten as cells replicate. The shorter they are the greater the chance of genetic damage. So having longer telomeres, which the running would give you, is better for you.
Load More Replies... Mark (it/urgh) 8 months ago
Going for a run first thing in the morning is a great way to make sure your day can't possibly get any worse.
Portentia9 8 months ago
Running is bad for the knees. So, live longer with f.ucked up knees. Walking is just fine.
Richard Graham 8 months ago
I was wondering? Do people who run know they are not food anymore?
Add New Image
Explore more of these tags
What do you think ?
You May Like “Cats Can Recognize Their Owner’s Voice, Face, And Even Footsteps”: 50 Interesting Animal Facts “Depression Levels Correlate With Intelligence”: 48 Facts People Wish They Didn’t Know If You Are Hungry For New Knowledge And Facts About The World, Here Are 50 Posts That You Might Enjoy
Dominyka Proškėnaitė
Ieva Pečiulytė
Ieva Pečiulytė
Related on Bored Panda
