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30 People Who Were ‘Today Years Old’ When They Realized These Random Things
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Most of us have a small Ravenclaw inside of us and we adore learning new things about the world, especially if they’re random facts that completely blow our minds. A lot of us are still spending loads of time working and studying from home which leaves plenty of time for random browsing—so we’re picking up semi-useless but fun new facts about the world every day.
Like the fact that the American Gothic painting shows a farmer and his daughter, not his wife. Or how Gandalf carries his pipe in his staff.
You’re probably aware of the ‘I was today years old’ jokes that people post online when they want to share something weird that they just learned with everyone. Well, these jokes have made a resurgence during the coronavirus lockdown and there are plenty of new ones to make our jaws drop. Bored Panda has collected some of the best ‘I was today years old’ for you to enjoy (and to have cool random facts to drop during your next Zoom cocktail party), so scroll down and don’t forget to upvote your faves.
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So, since we’re talking about random facts today, let’s share some other cool ones, shall we? For instance, did you know that one study found that dogs prefer to align themselves “along the North-South axis under calm magnetic field conditions” when they have to go number two? Researchers studied 70 dogs over two years and this was the first time that magnetic sensitivity was proven in dogs. Science is weird and wonderful.
Another brain-melting fact is that for significant periods of time during the Stone Age, there were fewer than 1.5k people living in Central Europe. Yeah, that sounds unbelievable. IFL Science made a great analogy about how you could fit all of those people on a modern mid-sized cruise ship.
Speaking of modern times, if you’ve ever complained about TV ads being too long, just wait until you realize that Old Spice made a 14-hour promo. Their ad ran on December 18, 2018 in São Paulo, Brazil, and won the Guinness World Record for the longest TV ad ever. You can find the abridged version right here (don’t worry, it’s just over 3 minutes, not 3 hours, long).
I don't know much about measles, but I do know how dangerous anti-vaxx is.
I just found out Tun has 2 butts. (Edit: After magnifying the picture I saw it's Tun, not Tim. Thanks to mulk.)
Oh god, they really should talk to the people making cartoons. I have been gravely misinformed in my youth...
"the viral image may have given some viewers a false impression of the animal’s true size." https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hammerhead-bat/
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT???? Frankenbat?
I was today years old too! It looks like a camel/horse bat!
Don't even dare to eat it or do anything with it. Let it go, man. Let it go.
I freaked out because we had his cousins in our house, so I am now living miles away from that home!
Isn't that the dude from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace? You know, the one racing Anakin
Camera perspective is everything. While large, these bats are between 7 - 12 inches long and under 1 pound.
Looks like a cross between a dog and boar wearing a cape. That thing could carry a small child away.
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In general, I love bats. I think they're adorable, but this is the stuff my nightmares are made of...
I believe this is incorrect, inasmuch as that creature pictured is my ex-wife's Divorce Attorney...
They are odd looking, but they usually look cuter when they aren't woken up and man-handled by the scruff of the neck.
We have whats called a flying fox over here in Australia. They are sometimes called a mega bat, they are amount some of the largest. Wingspan of 1.5 metres (5 feet), with a head and body length of about 40 cm (16 inches), but, they are really cute.
That just freaks me the hell out! My brother got big by a small black rabid bat when he was a baby. I watched it happen ( I was 4) and I've had the worst aversion to them since!
This picture is really misleading, they're not nearly as big as the forced perspective makes this one look. They don't usually grow taller than 23 cm.
yet another darker-than-it-seems children's rhyme to add to the list ...
How old were you when you realized Bikini Bottom is under Bikini Atoll, where the US tested hundreds of nuclear weapons? Spongebob is a nuclear mutation
I have known this for ages but forget to do it and always ended up cooking more pasta than needed.
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Eid Mubarak everyone! ❤️
Eid Mubarak!
Blessings!
Same to you!
Khair Mubarak!
And to you and yours as well.
I love learning random new things!
I was exactly today years old when I learned of at least half of these... One of my own aha moments, that this reminds me of, is much older... : The "romantic" tradition for a dad to hand over the bride is basically a symbol of how ownership of the woman is passed from father to husband. (No wonder I'm not married, huh? :P)
yup... it was a literal exchange of property. It's why women took on a man's name: as an indication of ownership (& therefore "protection" from other "suiters"). It's still within living memory, where it was ILLEGAL for a married woman to work. This "marriage bar" was only stopped in the mid-60's. If a woman got married, she got fired. :(
I love a bit of education.
Found out somethings I didn't know!
I was today years old when I learned that saying "I was today years old" was a thing.
These were all awesome but the one I can't get over is the fact that LOOFAHS ARE PLANTS????
YOU FAT FYUCK YOU TOOK MY CHYICKEN NYUGGETS
What made me laugh the most are the comments😂
Hilarious! This guy is a regular author. Check ‘m out!
I admit I am less than enamored with this post. Not much was that new.
Eid Mubarak everyone! ❤️
Eid Mubarak!
Blessings!
Same to you!
Khair Mubarak!
And to you and yours as well.
I love learning random new things!
I was exactly today years old when I learned of at least half of these... One of my own aha moments, that this reminds me of, is much older... : The "romantic" tradition for a dad to hand over the bride is basically a symbol of how ownership of the woman is passed from father to husband. (No wonder I'm not married, huh? :P)
yup... it was a literal exchange of property. It's why women took on a man's name: as an indication of ownership (& therefore "protection" from other "suiters"). It's still within living memory, where it was ILLEGAL for a married woman to work. This "marriage bar" was only stopped in the mid-60's. If a woman got married, she got fired. :(
I love a bit of education.
Found out somethings I didn't know!
I was today years old when I learned that saying "I was today years old" was a thing.
These were all awesome but the one I can't get over is the fact that LOOFAHS ARE PLANTS????
YOU FAT FYUCK YOU TOOK MY CHYICKEN NYUGGETS
What made me laugh the most are the comments😂
Hilarious! This guy is a regular author. Check ‘m out!
I admit I am less than enamored with this post. Not much was that new.