This Online Group Is Dedicated To ‘Mildly Interesting’ Stuff, And Here Are Their 50 Best Posts (New Pics)
Running all day long worrying about errands, work-life balance and keeping up with the never-ending pile of laundry often leaves not enough time to notice and appreciate the simple joys around you. And don’t worry if you recognize yourself. This happens to the best of us. Just sit back, take a deep breath, and come along on this journey to improving your day.
r/MildlyInteresting is exactly the place to see something unexpected and add it to your everyday life. Since its creation in 2012, this subreddit has grown into a community with 19.3M members who share the most original photos. From hypnotizing UV lights that disinfect hospital rooms to x-ray pictures of childhood teddy bears, there’s something for everyone.
After you’re done checking out some of the newest photos Bored Panda has compiled, just remember there are even more amazingly good pics here, here and here.
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This Message Stamped On The Squeaker Inside The Stuffed Animal My Dog Just Destroyed
For 10 years, the r/mildlyinteresting subreddit has just kept growing and growing into one of the biggest communities on Reddit. The moderators describe the page as being for “Mildly interesting stuff. Stuff that interests you. Mildly. It's in the name.” So in other words, it's not the most jaw-dropping or extraordinary stuff, but it's definitely not boring.
In a previous article one of the moderators, Cowbeller1, told Bored Panda that the most popular posts in the sub have something to do with luck: "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," the mod explained.
Another moderator called RedSquaree said that original photos and titles are a key part of this online group. Their content is generated by the community and given that titles cannot be clickbait, there is a unique feeling of people seeing something mildly interesting and posting it.
Local Kmart Has A Doll With Down’s Syndrome
But what if you are so distracted that you don’t see the odd-looking things around you? Constant interruptions from our devices that keep buzzing every few minutes is just one thing that makes it hard to focus. And even when we’re able to concentrate on one particular thing, we might still miss other important details.
An experiment at Harvard University called "The Invisible Gorilla” showed a video where six people pass basketballs around. While you watch, you have to count how many passes people in white shirts make. At one point, a gorilla comes into the picture and leaves, spending nine seconds on screen.
It's hard to believe, but half of the viewers did not see the gorilla at all. They were so focused on one single act, the passes, that they didn't notice what’s entering their visual field. "This experiment reveals two things: that we are missing a lot of what goes on around us, and that we have no idea that we are missing so much,“ the creators of this study explained.
Our Teacher Had Us Do Word Searches In Asl To Practice Finger Spelling
Cafe I Went To In Indianapolis Is A No-Tipping Establishment
Tipping is not as important here as it is in the US, but when we had a guys-only table, no matter who served them the whole night, we'd send our cutest waitress over when it came to paying the bill. It did work out almost every time. So yeah, indeed, tipping IS sexist.
Based on a few google reviews, what is considered a "fair wage" is suspect. Also, it's a cafe in a gym where they ask you to bus your own tables. And you have to sign a waiver from injury to eat there. Sounds like another company saying the right things but doing as little as possible to make a real difference.
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You should pay your employees a decent wage AND allow tips; if my waitress is really nice I still want to give a little extra because they deserve it, not because they'll starve if I don't.
In Sweden tipping is included in the bill BUT if you had a great service you can give some more. I see no problem with that
I don't see a problem with tipping either! I always tip and I'm not in America. If i can make someone's day with a few Euros why not?
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Love this, I do hope it was genuinely true and not just talk.
Love this! If people feel uncomfortable not tipping a 'tip' jar at the door which all funds to go to local food bank
Done so in many restaurants all over the world! Especially at airports - seen that in all continents
Load More Replies... I wouldnt say sexist is the word because sexist means against a sex when that isnt really against a sex
This is great. When I waited tables, I never treated my customers well in the hope of a good tip, I did it because it was my job and they were nice enough to spend their disposable income at our restaurant. Yes, you can make a lot of money in tips, but it's an archaic and servile custom. It needs to go away.
Minus the minor grammatical, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization errors, this i a great message and I wish more places did this sort of thing!
At some places the tiping can double the salary even if the people get good money from the employer.
Even though tipping is not necessary in some countries it is still a way to show your appreciation to the workers! I would hate it if my boss decided to do that! Giving a few cents is not a big deal and could mean a lot for the person that service you (as for considering the tip sexist i find this a terrible joke! We think this is sexist but paying women less for the same job is not sexist? wtf!!)
In some countries tipping is viewed as rude and unacceptable
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I like how it says that women have to live off tips, when they are the ones not paying women as much as men
Since we pay a living wage to our servers, here in NZ, tipping isn't necessary. However, if I get really outstanding service, I will tip. Just to thank the server. Male or female makes no difference to me. I used to be a server in America, and it's very hard when you get someone that tips like it's 1950! Since there servers rely on tips.
bet they're not struggling for staff as much as other restaurants in their area though
I so wish this ridiculous habit was abolished in the US, but we're so backwards in so many ways. Charge more for the food. Pay waitstaff appropriately. Americans eat out too much anyway, which is why we're so fat.
