Usually, when you look at a photo, it evokes some kind of emotion. A kitty making weird faces makes you smile, and an old portrait leaves you feeling nostalgic. But have you ever seen a snapshot that piqued your curiosity and made you think, "Hmm, that's interesting?" Well, there’s a dedicated community that specializes in sharing such intriguing things online. The 'Mildly Interesting' subreddit is full of captivating things that people come across in everyday life. Scroll down, Pandas, to see if you find something that surprises you just a little or maybe more. And don’t forget to upvote your favorite ones.
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The Difference In Appearance Of This Nuthatch After I Found It vs. After A 2 Hour Nap In A Shoebox
I was a wildlife rehabber, but birds were a different beast that I lacked confidence in rehabbing. Fortunately, "the bird lady" lived close by, so she would take all the birds I found.
This Bonsai Plant Has A Hexagon Branch Structure
I'm gonna say that's probably an organic molecule from looking at the structure. The inorganic ones don't tend to have leaves
Load More Replies...A Sign Over A Urinal In Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean And Binary
And they remembered to add a comma, in just the right place! Love that!
Load More Replies...The binary translates to "向前一小步 文明一大步" which in English is "One small step forward, one giant step forward for civilization"
I used the google translate for both Chinese traditional and simple. Same result!
Load More Replies...Whoever did the English translation deserves a prize- it’s witty and they retained the original humour.
As adults, we should be ashamed these signs have to be publicly posted. That goes for all genders. Oh, and ladies, stop hovering. You'll thank me when you get old and don't need diapers for the incontinence hovering caused.
hovering? i'm not sure what you mean in this context.
Load More Replies...Not everything in life needs to be a grand spectacle. If we keep chasing only the so-called perfect things in life, we might miss out on our surprisingly captivating surroundings. If we look closely, we will find joy in the small, slightly interesting things around us.
And the ‘Mildly Interesting’ subreddit has managed to do just that. The goal of this group, which boasts an amazing 24 million members, is to share pictures that are not exactly 'wow' but somewhere in the middle of being intriguing and boring.
There Was A Square Hole In The Sky
It is interesting from a Fortean point of view that Glitch in the Matrix has taken over from UFO (UAP) explanations as favourite go-to for unexplained s**t. I wonder if it is a generational thing?
Maybe because we have so much better an idea of the impossibility of aliens showing up? At our current fastest, it would take us 50,000 years to get to the Alpha Centauri system, and we don't know if any of the planets there can support life.
Load More Replies...Lightning Struck My Home Gym And Left This Artifact Inside The Mirror
what's with the incognito face masking? This lightning strike should not be that embarrassing. Unless someone you know said, "Gods gonna strike you down with a lightning bolt" shortly before this happened...
because people are using AI to do all sorts of intrusive and dumb things online, with all the free everything available to them
Load More Replies...Bees Swarmed My Plant
Probably a hive migrating. They are resting. Just leave them alone and they will go on their own in a couple of days.
Just honeybees searching for a new home. They don't want to live there; they need more shelter than that plant can provide. They're just taking a break. They're quite docile while they're doing this and as long as they're left undisturbed (which I hope the OP did), they won't bother anyone.
According to the original post, They had a beekeeper come to relocate the bees to their farm.
Load More Replies...I would've called the Honey Farm down the street so they could capture them and give them a more reliable home.
Imagine if everything in life was fascinating and mind-blowing. You visit a restaurant, and all the dishes they serve are scrumptious. Every song you listen to is soulful and catchy. Any dress you buy looks like it’s meant for a fashion show.
While the idea of everything being perfect sounds appealing, it’s not always the case. If we live in a world where everything is flawless, we will have very little motivation to do innovative things or improve ourselves or grow personally and professionally.
A Bird Made A Nest On My Car While I Was At The Gym
and got so far, but in the end, it doesnt even matter
Load More Replies...Why are city pigeons here such super minimalist nest builders? Because they are the feral version of the domesticated pigeon.The domestic pigeon was originally bred from the wild rock dove, which naturally inhabits sea-cliffs and mountains. It just takes a few branches to keep the egg from rolling off the cliff and nothing fancy, so city pigeons just stay true to their roots - cliff or car hood, who cares
The bird in the picture is not a “feral version of the domesticated pigeon” (e.g., Columbia livia). It is a mourning dove (Zenaida macroura). All of the species in the Columbidae family build stick nests.
Load More Replies...So genuine question.... what does a person do in this instance? You can't really just evict the poor thing. :(
It's a real dilemma, but there's a bright side. Doves are quite flexible in their requirements, and she will find another place -she will and must because she knows she will lay eggs soon. She could be shooed, and the twigs placed in a nearby, visible, and safe place for her to collect and rebuild elsewhere.
Load More Replies...This Eclipse Survival Goodie Bag Our Cfo Made For Everyone [oc]
They missed out Jaffa cakes… Full moon, half moon, eclipse! Older Brits will remember the advert.
Looks like this is an American one, a jaffa cake and a moon pie are basically the same (marshmallow middle, cookie cake wafers, chocolate dipped) i base all of this off of the show The InBESTigators, so idk if it's accurate 😂 but moon pies did have a similar ad
Load More Replies...Underground Nest Of Garter Snakes At A Friend's House
They look kinda cute for nope ropes, and since they're not danger noodles there's no harm in letting them live there right?
As long as they're *at* the house, not *under* the house. I saw an Animal Planet show probably a good 15 years back about a family who unknowingly bought a house located on a garter snake den site. They had hundreds of snakes around the property (and the wife was terrified of snakes), their water was contaminated from the snake's waste, and they couldn't sell the house because of the snakes. They had to declare bankruptcy.
Load More Replies...awww look at their little faces like hi please dont hurt me im harmless
I know they're not poisonous, but it's time to move! It's their home now.
Self-improvement is possible when we work on things that we are doing incorrectly. If you believe that everything you do is phenomenal, you will never feel the need to improve yourself. Let’s say you are working on an office project with your team.
