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Every morning, I eat a satisfying breakfast, take my vitamins, drink a cup of delicious, energizing coffee, and I feel prepared to start the day. But sometimes, taking care of my physical being just isn’t enough. My mood can still feel off until I get that daily dose of wholesome content my heart has been craving. You know the kind: videos of puppies pouring out of a car, kittens cuddling like humans, or a kid explaining his undying love for corn. But you know what makes this kind of uplifting content even better? When it simultaneously makes your day and teaches you something!
Below, we’ve gathered some of the most heartwarming and smile-inducing facts that Reddit users have shared online that you might have never heard before. So prepare to start uncontrollably radiating sunshine as you learn these fun facts that will be like a plate of warm chocolate chip cookies for your soul. Be sure to upvote all of the responses that melt your heart, and then, if you’re interested in learning even more wholesome facts from Bored Panda, we’ve got another list for you full of them (specifically about adorable animals) right here!
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#1
A train station in Japan had plans to close but noticed a student was the only one using it. They decided to close when she graduates from high school
A_Cat_To_The_Past 2 years ago
That's so amazing! Good on the people who left the station open for her!
g90814 2 years ago
remember to report the spam, the downvotes don't do as much anymore.
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Best Behave 2 years ago
What? a public service being run as a public service? Think of the chaos....
Giles McArdell 2 years ago
Meanwhile here in the UK they've had Passenger counters at my local station to see if they can find an excuse to close it.
RoanTheMad 2 years ago
Not so wholesome when you realise that when the story spread, the station became popular with "Train Otaku's" desperate to get a picture of the train and the girl, and ended up harassing her a lot. She's since graduated and the station has closed iirc.
Frank Ropen 2 years ago
Seems like the story is a little bit different "However, the situation may have been romanticised. A Taiwan Apple Daily report said that the girl featured in the story does take the train every day, but the year-three student takes it from Kyu-Shirataki Station, instead of the Kami-Shirataki Station, along with more than 10 schoolmates at 7.15am. That is the only train in the morning. On their way home, they have a choice of three trains, with one as late as 7.25pm. Apple Daily also confirmed that Japan Railways, as part of an effort to rationalise its operations, will close three underused stations - Kami-Shirataki, Kyu-Shirataki and Shimo-Shirataki stations - by March 2016. But this may not have anything to do with the schoolgirl's graduation." https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/remote-hokkaido-train-station-stays-open-for-one-high-school-girl-perhaps-not
Paul K. Johnson 2 years ago
What happens if her younger sister becomes a Freshman when she is a Senior?
Andy Saputo 2 years ago
Doesn't it seem like a lot of energy to move a giant multi ton machine just to move one small human?
Best Behave 2 years ago
The machine is still moving along that line, they just kept the station open cos it was still in use
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Ellen Lockhart 2 years ago
Taking the Long Island Rail Road from Manhattan to Oyster Bay, LI; we must change trains at the Jamaica station to a diesel train. The penultimate station is Mill Neck which is in a wooded area. While the train nears Mill Neck, the conductor asks each of the few passengers left if they are going to get off at Mill Neck. When no one will get off there, the train does not stop at the Mill Neck Station. The trains traveling from Oyster Bay to Jamaica always stop at Mill Neck.
Wm Paul Robinson 2 years ago
In France they are starting to do train stops on request, so smaller stations, that had been bypassed for a long time, being considered uneconomic, can serve the locals and visitors better. Mind you I wouldn't be surprised some drivers just wave back to someone on the platform with their hand in the air, and carry on without stopping.
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#2
The number of public libraries in the US is far greater than the number of McDonald's.
Steven 2 years ago (edited)
Innumerable small towns have public libraries but no McDonald's.
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David H 2 years ago
16,549 Public Libraries in the US in 9047 Central Libraries with an additional 7,502 branches, which are a combined 9,207 library systems, on top of the many other govt libraries and school libraries for a total of 117,341
Kitty 🥀 2 years ago
Where did you get your information? Because the American Library Association claims there are 9,207 public libraries.
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Michael Largey 2 years ago
And when you check something out, they don't even ask you if you want fries with it!
Load More Replies... Hypoxia Smurf 2 years ago
My old hometown sports two MacD's and three library branches. Literacy wins!
#3
The last time Lichtenstein went to war they sent out 80 men and returned with 81 because the soldiers made a friend.
Xan Maranya 2 years ago
It's the same only if you or your pet are being shot at during your walk.
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TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago
Liechtenstein also was invaded a few times by swiss forces - and it always was due to navigation mistakes.
Delta Dawn 2 years ago
How surprising that they sent all their men out in one go! Thankfully they got an extra one back.
Natalie Cilla 2 years ago
Wasn’t that the other way around? 😄 I remember everyone being so embarrassed about the Swiss army not even knowing how to use a GPS 🤭
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Ralph Kretschmer 2 years ago
Roy Lichtenstein, the artist? Or Liechtenstein, the country? Just asking.
ChocolateCake 2 years ago
i want war to be like thiss. no fights, no blood, no death, just people makin' friends. if only.
Lord of the laserprinter. 2 years ago
Switzerland also invaded Liechtenstein on two occasions accidentally and nobody noticed.
#4
- Bob Ross would receive letters every week from his regular viewers. When a regular would stop writing to him, he would call them and make sure they're ok.
- Bob Ross also once got a letter from a colorblind viewer who said they can't paint due to their colorblindness. He then did an episode where he made a painting entirely out of gray colors to prove that anyone can paint.
- Mr. Rogers hand-wrote letters back to everyone who wrote to him.
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
*dips her tail in the green, and paints a happy little bush to pounce*
KombatBunni 2 years ago
We could do with some folks like these again. The world needs more happy trees..
TonyTee 2 years ago (edited)
True words. I’ve always had great respect for, and admired, both men.
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eternal gay panic (they/them) 2 years ago (edited)
also: bob ross had pet squirrels, and mr rogers once received a letter from a blind girl who could hear him feeding his fish and was concerned he wasn't feeding them enough. so from then on he would narrate himself feeding the fish so the girl wouldn't worry [edit: spelling mistake]
Telepathetic 2 years ago
Mr Rogers said he was feeding his fish because a blind girl was concerned about them
#5
The brain of an elephant reacts the same way to seeing a human as a human brain does to seeing a puppy.
Best Behave 2 years ago (edited)
I'd love to know how this has been studied Edit: I'd also wonder whether the effect is replicate-able in elephants that have had direct experience of poachers....
That sarcastic asshole 2 years ago
My life know no greater joy then to know an elephant thinks im cute.
A Wild Bean 2 years ago
One of my friends told me this was fake but I refuse to believe that he's right
Emma Kilcup 2 years ago
Elephant brains are almost identical to our brains (I learned this from Wild Kratts)
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The Random Merp 2 years ago
I'm sorry y'all, but this is just false. Like, entirely made up to get Internet points.
RedMarbles 2 years ago
Made up, yes, but it's unknown whether it's true or false since since there's no evidence either way.
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KombatBunni 2 years ago
I would love to pet an elephant if I could. Or be petted on the head by an elephant. Magnificent animals
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
Imagine the elephant holding a hot dog or something in its trunk, trying to give the human a treat!
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#6
Dogs will modify their play with puppies to let the puppy win. My dog treats our cat like a puppy and will lay on his side only using his front paws to "defend" himself. He usually lets the cat win and then she struts around. It's adorable.
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
You're not half as terrifying as I am. My claws are always out. I make the soft can-openers bleed just by walking on them. Ok, so once in awhile I get a claw stuck somewhere, but that's only because they're so sharp.
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I had a cat that would never use her claws with me during play. She’d use them with others though. She thought I was her kitten.
Grudge-holding Treefrog 2 years ago
My dog does this with my cat. It cracks me up to see the 9lb cat “win” against the 95lb German Shepherd
Lord Mysticlaw 2 years ago
My dog is bigger and much stronger than my mom's dog. She always lets her win. ❤️
RandomHumanBean 2 years ago
my dog doesnt like many dogs, is really defensive around puppies and bigger dogs. (shes a rescue). but there is one puppy in my neighborhood she absolutely loves. she does this and the puppy is always so happy :D
I'm A Mystery 2 years ago
Lol, my adult pug does not tolerate and of the c**p my new puppy brings him.
#7
I'm over 5 years sober. And I never have to drink again.
JoJo Anisko 2 years ago
You're over halfway to 10 years sober, with my wishes for your success.
Emma S 2 years ago (edited)
I'm not sure if you intended this comment to he helpful but as a recovering alcoholic myself, I can tell you it isn't. It completely invalidates this person's joy at being sober for five years by saying "Yeah but you've still got another 5 years to go until you get to 10." Most recovering alcoholics can't think that far ahead in terms of sobriety. Many of us make a daily choice to stay sober that day. Also what is so special about 10 years? There's no finish line or certificate of completeness after a decade. It's a lifelong journey. Maybe you didn't mean it that way, but to be this came across as saying 5 years of sobriety isn't an achievement.
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Coffee_nut45? 2 years ago
I am so proud of you!! As a recovering alcoholic myself I can tell you those first few years are the hardest you've made it over that hump and now you can do anything. Ignore the negative comments and just look ahead. You are loved and supported.
Justin Hatch 2 years ago
I know the battle all to well my friend. Keep it up. It's been 3 years for me. But I go 1 day at a time. Congrats and best wishes.
#8
There is a tribute sculpture of silver feathers in County Cork, Ireland called "Kindred Spirits".
It commemorates the 1847 donation of $170 (about $4,700 in 2019 dollars) by the Native American Choctaw People to Irish famine relief during the Great Hunger, despite the Choctaw themselves living in hardship and poverty and having recently endured the Trail of Tears.
I love this fact because I'm from Cork in Ireland ☘
Lord Mysticlaw 2 years ago
In South Africa we have a monument dedicated to the Irish soldiers who fought with the Boere republics (against the British empire) during the 2nd Anglo Boer War.
