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50 Facts That You Might Have A Hard Time Believing, Shared In This Facebook Group
Today, we can find new information in mere seconds just with the tips of our fingers. A few Google searches, some quick clicks on different links, and you've got what you’ve been looking for. Although not everything that we learn on the Internet makes us particularly smarter, it can still trigger our desire to know more.
There’s a Facebook page called Unbelievable Facts that is described as a "source for the best bizarre, strange and extraordinary stories on the Internet." It’s a true powerhouse with more than 8.9M people who enjoy learning and sharing random bits of information. Like the fact that baking powder was born out of love or that aluminum is among the most recyclable materials ever created.
To show you just how interesting things can get, we have collected some of the best posts from their page. Continue scrolling and upvote the most mind-boggling ones!
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As the creators of Unbelievable Facts stated on their website, "What started out as a fun hobby turned into a full-time career." They created this page so that people all over the Internet would be able to resolve their random curiosities and quench that thirst for knowledge.
The project was started in 2012 by Gourav Gola, an engineering graduate, who wanted to "share his interests with the world, and the world responded just as enthusiastically". Since then, the project has been growing every day. Their goal remains the same as it was from the beginning—to bring the most remarkable stories to their fans and followers.
"Committed to finding and sharing the most fascinating facts, we create content around a plethora of topics—from science and entertainment to human history and society," the creators wrote. What sets Unbelievable Facts apart from other similar pages is their commitment to quality over quantity: "We always strive to provide you with the most authentic stories and facts. Our search for the truth requires us to spend hours on a single piece."
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We humans are naturally curious—asking questions, finding something interesting, and encouraging others to explore it as well. According to a study by researchers at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, our information-seeking behavior is driven by the brain’s dopamine-producing reward system in the same way as money or food. In other words, our brain becomes addicted to information and wants us to seek it constantly.
“To the brain, information is its own reward, above and beyond whether it’s useful,” co-author of the study and associate professor Ming Hsu, Ph.D. told Neuroscience News. Research shows that our brain converts information into a similar scale as it does for money.
The paper focuses on studying curiosity and what it looks like inside the brain. The researchers scanned people’s brains while they were presented with a lottery with two financial outcomes, a gain and a loss. Participants were able to purchase information in order to find out the odds of them winning.
The results showed that most of the participants made rational decisions but they over-valued information in general. People wanted to know more not only because it benefited them, but also because they expected it to have benefits. "Anticipation serves to amplify how good or bad something seems, and the anticipation of a more pleasurable reward makes the information appear even more valuable,” Hsu said.
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Ian Reynolds 3 years ago
And he is now a legendary character, whose death was sad and pointless. RIP big man!!!!
The paper shows that sometimes we want to know things just for the sake of knowing. However, we’re constantly learning new things not only because it’s addictive, but also because it can make us successful. There are so many advantages to it: a career boost, new opportunities or at least transforming dull conversations into exciting ones.
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Dave P 3 years ago
Actually she went to france to learn for other reasons as the flight academy in Farmindale NY was run by a woman who also was a civil rights activist who was trying to recruit black women at the time, but for a reason Coleman never explain, she rejected the New York offer to go to Europe
Crysta Perak 3 years ago
a better welcoming environment in france at the time...
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Fabian Meresse 3 years ago (edited)
Lot of African-American moved to France during 20th century, finding a better welcoming environment. Sad to see nowadays my country becoming xenophobic
Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago
That’s some amazing futuristic sight you’ve got! 🙂
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J. Normal 3 years ago
Thank you France for not being as sh!tty as usa, maybe someday our people will learn. ( not holding my breath)
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SuperChicken 3 years ago
Bravo! However, it's so sad that her passing away at an early age was so tragic.
Layla Corman 3 years ago (edited)
Glass ceilings are meant to be shattered. She did just that in an airplane! ✈
Monica Michelle 3 years ago
I love her! She also went to beauty school and worked as beautician to fund her passions. Did and episode on her for I Can't Believe That Happened
Jo Falkinder 3 years ago
To this day I don't understand why we don't learn about these women. My school wasn't racist or sexist, but I was Today years old when I learned that a bishops sister held Oliver Cromwell hostage overnight, at gunpoint, while her brother hid in the wall. She single handedly decided the fate of thousands of people that night by choosing to end the war but apparently, had the gun rather close to Cromwells head several times 😉 A woman held Fort and battled with the soldiers at the castle 10 minutes from where I live... History is full of these amazing women but the curriculum just ignores them?
Kelsey Taylor 3 years ago
She also did crazy air stunts like climbing out of her plane to ride on the wing while in mid-flight. One pizazzy woman right there.
Tarryn Louise 3 years ago
We still live in a world where peoples abilities are discredited due to their skin color and their gender. It is a painfully slow transition, but we are getting there.
Harri Ellis 3 years ago
So proud That she did what she wanted to do! Why didn't I know about her?
Riley Quinn 3 years ago
Drunk History (Lyric Lewis) did an episode about this incredible woman.
Evelyn Haskins 3 years ago
Of color! For heaven's sake. She was an American woman who was barred from getting a license in the USA because of her racial origins,
Spock's Socks 3 years ago
She didn't even just break the rules - she managed to circumvent them entirely through sheer determination and of course, talent, indirectly leading society to rework those idiotic rules. What an icon!
julien 3 years ago
"Eugene Jacques Bullard (October 9, 1895 – October 12, 1961), born Eugene James Bullard, was the first black American military pilot, although Bullard flew for France not the United States. Bullard was one of the few black combat pilots during World War I, along with William Robinson Clarke, a Jamaican who flew for the Royal Flying Corps, Domenico Mondelli from Italy and Ahmet Ali Çelikten of the Ottoman Empire."
