The internet is an endless source of information, both vital and completely irrelevant. And diving in this sea of dense information where it’s easy to get lost, some sources of content prove to be golden nuggets.
Like the Instagram account with a rather laconic title “Not Common Facts,” which provides exactly what it says. With a mind-blowing 7.3M followers, it’s social media’s beloved destination for interesting, unheard, weird, and quirky facts to pump up that trivia muscle.
Below we selected a batch of the most entertaining ones that you may not have heard, so scroll down and upvote your favorites as you go!
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That makes this beautiful wedding dress all the more special.. Wow! Such a skilled woman...
I like the way they use reading to reduce the sentences of the prisoners with an activity that can help them in the long run. (The reading, not necessarily the book report writing.)
Every fact we stumble across on social media has to be taken with a pinch of salt, so that's why we must fact check it. You see, whether it's COVID-19, climate change or migration — fake news spreads six times faster on social media than facts. Those pieces of disinformation, known as fake news, are harmful. They are partially or often completely false and deliberately disseminated to influence political views or generate as many clicks as possible.
The danger of fake news is the fact that to an untrained eye, the average internet user, it’s very difficult if not impossible to separate it from credible information. To find out how exactly we can separate true facts from false information, Bored Panda spoke with Daniel Markuson, the cybersecurity expert at NordVPN, who shared some very useful tips and insights.
It's also great for the economy. Giving people more opportunities to go out, vacation, spend money etc. does wonders to the economic cycles -- and it makes happier employees.
While there is no foolproof method to separate truth from misinformation, a general rule of thumb is to check the source’s credibility, Daniel said. “This particularly applies to social media platforms because they are optimized to increase engagement and lack appropriate gatekeeping features that filter out misinformation.”
“It is also important to weigh the claims against other sources. If a publication makes monumental claims that are exclusive to that platform, do not take them at face value,” he added.
When it comes to determining if the news source is credible, Daniel said that sometimes 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.”
If you’re still not sure, Daniel suggests looking into the author, researching them, and making sure their credibility is up to par. “It is also important to weigh our own perception and not let our biases skew our understanding of events. Seek out differing opinions and try not to associate facts with ideological dogma.”
I’ve never seen this picture and I’ve got to say, this is F***ing scary as s***. Like, there is absolutely no question as to this lion’s intention and it really strikes me that humans can read faces of different species so well; and also that the exact same expression can be read on the face of a human. That’s probably part of why I found it so scary. It reminded me of a human. “Here’s Johny!”
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 always wake up before my alarm, but that means i cant sleep in on weekends either
My husband's the same way. He's up at 6am every day. I'd sleep until noon if I didn't set my alarms.
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Starts producing? I didn't know it was possible for my body to stop producing stress hormones....must be why I wake up five times a night.
So me, I always wake up 1 minute before my alarm goes off. It was the worst when my daughter was a baby, she only had a 30minute sleep cycle - it would take me about 20mins to get to sleep, then wake up 1 minute before her. I. Was. Tired. 😩
Oh... I remember the tireness when my 2 children were babies... but I miss that time so much, too.
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My best friend does this. I've known her since were teenagers and she has never even owned a an alarm clock.
My body beats that with the even more amazing ability to wake me in the middle of the night through stress hormones
Is this really a “some people” thing? I thought this was an “everyone” thing and the alarm was just as a backup incase you were really tired, because our society can’t accept that as an excuse anymore.
That’s me! If I forget to set my alarm but know I need to wake up at 6:15, I’ll be awake at 6:10. Pretty cool.
Many years ago I had a weird thing I did to wake up the next morning. Before cell phones and my watch didn't have an alarm on it so I used to tap my head on the pillow, 5 taps to wake up at 5am, 6 for 6am etc. Never failed. Then I got an alarm clock and now (I tried it a few days ago, and the tapping no longer works lol
I work from home with a fixed schedule. But once in a while I have to work earlier. Man, on those days I keep waking time after time. Now I know it's stress hormones I can balance for it.
I can do that, but only for a 10-15 minutes nap. Doesn't work after a full night. At all.
It's called waking up 5 minutes before my alarm and crying about it.
My body does this when I have something important going on that day. Like I would wake up a few minutes before my alarm goes off.
I do this all the time. I usually fully wake up 5-10 minutes before my alarm.
I do this sometimes - when I know that it's really important to be up by a certain time. Like when I'm going travelling or have an exam. Before bed, I focus intently on what time I need to be up by so it's the last thing I think about before I sleep
I am a member of the 4 AM Club. I use the Silva Water Method before going to sleep and set my intention. I never set an alarm. Like clock work 😁
I used to be able to do it. You repeat to yourself before you fall asleep what time you need to be awake. Whether it was 4 am or 9 am id wake up on the dot. Since i had ovarian cancer and them removed it doesn't work anymore but my cats wake me up at 5 am whether i want it or not xD
Again, I didn't think this was some kind of superpower only certain people have. If needed, all I have to do is tell myself, just before going to sleep, what time I want to wake up the next day and that's when I wake up. Is this so unusual?