You think you have done everything faultlessly. Because of this, you are not taking productive suggestions from your colleagues and are not even listening to their ideas that might be better than yours.
My Antidepressant Is Actually 12 Smaller Pills In A Trench Coat
Pretty standard - especially when it comes to sustained release coated dosage forms. That way, e.g. dose dumping can be prevented if one of the smaller units get damaged. However, probably mildly interesting for all the people who have no connections to the pharmaceutical industry.
Venaflaxine modified release if memory serves correctly. I too pulled one apart after wondering why it sounded like tiny maracas. Very satisfying to shake before you swallow.
I will now see if my ER Venaflaxine looks like that. Interesting!
Load More Replies...But did they get into a movie for the cost of one pill instead of 12???
Kinda like some bigger batteries, just a bunch of smaller ones inside
*bats the pills and their trenchcoat under the sofa*
As a person who has allergies to food dyes, I find it really annoying that so many meds are colored. Say my doctor orders me to take 10 mg of a prescription once a day - I get to the pharmacy and the pill is bright yellow so I can't take it. Then the pharmacy has to call the doctors office and explain and request they send over a new Rx for 1/2 of a 20 mg pill which is white...
As a person who takes a lot of meds, shape, size, and different colors go a long way toward preventing mixups and accidental misdoses. IMG_1610-6...a-jpeg.jpg
Just checked my venaflaxine and I can confirm. The epitome of 3 owls in a trench coat 😂
Now I can't get the image of a capsule in a trench coat out of my head. 😆
The Stark Difference Between A Kroger And Farmers Market Strawberry
Supermarket strawberries as with most of their fruit and veg are bred to look good, be more resilient whilst being transported/increase display time and taste is a less important factor. Looking at you supermarket tomatoes! The varieties of strawberries I grow in my garden taste so much nicer than the supermarket ones. Unfortunately, the slugs agree so it’s mostly supermarket ones for me!
My son got excited because we were out and he saw some giant strawberries for sale. Got them he tried then and said they were gross nothing like ours. Spoiled kiddo
Load More Replies...Could be. A white center is not indicative of ripeness in all types of strawberries.
Load More Replies...Supermarket fruits are typically harvested green, and ripen in transit. This produces less ripe and less flavorful fruit than what a local grower will provide that ripens 'on the vine'. This of course does not account for off season, when you cannot get local fruit.
I know what fresh produce is supposed to taste like, and I've not been able to find anything near homegrown at my grocer's. I wouldn't complain about prices if we were getting our money's worth.
Real strawberries (farmers market, just local markets, etc.) are probably the best (healthy lol 😅) thing you will ever eat
Power Line Fell And Melted Sidewalk Into A Boiling Glass Puddle
i need some sleep, i read this as ‘that would be good for photographing penises’
Load More Replies...This happened outside my house a few years ago! I was at work and missed all the excitement, but seeing the scorched cement was cool.
It’s a possibility that our drive for creative expression might be stifled in a perfect world. Let’s say you tried your hand at painting, and everything you made was a masterpiece. In this case, you do not feel inspired to draw something new. Many of our creative endeavors are inspired by our imperfections.
If you make something that doesn’t look too good, you are tempted to keep trying. In the process, you sometimes come up with bright new ideas as well.
The Holes I Drilled In This Stump Are All Different Colors
You fill the holes with "stump killer" to prevent the root system from sending up suckers for years. Na2S2O5 (Sodium metabisulfite) degrades the lignin in the wood ,allowing the stump to break down faster.
Load More Replies...Neat!! I guess the different rings of the tree come out different colors. One of the most interesting Forensic Files I ever watched was about when a woman's murder occurred. She was burned and Forensics could determine what year the murder occurred by examining the tree's rings. I was completely hooked on anything crime-related then. And this was before true crime became so popular.
Took me a while to realise that's shavings. But heartwood generally is a different shade and the darkest one seems to have gone through bark
Old Injury On Hand Now Gets Dirty Or Stays Clean Opposite To The Rest Of The Hand
Oh, I know this one. It's an optical illusion. The answer is that the palm is White and Gold and in different lighting.
I did a Google image search for an explanation, but I didn't get one. Instead, I got a bunch of photos describing skin diseases, and no one besides a dermatologist needs to see those.
Scar tissue or burns maybe, I have some random scars and they just don't get dirty for some reason
Load More Replies...The palm print on the scar is smoother than the rest of the palm and traps less dirt.
I have a large burn scar on my leg that can't be seen unless I get a tan, then it tans way darker than the surrounding skin.
Those are hard-working hands. Maybe a farmer or construction worker. They Look like my hands after and during the harvest season.
Someone Left A Ducky On My Car
Only a relatively new one. I’ve had jeeps for over two decades and we never did this before. I personally don’t participate. Waving is good enough.
Load More Replies...Marla, I don't know who downloaded year, but this was absolutely hilarious! Take my vote and continue being funny. :-)
Load More Replies...Is this your first duck? Welcome to the club!!!!! I'll never forget my first duck. A cute little tiger striped one from a big green wrangler with Wally Gator on the side.
Makes me want to get a Jeep just to get involved in the whole 'duck, duck Jeep' thing. 😄
My parents jeep's dashboard is full up with ducks lol. Most they've collected from other jeep owners, some they've bought. They have a bag of duckies in the back for ducking other jeeps. It's just a fun thing to do.
There's a long story/explanation behind it, but "ducking" amongst Wrangler owners is a way to say 'I like your Jeep'. It was started at the beginning of the pandemic by an American woman visiting Canada who received a very nasty note on her Jeep simply because she was an American in Canada. It seems to have slowed down in my area (New England) but every duck I have received has made me happy, and I hope every duck i have given out has brightened the day of whomever I gave to.