According to Harvard Business Review, people who don’t give up too early and commit to learning report massive career benefits. If you wish to be one of those people, there are four crucial habits you need to improve.
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First, focus on emerging skills. The world is constantly improving, and so should you. If you want to know what are some of the most important and relevant skills right now, don’t be afraid to reach out to experts in your field. Then, if you’re looking for an online course, try the one that's happening live—this way you could interact and collaborate with others. If a live course is not available, try convincing a friend to join you!
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Hannah Edwards 3 years ago
Was this surprising at the time? I would hope there was safety concerns then too!
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ShriSha Kamboj 3 years ago
further more reasons y animal cruelty is wrong......animals literally save us humans....even tho v don't deserve them
Also, implementing learning immediately will help the information stick in your mind. You don’t want to get stuck in "theory land", so find whatever opportunity you can to use your new skills. Finally, set a specific goal. This one is of the utmost importance: if you set your eyes on the prize, it will encourage you to keep going.
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Monday 3 years ago
Additionally, after the second child was diagnosed prosecutors didn't think that it had anything to do with the death of the first child, so she ended up spending 2 years in jail. An episode of Unsolved Mysteries featuring her case got a biochemist involved that arranged for the first child's blood to be tested for the disease, which he obviously had. There's a bit more to the story, the first child's blood had been tested incorrectly during the initial investigation but this comment is already terribly long so I'll end by saying she sued the hospital and the lab, won a settlement, got her second child back and later ensured the head prosecutor couldn't win his re-election by donating to his opponent.
We all know that the Internet is obsessed with facts. No matter where your interests lie, you can definitely find something on the Unbelievable Facts page. And if it seems like you’re putting too much random information into your brain, just remember that living a life full of thirst for knowledge keeps you young and excited about the future.
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ShriSha Kamboj 3 years ago
awww//// elephants are cute........they also regard humans as cute ....the way we feel about puppies
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ShriSha Kamboj 3 years ago
omg that is so clever...i wanna name my cat 'doctor'....so I can issue a "doctor's" note claiming I am ill....."ill is my temporary name"
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ShriSha Kamboj 3 years ago
darn it........airlines r cleverer now......not that i could be smart enough to think of that on my own///
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Julia Atkinson 3 years ago
"It seems a shame to leave these massive bones lying around when we've scraped all the meat off, if only there was another use for them..."
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François Carré 3 years ago
To be honest, most Austrians themselves didn't protest that much their own annexation by Nazi Germany.
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Serial pacifist 3 years ago
The ents shall commeth to Lady Macbeth, the iron maiden, lord Macbeth's precious.
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Les Izmore 3 years ago
I have wondered how fish get to remote lakes without streams connecting them to other water bodies
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Nena Rosebud 3 years ago
My mom is from Taos. She grew up in these pueblos. I had a chance to visit them numerous times. I have distant relatives that still live there. It's really quite special.
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ShriSha Kamboj 3 years ago
the moment religion starts terrorizing people is the moment v gotta end it.............
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Laugh or not 3 years ago
Ok, no, this is grossely under-representing her: she was a journalist who was engaged against nazis and the Vichy government during the WWII ; she actually got into the army as a paramedic and then as a lieutenant for she participated in the debarkation in South of France ; she founded her newspaper; she became a counsellor for the UN Secretary; she and her husband were heavily involved with the UNICEF. She has a military cross, is chevalier and officer of the French Legion d'Honneur, and officer of the Polish order Polonia Restituta. She is amazing in her own right.
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Mama Panda 3 years ago
Businesses should do that now so all of these stupid Karens would shut the hell up and move on
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Ray Martin 3 years ago
Throughout the entirety of Australia, the Burger King chain is called "Hungry Jack's" because of a prior fast food trademark in Adelaide.
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Luis Hernandez Dauajare 3 years ago
I heard that in WW2, when the British used wooden planes to trick the enemy, the Germans dropped wooden bombs on them.
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Ray Martin 3 years ago
It's a shame they didn't do that again, during the last administration.
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Mama Panda 3 years ago
I'm not sure I would be willing to taste test preserved apples that had been sitting underwater/mud for 165 years!
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Jos Tiguidou 3 years ago
The article should mention that he did this because Jews were allowed to leave but on the condition they left their fortunes behind. Hence the purchase of the wire. He snuck his wealth out.
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Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
Solar-generated electricity was possible at the same time. The world could have been running on solar power for a century - but then fossil fuel companies wouldn't have made so much money.
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Andy Acceber 3 years ago
And yet, it's not supposed to go in the dishwasher. I'm so baffled by the chemical makeup of aluminum. It's a super common, super versatile material -- that can't handle an hour's exposure to hot water and soap. I wish I were better at chemistry to understand why.
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Matthew Smith 3 years ago
Very enjoyable material, some of which I already knew, more of this please.
V Martinez 3 years ago
I've heard of some of these for years. Some I have not. Not saying I don't believe them, just interested. So I just go do my own research.
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Elena Smith 3 years ago
Amazing facts. With the help of these facts, grow your Facebook account in a brief time.
Azure Adams 3 years ago
Some of these I want a source for, others have actually been disproven, and the rest were cool
UpupaEpops 3 years ago
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20160418-spains-cursed-village-of-witches
Matthew Smith 3 years ago
Very enjoyable material, some of which I already knew, more of this please.
V Martinez 3 years ago
I've heard of some of these for years. Some I have not. Not saying I don't believe them, just interested. So I just go do my own research.
Load More Replies... Elena Smith 3 years ago
Amazing facts. With the help of these facts, grow your Facebook account in a brief time.
Azure Adams 3 years ago
Some of these I want a source for, others have actually been disproven, and the rest were cool
UpupaEpops 3 years ago
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20160418-spains-cursed-village-of-witches
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