RafCo (he/him) 2 years ago
There are similar tributes in Mexico to the Irish who fought against the Americans during the Mexican American war. When Irish immigrants landed in America, they were conscripted into the US military and sent to fight in Mexico. By the Mexicans treated them much better, so many of the Irish soldiers defected. When they were captured, they were executed as deserters. If you go around Mexico City you will see many monuments and plaques to these men. There was a whole battalion of these men, that the Mexicans called the battalion of "San Patricio" (St Patrick's Battalion). mexico-mon...31f493.jpg 
Mabelbabel 2 years ago
In 2018, the Irish government set up a scholarship programme to provide funding for scholarships to 2 Choctaw students each year to study in Ireland, as part of recognising and thanking the Choctaw nation for their enduring friendship and support. Isn't it nice when we all get on?
Green Eyed Raven 2 years ago
As an Indigenous person, I was taught it was an honor to help others, not an obligation.
Diego,Laura 2 years ago
I'm 1/4 Choctaw. This always makes me proud. I'm also 1/4 Irish ,this makes me grateful.
Load More Replies... RafCo (he/him) 2 years ago
I believe there is a similar monument for the Ottoman Turks in Drogheda. Sultan Abdulmejid wanted to send £10,000 to Ireland as aid, but Queen Victoria has already sent a donation of £2,000, and nobody would be allowed to donate more than the Queen and make her look stingy. The Sultan was forced to reduce his donation to £1,000, but secretly used the remainder of the money to send a shipment of food and medicine which docked at Drogheda. I think the Turkish crescent and star has been incorporated the Drogheda coat of arms, and the local football team's emblem as well. Not sure how good the team is, I must admit I don't follow Irish football. According to google they placed 8 of 10 last season, so I'm guessing they're not great.
Wayne Reynolds 2 years ago
With the rate of inflation here in Canada $4700 may just buy you a loaf of bread, 5lbs of potatoes and a lb of butter.
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Marlene Ricker 9 months ago
That is a beautiful story that I hadn't heard before. Thank you for sharing!
Teresa Warren 2 years ago
This really touches my heart because I know how little the Choctaw people had at that time.
CharliAnn Olney 2 years ago
They gently move in the wind and at night they are lit with the most beautiful colors
#9
In New Zealand, if you need to call the Emergency Services you can just ring the number you would use in your own country and you will get through... 911/111/999... it is so that in a situation when you are panicking, you dont need to remember a new number to get help.
Ace 2 years ago (edited)
This _is_ everywhere. Not sure why NZ gets a mention, but it's pretty much a global thing on mobile networks.
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Jaya 2 years ago
Well good, after all the time I spent memorizing 0118999881999119725....3. I'd hate it if I could only use it in the UK /jk
Doug O 2 years ago
Up vote for the IT crowd reference. 🙃 and now I'm gonna have that jingle in my head all day.
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TeaAndWhimsy 2 years ago
My brother was the tech who wrote the program for Telecom to do this! It was because of the 911 tv show and someone died because they kept dialling that and not 111
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
At least here in the states, you can just hold the 9 down for several seconds too. Not sure if it works on modern cell phones because it's a relic of the old touch tone days.
Saint Thomas 2 years ago
Actually "only" in the countries of the European union, Israel, Norway, Russia, Turkey and Switzerland (I checked because I was curious :-) )
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Robert McKenzie 2 years ago
All mobile phones have 112 as the emergency number. Can be used even without a SIM card.
Nika Strokappe 2 years ago
Isn't there an international number (112?) that will connect you to the emergency number of the country you are in?
Jack O'reilly 2 years ago
I believe everyone can call 112 in most places and get through to the emergency serviuces
#10
Cows have best friends and when paired together, their heart rates are significantly lower and they experience less stress overall <3
Brocken Blue 2 years ago
I don’t know, my best friend stresses me out as much as she calms me down 😂
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Zenozenobee 2 years ago
They also have a good memory apparently, a vet I met told me that he once made a mistake when he was student and accidentaly hurt a cow. She never forgave him and never let him take care of her again.
Mabelbabel 2 years ago
Cows also moo in regional accents. Cows in different herds have slightly different accents, and if you move them into another herd, they'll gradually develop and change their accent, picking up colloquial noises to blend in.
Karen Clark 2 years ago
Hanging out with a happy cow, or cows, is one of the best stress relievers there is. I watch them lie down after eating, chewing their cud, and they are so peaceful and content it's contagious.
WeeblesWobble 2 years ago
Yea! My boy has a happy dance when I arrive with his grain. It's an adorable wigglewigglehoptrot and my heart explodes everytime
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#11
The Netherlands sends Canada 20,000 tulip bulbs every year to thank them for their help during WWII.
Caro Caro 2 years ago
In 1945, the Dutch royal family sent 100,000 tulip bulbs to Ottawa in gratitude for the three-year Canadian protection of the future Queen Juliana and her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands in World War II.
Patrik Hofman 2 years ago
Moreover to that, when she was born in Canada, they claimed the hospital the territory of The Netherlands, so she was born on the Dutch soil.
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Linus Bourque 2 years ago
A little more detail: the tulips are planted on Parliament Hill and there is a whole festival (Tulip Festival) that celebrates nature and colour in the springtime I grew up in Ottawa and it is beautiful in the springtime when all the various coloured tulips bloom.
eame 2 years ago
Currently live in Ottawa and it's not beautiful this month! Lol... -35C this week!
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Emelia Nilsson 2 years ago
And yet my pen pal tried to send me a pack of tulip bulbs for a birthday gift and customs seized them snd destroyed them.
J S 2 years ago
The Netherlands 🇳🇱 turned in Jews and betrayed Jews so the Netherlands can just screw off in my opinion
Ma Fra 2 years ago
There's not one nation who didn't have betrayers, so why this particular hate towards the Dutch, where many risked their lives to safe those of others.
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Whenever you see something go wrong in the world -- either a natural disaster, an accident, or a man-made crisis -- it's very easy to focus on the negatives. The tremendous loss of life. The monsters who thought an act of terrorism would help their cause. The mismanagement that made things worse. The people looting and profiteering from other people's misery. It's easy to get disparaged and see only the worst of humanity.
But there are always, *always* people going out of their way to help their fellow man. The people who ran into the towers on 9/11 to ensure that as many people as possible got out. The people who hid Jews from the Nazis during the Holocaust. The Choctaw Nation Americans who sent a donation to Ireland in the wake of the potato famine in order to help in any way they could. People queuing up to donate blood in the wake of a mass shooting or other natural disaster. People who try their absolute level best to change the systems that led to these problems in the first place, throwing everything they can into protests and political action to try and make the world a better place. These actions are almost always done not for glory or rfor personal profit, but because it's the right thing to do. And it happens everywhere, every time, in every country around the globe.
DC 2 years ago
"mass shooting or other natural disaster" - this may not be intended, but words do form perception. We shouldn't judge, but not let it slide unacknowledged - sorry for being a bit of a PITA here, but any violence involving guns is not a natural disaster, but manmade and manaccepted.
Nitka Tsar 2 years ago
I noticed that too and it leaves a sour taste. You are right, mass shootings are not a natural disaster. I hope this was just bad wording.
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Ronstantin 2 years ago
Studies have shown that people are generally helpful and not selfish as often assumed.
XenoMurph 2 years ago
I was stopped at traffic lights and acroos the road I saw an old guy struggling with shopping bags, the bags were overloaded. A few seconds later his bag broke. His shopping spilled out. I had some bags in the van and thought "when the traffic lights go green I'll pull over and give him a hand. Before I got a chance, a chap got out of his car, leaving it in the middle of the traffic, with some shopping bags in his hands, rushed over and helped the old chap. I was so pleased, but his car was blocking traffic. When he was finished he headed back to his car which was holding up traffic. The car behind him beeped thier horn at him. But rather than being angry the driver was congratulating him, with thumbs up, praising his actions. It was a lovely moment.
Load More Replies... DennyS (denzoren) 2 years ago
These people are the real superheroes. I always ask myself if faced with adversity if I'd be able to act as they did...it scares me to know I don't know the answer to that question yet but I hope I can if called upon.
Serial pacifist 2 years ago
Ukraine is home to one of the most memorable holiday symbols – Easter eggs! Originally painted and patterned using wax and dye, we have Ukraine to thank for our favorite decorative treat.
#13
In Germany, they have these "frog fences". These fences keep the frogs from crossing the roads and getting run over. At the end of the day somebody comes by and gathers the frogs and helps them cross the road
Ace 2 years ago
And in France too. But there they have tunnels at strategic points to allow them to cross under the road instead of over.
Nitka Tsar 2 years ago
Germany has that too. And overgrown, green bridges, so animals can cross over. But that is not possible everywhere.
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DennyS (denzoren) 2 years ago
Reminds me of those countries that leave places for animals to pass above or below roadways safely. Always remember it's their home too.
Roy Zobel 2 years ago
We have also tunnels for frogs and toads and bridges over motorways for other forrest animals. Greetings from Germany. greenbridg...4f-png.jpg 
Ritchat 2 years ago
Because no one would stop for them when going 200km/h on the Autobahn. And there are hundreds and thousands of frogs crossing the Autobahn pretty much everywhere.
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First one that comes to mind is something along the lines of this
During the Second World War an American B-17 (I think it was the Flying Fortress) was trying to make her way back home heavily damaged.
A German 109 (fighter) saw it and decided to investigate. The pilot noticed the guns weren’t manned and the insane amount of damage the plane had (a good chuck of fuselage was missing along the side). Flew up beside the bomber and caught eye-contact with the American pilot. He waved.
The German pilot then escorted the bomber back to American territory where the German pilot waved off.
These two pilots met each other after the war and became friends
Shark Lady 2 years ago
This was used as a storyline in NCIS. Gibbs' father was the American pilot and a guy called Walter saved him.
LuckyL 2 years ago
Always reminds me of my grandpa and his friend. They were both in the hospital, and my German grandpa gave the American soldier a German uniform to go, get a drink, but NOT talk. They exchanged names, and the American told him, that the war was nearly over and Germany was about to loose. My Grandpa was from the east, and that that part was going to be controlled by russia. So when my Grandpa was able to go home, he told his family, and they decided to go live with family in northern Germany. And that's where he later met my Grandma. So basically, I only exist, because my Grandpa spoke English and invited an enemy soldier to have a beer. They were able to stay in contact und switched to writing e-mails later and were friends till my Grandpa died.
