One of the best parts about the internet is how great a learning tool it can be. Even if you’re just casually browsing some random forum or website, you can stumble across a weird fact you’ve never heard before. The next thing you know, you’re knee-deep in research and it's been hours since you last had a snack.
The members of the r/AskReddit online community had a lot of fun sharing the most mind-blowing facts that they recently realized. It sometimes takes a tiny thing to change your perspective completely. Whether that’s seeing a duck in a tree, thinking about space travel, or finally comprehending how late the Roman Empire actually fell. Scroll down for some fresh facts that you (probably!) don’t know.
Bored Panda wanted to learn more about source reliability and how to reverse our shortening attention spans, so we reached out to Susan A. Nolan, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at Seton Hall University. You'll find her insights as you read on.
#41
The Roman Empire fully fell less than 50 years before the discovery of the new world
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#42
How many compound words are just hiding in plain sight in English.
You’ve got plenty of obvious ones like Breakfast. But some sneaky ones like Holiday and Disease.
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72points
#43
When I learned about the 20/80 rule, my life was turned upside down.
It says that 20 percent effort produces 80 percent results, but 80 percent effort produces only 20 percent results.
I couldn't believe it at first, but when I set a goal of sticking to the rule for a week (to test it), I realized that my productivity was much higher because my time is now limited. I stopped wasting time and try to get things done as quickly as possible so I don't have to stretch it out all day.
As a result, I have more free time for myself and my family, as well as hobbies and additional education.
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71points
#44
Be there or be square…. Because you’re not around.
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70points
#46
That how small we are compared to the universe and how our problems dont matter just like us. We are a multicellular specie living in the universe's TINY super cluster's TINY galaxy's TINY solar system's TINY star's TINY PLANET'S TINY nation. And you're still brainf***ed over your job? Relax! Nothing really matters, eventually everything will die out. So, do whatever you want, live your best life and make sure you had a fun time. Go ahead, have a fun time because we all will have to leave any second now. Good Luck.
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64points
#48
Well, it may sound stupid af, but when I was 11 I realised that moon REFLECT sun's light, it doesn't glow on it's own, and that night staring at it was a whole new experience xD
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63points
#49
The speed of light is consistent in relativity no matter how fast you are traveling because of the effects speed has on time and gravity. If you are traveling at 99% the speed of light, then the light you emit from a flashlight would appear to be traveling away from you at the speed of light because your time is slowed.
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59points
#50
I saw this on a Facebook meme today: the word Ohio looks like a tractor.
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48points
