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50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective
I don’t know about you, Pandas, but cool facts are like Pringles to me: once you have one, then you want another, and soon enough you just can’t stop yourself from having more and more. And I’m not the only one with an appetite for learning new things!
A whopping 1.2 million people follow the ‘Weird Facts’ Instagram page and they can’t get enough of the tantalizing trivia it shares on their social media feeds. We’ve collected some of the most interesting history and science facts shared by the page for you to enjoy as well, dear Readers, so have a scroll down and upvote the ones that you found interesting and surprising.
Did any of these facts change how you view the world? Did you by any chance know every single fact in this article? Do you have any cool trivia to share with all the other Pandas? You can share your thoughts, feelings, and opinions in the comment section. Ready to learn some awesome stuff? Let’s go!
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The ‘Weird Facts’ Instagram project eventually grew so large that its founder decided to branch out and create a trivia learning app. There are over 900 random, interesting, and genuine facts that you can learn and then wow your friends and family over dinner with. Some trivia might sound strange, true, but it’s all been double and triple-checked by ‘Weird Facts.’
Bored Panda has analyzed the topics of media literacy and how we can distinguish between true and false facts in quite a lot of detail before. Last week, I spoke to Steven Wooding, who is a member of the Institute of Physics in the United Kingdom, who elaborated on what kind of mindset a true, curious, impartial scientist ought to have.
"Scientists have to be curious about how the world works and persistent in their work, as it may take years for it to pay off. Creativity to imagine what might be possible and attention to detail to gain knowledge are also very important," Steven told Bored Panda during an interview.
"We have to be open-minded to new facts and let data guide the way, rather than just what we think. On the other hand, we should also be critical of data. One experiment doesn’t make a fact. A fact comes from experiments that can be repeated and verified many times over."
According to the researcher, the advent of internet newsfeeds and platforms like TikTok and Twitter has shortened our attention spans. As a result, we tend to have a lower tolerance for long-form content that requires more focus and energy from us.
This is wholesome for the father and daughter. But it's sad on so many levels. Not only is this discrimination against single and gay parents, but they are also treating disabled children with so much disregard. I'm happy for the father, but there is so much to ponder about here.
"If you feel you are time-pressured, it’s probably only natural that you don’t want to invest a chunk of time on one article but instead scan the headlines to get lots of little bits of information. I have certainly noticed myself being less likely to read a long article unless it’s something that genuinely interests me," he said that on the one hand, we’re saving time, but on the other hand, we’re staying at a very superficial level of information.
"The negative impact is that we won’t reach a deeper level of understanding of something and end up missing out. This is ironic, as people today rush around trying not to miss out on things," Steven told Bored Panda.
Forget just letting him off the hook - he deserves a goddamn medal for that.
"It’s essential to have a growth mindset and realize that you probably know very little. We can only gain more profound knowledge of the world by investing time in exploring it. This issue goes back to short attention spans, which gives us a broad, but shallow spread of knowledge. Take the time to read a book on a subject, and you are bound to learn more," the expert gave some advice, urging everyone to build their patience for content that isn’t just bite-sized.
Meanwhile, entertainment and pop culture expert Mike Sington from Hollywood explained to me that there’s a broad range of red flags we have to look out for that might indicate that a fact or a source might be unreliable.
"Red flags to watch out for that a claim may be fake: it's outlandish, it's too good to be true, you haven't seen the claim anywhere else, you've never heard the source, the source isn't reputable, you can't find two other sources making the same claim, your gut tells you, ‘this can't be true,'" Mike told shared with Bored Panda.
"The rise of social media has decreased the reliability of information because misinformation can spread so quickly before it can be corrected," the expert said that one basic thing we can do to check the reliability of a fact is… to start off with a simple and humble Google search. We should be on the lookout for additional sourcing and evidence. If we can’t find anything, we should remain skeptical.
"Do this and think before reposting or you may be contributing to the problem. Amplification doesn’t make a claim true or accurate," he said.
an article from oct. 2021 : “physical wounds were healing, but the (post-traumatic stress disorder) is manifesting itself more all the time.”. The most beautiful is his response after accepting shooter's apology : “I am not God to make the decision to kill him or not. That’s not my decision. My decision is to be a better person and to change the world for every kid. I don’t want this to happen to anybody again. It hurts. It hurts. It really hurts. So, I am just going to keep going. That’s it.”
