“Mondays are tough” is a relatable truth for many, and “laughter is the best medicine” perfectly captures how a good chuckle can brighten our day. But then there are those hard facts, like water boiling at 100°C (212°F), that truly enrich our understanding of the world.
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I knew it...keep telling my wife that same crow keep looking at me like it's going to kill me one day
There's an interesting study about that. A professor wearing a special shirt would be recognised by a group of crows on campus, even 20 years later! So the crows told their children about this guy.
I do many thousands of miles a year and see all sorts of dead animals at the side of the road, but never crows, despite them always being on the road eating the other carcasses. Anyway, the other day I saw a huge flock of crows, maybe 200 birds, swooping around over the road ahead, which is unusual. As I approached there was a newly dead crow at the side.
Crows are surprisingly intelligent. The study is fascinating. The researchers captured crows by people wearing specific masks. The crows not only remembered the faces of those individuals, but they also communicated the information to other crows. Even years later, crows would react aggressively toward people wearing the same mask. Don’t f**k with crows!
Mentioning "crows" brings back memories of seeing Sir Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film "The Birds" .
I used to hate crows, mainly because of their annoying "CAW! CAW!" -- but I've been trying to change my perception of them, knowing that they could make my life hell if I became their enemy, lol. There are a ton of crows who frequent the area around my apartment building, and I actually bought some bird seed that I keep in my backpack in case I see some of them foraging on the grass nearby. Because along with holding grudges, they will also make friends with humans who are nice to them (and bring them gifts! -- Google it). Figure it can't hurt. Crows are tiny dinosaurs, after all -- so it's best not to wind up on their bad side, haha.
And pass on the gossip about the people they like, usually people who feed them.
If I read one more time on any dating app: I'm fluent in sarcasm, I will be sooo amused and impressed by the sheer amount of creativity.
Nobody showed up for my Sarcasm Club meeting. I was surprised because people told me that they were "so eager" to be there.
In today's world, where we’re constantly bombarded with information, knowing how to differentiate between facts and opinions is a skill we must possess. It's not just about scrolling through your social media or browsing the news—it's about truly understanding what you're reading, hearing, or watching.
By doing so, we are able to make informed decisions in our daily lives. Whether it’s about health, politics, or even simple product review, recognizing facts from opinions helps cut through the noise.
You do see some batshit crazy ones though, so there's clearly a middle ground to aim for. No one needs billions. Share it around and pay your taxes, you greedy buggers.
Load More Replies...What new study? Studies have consistently found that once you have enough to live relatively comfortably, more money makes very little difference in happiness levels.
I used to do this, or maybe once every couple of weeks. It works and gives you that breather you need to get your done and done well. My boss didn't agree.
Wow it's almost like we weren't made to be constantly doing some kind of work. Look at nature there's no creature that works constantly that doesn't die some horrible short death of a heart attack or something.
Damn, I have nine lazy days a week and I'm still absurdly stressed
YES!, yes they are .... er, what was the question ?
Load More Replies...Giving up alcohol also works. I can personally recommend it. Best thing I ever did.
Yup. 11 years sober here. Wouldn't go back to it for anything.
Load More Replies...Coffee contains antioxidants, in the end. Would propably work with green tee, too.
Can green tea cause migraines? I’m scared to try it.
Load More Replies...I guess I'll start drinking coffee again. Will Decaf do the same thing as regular coffee?
Facts are basically statements that can be proven true or false based on evidence. For example, a fact could be "The Earth orbits the sun." You can usually verify such facts through scientific methods or observation.
Opinions, on the other hand, are personal views or interpretations. An opinion would be something like, "Summer is the best season." But there could be people who believe that winter or monsoon is the best season. Everyone is entitled to their own personal opinion on different matters.
And the worst thing is, I KNOW I am overthinking and still it doesn't help
Load More Replies...Another study found than an extra 2 hours are lost by everyone due to Bored Panda.
Sing it with me: If you're happy and you know it, overthink. If you're happy and you know it, overthink. If you're happy and you know it, then your brain will surely blow it. If you're happy and you know it, overthink.
I think it depends on whether she's in a relationship or not. Especially men can mess with a woman's equilibrium.
Thankfully there's a parent-led initiative in the UK to ban smartphones for under 14s. Something that should be replicated worldwide, in my opinion. No kid needs a smartphone unless it has an essential medical app on it. Dumbphones enable them to stay in touch without exposing them to the cesspit of the internet.
Once kids have a smartphone, it's hard to stop them accessing social media. It's particularly difficult at the intersection of childhood and adulthood where you have to allow your kid more freedoms while helping them remain safe. But when have teens followed advice to keep them safe? I knew I drank plenty of alcohol and people drove too fast when I was a teen - and that was a while ago now! All that's not to say that parents shouldn't at least try their best. The Smartphone-Free Childhood initiative is a better approach because it takes away the peer pressure aspect, which is more important to teens than parental pressure.
Load More Replies...I have noticed even adults with smart phones have worse mental health. The technologists who created them were purposely designing the most addictive device so they could make zillions.
True, and many parents struggle to set an example to their kids. I know I try my best but I'm also sometimes guilty of it. I am a lot more mindful, however, since I set timers on my most-used apps.
Load More Replies...Smartphones are like 20 years old, there's not exactly an extreme amount of data about it
When our 7yo started in school we could see that she was socially a bit on her own because she didn't know (much) about pokémon, minecraft and whatever else her school friends were into. We were a bit worried about it but on the other hand she was the only one in her class who knew about some fairy tales that they learned about and she knows her fair share of old Danish folksongs and we (as a family) watch a lot of TV together. Never small screens. Always big screens so we can all join in on the show. I hope so much that in the end our kids will do just fine and be mentally more strong than my bf and I.
More awareness of mental health issues does not equate to worse mental health. Just because people don't know they have mental health issues doesn't mean they don't have any.
Maybe children should first be given dumb phones before they get smartphones.
I don't know if this is true, but it is believable. I have seen young children with each a smartphone but no social interaction among them. If they don't learn social skills when they are young, maybe they get lonely later.