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Zedrapazia 2 years ago
Remember: most WW soldiers weren't Nazis or anything. They were just regular soldiers fighting for their country because someone told them to do so.
TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago
Charlie Brown and Franz Stiegler- Stiegler justified it with the order his officer gave the pilots. "If I hear that anybody shot at a parachute I will execute him myself". He said the B-17 basically was a parachute....
Destiny Kruse 2 years ago
The German Air Force during World War II were an interesting bunch. Many despised the Nazis and were just regular soldiers. Yet, after Germany lost the war they bore the brunt of the blame.
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JoyfulZebra 2 years ago (edited)
The band Sabaton did an amazing song about that called "No Bullets Fly". I can't recommend it enough.
Dan Padgett 2 years ago
Genuinely, how good are Sabaton. History and metal. Christmas Truce is one of my faves.
Load More Replies... Mike Crow 2 years ago
A story comes to mind. In WW2 a crewman from an American B24 Liberator bomber jumped from his burning plane knowing his parachute was heavily damaged from the fire and crashed through a bunch of trees and survived with two broken legs. The German Luftwaffe found him and took him back to their base and threw a huge party in his honour of surviving the fall. Then the gestapo picked him up and took him away.
jdtimid123 2 years ago
I've seen a few documentaries about the war where the soldiers both pretty much say that they didn't blame the other side for shooting at them, because they were all just doing their job. I'm sure not all of them felt that way. But I wouldn't be surprised if a lot do/did. Or else these stories wouldn't happen.
Lois Matelan 2 years ago
Flying Fortress was a nickname for the B-17 class of bombers, not a name for a specific airplane.
Phandom Apostolis 2 years ago
Yarnhub did a very nice video about this story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQe4roNR8Nc
BlueBelle 2 years ago
There's a book written about this story called A Higher Call. Highly recommend it!
Kioh81 2 years ago
Just to let you and the other person know about the Higher call book. My 16yr old loves this kind of stuff. I bought the book off Amazon and just gave it to him 2 days ago. He's been buried into the book since and loves it!! Thank you for the recommendation!
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Penguins spend a lot of time looking for a pebble to give to another penguin to propose. If the other penguin accepts it, they mate for life.
Yali-girl with weird name 2 years ago
“And then you would not imagine what he gave me….A flat pebble!” “Omg did you dump him” “Ofcource, at least try to find s round one 🙄
Nilsen 2 years ago
Oh, but round ones are so _common_! Everybody gets round pebbles. Did it at least have some interesting colour? Or a barnacle?
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BeepBeepBoopBoop 2 years ago
yes! I've always loved this fact. Especially when people try to dispute that gay people are just crazy and don't actually exist
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Colin Matthews 2 years ago
yeah but it's funny cause when they have built a decent pebble nest, the others come and try and steal the best pebbles...lucky there is no guns in the arctic.
Jaya 2 years ago
BP: Woman rejects boyfriend because engagement ring isn't pretty enough, what a stupid shallow b**ch. Also BP: Female penguin rejects male penguin because pebble isn't pretty enough, isn't that cute! /jk
Auntriarch 2 years ago
Pebbles are used to make nests, so you need to know that he can choose the right shape
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Tenacious Squirrel 2 years ago
I’ve actually received pebbles from two guys in my life. Maybe they are both part penguin!
SarahBee 2 years ago
I was going to say - great name for a children's book, but I see that it's already a children's movie!
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Margaret H 2 years ago
That's not true of all penguins. Different species have different courtships and different ideas of how long their pair bonds will last.
#16
In Amsterdam, if someone has no next of kin or close family and dies, then a poet will be asked to read at their funeral.
Mabelbabel 2 years ago
Another good news story from Amsterdam-a refugee Armenian family who had fled Armenia because of persecution was protected from deportation by seeking sanctuary in a church. There is a law in the Netherlands that police cannot interrupt a church service, so pastors from all over the country took it in turns to hold a service and it went on continuously for 97 days. After 97 days, the family were given permission to stay.
Demosthenes 2 years ago
Remember when Amsterdam was know for legal weed? Like people would have a lifetime bucket list priority of one day visiting Amsterdam to buy and smoke weed. Such a simpler time.
James A Tipton 2 years ago
I would love to have Bob Dylan read "Spanish Boots of Spanish Leather" at my funeral.
Hege Haslund 2 years ago
In Norway, the funeral will be paid by the authorities and a full funeral service is done. With a seremony and music, somebody playing the organ. Even if there are no people there.
#17
Squirrels will adopt abandoned babies
Candy Cane 2 years ago
What about read a book about a squirrel adopting a baby badger? Have you read the Redwall series?
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SarahBee 2 years ago
TIL that there's such a thing as a ground squirrel, which has stripes. I was going to say that's a chipmunk, but decided to do a little research first. There are only grey tree squirrels with bushy tails in my (literal) neck of the woods.
Mason Kronol 2 years ago
We have black squirrels in addition to the grey ones. The city I grew up in had red squirrels. They were mean.
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ginny weasley 2 years ago
Squirrels, particularly males, will also kill and eat baby squirrels and they also eat baby birds
David Paterson 2 years ago (edited)
Step-father Australian magpies (who take over when their predecessor is relocated) are always excellent at caring for their predecessor's chicks.
GenericName 2 years ago
I think they also steal baby squirrels from other squirrels. IDK I'm too lazy to look it up.
#18
Blind people smile like everyone else, even though they've never seen anyone else smile. It's just a natural human expression.
Serial pacifist 2 years ago
The inventor of cruise control in cars was blind. Universities refused Ralph Teetor's applications based on his disability. He eventually got enrolled at the U. of Pennsylvania in the engineering department. He later became the President of the Society of Automotive Engineers.
Auntriarch 2 years ago
Probably the people who say it's gas are the same people who say it's okay to cut bits off babies because they don't feel pain yet
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Wayne Reynolds 2 years ago
And I was told by someone that humans are the only species that bare their teeth as a indicator of friendliness.
#19
In some countries, they have "wildlife crossings" which are just grassy green bridges running over highways for animals to cross, so they don't have to cross the highway.
I think it's the purest thing in the world
Nika Strokappe 2 years ago
Here in the Netherlands we have quite some. I believe it is rather a necessity as this country is rather crowded and most nature parks are too small to sustain a healthy animal population. The animal crossings help the animals to mingle with other areas keeping the population a bit more genetically diverse...
Pam Derck 2 years ago (edited)
We have quite a few in Washington state. They have cams set up and found a mountain lion using one
Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago
During summer 2022 I made a cross-country road trip and saw several of these bridges over the Inerstate
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Kim Johnston 2 years ago
They also have game cameras so you can see what's crossing
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Vera Modrić 2 years ago
There are called green bridges in Croatia. A lot of them especially in the mountains. We have wolf, brown bear and lynx in the wild. Board, deer, mountains goats, all kinds of small animal that can't fly.
Green Eyed Raven 2 years ago
They exist in Washington State I-90. https://www.scenicwa.com/poi/i-90-wildlife-bridge
Marlene Ricker 9 months ago
I don't know about the rest of Canada, I can only speak for the west. But there are bridges built for the wildlife especially in the National Parks.
#20
Most sharks only bite people because they don’t have hands and are just curious.
Good day mate how are you doing. Just going to give you a nibble to say hi. Oh my god your bloody arm came off my bad. Ooo that looks bad are you ok? You know what I’m just going to leave. Ok so I circled around a bit seams you haven’t made it far. That’s a lot of blood mate here I’ll try to give you a boost. Let me just grab that thrashing leg. Oh come on it’s bleeding now to. S**t you know what I’m done with you bleeding all over my house I’m just going to eat you to clean this mess up. Nothing against you.
Shark Lady 2 years ago
Most sharks don't really like the taste of human, Bull sharks are a******s though.
Colin Matthews 2 years ago
best advice i've seen from an expert is treat sharks like cats, they are nosy and inquisitive, but ambush their prey. if you confront them and shoo them away they will leave you alone. except for bull sharks who are just stupid enough to bite anything
Mason Kronol 2 years ago
Bull sharks also have adapted to fresh water rivers. They are in the Mississippi River near the Ohio River. I can't wait until they arrive in the Great Lakes. My irrational fear of sharks isn't so irrational anymore.
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Cheesenacho 2 years ago
I was hearing Bruce’s voice in my head as I read this!
Load More Replies... Best Behave 2 years ago
Hmm I thiink this is typically great whites - they have specific diet of seals - they like the blubber. Inexperienced GWs sometimes mistake surfers for seals as they see them in silouhet from below, but once the first bite is made lose interest Most other sharks are harmless and aren't interested in humans at all, however some do predate on humans, just not very often - for one notable exception see the Indianapolis disaster of WW2
timhood 2 years ago
It's not that kind of curiosity. It's more like, "Oh, look at that fish moving over there. It looks a lot like those seals and sea lions I enjoy so much. I wonder if it tastes good. [Bite.] No, I don't really care for it. Time to look for something else."
AyaneVsWorld 2 years ago
Excuse me, good person. But the correct terminology is [Chomp.] Glad we got that sorted out 🙂
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That when you pet a dog and then they put a paw on you, it's them reciprocating the act. Dogs can't actually preform the "petting" motion so the just put a paw on you.
Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
Had a dog that when I would brush out his winter coat (he lived outside in a well insulated house) would "groom" my goatee with his teeth.
Blayze Infyrno 2 years ago
Hmm, my cat will do that too. When I stop petting him, he reaches out and "tags" me. I figured it was just his way of reminding me of my job.
Shannon Hawks 2 years ago
when he tries to grab my hand with his paw. im pretty positive he wants more petting
Jonn Thundergun 2 years ago
My dog does this and I have always taken it as affection. When my dog wants me to pet him more he nuzzles his face against me. If he puts his paw on my lap then I know he is just being affectionate and telling me he loves me. I love that dude so much.
Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 2 years ago
Mine does this. I think of this fact every time, it's adorable :)
#22
Otters hold hands to keep from drifting apart while they float.
