When it comes to trivia, you most likely won't benefit from knowing why James Michael Tyler got to play Gunther the barista in Friends or why a super-rich Swedish man bought a chunk of the Amazon rainforest. But on the off-chance that your local pub quiz master decides to ask about these things, better come prepared!
And an excellent place to do so is at "Mind Blowing Facts." This internet project shares tidbits of information about the world we live in and also includes complimentary photos to help these tiny lessons stick in our memory for a little longer. Continue scrolling and check out some of its most popular posts!
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Surprisingly, going through (and applying) random facts can also be good for your mental health. Experts say that playing trivia games can provide a dopamine rush much like gambling, but without the negative effects.
Even if the actual games differ, the benefits are there nonetheless. Whether we're playing Trivial Pursuit at home or attending a pub trivia night, the basic premise remains the same: we experience the thrill of providing correct answers to questions about lesser-known facts.
We have a similar gang here. They also accompany bullied kids to school to let their bullies know that a biker gang has their back.
"You get a rush or a neuroreward signal or a dopamine burst from winning,” John Kounios, Ph.D., professor of psychology and director of the doctoral program in applied cognitive and brain sciences at Drexel University in Pennsylvania, told Healthline. “I think whenever you’re challenged with a trivia question and you happen to know it, you get a rush. It’s sort of like gambling.”
Stop with the redactions! Everyone knows what the bloody word is. If someone is so triggered by some letters then maybe they need to be in a padded room.
Also, l'd expect it only brings more focus at the censored word, not less.
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so they don't "trigger" anyone who might be thinking of it - STUPID!!!
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Yep. From Sydney. Google him. There's plenty of stories. Here's one of them. https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/05/14/3502567.htm. And another. https://www.monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/community/display/109390-don-ritchie-oam. He won the Order of Australia Medal. His family believe that he saved closer to 400 people, rather than the 160, which is usually quoted.
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So... censoring the word that is the whole point of the post, are we? * Logic have left the chat *
What’s with all the blacking out of two or three letters in words like “kill” and “suicide”? Since when are they cuss words, or “trigger” words?
I'm sorry, could we not censor the word suicide? There is enough horrible stigma attached to suicide already. Inexplicably, the work "kill" is also censored. Why??
Suicide is real BP. Omitting 2 letters will not change that
So now we're censoring the word suicide as well? BP, what is wrong with you guys?!?!?
At this rate, BP will edit words like "snow".... or "rain"... good grief....
A friend of mine was threatening suicide, and she was deadly serious. It would take me 45 minutes to reach her house, but I called to tell her I was on the way. No cell phones at the time. I was frantic and stupid me said, "If you do anything before I get there, I am going to kill you." She started laughing at that ridiculous statement. I drove like a maniac, but when I got to the apartment she said that I saved her life. She agreed to let me take her to the hospital. She became a therapist.
A grimm place being turned into a ordinary place thanks to one man
ah, yes, i love it when i read a comment that says the exact thing i'm thinking so i know that others feel the same way ( btw, put an X in the chat for all those poor souls who committed suicide)
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Ah yes, there a dedication to him on the cliff top. It is an awesome place.
So SUICIDE is now a forbiddeen word. I have another suggestion: let us not use CRY, SAD, HURT, BROKEN etc anymore. You know what? Let us not speak and write anymore. Someone might get hurt!
There you go again with the censorship! BP, stop it or you'll go to your room.
Some people are just meant to be in the right place at the right time. Could you imagine if he would be replaced with some of the people from the internet? That place would possibly become the spot where the most suicides take place.
Most people don't want to die, they just don't feel like they're needed or heard, and this man changed that
What is wrong with people that they would do that to the poor bunny?
Actually, I think that cub is eating his leg while mama bear distracts him......
Kounios said the benefits can also be similar to those of playing a video game.
However, unlike gambling and even video games, Kounios said trivia is generally not a problematic habit.
“I don’t think there are any pitfalls,” he said. “Like anything else that’s fun, it takes up time.”
Imagine if other countries did that! It would revolutionise the world!!
Would be even better if they had a social and healthcare system that allowed them a few days off to take care of a sick spouse. After 30(!!) years of hard work that needs to be possible without having to worry about daily income. You shouldn't have to rely on stranger's charity for that.
Sometimes we think of the brain as an endless library, whose shelves house our most precious memories as well as our lifetime's knowledge. But is there a point where it reaches maximum capacity? In other words, can the brain get full?
The short answer is no. Brains are more sophisticated than that: a study published in Nature Neuroscience revealed that instead of just crowding in, old information is sometimes pushed out of the brain for new memories to form.
I know a few billionaires in this country who could take a page from this guy.
