The world is a fascinating place, packed with wonders that never stop surprising us. With so much happening every single day, it’s nearly impossible to keep up with all the quirky, mind-boggling things out there. Thankfully, the internet is a goldmine of fascinating tidbits that help us stay curious and in the loop.
So today, we took a deep dive into the r/ForCuriousSouls community to uncover some of the coolest facts from every corner of the globe. Grab your imaginary smart glasses (or real ones, if you’ve got them) and get comfy, you’re about to learn a bunch of things you’ll definitely want to share at your next hangout.
Her grandfather, an Aboriginal elder living on a remote island, traveled nearly 2,000 miles to attend the ceremony and celebrate with her through dance.
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While on beach, she recognized the warning signs of a tsunami as she had learned them in geography class just two weeks earlier. She is credited with saving the lives of hundreds of tourists.
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When she returned, the patient had passed alone. Inspired by this, she started No One Dies Alone in 2001, a volunteer program ensuring terminal patients have company during their final moments.
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But when he was presented with an evidence that disproved his view, he said “it destroyed his universe.” Then he completely changed his view and devoted his subsequent career in mapping 76,000 galaxies.
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When 2 days later he went to his wife, he discovered that she was already buried. Pissed off for the slowness of communications, he invented the Morse code.
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He was missing for two days right after which they believed he was tracking the remaining coyotes and finishing the job. His vet sad was lucky to be alive and his owner said he will have him retire from herding.
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Since it was a holy day, he postponed their ecution by a day and made the servants return to their duties. They mdered the king in his sleep that night.
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It was to deliver a luxury hamper to his closest friends and Godchildren every Christmas, something that still continues to this day 34 years later.
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Miraculously, she survived. Doctors believe that being stung over 200 times by ants triggered a surge of adrenaline, keeping her heart beating.
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When his daughters were saved, he felt unconscious. He died on his way to the hospital. His last words to them were “I got you.”
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The footprints lead people to believe that a 15-foot-tall penguin was roaming their lands. He kept up the prank for 10 years, visiting various beaches. The hoax wasn’t revealed until 40 years later.
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She endured the ridicule of others in order to raise her children & give them a better life.
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Despite these severe injuries, he was able to defeat all four attackers and walked away without help after waking up. He retired in 2010.
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Deciding this was unlikely to happen, he recorded the song anyways. Five years later, he was asked to write the theme song for the Bond film Quantum of Solace.
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By an independent group of psychologists in the ‘Journal of Forensic Sciences’
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1991: a man vanishes after telling his family he’s going on a business trip. 2021: a car stops in front of this man’s home and drops him off. He is wearing the same clothes, can’t remember where he’s been all these years & is looking like he was very well taken care of.
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During a dogfight in 1918, he was shot down behind enemy lines. When German forces realized they had k**led a President’s son, they gave him a full military burial that over 1,000 German soldiers attended.
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An unseen presence reported by mountain climbers and explorers during traumatic survival situations that talks to the victim, gives practical advise and encouragement.
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8 months later, Bobby was found & reunited him with his family. Almost 100 years later, DNA evidence proved that child who they found wasn’t actually Bobby. No one knows what happened to the real Bobby Dunbar.
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She later succumbed to cancer at the age of 42.
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Two days passed before anyone realized what had happened. Despite a 5-day search, the couple was never found. A dive slate was later recovered which read “… rescue us before we die…”
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He forgot to equip himself with parachute when jumped. Ivan continued filming, with his last words captured on camera being, “Oh my God, no!”
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It was found in 1952 during a counter-surveillance sweep.
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He was convicted, in a proceeding later vacated as an unfair trial, of mdering two girls, aged 7 and 11, in his hometown of Alcolu, South Carolina. He was exeted by electric chair in June of 1944.
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This made loyal followers believe he was a god. But he was paralyzed by a rare brain disorder unknown at that time, which caused him to suffer terrible death for a week. He was buried alive.
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She left her family’s home in Rockledge, Florida at 11:00 a.m. on July 6, 1983, and disappeared without a trace.
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His mom came home later to find him gone and a note explaining that he’d be back later, if he didn’t get “lost” (which was underlined twice). He has never been found.
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When Governor John White returned in 1590 after a supply trip, the colony was abandoned. The only clue was the word “CROATOAN” carved into a post and “CRO” etched on a tree.
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Bobby was famous Disney child actor in 1940s & 50s (including voice of Peter Pan), who died penniless and alone at age 31 in an abandoned NYC building. When his body went unclaimed, he was buried in an unmarked grave.
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