I live in Portugal, where you don't tip - it has been seen as an insult in the past, but in the cities that is different now. Kudos to this café-bar! They seem to understand what life is about. Not about economy per se
At the JCPenneys where I worked, the employees in some of the departments were paid on commission. The idea was that it would make the salespeople more attentive to the customer. What it did was to create a highly competitive workplace, and the customers were ignored because most of the staff was busy ringing up other workers' customers and getting the credit. It was like working for tips (with the other waitresses stealing your tips off your tables).
Unfortunately, this sort of business policy isn't always that great. Note that it doesn't say how much the "fair and liveable wage" is. A lot of times here in the United States, what is advertized as a "fair and liveable wage" often is not either (inflation, competitive pay, poor labor laws, commute prices, union busting, etc.). Many restaurant workers genuinely need the tips in order to make enough money to survive, as the food service industry is often highly underpaid. While the sexism in tipping is a problem and should be addressed, it doesn't seem like a good reason to get rid of tipping altogether. Maybe this establishment genuinely does mean what it says, but I've seen too many businesses here in America say things like this only in order to exert control over their employees' lives.
At last ! All very good points against tipping. Now let's break some other toxic work and economic rules !
At my job the servers only get paid about $2.85 an hour other than that they get tips. I feel so bad for the servers who work the slow days. I’m a hostess and I get paid almost 8 times more than they do. It’s really not fair. Also I live in a state where employers don’t have to give breaks. It’s always wonderful standing up between 4-8 hours almost everyday. The only time I can sit is to use the bathroom.
I was just thinking how the old line "buy yourself something nice" that used to get thrown out i the movies is really demeaning in its implication. Like "i know you live paycheck to paycheck, and cant afford frivolities, let me casually throw out some pocket change so that you can theoretically afford some luxury for 1 day only due to my generosity". I know its kinda the other way around now with tips being expected, but if you think about it, it has this whole weird air of the poor holding out the begging bowl. Its not even being paid for your work, its depending on the moods of other people for charity. They dont have to tip, or they might just feel like being shitty that day, and your hanging at least part of you livelyhood on that....
Could we make this a worldwide phenomenon? Not just the (no)tipping but the fair wages and general respect for all involved.
It's a good concept, but you have to realize you will generally pay the same in any case (restaurants make less money per check than the server does in the US), and there's no motivation to go above and beyond. The best servers make the most money at the best restaurants, and in a normal business model, it won't work like that.
except studies find the waitstaff earn more on average under the tip system. National Waitstaff average is $16.50 an hour after tips, places like NYC are 20.25 after tips. When one of the casual dining chains eliminated tipping in favor of salary, 3 weeks in and over 90% of their waitstaff went on strike until tipping was brought back, which it was. Most waitstaff earn more under this system, restuaunts (which make between 3-6 cents per dollar spent) have lower overhead, and keeps prices lower on the front end, and actual leads to more jobs in the industry and more eateries. On the net 90% of people are better off under the current system. The solutions hurt the 90% to help the 10%.
tipping is a no go. it is linke an insult. I will never understand the states.
Top Out Café, which is upstairs inside North Mass Boulder
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For me tipping is not racist, sexist, humiliating or awkward. It's just a token of appreciation for a job well done. For anyone wanting to make this some social or moral issue; Be my guest, but it won't stop me from tipping.
it's a cafe in america where they do not get living wage and rely on tips.
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It is social convention in the US. If they know you won't tip, you may not get good service.
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Tipping needs to go, I hate how some people look down on wait staff and the employees forced to kiss ass to jackasses. Who still doesn't tip. Also I really hope they aren't allowed to take a percentage of card tips any more, and then wait staff are expected to pay other employees from their tips. Like the bussers and even cook line.
And most places do share tips with other employees, so if you don't tip, they still get a percentage of their total tips taken away. Please tip until the laws change.
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I will do all of their requests and still leave a tip. Not many people are offended when you leave them 35% for their hard work. My job has taken great care of me and I want their job to do so as well. I’ve been to Europe and Asia multiple times and not a single server chased me to the parking lot demanding I take my money back. This is silly.
Nobody said it was white men harassing women and expecting them to put up with stupid bull$hit for tips, but if the shoe fits...
Load More Replies...Also, it turns out that if you don't catch new information coming into your eye range within 1.5 seconds, you are unlikely to see it at all. Experimental psychologists Katherine Wood and Daniel Simons performed similar tests to the Gorilla experiment, they asked people to follow black and white shapes moving across the computer. “The most natural thing to assume is that the longer it’s there, the more opportunity you have to notice it, so we were quite surprised when it turned out that it seems not to help you very much,” says Wood.
I Snapped A Photo Of My Dog Through A Window Screen That Looks Like An Old Painting
My Daughter’s Bicycle Clarifying The Difference Between Austria And Australia
However, sometimes we're not doing anything at all and still feel distracted. It’s not uncommon that your thoughts start to cruise when you should be focused. And in this case, we can’t blame our electronic devices—according to the research of two Harvard psychologists, the main issue is our minds.