Mike said that sources like Associated Press, Reuters, and The New York Times can be considered to be trustworthy. "They employ fact-checkers and editors that ensure the information they post is correct. They’re basically doing the research and homework for you. There are literally too many online sources to list that can’t be trusted and should be avoided. Anyone can basically post anything they want… proceed with caution," he told Bored Panda.
"Our attention spans have been reduced to mere seconds at a time because that’s the way information and entertainment is fed to us now. People get tiny bite-sized bits of news by scrolling a Twitter feed, they entertain themselves by scrolling quickly through Instagram and TikTok. It’s creating a habit that doesn’t have to be," he said.
Honesty is the best policy and pay off!!! So thankful for this lady's kindness to help make a change in this mans life. Very wholesome
"The good news is there’s plenty of long-form entertainment and news available, you just have to seek it out. I believe the benefit is worth it. I’ve discovered it improves your ability to focus, it’s more calming, you retain more information, and it gives you a more balanced and nuanced view of the world.”
Dangerous but good for one health as a result. Glad he was okay afterwards.
I read a novel once which opens with a pony getting stuck in the sand at the beach. The owner and her mother end up going "oh well, whatcha gonna do", shrugging and going home, leaving the poor thing to its fate! Then when they come back the next day and find out someone else has rescued the poor animal and taken it away they actually have the gall to be upset about it. I was so infuriated I stopped reading and never finished the book.
At the beginning of World War II, she and composer George Antheil developed a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes that used spread spectrum and frequency hopping technology to defeat the threat of jamming by the Axis powers. Although the US Navy did not adopt the technology until the 1960s, the principles of their work are incorporated into Bluetooth and GPS technology and are similar to methods used in legacy versions of CDMA and Wi-Fi.This work led to their induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2014.
There is a similar program for cats, however both programs are EXTREMELY expensive and many cannot afford it. I had researched this when my beloved cat Chuck was diagnosed with kidney disease. I wish there were more ways to help animals regardless of owners ability to pay. SIDE NOTE: I would have no problem taking in another cat, i would save them all if I could ..not just beloved Chuck.
Load More Replies...Unfortunately, it doesn't work. Unlike cats or humans, dogs have the immune system so strong, that they reject transplants. There were attempts to bypass the problem using immunosuppressants, but it just didn't work. How do I know that? I lost my loved fellow beagle due to the kidney failure.
Oh I'm so sorry for your loss!! This happens for all dogs though? Or is it specific breeds maybe?
Load More Replies...I sincerely hope they do check ups on this to make sure that the rescue dogs aren’t just surrendered after that
This is awful. Taking a kidney from a stray. Imagine using a homeless person and taking their kidney for another human.
They might consent if provided with a home afterwards. Of course consent being the operative word.
Load More Replies...In the US we don't even require deceased organ donation for human beings, and animals cannot consent. This is why live donor companion animal transplants are frowned upon by most legit veterinarians and rescue organizations.
That's actually a lie, about it being frowned upon by most legit vets and animal rescues....the issue is the success rate and inability for people to actually afford the surgery etc.
Load More Replies...The dog equivalent of if your child needs an organ transplant, you can have one from a child in an orphanage on the condition that you also take that child home with you afterwards.
That's horrific. Brutalizing an innocent animal and using it for body parts to save your preferred animal is unconscionable. You think someone who is willing to do that to a complete animal stranger is actually going to care about it after the fact? No matter how much I love my animals, I would never, ever allow an innocent animal to suffer that way to save them, because they can't understand and they can't consent. That's just wrong.
So I suppose it's better that people just keep euthanizing animals because they cannot find homes for them. If someone is willing to spend the money on the surgery, they likely are an animal lover and have no problem taking on another.
Load More Replies...It is genuinely terrifying that so many people like yourself view up as down. Just zero comprehension of natural order or morality.
Load More Replies...Honestly didn't even know you could get donations. Must be tailored for the ultrarich.
Just like patients doomed to die a slow agonizing death, even with pain meds can't be euthanized with consent. Yet pets, because they are "under our care" cannot voice their opinion either way. This bothers me to some extent.
