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50 Times People Came Across Something ‘Mildly Interesting’ And Just Had To Share It With Everyone (New Pics)
Not always do we want to squeeze the max out of the internet. Sometimes all we need is a calming scroll and some entertaining (but not triggering!) content. And sometimes it’s the mild kind of information that we seek.
In these cases, this corner of Reddit offers a perfect shelter. Known as “Mildly Interesting,” it’s a Reddit powerhouse boasting a mind-boggling 21.2M dedicated members. And it proves how something moderately interesting is all it takes to catch people’s tremendous interest.
Below we wrapped up a new batch of posts shared on the community, so scroll down. Also, make sure to check out our previous articles for more Mildly Interesting content here and here.
Bored Panda also reached out to Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, the best-selling author and CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts who shared some interesting insights about staying curious and open to learning, as well as the benefits of it.
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Orangutan Enrichment Center With Water Guns
“Have you ever tried to learn something that you were bored by, and then found that nothing sticks?” Dr. Tsipursky wondered. “No wonder,” he added, “researchers find that curiosity helps improve our memory. That means if you want to have a good memory, it’s valuable to stay curious and open-minded.”
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#2
This Ambulance Has Stork Decals, One For Each Of The Babies Born In The Back
#3
This Gravestone Is Shared By Twin Sisters: One Lived For Just Two Days, The Other For 101 Years
#4
My Friend’s Dog Gently Puts Your Knee Into His Mouth When He Is Happy To See You
Moreover, Dr. Tsipursky, who’s the author of multiple best-selling books, including Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams (Intentional Insights, 2021), The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias and Build Better Relationships (New Harbinger, 2020), argues that if you find yourself bored by a subject you are trying to learn something about, don’t force yourself to learn it.
On the other hand, it’s wise to first find something that makes you curious about it, and then learn it. “Curiosity is especially important as we age to keep a healthy mind. Curiosity can also help us make good decisions,” Dr. Tsipursky explained.
#5
The Truck In Front Of Us Lined Up Perfectly With The Mountains!
#6
A Clock That Shows Time By Using The Shadow Of The Person Who Stands On The Current Month
#7
The Core Of This Dog Poo Bag Roll Says “Use Bare Hands Now”
One cannot ignore the fact that we live in times when there is so much information that people often lose focus. Many people, especially young, experience a lack of attention and distractibility, as well as the inability to concentrate. When asked what are his thoughts about it, Dr. Tsipursky said that challenges with attention and focus come from a lack of mental fitness.
“People go to the gym to train their physical bodies, but our minds are just as important – if not more important – for our success in the modern world, due to the overabundance of information and the fact that most of us do knowledge work rather than physical labor,” Dr. Tsipursky explained.
#8
The Embers Of My Bonfire Look Like The Eye Of Sauron
#9
Interesting Reflection Caught On The Colorado River In Austin, Texas. Almost Looks Like An Underwater City
#10
This Bar Has A Chilled Strip To Keep Your Drinks Cold
So in order to improve your focus, Dr. Tsipursky argues, “it’s critical to pursue mental fitness by learning about how our minds can lead us in the wrong direction and practicing mental exercises to address these problems.”
We also asked whether some people are more naturally gifted with curiosity, to which Dr. Tsipursky explained that since one of the Big Five personality traits is openness to experience, the answer is yes. However, “all of us can learn to be more curious: genes are not destiny, they may explain only up to half of our mental abilities,” he concluded.
#11
Taking My Turkey To The Vet
Genericist 3 years ago
This guy's eyes are like, "Mess with my motherfudgin' turkey, I DARE YOU"
#12
A Stack Of Cups That You Can Turn To Indicate When Coffee Was Brewed
#13
Discovered A Piano... In The Middle Of A Hiking Trail
#14
A Long Exposure Shot On My Phone Made This Ghost Train
#15
A Lonely Remora Attached To My Leg While I Was Snorkeling
#16
My Eggplant Has A Laser Marking Instead Of A Physical Sticker To Show It's Organic
#17
My Dirty Coffee Cup Looks Like A Pine Forest
#18
Opened A Roll Of Pennies And Found A 1908 Indian Head Penny
The Idaho Potato 3 years ago (edited)
Hard to find in rolls, pretty nice. G4-G6 condition, worth a dollar or two.
#19
Gorilla Glue Completely Dried Before We Used Any Of It. Cut It Out Of The Bottle
#20
All The Trash I Found In 25 Square Feet Of My Forest
Sans Serif 3 years ago
It's actually, Gustav Klimt - and, yes it does! image_2022...57fe03.png 
MyCatsTheRealPanda 3 years ago
I thought I was the only one who thought like this! Glad I'm not alone lol.