This kills me. It just kills me. Gratitude, it seems, is forever for some.
Scientists wanted to investigate what happens in the brain when we try to remember information that’s very similar to what we already know. (This is important because similar information is more likely to interfere with existing knowledge, and it’s the stuff that crowds without being useful.)
So they examined how brain activity changes when we try to remember a target memory, that is, when we try to recall something very specific, at the same time as trying to remember something similar (a competing memory).
Researchers taught participants to associate a single word (for example, the word sand) with two different images – such as one of Marilyn Monroe and the other of a hat.
They discovered that as the target memory was recalled more often, brain activity for it increased. At the same time, brain activity for the competing memory simultaneously weakened. This change was most prominent in regions near the front of the brain, such as the prefrontal cortex, rather than key memory structures in the middle of the brain, such as the hippocampus, which is traditionally associated with memory loss.
How horrible that everyone in that kid's life failed to provide basic information or support
The prefrontal cortex is involved in a range of complex cognitive processes, such as planning, decision making, and selective retrieval of memory. Existing research shows this part of the brain works in combination with the hippocampus to retrieve specific memories.
If the hippocampus is the search engine, the prefrontal cortex is the filter that determines which memory is the most relevant — this suggests that storing information alone is not enough for a good memory. The brain also has to be able to access the relevant information without being distracted by competing pieces of data.
"Just because I am alone, does not mean I am lonely." One of my favourite quotes but I cannot remember who said it.
However, don't be scared. In daily life, forgetting actually is actually beneficial.
Imagine that you lost your bank card. The new card you receive will come with a new PIN. Research in this field suggests that each time you remember the new code, you gradually forget the old one. This process improves access to relevant information, without old memories interfering.
So, next time you think that you can't do anything big because you are too small....
Very few people would have the guts to do this. I hope he was not harmed in any way.
I was fortunate to see Notre Dame before it burned. I am glad its beauty has been restored.
The umbilical cord was wrapped around the baby’s neck, so the doc threw on a gown and shoes and ran to her room to help.
And I just discovered that one of my friends who barely finished high school is an antivaxxer who "refuses to put poisons in his children's' bodies" because clearly barely graduating high school gives you a superior understanding of science than that of the people who dedicated their lives understanding how organic chemistry works!
Its so sad the US refuses to implement social programs like free child care and free higher education because it fears "socialism" when it's clear these programs make huge impacts. But there is always money to bomb some poor brown people
R.I.P. Everyone who died in 9/11 and in the years after as victims of the US retaliation of 9/11.
https://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/history/Mariya-Oktyabrskaya-story/ For more info.
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A positive page. Like it a lot. Stop censoring words though. Suicide, kill, die etc are all words that are in use daily in our countries, stop being so weak. If the story is about death or suicide then they deserve to have the full weight of the language that fits.
Especially if the person's life was lost in service of a higher cause eg the kids that donated their organs etc. It reduces the impact of that act.
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Ireland has never forgotten the Choctaws’ generosity. Now Irish people are reciprocating by donating to a fund for Navajo and Hopi communities hit by Covid-19. Soul family.
What a wonderful thing to read about. Won't hear about it here on our News programs. All of them are so biased.
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Why is Bored Panda sensoring certain words? We know what they are, so why sensor them? Bad words meanings don't change, so sensoring them makes no sense.
I don't know why I put an S in censoring. I thought it looked wrong. Sorry.
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NOOO ITS OVER!! I really loved this article and it made me feel very very happy inside. Thank you for spreading joy throughout this world! :)
I'm about to quit This Thing. To obscure letters in some words is ridiculous. They weren't obscene, just life. This will probably be deleted!
A positive page. Like it a lot. Stop censoring words though. Suicide, kill, die etc are all words that are in use daily in our countries, stop being so weak. If the story is about death or suicide then they deserve to have the full weight of the language that fits.
Especially if the person's life was lost in service of a higher cause eg the kids that donated their organs etc. It reduces the impact of that act.
Load More Replies... Ireland has never forgotten the Choctaws’ generosity. Now Irish people are reciprocating by donating to a fund for Navajo and Hopi communities hit by Covid-19. Soul family.
What a wonderful thing to read about. Won't hear about it here on our News programs. All of them are so biased.
Load More Replies... Why is Bored Panda sensoring certain words? We know what they are, so why sensor them? Bad words meanings don't change, so sensoring them makes no sense.
I don't know why I put an S in censoring. I thought it looked wrong. Sorry.
Load More Replies... NOOO ITS OVER!! I really loved this article and it made me feel very very happy inside. Thank you for spreading joy throughout this world! :)
I'm about to quit This Thing. To obscure letters in some words is ridiculous. They weren't obscene, just life. This will probably be deleted!
