This Online Group Is Dedicated To “Mildly Interesting” Stuff, And Here Are Their 50 Best Posts (New Pics)
InterviewCan I get a drumroll, please? It’s time for (in my humble opinion) one of the best recurring features on Bored Panda—a round-up of the best latest photos from the ‘Mildly Interesting’ subreddit. A community with nearly 18.8 million members, r/mildlyinteresting is a haven for original photos of, well, mildly interesting stuff. We’ve been mildly impressed by how friendly and genuinely creative the community is time and time again. And we hope that you’ve been, too, dear Pandas.
Check out their latest top posts below and remember to upvote your fave ones as you’re scrolling down. Oh, and when you’re done, have a look through Bored Panda’s recent posts about the subreddit over here, right here, as well as here. It’s cool. It’s witty. And it’ll improve your week. Mildly.
Photographer Dominic Sberna from Ohio shared his perspective on taking quality pictures and composition with Bored Panda. You'll find his insights into the world of photography below. You'll also find our interview with Cowbeller1, one of the moderators curating the 'Mildly Interesting' subreddit, below.
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The Way My Windscreen Froze
An Old TV Repurposed Into A Cat Bed For My Cat’s Birthday
There Is A House Near Me That Looks Like It’s Out Of A Fairytale
Redditor Cowbeller1, one of the moderators at r/mildlyinteresting gave us a glance into how some of the most popular posts on the subreddit gain their fame. "A lot of it has to do with luck," they said that fortune plays an important role in photos going viral.
"Maybe you come across something interesting in your day-to-day life and remember to take a picture, maybe you're just lucky enough that something is interesting to the community. No real rhyme or reason aside from that," they shared their opinion.
As for the future, the subreddit plans to do what it does best: remain a stable and unchanging source of entertainment, as well as a cornerstone of Reddit "We will just continue doing the same thing. We've found that being boringly consistent is the best way to remain fair to the community. There haven't been any major changes in a while," moderator Cowbeller1 said.
Locals In Puerto Rico Painted This Mural. They Made Sure To Include The Dog That Chills There Often.
The Petals Of This Camellia Flower
1930’s Parquet Flooring Restored Today!
Photographer Dominic shared that over the past year he's expanded his network and gotten to know even more professional photographers. "Seeing the amount of time and planning some of them do is astounding," he praised his peers. "One such person I know made a 48 hour round trip (driving) to photograph a specific location recently."
According to the photographer, whether a professional relies more on their intuition or plans everything out with regard to the composition of a photo depends on each individual's style of photography. "But for the most part, planning is everything. This means different things to different people, but planning is important. Being instinctive comes down to an individual preference, I suppose, and is a different facet to the plan of attack," Dominic shared that thinking things through is vital to success.
This Bookshelf In Tallinn Airport
My Beer 4-Pack Came With Paperboard Rings, Instead Of Plastic
My Teacher Made Pokémon Animal Type Of Cards For Science.
As for whether or not a photo will be successful, Dominic is open that even the greatest professionals can't say for certain if a project will get the popularity it deserves. "We've all taken photos that we know are aesthetically sound, but they don't get the feedback we feel they deserve. Then, we'll take a photo that we like, but think is just another 'good, not great' photo, and it takes social media by storm. I've seen it happen," he said.
"Unfortunately, some of this has to do with algorithms, time of day being posted, and paid ads," the photographer explained that in the modern world, we have to be aware of the technical aspects that come with sharing photos online.
"A quality photo will not always get the praise it deserves. It's the truth of art. At the end of the day, one has to like their own work that they're putting out there. If others like it too, that's just an added bonus. Photographing what you want is extremely important to not lose artistic integrity and drive and it's also equally as difficult to tune out the noise," Dominic said.
Live Power Line Fell, It Was So Hot That It Melted Through The Sidewalk And Turned The Sand Underneath To Glass
My Dog Had A Paw Print On His Paw
My Friend's Shoes Look Like They Are Screaming
The r/mildlyinteresting subreddit celebrated a whopping 9 years of activity this February and there’s no stopping the community from growing larger and larger still. However much it expands, the moderators are doing what they can to make sure it doesn’t change too much. “We've been working hard to keep it that way,” redditor RedSquaree, one of the moderators of r/mildlyinteresting, told me in an earlier interview.