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Dynein 3 years ago
Looks like most of it is glass and ceramics? If that's the case... honestly, you're lucky (in a sad way). I would have expected way more plastic wrappings, plus PET bottles, cigarette butts, and doggy bags. Which says quite something about how normal littering with non-mineral non-degradables has become...
LizzieBoredom 3 years ago
Now all we need is a Homicidal Maniac. What are you doing later today?
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Suck it Trebek 3 years ago
This makes me so mad! I go hiking all the time and purposely carry bags to pick up all the trash I find. It's especially galling in a Nature Preserve. Why would you EVER even think of littering in a place that exists solely to PRESERVE the flora and fauna of that land.
Organized Chaos 3 years ago
What's with all the clothes? Why are people de-robing in the forest?
Talitha Jansen 3 years ago
And this is why there are so many forest fires. Those glass pieces in hot weather will create fire.
D Peterson 3 years ago
I was a WA State Park Host & we used to walk the different areas around & in the park to pick up trash. People are really disgusting & will throw anything anywhere. We found large plastic bags filled with human waste near a campsite. This wasn't a walk-in hike campsite but a park with full-service campsites where people either had tents or rv's & clean toilet/showers for campers.
Amanda Brokaw 3 years ago
I'm sorry your forrest was this trashed, grateful it has you to care for it, and stunned that you could turn ugliness into such beauty.
Agnes Jekyll 3 years ago
Wow. Some of that looks really old--like the clay pipes? where are your 25 square feet?
unfilteredCigarette73 3 years ago
Some of those intact glass bottles look quite old..most of this is gross litter but the bottles are kinda interesting
Mary Peace 2 years ago
Now Trash becomes Art. Without the context and caption I'd have thought this was in an art Gallery.
D00FINSHMERTZ 2 years ago
The small town where I live burned down in the early 1900s, if you stick a shovel in the ground anywhere this is the kind of stuff you will find (minus the cloth items).
Juli 2 years ago
Did they grow up respecting others and their property? Did they grow up with a sense of responsibility for their actions and behaviors.? Did they learn to sincerely care about others and the space they live in? Did they grow up with any awareness? Is life just an empty hell pit, none of it is real or matters? When I moved into some Apts many states away from “home” I was so shocked to see how much trash was all over the streets, parks, parking lots, yards. I don’t understand that way of thinking. One day I was looking out my window and saw my neighbor throw trash out of her car so I put it in front of her door. I do admit the two dirtiest states I have lived in also had amazingly high winds with mostly flat land so things just got whipped up
Vicki Perizzolo 2 years ago
that's tragic evidence of what our planet looks like everywhere... so sad
Celtic Pirate Queen 2 years ago
Was no one ever a Boy or Girl Scout? We were taught to ALWAYS leave the area cleaner than we found it. WTF is WRONG with people?
Vernice Aure 2 years ago
This is brilliant! It looks like a mosaic and it takes a few seconds to understand the scale. This is very interesting. Also - Thank You for removing this trash.
Terry Armstrong 2 years ago
There looks to be some very interesting historic trash amongst it...🤔🤔
Melissa Hamed 2 years ago
The broken glass from thrown bottles is horrible and all the other trash on how we treat our planet. I will say though that it looks like a piece of art now because he's placed it so well.
Wingless Dragonfly 3 years ago
There have been rumors about a homeless alcoholic in the woods behind our neighborhood pool because of the number of cans left there.
Ola Polowczyk 3 years ago
In one of my previous jobs we had a volunteering day. I was in the group that went forest cleaning. 10 meters into the forest and we had 4 huge bags full of trash. This was so depressing I started crying
robin aldrich 3 years ago
A mosaic that illustrates the damage our species is doing to the planet
Wonder Woman 3 years ago
I watch too many murder documentaries. Half of that stuff looks like Cold Case evidence to me 😅
rodger coghlan 3 years ago
There are clubs that go magnet fishing, mostly on the shore but often they just drag the magnet where ever they go to see what is there
Alicia Swanson 3 years ago
😃 You should make into an art piece. Looks cool the way it's arranged 😁.
Kathy Loman 3 years ago
At least it's not in Florida. I know because there's no drug paraphernalia.🙄
Purple Gurl 3 years ago
Could be reused for crafts: get a rock tumbler and put the glass shards in it-maybe make simulated sea glass jewelry?
