This Online Group Is Dedicated To ‘Mildly Interesting’ Stuff, And Here Are Their 50 Best Posts (New Pics)
With everything that's going around the internet, we have become hard to surprise. WTF stock photos, ridiculous real estate listings, and other similar gems have desensitized our 'Whoah!' sensors. But one online community consistently amazes even those who think they've seen it all. Of course, I'm talking about r/MildlyInteresting.
As we have shown you in our earlier publications here, here, and here, the members of this subreddit always seem to find the stuff that lifts your eyebrows. Either by showing off their own or reposting someone else's pictures, these folks know how to entertain. So continue scrolling and check out what they've got in store for us today.
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The Way Our Wallpaper Installer Covered The Vent
My Oven Shows The Time That You Started Cooking Incase You Didn’t Set A Timer
For one of our earlier publications on r/MildlyInteresting, its moderator RedSquaree, said, "I think we've done an amazing job of curating a subreddit that is still niche despite being hugely popular."
"The content is roughly the same today as it was almost a decade ago. Most subs change (for the worse) as they grow, but we've kept things mild—just the way people want it," they explained.
It's hard to pinpoint what makes something 'mildly interesting' but as my colleague Innes highlight, there’s a certain theme running throughout the images: they depict things that go against the grain of what we consider as “normal” in everyday life. Or, they capture some bizarre coincidence that we would never have expected.
My Cat Has One Eye And This Is How She Peeks Around Corners
My Public Library Tells You How Much Money You’ve Saved By Checking Things Out Instead Of Buying Them
Its a nice way to remind people of the important role libraries play in the community because many middle class people see no reason for their existence as they can buy books, use the internet or netflix.
The Roof Of This Small Chapel Collapsed, And Instead Of Rebuilding It Normally They Made It Out Of Glass
But RedSquaree, who has been looking over the subreddit for some time, thinks the main ingredient of the formula is ambiguity. They said, "Everyone probably has a slightly different interpretation or idea of what is mildly interesting." But they believe that the concept of relatability is most important—it has to be "nothing spectacular but something novel".
However, this can also make it difficult to moderate the content. As RedSquaree explained further, "Sometimes we see users post to r/MildlyInteresting first (because if they didn't, it would break rule 3 of our page). Then, they go on to crosspost to r/damnthatsinteresting. And we're thinking to ourselves, '/r/HolUp, it can't be both.'"
These Statues In Front Of A Finnish Train Station Are Vaccinated
There Is A Sharing Point For Walking Sticks At The Beginning Of My Favourite Hiking Path
This Welcoming Sculpture At A Truck Stop Tire Store In Co
Snake Looking Through My Glass Door
Researchers understand human curiosity as being linked to learning and information seeking. In terms of evolution, it makes sense for people to be curious about the world around them.
Professor Celeste Kidd studies curiosity and learning at the University of California, Berkeley where she runs the Kidd Lab. “Curiosity is the driving force behind everything we know,” she said.
Celeste’s research suggests we’re most curious when we feel uncertain about something. This could explain the popularity of r/MildlyInteresting!
A Cheese Vending Machine In A Mountain Village In Switzerland
Table I Made Out Of Old Skateboards In My Clients House
My Bachelor's Degree Is Signed By Arnold Schwarzenegger
I’m The Only Apartment With The Holiday Spirit
"Uncertainty indicates that there’s valuable knowledge available," she highlighted. "By contrast, certainty indicates you know everything there is to know so there's no point in continuing to be curious because there’s nothing further to be gleaned."
This is sensible, she explains, because it guides us towards what is most useful for us to learn.
In uncertain times, curiosity can help us to focus on the most pressing issues. This could explain the growing interest humans show in fields like sustainability, the circular economy, and ethical data use.
My Grandma's Collection Of 544 Different Cookie Cutters That She Has Been Expanding For 50+ Years
This Walgreens Is In An Old Bank
The Gas Station Near Me Has The Price Of Coffee Also Listed
Someone Put A Bob Ross Toaster In Our Breakroom, And It Burns An Image Of Bob Ross Onto The Toast
This Painting In A Waiting Room Is The Same Print As My Phone Case
My Orange Had Segments In Two Shades Of… Orange
How The Water Froze On The Lake By My House.