Hugs & cuddling is something all mammals need. It defines us as a very social kind of animal.
Load More Replies...But only cuddle them if you know them and they want a cuddle! If a random person tried to hug me, they would probably be attacked, sadly.
This, as with a few others, is oddly gender specific and before anyone jumps down my throat calling me woke or whatever, that's not the case, I'm just confused by what this seems to imply. This, to me, implies that both men and women were studied and it was exclusively women who had this reaction. I find that extremely difficult to believe. I haven't done a study but I definitely know one man who also reacts this way to a cuddle. Me.
I studied human evolution and it would be really weird for this to be selected for in one sex and not the other, especially since primates are - by and large - social animals and we need connection with others.
Load More Replies...But if I cuddle my husband he thinks it's initiating sex! IDW what to think! LOL
Load More Replies...But most men don't want to cuddle, they think you must have sex if you cuddle.
When you know how to distinguish between facts and opinions, it helps you make better decisions and engage in meaningful conversations. Additionally, when you comment on things based on facts, you avoid spreading misinformation.
On the island in the photo with houses and pools, it would definitely be
So where can I find a good uninhabited island without cell reception near here…
Plus, men will explore the wonders of each others bodies when trapped on a desert island. Heard it from a friend, yeah.
Exactly. My husband and I bicker playfully, but rarely ever actually fight or get mad. Teasing implies playful, make fun of says malicious to me
Load More Replies...Sounds like my marriage is pretty solid. Though I will say this is one of those things were intention, timing, location and tone makes the difference between loving and toxic.
Some will use this bit of info to turn on their a*****e mode completely. A prank is bullying and does NOT promote the mental health of the victim in any way, shape or form. Gentle teasing that the subject ENJOYS is fine. If it causes any degree of distress at all, it's no longer teasing, it's bullying.
I think this one may be similar to the single women that tend to be happier than married (to a man) women
They're not happy married to a woman either. Lesbian marriages have the highest divorce rate.
Load More Replies...Personally, I'm light years happier now I'm a parent than I was before. My children have been the most important thing I have ever done for my mental health and personal growth and I love them more than anyone has ever been loved!
I fully agree with you. I didn't know how miserable I truly was back then. I masked the misery with addiction. My kids give me a reason to want to be a better person.
Load More Replies...It's a bad study. Once you factor in financial worries, the correlation is in the opposite direction: https://www.nber.org/papers/w25597
This is misleading at least. studies that review several recent studies get to one of three conclusion: 1.childfree =happier, but with multiple conditions (location...). 2. No significant difference once financial situation,... Are factored out. Or 3. that young parents are not as happy as child free couples. But there is a turning point above a threshold age of the children. From then on parents are happier until the end of their lives (western countries). What all of them have in common is a statement that it's mostly a question of choice. If you like apples more than oranges, an orange won't make you as happy
I agree to an extent. I have my doll collection. As a 60 year old gay man, I have my dolls to keep me company.
For instance, let’s say you come across an article about a new diet trend. A fact in that article could be, “This diet helped people lose 10 pounds in one month, as shown in a clinical study." In this case, there is scientific evidence to back up the claim, making it a fact rather than just an opinion.
Well, yes, but Iceland does have a navy of sorts and the "Cod Wars" were about stopping the UK's fishing fleet from making money by fishing in Iceland's coastal waters in a series of "wars" the main rule of which - followed by both sides - was "don't kill anyone". Iceland's most devasting weapon in that conflict cut the lines holding trawl nets to the trawl boats. More here: https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2020/05/23/the-cod-wars/
Load More Replies...Thingvellir - thingvellir is/was such a phenomenal success that they made a national park for it. It's one of the UNESCO world heritage places. I watched a show about UNESCO places, it was so interesting.
Who would want to invade a freezing cold country, so remote from any other place?
The UK thought Germany might, back in 1940, so occupied Iceland with a military force - Iceland objected, but basically put up with it. Also, the Norse occupied Iceland in around 974, when the land was apparently already inhabited by a few Irish monks, who left. So arguably, Iceland has been invaded at least twice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papar
Load More Replies...Certainly - you'd have to deal with the US air force for one thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Keflavik
Load More Replies...Not forgetful. Just more pre-occupied with something we deem is more important.
I must be a genuis!! I have to sleep with my ID next to me so when I wake up I can remember who I am!
Having a younger brother can raise blood pressure by 3 to 5.9 per cent, while a younger sister can result in a blood pressure increase of 3.8 per cent.
There were 4 of us. 3 boys and one girl. Not so much now but as teenagers people would ask me if I was protective of my little sister. I would laugh and dare them to go p!ss her off and then ask if she needed me to protect her. She was, and is, tougher than us 3 boys combined. She may be my little sister but she is also my hero.
I'm sure this applies to ANY sibling, older or younger, and that 5% is per sibling.
An opinion, however, could be, “I believe this is the healthiest diet for everyone.” While the study presented evidence, the opinion is a personal belief that might not apply to every individual. So, when you confuse the two, you might start following a diet that might not be beneficial for you at all.
Hmm, downside is that sleeping 8 + hours a night can have a direct link to alzeimers
Can be. It can also be a sign of anxiety. Or a stress response.
Load More Replies...Best thing my Dr prescribes me was trazadone. I struggled to stay asleep my whole life and it's changed EVERYTHING. Its nothing like Ambien and it's not addictive which is why they prescribe it to addicts. Simply life changing. Edit cuz im high right now and forgot some info.
I was using Xanax for sleep for a couple of years. The combination of reduced anxiety and induced drowsiness allowed me to reliably sleep through the night for the first time in decades. I don’t need it now, but I’m taking 900mg of Gabapentin for the induced drowsiness to carry me through the period when I would usually wake up.
Load More Replies...That's because you are not aware of being depressed while you are asleep.