Ellie Vanille 2 years ago
With a pebble under their arm. And if you want to see otters play with pebbles, here is a link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aykEV2wv_ag
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Becky Samuel 2 years ago
That's okay, they have some truly horrific habits too. Like being serial necrophiliac cross-species rapists.
Load More Replies... Moya Satterwhite 2 years ago
I used to do that with my husband. Unfortunately he did float away.
Karly Marx 2 years ago
They also rape baby seals and drown babies if females won't mate with them ... and they drown females for fun.
#23
When your cat narrows their eyes at you it’s their way of letting you know they care about you and are happy to see you.
Cthulhu is Alive 2 years ago
One of my cats used to stick her tail up in the air and wiggle it quickly whenever she saw me. She also, when she saw us come home, ran out the backyard, jumped up onto the patio roof, jumped through the bathroom window, ran downstairs to greet us at the door just inside when we opened it every single time we got home. I miss her.
Garry Cowan 2 years ago
My cat does this when she knows it's treat time I always assumed she was excited
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A Wild Bean 2 years ago
Since cats have very strong survival instincts, if they feel safe closing their eyes around you, it means they trust you <3
CHRISTY SMITH 2 years ago (edited)
I get sad if Mr. Pickles isn't outside manning the porch awaiting my arrival because I live for when I pullup and he stands up - I put the car in park and he starts trotting really quickly while *silently* (which is always adorable) meowing his a*s off and then he just rubs all over me while I pet him and ask him if he's had a good day and then I say, "Are you hungry?" "Wanna go get some dinner?" and he takes off for the front door. My other 2 cats have apparently put him in charge of fetching me to get them food or treats because that cat will not let it go if he wants treats, it doesn't matter how many times he has to jump on my chest, get reallllllllllll close to my face where our noses are like 2 inches from each other, and silently meows over and over - Well, that is until he gets tired of my s**t, then he meows loud and smacks his damn lips/mouth over and over because he knows I hate the sound. "Hi, my name is Christy and I'm my cats b***h on a constant basis!"
#24
Red pandas use their tails as blankets to keep themselves warm!
RedPanda 2 years ago
Indeed. Here in Canada it’s going to be -30 this week. Floofy tails are the best!
liam newton-harding 2 years ago
Pallas Cats sit on their own tails, to keep their toebeans off of the cold snow :)
Andy Frobig 2 years ago
I almost wish there were no red pandas. It just depresses me to know that all the people I have to deal with are people and not red pandas
#25
I've got a pair of cardinals that come to the feeder every day. I noticed that sometimes the male feeds the female. The female quickly shakes her tail feathers and the male responds by picking up a seed in his beak and feeding it to the female. I learned that this is part of their mating behavior. It allows the male to "practice" feeding because he'll have to fill in for the female when she occasionally leaves the nest with the hatchlings in it. Plus it's just adorable.
Delta Dawn 2 years ago
One time my kid thought two crows were kissing, so I had to explain it was actually a parent feeding a fledgling, not two birds kissing. She was of course equally grossed out by a baby bird eating their parent’s barf. I mean, fair enough.
WonderWoman 2 years ago
No less gross than two people eating each others tongues, lol.
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Tenacious Squirrel 2 years ago
I think this is common in many birds. The males sometimes feed the females whilst they sit on the nest so it’s practice for that.
Mason Kronol 2 years ago
The female cardinals are very skittish. The males call out to them when it's safe to eat but still feed them occasionally. The pandemic made for great bird watching from my couch.
Ralph Watkins 2 years ago
I found that birds can be sly antagonists. My feeder was overloaded with birds of multiple species. One younger male House Sparrow couldn't even get near the feeder. The little (expletive) gave out the warning call for a hawk. All of the other birds headed for shelter in the trees & bushes. There was no hawk. Now he had free reign of the feeder for about a minute before he got bullied out again.
A. Starhawk Hunt 2 years ago
And they often mate for life, which just maybe even more adorable.
#26
Billy Joel never sells front-row seats. Instead, he gives them away for free to fans who can't afford them.
Joshua David 2 years ago
Ive heard of other artists who do this and regardless of the reasoning, who would you rather perform for? Some of your biggest fans or corporate suits not enjoying the show? Not sure of BJs reasons but it's amazing.
aubergine10003 2 years ago
that is exactly his reasoning from what I've read
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Donna Peluda 2 years ago
Please Billy remember me when you come to Spain . A bottle of red 🎶🎵a bottle of white 🎵🎶
Hobby Hopper 2 years ago
That song hardly ever gets played in the States, but it should.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 2 years ago
Why would someone who hates him pay $$$$$$ for a front row seat?
Load More Replies... Miss Frankfurter 2 years ago
Something like this happened years ago on The Stones Steel Wheels tour. It was at the Cotton Bowl and a friend insisted on buying seats at a cheaper price from someone selling via a newspaper add. We were waaaaay back from the stage up in the back row behind a concrete pillar. Very few other people around. Someone from the tour staff was walking around and asking to see people’s tickets, taking them and giving them different ones. They got to us. Looked at our tickets and said “You don’t really want to sit here, do you.” New ones 8 rows back from the stage.
#27
You know when babies are smiling and laughing, but then they suddenly turn away? They’re having a happiness overload! Basically their brains can’t handle all the excitement they’re experiencing by what they see, so the only remedy is to just not look anymore.
A. Starhawk Hunt 2 years ago
An occasional happy overload…. It’s enough to make you want to digress.
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BluEyedSeoulite 2 years ago
This is why you don't keep up the stimulus when they look away. Next step is crying
K.A. Hansen 2 years ago
Also, some babies will just go to sleep when over-stimulated, such as in a loud room. My oldest used to do this.
DoNotGoGentleIntoThatGoodNight 2 years ago
Oh this is is a baby thing? I still haven't quite grown out of that one.
Destiny Kruse 2 years ago
My son bounces up and down! He's a teenager and he'll bounce just like Tigger when he's excited. He's done it since he was a toddler.
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#28
Mr. Rogers was riding with a chauffeur and the chauffeur mentioned that they were driving by his house. Mr. Rogers asked to come meet his family and spent the evening having dinner and played the piano while everyone sang songs.
Jennifer Aydelott 2 years ago
Imagine his wife was just cooking pantry surprise casserole when her husband shows up with Mr. Rogers 🤣😬
juice 2 years ago
Fred Rogers was a beloved American children's' show host. his show was called Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, and it taught kids some very important lessons like morality, tolerance, sharing, etc. he was an extremely influential part of many of our childhoods, and a wonderful, wonderful man
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Joyce Brazel 2 years ago
A shrink said, "if you didn't like your dad...pick another one." I picked Mr. Rogers!
Satan Laughs 2 years ago
Oh my God. Not fair. I wanna play piano with Mr. Rogers. I loved when he went to the stamp factory.
#29
Volvo was going to patent the modern seatbelt, but they revoked the patent in the interest of saving lives
Serial pacifist 2 years ago
Volkswagen makes more sausages than cars. Last year the company's butchery produced 6.8 million sausages. 6.2 million VW cars came out at the same time. Sausages are used to feed the workers as well as for commercial purposes. The butchery dates back to the Beetle era (the car).
Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago
On a similar note, Jonas Salk could have patented the polio vaccine, but chose not to so it would be easily available.
Louisa Johnson 2 years ago
Years ago we went to London for a family trip, my son who is dyslexic was around 6-7. As we drove through we passed all the car sales rooms, he was in to his cars and had quite the collection. He got excited at seeing all the showrooms and would read each one out as we passed, he was especially excited when we passed Tesla. Anyway Volvo was not really a car he was familiar with as he was into spots cars (still is) I will never forget this moment ever but as we passed the Volvo showroom he shouted out real loud "look guys, vulva" naturally we all laughed our asses off, I had to explain to the poor kid that the vulva was in fact part of a female's genitalia and not the name of the car. He is a few days from turning 15 and there are times when we bring this up and have a laugh about it. He will point out Volvos when he sees them and will declare that we just passed a vulva. He always wants to make people laugh. But every time I hear Volvo this memory comes flashing back lol
Richard Head 2 years ago
Elon Musk announced he had released all of the electric carmaker Tesla's patents, as part of an effort to fight climate change. In a blog post, the colorful billionaire founder of Tesla promised the company "will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology."Feb 2, 2019
Camilla Koutsos 2 years ago
They did patent it. The just left the patent open as a philanthropic act.
#30
This probably isn't the MOST wholesome but it's the first I thought of. In this era of evil corporate overlords let's remember Saran Wrap. Have you noticed that Saran Wrap kinda sucks these days? It seems like it barely sticks like it used to and doesn't preserve food as long. You might think this was due to cost cutting measures to line investor and executive pockets, that's the usual reason products go to c**p.
The actual reason is that the key chemical used in its manufacture was determined to be bad environmentally. They were unable to find a replacement that provided the same performance. There were no regulations requiring them to change the formula and changing it would surely hurt their market share. They did it anyway without any fanfare and it was a big hit to their bottom line, but they stuck to it because it was the right thing to do.
Ace 2 years ago (edited)
Wrong/ The main reason that cling film, as It was known outside the US, was modified was that it's not safe for use in Microwave ovens (releases carcinogens when heated) and despite warning labels people were still doing so. In some areas of the world specific non-microwavable cling film still exists along side the safer, but less clingy, version.
Justin Trouble 2 years ago
They aren't talking about every brand of cling wrap, but the specific brand Saran Wrap, you know like not all hook and loop products are made by Velcro but people refer to it all as Velcro. Same thing in this situation.
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Fabian Bernard 2 years ago
I read ''Satan wrap '' at first, wich seems legit seeing how it tends to break, wrap around itself then ending covering nothing. Ah and then struggling to find the beginning of the roll once cut bad
Karly Marx 2 years ago
Well.. they should have told ppl because I have like 3 rolls I will not use all because I thought it was the brand. I wouldn't have bought it at all. Now it's wasteful.
Janet Graham 2 years ago
You can always wet the item you're wrapping and the wrap will stick. Wet your finger with water and run it around the side of the bowl where the wrap will rest.
Louisa Spoke 2 years ago
I don’t use cling wrap. I use Tupperware like containers. Mine have lasted for years.
