19 Mind-Boggling Facts That Totally Changed People's Perspectives On Life

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Jan 28, 2019 11:00 AM EST

Sometimes one bit of knowledge can turn your world as you know it, inside out, and open your eyes to another one you never knew existed. There's so much out there that we can sink the teeth of our hungry minds into, if we don't lose our appetite along the way. These 19 mind-boggling facts might rock you to your very core. 

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  • 01
    Text - 2.4d nivla73 The longest a nicotine craving will last is 180 seconds. That means all I need to do is resist for 3 minutes. My last cigarette was January 25 2008
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    Text - juulshitt 4d That a simple interaction with a stranger can make their day. Or yours.
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    Text - DinoTerrorisT S. 4d Time doesn't stop. That speech I'm about to give in front of my class and I'm sweating balls over, in the next 2 minutes, it's going to be done with. 2 minutes is two minutes
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    Text - Im_gonna_fart 4d It took mankind 4 times longer to switch from copper swords to steel swords than to switch from steel swords to nuclear bombs.
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    Text - BiJa90 S 3 We judge others on their actions, but ourselves on our intentions. 4d
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    Text - diviner_of_data 4d There will always be more things that need to get done then I have time for
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    Text - bradthaphoend 4d Can't remember exactly where saw this, but the first Western movies filmed in Hollywood were made around 1915, when the industry moved there. At the time much of the area outside of Los Angeles was ranchland and there were still some sizable cattle drives going on. Directors would hire actual cowboys for a pittance to train horses or be extras. Basically they made movies fantasizing these big cattle drives and gunfights as American history, while people who had actually d
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    Text - Probably_Wrong. 4d there are planets out there without suns, planets that are hurtling through space in absolute total darkness. imagine being there.
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    Text - Hexadecimal35.4d Not really a fact but good advice: never argue with a fool bc a stranger walking by won't be able to tell the difference.
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    Text - Leaves_1991.4d If you shuffle a standard deck of cards, it is most likely the only time that sequence of cards has ever been shuffled in the history of cards.
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    Text - Back2Bach S 2 4d An example of being mutually beneficial: Giant tarantulas keep tiny frogs as pets. The tarantula protects the frog from predators - and the frogs, in turn, eat insects that could possibly harm the tarantula's eggs.
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    Text - king-of-new_york 4d People probably aren't always judging your every move.
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    Text - yerrrdoobie S There are real life castles that are less expensive to buy than a New York City apartment. 4d
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    Text - FruitloopsXDto . 4d There is this very big number called Graham's number. The entire freaking universe does not have enough space or atoms for you to write down every digit.
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    Text - Helios_22. 4d Friends don't last forever
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    Text - hayleyanne1012 4d That no one cares! Really, when you find yourself laying in bed at night anxious about every interaction you've had that day, what you said, if someone's angry with you etc. Just know that no one cares, and likely no one is thinking negatively about you it all. Everyone has their own life to deal with, and that really helped me stop worrying about everything at night
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    Text - Fnky Town S 3.4d Balto only ran the last leg of the route. The dog that ran the longest and most treacherous parts of the route (and at night) was named Togo. Balto toured the U.S. as a hero, but couldn't be bred because he was neutered. Togo's owner was pissed Balto got so much attention, and then his story got out and Togo got to tour the U.S. and was bred like crazy, so most Huskies are descendants of the greatest sled dog in history
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    Text - Ego_Floss S 4d The majority can be wrong, very very wrong. Changed my out look on the world completely.
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    Text - MrRuby 4d A 12 ounce can of soda pop has 20 packets of sugar in it.
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