It's almost like stress can affect your physical health or something
So. I lost my gallbladder, quit, lost 55 pounds, got healthy and happy. I would say yes this study is accurate. It was the management and employee attitude. Job was fine - all three were fine. Just wanted the pay for three. And the manager and other employees to leave me alone and let me do my job…. Lord I haven’t worked there in 3.5 years. Just thinking about it and I need a day off
Whenever I was forced by life's circumstances to take a job I did not like, I took a Zen approach. I did not look at what I was doing with a like/dislike, good vs. bad approach. I just decided that whatever the task, I was going to do it to the best of my ability and find some way to improve it or find something intrinsically interesting about it.
Plus, you get stretch marks under your armpits. Heard it from a friend.
I used to love my job, but things have changed in the last 6 months, corporate took over and made a lot of bad changes, the great boss I had quit out of frustration. Now the one in her place is hampered by corporate, and the stupid rules.. I was there over 2 years without one write up, but in the last 4 months I've been written up 4 times. I hate my job now, and my coworkers have become petty, grumpy people who either don't want to be there and want to make everyone else miserable too, or they're favorites of management and are snitching or being heavy handed, knowing they won't get in trouble. I'm looking for a new job. I hate being at work now, hate the people, and I know they hate me too, it's just a miserable place to work. I'm not sleeping, I'm not eating, my liver is failing, my fibromyalgia is flaring up constantly, and I haven't pooped in a week. But, having spent the day applying for jobs and finding nothing promising, I don't have much hope that it's going to change.
I'm sorry that you're going through that. Good luck with the job search.
Load More Replies...I love my job, it's putting up with the politics and middle managers covering their arses that I hate. We could get rid of most of them and nobody would notice.
Best job I ever had there was only one layer between me and the CEO (small company). And he was great to work for, because he made it crystal clear to all the other department heads that if they had a problem with any of us, they were to go to him and leave us the heII alone. 7 years there, and we has meaningful disagreements twice.
Load More Replies...What if what is perceived as “laziness” is mainly depression? As intelligence increases, happiness often decreases. Lisa even made a graph… She makes lots of graphs…
Load More Replies...that is vague and will cause the wrong type of lazy person to continue to be lazy.
Another example is when you're reading a restaurant review. A fact might be, "The restaurant serves Italian food, and their most popular dish is lasagna." You can verify this by looking at their menu or checking customer orders. However, the reviewer might also say, "This is the best lasagna in town!" which is an opinion based on their personal preference. You might love lasagna, but your idea of the "best" could be very different.
Next up: round wheels run smoother than square ones.
Load More Replies...Haha, I'm the weirdo that has the opposite of this obvious phenomenon. I get really tired and brainfoggy in even a short time in sunlight, even when it's not hot, I'm well hydrated, wearing sunglasses, not having migraine etc. (Then again, I might have some chronic condition that nobody has been able to diagnose 🥲 )
There's no need to make fun of this. It's not very scientific, but I usually feel a bit brighter when it's a sunny day, and a bit more down when it's grey. It's more about the amount of light than the actual weather phenomenon. Also, people who feel depressed easily start feeling down in the fall, because the lack of light, it's quite common.
Agreed that there's no reason to sneer. It's not claiming a cure, just a reduction in symptoms. The same is true for exercise, diet, and good sleep.
Load More Replies...It's a condition called SAD - Seasonal Affectational Disorder. It doesn't affect everyone. But people with SAD, who live in places that receive less hours/days of sunlight, are more numerous than those w/ SAD who live in sunnier areas. They believe it's caused in part by a deficiency in vitamin D, which we get from the sun. Sun lamps have also proven to be very effective for these people
It affects the pineal gland. Lack of / little sunshine can lead to SAD = seasonal affective disorder, in places where a long, cloudy winter, blocks the sun.
I have a sky light above my bed. It hasn’t helped yet as I have MDD etc. It’s been there for 15 years. 🤭
I stare at the sun for 15 minutes each morning. That helps with my depression a lot.
There's no real relationship between brain size and intelligence (within humans). In general the brain size is simply dependent on the size of the skull, which is related to the size of the rest of the body.
Not a brain researcher here but men also tend to be bigger than women, so isn't a size difference to be expected? Not sure what this is supposed to tell me...
Yep, there is definitely sexual dimorphism in the size of the brain like there is in the size of the body.
Load More Replies...It depends on the individual. MrTribbleTheFirst(now deceased) was an IT person, did hardly any housework, had to be prompted, literally the last thing I asked him to do was to hang out the clothes, which he didn't and had never done in our 19 years together. (fyi I earned 50% more than him, so no sahm excuse). MrTribbleTheSecond is much neater and cleaner than me, cleans more, folds and irons more, presents me with tubs of neatly chopped veg, watermelon, snacks, etc. The odd thing is that he's got more physical "blokey" job elements, is bigger and burlier, but is perfectly happy to spend time prettifying food and the home.
From my experience I might believe this, at least when it comes to daily tasks, chores and all the boring stuff but then I think it's mostly trained and men seem to just don't care that much and don't feel guilt if the dishes pile up for days or when the women finally do it ... This is definitely a problem I come around in every other relationship
I used to neglect the dishes and my ex-fiancé (male) would eventually do them (although sometimes he’d get really pissed about this “dynamic” and I’d do them). Now I live alone and, uh, don’t look in my sink.
Load More Replies...It's not the size that matters, it's how you use it, or if you use it.
Um, most males are bigger than females to begin with so it would be weird if their head was really small/ brain was really tiny in a big ole' skull. I do believe the more efficient brain bit though - all personal experience. I know there are men who's brains do the same, but I haven't met many myself. It's not a bad thing, just different.
The differences in brain size are primarily due to evolutionary factors like larger body size in men, which typically requires a proportionally larger brain to maintain bodily functions
I would be worried that my wife would just lock me in and leave me there
I'm a faster shopper than my husband because I absolutely hate everything about shopping unless it's for food at an outdoor market.
There are similar areas everywhere for men while women are shopping, don't know what "storage" actually means though.
In a study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, participants from the U.S. were asked to categorize 12 statements about current events as facts or opinions. Shockingly, only 45.7% of participants were able to do so correctly.