Sadly the creator of Duck Duck Jeep passed away June 22. Her name was Allison Parliament. She was actually Canadian with a dual US citizenship, but had been living in Alabama. But because she had US plates, the guy yelled at her and assaulted her for being a "dirty American spreading covid". She was actually planning on using the ducks to prank a friend, but decided to put them on a jeep she saw and liked instead. The owner of the jeep saw her and told her it was a cool idea and she should put it on social media.
Load More Replies...If things are not okay-ish, mediocre or incomplete, we might start taking everything for granted. The existence of flaws and struggles truly helps us appreciate beauty, success, and happiness in life. For instance, if every strawberry you eat is sweet, you might not feel that excited about buying berries. You will not be able to appreciate the yumminess of seasonal fruits.
This 107 Year Old Hot Dog Place’s Original Menu Prices
I think someone was copying from a list and forgot where they were up to and decided f**k it I'm not doing this agin.
Load More Replies...A) the office for price administration was established in WWII, not 107+ years ago. B) putting the citrus juices on there twice is a lazy mistake that probably wouldn't have been tolerated 100+ years ago and C) the use of more than 3 different writing styles and the perfection of the lines and lettering would have been a lot of work for a typesetter for a diner menu. Ima say this is kitch made by the diner to generate a false nostalgia.
Yeah but there IS a chris place on dexter that is a hotdog spot thats been there 107 years
Load More Replies...Imagine being a customer 107 years ago and saying "I'm going to splurge today and get myself a pickle!"
Load More Replies...Has the BP censor actually censored the word "grape". little bit much!!!!
No, it just looks like water damage or a stain on the old menu.
Load More Replies...Sorry, english is not my first language, but shouldn't it be 'selling price' and not 'ceiling' ? Isn't ceiling like the inside roof ? I'm confused
A 'ceiling price' is a government made price limit, to make sure that the business isn't charging too much money for its goods. So like a ceiling is as high as you can go in a room, the ceiling price is the highest amount of money they can charge.
Load More Replies...Maybe one is grapefruit juice, the citrus flavored juice and the other is grape 🍇 the fruit juice? 🤔 now that I'm thinking about it, one could be orange 🍊 the fruit juice and the other is the color orange juice?
The Difference Between A Trimmed Palm Tree And A Wild Palm Tree
I think I like the wild ones better. They look like they're wearing big furry cloaks.
Those big furry cloaks are often filled with nests of rats. So that's fun.
Load More Replies...Untrimmed ones are fire hazards, especially in inhabited areas. Some similar palms grow in the California desert near...wait for it...Palm Springs!
Trees? A fire hazard? It's not like they're made of wood.
Load More Replies...The wild ones definitely look like they’d sneak up on you whilst you slept.
Right lol they look mischievous for some reason
Load More Replies...What do you mean, "wild". WTF is that. This photo, there are trimmed and untrimmed palms. Wild?
The "American Garden" In The ‚gardens Of The World’ Exhibition In Berlin Is Simply An La Style Parking Lot
And don't it always seem to go / that you don't know whatcha got til it's gone...
Eh as an American I'm not offended. There's really no way to show a quintessential American garden since the geography and climate varies so much across the country. I'd rather a bunch of Germans get their jollies at making fun of us in this way than see an entire museum of American style gardens.
I agree with you. When ones entire country is about the size of West Virginia, a relatively small state, they can't really comprehend. To get angry at the lack of comprehension that generated the Berlin garden 'theme', would be as futile as becoming angry at a baby for not understanding quantum physics. And for LA, yep, close to spot on. Ive lived near there. 😅
Load More Replies...There’s room for another Ram 1500 if they chop down some hedges
Well, as a person who lives just a few miles from L.A., they got it right. Spot on!
That’s really sad how much ours is different. Come to my house in LA - the views, trees, mountains, hikes and forests are spectacular! 5 minutes from BH and SO!
Load More Replies...Too many climates to choose - just do our National Parks instead ;)
You can't shame Americans. The world should realize this by now based on our behavior and attitudes.
Think about a world where everything is perfect, where everyone dresses flawlessly and every product feels and looks the same. If there is so much uniformity, it will diminish diversity and individuality. We learn from and grow from our mistakes. It’s our unique perspectives and flaws that contribute to the richness of the human experience.
Not A Single Person In This Dentistry Ad Is Showing Their Teeth
Looks too fancy for me! I'm not getting all dressed up to go to the dentist!😂
Same. I'd rather go to a dentist whose ad shows the staff smiling and looking friendly. These people look intense.
Load More Replies...They also have a billboard that advertises sexy teeth. https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2020/february/mint-dentistry-i-make-sexy-teeth-billboards/
I don't know about the rest of you slobs, but I always wear a tuxedo when I go to the dentist.
My Finger Prosthetic Has My New Fingerprint On It
I mean, there was only one girl. It stands to reason.
Load More Replies...So even with a prosthetic you won't get away with a crime. Well that sucks.
Just remove the prosthesis during the crime, you should be good to go. . .!
No hate but it looks like it has a little bit of a spiderweb there where the joint/hinge is. It looks like a very old prosthetic
My Lyft Driver Holds A Stuffed Bunny While Driving
Considering some of the clients they get, I'm surprised it isn't a bottle of Valium.
Load More Replies...I can't reply to the rude comments but I want to say that maybe the driver holds the bunny because maybe a loved one gave it to him? Or it reminds him of someone. Or it is just a comfort item. No need for judgement.
Load More Replies...From one Leslie to another, your comment is classic!
Load More Replies...Good grief, what's with all the negativity? It's a stuffed bunny, not a .38 Special!
Perfection can also lead to monotony. Imagine scrolling through only impeccable-looking photos that lack character and personality. Without goofiness, flaws, and emotions, a photo can be quite boring and unfulfilling. That is why it’s important that we appreciate even the mildly interesting things around us.
Weird Rock Found In Backyard
That's a geode. If you bust it open, it will probably be full of some kind of crystal.