"The mildly interesting feel of the subreddit is maintained probably due to its rule about titles which weeds out all clickbait which is common in other subreddits. On our side, submissions have massively increased and the moderation team has been forced to expand," moderator RedSquaree earlier told Bored Panda that the mod team is very active and interested in maintaining the high quality of the content.
While Hiking An Isolated Jungle Trail In The Amazon, We Came Across This Post Marking The Equator.
My Newly Acquired Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone Fore-Edge Painted Book! Featuring A Secret Platform 9 3/4 Scene On The Edges Of The Pages.
The Melting Snow On This Chair Looks Like A Tree
Rule-breaking isn’t tolerated and transgressors are quickly sanctioned. “We're removing more rule-breaking content than ever before; often the content is OC [original content] and can be resubmitted which is great,” RedSquaree explained the ins and outs of how the community and the mods interact.
“There haven't been any massive changes in how we do things recently, although over the past few years we have used bots to automate a lot of our moderation practices. We haven't changed the rules in years despite some temptations caused by fads. In my honest opinion, it has been for the best. The sub feels pretty much the way it always has."
RedSquaree earlier explained to us how the inspiration to create r/mildlyinteresting first came about back in 2012. The mod told Bored Panda how one thread led user Doginabathtub to create the community but who has been "missing in action for years, and left the mod team years after becoming inactive as a moderator,” RedSquaree explained.
A Reminder For Parents To Not Be Assholes
My Dad Put Food Coloring On Icicles
That's lovely! I'm so jealous of people who have snow...(I live in a non-snowy part of Australia.)
My Body Wash Tells You What Each Ingredient Is
"So, I suppose Woggietree named the sub he did not found! A few years ago we were featured in a h3h3 Productions video (linked in our sidebar) which was a great compliment and is perhaps a good marker of success,” the mod said.
I Built A Magnetic Marble Run For My Fridge.
The Way The Snow Melted On My Walkway
The Wine I Ordered Online Came With A Tiny Set Of Dice Packaged Inside A Hollow Cork
The main draw of the community is the original content. Only original photos can be posted, nothing else! It’s OC or the high road. “Our content is generated by our community and given that titles cannot be clickbait, there is a unique feeling of people seeing something mildly interesting, whipping their phone out of their pocket, capturing, and posting,” the mod shared how proud they are of their fellow redditors.
My Cat Looking Like He Flushed Himself Down The Drain
I think that cat might be a Manx. We had a cat for 10 years whose face looked exactly like this one.
Load More Replies...Well, it has been established previously on the internet that cats are liquid.
"No I don't want to explain what happened, Martha. Just call the plumber."
You should stick a furry tail looking thing at the bottom go out and scream and frighten your friends/family.
Love what you said about Sink-kronised. Enjoyed the laugh.
Load More Replies...The Shadow On The Stairs Looks Like Another Set Of Stairs
A great optical illusion. At first I only saw the steps falling away at a dangerous angle.
The Reflection From My Window Decal Makes My Toilet Look Like A Quest Item In A Video Game
“The community feels very interactive (the content creators are all here) and laid back. This is probably why our comments sections are almost always nice and relaxed and, themselves, mildly interesting,” the mod said.
My Odometer Says 1234567890
This Photo I Took That Looks Like It's On The Moon
Silly Walk Clock
The Fuzz On My Sock Looks Like A Flamingo
This Sign At A Local Nature Preserve Has The Words Inverted So You Can Read It In The Water.
This Old Color Pencil Box After Termites Ate All The Wood
Dropped My Headphone At The Beach And It Pulled Iron Out Of The Sand.
This Sofa Set Made Out Of Red Bricks.
A 300-Year-Old Brick With A Paw Print In It
My Dog Yawned At The Exact Moment I Took A Photo Of Him In Front Of The Graffiti That Looks Like Him.
The Same Color Liquid In Different Colored Buckets Makes For An Interesting Comparison/Contrast.
My mum always use to say the cup of tea wasn't a funny colour, it was the mug. Now I see!
