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Kay Antonelli‘s official civil service title, as printed on her employment documentation, was “computer”. During her work as a computer, she invented the subroutine (a sequence of computer instructions which can be used repeatedly). Today, the subroutine is essential programming for all.
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F1 driver Kimi “Iceman” Räikkönen once had his car break down during the Monaco Grand Prix. After this, live TV showed him walking along the sidewalks with helmet still on, straight to the harbour, where he climbed aboard his yacht.
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The “n” in 7-ELEVEn is lowercase because the President’s wife thought the all-caps was too harsh and, with a lowercase letter, the logo looked more graceful.
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A Japanese company sold Adult Milk – for adults living in a stressful society. The milk cost ¥5000 ($47) per bottle, and was taken from cows once a week at the break of dawn, as they discharge a lot of melatonin, a stress-relieving hormone. It contained 3-4 times more melatonin than regular milk
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Robocop’s suit was so cumbersome, it would not fit into his police car. Every time you see Robocop driving, he doesn’t have his Robo pants on.
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There is a valley in Antarctica called the ‘Dry Valleys’ which scientists consider to be the closest of any terrestrial environment to Mars, and which hasn’t received any rain in almost 2 million years.
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It’s a depressing world out there lately, and a lot of times we tend to forget about the pure, wholesome things out there that bring us comfort.
But if we dig under the grimy surface of all the bad news and negativity that exists, there are a lot of wonderful facts and stories that could really brighten our days and weeks…and maybe even our years.
So why don’t we go ahead and do that?!?!
Let’s get some comfort from some AskReddit users.
“The story of a man named Colonel Sanders is quite powerful. He was 5 when his dad died, he quit school at age 16, had lost 4 jobs by age 17, got married at 18, but his wife left him when he was 20, taking his baby with her.
He lived depressed until age 65, when he retired and decided to commit suicide. He was writing his suicide letter when he began to think of what his life COULD’VE been, and began to think about his ability to cook.
He borrowed $87, cooked some chicken, and sold them door-to-door in the streets of KFC. By age 88, he was a billionaire. For those of you who don’t know, Colonel Sanders is the founder of KFC pictured in KFC’s logo.The message: It’s NEVER too late to start.”
“It’s highly unlikely anyone but you remembers that embarrassing stuff you did 8 years ago.
So get over it.”
“Some bees will drink alcohol and get drunk off it.
Then when they try to go home, bee ‘bouncers’ won’t let them in the hive till they’re sober.”
“There’s a YouTube channel that hosts MARBULA ONE
It’s just a guy racing marbles on a hot wheels track and it’s super well produced and actually looks like a Formula One broadcast.”
“Your dog will never not be happy to see you.”
“Some Liberals aren’t crazy, and some Conservatives aren’t racist.
I see them get along just fine in the real world, whenever this manufactured hysteria isn’t marionetting them around…
Shocking, I know.”
“Giving birth — either going through it yourself, or supporting someone — is terrifying. So is caring for a baby.
But humanity has existed for a ridiculously long time. And especially now, where maternity and infant death rates are at all-time lows, it is even safer.
If some prehistoric cave dwellers could pop one out in the dirt and the species could survive, you realize that babies are hardier than they look.
Very comforting when you go home with one the first time and realize you have no idea what you’re doing.”
“Hummingbirds will remember feeding spots for the rest of their lives, subsequently remembering the human which keeps said feeder filled. They might even send you a “cheet-cheet” when they’re zooming away.
If you forget to fill a feeder and leave it empty for a few hours, it’s very likely your neighborhood hummer (or international traveling hummer) will come to remind you to fill it.
I’ve had one circle my head non-stop until i refilled.”
“When playing with female puppies, male puppies will often let them win, even if they have a physical advantage.”
“Spiders, moths and other insects don’t want to get near us while we’re sleeping, because of our breathing pattern and CO2 output.”
“Elephants purr like cats when they’re happy!
Learned this in French Lick, Indiana when I met a beautiful elephant named Lou and she purred with all the pets!”
“A dog laying on its side shows the dog is incredibly safe and comfortable since laying on the side exposes the dog’s vital organs.”
“One day the sun will explode, the earth would be set on fire and none of us will exist anymore.
