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People don't really realize how impressive cameras are. It's insane how we humans were able to use minerals from the earth to literally capture a point in time.

22309 upvotes • DK-9565

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There are probably a small percentage of identical twins who received their names a short time after birth, were mistakenly switched when they got home, and no one realized.

12551 upvotes • Pierrekidmia

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It's nice that water has such a low viscosity. It would be annoying if it was thick like syrup or honey.

9912 upvotes • how_lee_phuc

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After school dances the teachers definitely go somewhere private to laugh at all the awkward, uncomfortable, weird shit they just witnessed.

9015 upvotes • ibiacmbyww

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A truly randomly chosen number would likely include a colossal number of digits.

8880 upvotes • Happy_Da

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The capital-driven Monopoly board game starts with a socially equal Universal Basic Income.

7700 upvotes • aguslord31

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People would probably have much better dental hygiene if toothpaste had addictive substances in it.

5432 upvotes • somewhiterkid

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If you start counting out loud as fast as you can, there will be a point where the number you are on will be the number of seconds it’s taken to get to that number. Getting to 1k in under 16.67 minutes seems easy, 10k under 2.78 hours seems a lot harder and 100k under 1.16 days seems impossible.

4412 upvotes • GuanacoHerd

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Synchronization in the Olympics should not be limited to swimming and diving. Synchronized javelin throwing would be ideal.

4310 upvotes • zahnsaw

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It would be really problematic if all bodies either didn’t decompose or couldn’t be burned.

3861 upvotes • SeriousAccount66

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
People don't really realize how impressive cameras are. It's insane how we humans were able to use minerals from the earth to literally capture a point in time.	22309	DK-9565
There are probably a small percentage of identical twins who received their names a short time after birth, were mistakenly switched when they got home, and no one realized.	12551	Pierrekidmia
It's nice that water has such a low viscosity. It would be annoying if it was thick like syrup or honey.	9912	how_lee_phuc
After school dances the teachers definitely go somewhere private to laugh at all the awkward, uncomfortable, weird shit they just witnessed.	9015	ibiacmbyww
A truly randomly chosen number would likely include a colossal number of digits.	8880	Happy_Da
The capital-driven Monopoly board game starts with a socially equal Universal Basic Income.	7700	aguslord31
People would probably have much better dental hygiene if toothpaste had addictive substances in it.	5432	somewhiterkid
If you start counting out loud as fast as you can, there will be a point where the number you are on will be the number of seconds it’s taken to get to that number. Getting to 1k in under 16.67 minutes seems easy, 10k under 2.78 hours seems a lot harder and 100k under 1.16 days seems impossible.	4412	GuanacoHerd
Synchronization in the Olympics should not be limited to swimming and diving. Synchronized javelin throwing would be ideal.	4310	zahnsaw
It would be really problematic if all bodies either didn’t decompose or couldn’t be burned.	3861	SeriousAccount66