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50 Of The Most Interesting Facts About Our World, As Shared By This Instagram Account
One way to make life more fulfilling and exciting is to simply have an open mind. A lifelong curiosity and an unquenchable thirst for knowledge can let you reinvent yourself repeatedly. After all, there’s always something new you can learn, even though sometimes it may be hard to find the energy and motivation to keep going.
Thanks to the Facts by Guff Instagram account, we can receive our daily dose of knowledge by reading the completely random, unexpected, and unusual tidbits of information they share every day. Whether it’s enlightening their followers about goosebumps, baby elephants, or diamond rain, it certainly triggers a desire to know more.
Bored Panda has collected some of the best facts from the page, so continue scrolling and upvote the ones you might not have known about! Although just to warn you—once you get started, you’ll probably want to keep reading until your curiosity is satisfied.
Psst! Be sure to check our previous posts full of cool and interesting trivia right here, here, and here.
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Luther von Wolfen 4 years ago
I'm not a fan of his acting, but Keanu seems to be a genuinely good person.
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![🐦 Cher Ami (French For “Dear Friend,” In The Masculine) Was A Male Homing Pigeon Who Had Been Donated By Britain To The U.S. Army Signal Corps In France During World War I. He Is Famous For Delivering A Message From An Encircled Battalion Despite Serious Injuries During The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, October 1918.
"Cher Ami" Was Dispatched With A Note, Written On Onion Paper, In A Canister On His Right Leg;
"We Are Along The Road Parallel [sic] To 276.4. Our Own Artillery Is Dropping A Barrage Directly On Us. For Heavens Sake Stop It."
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🇩🇪 As Cher Ami Tried To Fly Back Home, The Germans Saw Him Rising Out Of The Brush And Opened Fire. After Several Seconds, He Was Shot Down But Managed To Take Flight Again. He Arrived Back At His Loft At Division Headquarters 25 Miles (40 Km) To The Rear In Just 25 Minutes, Helping To Save The Lives Of The 194 Survivors. He Had Been Shot Through The Breast, Blinded In One Eye, And Had A Leg Hanging Only By A Tendon. Cher Ami Became The Hero Of The 77th Infantry Division. Army Medics Worked To Save His Life. When He Recovered Enough To Travel, The Now One-Legged Bird Was Put On A Boat To The United States, With General John J. Pershing Seeing Him Off.
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source: Link In Our Bio. 🔗](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CXMw05vOUwH-png__880.jpg "🐦 Cher Ami (French For “Dear Friend,” In The Masculine) Was A Male Homing Pigeon Who Had Been Donated By Britain To The U.S. Army Signal Corps In France During World War I. He Is Famous For Delivering A Message From An Encircled Battalion Despite Serious Injuries During The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, October 1918.
\"Cher Ami\" Was Dispatched With A Note, Written On Onion Paper, In A Canister On His Right Leg;
\"We Are Along The Road Parallel [sic] To 276.4. Our Own Artillery Is Dropping A Barrage Directly On Us. For Heavens Sake Stop It.\"
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🇩🇪 As Cher Ami Tried To Fly Back Home, The Germans Saw Him Rising Out Of The Brush And Opened Fire. After Several Seconds, He Was Shot Down But Managed To Take Flight Again. He Arrived Back At His Loft At Division Headquarters 25 Miles (40 Km) To The Rear In Just 25 Minutes, Helping To Save The Lives Of The 194 Survivors. He Had Been Shot Through The Breast, Blinded In One Eye, And Had A Leg Hanging Only By A Tendon. Cher Ami Became The Hero Of The 77th Infantry Division. Army Medics Worked To Save His Life. When He Recovered Enough To Travel, The Now One-Legged Bird Was Put On A Boat To The United States, With General John J. Pershing Seeing Him Off.
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source: Link In Our Bio. 🔗")
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Ray Martin 4 years ago
True, so whatever you do don't think about how they feel when their new babies are taken away and placed in a field where they can still hear each other's cries. I live in the midst of cattle farms, and it's heartbreaking.
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Luther von Wolfen 4 years ago
Charasmatic megafauna get a lot of attention. There are probably thousands of species that are less likable that are in the same situation.
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Luther von Wolfen 4 years ago
My kid goes to a Montessori school where students clean up everyday. I think it's a good idea - helps kids feel responsible for their school, which helps them become responsible citizens.
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![🚭 The Plans Include The Gradual Increase Of The Legal Smoking Age, Which Could Extend To A Ban On The Sale Of Cigarettes And Tobacco Products To Anyone Born After 2004, Making Smoking Effectively Illegal For That Generation.
also Under Consideration Was A Significant Reduction In The Level Of Nicotine Allowed In Tobacco Products, Prohibiting Filters, Setting A Minimum Price For Tobacco, And Restricting The Locations Where Tobacco And Cigarettes Can Be Sold.
“We Need A New Approach,” Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall Said, Announcing The Changes. “About 4,500 New Zealanders Die Every Year From Tobacco, And We Need To Make Accelerated Progress To Be Able To Reach That Goal [of Smokefree 2025]. Business-As-Usual Without A Tobacco Control Program Won’t Get Us There.”
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🇳🇿 The Proposals Were Welcomed By A Number Of Public Health Organizations. “This Proposal Goes Beyond Assisting People To Quit,” Cancer Society Chief Executive Lucy Elwood Said In A Statement. She Noted That The Number Of Tobacco Retailers Was Four Times Higher In Low-Income Communities, Where Smoking Rates Were Highest.
