Okay, anyone who doesn’t enjoy feeding their brain with fresh random facts, raise your hand! I clearly sense a silence behind the laptop, and it’s no wonder that educational social media has become so popular lately.
While wasting much of our lives on the screens, we at least get to learn something useful to pump our brain muscles or get ready for trivia battles. And if you’re one of the facticionados (does this word exist?!), you probably know the Twitter page Uber Facts very well already. With a whopping audience of 13.6 million followers, it’s an ultimate powerhouse for random knowledge nobody knew they needed.
According to the account’s description, it features “the most unimportant things you'll never need to know,” so you get the fun aspect of it. Below, we wrapped up some of the most interesting bits of knowledge shared on the page, so I leave the stage to them!
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I hope the cat got a medal and lots of treats for her good deeds
That is a great idea - encourages people to do good by showing them exactly what good they have done so far.
With educational social media accounts getting more and more popular every day, you start to wonder how many of them are actually legit. After all, no so-called “fact” shared online can be taken as it is, as we have to remind ourselves that fake news spreads six times faster on social media than facts.
Also known as fake news, these pieces of disinformation can even be used as a political tool and weapon, and poses a real danger to those with an untrained eye. Sometimes, however, the information gets so disseminated that you may not even suspect it's faulty.
So to find out how exactly an average Internet user like us can learn to separate true facts from false information, we previously spoke with Daniel Markuson. Markuson is the cybersecurity expert at NordVPN and he shared some very useful tips and insights. Markuson explained that there is no foolproof method to separate truth from misinformation.
But a general rule of thumb is to check the source’s credibility: “This particularly applies to social media platforms because they are optimized to increase engagement and lack appropriate gatekeeping features that filter out misinformation.”
When it comes to determining if the news source is credible, there are some telling signs to look for. It turns out that, often, unreliable news sources impersonate well-known ones by misspelling their names in the URL. “Similarly, they might use unconventional domain extensions instead of the usual “.com” or “.org.” In general, make sure that your news comes from established, well-known sources. These types of outlets get information directly from primary sources and must uphold their reputation.”
But honestly, who would tell their boss they´re getting an abortion? This is a very intimate topic and I am sure for assumption of costs there are some forms to fill and some Becky in accounting that would gossip to others about it. At least that would be something I wouldn´t be willing to risk..
A cat, too. I sometimes feel like the hole in my life since I lost my little guy will never heal.
When asked about the reasons why fake news has become so widespread, the cybersecurity expert said that it’s “due to factors that concern both the content of the messages and the technological foundation of platforms on which the news is proliferated.”
“Fake news is usually related to current affairs and makes remarkable, emotion-inducing claims. This, combined with the fact that social media platforms collect data on what kind of posts users spend the most time on and feed them content with similar characteristics, provides the perfect conditions for the spread of misinformation,” Daniel concluded.
I can confirm, my father cooked more often than my mother and now I am doing the ironing :-)
I always say I’m a terrible liar and clearly lie about tiny things that I won’t get in trouble for just so I can get away from the bigger trouble by lying like a mastermind. Oh man, what did I do with my life?
....But are you telling the truth about being a terrible liar? hmmmm lol
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Then they wonder why their kids make such elaborate excuses to avoid visiting them
.....But are you telling the truth about being the best liar among all your friends? lol
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I find if I stick to the truth then I don't have to strain my brain trying to remember what lie I said to whom.
I am the crappiest liar, even at 40 my husband instantly knows I'm full of c**p. All my kids are the same -my concern is their safety, I'd much rather know they're doing something and give them a way out than have them stuck in a questionable situation. I don't really understand overly strict parents, I mean, we've all been kids, we know what it's like - I want my kids to have friends and a social life and I want them to know I am forever their safe space, no matter what it is, what's happened, whether they're at fault etc I have their back. Doesn't mean they get away with everything, if they're out of line they very much get told so, but I find talking about it gets through to them more than a screaming match
True! My mum would tell me she'd rather hear a truth she wouldn't like than a lie and that was a load of c**p. I'd be honest and get punished. Of course, if it was something serious I'd still tell, but I learned along the years that, if trivial, it's better to tell what she wants to hear. As a consequence, I can lie "on my feet " which was a lifesaver ability for some tricky situations I faced (including escaping sketchy guys hitting on me)
Like meee. My parents were strict christians and i couldn't help but be really good at lying. (Now i would say f**k them if i saw them bc they didnt accept me being non biney.