I Recorded The Quality Of Each Of My Days During 2021
Garlic…but Each One Is A Single Clove
The Hotel I'm Staying At Has A Tiny Door That Says "John Malkovich"
Deer Were Using My Car As A Salt Lick
These Jars Contain The Same Amount Of Jam
Flew On A New Delta Plane, And They Put A Window In The Lavatory
My Aunt Has This Birthday Calendar, Names On Disks Using Hooks
The Penguin Classics Version Of '1984' By George Orwell Has Its Title And Author Censored
I Haul The Windmill Blades For Electric Wind Turbines
Found A Check From 1879 For $105 In My Dresser That I Inherited From My Grandfather
This Puddle Is Labeled
This Burger Puzzle Has A Piece Shaped Like The Whole Puzzle
This Dish That I Ordered That Kinda Looks Like Homer Simpson!
This 100-Year-Old Perfume Bottle That Glows Under Blacklight
Emergency Room Guide Listing The Order Of People Who See The Doctor
me on the other hand waited a few hours for 3.... at like 25 bucks per stitch. Im using ductape next time
Load More Replies...I had an "unexpected sudden amputation" and was considered "less urgent". I like to remind that when people get impatient in the emergency room
Obviously they dont include things like severe abdominal pain. Once more pain is not raken seriously and people like endometriosis patients will suffer for it.
Endometriosis is a serious condition. But not something you can actually fix in an E.R. They will give you painkillers and send you home. All chronic conditions require time, education, multiple interventions, follow up. You can't and shouldn't try to fix it as an emergency. I'm not saying these conditions are trivial. Just that they can't be fixed as an emergency. Specially not at ungodly hours like 4 AM where everyone is sleepy and nothing works well.
Load More Replies...USA, 2017 I'm waiting in the ER with my mom while going into anaphylactic shock, no swelling, but BRIGHT RED, fainting over and over again, waited 3 hours then left, luckily the shots of adrenalin and antihistomines I was given at the urgent care down the road was kicking in and that likely saved my life, but I did end up fainting whenever I tried to sit up for the rest of the day. Wasn't even busy in the ER. Next time I'll stand right in front of the check in desk and faint onto the floor, tell my mom to leave me on the floor
It bumps you up to the next level, and then they can ask you why you didn't come in earlier
Load More Replies...Note the fine print about mental health crises. I went to the ER a day after treatment for a failed suicide attempt, for guidance and help on how to proceed. Sat in waiting area for 8 1/2 hours, then led to a locked floor, where I was strip searched and put into a general populace of people with varying degrees of mental illnesses. Took two days to actually speak to a doctor. I will never return to that place, no matter what.
THIS. I swear, if you weren't having a mental health crisis when you got to the ER, you'll DEFINITELY be having one by the time you see the doctor! 2-3 days with all your personal items gone, harsh fluorescent lights on 24/7, no family member or friend permitted to be with you, no clock on the wall, no access to music or TV or puzzles or anything at all to distract you from your difficult situation, no bed to sleep in, no way to even know if it's night-time without asking one of the surly security guards staffing the area... who WOULDN'T be feeling crazy after a few days of that? It's a damn shame
Load More Replies...I like the footnote. I wish communities would invest more in 24/7 clinics. It reduces the impact on the hospital and lowers wait time for patients
In Australia they are increasing the number all the time. Our one was 24/7, but then went back to 11pm close as there wasn't as much need as they expected. It makes so much sense to use those resources rather than the hospital for non-emergency things.
Load More Replies...if it breaks through skin and muscle it could have also tore blood vessels thats how.
Load More Replies...looking at this chart makes me realize that i probably should have gone to the hospital that time where i had a fever of 104.6 for 5 days, but yknow what i turned out fine.
Where does "the baby is coming right now" put you on the list?
Why would anyone want to sit forever in an E.R Dept for the things that aren't urgent !?