“These Glaring Inequities Are Why We Need To Protect Future Generations From The Harms Of Tobacco,” Elwood Said. “Tobacco Is The Most Harmful Consumer Product In History And Needs To Be Phased Out.”
shane Kawenata Bradbrook, A Long- Term Advocate For Smoke-Free Māori Communities, Said:
“For Too Long The Tobacco Industry Has Been Addicting Our People, Fleecing Them Of Their Money Before We Have To Bury Them In Urupa [burial Grounds] All Over This Land. I Am Looking Forward To Truly Making This A Sunset Industry In This Corner Of The World.”
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source: Link In Our Bio. 🔗](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CWizmzxNQCs-png__880.jpg "🚭 The Plans Include The Gradual Increase Of The Legal Smoking Age, Which Could Extend To A Ban On The Sale Of Cigarettes And Tobacco Products To Anyone Born After 2004, Making Smoking Effectively Illegal For That Generation.
also Under Consideration Was A Significant Reduction In The Level Of Nicotine Allowed In Tobacco Products, Prohibiting Filters, Setting A Minimum Price For Tobacco, And Restricting The Locations Where Tobacco And Cigarettes Can Be Sold.
“We Need A New Approach,” Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall Said, Announcing The Changes. “About 4,500 New Zealanders Die Every Year From Tobacco, And We Need To Make Accelerated Progress To Be Able To Reach That Goal [of Smokefree 2025]. Business-As-Usual Without A Tobacco Control Program Won’t Get Us There.”
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🇳🇿 The Proposals Were Welcomed By A Number Of Public Health Organizations. “This Proposal Goes Beyond Assisting People To Quit,” Cancer Society Chief Executive Lucy Elwood Said In A Statement. She Noted That The Number Of Tobacco Retailers Was Four Times Higher In Low-Income Communities, Where Smoking Rates Were Highest.
“These Glaring Inequities Are Why We Need To Protect Future Generations From The Harms Of Tobacco,” Elwood Said. “Tobacco Is The Most Harmful Consumer Product In History And Needs To Be Phased Out.”
shane Kawenata Bradbrook, A Long- Term Advocate For Smoke-Free Māori Communities, Said:
“For Too Long The Tobacco Industry Has Been Addicting Our People, Fleecing Them Of Their Money Before We Have To Bury Them In Urupa [burial Grounds] All Over This Land. I Am Looking Forward To Truly Making This A Sunset Industry In This Corner Of The World.”
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source: Link In Our Bio. 🔗")
Sarah 4 years ago
I'm always torn when it comes to things like this. On the one hand, I don't feel like the government should tell us "you can't do that because it isn't good for you". Your not my mom, back off. Sugar isn't good for me either. The last person I dated wasn't good for me. On the other hand, I'm all for the government telling us it's the law to wear a seatbelt, or that my doctor can't smoke crack before he operates on me. And this, Ladies and Gentlemen, is why I am not a politician. Glad I'm not the one who has to make the decisions on these kinds of things!
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linlintong 4 years ago
I remember watching this on tv with my dad before he passed away. We were so happy for him!
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Very Bored Panda 4 years ago
Then I pity those who don't. I have no emotional stability at all
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Cactus McCoy 4 years ago
Fun fact: Men who kiss other peoples' wifes befor going to work live an average of 5 years shorter.
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Very Bored Panda 4 years ago
That's so sad ☹️. Glad they managed to convince her not to. Not just because she's a celeb, but because she's a human
#53
troufaki13 4 years ago
My cat also knows when I'm getting back home and I don't always come home at the same time :)
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Luther von Wolfen 4 years ago
He should have stipuated that no one else would ever play the role.
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Chris Hooley 4 years ago
Ok, so what is it in Sprite that is the solvent and can we ingest it without having to drink 83 teaspoons of sugar?
#56
Very Bored Panda 4 years ago
Ok paw patrol must be shown all day everyday and this day will be named Turkey Dinosaur day
#57
Some Cool Guy 4 years ago
Mickey went to a lawyer asking for a divorce. The lawyer said "Mickey you can't ask for a divorce because Minnie is silly". Mickey replied "No I said she was f*****g Goofy".
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Monique Heemskerk 4 years ago
This is not true. They are registered as a charity and yes they do donate some money but it's just to avoid corporate taxes.
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Very Bored Panda 4 years ago
Too much to worry about. E= less taxes and this country needs mc2
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Call Me Mars 4 years ago
I knew this before I read this post, and whenever I see a murder of crows I love the eerie vibe they give off.
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Luther von Wolfen 4 years ago
I'm just waiting for the news to break that octopi are from another planet.
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Tenacious Squirrel 4 years ago
Sad. The amount of plastic crap on this planet, and the constant demand for more, is a disgrace.
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Luther von Wolfen 4 years ago
George Washington grew hemp in his garden. It's a related plant, but not the same.
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Jayne Kyra 4 years ago
No, he didn´t. Gotta love these "fact" posts https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stallone-keep-rocky-turtles/
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Kesam 4 years ago
Several of these so-called "facts" are misleading, unverified rumours, or downright false. Looks like Guff is not a source you can trust. But that might not be surprising coming from a content company that sells "hyper-engagement" and churning out content that is primarily designed to "drive human emotions." 👎
Kesam 4 years ago
Several of these so-called "facts" are misleading, unverified rumours, or downright false. Looks like Guff is not a source you can trust. But that might not be surprising coming from a content company that sells "hyper-engagement" and churning out content that is primarily designed to "drive human emotions." 👎
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