This highlights just how tricky it can be for people to distinguish between facts and opinions. Without critical thinking, it’s easy to blur the lines and accept opinions as facts, especially in today’s fast-paced, media-driven world.
Contrary to what the internet would have you believe, some people actually enjoy their job, and their coworkers. I'm one of them. I plan to retire in a few years, just because I don't want to work 40 hours per week forever, but if they'll let me work part time I'll do it indefinitely.
Same. I adore my job, my patrons, and my coworkers. I've been here for 21 years and I plan on staying.
Load More Replies...What did your dad do for a living? An admirable accomplishment and lucky you! You inherited his genes!
Load More Replies...i started working at this company at 20 years old.... damn i'd need to work until 104 to beat him.
He probably got a 10% discount coupon from Denny's or something as a reward
"Thank you for all your hard work. Grab a slice of pizza when you leave."
Bless him for swallowing the Kool-Aid and getting a nice plaque for it.
Not always. In days of yore, a steady job that paid enough to get you by was a great thing. I worked in a plant in the 70's that was founded in 1909. There was a woman there who started in 1912! Whenever they added a line she used to squawk "I've been here 50 years and we never had to do THAT".
Load More Replies...But this is not just women, everyone does this, we don't argue with strangers so much as we do with those we love. We care allot about what our loved ones think and what they think about us, we don't care so much what strangers think. There is no-one on earth who makes me more annoyed than my wife, because she has a direct connection to my heart, the slightest slur from her feels a hundred times worse than from some stranger.
Yep. This is exactly what I thought when I saw this.
Load More Replies...BS! It depends solely on my mood. If I feel outgoing and angry, I will argue with everything some lame politician says on TV. If I'm tired and sad, I won't argue with my husband who I care very much about. I will maybe cry a little :)
Actual baby brain. As in brain the size of a baby's explains so much about pregnancy.
It should say, "Women's brains shrink" or "A woman's." Bad grammar.
I've noticed lately that woman/women are used as if the words are somehow interchangeable. I find it very annoying .
Load More Replies...And after that half the brain funtioncs are occupied by thoughts about the baby
And the years of raising a toddler scrambles what is left of her brain.
This has been debunked. There is evidence that the ratio of white matter to gray matter changes a bit (possibly to improve response to nonverbal cues) but not actual shrinking.
She feeds her baby with all her body, nourishment that should go to her brain working goes to baby instead, so naturally it will take some time after birth to re-nourish her brain.
Professor Jeffery J. Mondak, who co-authored the study published in the Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, emphasized the importance of this skill: “There’s a huge amount of research on misinformation. But what we found is that, even before we get to the stage of labeling something misinformation, people often have trouble discerning the difference between statements of fact and opinion.”
So, one way to tell a fact from an opinion is by checking for evidence. A fact is typically backed up by data, research, or verifiable sources, while opinions are often personal viewpoints that don’t need proof.
"What's good for a hangover?" - "Drinking heavily the night before!"
Thanks for all the upvotes. Not actually my joke, I think I got this from an old BC cartoon years ago :D
Load More Replies...Nope. Full English - bacon, sausages, fried eggs, baked beans, fried bread, black pudding, mug of tea.
Yum, unfortunatey I wouldn't be able to handle that when hungover. Fruit sounds much better to begin with, and then later I would be able to handle the breakfast.
Load More Replies...Since I worked night shift I know that alcohol is just part of the hangover issue. The lack of and quality of sleep is also major factor. Basically I woke up after day sleep feeling hungover, get I haven't drink any alcohol.
A banana is the last thing I want with a bad hangover, maybe some hydralyte and a piece of toast with Vegemite instead.
After being hit by a lightning, math probably won't be your problem anymore. 😂
Load More Replies...Watch what you claim! Now MAGA folk will be connecting car batteries to their ears.
By this theory I should be a mathematician or some kind of math wizard.
I wonder if a seizure would have similar effects, as many seizures are effectively electric jolts to the brain...
I suspect it's just an unfortunate photo, but at first glance those nails look horrifically diseased.
I'd guess they're decorated with glitter and stuff 🤗
Load More Replies...After the unfortunate death of my brother, my mothers hair turned snow white, then grew back brown again. Is now white again due to age.
Greying hair due to great, often life-threatening stress is seldom. Most likely it's just your genes.
My mom went fully grey in her 30s. I did not (thankfully). At 44 I’m getting greys now though, including kind of a streak, but I dye it.
Load More Replies...Dye your hair so you look better, people's favorable reactions to you make you less stressed, stop dying hair. :)
I assume we are talking about hair growing back in another colour, right? Or is already grown hair able to change colour (by itself)?
I had a friend in high school who would start growing grey inder stress and then back to black when less stressed Individual hairs would have a few inches on black, an inch of grey, a few inches of black, etc. It was truly bizarre.
Load More Replies...There is no grey hair, nor silver nor white. Those hairs are translucent.
Another tip is to pay attention to the language used. Opinions often include subjective words like "best," "worst," or "I believe." Meanwhile, facts are presented more neutrally, without emotional or judgmental language.
Lastly, you shouldn’t hesitate to question the source of the information. If the source has a personal or commercial interest in swaying you, it’s quite possible that it’s an opinion rather than a fact. So, Pandas, now that you know just how important it is to tell the difference between facts and opinions, which one of these facts caught your attention the most?
I'm guessing probably just the male students. The women probably couldn't get in the door.
Depends on the university. 36 universities in Saudi Arabia accept women, and there are four universities (one with three campuses so six campuses) that are women only.
Load More Replies...There appears to be a woman in the background of the first photo, though
I don’t think so; not wearing an abaya/burqa and the person pouring the tea is a man.
Load More Replies...That's why l always have infusions/ fruit at my desk. I could go without, but l'm more relaxed and productive. I wish we had had this as a student.
The study of 4,165 participants aged 60 years and older in China reveals that people who consumed fish at least “twice a week” compared to “never eat” over the past two years have a significantly reduced risk of mortality (death from any cause) by 42%.