100% fair bargain, would adopt even if my dog hadn't gotten the kidney.
It's a nice idea but I can say from working in the vet field that is both WILDLY expensive and has a very low success rate. It is an option though.
That sounds like BS to me, I’ve never heard of such a thing: Lifelong dog owner.
Thats interesting, reminds me of something I saw on ID where Doctors would do the same but on the homeless😱it was sick. Then discarded. Cause who cares about the homeless or veterans for that matter
That isn't really a catch for an animal lover, if anything that is a blessing of sorts.
Ok but wtf?! how would you feel, being mistreated and/or abandoned and living in the shelter knowing with each day of not getting adopted you're closer to being put down to make room for more because of breeders, AND THEN when you're FINALLY rescued, they send you to surgery and to take your kidney without your consent!
I just read that and my face went cold. Spent nearly 25 years rescuing animals and never, ever, ever would consider such a behavior.
Gee I wonder who pays the Veterinarian Bill's!?!?!? They don't even give medical assistance to people. If it sounds to good to be true it probably is.
I live in the UK but I watch lots of TV animal rescue programmes, filmed in the US. I have never heard of this, so would like to know if it really happens, or just isolated incidents.
This is the policy supported by the ASPCA, not an actual law or regulation.
Read the comments ... What if I don't want 2 dogs? What if I don't like the 2nd dog? This idea is disgusting. Mostly because humans are. You don't get to USE another living creature then dump it on someone else (if the animal is lucky). I've got a house full and yard full of animals that people won't take care of. I'm livid about this.
It would be a lot nicer if the surgery didn't cost 1000+ dollars and you could actually afford to save your animals when they fall sick suddenly.
A lot of shitty replies here. Must not have read the 'two lives saved' bit. Kidney DONATION is a very safe procedure, with little chance for complication. The most dangerous part is anesthesia, which is also necessary for dental cleanings for animals. The procedure with chance of failure is the transplant, which for kidneys would rarely cause death if it fails, just not save their life. Look at the rates of animals in shelters, there's clearly a lot who need to be adopted so they are not killed. If this incentives people to save two lives then it's a good program. Kidneys and liver lobes are not the same as hearts, people.
There is a cure for kidney disease in pets. My Westie was pronounced doomed by my vet, w/ her blood tests showing the 2 disease indicators at twice normal readings. In desperation I tried a treatment from a place called 5 Leaf Pharmacy. In 2 months both readings were dead center of the normal range. I've sent this to numerous vets/drs./news stations/etc. Only one vet showed any interest.
Bummers: what did the treatment cost you? And two, how far along was your Westie upon diagnosis. In my case, 3 months after diagnosis my cat was put down(at that point, he had already stopped eating anything after having gotten to the point of not consuming solids; I saw the vet when he seemed to be drinking a lot of water, and his eating habit changed and didn't go back despite me trying different foods to get him back to eating).He was SO READY TO GO. I had a moment of weakness when I quested my decision, but one look from him and I knew I was doing the right thing.
Load More Replies...Seriously?? 🤯I live in the US & have fir 62yrs...never heard such a thing. I'm glad but...😳
In this economy, who can afford to feed and care for 2 dogs, especially after paying out of pocket for the expensive kidney transplant surgery? Unless there is pet insurance I haven't heard about.
There is pet insurance. I keep meaning to look I b to it, especially after my 1 year old lab swallowed 2 feet of rope....m
Load More Replies...I think 'psychotic' is the word you're looking for.
Load More Replies...What if you love your dog and want to save it’s life, but can’t afford two dogs?
If you can't afford 2 dogs, you can't afford an organ transplant.
Load More Replies...You could find a new home for the second one. But I suppose it would basically depend on if you want a second dog less than you want to save the life of your current dog.
Load More Replies...Good for you Dad! Glad he recovered. The gun was a little much but...it saved his life.
Yet again, an amazing human. It's just sad that for every Bob Ross, we get 200 eejits.