Nah. Pretty sure that's a follilized cauliflower. /j
Load More Replies...They did! https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthisrock/comments/1ch52v4/update_i_got_it_open/
Load More Replies...It's a brain! Run for your lives before the golem comes back to claim it! (Just being silly. I'd say Geode).
A hunk of water shaped and smoothed quartz. Water made deeper cuts where there were veins of softer inclusions.
There Is A Waiver On My Receipt For Takeout Shawarma
People who enjoy the taste of shawarma with ketchup, would be my guess ;)
Load More Replies...DOND PUT ZE KETCHUP ON ZE SHAWARMA! and dond forget zaa bebsiiiii
Don't know why you got downvoted. You're just quoting the guy from the Shelby's videos. "I will make you someting bettah!"
Load More Replies...How about we all just let people eat what they want without giving them passive-aggressive or snarky comments?
I think it's meant to be in good fun. A parody of snark, if you will. "We hope this put a smile on your face" at the bottom.
Load More Replies...This is at Shelby's in London, Ontario. I myself was mildly entertained by it when I ate there. They must really dislike ketchup.
They have a youtube channel. A lot of their videos are funny skits about people putting ketchup on shawarma.
Load More Replies...I love these guys! "If it's not tight, it's not right, and don't forget the bebsi" Here check em out https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxVuxiprEIOItdZlAhfz5MQ
My Hairy Legs
Once on a beach in Malmö i saw a guy who was this hairy all over his body, looked like he had a knitted sweater on. Must be warm in the summer.
That seems like it would be difficult to cool off on hot days. I wonder if it is uncomfortable?
I imagine it does protect from the sun somewhat like animals fur does
Load More Replies..."After the judge sentenced him to a full body waxing for his crimes, a higher court overturned it as cruel and unusual punishment"
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say OP is neither a cyclist or swimmer. Could be wrong, though.
Additionally, if we aim for perfection all the time, we put a lot of pressure on ourselves. We should accept the fact that not everything we do will be top-notch. Sometimes we might fail completely, or we might make a lot of mistakes. The important thing is to enjoy ourselves in the process and learn from our shortcomings.
Breast Milk Color Difference 3 Days Postpartum vs. 8 Weeks Postpartum
Not just humans. I know the same is true for cattle, and probably most, if not all, mammals. The milk produced immediately after birth contains antibodies to kickstart the baby's immune system (it's called colostrum). They disappear from the milk after a short time.
Load More Replies...The yellow coloured milk is colostrum-the first type of breast milk produced after birth. It's very high in antibodies, immunoglobulins, anti-inflammatory substances, and enzymes of different types. It's also mildly laxative, and helps the baby get rid of meconium (that very sticky dark-green goop that forms the baby's first few bowel movements).
Oh its the colostrum that makes it so yellow. We used to always freeze some from the cows in case a sick calf needed extra or if mammy cow wasn't able onto produce enough. My sister was shocked when she had her first kid that she had yellow milk! As a farmers kid we laughed at her shock a lot!
The first milk is called colostrum. It's the best for the newborn baby to drink. The miracles of mother nature! All the mammals produce colostrum.
Human milk also changes from morning to night. Thicker and richer in the morning and thinner in the afternoon, also tastes like sweetened condensed milk (my older kids wanted to see what their brother was tasting).
I thought moms only "give" colostrum the first few days (which is not milk). Interesting, I've never seen a visual comparison before, thanks!
Traveling Lady Railfan, colostrum is milk, but a very specific type. "Colostrum is the first form of breastmilk that is released by the mammary glands after giving birth. It's nutrient-dense and high in antibodies and antioxidants to build a newborn baby's immune system. It changes to breast milk within two to four days after your baby is born." https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/22434-colostrum
Load More Replies...The Soap Dispenser At My Work Caught Fire
My former employer spent lots of money putting in battery operated auto flush toilets, battery operated soap dispensers and battery operated motion activated paper towel dispensers. They never replaced the batteries in a timely manner. I would guess some lackey got sold a "money saving" ruse that didn't factor in the cost and time of battery replacement when you've got over 500 employees using the facilities. Of course, hardwiring in the stuff was deemed too expensive. All they saw was the potential savings in water, soap and paper towels.
It caught fire after someone set it on fire, likely...
Load More Replies...Vigorous pumping motions cause friction and can cause heat (and yes the innuendo is on purpose)
My Swiss Cheese Only Has One Hole
As a Swiss I'm very irritated. What on earth should that thing be?? And what is Swiss chees??
I think they usually mean Emmentaler when they say Swiss
Load More Replies...Depends on which side is missing the holes, could be Iss cheese.
Load More Replies...This Charred Intercom System At Taco Cabana
I'm just shocked that it's spelled correctly, and wasn't spelled "lightening".
These posts remind us that we don’t need to always capture perfect-looking sunsets or selfies. We can also find joy in the imperfections around us. What do you think? Tell us about a somewhat intriguing picture on your camera roll!
My Job Got New Microwaves And Only Allow Certain Foods In Them
I hope there's another one for everything else or I can imagine some pretty intense argument.
There’s a whole bunch of them in the original post picture, two more with labels “ vegetarian only, gluten free only “ and two with no labels I guess they’re for everything else
Load More Replies...these comments are not it. people will have differing diets, whether due to religion or just personal choice. i think these are great
Me tooooo ❤️ no one has to extensively clean down after use for the next person and they have all obviously agreed to have it this way, I would love to have a halal and vegan one for people I work with cos I feel bad sometimes tainting their minds with my haram meat filled wonders 😝 that was a joke but seriously it’s a cool idea
Load More Replies...Actually nope. I'm vegan but my kosher coworker couldn't eat anything I made because it wasn't made in a kosher home (even though I've literally never had any meat on any of my pans/utensils). It has to be blessed.
Load More Replies...I thought the title meant the ovens were sentient and actually refused to cook certain foods.
