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If you've never heard of a Facebook page called Unbelievable Facts, the chances are you have been on the moon. This powerhouse of social media is home to 8.9M followers who come there for “the best bizarre, strange and extraordinary stories on the internet." Some of the facts that get shared on the platform are so random, you never knew you needed them.

Today, we wrapped up some of the most entertaining bits of information that got shared on this page and let me tell you, it’s perfect fuel to build up your trivia muscle. So get your notebooks out, put your glasses on and get ready to feed your brain! Psst! After you’re done with this post, be sure to check out more unbelievable facts from our part 1.

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There are more than 1.9 billion websites on the internet. And that’s the data from 2018. I couldn’t find an actual number for today to quote, but it’s obviously many times higher. The thing is, there is an immeasurable amount of information that gets shared on the internet every day. When I say immeasurable, it’s because it was estimated that in 2020, the amount of data on the internet would hit 40 zetabytes. A zetabyte is about a trillion gigabytes, and it’s still hard to wrap your head around it.

So what does it mean for us, the end users? Well, there’s way too much information to choose from. Right next to every reliable fact that comes from a legit source we have tons of variants of it that are not true. More so, today, we live in the world of fake news, unproven facts, misinformation, questionable arguments, gossip, and conspiracy theories that get shared online and tend to spread even more quickly than reliable information.

With fake news and misinformation reaching new heights during the worldwide pandemic, it became clear that everything we consume online should not only be taken with a pinch of salt but rather a bag of it. Previously, Bored Panda spoke with Daniel Markuson, the cybersecurity expert at NordVPN, about ways to separate true facts from false information online which you may want to look at here.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only "Captain Jack Sparrow". I personally will not pay to see another Pirates of the Caribbean" movie without Johnny Depp in that role.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Johnny is known to dress as Captain Jack and visit children's hospitals to entertain kids without any media following along, because he knows it brings even a small amount of joy to sick children

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because no matter the misplaced hate directed at Mr. Depp, he gives, and shows his true self by his generosity. The Feminazi contingent that continues to smear him are simply blinded by their own ideology- Men=bad! Woman=good! This c**p serves no purpose, Depp cheering up sick kids does. Simple as that.

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I hope you never find yourself in a relationship with an alcoholic drug addict, they’re often charming and charismatic people but extremely damaging.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Furthermore: in Finding Neverland, Depp played playwright and author JM Barrie. Barrie was the author of Peter Pan, the rights to which he left in perpetuity to...Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh with all the news coming out about the fake fbi agent, and the script she wanted these girls to read shes hopfully going to prison...but she's rich so I won't hold my breath... Ive known from day 1 he was innocent

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Believe it or not, I had the exact same thing happen to me (minus the dressing up as Jack Sparrow and donating $2 million). 20 hours of dehydration and puking led to my kidneys shutting down. At the time we concluded it was penicillin, but I learned afterward that E. coli can have the EXACT symptoms I had, including the kidneys shutting down (I'm sure the dehydration didn't help) AND that there was an outbreak in my area that week. Lettuce, which I know I had. (I remember it because I couldn't eat at that restaurant for about a year as a mental block from getting so sick shortly after.) Anyway we were going to go to the hospital if I wasn't better after 24 hours, but at about 20 hours (at like 4 a.m.) I was feeling so bad that we decided to go. In the car, my lips were turning blue. I was in the hospital for 19 days and on dialysis. I did donate a DVD player and smallish selection of movies to the ward that took care of me.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Johnny Depp is my favorite actor :) It is simply horrible what Amber Heard did to him :(

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

🎵there once was a man named Johnny depp who took the stand we won't forget. The roles he'd played in the pirates blade that made our childhood. Soon may the justice come, so amber can be sent to where she came from. One day when the trial is done he'll take his money and go🎵 that's a fun little song i saw on YouTube and it's a parody to the song sea shanty and this post reminded me of it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

johnny depp is a amazing man and it is a tragedy that he will never be jack sparrow again

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He truly is one of a kind. Great man. Better human being.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Really nice, but it smacks of the rich people's idea of "I don't care until me or mine are affected by the same tragedy, then I get generous."

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While I appreciate his reaction to the saving of his daughter and applaud it, I am also saddened that it took his daughter nearly dying for him to consider doing those things for a charity in the first place. It's like it's a classic example of "Until it happens to me or mine, I don't give a s**t what happens."

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Right next to the false information, you find collective speculation, a worldwide phenomenon that happens when internet users (and people in real life) share, interpret, and make conclusions out of bits of information unproven by any legit source. Also known as conspiracy theories, they’re also used as ways to explain things that people simply don't understand or lack a better explanation of.

We spoke with Thomas Roulet, the Associate Professor in Organization Theory at University of Cambridge, who shared some interesting insights into the complex world of conspiracies. Roulet explained that conspiracy theories are first and foremost collective narrative and so, “they make people feel part of a group.”

According to him, “they are not necessarily trying to explain something they don't understand—in fact it might be something they understand very well, but the way to approach this thing, collectively, as a group defending a theory, strengthens their sense of identity.”

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Moreover, the professor explained that conspiracy theories are particularly popular when they do address the unknown. Like, the “questions for which we don't know the answer (is there life after death? are we alone in the universe?) as they address both identity needs and our desire to have answers to persistent questions.” Roulet said that “The two are related—when people feel they hold answers that nobody else has access to (they feel they have access to a truth), they feel like they are part of an even more exclusive and higher-status group.”

When asked what role social media plays in how conspiracies spread, Roulet said that “the 'social' aspect is particularly important for the spread of conspiracy theories as adherence to them is driven partly by the willingness to be part of a group.”He added: “On social media, people can directly connect with people who hold the same beliefs and more clearly identify to that group. Social media will also help those communities structure themselves and be associated with specific artefacts (logo, images, memes, quotes, etc.).”

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never stop CPR till the the paramedics arrive, it takes less oxygen to prevent brain cell damage than for the person to be conscious

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wonderful! She paid it forward. She provided an opportunity for him to move forward. It's not about handouts, it's about a hand up.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He even gain money against the bank when they "broke" the agreement ... full story here: https://medium.datadriveninvestor.com/russian-man-tricks-bank-into-signing-ridiculous-credit-card-agreement-e4329f7ef4cf

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rather than saying this proves “that love makes everything possible” I’d say instead this shows how much we routinely underestimate people with Down Syndrome (edited:typo)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This kind of contradicts the whole fish-memory-span thing…or was that only applicable to goldfish?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

well that just proves that these awards are people's opinions and not that accurate

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He is a brilliant martial artist. And a very good actor to boot. Whach the "Ip Man" series of movies. Very easy to watch.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The inventor of the artificial heart was a famous ventriloquist. Maybe someone out there remembers his name.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The end of this story is missing ... By using rubber gloves the infection case dropped on the operated people

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Almost all phones were party lines back then. My grandmother still had a party line when I was a kid. You only knew if a call was for you based on the way the phone rang, and had to be careful what you said on the phone because you never knew which nosy neighbors might be listening.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

False information. The bell does exists (google "oxford electric bell"), but it's function and endurance is no mystery to scientists. Basically it consists of two bells of opposite electric charge, with a metal clapper between. When ringing one bell, the clapper takes on a bit of it's charge, is then repelled but attracted to the other bell, where it takes on a bit of it's charge and is then repelled... The clapper transports electric charge between the bells in this process and will stop when they have an equal charge, but because the charge transported is very small it can run for a long time.

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