A Little Crab Pen Holder I Found In Tokyo
Snowman Totoro.
This ‘Mini’ Evolution I Saw In London
Anatomy In Marble
My GF's Chair Looks Like A Duck With Hair.
A Small River Going Over Another
The Size Of A Fiber Optic Wire Capable Of Supplying A Home With High Speed Internet
This explains why my sister's keeps getting replaced due to critters
One Of The Eggs I Poached This Morning Came Out Looking Like A Human Heart
I Was Born Without Finger Or Toe Prints.
Australian Flood Waters Meet The Ocean
I Have A Coin From When Hadrian Was Emperor Of Rome Thats Almost 2000 Years Old
ohhhhh i love collecting coins!!! my grandpa has some really cool ones too!
Every $1 Bill I’ve Collected From Tips Over 2 Years (Roughly 1600)
That's cool! And disciplined...no way could I leave that lying around without spending it!
Wood Splinters That Look Like A City
I Made A Circle Out Of LEGO Bricks
My Flatmate And I Took Nearly The Same Photo Walking Home At Different Times
At first in thought they were birds flying in the sky, then realised it's animal/ bird footprints in snow.
Neighbors Tree Was Struck By Lightning, It Now Blooms In Different Stages
This Sign Telling Me To “ Duck “...
Don’t be surprised if you find someone standing there thinking they have to wait for passing ducks
Saw This Awesome Metallica Plate On The Freeway Today
I Dropped Some Coffee And It Looks Like A Bird
These Dinosaurs Wearing Masks At The Indianapolis Children's Museum
My Giant Mini Penne
My Discount Grocery Store Sells Bulk M&ms Separated By Color
I've seen this in the Walmart in the US! SO WEIRD! Why would you buy one color only?
I Made A Serotonin Molecule Shelf.
The Right Joint Of My Thumb Never Developed. I Can't Bend It.
Local Plant Nursery Has A Guide To Their Pets That Roam Around Greeting Customers
Found Original Homeowner In The Walls Of A Teardown
This Zigzag Pattern Appears When Her Fur Is Raised!
Found A Chip Almost As Big As My Hand
This 129 Year Old Penny Came Out Of A Roll Today
Bubbly Clouds
I Stood In The Reflection Of The Backyard Glass Window Opposite My Thongs And It Looks Like My Ghost Is Wearing Them!
None Of My Fingers Have A Middle Joint
I Photographed A Squirrel So Close That The Reflection In Its Eye Shows My Phone And My Hand With The Pine Nuts.
My Lawn Made A Natural Yin Yang Symbol After A Pool Stood There
Found An Edgepiece In My Bag Of Goldfish
In My Shoprite, When The Price Of Pies Gets Reduced, It Gets Reduced To Pi.
The Amount Of Hair My Daughter Had At 2 Months Old!
I Found This Print From Where A Gray Wolf Slept In The Snow. You Can Even See Her Ribs!
Shadows Of Birds Perched Atop A Tent
This Tomato Looks Like A Rubber Duckie
My Redneck Grandpa's Four-Wheeler.
These Cupcake Papers Match My Sister
The Shadow Of My Chimney Makes Me Look Like Lord Farquad
Maybe he is Lord Farquad, but in human form. And his shadows show his true form :0
The Olympic Jacket I Got At A Thrift Store Had The Original Owners I.d Badge (As Well As Tickets For The Opening Ceremony, Plane Tickets And Stickers) Inside One Of The Pockets.
This Coconut Oil Turned Into Honeycomb
Picasso Pebble
My WiFi Extender Makes My Outlet Look Like A Pissed Off Robot
The People Who Made My Guitar Pick Couldn’t Be Bothered To Buy The Stock Photo
My Local Supermarket Is Selling Airplane Food Because Nobody Is Flying
A Street Lamp Fell Over Into The Snow Outside My Apartment. Turns Out They’re Massive- My Hand For Scale
Learning To Waltz While Waiting For My Covid Vaccine
My Dog Knocked Over A Bottle Of Bleach Cleaner Near My Laundry Pile And I Got A Sick New Shirt Out Of It.