Susan Bosse 2 years ago
Keep your plastic wrap in the freezer. The cold removes the cling enough for you to work with and then it clings after a few moments. No more invisible fights.
#31
its illegal to own just one guinea pig in switzerland. you have to own two because they get lonely by themselves
ginny weasley 2 years ago
When I got my last cats i got two from the same litter and that has worked out well. they keep each other company while I am at work and play together. many animals are happier in pairs
EmbersAreOut 2 years ago
Not my two cats! They hated each other till the end. One of them died, and the one that remained is much happier by herself. She gets all of the attention!
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LK 2 years ago
A result of this law is that it's possible to rent a companion pig for your sole guinea pig
Sawdust 2 years ago
Good idea...Otherwise you have to keep buying replacements unless they both die at the same time.
Load More Replies... Ellie Vanille 2 years ago
Not just guinea pigs. You can't have just one fish, one lovebird, etc. ; since 2008 when a new law came into effect, which also sets a minimum size for the cages, requires that dog owners attend courses, etc.
Sawdust 2 years ago (edited)
This is why you see so few elephants as pets now...the cost to feed two of them is enormous.
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marianne eliza 2 years ago
My Guinea pig has been gone for years but sometimes I still expect to hear that "week, week, week, week" whenever I rustle a produce bag.
Jackie Burnham 2 years ago
I have one and I feel terrible. I got two but they fought so bad I had to separate them. They remained cage buddies with a barrier then one died.
Cal the dragon (she/her) 2 years ago
My girlie Cream died. At least I still have Cookie, and Zuzu (my cat) to keep her company 💕
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Beachbum 2 years ago
Awwww that is so sweet, I used to have like 6 at a time! I could not keep up with te cage cleaning so gave 4 of them to my brother's pet store. I still got to see them all the time, well at least until they were adopted out of his shop. And he refused to sell just one, they had to buy at least two!
Ralph Watkins 2 years ago
We had a pair. Male & female. We had one of those elaborate habitats for them. The male was always attempting to mate & the female hated him. What happened next was sad. He started storing food in the upper section. He then blocked off the tube leading up there to isolate himself from the female. He was a domestic abuse victim. He had many bite marks on his face. A few days later, we found him deceased. He had hardly touched any of the food he had stored. Died of loneliness. We gave the female away to a friend & the female had no problem mating with their male.
#32
Your body's immune system will fight to the death for you no matter what you do.You can smoke,drink and do drugs but your immune system will keep up with all of that without complaint.I like to think that whenever i feel no one likes me.
Susan 2 years ago
Ummmm, I have 5 autoimmune diseases, cancer 3 xs, cold lasts 3-4 weeks. My immune system has been MIA for years!!!
CHRISTY SMITH 2 years ago
Doesn't this mean your body is fighting for you? You have 5 autoimmune diseases, managed to get cancer 3 x's and get b******e colds ... Jesus f*****g Christ, I was going to say your body has to be working in overdrive if you having fell over dead yet, but then I typed out all your issues and I would like to rescind my comment saying anything remotely positive about your damn immune system - that thing needs to be fired & replaced ... immediately! ** Please don't fire your immune system, you'll die.
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Tenacious Squirrel 2 years ago
Me too. Appreciate your working immune systems folks.
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KimTx ️ 2 years ago
Mine likes to run ahead and start the battle before the enemy even announces its arrival.
Kat Hoth 2 years ago
Yeah, not so much. Smoking is VERY bad. I found that out the hard way. Now I have COPD and US healthcare.
Robert McKenzie 2 years ago
Me too; I now have COPD, but fortunately NOT US healthcare.
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Satan Laughs 2 years ago
Nurse here. No. Not true. It doesn’t sound true, right? It’s not true. Trust your gut. And science. Your immune system is GREATLY impacted on a horrifically negative level when you go overboard. Be safe— drink with a nurse. Moderation is key. Boring; but key to a predictably healthy life. Pandas ought to know better. What’s going on?
Thomas Ewing 2 years ago
The normal state of the body is health, so your body is always trying to get there and stay there. Pooh on you, hypochondriacs!
#33
Gunfire around Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green during the [1916 Rising](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Rising) was stopped every day to allow for the ducks to be fed. Park keeper James Kearney would enter the Green daily to feed the waterfowl. Every time he did this, the opposing sides of the Irish Citizen Army and the British forces would cease firing to allow him to do so.
Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago
Somewhere once I saw a photo of a tank stopping to let a duck family cross a street
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Riley Quinn 2 years ago
If that doesn't speak to the absolute insanity of men and their damned wars.
#34
Most humans are inherently good and willing to help you in any way. You've been helped by a stranger more often than you've been hurt. (Online too) We just remember the bad ones.
troufaki13 2 years ago
Why can't we be kind? And if you don't want to help, at least don't do anything. I think it takes much more effort to be hurtful :/
gotham-panda 2 years ago
Sadly though, some people enjoy the effort and results of making others miserable.
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Paladin 2 years ago
I agree that people certainly can be kind but no, as a race we are not inherently good. Our natural tendency is to put ourselves before others. That's why Jesus had to teach things like, "Do to others as you would have them do to you." He wouldn't have had to share that lesson with his followers if they were already doing it because of their nature!
Christian Golden 2 years ago
In high school, I worked for our newspaper. The managing editor once told me, "Houses that don't burn down aren't news."
Auntriarch 2 years ago
I remember my literature teacher saying that definition of drama was conflict. I asked him if that was just people being mean to each other. He agreed.
Load More Replies... jdtimid123 2 years ago
I always figured it's a defense mechanism. Nothing catastrophic happens when people help you, but when people hurt you sometimes it can be really bad.
Metalhead Turtle 🇺🇦 2 years ago
The late Robin Williams on kindness: "Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind, always."
Shannon Hawks 2 years ago
i truly believe that you can find a saint and pure evil in every race, religion, city or town
RoseAnne Hutchence 2 years ago
I think when we're angry or worried or afraid it's easier to take it out on others than to deal with it. If we'd just stop for a minute and think of other ways to deal with fear or anger or stress ....
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
I rarely go out in public, but when I do, I make it a habit to either smile or nod at passersby. Their reactions, slightly surprised, but reciprocal, are a soothing balm.
#35
Penguins can form homosexual relationships, and will even adopt orphaned penguin chicks. Happened at the Central Park Zoo, where some zookeepers gave them an abandoned egg and they ended up raising the baby to maturity. That new penguin ended up being lesbian, and paired up with another female penguin. Zoos in Germany, the UK, and even China have copied this with other gay penguin couples and abandoned eggs.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
If anyone tries to use this an an example of homosexual "grooming" I will end them.
liam newton-harding 2 years ago
Homosexual relationships have been observed in pretty much every species. It is the norm, throughout Nature.
Diandra “Mss Didi” Blackthorn 2 years ago
The entire concept of "gay" is a religious construct designed to shame and control people's natural instincts.
Stephanie 2 years ago
Actually it's a Evangelical Christian thing go to other countries and ask them about the passages that talk about homosexuality they're not there they translated the same verses differently.
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Phil Green 2 years ago
Many animals do this. Homosexuality is not just a human thing, it is, despite what some "religious" and "enlightened" people think, quite natural. Even dolphins will form homosexual relationships. When I use the word "homosexual" I do not just mean male oriented relationships, I mean lesbian too.
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
Let's keep this hush-hush. If the right-wing whackos get wind of this, zoos across the nation will be picketed. Well, at least the ones in Florida will be.
#36
This will probably be buried, I don't think you guys would think it's super wholesome but to me it is. When Ringo left the Beatles during the White Album sessions, the Beatles wrote him a letter, telling him to come back and even calling him the best drummer in the world. And, when he came back, George Harrison decorated his drum set in flowers. I think its sweet because even though tensions were high in the studio, you can see that they cared about each other.
Ace 2 years ago (edited)
And despite jokes over the decades, he was/is a superb drummer, creating a signature sound that became known as 'backbeat', much mimicked by later pop and rock artists. Remember Oasis's "Wonderwall"? Yeah, that's who/what they are talking about.
Andy Frobig 2 years ago
So when Chuck Berry sang "it's got a back beat, you can't lose it" in "Rock And Roll Music," in 1957, he didn't know what he was talking about because Ringo hadn't invented it yet? Got it
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Panda Boi 2 years ago
Best drummer in the world? He wasn't even the best drummer in his own band.
Best Behave 2 years ago
That's unfair, and if you are referring to John Lennon's famous quote.... he never even said it. Urban myth.
Load More Replies... Shannon Hawks 2 years ago
Ringo drums alot with his wrist, looks like he's not doing much cos his arms aren't flying everywhere.
The_Nicest_Misanthrope 2 years ago
Well there's ironic. The funny thing is, they were once asked in an interview if they thought Ringo was the best drummer in the world. They replied with 'He's not even the best drummer in The Beatles!'..
georgios pahatouridis 2 years ago
no, the beatles were never caring for each other. After the first (romantic ) years, was each one for himself.
Mike Everly 2 years ago
I hate when people say "this will probably be buried but". What they are really saying is "poor me, I want some fake points too."
#37
Children who are deaf, and raised by deaf parents will sign repetitive sounds and words at about the same rate hearing babies acquire language. Deaf babies basically sign goo-goo ga-ga the same way hearing children babble when developing language.
Ali H M Salehuddin 2 years ago
Even cats do this. A deaf man communicates with his cat in sign language. His cat replies in sign language too. https://youtu.be/PU7hPOY8n_Y
eternal gay panic (they/them) 2 years ago
hi! just wanted to let my fellow pandas know that the term for a hearing child with deaf parents is a CODA: Child Of a Deaf Adult. this fact was brought to you by someone with a deaf uncle and a CODA cousin. hope you learned something new!
Miss Frankfurter 2 years ago
I was learning ASL and our deaf instructor pointed out that her daughter could communicate before she could talk. When she was 8 months old she could ask specifically for milk because she had been taught the sign for it. Other things too. Cool.