This is a wonderful idea, I'm just wondering how big their break room is? I work in a hospital and, unless it's the cafeteria, none of the break rooms could fit 9 microwaves.... well they could but there wouldn't be much room left for people to take a break. lol
i used to work for a major pharmaceutical company and in the building i was in, no manufacturing just administration and the call center, each floor had a small breakroom with a couple of microwaves, a coffee machine, and a couple of small tablers. and then on the ground floor by the cafeteria there was a room with 5 big fridges, a big upright freezer, 2 toasters, and 8 microwaves but the seating area was around the corner and on the other side of the cafeteria (no seating in the room with all the microwaves). i can see this being something they might have done since i left.
Load More Replies...Old Ww2 Anti-Air Canon That Lives In The Middle Of Our Neighborhood
Oh you still can see plenty of them, especially when going to the coastlines of e.g. Denmark. Curtesy of this idiot Hitler's Atlantic Wall.
Cool! Bet the bo0ys in the neighborhood love to play on it....if you can get them away from video games or their phone.
And until then those seagulls better not bother anyone
Load More Replies...We have an old WWI or WWII artillery piece on display in Annandale, VA, USA.
You Can See All The Colors Of The Disneyland Teacup Because Its Worn Off Where The Door Closes
Almost All My Store-Bought Strawberries Still Had The Flowers Attached To Them
That must be some other kind than I'm used to. The flower petals normally drop before the berry even turn red. And yeah, I know it's not a berry but a part of the trunk with miniature nuts on it.
Aren’t many fruits artificially ripened after transportation? That might explain why the flower is still present but the strawberries are red 🤔
Load More Replies...I'd guess this is a variety bred to grow so fast they don't even get time to drop the flowers, probably taste like water.
wtf this is so confusing if you didn’t know how modern supermarkets work
At The Doctor’s Office I Noticed This Pamphlet On Contraceptive Failure Rates
Why do women have to be responsible for contraception? This brochure should include vasectomy rates
There have been trials into male hormonal contraceptive pills, but these were stopped because of side-effects. The side effects were mood changes, skin changes, weight gain. Basically the same side effects that many women get with hormonal contraceptives, but we're told "what do you expect? You want contraception, so put up with side effects"
Load More Replies...Proud that we were making contraceptives free for women in Canada. Sad because the conservatives are going to take over next year, and they'll be cutting this program. They'll also be cutting national pharmacare, dentistry, and going after LGBTQ+ rights. If you're young please vote! They are going to cut so many programs just as the economy rebounds.
I want to get my tibes tied or removed. Removed, then theres a 0 percent chance. But my doc only want to do hormonal... but thats not safe enough. So until then 0 snusnu.
There are some doctors who won't refer a woman for sterilisation unless they are a certain age, or if you don't have children already. A younger woman gets told "you might change your mind, what if you meet a man who wants children?" A man you've never met has more control over your ovaries than you do.
Load More Replies...Possible risks of insertion include uterine rupture....so not far off.
Load More Replies...Woman here, contraception is the responsibility of BOTH (or more) people who are having sex. I would suggest you combine coil with condom for optimum cover.
The coil is only for women who are done having kids. It’s not an option for people are just waiting to have kids at a later time
Load More Replies...I guess many men don't wear the condon right from the start of penetration, but put it on when they think that they will reach their climax soon. However, some sperm can be there much earlier.
Load More Replies...I used IUD for many years, it is a wonderful device. Truly "set it, and forget it". Hubby changed his mind about kids AFTER we were married (I was floored) so I made him get fixed. Told him I wasn't going to take birth control for the rest of my life because HE didn't want kids. I told him if he got hit by a bus I would remarry, and have kids so I would not be the one to get fixed. He got a reversible vasectomy in case he changed his mind. I loved him but was extremely hurt/pissed, so no vasectomy, no sex. He got it pretty quick.
This Tiny Freckle On My Hand Looks Like An Asterisk *
By accepting this body you agree to be subject to the human condition. God or Gods are not responsible for damages sustained during use. Repeated sun exposure can increase the risk of damages. This product known to cause cancer in the state of California.
Load More Replies...That's what I was thinking, too. Idk if it looks "bad" or not. But it IS irregular. And safe is always better than sorry.
Load More Replies...I'm not saying it was placed there by aliens... but, it was placed there by aliens
Best to get an irregular mole/freckle checked, may be a sign of skin cancer.
Our City Built Roundabouts For Pedestrians
Am confused. Since there are no arrows on the path, do I go left or right in the roundabout? :)
This Engagement Ring I Found Attached To A Statue At The Park
Awe. Thats not good. Leaves many questions. Did someone say no to a proposal? Did a couple separate? Did a spouse die?
My Hotel Room Came With Two Gaming Pcs
From the OP. For anyone wondering, this was at Hotel Lenith in Busan, South Korea. As far as I can tell it's not a hotel for gamers, my friend who also stayed there had a regular room.
Load More Replies...My Two Porcelain Crowns Don’t Glow In Blacklight Like The Rest Of My Teeth
Usually, glow pigments should be added to the crown-mixture so that they have a natural look. But probably there's also cheaper options out there.
Honestly that looks kinda cool, especially since the two teeth are symmetrical on each side.
Yes 😂 my first rave when I was young I went with my very ginger male friend and we were under a uv trip tent and we both lost it in laughter over his face being even more freckly 😂 it was so funny and fun that moment
Load More Replies...My mom wore dentures and went to a venue with black light. Her teeth glowed. She was so 😳.
Thank you BP for changing "embarrassed" into an emoji.
Load More Replies...It's probably bc they are porcelain fused to metal crowns(PFM). The metal underneath affects light refraction.
Every Letter On This Sign Faded In The Sun, Except For The Letter 'N'
If you don't already, you need to write for this page -- your stuff is ALWAYS great!
Load More Replies...Lowe’s Won’t Accept Welding Mask Returns If They Were Bought Around The Eclipse
And 1 out of 1.000 customers will actually read this sign BEFORE wanting to return it
They're not necessarily expecting them to read it. It's for the answer to the question "where is that written?" when the return is attempted. I've never purchased anything to use and then return. How low do you have to be to try that?