THAT, Gianna, is the million dollar question!!
Load More Replies...Sooo, I have some questions about this. A "serious" car crash can leave you just fine, while an asthma attack, allergic reaction, actually everything in the "urgent" section is life threathening. Not to mention that you cannot just judge that by not doing some work up. This is a pretty bad chart.
I think it's more about trying to calm the people in the waiting room who go 'why aren't I next?!' than a tool for the assessments.
Load More Replies...My daughter ripped a 3 inch (8 cm) gash under her knee while sledding in the mountains. She did the stitches herself on the spot and kept sledding. The photos she sent me are great 😆
Is your badass.. I mean, your daughter, a nurse or doctor? That's so cool.
Load More Replies...Keep in mind that waiting in an emergency room is a good thing, too; it means your issue isn't as life-threatening. You should worry more about the person who gets rushed into the ER.
If you moved several thousand miles from your primary provider and you don't want a 2-3 month holiday from your anti- depressants or heart meds. Should go to a clinic for that though, not an ER.
Load More Replies...I once went to the ER for a gouge injury. Broken filing cabinet took out a chunk of my calf. I expected to wait a lot time because it was on my leg and I was conscious, but they took me back almost right away. When I asked why, they said, "If we deal with it now, it's easy. If we wait, it will get ugly."
I remember getting bitched at by people waiting longer than I had after coming in with severe head pain after occipital nerve abrasion. Sorry, my vision was going and it hurt badly. Turned out I had neuritis.
I had bronchitis and I have severe asthma. My oygen saturation was so low they kept me overnight. I had to wait 8hrs!
If by allergic reaction they mean the anaphylaxis type, it should be up higher.
I was thinking the same thing. Any allergic reaction serious enough to require going to the ER has the potential to turn into anaphylaxis even if it hasn't already, and especially with kids and young people, O2 saturation tends to stay fine even as the airways become badly compromised and then before you know it, their vital signs are falling off a cliff and they will die within minutes if not immediately treated. This chart doesn't really make sense because people are triaged based on the symptoms they report and their vital signs, not the reason they give for their condition. If you were in a serious car accident but your vitals are stable and your head is fine and your limbs are all still attached, then the lady who comes in reporting "feeling dizzy" whose heart rate is 235 should rightfully be treated first.
Load More Replies...Once I waited five hours in the ER after a bike accident in which I tore my chin open to the bone. Must’ve been a bad night!
So where is the list for your those of us with life threatening illnesses?
Waited 6 hours for cream against jock itch. After vanishing almost instantly, symptom re-occurred after six months, worse than ever. I concocted my own cream from a receipe in a book on herbology. Symptoms subsided slowly but permanently.
I don't like this at all. If you have any of the following complaints, you're up after the guy with the prescription: crippling unexplained PAIN; severe vomiting or diarrhea; unusual bleeding; swelling or discoloration of limbs; severe burns; sudden numbness/loss of motor control; loss of bladder or bowel control... I can think of a bunch. Making myself mad. Lol better move on
The sign is not a comprehensive list; it just shows a few examples.
Load More Replies...Too bad the ER I went to didn't have this sign. Was having an asthma attack and was out of medicine, but I walked in because we lived 2 blocks and my son drove me and I walked the 10 feet in rather than waiting for an ambulance. (Obviously I was till getting oxygen.) Then my muscles cramped up so bad I fell out of the chair. If I'd been stronger, I would have broken bones. My son's terrified and yelling "help her!" and the lady was like "What?" and finally 5 hours later they gave me a puff of albuterol and sent me home with a $900 copay. Told me I was hyperventilating, which I do when I'm having an attack, because you can only breath super shallowly and can't catch your breath. But that caused the severe muscle cramps and also I was low on potassium. All I needed was a puff. 5 hours while they took dancy lady in (was bopping back and forth in her chair to the awesome music she was listening to - clearly not in any kind of dire straights) and people like her all went ahead.