Here is a list of people living in abject poverty before becoming famous Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Tiffany Haddish, Kat Graham, Chris Pratt, Annie Murphy, Amara La Negra, Chris Hemsworth, Chrissy Metz, Jennifer Lopez (who was homeless), Richard Madden, Ed Sheeran, etc etc etc. There are also people who became rich and/or famous and ended without a dime or roof over their heads
This is why so many rape victims are not believed. A personal fúck you to this woman and any other people who do this and cause the real victims to be ignored.
Fun fact: in Croatian "dobar/dobri" means "good"... Guess he really was a good man
Yeah, shame about the whole extortion, sex trafficking, drug dealing side of it.
Such honourable behaviour amongst airmen was common (on both sides) during WWI and even during WWII.
Charlie Brown and Franz Stiegler: The B-17 was heavily damaged and going down, but Brown was able to get it stable again. The german air field commander said that any pilot who shoots at parachutes will be executed, and Stiegler considered the barely flying plane as parachute. He flew so close the the machine that the AA batteries couldn't shoot without hitting Stiegler, and he signaled Brown to land - which he refused. Stiegler decided to escort them out of the hostile air space
A cafe in my area had this on the menu! I ordered it, of course, but it just turned out to be a hot chocolate with a huge wad of fairy floss dumped on top of the mug. Damn. (At least it was good fairy floss).
This was in South Africa. The railway worker trained him after he he lost his legs. The baboon was paid in brandy.
Telling a lie is never good but perhaps the child was just trying to fit in. Sad that things like that happened but glad that Leno helped him out. Hopefully Leno told him about lying to people.
the likeness is incredible. I wonder if they reconstructed the face after meeting the Teacher?
Man, imagine being so rich that releasing mosquitoes into an auditorium gets you praise. On a serious note, I love Bill. He's done so much with the Foundation.
Sweet, but ... but they were both bitter and mean persons. Henry Ford expressed he liked how germany was run in the thirties, being an antisemit as well, and Edison ... well, where to begin, where to begin ... has he ever invented anything himself, not just taking credit for what competitors and employees have come up with?
Also the sequel was filmed in the same house as the first movie - the director's house. But it looks different because he used his earnings from the first movie to add an extension and generally spruce the place up.
The thing about the apple hitting him on the head is a myth, however.
And if you freeze the bananas first, it will be the same consistancy of a Wendy's Frosty. Soo good with a drop of vanilla.
The school I teach at played another school (we're both state/public schools but the other school always acted like they were better than other state schools) and they beat the pants off us using this move set. (I had not taught my chess kids this move set as I wanted them to develop their own strategies.) The next time we played that school, I had taught them the counter to it, so the next time we won. The next season that school suddenly "didn't have time" to play chess matches anymore.
This was very interesting! Such a good early morning read. Thanks for sharing!
Such beautiful stories give a fresh counter balance to regular news. Thank you :)
You did a great job, Jonas. The best comment was the from the person pointing out that the forest/woods weren't infested with bears and wolves, they lived there! I laughed out so loud I woke my baby up!!! So fact or fiction, it was an absolute good time for this insomniac! Thanks for that!
Hit some highs and lows for me emotionally. Great light read. Full of meaningfulness and life. Love bored panda!!
Gosh. I sure wish there was something called Fact Checking to make sure things you call facts are actually true. I wish there was SOME way to make sure before publishing a list of facts. Sigh. Oh well. Guess we'll all just have to keep assuming everything in print is true, eh?
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Reading these a second time, a lot of details seemed likely distorted or just plain BS. The first time, I bought in totally lol!
Thank u very much for including my God Eminem in this twice!!
#24 So... she didn't give the guy $4000 HERSELF but rather asked strangers to make her look good... yeah, great achievement~ 😕 #44 Haha isn't this playboy story depicts what's happening right now? Critical race theory, quotas for LGBT in different spheres (it's rather hypocritical for the community striving for equality to hire ppl/giveout subsidies based on their sexual orientation and not on their skills/financial situation). Being straight isn't cool the media tells us, and if you're white - you're de facto racist (even if you're a kid)~
As was mentioned in comments, I didn’t need to cry today. Or perhaps 🤔 I did.