Ralph Watkins 2 years ago
We all know how we talk to ourselves in our own minds. We use our own spoken language. We also know when we watch TV shows & we get excited, we will talk out loud at the TV. I was in a hospital waiting room & there was a couple who were deaf. It was funny to watch them sign at the TV. It was funny on how much they used cuss words at the TV. I worked with a guy who taught us all of the bad words in ASL.
#38
You know how rain smells good? Rain doesn’t actually smell like anything, but water will amplify scents. The earth smells really good all the time, but we just don’t notice until it gets boosted by the rain.
Kat Hoth 2 years ago
That smell has a name. Petrichor (/ ˈ p ɛ t r ɪ ˌ k ɔːr /) is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. The word is constructed from Ancient Greek πέτρα ( pétra ) 'rock', or πέτρος ( pétros ) 'stone', and ἰχώρ ( ikhṓr ), the ethereal fluid that is the blood of the gods in Greek mythology.
Hobby Hopper 2 years ago
And the main contributor to the smell of petrichor is the chemical geosmin.
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TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago
We humans are better with smelling Petrichor than sharks are with smelling blood
boone williams 2 years ago
My wife didn't believe me about the smell of the Arizona desert after a rainstorm, but she does now. I've heard it's the smell of wet creosote bushes and blossoms that wait on the rain to bloom, but it's pretty spectacular
Marie Dahme 2 years ago
Lived in Arizona for 27 years, and now I live in Iowa. I miss the smell of the saguaros in the desert 🌵 so much after a rain. Only been in Iowa since August but ain’t seen nothing like the Southwest.
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So a Pluviophile ( one who loves the rain) that relishes the petrichor of the earth is the epitome of beauty.
#39
While dogs see us as equals cats see us a clumsy deaf babies and thats why they get annoyed at us
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
We do our best to raise the soft can-openers properly, but they're a mess!
Charlie the Cat 2 years ago (edited)
I agree with this comment. You clumsy deaf babies annoy me immensely.
Shark Lady 2 years ago
Outdoor cats will bring you half dead animals because they are trying to teach you to hunt like they would kittens. They also miaow at us because we don't understand cat language.
2 years ago
Freshly killed mouse served on bed by a proud but very wet cat at 4 in the morning. And I don't have the heart not to praise him. He worked hard for it. But I draw the line at living mice on adrenaline. I cheat and catch them with a small landing net and evict them.
Load More Replies... Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
The whole car thing. Dogs are just happy to be riding and don't care who is piloting, cats do not trust us to operate such a complex machine. Have always seen dogs happy to ride, cats freak the f*** out.
Brocken Blue 2 years ago
It depends on the cat. My girl who died at twenty years of age loved a good all-day car trip. Joined me regularly when going home from university on a break. That cat would hang out on the backseat for hours, watch all the cars through the window, would use a litter box in the trunk as needed, and would only cry loudly if somebody in the car opened a bag of Doritos and didn’t share. And since she learned the Doritos addition from me, I couldn’t exactly be salty about it.
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No they don't =.= Cats are descended from Felis silvestris lybica - a social, colony-forming species of North African/SW Asian wildcat. They don't see us as annoying clumsy deaf kittens, they see us as colony members and equal to them. Them bringing in a dead mouse? Providing food to the colony. Meowing? They developed a way of communication with every member of the colony. Seemingly annoyed? You're either misreading their body language (most likely) or you are getting in their space when they want to be alone (that would annoy a human too!). They are also very much aware that we are not cats, and they still accept us as equal colony members.
Zia Barrett 2 years ago
Indeed. This and several others on here are just plain bs, it's really annoying =.=
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#40
A baby porcupine is called a porcupette.
Marlene Ricker 9 months ago
I think that is an hysterical word. Couldn't they have come up with something better?
#41
Somewhere in the world someone is recovering from depression
Lyone Fein 2 years ago
For those of us with life long depression, this is a daily thing. I have been taking antidepressants now for 30 years. This medicine has been a lifesaver. I know that if I stop taking the meds, I will suffer severe pain and suicidal symptoms. My body just doesn't make the right chemicals for my brain to function properly. I consider myself lucky to have been born when these medications are available, and not at some earlier point in history. Being notdepressed is a whole life project. Meditation. Therapy. Self awareness. Medicine. Diet. Living a healthy balanced life. It's all necessary for getting through each dayweekyear.
Laugh or not 2 years ago
I am happy that I was able to stop the medication, mostly because we were never able to find one that didn't have adverse effects on me. I am very afraid of a new episode because I know I have gone through most of the options, except lithium. I try meditation from time to time, but I can't find one that I can stick to. My cat is my best remedy.
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SealOfDisapproval 2 years ago
I probably will be for the rest of my life. Hopefully too, since it would mean I won't slide into the darkness again.
Louisa Johnson 2 years ago
Somewhere someone in the world is living with depression as does not remember a time when they didn't. But the show must go on for those we love. My thoughts are with you all fighting those demons even if some days when your partner has a day off you need to climb in bed and sleep off the sadness. I wish there was more support, I could never leave my kids but I have known a few people now who unfortunately could not face their demons anymore and left holes in the lives of their loved ones. I always remember a saying, the pain never goes away, it just passes on. Xx
StarlightPanda! 2 years ago
Unfortunately there's no so-called "cure" for depression and other mental illnesses. However, there are plenty of ways to help cope with living with it.
You Should Do Nothing with the Fence 2 years ago
Everywhere in the world, lots of people are recovering from depression.
#42
If you have a routine work schedule and dogs, they can tell when you're about to get home by how much your smell has faded in the house.
JoJo Anisko 2 years ago
That, or they are psychic. I had an irregular work schedule, but according to my mother, my dog started acting expectant about 5 minutes before I got home each night.
Ivana Bašić 2 years ago
Same with my old dog! He always knew, and my return time varied wildly. He felt like a part of me.
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Stygtand 2 years ago
My grandmother would come by bus when she visited me and my dog. The bus went past my house on the opposite side of the road, and stop about a km away. The bus passed by often without my dog responding. But everytime my grandmother was on it he would sit by the fence and wait for her to arrive. Her visits was random.
Julie Snelling 2 years ago
My grandmother lived in a small village in Scotland where there were only 2 daily buses to and from the next town. So my grandmother would go in to the next town to do the shopping. And if their dog didn't go out to sit at the bus stop when the first bus came back then the family knew she would be on the second bus. Don't know how the dog knew she wasn't on the first bus.
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Son of Philosoraptor 2 years ago
My cat Muffy can tell the time to within 10 minutes. Afternoon can of food is at 3pm. Always knows to remind me. Adapted to daylight savings time faster than I did!
Miss Frankfurter 2 years ago
My dad used to go out every Thursday night to play darts. After his stroke our little dog, Pepper, was his best buddy. His joy, his emotional support buddy and his walking companion. On darts night, at some point late in the evening she would go to the door waiting for dad to get home. He would be home about 20 minutes later. He never left at the same time because it depended on how your team did. Win or lose. But, she would get up and go to the door and 20 minutes later. One night she got up, went to the door for a few minutes and then went back to her bed. About 5 minutes later she got up to the door and dad was home in 20. Turns out he had left to come home but met a friend in the parking lot and talked to him for about 5 minutes and then came home. Mom told him she knew something had happened because Pepper “told” her.
Cheesenacho 2 years ago
I had a dog many years ago in Spain when we were stationed there. We lived in a 7 story apartment building and basically, there were three roads that you could take from different directions that led to our apartment. Without fail, our dog would be on the patio, head through the rails looking right at me as I pulled up. I even tried coming in from the different roads and he always knew!
#43
You look cute today :)
Thomas Bentley 2 years ago
Sorry, but I cannot tell for you, so I will just assume it is true.
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Clown fish 2 years ago
Thank you! I have a cold and I'm snotty but I'm glad I'm still cute lol
Kat'sPJs 2 years ago
My Gma always said not to use the word today cuz it implies that they didn't look cute before
Cal the dragon (she/her) 2 years ago
I-I do? *cries and wraps self into blanket burrito with an Imagine Dragons blanket*
Nancy Lynch 2 years ago
I have you beat. I am about seven months out, but I hope to change that this week. Tomorrow, a haircut.
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#44
Mr. Rogers began announcing that he was feeding the fish in every show because a father and his blind daughter would always tune into the show, and they wrote to him to explain that she would get very concerned that the fish were not fed on the days that he didn't announce it.
Robert McKenzie 2 years ago
I *really* wish we had seen Mr Rogers in Australia, because he sounds almost perfect!
#45
Looking into your dog’s eyes produces the same brain chemicals for you and the dog that mother’s feel when they stare at their babies.
Edit: And I’m pretty sure they’re the only (or one of few) animals we have this connection with.
Lama 2 years ago
Cats appear to have the same emotional connection to humans as dogs. And almost all animals seem to enjoy being pet. A lot of research has been done on dogs, not so much on other animals, we just don't know yet. Why would you say you're 'pretty sure' about something if you actually don't know?
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
I think all animals have the potential for this. It’s just that not all of them have had the same consistent interaction with humans, for millennia, as cats and dogs do. If we started keeping cows as indoor pets, we would start breeding them for that particular characteristic, nd end up with cows that have that connection with us. I think we may see pigs that are kept as pets develop the same. Same with the domesticated Siberian foxes.
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Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
We do not feel like dogs, thank you! Like some great big dog is going to save the soft can-openers from the dangers of mousie toys and socks! Also we TRY to teach soft can-openers to hunt. It's not our fault you all are thinker than clumped litter. And we're all the time having to meow at you like kittens. It gets tiresome, which is why we nap so often.
Terry Tobias 2 years ago
It's all right Bouche! We know that kitties are very special, don't upset yourself. I'm sending you lots of treats!
Load More Replies... Best Behave 2 years ago
I suspect that this happens with any animal that we form an emotional bond with.
Joan Kelley-Elsayed 2 years ago
Slow blinking at a cat is a sign of affection. They will do it to you. I have two cats and when I slow blink at one she will come running over and climb all over me wanting me to pet her
Sassawrasse 2 years ago
I don't feel this at all with my dogs, but I get it with any horse. ❤️ I think it's just because I don't get dogs like I do horses.
Sanborn Parkhurst 2 years ago
That would explain why some of us don't care for both dogs and babies. They both make us feel the same way.