Unless the fish you eat is loaded with mercury
Load More Replies...Not "fish", it's only fat sea fish that does the trick. Good luck finding one that's not endangered by overfishing or loaded with heavy metals (not the music ones). You could also just take omega 3 oil supplements.
To be fair, correlation ≠ causation. Unless all other variables were accounted for (the starting health of all individuals, what the rest of their diet is, economic status, occupation, etc, etc), there's no way to know if the fish consumption was the specific reason for the variance in mortality rates.
Sadly the fishing industry is ruinous to stocks of fish. By catch is still a huge problem. Drift nets and other industrial fishing is killing everything from cetaceans to fur seals. Plant based is best.
According to this claim, you'll be 42% bulletproof-ier.
Load More Replies...Except if I get a fishbone stuck in my throat, it could increase my mortality rate, although consuming fish is healty.
Well, if you " never eat ", of course your chance of dying is increased !
We all have to die of something. Thank you for your expertise and hard work, unnamed cardiologist!
Also: 16.000 heart surgeries are one a day, every day for 43 years. With that workload, no wonder he died of a heart attack.
Not a totally unrealistic number. If he practiced for 30 years that would be 1.4 surgeries per day.
Load More Replies...Doesn’t that make fraud kind of easy? I know signatures aren’t foolproof either, but…
The whole idea of a signature is ridiculous in this age. Way to easy to copy, and can be hard for people to consistently produce the same signature
WHAT? Are you sure? Better alert the 200 billion women who already know this.
Maybe is socialised though, and there are cultures where the relationships between men and women are a lot healthier and more nuanced.
Load More Replies...This is so true. How many times has a male companion told me he thinks the bar maid likes him. 😂
Wait. So... Let me get this straight... Do you mean that when the woman behind the bar earlier smiled at me and told me to have a nice day that WASNT code for "I have fallen madly in love with you and we should run away together"???? If so, I should probably cancel those plane tickets.
But the better question is why do they think that? Being friendly doesn't mean I want to see you naked
Because a woman who *is* interested will often act in a very similar way. Or at least they are to our perceptions. Guys are clueless -- we are generally terrible at picking up clues and signals that women apparently excel at.
Load More Replies...About a month ago I offered to leave an aisle in a store because it was too narrow for two shopping carts; the man left the aisle and went and told his wife I was hitting on him. Lucky me to run into a man that thinks he's God's gift to women.
Their whistles are apparently high pitched howls. Which I think is awesome
I would be surprised if they didn't. There are probably dozens of other species that have unique names for each other....and for other species too.
Beans, beans, the musical fruit The more you eat, the more you toot The more you toot, the better you feel So eat more beans with every meal!
Load More Replies...I fart often and do not believe I have good intestinal health. I'm pretty sure I'm lacking in some digestive enzymes. I don't know if that's related to the farting.
That would not be true for me. She'd kill me if I woke her every morning when I leave for work.
Indeed. Disturbing her sleep time was only reserved for our kid or in case of fire.
Load More Replies...I kiss my wife goodbye in the morning and tell her I love her. I do the same thing at night when we go to bed.
I have no question music releases dopamine but not everyone can experience "chills." They have proven the feeling most people get from ASMR is psychosomatic and not a naturally occurring reaction
Fun fact: All of your experiences happen in your brain, including the stuff that requires external stimuli such as actual chills that are caused by cold.
Load More Replies...I get chills listening to music, until a few weeks ago I thought it was how I imagined the meaning of the song. I recently learned some people don't get chills
I don't get chills, I didn't even know that was a thing that happened to people..
Load More Replies...I love the old classic rock and sometimes when I hear a song that I especially love, I'll get chills listening to it, just because I think it's so beautiful. I know that's just a subjective feeling, though. Not everyone likes the same music. Classical music leaves me cold. Oh, just to mention, I can "see" the music while it plays. The ending theme from ST:TNG is just gorgeous to me in its color and movement.
Load More Replies...We must be Japanese, though my side gigs are my walking around funds.
Ain't no chance I'm doing that. I'm the fiscally responsible on in my relationship, my partner is profligate with money!
I'm sure this is how my dad passed... he died 2 months to the day after my mom. She was 62 he was 61 and i know he couldn't live without her.
Tell them you needed somebody intelligent to talk to if someone comments on you talking to yourself!!
That's why I talk to the cats here when by my self 🙃
Load More Replies...I had a customer who was talking outloud. I said excuse me and he yelled" shh, im talking to the lord" he lived on the street behind the bank I worked at soo...
Talking to yourself at work is proof of a higher level of narcissism. Of course you’ll achieve more because when you talk to “yourself” you rudely interrupt your coworker’s thoughts.
I was just telling my kids this. They have my eyes and they are greenish yellow. They change as well and some times one color will stand out more than the other. Also my wife's eyes are silver, always thought they were jaw dropping
Wow, I've never heard of someone having silver colored eyes. Pretty cool 😎
Load More Replies...Well tehy're hazel in the middle and green/grey around the outside.
Load More Replies...FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH GREEN EYES: Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Kristen Stewart, Alex Pettyfer, Channing Tatum, Emma Stone, Alicia Silverstone, Amanda Seyfried, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Carpenter, Lucy Hale, Adrien Brody, Aishwarya RAI, Ann-Margret, Charlize Theron, Eddie Redmayne, Jensen Ackles, Julianne Moore, Kelly Osbourne, Paul Rudd, Tyler Hoechlin,
Wow, I've never seen a picture of similary colored eyes than mine. Mine is a bit less brown around the pupil, more like oliveish green with hint of brown, then shifts through blue to grey on the outer edges. I have more gray than in the picture though. It's always been hard to answer about what color my eyes are. If there's no open answer, I just usually put blue-gray, as it's the most prominent color.
Mine are like the picture, but I will call them brown if asked. But if I find a top that matches the green part and I wear it, my eyes will look green. If I put on a dark blue, red, violet, or black top, my eyes look brown.
