40 Random And Fascinating Facts About Our World You Might Not Have Heard Of, By UberFacts
UberFacts says it shares "the most unimportant things you'll never need to know" and I have to admit, that's a pretty accurate description of its content. Launched in 2009, the Internet project provides people with random facts on all kinds of topics.
From the number of janitors in the US with PhDs to the genius way Swedes protested their government classifying homosexuality as an illness, these titbits of information will make you an expert on trivia in no time. So grab yourself some broccoli (random fact: the vegetable is rich in vitamin K, and a few studies in older adults have linked a higher vitamin K intake to better memory), continue scrolling, and upvote your favorite entries!
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As it turns out, there are some biological reasons behind people's desire to "store" trivia in their brain and the rush of excitement they feel when they get the chance to use it. According to psychologist John Kounios Ph.D., it's a lot like playing roulette, too.
"You get a rush or a neuroreward signal or a dopamine burst from winning," the 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."
He said the benefits can also be similar to those of playing video games. However, unlike gambling and video games, trivia is generally not a potentially dangerous habit, Kounios said.
"I don't think there are any pitfalls. Like anything else that's fun, it takes up time."
Moreover, retaining information about things we're interested in can be like an 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," Deborah Stokes, Ph.D., L.P.C., B.C.N., a psychologist in Virginia who focuses on neurotherapy, said.
So there you have it, folks. Browsing trivia isn't a waste of time. It's a mental workout!
Smart man, too bad most politicians want to hold onto many archaic laws.
Nevermind Trump making me miss Barack Obama, he even makes me pine for the days when GW Bush was in power. George and Michelle's easy-going friendship demonstrates that democrats and republicans are not mortal enemies, as Trump would have you believe. A good leader unites his countrymen, not divides them like der Drumpf.
I like that he was that confident in his ability to turn her off that he took his stalker out to dinner
Not calling out either side here because i completely support peoples right to protest. But 7% of thousands of protests can still do quite a lot of damage and at least 25 people have died from protests / political unrest.
If dreams are that medically reliable, the evil purple minion inside me should be born soon
Trump is an idiot.......Wow who the F**K knew? Damn this honesty just spills out of my mouth.....
There are more terrorist attacks/threats on US home soil than terrorist threats/attacks from other countries. This is why their gun laws are pathetic, you are more likely to be accidentally shot by your own gun than by a terrorist from another country.
Goes to show that just because someone is a janitor doesn’t mean they aren’t educated and also just because you have a PHD doesn’t mean you will get a job in that field. I am curious to know how many refugees also have PHD’s that aren’t recognised in their new home.
I too, am hated because of my superior plumbing skills 😞. I feel you Mario.
That’s okay the US voting system is flawed anyway, some peoples votes don’t even count because of the state they live in.
I think this is kind of sad. There's nothing inherently wrong with that name. its literally all because of that stupid meme.
I'm terrible at recognising when I'm thirsty. I always think I'm hungry.
oldest man in Tokyo was dead for 30 years https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-10809128
That was September 30, 2020. November 2, 2020 there are 236,501 Americans killed by the virus. So in October EACH DAY 1000 Americans have died. But The White House science office listed "ending the COVID-19 pandemic" on 10/27/20 as the top accomplishment of President Trump's term.
I wonder if he cooks at home. And if he does, does he do fancy stuff or like....chicken nuggets & chips?
What's the difference between a "committee of elected citizen" and a "parliament"?
Horray! I was worried when the US press made much of the elderly people of Florida having more of an influence.
Contrary to West's opinion of himself as a genius, he is as dumb as a brick.
Another medal for Beyonce please. Joking aside, running whilst singing is no easy feat. I can’t even walk and talk without struggling lol.
That may sound great but I watched a doco where a woman orgasms countless times every day. It was awful, it is exhausting, she had to quit her job, doesn’t leave the house, and sometimes the orgasms cause her pain. Not a life I would want to live, I will stick with what I get.
Hahaha, That’s me. Seriously though I always wondered what the nun said/meant in the Sound Of Music
Amnesty International should also be documenting and addressing the numerous cases of bullying, public humiliation, discrimination and other abuses of power within their own working environment.
Literally anyone can be nominated. It only means something if you win it, or are at least considered. I like to imagine his nomination has already been shredded and flushed down a Norwegian toilet.
If Adolf Hitler can be nominated in 1939, why not Trump? The world is so absurd that very little surprises me anymore.
Yes Trump is an idiot, but he also signed the bill that made animal cruelty a felony.