My Neighbors Decorated Their Plant To Look Like Exeggutor
My Mom And Uncle Found A Usaf Target Drone On The Beach
A Hand Drill From The Early 1900s That I Fully Restored
This Gate That Allows Horses But Not Vehicles
they have these near where I live- a couple of small logs one side and you have a decent jump for a mountain bike
These Tinted Windows Make It Look Like We’re In The Ocean.
Both Of My Lights Burnt Out - One Turned White While The Other Turned Black
Can someone explain this? I'm really curious to know why they ended up different colors.
This Hotel I’m Staying At Has The Shower Shelf Accessible From Both Inside As Well As Outside
I Was Waiting At The Red Light And Realized That I Was Surrounded With All White Cars
Girl Scouts Posted Up Outside My Local Dispensary To Sell Cookies.
My Neighbor Made These Skull Adirondack Chairs And A Matching Table
My Car Tire Balancing On Only A Tiny Patch Of Snow, Somehow Not Collapsing, After All The Snow Around It Melted
My Shirt Has A Microfiber Sewn On The Inside To Clean Glasses
A Vertical Chessboard
The Windows Xp Wallpaper Is Now A Vineyard
The Lighting From My Keyboard Formed A Little Heart On My Glass.
3.5 Bottles Of Maple Syrup I Just Finished Making.
I Made A Sideways Pencil To Mark Something In An Area I Could Not Reach
Mini Pallet Coasters
You Can See The Evolution Of My Knitting Skills On My First Ever Project
Yes! I remember the same with my first ever Tunisian crocheting work! It's strangely both motivating and unmotivating at the same time. While seeing my improvement motivates me, the realization that if I want the finished piece to look as good as I can make it I would have to start it over unmotivates me.
This Print My Dusty Jeans Made On The Chair Whilst I Ate My Lunch.
IKEA Display Toilets Have Directions To The Real Toilets.
The NYC Model That Some Guy Spent Years Building By Hand That Is Now Sitting In My Empty Local Mall ..
Shame it is left in a disused building. The people who downvoted the comment on a one way, HE WAS JOKING
The Countertop Of This Home Was Made By Prisoners.
My Extra Finger.
This Water Spill On My Sink Looks Like A Dancing Lady In A Dress And Top Hat.
Am A Mail Carrier. These Are The Pennies I've Picked Up On My Route In The Past Six Months.
This Tiny Star In A New Train In Stockholm.
Someone Has Drawn Cartoon Faces On All The Cars In This Snowy Lot.
Chopsticks I Got In Tokyo (2019) For The 2020 Olympics That Never Happened.
Mold On Cream Cheese.
I Got A Mosquito Bite On Top Of A Bruise And It Drained The Blood From The Impact Site.
This Palm Tree Growing Out Of The Middle Of An Oak Tree.
Cleaned My Copper Sink With Vinegar And Sea Salt. A Few Hours Later These Salt Crystals Grew On The Rag I Used To Dry It.
When I Got My Covid Vaccine, They Gave Me Some Candy In A Pill Package.
La Croix Froze Mid Explosion In The Back Of Our Refrigerator.
I guess it was in the freezer? Because a fridge shouldn't be this cold.
My Mailman Looks Exactly Like Seth Rogen
My Calendar Has The 20th Of April Marked As 420 Day
I Made Tiny Pizzas The Size Of Pepperonis.
Some Guy In My Town Bought A Billboard For His Wife Celebrating Their Wedding Anniversary.
Minimalist Uno
This Is What 5oz (Standard Wine Glass Size) Looks Like In Different Wine Glasses
The Pattern Of Bite Marks On My Dog’s Frisbee After Thousands Of Fetches
This KFC In Japan Has Colonel Sanders Dressed In A Samurai Attire (And A Matching Mask)
cool! in my view a little strange... but i would L O V E to see that in person, maybe like, get a picture with it or something.
I Passed "The Nut Mobile" Today While Driving
This Kitkat Bench
This Subway Has A Subway Underneath It.
Our Scanner At Work Looks Like A Xenomorph
Accidentally Cross Sectioned A Screw In Wood.