Vicki Perizzolo 2 years ago
the studies being done on dogs is because they can train dogs to go into an MRI machine... no so much with other animals but we KNOW that elephants, dolphins, great apes and ALL other sentient (ie: Living) beings respond to 'nice' and 'intelligent' conversation / pictures / experiences... it's very sad that Dolphins keep getting suckered by humans in Japan who kill them with such gusto... shame on them.
#46
My favorite is the Christmas Truce of 1914. Basically during the Christmas Eve and Day German and British soldiers had multiple soccer games against each other in no mans land during the cease fire. Just shows that soldiers are people and not extensions of their countries ideology
RP 2 years ago
I hate this example. The fact that they still were willing to see the others as human and still went back to shooting each other right after just makes it all so much worse
Ralph Kretschmer 2 years ago
Because the had to - afaik the officers were not amused and chased them back.
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Manic Mama 2 years ago
They exchanged gifts & sang Carols together too. And the soldiers from both sides got in trouble for it.
Chewie Baron 2 years ago
The entire series of Blackadder Goes Forth brilliantly shows how stupid that war was. As it pretty much covers everything from the relentless slaughter, the stalemate of trench warfare, the sheer stupidity of the generals and everything else in between. If you ever get the chance, watch it. But be warned, you’ll need a tissue for the ending of the last episode. Even after over 30 years, it still gets me.
Chewie Baron 2 years ago
There is a brilliant film about it called Joyeaux Nöel. It’s a brilliant film, you should watch it.
RoseAnne Hutchence 2 years ago
I wish soldiers had the courage to say "no" to the people who tell them to go kill others.
Shannon Hawks 2 years ago
should solve all conflicts with competition instead of senseless dying in war
#47
When your body does that weird-falling-thingy when going to sleep it's because your body is not sure if you are dying or falling asleep and gives you an adrenaline boost just in case. Something about it makes me feel great.
Yali-girl with weird name 2 years ago
I feel so scared when that happens and then just grab my sheets and wrinkle them
Libstak 2 years ago
Yeh my body thinking it's dying when this happens is gonna give me nightmares now, like how did it come to this conclusion?
Load More Replies... Clown fish 2 years ago
So when it doesn't do it, my body doesn't give a sh#t I might be dieing?
Delta Dawn 2 years ago
Actually I think it’s because your body isn’t sure whether you are falling asleep or just falling.
PeridotPlatypus377 2 years ago
That’s how I learned it. My biological anthropology instructor said it’s a reflex leftover from our ancient primate ancestors days sleeping in the trees so if they dozed off and started to fall out of the tree they could wake up and stop themselves. I can see why it’s difficult to be exactly certain why we do this. She even said anthropologists tended to argue a lot about stuff like this very frequently.
Load More Replies... Julie Zugz 2 years ago
Get it together, body. You've gone to sleep every night for 40 years now. You should be able to tell the difference between sleep and death.
Rinso the Red 2 years ago
I've had vertigo ever since an ear infection in my 20's. I sometimes literally feel I'm going to fall UP off of the bed. I've gotten into habit of having one hand hold top of mattress and one foot hooked on bottom when I go to sleep. Also, I cannot sit perfectly flat and look up (sky especially) or I'll get same feeling of falling up.
Currentlylost 2 years ago
Yay, thanks body. I mean really thank you, but I just need sleep, my depression and anxiety already kept me up for hours…
crowspectre (he/they) 2 years ago
I always flinch and wake up totally which sucks cause I have insomnia
#48
People in long-term relationships (whether romantic, friendly or professional) subcobsciously form a macroorganism together. Your brains work together to determine each other's strengths and assign tasks accordingly to become a more efficient and tightly bonded functioning unit, where your skills are maximized and you can save effort on the stuff your partner kicks a*s at. You share a joint superbrain
Madangbal 2 years ago
Not true. And that's why it's not easy to escape a toxic one.
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Son of Philosoraptor 2 years ago
That's me and the wife. Except we're lazy and self indugent! But in times of crisis, it's like BAM one entity and it's amazing. We're older now. She used to be a bookkeeper so she keeps all the books. I used to be very into the martial arts, so I alertly wait on the çouch ready to defend her from leopards and such.
Auntriarch 2 years ago
Makes total sense, she defends you from admin, you keep her safe from leopards
Load More Replies... PeridotPlatypus377 2 years ago
Does this sort of apply to whole societies because tasks are also divided and organized not only at an individual level but entire specialized groups (private businesses, government agencies, military, etc) that all must work together in order to preserve themselves? Instead of two people it’s millions? I’ve always thought Countries feel like they are almost like organisms. They regulate their internal environment (police, government and business regulations, judicial systems, etc) , thoughtfully interact with other organisms (other countries) in their own interests like either defending themselves or trying to obtain more resources that currently belong to another country (popular causes for wars) or they cooperate with them if that is better (trading resources, working together to fight a common enemy, etc). Whole countries seem like they have their own personalities, agenda, and sense of self preservation. It’s almost like they have cells, tissues, organs, immune systems, and minds.
EmbersAreOut 2 years ago
I feel this! My best friend usually does all of the writing, and i do the reseach!
Brocken Blue 2 years ago
Me too! My best friend and I now write novels together, and we started out many years ago by sharing a project in a class. It’s helpful to have two brains on the same problems!
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Marie Dahme 2 years ago
We have been assimilated. We are Lucutious of Borg.
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Seadog 2 years ago
Yep. Worked at a store in the 90's where we all knew what the others were thinking most of the time. Our store kicked butt, making bigger stores in bigger cities look bad. First thing they did was change our DM and the new one ran everyone off so his big store would go back to being #1. Our old store? Never recovered, they're still just a mediocre store. Of the entire staff, only one person remained with the company and even he transferred to another store to get away from new DM
#49
Lab Rats love playing hide and seek with their scientists and “squeal with happiness when found”.
Libstak 2 years ago
Oh sure, the squeal is happiness not terror and they are hiding for fun not fear....likely story by a lab rat scientist to his visiting concerned child.
RedMarbles 2 years ago
No, this is true, in that a neuroscientist did set up just such a study (and the results were pretty adorable - there are videos on youtube). Lab rats play hide-and-seek for the fun of it, new study shows | Science | AAAS https://www.science.org/content/article/lab-rats-play-hide-and-seek-fun-it-new-study-shows
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apfelkuchen1900 2 years ago
Right. Inmates doing something against boredom or going insane is 'wholesome'. If they still can. Not to mention regularly getting tortured to death afterwards. Wholesome.
Susy Drizel 2 years ago
Lab rats have helped advance medicine to untold degrees, even if you see it so bleakly.
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DoNotGoGentleIntoThatGoodNight 2 years ago
Oh wow! That sound's like rats have good fun being tested on. It would be almost cruel to stop testing on animals............
Marlene Ricker 9 months ago
I'm sure the rats like playtimes just like other animals. I think Libstak is being a bit of a hard-a*s about this story.
#50
in a movie when dogs have to act mean but they're so happy that they have to CGI the tales to make them look mean
Colin Matthews 2 years ago
yes the 'ferocious' wolves in GoT had to have their waggy tales CGI turned in to mean growly dog tails.
Scarlett 2 years ago
So did the wolves in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe!
Load More Replies... David Paterson 2 years ago
When you see a wolf attack someone on screen, it's a game. Two people are tossing the wolf backwards and forwards between them.
TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago
Wolves in movies often make people think they aren't that scary, because they use dogs for obvious reasons. A wolf is A LOT bigger than the average dog
Auntriarch 2 years ago
And, if you will pardon the expression, a wolf is totally NOT a dog. I met one once, close enough to touch, but the way she looked at me... Nothing like a dog
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Marvelous Rex 2 years ago
When they made Cujo (obviously, pre-CGI), they had tie the dogs' tails down to keep them from wagging. “We had to literally tie their tails down [with fishing wire] because they would wag them. It was a big game for them!” - Dee Wallace
Vicki Perizzolo 2 years ago
which unfortunately is how humans remember them.... media has caused massive animals deaths over the decades.... for no justifiable reason...
#51
Swans only have one partner. If separated they spend their whole life looking for them.
Zia Barrett 2 years ago
No =.= Swans are generally monogamous and stay with a single mate; however just like humans they get cheated on, break up, "divorce" in a manner of speaking. If their mate leaves or dies, they mourn the loss, and often fly to a new lake with a different flock, and quite often they will find and mate with a new partner.
T.M.P Janssen 2 years ago
We had a pair of ducks in my village like that. They were always together, both had red rings around their feet so I guess they were registered. Unfortunately, the male got run over (I guess) and died next to the street. I always walked past there to get to my busstop. I saw the female sitting next to the corps every day. no matter when you walked by, she was there. I guess round about I week later she was dead too, next to him. God, that was so sad to watch. I'm still confused how no cat got their claws on them. Maybe the cats knew not to get to close to the road.
TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago
Same goes for male foxes, vixen will search for a new partner if their mate dies
#52
there’s a species of bees that sleeps in flowers called globe mallows, two were photographed cuddling/sleeping together as the surrounding flowers were occupied
msdesertfrog@msn.com 2 years ago (edited)
Yes! I planted this in my yard and I have soooo many bees! I love seeing them curled up sleeping ❤️
Kelli Pike 2 years ago
Don't even bother to look it up, I guess. Someone linked for you.
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certain types of male spiders when they are trying to attract a mate will pluck a tune on a female's web to get her attention
Alissa the Bored Fox 2 years ago
"Awww Cindy ur so famous look at all those male spiders attracted to u" "Yeah not all day long they just go pluck pluck Pluck PLUCK PLUCK PLUCK PLUCK PLUCK"
DoNotGoGentleIntoThatGoodNight 2 years ago
Spiders are less scary when you think of them as musicians :D
#54
If you applaud your dogs, they start wagging their tails.
Lisa T 2 years ago
I clap at my cats if they are being naughty. They have learnt that it means they are doing something they shouldn’t
Nicola Roberts 2 years ago
when mine cats were very young I tried clicker training for recall. I rarely try it now but if I click my fingers they will stop and look up to see if I have a treat.