Load More Replies...I'm surprised they only excluded 2 days. FWIW, my local welding supply stocked up on #14 lenses that sold for just a couple of bucks each, which is even cheaper than a lot of the eclipse glasses.
I am sure they didn't stock up on extras a week or so before either.
The Bananas Which Arrived In My Grocery Order Today Have A Noticeable Size Discrepancy
Good that they put a battery for scale as the banana scale isn't scaling here.
Why not? It's a well-known source of energy. Same as the nitrites that preserve processed meat. Since we're made of meat, they should help us live longer.
Load More Replies...Here goes the whole "banana for scale" thing. Now we'll have to wonder: yes, but WHICH banana?
The universal scale banana. https://medium.com/@liamfoley2430/on-the-usefulness-of-bananas-a-new-system-of-measurement-76c50d8bb89a
Load More Replies......is there some sort of mathematical formula for when the subject of measuring is a banana, a AAA battery is the correct method of measurement, for bananas.....??
Yes, if you are sharing a photo of two identical sized bananas then a AA battery should be used. This information is all in the hand-out you would have been given at birth. Can't believe some people don't read it.
Load More Replies...Found A Spider Living Inside My Radioactive Camera Lens
It's probably an older lens that used thorium oxide as a component of the glass.
Load More Replies...This Woman Has The Biggest Head Of Hair I Have Ever Seen
yikes, I have seen things living in hair, yikes, what could be in this head of hair
Reminds me of Gossamer - the red monster on the bugs bunny cartoon
This might be all her hair in the sense that she paid for it, but its not necessarily all grown from her head. More importantly, tightly coiled hair is dry and fluffy, its not oily and heavy. Theres no need for the comments about it being smelly and heavy, thats just ignorant.
Also, this photo is clearly edited. Look at all of the bent edges n s**t around her head. Look at the woman's face standing next to her. They even tried to blur the edges out on the messy editing job to the right on the top of the photo. Ppl are so dumb. Literally being racists over a fake a*s photo.
Load More Replies...One Of Our New Chickens Laid Her First Egg Yesterday And It Didn’t Have A Yolk
It's obvious you have a defective chicken, there's probably a recall.
Load More Replies...You know, having a chicken who made meringues and angel food cakes and such a little easier wouldn't be a bad thing as long as you knew which eggs they were
Load More Replies...Pretty common. New layers also lay double yolkers, double sized, or tiny eggs.
My Cats Keep Sniffing This Certain Spot On This New Hoodie. Multiple Cats, Only This One Spot On This One New Hoodie
Uhm, I know cats are very capable of smelling disease (to extreme accuracy!!) so maybe it's worth looking into where in your body the cats are sniffing, regardless of the newness of the hoodie....
Take the hoodie off and see if they follow the hoodie or that spot on you
Load More Replies...One of my family's previous cats suddenly became obsessed with a particular corner of my dad's bag that he took to work. Rolled and rubbed her face all over it. He had to lint-roll the bag every morning before work. Finally he realized that he'd been keeping mint gum in that pocket, and the cat was getting a mild high from the smell of the gum.
I have a cat doing that with one of my bags too. However, there's nothing except for papers, pens and books in it. I guess she just likes that it's made of leather
Load More Replies...Maybe the hoodie needs washed. New clothes are not always clean.
Load More Replies...My cat was raised in the same habitat as a ferret. She went crazy over the smell of Musk (think men's armpits) and Bleach.
Worked in a clothing manufacturing place. Many things are sent out to people as piece work, sewn at home, and brought back for detailing. The pieces often came back a bit wiffy.
Uhm, maybe a cat or other animal peed there? I'd wash it for sure. . .!
My moms cat loves the smell of lether. Will rub on shoes n my dads work bag.
My Hotel Room Provided Disposable Salt And Pepper Shakers
But why use so much plastic? The paper packets would've been far better......
Those aren't disposable? They're supposed to be refilled and reused. The stickers are just to stop them spilling during transport.
If so, i want to know where i can buy them. I want small 2 oz spice jars. Only ones i found ate squaree and the spice would be caught in corners.
Load More Replies...Airlines used to provide something similar back in the day when they served real food on the plane
Virgin had ones shaped like little airplanes in 1st class.
Load More Replies...Once in a great while I'll get these with some type of order. I reseal them with tape and throw them in my glove box. It's too bad that with that much plastic they're basically designed to be a one time use product, especially since they hold so much salt and pepper.
My Husband Broke Our Knife In Half Today By Accident
He was totally trying to pry something. The steel is weak only across that axis.
Your blade has suffered a catastrophic failure. Please collect your tools and exit the forge.
The Bruise On My Arm Healing After K-Tape
The pressure from the tape pushed some of the bruising away from the surface, making it appear to "heal" faster. In reality the fastest way to resolve a bruise is sunshine because it breaks down the blood. Fresh bruises also need ice because it reduces the size by slowing blood flow leaking into the area.
Load More Replies...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elastic_therapeutic_tape B.S. pseudoscience created by a chiropractor (which is ALSO pseudoscience!)
Load More Replies...Stretchy fabric tape. People use it to tape over injuries. Its supposed to help with lymphatic drainage (absolute nonsense) and keep people ftom overstretching injured joints (maybe). Despite the fact that its been around for 50 years, theres no evidence it does anything.
Load More Replies...I use ktape and had this same problem. My doctor said it was because my circulation was bad but things are better now.
Of course not! Ktapes don’t work. They are pseudoscience.
Load More Replies...Wow! I hope you stopped using it. Not really sure how to use it myself, but it is very popular for athletes and gym goers.
