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Who needs Alice In Wonderland when we have Mother Nature? As crazy as it sounds, there are too many mind-boggling things happening just outside the comfort of your home. Like, did you know that... goats have accents and owls don't have eyeballs? Nature has surely been generous with throwing its weird gifts at us to think about.
And often, you don’t need to go far to realize there’s a bunch of (mildly) interesting stuff happening right at your doorstep. From an odd tree that has a single branch of an apple tree to a frog so tiny, your fingernail looks like Everest in comparison, these are some of the most amusing examples spotted by people and shared in the Reddit community r/mildlyinteresting.
Whether it’s mildly or overwhelmingly interesting remains a subject of debate, but one cannot argue just how crazy nature can be.
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#1
A Rare Desert Bloom In The Atacama Desert In Chile
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#2
My New Petunia Looks Like A Galaxy
#3
This Icy Bird Umbrella
Remember the days when you were a kid playing in the back yard, never ready to come home for dinner? It’s because spending time in nature was an adventure most of us were already ready to take on. From finding odd colorful bugs hiding in the greenery to catching your first fish in the neighbor’s pond, these were the moments full of excitement that you may still carry to this day.
But these days, Americans are spending less and less time outdoors. A 2019 Outdoor Foundation study showed that nearly half of the US population doesn’t participate in any outdoor recreation at all, and only 17.9 percent got out at least once a week in 2018. As a result, there have been one billion fewer hikes, climbs, rides, and outdoor excursions than a decade ago.
#4
Albino Deer I Spotted Walking Into Work Last Week
Dragonfruit'nrollerskates 5 years ago
If this is not a majestic deer goddess of sunshine, I'm a goose. I mean, LOOK at that rainbow.
#5
Mt. Fuji Today - Rare Lenticular Cloud
#6
This Shadow From Two Different Trees In My Parking Lot
Thenatural 5 years ago
I'm wondering if this is by design though?its clearly floodlight at the required angle for the effect...still brilliant though.
A similar Yale study from 2017 suggested that the lure of technology and places people work, live, and go to school “do not encourage contact with the natural world," and "myriad competing priorities and activities push experiences in nature to the side.”
“In particular,” the report said, “older adults were concerned that younger generations are overly reliant on electronic media, unaware of how the natural world works, and unacquainted with the simple enjoyment of being outdoors.”
Here at Bored Panda, we hope that showing the little wonders nature can bring us will bring back everyone's interest in going outdoors and spending some time in the sunshine. Not only does it help to boost your immune system, lift your mood, and make you more active, it also gives you the sense of curiosity we all had in childhood and lost somewhere in our hectic schedules.
#7
The Smallest Maple Tree Leaf I’ve Ever Seen
#8
This Twisted Driftwood I Found On The Beach
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago (edited)
This is actually manmade, created in Aarhus by Jorn Ronnaus in 1993 and is called “Tanden-The tooth” also known as “the unicorn”.
#9
Sunflower Growing Out Of The Sidewalk - Parent Patch Visible In Background
#10
Vietnamese Mossy Frog
#11
Colour Gradient Moss
#12
This Red Only Rainbow I Saw At Midnight In Finland
#13
A Cherry Just Grew Alone In The Middle Of My Tree
#14
This Tree That Was Burnt In A Bushfire Continues To Live
#15
The River By Me Flooded, Then Froze, Then The Water Receded Leaving These Hovering Ice Shelves On The Trees
#16
This Tibetan Cherry Tree At My Local Park Looks Like Copper!
#17
This Cabbage In My Yard Showing It’s Fall Colors
#18
This Baby Grasshopper Army In My Friend’s Garden
#19
This Sorry Sap Of A Rock Formation
#20
The New Growth On This Fir Tree
#21
This Morning I Found By Far The Smallest Frog I Have Ever Seen In My Entire Life (My Average-Sized Fingernail For Scale)
#22
This Tree Grew Inside An Old Silo And Finally Made It To The Top!
#23
The Parrot Waxcap Mushroom. Found Across Northern Europe
#24
My Wife Found This Tiny Skink In Our Garden, Some Much Needed Brightness On A Grey, Smoky Day
#25
Squirrel With A Blonde Tail
SirPatTheCat 5 years ago
Don't patronize her, do you guys have any idea how much it cost her to get that done at the squalon???
#26
Left: A Painting From 1892, Right: The Same Spot In 2020
#27
The Way The Condensation Formed On My Blackberry Plant This Morning
#28
This Tree In My Neighbourhood That Has 1 Branch Of An Apple Tree And The Rest Is A Normal Tree
#29
A Whole Colony Of Fairy Inkcaps
François Carré 5 years ago
Now that's truly natural and much more amazing than the grape of grapes displayed above.
#30
This Geyser Right Before It Blows
#31
Every Year We Get A Single Red Rose Growing Through The Wall Of Ivy In Our Garden
#32
Beautiful Elephant Hawk Moth Found In My Garden, UK
#33
Whole Other World I Found In A Beer Bottle Laying In The Woods
#34
Snow Had Just The Right Conditions So That It Rolled Up Like A Carpet
#35
These Bunches Of Grapes Are Growing Into A...bunch Of Grapes
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
Just image if that whole thing fell and hit someone, it would be pretty bloody heavy.