BenMaharaj 3 years ago
Glass (which is basically sand), metal, and biodegradable stuff. Could be worse
Sue Denham 3 years ago
Thank you for cleaning up the forest. Also: who the hey takes an apron into the forest ?
Molly Block 3 years ago
Looks like you've got yourself and art exhibit now. Love how it's all put together! A shame it had to be made with trash though!
Norman Beattie 3 years ago
With all the broken glass I would guess The Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona !
the Return of Bruno 3 years ago
Do you mean 25 feet squared? 25 square feet is 5 feet by 5 feet; 25 feet squared is 25 feet by 25 feet, or 25 times larger.
madbakes 3 years ago
Damm you just made it way more complicated than it had to be.
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#21
Tributes Left At The Grave Of John Bonham (LED Zeppelin Drummer)
#22
Found This Cat Wandering Around Lowes (Big Box Home Improvement Store)
#23
Clearing Out My Recently Deceased Grandfather's Attic And Found Just Over 200 Grams Of Gold Powder
Phoebe Bean 3 years ago
200 grams of gold powder = $11,143 USD value, according to google, today Dec 2, 2022
#24
I’m Staying In A Scottish Village Called Dull. It’s Paired With Boring, Oregon
#25
This Target Cafe Hasn't Changed Since The 90s
#26
A Person In Medieval Armor Just Standing In The Middle Of Detroit
#27
Took This Picture Of An Infinity Mirror In The South Australia Museum Today
#28
The Shadow From This Plant Makes It Look Like There's A Decal On My Friend's Car
#29
This Person Riding A Cow Though The McDonald's Drive Thru
#30
Logo On A Chair Has A Small Chair Hidden In It
#31
I Got A Waterproof Cast On My Ankle Today
Lauren S 3 years ago (edited)
It has a zipper! If it’s waterproof, when do you need to use the zipper? Edit: Thank you for those not judging me. I’ve never seen one of these before and I just didn’t know. I appreciate you guys! Side note: anyone interested in seeing tan lines after they heal? 😄
#32
My Dog Left A Perfect Snoot Print On My Dress
#33
This Guy At Work's Huge "Dad Wallet"
#34
This Seafood Place Called Nordsee Puts Their Ketchup In A Waffle Cone
#35
Report Card From My Great-Grandfather In 1926
#36
I Added A Different Kind Of Soap To This Near-Empty Bottle, And The Original Soap Rose To Form These Little Mushroom Things
#37
My Local Cinema Has The Carpet From The Shining
#38
Opened Up A Lighter And There Was Just Another Lighter Inside
#39
Official 10 Code Cup I've Had Since I Was A Kid
#40
Hotel In Jordan, No Bible In The Nightstand, But A Sticker Telling You Which Direction To Pray
#41
It Got So Hot In My Grandma's House That The Candles Melted
#42
A Line Of Campus Bots Following Me At My College
#43
This Traffic Light In Germany Has A Little Girl And A Camel As Signal Lights
#44
2,600 Year Old Fur-Lined Leather Coat
Becky Samuel 3 years ago (edited)
A compelling piece of evidence in favor of using leather for clothing rather than plastics. One well-made leather jacket will last for a lifetime, whereas plastic starts to break down into microplastic flakes after relatively few wears.
#45
This Football I Found In An Old Archive States It Was Made Without The Use Of Child Labor
#46
Starting To Lose The First Joint Crease On My Ring Finger After Being Splinted For 7 Weeks
#47
Anti-Circumcision "Intactivists" Demonstrating In My Town Today
#48
This Squirrel I Saw Had A Little Canister Strapped Around Its Neck
#49
My New House Has A Little Moving Staircase That Leads To The Washer/Dryer
#50
These Cups Have Chips Under Them To Prevent Refills
#51
I Found A Pair Of Antipaparazzi Pants At The Thrift Store
#52
Found A Sword On A High Shelf In My New House
#53
The Stirring Pattern Formed Over Time In My Coffee Cup
#54
My Wife Has Diligently Kept A Journal Everyday Since 2000
#55
Right Eye Is -2.50 Left Eye Is -17.00
#56
Friend Visiting From Overseas And A Bartender In Town Have The Same Tattoo
#57
My Local Grocery Store Sells Ostrich Eggs
#58
I Flew Over Burning Man Last Night
#59
Wingsuit I Found At A Thrift Shop
#60
The Way The Light Shines Through The Thinner Parts Of The Door
#61
I Have An Entire Brick Of North Korean Money
#62
My Hotel In Istanbul Served A Whole Honeycomb For Breakfast
#63
This Second Hand Book I Bought Online Has A Ticket To The 2000 Sydney Olympics Inside It
#64
The Shadow Of This Bath Faucet Looks Like A Sitting Frog
#65
My Neighbor’s Auto Repair Shop Has A WW2 German Helmet For A Chimney Cover
#66
There’s A British Section At My Local Publix
Pink Aesthetic 3 years ago (edited)
We have american food and japanese food in my local store in Finland! The American ones taste so bad!