Load More Replies...I've already got enough energy stored in my fat for a 90-minute workout so I just have a little magnesium supplement and use my chub to power my workout instead.
If you want, when you run out of chub, I can donate you about 25# of mine! 😏
Load More Replies...Study written by someone who enjoys video games to get his wife off his back /s
I will admit that acquiring Mew in Pokemon Shining Pearl made me happier than pretty much anything else that has happened all year.
My grandmother, who lived almost 105 years, carried and raised 15 babies. That should be a proof that lack of sleep won't necessarily kill ya..
How do you know she wouldn't have lived to 113 years if she hadn't had any kids?
Load More Replies...This does not seem possible. On average a person would sleep for 8 months in 2 years. So they're saying parents of newborns on average sleep for 2 months out of 24? That equates to 2 hours a night on average. I know babies impact sleep, but I can't believe it's that much on average.
It did for me. I have a really hard time falling asleep, so getting up with my son was disastrous for me. Just as I would manage to fall back to sleep, he'd wake up again. Until he started sleeping through the night I would get 1-3 hours of sleep a night. And after he started sleeping through the night, I'd still wake up every few hours to check on him. It was a nightmare.
Load More Replies...My step daughter had to move in with me when her son was born. I never knew that a newborn needed so much care.
Was this written by AI? "Parents of newborn babies" lose sleep over "two years" when they're no longer newborn babies. Better to have just said "parents" and left it at that. And yes, I am being ridiculously pedantic.
Wish mine would've all I could eat was spicy food while pregnant and she can't sand anything with heat.
Mine are the same! My daughter used to love spicy food until she turned two and until she turned 7 she rejected anything with even a speck of pepper. It's getting marginally better. But my 2YO is a bit more of a daredevil. They both like trying my grapefruit in the morning though because I love bitter flavours. They don't like it but they like to be brave, which I think is important when it comes to food and trying new things!
Load More Replies...Well, that's how the Yakuza do it.... must have a lot of pinky promises...
You make a pinkie promise, you keep it all your life. You break a pinkie promise, I throw you on the ice. The cold will kill the pinkie that once betrayed your friend, the frost will freeze your tongue off so you never lie again.
Among the metrics the researchers examined were changes in blood levels of glucose and insulin. The data showed that even a five-minute walk after eating a meal had a measurable effect on moderating blood sugar levels. The beneficial effect of walking was observed during a 60- to 90-minute window following the meal.
A factoid is a piece of information of dubious veracity. It's not a "small fact".
Load More Replies...I did that. Knowing someone for 20 years really does make a difference. If you can handle one another after that long and are still friends, it's little surprise your marriage will last!
Just 2 minutes of walking after eating can help blood sugar, study says. Getting up and moving after you eat -- even if it's only for two minutes -- can help control blood sugar levels, a new study says.
If you can't do that, try standing. It helps, too.
Walking is good .Anything intense, no. That's a good way to cause esophageal problems and reflux.
Load More Replies...Oh dear.. And here i stress about bacteria and all the funky places said money has been.
Same. I've read that when bills with cocaine (or other d**g) dust on them are deposited into an ATM then it gets on the rollers and so it gets on all the other bills deposited. People put money in their socks, bras , Ava underwear. Money really is filthy.
Load More Replies...Just imagine how much it reduces stress when you roll around naked in $250,000 in (soft, well-circulated) hundred dollar bills.
This sounds like BS to me. How on earth do you quantify this data? Correlation is not causation, etc, etc. I hung out with my mum plenty, and she still died at 36.
I agree. Without a control mum it's basically flawed statistics!
Load More Replies...It logically applies to anyone you hang out with. For a start, there's someone to raise the alarm and provide help in the event of an accident or heart attack, etc.
As an old woman, I interpret this differently. I have two grown daughters whom I might see once a month and around the holidays, although we live in the same city. They have lives; husbands, jobs, activities...they are busy, and I don't want to bother them. But I get so excited when one of them calls out of the blue to talk or ask if I want to take a walk or grab a bite. The doldrums disappear, and I'm grinning from ear to ear as I rush to get dressed. They are strong, capable women in their 40s, but they will always be my babies, the greatest loves of my life. Having them pay me some mind gives me a reason to care about myself, making me want to live longer.
Isn't this the same for all animals, regardkess of fur, skin, scales etc.?
Human fingerprints are much less unique than common knowledge would have us believe. Your fingerprints share enough similarities to those of your immediate family that they may not be distinctive enough to be used as evidence.
I was going to say this. There’s no evidence that fingerprints are unique. It’s something that was asserted as fact in the 19th century during the birth of evidence-based criminal investigation techniques, and has been taken at face value ever since. Blame Conon-Doyle.
Load More Replies...There are also some bizarre studies that have shown that when you study *after* you take a test, you will do better on that test. With the weirdness of quantum physics and our understanding of time becoming more and more fluid, I can't discount that idea entirely, although it still sounds crazycakes bananapants.
Aging and dying are very different things. Even living to 100 doesn't sound appealing if I continue to age at the same rate I've been aging for the last 15 years. I'll be interested in living to 100 or 120 when i can do it with a biological/physiological age of 50 or less.
Load More Replies...At this rate, there won't be a liveable future for large parts of our planet, the global food supply may well collapse due to the impacts of extreme weather events and distribution problems caused by conflicts - who would want to live to 120? The rich won't be protected from these global problems either.
I'll get a lot of hate for this, but we have to up the retirement age, as well as the age when you start getting Social Security.
Load More Replies...I don't get this. Who wants to spend decades in the body of an 80, 90 year old?
The body of a current 90-y-o is not the same as the 90-y-o body of someone who's now 50, living a much more healthy lifestyle than the older generation and with access to current and future medical innovations.
Load More Replies...I'm totally okay with the idea of being able to live to 120, but only based on being able to voluntarily quit the game sooner if I want to. What would really suck is having my health degenerate to the point that I can't kill myself and having to live a miserable existence for another 20, 30, or 40 years.
