When the internet is filled with flashy trends and spectacles, sometimes it's the little things that truly captivate us. Enter r/mildlyinteresting, a subreddit that celebrates the ordinary, the unassuming, and the quietly intriguing aspects of the world.
With 22 million members, this online community is a treasure chest of humble curiosities. From perfectly aligned and oddly satisfying-looking tiles to peculiar vegetables, r/mildlyinteresting has it all.
In a time when our attention is becoming increasingly monetized, this subreddit encourages us to find joy in the small wonders that surround us. So why not take a moment and scroll through its content while you're driving to work or enjoying a coffee?
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My Prof In College Drew A Map Of The Entire World From Memory
New York City Commissions Local Artists To Paint Their Garbage Trucks
Found The End Of A Rainbow
This Plaque Outside Of A Church In Alexandria Virginia Acknowledging, Apologizing To And Thanking The Slaves Who Built The Church
Bird Laid A Nest In Our Holiday Wreath And Had Babies
This Rock With An Almost Perfect Star-Shaped Crystal In It
These Picnic Benches Are Mounted On Old Streetcar Tracks So They Can Roll Together Or Apart
I Came Across This Hexagon/Pentagon Structured Mushroom
Lizard Footprints On My Laptop
This Pizza Box Has The Phone Number For The National Human Trafficking Resource Hotline
My 9 Year Old Nephew Has Found Over 1500 "Lucky" Four Leaf Clovers And Keeps Them In A Big Binder
Yesterday At The Beach A Wild Young Seal Came To Rest Beside Me
I Went To The Place That Is On My Discover Card
Poison Bottle I Found On The Beach
A Partial Solar Eclipse In My Town Turned The Shadows Into Crescents
My Son And I Have The Same 2-Freckle Spot On Our Hands
I Somehow Managed To Make A Reverse Fried Egg
Stuck Behind A “The Price Is Right” Winner In Traffic Today
Lost Pigeon In The Middle Of The Pacific Ocean
Raspberry Oranges, A Variation Of Blood Oranges That Are Extremely Dark
The Farm Down The Road Has A Pile Of Carrots That A Cow Likes To Stand In
Local Hardware Store Has A Store Cat!
Light Pillar
I Got This Balloon In 1998 And It's Still Inflated!
Disclosing The Gender Of The Baby Is A Punishable Offence In My Country
My Beer Glass Is An Upside Down Beer Bottle
Our Waiter At Olive Garden Gave Us A To-Go Box Full Of Mints
Home Depot Left The Sprinklers On Overnight In Freezing Weather
Inside A Common Starling's Mouth
A Huge Sugar Crystal Grew At The Bottom Of My Maple Syrup Can
This Building In Tokyo Is Literally The Width Of A Door
The High School I Delivered To Has A Skateboard Parking Space In The Office
Gravestone That Looks Like A Maze
Plug Has A Diagram Showing The Layout Of Its Wires Inside And Shows Which Is The Ground
Found A Bullet Proof Vest In A Box Hidden Inside My Wall
My To-Go Order Had A Frowney Face Written On The Bag
This Cookie At Meijer’s Has A Dragon Roasting A Baby
Ceramic Cups Designed To Look Like Dented Plastic Cups
Combined Urinal/Sinks. The Used Sink Water Drains Into The Urinal
And privacy screens. I've always wondered why men's toilets aren't more private.
This Sign Warning Of A Dog Who Runs In Front Of Cars
My New Periodic Table Shower Curtain Includes 7 New Elements That Weren’t Included When I Bought The Previous One About 15 Years Ago
Atlanta Airport Has A Corn Jet
The Candle Is Actually Butter To Dip The Bread In
This Whole Potato Made It Into My Bag Of Chips
I sense shenanigans are afoot. There is no way that potato went through a production line.
My Daughter Has Had A Red Mark On Her Cheek For Years, In The Exact Same Spot I Had A Red Mark On My Cheek For Years As A Child
This Building I’m In Has A Hole That Goes Across All The Floors
Came Across This Upside Down House
A Man Using A Disposable Film Camera To Take Pictures At Aaa Baseball Game Today
Pills From 1947
This Change Machine Gives More Money Than I Put In
This 15 Year Old Stash Of Canned Food I Found In My Crawl Space From The House’s Previous Owner
I Found A Cluster Of Fish Eggs On The Shore
This Bullet That Landed On The Hood Of My Girlfriend’s Car
Shows that shooting a gun up in the air can kill people. There was an episode of Myth Busters where they investigated this. They confirmed it’s true. You can get killed and there have been several confirmed cases.
German Discounter Lidl Is Selling Drill Bits In Beer Cans
The King Of Hearts Is The Only King Without A Mustache
I Got Stabbed In The Thumb By One Of My Hairs
I hate this, had it happen a few times in my feet with my cats hair
Turkish Airlines Has A Chef Onboard
You too could have this if you opened your wallet and flew first class...now finish your prepackaged microwaved splodge
My Role Of Trash Bags Came As One Uncut Trash Tarp
Come in handy if you want to paint walls in the house or let kids paint pictures sitting on the floor
Half Of My Ice Is Floating While The Rest Is Sinking
The Windows And Door In This Fire Training Building Are Angled
Bath In The Floor. Hull, UK
Something Laid Eggs On Our Kitchen Window Overnight
When I Microwave My Coffee In This Mug, It Comes Out The Handle
An Ad To Buy A Squirrel Monkey For Less Than $20 In A Comic Book From The 60s
Vape Sensor Notice For High School Bathrooms
This Parking Spot You Can’t Park In For 4 Months Out Of The Year
Apparently it's because of snow, some places in the US want the street clear of cars to make it easier for the snowplows to clear the road of snow when there is a heavy snow fall.
This Bedroom On A Balcony
This Receipt From My Local Pizza Place Displays The Restaurant's Account Balance For Some Reason
Local Costco Shelves Terminated Employee Payroll Paperwork On Sales Floor
saran wrap is not what is meant if you are talking about data protection
Tylenol At My Store Is Over $10, Generic Is $2
Overly Litigious Billboard
Pizza Hut Menu From 1984
This Lightbulb Has A Rated Lifespan Of 4 Hours
My Grand Mother Put Saran Wrap On Her Remote Controller
My Completely Finished Vaseline
My Office Breakroom Has Dell Branded Seasoning
My Old Dell Laptop Has A Drain Hole On The Bottom
Same Size Can, Different Amounts
My Local Butcher Has Lumps Of Animal Fat Hanging In His Trees
The Third Ingredient Of This Vegetable Spread Is Soil
It actually is translated wrong, it says sunflower oil, and this is somehow translated to soil
Left A Wet Post It Note By Accident On Our Quartz Island, Now The Note Is Embedded
Some Screws, Teeth Bits, And A Filling Found In My Dad’s Ashes
Amsterdam Has Urinals Out In The Open On This Public Street
Most Of A Solid State Hard Drive Is Just Empty Plastic
My Wireless Charger Charges My Aluminium Mug
Plane Seat Has An Ethernet Port
Guessing that's to update the inflight entertainment package rather than to let you play doom with the guy in row 12.
All Of The Water Bottles In My Vegas Hotel Are Filled To Different Levels
Looks like the one on the left is new and the other three are older ones.
My Dad Keeps A Pill Bottle With 90% Alcohol In It To Kill Ticks (And Collect Them)