Noticed My Pupils Are Two Different Sizes
Go to the Dr. ASAP. Noticed mine were a few years ago and found out I have a cyst in the pineal gland of my brain. Neuro has been monitoring it with MRI'S for years and it's not growing or getting any smaller. Assures me nothing needs to be done unless it grows. Also told me that a lot of people have them and go through their whole life not knowing. They are only found when an autopsy is performed. Good luck.
I just checked the original post. They read some comments saying the same thing, and got it checked out. Fortunately, it wasn't anything and they're perfectly fine!
Load More Replies...THIS is what David Bowie had. Permanently dilated pupil. He had two blue eyes, but the dilated pupil made it look like one was a darker colour. He never had heterochromia.
He got punched when he was younger that's why his eye was like that and it was beautiful
Load More Replies...Couldn't this be an immediate sign for a stroke or other pressing neurological issues?
Yes, it certainly can be a neurological symptom. I'd be advising them to get it checked by a doctor.
Load More Replies...I have seen other comments, but I am just going to insist. See a doctor, now!
If your eyes have never done that before you need to go to the ER, like immediately. It's a sign of a stroke!
I looked like this after going to the eye doctor and they gave me those drops that make your pupil expand. In other words I looked like a crazy person.
This Jar Of Coffee Seems To Imply That 1.6g Is A Valid Serving (195g ÷ 121)
Nah, when it comes to food and drink I'm all for people enjoying what they wanna enjoy. You only live once.
Load More Replies...If it is freeze dried coffee , for every 8 oz cup of coffee you would need 16 grams, I assume somebody made a typo on the decimal point.
The label shows there is a total of 195 grams of product, and that it will produce 121 "cups" of coffee.
Load More Replies...same of my new package of instant coffee, Nest*é brand, where magically the same 100gr of it now is a valid serving for 50 cups, while the old one was for only 40!!! a great stupid scam attempt...
Excellent addition to homemade cocoa (which I make due to being allergic to hot chocolate mixes)
I don't know what kind of coffee you're drinking, but mine doesn't normally look like chocolate chips.
Orange Fanta Side By Side Europe/Portugal Left And The Us Right
Also, here is the dark origin of Fanta: Coca-Cola invented this drink to get around the U.S. trade embargo against Nazi Germany.
Load More Replies...We use a dye in the US that makes it more orange. But that dye is banned in other countries because it's likely harmful. I believe the US is finally getting around to banning it now.
America is in end-state capitalism, what you have there is coloured and flavoured water made with the cheapest possible ingredients. Every last bit of profit squeezed. No oranges. ........................................................................................................................................ UK: Carbonated Water, Sugar, Orange Juice From Concentrate (3.7%), Citrus Fruit From Concentrate (1.3%), Acids (Citric Acid, Malic Acid), Vegetable Extracts (Carrot, Pumpkin), Sweeteners (Acesulfame K, Sucralose), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrates), Stabiliser (Guar Gum), Natural Orange Flavourings With Other Natural Flavourings, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid) ................................................................................................................ USA: Carbonated Water, Sugar, Acidifier: Citric Acid, Emulsifier: Gum Arabic, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate, Acidity Regulator: Sodium Citrate, Caffeine, Natural Identical Citrus Flavors, Antioxidants: Ascorbic Acid and Calcium Disodium (EDTA), Colour: Tartrazine*.
Children's Plastic Shovels One Year Apart
So that's where all the microplastic in the ocean is coming from.... China.
Wait what where do you see made in china on those shovels? Am I missing something?
Load More Replies...While you're not wrong, this is very, very, vey far down the list of big contributors of plastic waste. Polyester fast fashion and disposables are where the problem truly is, not in plastic items that are used over and over again. The microplastics from this are negligable compared to the fast amount of plastic waste coming from items that are disposable, badly made, surplus, and unnecessary in the first place.
Load More Replies...Shaved My Head And Found These Weird Lines In It
I thought that I had wavy hair. Until I shaved. Instead, I find that I have straight hair. And a very wavy head. –Shel Silverstein
Bless you! Or...did you just put a spell on me?? I feel kinda funny...
Load More Replies...I'm pretty sure those are large wrinkles and not stripes.
Load More Replies...I thought that I had wavy hair/Until I shaved. Instead,/ I find that I have straight hair/ And a very wavy head.
This Yard Sale Selling Hoarded Cases Of Hand Sanitizer
A guy in Adelaide hoarded tons of toilet paper, and then tried to sell it back to the supermarket when the panic was over. Supermarket owner told him to stick it where he’d usually put toilet paper. 😆
My SO had some food supplement he ordered regularly online for some time during the pandemic. Every time the parcel contained a small hand sanitizer bottle as a gift. I think they will last for the rest of our lives ^^"
It's not always hoarded. We got boxes of it donated at work and didn't need all of it. Now we just have it. 🤷🏼♀️
High Security Toilet When I Went For Strep Test
I wonder if this is to prevent people cheating on urine tests by leaving a sample hidden in the system on a "clean" day and then retrieving it when they take their test?
I'm not sure mandatory is the same as consensual. But some professions in specific shouldn't have ANYONE under the influence of anything.
Load More Replies...I used to work in construction. The guys thought it was funny to upper deck the toilets. This would have been great to have.
Brand New Battery vs. One I Had In My Laptop For Two Years
Dell had a serious manufacturing flaw in their batteries...but all lithium batteries CAN do that.
One Of The Vent Holes On My Hp Laptop Is Drilled Offset From The Others
16th row from left, 3 down, for anyone bothered enough and with nothing better to do like myself...
If you didn't spot it immediately it is not likely to be a problem for you.
Load More Replies...My Upstairs Neighbor Dropped A Quart Of Milk And It's Dripping Into My Apartment
Through the floorboards, then the ceiling drywall, just like water
Load More Replies...This Urinal At My Local Climbing Gym Can Only Be Used By Climbing Up The Bathroom Wall
As a guy, I bet that at least one of ten dudes has tried to climb up. And the other nine will use it for target practice.
Better hope you're not using the other urinal when the pee-climber slips.
