Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

People Share The One Fact They Wish They'd Never Learned

You ever wish you could unlearn something? Same. Like, we REALLY didn't want to know about reproductive systems, the secret lives of our parents, or that man-eating land fish that was running around Central Park (look it up). All in all, knowledge is power, but with great power comes great responsibility.


u/MatthewMcG27 asked: What is one fact you learned that you wish you hadn't?

To sneeze or not to sneeze.

Giphy

If you sneeze hard enough, you can fracture a rib. But try to suppress a sneeze and you might rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck.

Zachman97

When my wife was 34 weeks pregnant she coughed real hard a broke a rib.

That poor woman gave birth naturally with no epidural (low white cell count) and a broken rib. She is the toughest person I know.

Mitt-Brave

Get wrecked, Redditors.

There's a certain species of beetle where the male drills a hole into the female with his penis to create a vagina in order to reproduce.

DiligentShopping

There's a species of Redditor that does this with anything they find lying around the house.

dlordjr

Uhhhhhhhh how did they figure that one out?

Giphy

If you are hung upside down and sawed in half (crotch to head), you wouldn't die until the saw hit your lungs.

Yeemo

Thanks for that mental image.

The human anus can expand to 8-9". Raccoons can get into a hole 6" across.

ilovetpb

The reason we know this is because of torture.

harmony-rose

Not even gonna look that one up.

I wish I'd never seen that picture of what the nerves in a horse's hoof looks like. Also that picture of what newborn horse hooves look like.

Gives me the wibblies just thinking about it.

Budsygus

Awwww.

Giphy

Cats and dogs that are white and have blue eyes are almost certainly deaf.

Definitely not the worst fact that'll be in this thread, but just depressing whenever you see a cute kitty or puppy, they got a s**t hand of recessive genes and are most likely totally deaf.

hey_there_kitty_cat

.........well.

That most people alive will be forgotten forever within a couple of generations, four at most. That means you, me, your friends, lovers... everyone. Coco is a kids movie but it portrayed this concept quite beautifully IMO.

totoropoko

The oldest name known to history is from roughly 5,000 years ago.

Humans have been anatomically modern, meaning our bodies and minds have been the same, for about 300,000 years.

That means for 98% of human history, individual names are completely lost to us.

The rest have been lost forever.

Gaius-Octavianus

Great, never touching food again.

I had to take a FDA course on food prep to manage a smoked jerky & cheese off-shoot at the winery I worked at and now I know how impossible it is to not contaminate food.

And "impossible" doesn't seem like a strong enough word here. It's great that our internal protection systems are so good and capable of handling such a diverse range of contaminants because everything is constantly being contaminated. And while one person could be diligent and attentive enough to not contaminate their specific area, the likelihood that everyone involved in the processes to make all the various ingredients one uses is...it's not happening.

tammorrow

Neither do we.

Giphy

That your bones are wet.

themilkthief81

No, I don't like that.

iblametheowl2

A not-so-fun fact.

That when they take your intestines out for a surgery they wiggle around so they have to have special hooks to hang them on. Also the surgeons just stuff your entrails back in your body and they move themselves into place.

starswillstillshine

That's just disappointing.

The Riverdance Troupe dances to a tap track. When you see them lives, you're hearing the recording...not their actual taps. When I heard that, basically my whole world fell apart.

Orual309

Far out.

Giphy

Within three days of death, the enzymes from your digestive system begin to digest your body.

Zachman97

Self Post-mortem.

xEadzy

I REALLY didn't want to think about that.

We only know what 15% of the universe is made of. We use the term Dark Matter for 85% of the universe's mass, but we really only have guesses as to what it is.

FrankieMint

Mind blown.

That real Parmesan cheese isn't vegetarian. I'm not a vegetarian, but my sister has been for 20+ years and my mother has threatened to disown me if I tell her because my sister LOVES Italian food. I'm not good with secrets!

boring-name-1

Darn, we're old.

Giphy

The decade of 2010s is almost at the end.

avaruushelmi

There are kids born on/after 9/11 that will become adults this year.

papasmurf826


More from Trending

Tammy Duckworth; Pete Hegseth
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Dem Senator Gives Hegseth Mic Drop Reminder After He Waffles On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine

Illinois Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by sharing a screenshot of him covering Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Fox News in 2022 to call him out after he refused to "characterize" what happened.

Earlier this month, Hegseth reaffirmed his stance on the terms of a potential Ukraine-Russia peace deal, stating that his role was to "introduce realism to the conversation."

Keep ReadingShow less
man, woman, and child walking together along dirt road
Alberto Casetta on Unsplash

People Share Their Best 'My Parent Is An Idiot!' Experiences

I'm loathe to label anyone as dumb, but I will admit some people make less than logical choices.

And some of those people have procreated. It's difficult sometimes to admit our parents are less than perfect.

Keep ReadingShow less
A collection of laptops around a table
people sitting down near table with assorted laptop computers
Photo by Marvin Meyer on Unsplash

People Explain Which Things They Refuse To Do Anymore Due To A Past Job

There is something to be gained from all experiences, good and bad.

This includes a former job we once had, that we make every effort to forget we ever worked.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots of Melanie Stansbury and Marjorie Taylor Greene
@Acyn/X

MTG Dragged For Accusing Dem Rep Of ‘Threatening’ Trump With Fiery U.S. History Lesson

Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was criticized after attacking her colleague, New Mexico Democrat Melanie Stansbury, by warning her about "threats" against President Donald Trump.

Greene's confrontation with Stansbury came amid criticisms of a recent White House post declaring "LONG LIVE THE KING" after the Trump administration struck down a congestion pricing initiative in New York.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of Jon Stewart; Elon Musk
The Daily Show; Alex Wong/Getty Images

Musk Says He's Open To Facing Jon Stewart On 'The Daily Show'—And Fans Have The Perfect GIF Reaction

Billionaire Elon Musk raised eyebrows after he was challenged to go on The Daily Show and talk about DOGE with host Jon Stewart and said he'd do it—but only "if the show airs unedited."

Musk made the announcement after Stewart spent part of his recent program criticizing DOGE's drastic federal spending cuts, a speech that caught the attention of the account @FarzadMedia, which then shared a lengthy video post titled “Elon Musk Should Go On Jon Stewart’s Daily Show."

Keep ReadingShow less