Load More Replies...It's due to the fact of consuming what is under your nails that your body has to fight therefore make a stronger immune system
I try not to bite my nails but can't help it. I have the immune system from Hell. (Helps that I get a yearly flu shot and am fully vaxxed against COVID, too.)
Load More Replies...Because all the bacteria they ingest by doing so train their immune system to resist infection.
I can't stop myself from biting my nails because I'm stressed all the time and I guess that's why I jist don't get sick most times
Getting chronic mild infections can also do that. I've been getting vaginosis near-endlessly for the last 25+ years due to a foolish decision by surgeons to cover up my vulva with a skin graft, and I am basically nigh-immune to most bacteria as a result. Even viruses have problems holding on for repeat infections!
In my case, make that 50 years. I always knew I would excel at something one day.
Not if you can't digest it properly and you end up with flaming buthole syndrome on the regular.
OK so 1/2 of these are going to make me live longer, the other 1/2 not. I will do what makes me happy now!!!
By spicy, do they mean with spices in general, or is it code for chili
Yes, but you *have* to eat spicy foods most of that extra lifetime.
so India has longest life expectancy... last time I checked, it was not
IKR! Thought it was 3 weeks (21 days), then 30 and now 66!
Load More Replies...Just you. I know someone who is even more bendy than that.
Load More Replies...I'm clearly not average, because back when I was 13 or 14 it only took me once to turn something into a daily habit.
Sorry to tell you, but even if nobody likes you it's still possible to say something that's really funny.
Load More Replies...It showed that high performance on IQ tests had a positive association with moderate drinking.
In the 1970 British Cohort Study, it was found that higher childhood mental ability was associated with higher alcohol intake as an adult.
Good lord, I'm ticking all the boxes on the high IQ things: forgetfulness, swearing, drinking, untidiness, laziness...
Yes, and generally, they tend to use more drügs, legal or not. This expands into coffee, tobacco and the vast offerings of Flora and Pharma, and does not halt at alcohol. And, you almost never find alcoholocians who are in it since more than about 10 years who still appear intelligent. Seems like, about 10 years of drinking is what the human body, incuding brain, can take before it starts falling apart. And that alcohol seems the only drüg where being under its influence is never called "high" has reasons, too - there's nothing high about it, you just lose any filter that usually differentiates between stupid thoughts and things to actually follow through, gradually so, the more drunk, the less filtered, plus the balance of the body is down the drain even before the first leak is to be taken, and it generally is ... no part of alcoholing is any fun. Isn't that like the least requirement any drüg must fulfil, being somewhat fun, or useful to something that is?
Yes, and this was my major problem with at least one boyfriend.
The obvious corollary is that girls with untrustworthy fathers tend to end up with boyfriends they don't trust. Now there's a wildly surprising thing to hear.
And trusted fathers have no trust on the boyfriend until they are proven trustworthy.
I hate this kind of "advice". Almonds *might* help you sleep. Magnesium *might* help you sleep. By all means try it but if it doesn't work, it's not your fault!
Babies famously don't sleep at all well - maybe try the magnesium! ;-)
Load More Replies...Studies have shown that a sleepy driver can be as dangerous as a drunken one.
Lustig means funny in German. Not sure if there is a connection.
Load More Replies...The chef's probably not a tiny Filipino/Filipina so I have no chance. Surely we stunted individuals should be the ones getting the subsidised nutrients?!
Everyone knows that alcohol kills brain cells, but like lions hunting zebras it kills the slowest and weakest brain cells, so it actually makes you smarter.
Drinking alcohol at all makes you age faster. It's poison and does what poisons do :)
You can pry my alcohol from my cold, dry, old-aged-brained hands.
Load More Replies...I hate smoking, but it seems to me that smokers tend to balance it out as they leave their desks every couple of hours to stand outside for a smoke...
Ok that's bull. School. You have to sit in a chair for over 6 hours five days a week three out of four seasons. And no one has gotten chair cancer yet.
The results show that having the first meal later in the day, such as when skipping breakfast, is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, with a 6 per cent increase in risk per hour delay.
I'm sceptical about this one. If you do the interval fasting you start late and I heard you'll stay fitter wegen doing this diet...
I don't think they had interval fasteners in the study. More like "I'm not a breakfast person/don't have time for breakfast".
Load More Replies...This one study was also featured in some printed media last year. Think the conclusion was something like "if someone skips breakfast, chances are good the other meals won't be very healthy due to extreme hunger"
The risk approaches 100% if you just skip the lot and don’t eat anything
If you're doing fasting, then you will be skipping breakfast and fasting is supposed to be healthy for you. Make up your mind, you guys.
Calling out that horrible sandwich design. Who makes a sandwich by cutting down the middle of the bun instead of slicing it in half? Grah!
Artsy-fartsy restaurants run by people who think “presentation” is more important than whether or not you can get the food into your mouth. When I get a burger that’s too tall to bite I’ll eat it from top to bottom one layer at a time.
Load More Replies...Combine this with the frozen rice water mentioned earlier and you will start glowing brightly like a neon sign
Just imagine how good it is for you if you get up and drink an entire quart of boiling water.
I do this and I don't have immunity, blood flow, or glowing skin. In fact, if you saw me drinking water after waking up, you'd run for your life, screaming the whole time.
It can relieve stress.
You may have heard that red wine is a natural relaxer, but it's nothing compared to vodka, which studies have shown to relieve tension better than vino.
Royal Navy issue rum for me. MrTribble's father was in the navy. So I was introduced to rum by an actual sailor. 😄
Who would have thought what with red wine 11-14% ABV and vodka being 40% ABV. Alcohol is alcohol, only thing that matters is the amount you consume.
Distilled another few times alcohol, which no longer has any taste justifying a name in it, is even more effective. And I bet beer is less effective than wine, and that your usual Schnaps is slightly less effective than slightly stronger varieties of Schnaps are. Wonder if there's like some sort of effectiveness measurement, dunno, like a strength indicator of some sort... Hm ...
What weird advice. If you have an iron deficiency, you need iron. It doesn't really matter whether it's from gooseberries! Odd.