First p**s on the floor and now the wall, or maybe it was for people over 7 feet tall!
It takes two hands to operate a zipper, so you'd have to unzip, then climb the wall with your junk hanging out.
I Found A Locked Gun Safe In The Creek At The Back Of Our Property
They opened it. Only dirt inside, apparently. https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/1c6qa35/i_found_a_locked_gun_safe_in_the_creek_at_the/?share_id=BYekpqTab6sVz_DtYFG32
Load More Replies...I wouldn't open it. Something inside is best case scenario, someone inside is not
Dirt and bugs! https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/1c6qa35/i_found_a_locked_gun_safe_in_the_creek_at_the/?share_id=BYekpqTab6sVz_DtYFG32
Load More Replies...This Hospital Is Using Its Chapel As A Storage Area
My guess is that nobody uses it - Our local hospital got rid of theirs due to that exact reason
I think that's a pity. I spent 2 weeks in a hospital with a broken leg a few years ago. Since I couldn't do very much I really liked hobbling to the hospital chapel and just sit there to meditate and enjoy the silence.
Yeah, after the doctors save the patient, he then thanks Jesus for his saving. It happens all the time.
Load More Replies...Sigh, these comments. It says "interfaith", meaning it was intended to be used by anyone (Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, etc etc, even atheists. My family and I spent about 2 hours in the chapel at our local hospital after my mom passed away, none of us are Christian, most of my family, including me, are atheist or non-religious), but the BP echo chamber auto-defaults to "Christians bad, reeeeeeee!!!"
This Bar Uses Elementary School Erasers As Spout Covers
That's actually very smart, but I disagree with the term "elementary school erasers", I still use those on pencils! Great for drawing pencils!
Except aren't those kind of crumbly and wouldn't they drop little bits of eraser into the liquor?
If you change them out often enough, probably not. They usually don't get crumbly for a while. My family has a housecleaning service and we go through a LOT of erasers at the office, so I'm pretty familiar with these cheap little pencil-cap erasers XD After a while, they do "dry out" (or something) and get crumbly/rip if you put them onto a pencil, but I'd hope this bar changes them out frequently.
Load More Replies...This Souvenir Sticker Still Has “Lorem Ipsum” On It
this is why I always use # instead..easy to search for before going live
Vial Of Liquid I Found On The Beach
PUT IT BACK! If you find a buried bottle full of unknown substance, just be in the same side and rebury it where you found it, deeper than you found it
Massive Color Difference Between My Hands
Trucker maybe? One hand is by the window and gets sunburnt?
Load More Replies...That reminds me of back before AC was common in cars and trucks, and it wasn't uncommon for people to have a darker tan on their left arm than on their right, due to resting their left arm on the door, in the open driver's side window.
you can still get skin damage through a vehicle window, just not a flat out sunburn/tan
Load More Replies...I have unusual skin differences too, but mine are symmetrical overall. The upper side of my lower arms, the front of my shins, and most of my face have an entirely different skin type from the rest of me. They have a different hair color (and density) from the rest of my skin, a different texture/pattern, different coloration, the works. It's because they're from a second DNA type, that of my fraternal twin that I absorbed in the womb.
The fingers on the red hand look slightly swollen. This might be a contact allergy
Found A Hat I Lost Three Years Ago Under A Couch
Tip: on a regular basis, move couches to vacuum underneath. And find lost items, but vacuuming is more important here.
I wouldn't show that to anyone, especially with that back story. I'd just pitch it or clean it, whichever the hat owner prefers. I'd never want anyone to know!
Stick it in the washing machine on low spin, cold and go from there... Or hand wash it. If you dare!
Burn the couch if that's what it looks like underneath it after only 2 years... And call mold remediation
There's A Rusty Suit Of Armor For Sale At This Farmer's Market In Japan
Buy a rusty suit of Armour for protection and get tetna from the rust after you scratch yourself putting it on.
Found A Used Razor Stash In The Wall
For this picture I've once read the explanation, that there was in old-times a slit in the wall (next to the mirror) to dispose of the old blades. (Which obviously collected in the hollow space in the bathroom wall).
That may have expired. All the versions I have seem had a slot in the back of a metal medicine cabinet (all had mirrors as the door). The cabinet was mounted in a whole cut in the drywall/framing for plaster.
Load More Replies...Used to be very common in some areas. Bathrooms had a little slot to post the blades.
To what end? Those blades are probably 75+ years old. DNA technology doesn't go back nearly that far. The house we lived in that had one of those was built in 1949-1950 and I would imagine that any blades back there would be of that age.
Load More Replies...Had My First Ai Drive Through Experience
No, far better to try to throw it off so they think the software is faulty. I'd mumble incoherently and order some items in Welsh.
Load More Replies...McDonalds just had to close theirs. It was putting bacon on ice cream and adding $200 worth of nuggets to people's orders.
Hey, bacon is a perfectly valid topping for ice cream. For almost anything in fact :)
Load More Replies...Don't accept the offer to play " Global Thermonuclear War" though and suggest "Tic-Tac-Toe" instead
i would try it, but just for fun. Like our old GPS that had speech technology but didnt understand one word of what we were telling it
There's a Rally's (/Checker's) near me that has an AI ordering system (but no screen). I fúcking HATE it.
First time I experienced an AI order taker... I was surprised how accurately they got my order... and then I found out it was AI. I was impressed.
When I Squeeze My Partner’s Mouth Together It Looks Like He Has Two Identical Sets Of Lips Together Side By Side
It's... -mildly- interesting. I'd say this fits here.
Load More Replies...This is why I come and scroll through Bored Panda. Unique and interesting pictures of things that we otherwise would never see in real life. Can we please get more of this? :-)
I like your post, Nikita! All different images, and all new to me. Thanks!
This is why I come and scroll through Bored Panda. Unique and interesting pictures of things that we otherwise would never see in real life. Can we please get more of this? :-)
I like your post, Nikita! All different images, and all new to me. Thanks!