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“Any person or organization can be nominated by anyone eligible to nominate,” the committee states. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has no input into submissions, though it decides who actually wins the prize. “To simply be nominated is therefore not an endorsement or extended honour to imply affiliation with the Nobel Peace Prize or its related institutions,” the committee states. https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trumps-nobel-nonsense/
By a Norwegian right-wing extremist. Not by an official Nobel Prize committee. "The statutes of the Nobel Foundation do not allow information about nominations, considerations, or investigations relating to awarding the prize to be made public for at least 50 years after a prize has been awarded."
Peace of what??! He is the most vicious person that ever lead the US. And lead is in extremely loose terms like as in NEVER. He doesnt lead anything except his mind!
You can’t be serious. Trump and Peace do not belong in the same sentence.
Why? what the hell do you know? He has done great work. People don't like him and throw tantrums, burn down building and throw riots, but that isn't his fault. That's as stupid as blaming guns for gun deaths. Or spoons on obesity.
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He started creating peace in the middle east. He literally did more for the middle east than all the presidents before him combined.
He probably paid someone to nominate him. He hasn’t done anything peaceful for it to be legitimate.
Simple - it's not the Norvegians who do the nominations and basically anyone can be nominated as long as that nomination is done by an eligible person, such as someone working for a national government... see where I'm going with this? Trump basically nominates himself, but he'll never win, of course.
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Oh. My. God. Seriously?! People, why are you having this huge debate over why trump is so bad. He made animal cruelty a felony (Btw thank you Flare), it is NOT HIS FAULT people are burning everything. He deserves that reward Trump is nothing like Hitler he did not start any wars even though he tried. Sure downvote me. I don't care I will be with Trump forever and unless he changes for the worst I will be with him until the day I die.
I am with you. I do not get why people are against him...
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An accurate description for all of Bored Panda, really.
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I hate it when I get a notification that someone replied to my post only for BoredPanda to make it impossible to find (I've refreshed this page several times and I still can't see comments where I KNOW I made them... Although usually it's because the thing I commented on has been cut from the page - which would seem to happen at different times in different places since I can still get upvotes on things I said that are no longer visible to myself...?)
I use the desktop version too & the only way I find a comment is to look at the picture & scroll thru post to find
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My favorite random fact. Once interrupted, it takes over half an hour to return to the same level of concentration. Not sure if this is considered a fact, but it sure feels like it is.
When open floor plans at offices became "normal," I knew I'd have to quit office life for good.
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What happened to all the posts? first there was over 100, then it was reduced to 95 and now it is 85.
Maybe posts that were revealed to not actually be "facts" were removed? (I only read them now, though, so I don't know what posts disappeared.)
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The man who developped the BMI was a statistician, and statistician are heavily involved in all part of sciences and even more in medicine. Every clinical study to get a new drug on the market involved a lot of statistics. To dismiss Quetelet's work because he was not a doctor of medicine shows a misunderstanding of how science works. He was working on obesity and population growth and developped this index as a growth marker, not an health marker. It was adopted as an health marker years after some studies in the 60's showed its reliability.
Load More Replies... Why does so many complainers say left or left leaning? You realize that you have no idea what you are talking about?
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An accurate description for all of Bored Panda, really.
Load More Replies... I hate it when I get a notification that someone replied to my post only for BoredPanda to make it impossible to find (I've refreshed this page several times and I still can't see comments where I KNOW I made them... Although usually it's because the thing I commented on has been cut from the page - which would seem to happen at different times in different places since I can still get upvotes on things I said that are no longer visible to myself...?)
I use the desktop version too & the only way I find a comment is to look at the picture & scroll thru post to find
Load More Replies... My favorite random fact. Once interrupted, it takes over half an hour to return to the same level of concentration. Not sure if this is considered a fact, but it sure feels like it is.
When open floor plans at offices became "normal," I knew I'd have to quit office life for good.
Load More Replies... What happened to all the posts? first there was over 100, then it was reduced to 95 and now it is 85.
Maybe posts that were revealed to not actually be "facts" were removed? (I only read them now, though, so I don't know what posts disappeared.)
Load More Replies... The man who developped the BMI was a statistician, and statistician are heavily involved in all part of sciences and even more in medicine. Every clinical study to get a new drug on the market involved a lot of statistics. To dismiss Quetelet's work because he was not a doctor of medicine shows a misunderstanding of how science works. He was working on obesity and population growth and developped this index as a growth marker, not an health marker. It was adopted as an health marker years after some studies in the 60's showed its reliability.
Load More Replies... Why does so many complainers say left or left leaning? You realize that you have no idea what you are talking about?
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