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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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Debbie Barnes 3 years ago
That makes this beautiful wedding dress all the more special.. Wow! Such a skilled woman...
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Cecilia Herrera 3 years ago
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.
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Andy Acceber 3 years ago
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.”
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Tom 3 years ago (edited)
People are saying that's not enough nowadays for a degree, but that's not true!! There are affordable universities in every state! You just have to google it! Dear young people: YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO AN EXPENSIVE PRIVATE UNIVERSITY OR A MAJOR PUBLIC UNIVERSITY!!!!! DIVISION 2 and 3 SCHOOLS ARE JUST AS GOOD AND ARE OFTEN MUCH CHEAPER!!!! STOP WASTING YOUR MONEY!
Suzi Q 3 years ago
Plus, this happened in 1987 when universities were less expensive.
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Jessica Cifelli 3 years ago
The fact that he funded his entire college education and it only cost $28,000
Amy Stone-Chandler 3 years ago
In 1987? How did he crowd fund without internet? I don't even know 10 people.
Suzi Gauthier 3 years ago
Possibly an ad in the newspaper? It would have to be a big one though & well placed.
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Ben Smith 3 years ago
Don't see too many S mint marks on coins anymore. That's San Francisco FYI
Dagnirath 3 years ago (edited)
That's what I was thinking. A quick Google search says that coin, uncirculated, is worth about 75¢. I'll definitely take 2.8 million of those!
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Judi Michelle 3 years ago
Yeah good for them bad for us that in 1987 $28,000 was enough for a four year degree with thousands of dollars left over. Which he kindly donated to other students to use for school
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Accidental Genius 3 years ago (edited)
So that means he gathered $28,000- pretty good for his time
Sawdust 3 years ago
Especially if you can show the pennies to the Dean and instantly earn a Ph.D. in Marketing!
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Twodogsandapicnictable 3 years ago
And there was no Gofundme in 1987. Barely an internet that no one was on anyway. Musta been a shtload of newspaper personal ads? the stamp to send it was like 10 or 15 censts. Wonder what tuition cost back then.
Two_rolling_black_eyes 3 years ago
This was pre-internet so its more impressive. A syndicated columnist from the Chicago Tribune heard about his story and wrote about it. The 2.8 million was the circulation of that columnist. This is the equivalent of tracking down Ellen DeGeneres and talking her into tweeting out a request to help you.
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
Just remember that The March of Dimes was founded by asking people to donate one dime.
Octavia Hansen 3 years ago
Sounds like he was already smart enough . . . maybe he should have just kept the money for other things.
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DDmaybeandor 3 years ago
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.
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MRSS 3 years ago
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.
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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago
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
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Francisco Manuel Teruel Gutiérrez 3 years ago
My wife would look at the floor, because I probably did something inconvenient.
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rebel _ phoenix 3 years ago
Sometimes I fall asleep and jolt up thinking someone called meh but nop😅
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tuzdayschild 3 years ago
I'll keep and eye on my none black friends because my hair does not float.
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Londo Cotto 3 years ago
Is that because kissing is a health benefit or because one day she just decided "Meh, insurance company will pay out" . . . . . .
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Caroline Van Meerbeek 3 years ago
The artist is Duane Hanson, one of the masters of hyperrealism
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Cactus McCoy 3 years ago
As in "all oxygen atoms dissapear", I figure. Not only the free ones, but also those bound in anything.
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Jill Hojnacki 3 years ago
Don’t mind me. Just trying to cover up something posted by a racist jackass.
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Jo Johannsen 3 years ago (edited)
My first impulse was to say he deserved a medal, then I thought about police, emergencies, etc.
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Jerry Conaway 3 years ago (edited)
Being with someone who causes you endless drama and stress is worse than being alone AND smoking!
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Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago (edited)
During a war his father took 2 year old him and his brother to the forest after a bomb killed the rest of his family. Fearing that the war wasnt over they built a shelter and stayed there for 41 years. When an explorer found him and exposed him to the outside world he simply went back to the forest inspite of the endless opportunities. EDIT: i may have phrased the last sentence wrong. I forgot to add that we should learn something from him
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Robin Woordes 3 years ago
Is it me or is it that only the richest people seem to get free stuff. I mean, it seems that they could afford a box of chicken nuggets.
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MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago
What kind of a bug? Because when I try going on youtube on my xbox, sometimes the first icon works, but sometimes it crashes. But then I try accessing youtube by going in "other apps" and then it works fine.
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APoetsSoul 3 years ago
As a German I can say, that it is not common. Ususally bride and groom spend the nights apart or at least prepare separately on the special day
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Ozacoter 3 years ago
Untrue. Our males have been becoming less and less big compared to females since the time that we split from chimpanzees. The sexual dimorphism of our species is much smaller than previous humans and smaller than chimpanzees and other mammals. This is done by sexual selection and occurs in species that are more social, less violent and whose males tend to cooperate in child rearing. In that case females prefer males that are more "feminine" looking, opposed to violent species where the males do not help with the offspring (like gorillas) where males are much bigger than females. Primitive humans were not huge brutes that needed to defend their females from other males. They cooperated with the females, who could also defend themselves.
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DDmaybeandor 3 years ago
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”.
Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
Nope. No editing. No fact checking. Just some bored teenager slapping stuff into a list.
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Jon Cache 3 years ago
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.
AnnaB 3 years ago
Why are normal, common, everyday words being half-assed censored? This is a sincere question. Can anyone provide an answer?
F. H. 3 years ago
What a lot of rubbish. Most of this stuff is made up, badly worded or distorted.
Jonathan Nichols 3 years ago
Cause everybody knows, if it's on the internet, it has to be true
s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago
And this stuff was on the Internet, and now is on it again, here, so it's extra true!
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DDmaybeandor 3 years ago
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”.
Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
Nope. No editing. No fact checking. Just some bored teenager slapping stuff into a list.
Load More Replies... Jon Cache 3 years ago
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.
AnnaB 3 years ago
Why are normal, common, everyday words being half-assed censored? This is a sincere question. Can anyone provide an answer?
F. H. 3 years ago
What a lot of rubbish. Most of this stuff is made up, badly worded or distorted.
Jonathan Nichols 3 years ago
Cause everybody knows, if it's on the internet, it has to be true
s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago
And this stuff was on the Internet, and now is on it again, here, so it's extra true!
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