#36
Close Up Of My Chameleon
#37
I Found This Leaf That Looks Like A Weather Radar
DforDorothy 5 years ago
"today forecast for most of the regions is AUTUMN with a chance of leaf fall"
#38
The Patterns On This Palm Frond
#39
This Orchid Really Looks Like An Eagle
#40
Found A Face On A Tree Today
#41
My Grass Is An Inch Lower...and Got Frost. My Neighbors Did Not
#42
3 Ears I Grew From The Same Heirloom Corn Variety
#43
My Apple Looks Like Its Still Loading
#44
This Bird That Looks Like Danny Devito
#45
The Way These Succulents Grow In The Wall
#47
A Tree Inside Another Tree
#49
I Found A Cicada With The Mcdonald’s Logo On It
#50
These Tumbleweeds That Piled Up In Front Of My Brother's House
#51
Found A Moose Tooth In The Creek
#52
After A Little Snowfall, My Tree Looks Like A Cotton Plant
#53
The Ombré Effect Of This Virginia Creeper
#54
Giant Puffball Mushroom My Sister Found In The Woods
#55
A Block Of Wood That’s Been Electrocuted
#56
A Squirrel Has Been Stuffing This Sign Post Full Of Acorns For The Winter
#57
Sugar Crystal That Formed At The Bottom Of My Maple Syrup
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
What, I can’t even create a crystal using the sugar and water method yet someone just leaves their maple syrup and one miraculously grows. Gah
#58
Tree That’s Changing Colors Along The Split Of Its Storm-Damaged Trunk
#59
This Pumpkin In Our Garden Split And It Looks Like It Has Teeth
#60
This Rock That Looks Like A Hippopotamus
#62
I Had A Quadruple Mini Banana This Morning
#63
Daughter Found The Largest Blackberry I’ve Ever Seen
#64
Freeze-Dried Dragonfruit Is One Of The Most Vibrant Natural Examples Of The Color Fuchsia
#65
This Succulent In Our Backyard Grew Like A Scorpion
DforDorothy 5 years ago
It is blooming and it also means it's the end of it's life cycle. Beautiful way to end it, though :)
#66
The Tomato We Grew Looks Like Sauron’s Eye
#67
I Thought This Weed Flower Looked Like The Covid Renderings
#68
My Sweet Potato Looks Like A Sea Lion
#69
This White Fern I Found On My Hike Today
#70
A Storm Literally Picked Up And Moved This Road
#71
This Rock That Looks Like A Half Eaten Potato
#72
The Shadow Of “Sharptop Mt” In Virginia Is Very Sharp!
#73
This Dead Plant Looks Like A Broomstick
#74
The Last Cranberry Bog We Harvested In Maine
#75
This Cactus Thats Been Growing Out Of My Friends Metal Roof For 4 Years Now
#76
This Bird Has A Bowl Cut
#77
The Way The River Color Splits In Pittsburgh
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
Surely the flow of the river comes from the top of the photo and the left side is where all the factories are.
#78
This Nearly 2 Kg Avokado From My Grandmother's Place
#79
This Cloud I Photographed From A Commercial Flight That Is Creating A Massive Shadow
#80
6-Leaf Clover I Found
#81
This Rock My Sisters And I Put Between These Tree Limbs 10 Ish Years Ago
#82
I Found A Pebble That Looks Like A Slice Of French Toast
#83
My Venus Fly Trap Caught A Wasp!
#84
This Wasp Nest Looks A Bit Like Jupiter
#85
I Work At An Asparagus Farm And Sometimes 2 Asparagus Will Grow Too Close To One Another And Form A Bigger One
#86
This Spider-Web Looks Like Spider-Man
#87
This Tree Swallowing A Trespassing Sign
#88
It Looks Like There's A Dog Trapped In This Tree
#89
I Left A Summer Roll On My Desk For 4 Days. The Bean Sprouts Are Sprouting
#90
The Grass Someone Ran Over Is Growing Better Than The Grass That Wasnt
KatHat 5 years ago
Ehhhhh, the tyres probably just removed the dead grass from wherever they touched. The grass is growing fine everywhere but you can just see it there.
Anna Woodhull 5 years ago
I don't think so. I think rain water collected in the wheel ruts. Giving the grass in the tracks just enough water to stay green while the rest of the lawn dried out and died.
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elizabeth shannon 5 years ago
This compilation is worthy of an exhibition. Quite wonderful. Thank you.
Teri Campisi 5 years ago
I loved it! Would love to see more of stuff like this! I don't get out much since my stroke!
Juan Mejias 5 years ago (edited)
What's with the article title? "Mildly interesting stuff" sounds quite patronizing
NamiKoa 5 years ago
I actually appreciate how mellow it is - not "These 50 amazing sightings in nature will change your life forever!"
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elizabeth shannon 5 years ago
This compilation is worthy of an exhibition. Quite wonderful. Thank you.
Teri Campisi 5 years ago
I loved it! Would love to see more of stuff like this! I don't get out much since my stroke!
Juan Mejias 5 years ago (edited)
What's with the article title? "Mildly interesting stuff" sounds quite patronizing
NamiKoa 5 years ago
I actually appreciate how mellow it is - not "These 50 amazing sightings in nature will change your life forever!"
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