#67
The Tube On My Expanding Foam Can Cracked, Resulting In This Mess. The Glove Is Irremovable
OhnoI’vebeencensored 3 years ago
Go to a modern art gallery and leave this lying around. Secretly film how many people come up to 'appreciate' it.
#68
The Hot Tub In My Hotel Room Fills From The Ceiling
#69
My Dog And I Are Taking The Same Medication
#70
I Got Cash From The Bank, And All The Bills Were In The Same Sequence
#71
$250 Of Tacos Come With This House
#72
My Friend Got Stung By Something
#73
You Can Get Beer [instead Of Sprite/Cola] With Your Chicken At KFC In Poland
![You Can Get Beer [instead Of Sprite/Cola] With Your Chicken At KFC In Poland](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/6358e3b589576_sp2dzfsx76t91__700.jpg?utm_campaign=rebelboost_true "You Can Get Beer [instead Of Sprite/Cola] With Your Chicken At KFC In Poland")
Hotdogking 3 years ago (edited)
Well, in Germany you can get a beer in a movie theatre. Edit to ask: Not trying to be snarky, but how did no one register the Pulp Fiction reference?
#74
These "Virtually Indestructible" Totes Collapsing Under Their Own Weight
#75
Found Out Through Home Inspection That The Toilet Is Plumbed With Hot Water, Interesting Infrared Image
#76
Random IP Address Printed In The Middle Of A Word Half Way Through This Book
Henrik Schmidt 3 years ago
Connecting to that address won't get you much since it's a local address (google RFC 1918) which will never be routed on the internet. In fact most home routers will have a default network on 192.168.1.X.
#77
The Amount Of Cameras In The New Amazon Fresh Store Is A Little Orwellian
#78
Starch Lines Above The Water Make Up The Exact 2D Outline Of The Potatoes Below
#79
I Got A Whole Potato In A Bag Of Waffle Fries
#80
The Way My Skin Tries To Re-Pigment In The Summer (All Of The Little Dots Are New Pigment)
deanna woods 3 years ago
I will always think that people with vitiligo have incredibly beautiful skin. Their skin is like a work of art.
#81
My Dentist's Waiting Room Has A Picture Of The Building Next Door Going Up In Flames 11 Years Ago
#82
There Is A Dog Under The Silver Paint On My Fridge Magnet
#83
I Cut Open A 10 Year Old Rubber Band Ball And Found That It Had Fused Together
#84
Walmart Shipped A 90lb Kettlebell With No Packaging At All To My Home
ADHORTATOR 3 years ago
That's good... the kettlebell needs no protection--- but the other shipments do!
#85
Saw A Cloud That Looked Like Obama, (Louisiana)
#86
This Huge Restroom In A San Antonio Tx Store
#87
The Plane That I Flew On Did Not Have Any Livery (Colors, Logos, Or Branding)
#88
This Billboard In Springfield, Mo For A Gas Station That’s ~8 Hours Down The Road
#89
These Two Men In A Fender Bender Are Dressed In The Same Colors As Their Cars
Paulo Freitas 3 years ago
Could be worst lol, wave a tradition here during carnaval its called the " transvestite " night, men dress like women and women of course, dress like men, só a coleague of mine hás amazing pictures hes girlfriend took during a fender bender lol, where you can see him talking to the Police on a very sexy purple lingerie with Nice black stockings and very fashionable black stilletos shues lol
#90
Pizza Hut, Papa John’s And Domino’s All Have A Store Next To Each Other In Wokingham England
#91
A Customer At My Work Paid With A Series 1934 $100 Bill
#92
Found A Mass Grave Of Pokemon Cards At The Bus Stop
#93
My Tanlines Make Me Look Like I’m Wearing Necro-Pants
#94
My Old Next To My New Clogs
#95
Apparently You Can't Park This Rental Car In Milwaukee County
OmBoyGanesh 3 years ago
Car thefts in Milwaukee County are 368% higher than any surrounding counties. Which is higher than any national average.