Saw this chart in the ER when I brought my husband in scream-moaning and vomiting and unable to walk on his own. They took some covid Karen who looked inconvenienced to be there before my husband because urgent care said her 'O2 was a little low'. That's a bullsh*t triage system. Husband had severe pancreatitis and needed his gallbladder removed and that unvaxed irresponsible b*tch got seen before him.
O2 is a little low means she wasn’t getting enough oxygen. Which is life threatening! My husband also had pancreatitis & needed his gall bladder taken out…it is routine surgery.
Load More Replies...Ah; Seizures are in the middle. And that's why my family and I stayed in the waiting room while we took care of me for 4 hours, at 2 in the morning. 😡
Yeah but pretty rare. I mean only cops and military have access to guns. Except if you live in the third world or in an uncivilized country that said. But in that case your healthcare will be crap anyway.
Load More Replies...Dune Book That You Can Read On Any Sides
My Hotel Jacuzzi Tub Fills Up From The Ceiling
My Dad Found A Face As The Pocket Of His Pepperoni Pizza Pants
The Pumpkin Pie I Bought Contains "Finger"
At least it was declared? I hate it when I bite into a chunk of finger that wasn't on the ingredients list...
This Balcony Has A Balcony On It
My Eco Friendly Packaged Toothpicks Are Individually Wrapped In Plastic
My 10 Trillion Dollar Zimbabwe Bank Note I Use As A Book Mark
My Dads Salt And Pepper Shaker Collection
I Bought A $14k Staircase Today And It Came With A Little Example Model
This Bath Bomb Is Labia Safe
I never used any bath bombs until now for this reason.......... To all the people who don't understand, what this means is that unlike normal Bath bombs that might (do) contain chemicals that are harmful for a sensitive organ like the labia, this is safer and won't cause discomfort, dryness etc etc.
My Dad Burnt A Pancake So Bad It Camouflages With The Black Pan
Drove By A Helicopter Wrapped In Plastic This Morning
How do you know it's a helicopter? Maybe it's actually a smart car in disguise under there.
The Nicu At The Hospital Had Masks With Mouth Windows So The Baby Can See Your Expressions
My Sliced Bacon Looks Pixelated
I Saw Mark Zuckerberg And His Wife, Pricilla Chan, At Mcdonald’s
"Pricilla, is this where my products ingest their sustenance?"
My Grandmother Has The First Snowmobile License In Ca
My Mom Gave Me Her Vintage Crockpot From The 70s
This Mall Has A “Husband Depository” With Massage Chairs And Phone Chargers
Saw A Little Car That Only Fits One Person And Only Has One Headlight
It's a Peel P50. As seen driven round BBC television center by Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear.
The Store By My New House Still Sells Candy Cigarettes
This Cabin On Top Of A Silo. Oldham County, Kentucky
I Have A Skin Condition Called Dermatographia Due To Which Lightly Scratching My Skin Causes Raised, Red Lines Where I've Scratched
I had the same thing mysteriously appear a few years back and it just as mysteriously disappear about two years later!
Gigantic Home Grown Garlic Clove!
I Found Plane Wreckage While Hiking In A State Park This Weekend
My Daughter's Tigger Has Distinct Bright And Dark Stripes In Normal Light, But Is Entirely Pale White In Night Vision
Chick-Fil-A Employees Taking Orders In Their Own Personal Shelters
The Feet On This Bench At My Gym Look A Lot Like An Impaled iPhone
It took a while realise that it was not an iphone. I thought the title was sarcasm 🤦♀️
The Supermarket I Work At Sells Horizontally Sliced Bread
My 3lb Bag Of Starbursts Contained No Lemon Starbursts
I Found A Little Pocket Sewn Inside My New Jeans
A Lot Of Mcdonald’s In My Country Only Sell Ice Cream
A Real And Very Rare $500 Bill
Cleaning Out The Office, Found 2 Ipod Shuffles From 2009 In A Filing Cabinet. Sealed, Unopened, Unused. 1gb Each
I Have A Pear Shaped Pupil!