And strict parents who fly off the handle with no discernable pattern may turn their kids into adults who need to see a psychologist every other week.
That’s authoritarian parenting. Be authoritative instead (just read up on it).
I am a fabulous liar but my parents aren't that strict. I'm just really good at it...
I have a question that I like to ask someone that I'm thinking about being friends with. It's a test. Here it is: Is it easy or Is it hard, to tell the truth? If they pop out with " easy" without even thinking about it. I go on my way and leave that person alone. I tested this on myself. It is extremely hard, to tell the truth, day in and day out no matter what the circumstance. Try it for just a day,, then week, then forever. It's very freeing to be honest.
I can confirm this. Started lying early, to avoid potential trouble by over-anxious parent. The need for it decreased gradually, as I grew up, and now, as an adult, I just don't bother anymore. If you don't like it, it's your problem.
True. My neighbour had two little children and she was always slapping them for one thing or another. The result was that these kiddies lied about everything to avoid getting hit.
Thanks mom and dad I became a better liar and usually get what I want or out of things I don't want all because of you ;) Time to pass on those amazing qualities to my kids so they not only continue this fantastic cycle for generations to come, but so they never forget who they really are.
Had an abusive childhood. Telling a lie is to much trouble as you have to remember what you have lied about so you don’t get caught out.
It's a hard line to walk. Middle son tells me that a magician down the street made him do it. He's 4. Wonderful imagination, but I really shouldn't let him get away with it. "Son, that is a wonderful story. I really like it, but we know it isn't true, is it? If you tell me the truth, I may get angry, but I won't punish you." Then I had to stick to it. But it did work out well over the years. (He's 49 now and always tells the truth so far as I know.)
Punishing people for making mistakes doesn't teach them to not make mistakes, it teaches them to hide their mistakes. My ex claimed that there are no mistakes, only things that happen because you don't "care enough." Like the time there was a tiny bit of eggshell in the omelette I made him. He insisted that since I didn't care about him enough to make sure there was no eggshell, it meant I did it deliberately.
Hm~ I very quickly learned how not to lie, but don't tell the truth either. My parents were to effing good at catching even a hint of a lie.
Entirely true. I had freak controlling mother, and we're also secretive gay. Years later became alcoholic. Effect is i can lie so skillfully that is basically flawless. Not that i have to do that anymore.
This is true. I wasn't a bad kid but my parents were super-strict. I learned to lie just to live a normal life. I wasn't strict with my son, I taught him to think for himself and we discussed everything. Even now that he's grown I am more deceptive than he ever was and he can't lie well at all :)
This is true! My mom was insane and I learned how to lie about stupid stuff a lot and I only had to do that to avoid being punished
Always praise honesty and explain ‘why’ if you need to be strict in some occasions.
I‘m glad I‘m not a seahorse. I can barely manage to walk in the morning.
Did you know? Tony Soprano used to get a lot of calls from real life "wiseguys". Someone once called to criticize him for wearing shorts in the show. "A don never wears shorts," they said. Tony never wore shorts after.
Well cos it's normal to love and hug your kid. They feel safe and accepted.
That is actually fascinating. Alarming that it can affect the brain in such way, but fascinating nonetheless.
For the sake of context, is "mass shooting" defined as more than two people shot in the same incident, or is it a higher number? I'm not being flippant, I want to know the definition as commonly understood (there's a difference in defining murders as spree, mass and serial, and I wanted to know if shootings are the same)
Which means cashiers in the US are running 20 marathons each year, or more than 1 and a half each month.
Where was this fact when I punched that mean girl who stole my colouring book back in 1st grade?
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Problem with a lot of these facts on Bored Panda is that you can't really know whether they're true.
No, but you can be certain that people believe them. Which in the modern world counts as a fact.
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Problem with a lot of these facts on Bored Panda is that you can't really know whether they're true.
No, but you can be certain that people believe them. Which in the modern world counts as a fact.
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