#96
My Vaccine Card From My Time In Us Army 2002-2005
#97
I Found Out My Veneers Don’t Glow In Blacklight
#98
My Oyster Had A Little Crab Inside It
Péter Rózsahegyi 3 years ago
Our last living Christmas tree had a bird's nest with an egg in it that didn't hatch. We have been using artificial pine ever since.
#99
The Sun Bleach On My Side Gate
#100
Mcdonalds Is Desperate Enough To Put A Job Application As Their Tray Liner Paper
#101
In Aerial Photograph Of My Grandparents Old House From The 70s, There’s A “Ghost” Truck In The Grass
#102
Car Key Fell Off Night Stand And Onto A Half Plugged In iPhone Charging Brick
#103
Goodwill Store Is Making Halloween Costumes By Adding Fake Blood To Wedding Dresses
indiecognition 3 years ago (edited)
Or they found a clever way to make a buck after cleaning a crime scene
#104
I Bought A Prawn The Size Of A Dinner Plate
#105
My Hotel Room Had A Ronald Mcdonald Statue In It (Hyatt Regency Chicago)
#106
My Prescription Sunglasses Are Like Half An Inch Thick
ObsidianAce_ 3 years ago
One time, after we switched to a new glasses provider, they refused to thin my lenses since I wasn’t of a certain age (the other place did it just fine since I was 4- I was 14 then). They weighed TWO POUNDS on my face. We didn’t stay with them…
#107
I Sweat So Much At The Gym Today That I Kept Leaving Human Disney Sweat Stamps With My Hoodie
#108
Forgotten Can Of Pumpkin Puree Had Developed Some Cultures After About A Couple Of Months
#109
Some Food Takeout Place In China Delivers Food In Clay Pots
#110
I Found The Geographic Center Of The United States
#111
My (New) Adidas Slides vs. My Dad's 20 Year Old Ones. Design Unchanged
#112
My Church Does A Grape Instead Of Juice/Wine For Communion
#113
This Big Ass Toilet At The Hospital, Normal Size Urinal For Scale
#114
My Omelette Is Exactly Two Slices Of Toast Wide
#115
My Impossible Vegetarian Nugget Had A Piece Of Wood In It
#116
The Mcdonalds “Sausage” Sticker Fits Perfectly Over My Air Conditioning Knob
#117
Double Decker Couch We Made
#118
My Husband Broke His Leg When He Was 4 Years Old. He Kept The Cast
#119
The Collection Of Things I Found In My New Suit
#120
My Thumb Looks Like A Toe And Is Exactly 1 Inch Wide
Henrik Schmidt 3 years ago
Mildly interestingly, in Danish, the word for "inch" is "tomme", which means "thumb".
#121
The Original Puppymonkeybaby Is On Display At Pepsico Headquarter
#122
This Grocery Store Has About 50 Different Types Of Mayo
Headless Roach 3 years ago
In my country there are two leading mayo brands and a few niche others. Funny thing is that there's an ongoing war between fans of the two leaders with a lot of memes involved.
#123
Neighbors Have A Monster Truck In Their Driveway
Yeah, okay. 3 years ago
To all of you saying it's cool - why? All I can think of is a) what swamp do you live in, b) fuel economy/ stability issues and c) overcompensation much?
#124
My Car Rental Key Has A "No Marijuana" Symbol On It
#125
My Wife's Bag Of Dried Squid Pieces Had An Entire Complete Squid
Headless Roach 3 years ago (edited)
A very dry Zara. Throw some moisturiser there from time to time, dear.
#126
Found Like 250 Rounds Of Rifle Bullets, Pistol Ammunition And Shotgun Shells In The House I Recently Bought
#127
Ordered A Speaker From Target And They Delivered It With The Security Device On
#128
These Are Most Of The Exit And Fire Safety Signs I Collected Over The Past 2 Years
#129
My Uber Eats Order Came With A Little Baggie Of Salt
#130
Our (Not Cheap) Airbnb Has A Tip Jar
#131
There Aren't Blue Froot Loops In The Canadian Version
Just_for_this 3 years ago
Difficult to create a suitable, healthy and cheap blue food dye alternative to the American poison
#132
I Accidently Pulled Out A Cluster Of 5 Beard Hairs All From The Same Follicle
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*Displayname*=idk 3 years ago
Some of these don't have enough context, some of these make my tummy feel weird, some of these are kinda sad, and some of these are nightmare juice. .
*Displayname*=idk 3 years ago
Some of these don't have enough context, some of these make my tummy feel weird, some of these are kinda sad, and some of these are nightmare juice. .
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