As the old saying goes, «Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.» But sometimes the past is so hard to wrap your head around that you can’t fully integrate it into your understanding of reality. As they often say, truth is stranger than fiction. Nobody knows that better than historians. The fact that always gets me is that Martin Luther …
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30 of the Funniest Shower Thoughts of the Month for Deep Thinkers (May 7, 2024)
They say the heart of the home is the kitchen, or perhaps the television set. But I disagree. I think the heart of the home is the shower. It’s the one place where you can fully let go, alone and unfettered. I suppose you can do that in your bedroom, but where the bedroom celebrates …
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‘Sharks existed before Saturn’s rings did’: 20+ Wild fun facts that sound fake
Like many young city dwellers, I’m a big fan of bar trivia. Probably stemming from my long-held desire to be on Jeopardy (but lack of actual knowledge necessary), I find great pleasure in getting together with a group of friends, having a beer, and trying my darndest to get as many questions right as possible. …
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30 Funny and True Shower Thoughts for Deep Thinkers
Remember the shower orange trend? You’d take a cold orange with you into a hot shower and eat it while the water streamed down your body. Something about the scent mixed with the steam and the freedom of letting juice dribble without consequence enchanted internet users the world over. There’s even a whole subreddit dedicated …
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27 Strange and Silly Excerpts From the Depths of Wikipedia
Wikipedia is probably my favorite website of all time. It’s a wholesome, comprehensive, streamlined yet expansive resource for all the most and least useful information out there. You can study up on anything from ancient Roman history to Instagram Egg. To me, it’s the epitome of the internet’s purpose: millions of folks coming together to …
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Facts Redditors Were Taught in Grade School That Turned out to Be Utter Phooey
Information is ever-evolving. That’s why there are new editions of textbooks, up-to-date encyclopedias, and good folks working tirelessly to constantly update Wikipedia pages (I’m NOT looking at you, Wiki-vandals). We’re always learning new things, observing new phenomena, and doing new research. They used to teach that Pluto was a planet. I’m still salty about that …
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20 Weird Fun Facts for Inquiring Minds
Have you ever been in a group setting where someone asks everyone to «go around and share a fun fact about themselves?» I have, and every time I hear those words it sends a shiver of panic down my spine. A fun fact? About myself? The pressure to be funny, humble, surprising, but not too …
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The New And Improved Way To Learn About All The Crazy And Funky Animals In The Kingdom – 21 Hilarious Animal Factoids
Happy first Monday of July everyone. For many of us around the world summer vacation is here, but that doesn’t mean we can slack on our education! We have to keep our title as the smartest mammals in the animal kingdom, we can’t have the giant rodent mammals Capybaras coming for world domination just yet. …
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People Share Niche Facts They Can’t Help Sprinkling Into Unrelated Conversations
Everybody has at least one «fun fact» that they hold dear. It might’ve been something you learned during childhood or a weird true story you picked up in a college course. The fact I’m currently passionate about has to do with life expectancy throughout time. It’s come to my attention that a large portion of …
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Messed Up Animal Factoids That Are Both Frightening and Fascinating
It is said that an elephant never forgets. That much was kind of proven to be true after that Indian elephant trampled a woman not once – but twice – and destroyed her home. It’s widely believed to be an act of elephant revenge, which occurs more than one might think. If you thought they …
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