This information was brought to you by the gooseberry farmer's association of MyCountry™.
Load More Replies...But don't combine with coffee, dairy or magnesium. Iron is a complicated mineral O.o
Iron supplements are easier to get (and cost less) than gooseberry jam, at least where I live.
Please explain it to me: Is it an ad for supplements or gooseberrys then?
Load More Replies...I don't think I've ever seen an actual gooseberry before and if this photo is accurate, I'm rather surprised that it looks like a combination of green grapes that look similar to mini watermelons.
I used to get turned away from donating blood all the time due to iron deficiency. One person there told me "Eat a can of beets" the night before, you'll be fine. And that's what I did from then on. Never got turned away again.
I'm going to try that. I was turned away last 2 times, and I have an appointment to try again next month. I hope it works, I hate wasting my time..
Load More Replies...I'm reading this without my glasses on and thought they were tennis balls at first lol
I think this percentage would have changed lately with all the egotistical, narcissistic "influencers" around.
I don't think so, no. These are even more likely to be insecure about their appearance, which is why the feel they need to constantly be looking for validation from their 'fans'.
Load More Replies...Also, contrary to popular myth, the BMW emblem is not based on an aircraft's propellor.
It’s based on the blue and white checkered Bavarian flag.
Load More Replies...You thought that the famously German motor company was British?
Load More Replies...I’d say it very much depends on whether they like it or not.
Load More Replies...After I proposed, my future wife - a bit of a hippie - asked me not to get her a ring. She dislikes jewelry. Just as a symbol of marriage we each bought cheap $10 rings. We've been married 24 years.
Never buy a used wedding ring. Look what happened to the first wearer.
My engagement ring was made in 1920, I bought it as an estate piece in 2003. I figured her marriage lasted that long, it would have lots of good karma for me. And it has, this summer we celebrated 21 years of happy marriage.
Load More Replies...Complicated divorces are expensive. Simple uncontested ones where neither side has a pot to pìss in can be mostly done with templates you can download from the internet.
Load More Replies...Yeah, my cat comes first and then if something happens to her, I'm getting a parakeet.
Nah. If it wasn't for the emotions life would be easier without a partner for women (as studies showed. ) I don't wanted my first bf because I knew this but the feelings were stronger and same with the next one and I really love him but life without a man was easier and less stressful. But also less in some good ways... It's hard to weight
You cared enough to comment, so apparently more than you'd like to pretend.
Load More Replies...I lost my virginity. I just can't find it. I swear I left it in the top dresser drawer. I hope to find it soon.
Yes, coldness tights the pores, but not permanently. Yes, rice has an effect on skin, but it won't do much in this form as it doesn't penetrate the skin. Better get a cream with rice extract in it!
I genuinely don't get this kind of attitude. I'm an omnivore (I eat meat about 2-3 times a month and fish 1-2 times a week) but predominantly eat vegetarian food. I love all food and good veggie food is some of my favourite! Palak paneer, potato latkes with all the toppings, kitchari with fresh chillies and yoghurt, vegetable tempura ... there's so much variety in the vegetable world I don't understand how people can just discount it!
Load More Replies...You can pry my meat... well, you know the rest.
Load More Replies...Making your bed at your millionaire parents' house makes you even more likely to become one.
It's from a book, "Me We Do Be: The Four Cornerstones of Success" by Randall Bell. He asked 5000 people about their habits and correlated their habits to their success or lack of success, the wrote a book about it.
Load More Replies...Oh yeah? Browsing Bored Panda regularly decreases your chances of becoming millionaires by 206%
You're not re!lily supposed to make your bed when you wake up, you should air it first.
Absolutely. Throw back those covers & leave them to cool off. Kills off those little mites.
Load More Replies...This article is searching correlations between weird things. Yes, if you are rich, have a nice bed with expensive covers and time in the morning because you either work from home or don't have to commute, good for you. But the real correlation is between already being wealthy and becoming a millionaire.
Or... millionaires are three times as likely to make their bed as other people? 206% might seem a big number, but it really only means "three times as likely".
Actually, it's twice. 100% is one. 200% is two, so 206% is just over twice as likely
Load More Replies...But if you don't make the bed, you can make a nest for your cat out of the covers.
Being a millionaire is relative to the currency. It would take about 240 USD to be a millionaire in Columbia or about 20,000 USD in India.
As someone who had a 5 year old son for precisely one year I believe I have the authority to say that rather than a Mercedes you should have bribed them with chicken nuggets. 5 year olds will do anything for chicken nuggets and that should be top of this list because that is a FACT.
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz? My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends So, oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
I haven't read anything in this thread but I know BP well enough to know that many of these 'facts' will be, at best, contested, and at worst simply not true.
The FACT that these are just there without any source, any link to any reputable data is sketchy. Don't just share stuff that is written on or under stock photos. Even Einstein warned us about it: einstein-online.jpg
My man Einstein was so ahead of his time he was born before his parents met.
Load More Replies...Stopped reading after so many obvious "facts"... Sleeping good. Happy people kiss. Stress bad.
Toward the end of this I was half expecting to read 'A study has proven there is a direct link between inhaling oxygen and being alive'
I love facts, but most of these were dubious at best. And the text colours were extremely distracting & irritating.
"You can't believe everything you read on the internet." -Abraham Lincoln
I haven't read anything in this thread but I know BP well enough to know that many of these 'facts' will be, at best, contested, and at worst simply not true.
The FACT that these are just there without any source, any link to any reputable data is sketchy. Don't just share stuff that is written on or under stock photos. Even Einstein warned us about it: einstein-online.jpg
My man Einstein was so ahead of his time he was born before his parents met.
Load More Replies...Stopped reading after so many obvious "facts"... Sleeping good. Happy people kiss. Stress bad.
Toward the end of this I was half expecting to read 'A study has proven there is a direct link between inhaling oxygen and being alive'
I love facts, but most of these were dubious at best. And the text colours were extremely distracting & irritating.
"You can't believe everything you read on the internet." -Abraham Lincoln