Inside Of This Tomato Looks Like A Perfect Strawberry
Found A Hot Tub And Steam Room Behind A Basement Wall
How did you find it? Did the tormented screams of the previous victims haunt your dreams, until you decided to one day just rip the wall down in an attempt to find peace?
The Ice In My Old Fashioned Is So Clear You Can See Through The Glass
Molar In Moss Outside My Dentists' Office
An Empty Vile Of The Covid-19 Vaccine I Was Allowed To Keep As A Souvenir After Volunteering At A Vaccination Hub
in the UK they have to destroy every empty vial to ensure that criminals don't sift through the medical waste and then refill them with whatever to sell on the black market. It's amazing how much thought has to go into the whole programme
The Way The Lines Match Up
There Were (Literally) Whole Grains In My Son’s Cheerios.
These Gender Neutral Bathroom Doors
This Home Depot Has Little Mini Bathtubs For Display Purposes
This Glove Looks Like A Sphinx
My Peeler Gives Pixelated Looking Peels
The Way My Pasta Spilled
Finishing Pens Without Losing Them
Surprisingly Voluminous Trash Cans In Amsterdam
My Debit Card Blends Into This Old Cabinet
That’s a cabinet? For a quick second I thought it was snow on the sidewalk
This Mini Greenhouse From The Turtle Shell Lid To My Son's Sandbox
The Most Teal I’ll Ever See In One Room
This Deflated Balloon That Looks Like Mozart
Ah, I vaguely see it. The top and sides are his wig and the front is his face but without any facial features.
Old Serving Dish Looks Like The Google Chrome Icon.
I guess Sergey just had a lazy off day and felt the deadline for his logo design coming closer and closer. While munching he must have thought "yeah, this will do, that's enough for today".
Biggest Fry I’ve Seen In My Life
My Teacup Is Hollow So It Doesn’t Get Too Hot To Hold.
The Results Of My Allergy Test Today. I Am Allergic To Everything They Tested For.
I Have An Official Mcdonalds Sign.
1977 McDonald's Christmas Trash Found In The Wall Of Our House.
Amazon Has Reflective Panels In The Top Of Their Lockers So You Don't Have To Jump Around Like A Maniac To Make Sure You Got All Your Stuff
I'm Redoing My Kitchen And The Old Owners Put A Wall Over An Exterior Door.
Snowpile In The Corner Of A Building That Refuses To Melt
Great Notion Used Their Best By Date To Commemorate Mf Doom
Somehow I looked at this and thought “RIP Mt Doom” and for a second I was like “Sauron has returned and is mourning his mountain.”
As I Do Not Have A Surname, Bank Decided To Give Me One
So Cold Outside My Doorknob Frosted.
I agree. And so many different things, some nature, some made by humans. Some close-up detail, some from a distance. And those that are created on-purpose, they didn't always realise what effect it would have once finished.
Load More Replies...Sometime in the 90s, I saw a movie marquee with three movies listed on it that could be read as a full sentence: Trainspotting: That Thing You Do To Jillian On Her 37th Birthday. Didn't get a photo, as it was before cell-phones with cameras built in, but it has always stuck with me.
I use to call these "sidewalkwonders" This tiny stunning moments remember you to appreciate the diversity of beauty and life
I love these mildly interesting facts SOOOOOOOOO much. I VANT MORRRRE
More: What is fore-edge painting? Martin Frost explains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-mzCgJvlsw
May I ask then, what isn't interesting about "Funny Photos"?
Load More Replies...I agree. And so many different things, some nature, some made by humans. Some close-up detail, some from a distance. And those that are created on-purpose, they didn't always realise what effect it would have once finished.
Load More Replies...Sometime in the 90s, I saw a movie marquee with three movies listed on it that could be read as a full sentence: Trainspotting: That Thing You Do To Jillian On Her 37th Birthday. Didn't get a photo, as it was before cell-phones with cameras built in, but it has always stuck with me.
I use to call these "sidewalkwonders" This tiny stunning moments remember you to appreciate the diversity of beauty and life
I love these mildly interesting facts SOOOOOOOOO much. I VANT MORRRRE
More: What is fore-edge painting? Martin Frost explains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-mzCgJvlsw
May I ask then, what isn't interesting about "Funny Photos"?
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