You published this message that is completely FALSE : …Meanwhile, entertainment and pop culture expert Mike Sington from Hollywood explained to me that there’s a broad range of red flags we have to look out for that might indicate that a fact or a source might be unreliable."Red flags to watch out for that a claim may be fake: it's outlandish, it's too good to be true, you haven't seen the claim anywhere else, you've never heard the source, the source isn't reputable, you can't find two other sources making the same claim, your gut tells you, ‘this can't be true,'" Mike told shared with Bored Panda. Proven: The CIA admitted that US spies/diplomats aren't being attacked by foreign adversaries. "Havana Syndrome" is mass hysteria.Here are the top corporate media outlets that spread this bogus conspiracy theory, from the NYT to CNN, Fox to Guardian, AP to BBC:
I read about how our attentionspan has kind of shortened, and this morning on childrens tv channel I noticed the the "shows" are mostly less than 5 minutes long. Yesterday I was in school with 6 year olds. They were watching a movie for children and the teacher stopped it, and asked did they wanted a break or view the rest. They unanimously asked to view on without any break. It makes me think.
Totally love these types of reads .. I have adhd so little facts and different information totally kept me wanting to see what was the next fact info
The best entries are those that show how easy it is to do good to a fellow human being. Let the lesson not be lost.
This list is cool, but one thing that I've learned is that pictures with said events are not usually telling the whole story or/are completely false.
I find it interesting that the article talks about shortt attention span and shallow understanding of a topic while condensing factoids into the very thing the article criticizes.
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This was very interesting! Such a good early morning read. Thanks for sharing!
Such beautiful stories give a fresh counter balance to regular news. Thank you :)
You did a great job, Jonas. The best comment was the from the person pointing out that the forest/woods weren't infested with bears and wolves, they lived there! I laughed out so loud I woke my baby up!!! So fact or fiction, it was an absolute good time for this insomniac! Thanks for that!
Hit some highs and lows for me emotionally. Great light read. Full of meaningfulness and life. Love bored panda!!
Gosh. I sure wish there was something called Fact Checking to make sure things you call facts are actually true. I wish there was SOME way to make sure before publishing a list of facts. Sigh. Oh well. Guess we'll all just have to keep assuming everything in print is true, eh?
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Reading these a second time, a lot of details seemed likely distorted or just plain BS. The first time, I bought in totally lol!
Thank u very much for including my God Eminem in this twice!!
#24 So... she didn't give the guy $4000 HERSELF but rather asked strangers to make her look good... yeah, great achievement~ 😕 #44 Haha isn't this playboy story depicts what's happening right now? Critical race theory, quotas for LGBT in different spheres (it's rather hypocritical for the community striving for equality to hire ppl/giveout subsidies based on their sexual orientation and not on their skills/financial situation). Being straight isn't cool the media tells us, and if you're white - you're de facto racist (even if you're a kid)~
As was mentioned in comments, I didn’t need to cry today. Or perhaps 🤔 I did.
You published this message that is completely FALSE : …Meanwhile, entertainment and pop culture expert Mike Sington from Hollywood explained to me that there’s a broad range of red flags we have to look out for that might indicate that a fact or a source might be unreliable."Red flags to watch out for that a claim may be fake: it's outlandish, it's too good to be true, you haven't seen the claim anywhere else, you've never heard the source, the source isn't reputable, you can't find two other sources making the same claim, your gut tells you, ‘this can't be true,'" Mike told shared with Bored Panda. Proven: The CIA admitted that US spies/diplomats aren't being attacked by foreign adversaries. "Havana Syndrome" is mass hysteria.Here are the top corporate media outlets that spread this bogus conspiracy theory, from the NYT to CNN, Fox to Guardian, AP to BBC:
I read about how our attentionspan has kind of shortened, and this morning on childrens tv channel I noticed the the "shows" are mostly less than 5 minutes long. Yesterday I was in school with 6 year olds. They were watching a movie for children and the teacher stopped it, and asked did they wanted a break or view the rest. They unanimously asked to view on without any break. It makes me think.
Totally love these types of reads .. I have adhd so little facts and different information totally kept me wanting to see what was the next fact info
The best entries are those that show how easy it is to do good to a fellow human being. Let the lesson not be lost.
This list is cool, but one thing that I've learned is that pictures with said events are not usually telling the whole story or/are completely false.
I find it interesting that the article talks about shortt attention span and shallow understanding of a topic while condensing factoids into the very thing the article criticizes.
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