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#55
Babies don't lie to you so making one laugh is a great, beautiful thing
Dee 2 years ago
I think it’s more like you know a baby’s laugh is genuine, they won’t play along then make fun of you later on behind your back with their friends.
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The voices of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse got married in real life.
Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey for more than 30 years, married the woman who voiced Minnie, Russi Taylor.
Libstak 2 years ago
I'm not sure I wanna know if role playing was a part of their marriage but I'm guessing...Yeh, for sure.
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Stardust she/her 2 years ago
They’re both now gone with Wayn Allwine having died in 2009 while Russi Taylor joined him in 2019
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
Meanwhile, Walt Disney blacklisted the woman who voiced Snow White because he didn't want her to spoil the illusion. Just learned that one today.
#57
The best thing you can do for the environment is plant a garden.
Colin Matthews 2 years ago
Yes and consider something other than grass, try planting thyme or some creeping ground cover
Maebe Maeve 2 years ago
Exactly. Be child-free and vegan and grow a garden and ride a bike. All very impactful.
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The BEST thing you can do for the environment is to vote responsibly.
#58
Sunflowers always look at the sun bit when it’s overcast the look at each other.
Zia Barrett 2 years ago
Grr! So many fake "facts". No they bloody don't. Whether rain or shine, they track the sun. They have a circadian rhythm and track the path of the sun.
#59
There is this mouse, and it loves pollen so much it falls asleep inside the flower.
Natalia Linnik 2 years ago
Harvest mouse. Another interesting fact: Some of the used Wimbledon tournament tennis balls are being donated to various animals conservatives around Britain who make cute little homes for harvest mice.
#60
when a bunny feel safe around someone it will flop down on its side near them to show it's trust.
Olive Harper 2 years ago
My Mom's bunny does this all the time. It's a flemish giant too so it is so funny to watch this giant fat bunny just flop out of happiness.
Persephone 2 years ago
Even my horse would lay down to nap and not get up. He'd plop his head in my lap for a snooze!!!
jai putman 2 years ago
If your bunny nips you, and then runs around jumping it means it loves you
pelemele 2 years ago
Ho, and what does a bunny try to tell to you when it gently hops around you ? (it's a real question)
Clown fish 2 years ago (edited)
It is moving side to side in a dancing way? Or round in a circle?
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Crows will sometimes visit or stay with their parents and help raise their current clutch if they don't have one of their own. Source: https://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/planta.htm
#62
Eating chocolate boosts your mood
DoNotGoGentleIntoThatGoodNight 2 years ago
Only temporarily.....If you have issues with your body image, eating chocolate is more of a depressant.
#63
Capybaras are highly social and raise their young communally, which makes them good foster parents for other animals. Edit: see r/Crittersoncapybaras
#64
In the Netherlands we have special wildlife bridges. It kind of look like a hill with a tunnel through it but it is a part of artificially created forest to make sure wildlife can safely cross the highway!
DC 2 years ago
Germany has these, too. Selfdeclared liberals, conservatives and other selfdeclared rational politicians love to oppose them and make sure to call those who support them of having "Bambi Syndrome", where caring about wildlife is seen as imature useless overemotional bollocks, not as useful or even needed. The opposite is true, of course, just the short term cost is higher when taking care and not being as selfish as possibly possible.
#65
Bee’s dance to show each other where flowers with pollen are
TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago
They also communicate exact distances and locations, their dances are a very complex language actually
Terry Tobias 2 years ago
Right now I'm thinking about bees sh-sh-shaking their little bee butts! 🐝
Annik Perrot 2 years ago
I knew that long beforeTik Tok's creator was even born
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Some spiders keep tiny frogs as pets to keep small bugs away from their eggs
ginny weasley 2 years ago
Pets live in symbiosis with humans. We certainly get something out of the arrangement as do they
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#67
Male puffer fish woo potential partners with art. Pretty damn spectacular art: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQr8xDk_UaY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQr8xDk_UaY)
#68
I found out not so long ago, Seal's do something called a 'banana pose' when they are happy, safe or trying to warm up, from what I researched
#69
Once a sea horse finds a partner they love each other for life
Ellie Vanille 2 years ago
And the males are the ones getting pregnant, which is a nice change for once.
#70
My friends love me!
Marie Dahme 2 years ago
Can I be your friend? You seem like a happy person that I need in my life ! 😊
#71
Some turtles can breathe through their butts
#72
Since the corona outbreak in the US, many Animal shelters have seen a big uptick in adoptions!
Fraxinus excelsior 2 years ago
And here in the UK the shelters are full to bursting with those now unwanted dogs.
T.M.P Janssen 2 years ago
And way too many people who "adopted" one brought them back because they saw it as "borrowing a pet for the lonely time" than actually have them join their families. Those f*****s knew they'd return them as soon as everything opened up again and they'd go back to office, store etc. and that f*****g disgusts me. Damn, I even took bets on that and sadly, I won some.
Marie Dahme 2 years ago
That hurts my soul. Chihuahuas were uber popular after people like Paris Hilton started carrying them in cute fashionable purses. After the fad passed, those little dogs ended up in shelters in Arizona. People are disgusting.
Load More Replies... Heather Lambie 2 years ago
Sadly they’ve also seen a huge uptick in “returns” lately. For the sole reasons of “ not enough time etc etc”😡
StarlightPanda! 2 years ago
But a lot of those people are horrible, and abandoned them after a while. ><,
What do you think ?
Ivana Bašić 2 years ago
My deaf dog can partially read my lips. She lost her hearing recently, at 12yo, but when I say "best girl" or "I love you", she smiles and gets all happy. Other words don't get the same reaction even with the same facial expression and gestures, but these do even if I just mouth it without sound. In general, she is happier when she sees me talking to her than if I don't. She can't hear, but it still means something to her. Never stop talking to your dogs.
Brocken Blue 2 years ago
That’s super sweet… and proof of how darn clever dogs are in interpreting humans
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CrazyKnitter 2 years ago
Yes please! There's so much negativity in the world, happiness needs to be shared more!
Load More Replies... Scarlett 2 years ago
My cat Samwise has turned from a scared, territorial little animal into a giant snuggle bug. And he doesn’t flinch when people reach down to him anymore. (Sammy was an abused and neglected pet that we um… permanently borrowed.)
Ryon Cupidore 2 years ago
Adding a few... Jonas Salk, the man who invented the first polio vaccine, was once asked who owned the patent. His response? "Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?" Blind people also have dreams. Mostly about movement or travel and smells and sounds are more intense in those dreams than sighted people. Speaking of dreams... there's a theory that the human brain never forgets a face so random NPC #3 in your dream may have been someone who you only ever interacted with for a few minutes, so far back that your conscious brain can't remember them.
Brocken Blue 2 years ago
Huh… I’m face blind so everyone in my dreams tends to be faceless, I just “know” who they are.
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I have a few interesting facts about swallows. Some species produce edible nests which command some of the most expensive food in the world. A kg of it costs $2000 to $10 000 or even more depending on quality. These bird can fly in complete darkness using sonar (like bats do). They are very agile in the sky - skills necessary to hunt insects mid-air. They can do a very tight high-speed 90° turn which few other birds can match. Swallows cannot perch or walk. So in order to drink, they have to skimm across water with open mouths. There is one sub-species of swallows which can be catched via "air fishing" technique. You waived a fishing rod with bait mid air just like regular fishing in a pond. The birds swoop in and get caught.
Ali H M Salehuddin 2 years ago
Air fishing technique in-case you are interested. Go to minute 28:40 for the clip. https://youtu.be/s4EmCPa4euY&t=28:40 This is actually an interesting video on its own right. It shows the struggles of people in Malawi Africa, to earn a living. It makes you realise how fortunate you are. Our struggles are nothing compared to them.
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Ivana Bašić 2 years ago
My deaf dog can partially read my lips. She lost her hearing recently, at 12yo, but when I say "best girl" or "I love you", she smiles and gets all happy. Other words don't get the same reaction even with the same facial expression and gestures, but these do even if I just mouth it without sound. In general, she is happier when she sees me talking to her than if I don't. She can't hear, but it still means something to her. Never stop talking to your dogs.
Brocken Blue 2 years ago
That’s super sweet… and proof of how darn clever dogs are in interpreting humans
Load More Replies... CrazyKnitter 2 years ago
Yes please! There's so much negativity in the world, happiness needs to be shared more!
Load More Replies... Scarlett 2 years ago
My cat Samwise has turned from a scared, territorial little animal into a giant snuggle bug. And he doesn’t flinch when people reach down to him anymore. (Sammy was an abused and neglected pet that we um… permanently borrowed.)
Ryon Cupidore 2 years ago
Adding a few... Jonas Salk, the man who invented the first polio vaccine, was once asked who owned the patent. His response? "Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?" Blind people also have dreams. Mostly about movement or travel and smells and sounds are more intense in those dreams than sighted people. Speaking of dreams... there's a theory that the human brain never forgets a face so random NPC #3 in your dream may have been someone who you only ever interacted with for a few minutes, so far back that your conscious brain can't remember them.
Brocken Blue 2 years ago
Huh… I’m face blind so everyone in my dreams tends to be faceless, I just “know” who they are.
Load More Replies... Ali H M Salehuddin 2 years ago
I have a few interesting facts about swallows. Some species produce edible nests which command some of the most expensive food in the world. A kg of it costs $2000 to $10 000 or even more depending on quality. These bird can fly in complete darkness using sonar (like bats do). They are very agile in the sky - skills necessary to hunt insects mid-air. They can do a very tight high-speed 90° turn which few other birds can match. Swallows cannot perch or walk. So in order to drink, they have to skimm across water with open mouths. There is one sub-species of swallows which can be catched via "air fishing" technique. You waived a fishing rod with bait mid air just like regular fishing in a pond. The birds swoop in and get caught.
Ali H M Salehuddin 2 years ago
Air fishing technique in-case you are interested. Go to minute 28:40 for the clip. https://youtu.be/s4EmCPa4euY&t=28:40 This is actually an interesting video on its own right. It shows the struggles of people in Malawi Africa, to earn a living. It makes you realise how fortunate you are. Our struggles are nothing compared to them.
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