For some reason I find the inevitability of that event somewhat comforting. It helps me realise that in the grand scheme of things, nothing we do really matters so have a good time while you’re here, be good to others and just enjoy the ride.”
“In Alaska, bison run and slide on frozen lakes while other bison watch them and snort their joy and approval at each other.
Read Winterdance: The Fine Madness Of Running The Iditarod for this and other profound and f*cking hilarious stories of an idiot and his relationship with animals in the wild.”
“Elephants have the same reaction in their brains when they see humans as humans have when they see babies or puppies.
Basically elephants think humans are cute.”
“Everything (physical) in our reality stems from the same original stardust source. In turn we are all one with the universe, we are all part of the same reality from the same original source (whatever that may be.)
When we die we will return to the source and wait for our next turn to manifest in whatever the universe sees fit. While we wait we will be reunited with our loved ones, we can never truly say goodbye.”
Now we want to hear from you!
In the comments, tell us about some facts that bring you comfort.
We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
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I need a ray of sunshine in my life right now…or maybe a whole bunch of rays of sunshine.
Because it’s been rough going lately, hasn’t it? A worldwide health crisis, a divided country, riots and protests in the street…when will it end?
Hopefully, the answer is very soon, but until then we just have to keep the best we can and keeping our fingers crossed that things will settle down soon…
So, in the spirit of keeping things positive, let’s check out some facts that AskReddit users say should bring us all some comfort.
“Scientists have discovered that rats LOVE playing hide and seek and squeal with joy when finding/being found.”
“All of the cardigans Mister Rogers wore on camera were knit by his mother.”
“Otters hold each others hands when they sleep so their mate won’t drift away.”
“There’s a volunteer organization called ‘No One Dies Alone’.
You’re at Sacred Hearts medical center, you’re terminal, you need a companion. From someone to talk to, or just someone to hold our hand. They’ll make sure someone will be there for you.
Other hospitals have this too.”
“Scientists, earlier this year, made a massive breakthrough in curing blindness, like verging a cure.
It was masked by the virus headlines though.”
“Jupiter gravitational mass is so immense modern science believe it’s been protecting us from meteors for millions of years.”
“Crows and ravens love to play in snow.
One of their favorite activities is rolling hills.”
“Liechtenstein once deployed 80 men for protecting the border against Austria. Despite their worries, they saw exactly zero combat.
When they called it a day they returned home – with 81 men. Because an Italian bloke bumped into them and wanted to come live in Liechtenstein.
They literally made a friend on the way.”
“We have been born into arguably the best point in human history.
True that we have a whole slew of troubles. These issues are only minor examples compared to the plagues, social Darwinism, and overall pretty crap quality of life you’d live say 100 years back.
We still have those plagues, racial biases and hatred but we are lucky that we are alive in a time where over the past century so many strives towards equality have been made.
Except Black Licorice, we are unfortunately still in that era.”
“In dog/wolf movies where they use real-life dog actors.
The people who have to edit them sometimes have to add CGI tails because the dogs can’t stop wagging their tails because they are so happy.”
“Nothing is permanent.
So even if you have no hope, everything sucks, or you’ve messed up, nothing is permanent.”
“Lots of people suffer from loneliness.
So when you feel lonely, you are not alone.”
“You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.”
“Given all the atoms in the universe are recycled in various ways (having formed in the first stars), our entire body has already experienced billions of years of each atoms own personal history.
Even more comforting, it’s plausible those atoms will eventually become part of someone else in the future and will continue to exist in various forms – transforming continuously – until the end of time itself. So in a way, we’re connected to something absolutely eternal and our ultimate fate is to be spread across the stars.
Hell, depending how deep you want to get, there’s also a tiny, tiny chance that your pattern of DNA will form entirely by chance again, creating someone that is biologically you but with a whole new memory, experiences and history.
Basically, everyone and everything is connected.
The best part? None of this is based on religion or wishful thinking, it’s actual established and current scientific fact.”
What facts do you find comforting?
Let us know in the comments!
We look forward to hearing from you!
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In 1984, New Zealand Prime Minister Robert Muldoon got drunk and decided to spontaneously call a general election, which he lost.
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In 2012, pranksters posted flyers falsely claiming a Taco Bell would be opening in their small Alaskan city of 6,000. When Taco Bell discovered this, they shipped in the ingredients for 10,000 tacos.
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