My Thai Food Came With A Chork
Today In Copenhagen There Was Car Free Sunday
I Bought A Tie Today And It Came With A Matching Face Mask
For the study, they created an app that contacts participants during their waking hours and asks them different questions. Researchers analyzed samples from 2250 adults and concluded that we spend almost 47 percent of our day "mind wandering," regardless of what we are doing. Also, psychologists found out that in their research, a drifting mind was generally the cause and not merely the consequence of unhappiness. As they put in their conclusion, “a human mind is a wandering mind, and a wandering mind is an unhappy mind”.
The Wear And Scuff-Marks On This Boat Look Like An Island In The Sea
The Way My Mom Mows Crop Circles Into The Lawn
A Frame In The Middle Of A Lake
In the end, the most important thing is to notice when your thoughts begin to drift and try to stay present. Then you will start to notice the details even in the most mundane things. And if you do, make sure to capture it and share it with the world of mildly interesting things.
A House In My Neighborhood Has These Plaques Outside Commemorating Former Residents Who Became Victims Of The Holocaust
Siegfried: Escape attempt 1935, shot during the escape 1935. Paula: Deported 1942, murdered in Auschwitz. Ilse: Unknown fate. Rolf: Deported 1942, murdered in Auschwitz.
My Local Library Has “Binge Boxes” In The Film Section
Local Plant Nursery Has A Notice Translation For Teens
Oh that's giving me cringy flashbacks of the 90s when adults thought teens only understood rap and hip hop slang. It was painful then and painful now.
Solar Park Bench With USB Charging Ports
Someone Put Oogly Eyes All Over The Menu At My Local Starbucks
This Is A Mood Blanket. Each Line Is A Day Of The Year With My Average Mood
Never Thought It Would Happen To Me, We Were The Only People On Our Flight
Once I have been the only visitor in the cinema. Happened couple of years ago in Pristina, Kosovo. I can't remember the movie now
How The Fence Of The Garage Shows Which Floor It Is
A Tiny Brick Flat In London
This Clean Color Spectrum On My Floor Right Now
Every Vauxhall Car Built Since 2004 Have A Hidden Shark Somewhere In The Car. Found Mine In The Glove Box
The Clear Ice In My Absinthe Looks Like A Chunk Was Cut Out Of It
Our Refrigerator Is Supposed To Make Sphere Ice Cubes, But Instead Makes Death Star Ice Cubes
Chess Pieces Made Out Of Hardware
I Saw 4 Generations Of Honda Civics, In Order Of Age, All In White
Boxcar That My Great Grandparents Used As A Home
My Mom Has An Unopened Alice Cooper Record From 1972, Complete With Panties
Jenny’s Number On My Dash On My Old Truck
A Beer Can Fell Out Of Our Fridge And Landed Like This
This Book Has An Intermission
My Girlfriend Made A Stew Inside A Pumpkin
Dropped My Phone And The Crack It Made Kind Of Looks Like A Hummingbird
A Tree Guy Came Out Today…his Business Cards Are Made Out Of Wood
We Found A Missile While Out Blueberry Picking
UV Lights Burning The Room I Just Cleaned In The Hospital I Janitor At
Is it just me or does it look like something straight out of Dr Who?
Last Year We Had A Bag Break And It Dropped A 1.75l Bottle Of Vodka And The Pavements Been Clean There Ever Since
The Fate Of An Unfortunate Fly At The Mask Factory
In Italy They Got Free Water In Little Towns. You Can Choose Between Water With Gas, Cooled Or Regular
A Couple Pounds Of Razor Blades In My Wall. Apparently Old Medicine Cabinets Have A Disposal Slot
This Holder For My Oreos
X-Ray Of My Childhood Bear, Taken In The 90s
My Work Id Has Been In Its Plastic Holder For So Long That It’s Imprinted This Ghostly Image Of My Face
While At Aldi Today, I Saw These Hamburger Buns That Were Missing Their Bag...but The Expiration Date Was Stamped Right On The Buns
There Is A 23 Storey Building In Duisburg, Germany With Absolutely No Windows (German National Archives)
A 100 Sided Dice
The Cost Of Giving Birth In My Country
My Wife’s Engagement Ring Cut The Top Damn Near Perfectly Off A Glass When She Was Washing It
From the original Reddit post, top comment by u/t_bythesea: "Sorry, she may have thought that's what happened, but it's not. In machine cut glassware (especially if the glass is really thin) this is something that happens occasionally. There is a flaw in the glass that runs around the circumference and often not visible to the eye. Under pressure or extreme hot or cold water it can shear all the way around. while I'm sure her engagement ring is lovely. It would never cut glass like this. In 26 years of selling glassware of all styles, price ranges and quality, I've seen thousands of breaks like this."
My Hands After Washing The Dishes For 20 Minutes
Note: this post originally had 120 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
Where did the one with the veins on the baby monitor go? It gave me a heart attack the first time I saw it at our own :D.
Where did the one with the veins on the baby monitor go? It gave me a heart attack the first time I saw it at our own :D.