The Ceiling Of My Local Deli Is Covered With Milk Crates
My Dishwasher Has A Spot Specifically For Chopsticks
Decomposing Jean Pants I Found On The Job Yesterday
Cement Patches From Recent Repairs Of My Home Kinda Looks Like A Lion On The Edge Of A Cliff
The Inside Of An North Korea Airport
I Found An Unopened Can Of Beer From 1954 At A Job Today
This Floor Tile At Laguardia Airport Has A House Key Embedded In It
New Notebook Next To One Used The Last Year
Pink Pigeon On A UK High Street
I Made A Necklace From A Rib I Had Removed
Bathroom Stall Door With No Crack In Between
Tell me this picture was taken in the USA without telling me it was taken in the USA :-)
The Hotel I’m Staying At Allows You To Choose Your Selected Holy Text
The Level Of The Snowflakes In This Sealed Decoration Shaped Like A Cone, Right-Side Up vs. Upside Down
Dammit, more optical stuff 😅 I know it's true I just don't like knowing how easily my eyes are fooled
My Wife Eats Apples From The Bottom…including The Core
In grad school we had a body builder that always brought three or four apples to seminars and would devour the whole thing noisily like a horse. It became a running joke
This Axe Left On Top Of A Frozen Creek, Now An Inch Under Ice
There Was A Straight Up 4 Oz Chunk Of Doritos Seasoning In The Bag
What Blood Looks Like With The Red Blood Cells Removed
My New Printer Printed The User Manual On Its Own As Soon As I Got It Up And Running
My Coworker’s Scarf Looks Like A CVS Receipt
My Able Bodied Wife Found Herself In A Fencing Tournament With A Wheelchair Restricted Opponent
Well, that's not fair either. The person who's always wheelchair restricted has practiced like that and has a clear advantage.
This Waffle House Menu Has Sales Tax Included
My Ritz Cracker Has A Nose
This House In My Neighborhood That Has No Windows At All
This Packet Of Pasta Has A Drawing To Gauge The Quantity Of Pasta W/O A Scale
I Work In Grocery, And These Two Boxes Of Roma Tomatoes Came On The Truck This Morning. One Came With A Shine, The Other Didn’t
Likely because they are from different companies and one uses wax to add the shine.
This Donut Shop Also Sells Guns
What I Pack For A Weekend Away vs. My Husband
The Quantity Difference In Wins vs. Losses In $1000 Worth Of Scratch-Off Tickets
One year for Christmas, my dad bought me $100 worth of scratch off lottery tickets. Won $16 bucks. Will never do again.
European Section In A Us Grocery Store
My Glass Measuring Cup Melted In The Microwave
My Mac And Cheese Flavor Dust Are 2 Different Colors, And They Match The Box Discoloration
A Receipt Found In A Book From 1992. Not A Vegetable In Sight
In Italy, “Cool Ranch” Doritos Are Called “Cool American Flavour”
My Meat Pie Tonight Turned Out To Be Solid Pastry All Through
Free Meal With Interview. Never Seen That Before
My Entire Car Is Covered In Snow, But It’s Melted Around Where My Dashcam Is
This Public Restroom Has Facing Toilets
The proper setting for political debates. Which candidate is more full of crap than the other
None Of The Floors In The Hotel I Am Staying At Have The Number 4 In Them
This Apartment Complex In Seoul Has A Machine Gun Nest Built Into It
The Puzzle Came With An Extra Piece (That Also Doesn’t Seem To Be A Duplicate Of Any Other Piece)
American Food Section In A Supermarket In Ireland
The Rather Extreme Stretch Marks I've Developed In Both Biceps After Starting The Gym
My Parrot Laid An Egg, It’s Unfertilized So I Ate It
Who are you speaking to? They're copy pasted from Reddit.
Load More Replies...It's often more the case of just typing your thoughts. Less about upvotes and more about just engaging with the content. Makes it feel like you've spoken to someone.
Load More Replies...Who are you speaking to? They're copy pasted from Reddit.
Load More Replies...It's often more the case of just typing your thoughts. Less about upvotes and more about just engaging with the content. Makes it feel like you've spoken to someone.
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