Or they have a cat. Cats will always let you know it's breakfast time
Ask you doctor for zopliclone and quetiapine. You'll sleep through the weekend.
I do this. Though many times I have a hard time sleeping at all
O wauw, so that's what it is, not very Nice I can tell you.
Oh I wish. My alarm goes off at 8:40 am (I'm retired and a night owl) and I hit that snooze button continually until after 9:30. Honestly, I could sleep for another 2 hours I'm sure, but I don't want to be awake ALL night. As it is I don't hit the sack any earlier than 2:30 am.
That's me! I don't use an alarm. I just wake up at the right time.
My husband can decide what time he wants to wake up in the morning and it works.
i wake up at exactly 5:55 every school morning, which is 5 minutes before my alarm, which is 20 minutes before my mom wakes me up( I'm in middle school), and at 7 every weekend.
I do that and it works most of the times. I tell myself what time I would like to wake up. I don't depend on that though if I have something important to do.
start stressing out before you even wake up, hey, that sounds like fun!
For a while I was using myself as an alarm clock. I'd check the time when I went to bed, told myself how long I would sleep and woke up between 15 minutes before and 15 minutes after the time I needed to wake up.
I wake up at around 5am everyday but I do set my alarm for 5:30am just in case
I read that if before falling asleep, ask someone that you knew well-that had passed away-to wake you at a specific time. I tried it and it worked. Have used it for too many years to mention. Still use alarms as a back-up 'just-in-case'.
I can do this provided I’m not sick or had been drinking. I still set the alarm.
I do this. I wake up 10 minutes before the alarm and I hate waking up early.
If I want to do a sunrise photoshoot at a specific location, I usually wake just before my alarm 👌
Most of the time, I wake mere minutes before my alarm is set to go off.
This is very much me, and I've always wondered how people can oversleep, I thought it was everyone!
Can attest to this. I don't really wake up the same time every day but whenever I need to wake up early for a trip or errand, I can condition my brain to wake me up at the right time.
Read lots of people in the army does this. They rarely sleep deep like others though. Also they have techniques to go to sleep that is a bit different.
I used to be able to wake myself up at a specific time without an alarm clock. It was so cool. I need to try it again!
On days where I have to get up early, I always wake up at the exact same time - about half an hour before I have to get out of bed. I haven't needed an alarm in years.
And then you wake up feeling exhausted, not rested. If you want to ensure you're up without relying on an alarm you have to go to bed very early to ensure you have at least 10 hours before you have to be up.
That explains how my workmates and I would get up before our alarms went off.
Just spoke with my mom about this very thing at 2:30am this morning. We all do this but when it is over such little things that are easily resolved or are in the process of being handled it will enhance anxiety, stress, and depression. It is not worth it. We only have one shot at life and why let smaller b******t take you out.
Well they found out a lot of the centenarians are actually people who died and whose families never reported it to keep collecting pensions. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-11258071
My wife would look at the floor, because I probably did something inconvenient.
Sometimes I fall asleep and jolt up thinking someone called meh but nop😅
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I wonder if Bored Panda knows what “facts” are and they they have to have some sort of substantiated proof before peddling them as “facts”? Some social media account doesn’t count as a “source”.
Nope. No editing. No fact checking. Just some bored teenager slapping stuff into a list.
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Hi BP, I hate to be blunt, but all your censorship is giving me a sexual death orgasm. I think I need pills and Marijuana.
Why are normal, common, everyday words being half-assed censored? This is a sincere question. Can anyone provide an answer?
What a lot of rubbish. Most of this stuff is made up, badly worded or distorted.
Cause everybody knows, if it's on the internet, it has to be true
And this stuff was on the Internet, and now is on it again, here, so it's extra true!
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I wonder if Bored Panda knows what “facts” are and they they have to have some sort of substantiated proof before peddling them as “facts”? Some social media account doesn’t count as a “source”.
Nope. No editing. No fact checking. Just some bored teenager slapping stuff into a list.
Load More Replies... Hi BP, I hate to be blunt, but all your censorship is giving me a sexual death orgasm. I think I need pills and Marijuana.
Why are normal, common, everyday words being half-assed censored? This is a sincere question. Can anyone provide an answer?
What a lot of rubbish. Most of this stuff is made up, badly worded or distorted.
Cause everybody knows, if it's on the internet, it has to be true
And this stuff was on the Internet, and now is on it again, here, so it's extra true!
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