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#the_more_you know
Dec 24, 2019 12:18 PM
dimatteo702
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#the_more_you know
spitfires2000
The more I... WHAT?!?!
notacobra
Ah Imgur imgur fun facts, always impossible to verify, verifiably impossible or not a fact.
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
#2 Toblerone reverted back to the old higher density form after getting so much negative feedback, so this one is no longer an issue.
Kompi
Honestly though, it might just be me, but I don't like the taste of Toblerone as I used to before. I don't know if thats me or the chocolate
Memnoch112
About Neil Armstrong, how can speculations be facts?
azazyel
#5 I wake up on Saturday at like 3am stressed thinking that I have to drive to work. Also in the winter the drive can be scary.
Genini
I woke up at three am thinking a bear was trying to rape me. No more 2 am nachos and tequila for me.
Snotty128
Too much tequila so you couldn’t get it up for the bear? It’s ok, you can just cuddle instead
coronalmassejection
#9 I really liked #9
petrie911
They also discovered the new element coronium by analyzing the sun's spectrum. Then it turned out to not exist. Oops.
coronalmassejection
RideTheStimutacs
#2 Tabasco & Frank's have also massively watered down their hot sauces over the years.
subbingaround
#1 It wasn't a CRITIQUE, it was specifically written to HELP the idea of arranged marriages go smoothly.
subbingaround
So fairytale propaganda, sort of. lol
fivefrozenfishfingers
All taken directly from /r/TodayILearned. With a spam link in the images.
Ralvuimego
#8 I don't blame the militants, I wouldn't want to fight Mohammed Ali either.
Thingamajiggly
#5 I was recently forced to change job locations, from a location that is less than 5 miles from my place to a location that is an hour (1)
Thingamajiggly
commute each way. I hate the commute, I can't bike to work anymore, and I noticed I'm spending significantly more on fuel. There are no (2)
Thingamajiggly
upsides to this move. A 40% pay increase might soothe these wounds though... (3)
Raecracy123abc
You should explain this to your employer
Nordenfeldt
Betty White had her own TV show in 1954, which is 65 years ago. Think about that.
imakeeper
What if I walk an hour to work?
Schaade
Then you need to be paid 40% less.
imakeeper
Tough, but fair.
CaldariBob
You'll get all sweaty.
AnythingMuchShorter
#3 making a guy lose an election is good, but not nearly enough. For it to be justice, that guy would be eating glass too.
Vorthe
Fact #1497: the movie they made is also a fairly clever criticism of the North Korean political system.
Rapt0rman
Apparently "life satisfaction" is mathematically quantifiable... and determined by someone else's values. Who knew.
jmeyers1983
First time hearing about polling?
michaelmp
And Betty White is still rocking it
IAmTheOfficeAlways
#5 - just $0.40, huh?
CNQuake
#7 One of the most famous movie made by this director was called Pulgasari
ethanhawkeye
North Korea's Godzilla! They even "hired" the whole Toho crew for the effects, down to Godzilla actor Ken Satsuma portraying Pulgasari.
CNQuake
More info https://youtu.be/bva6DBNng3g
Shifuede
The book about their kidnapping is a great read: A Kim Jong-Il Production by Paul Fischer.
EorlundGraymne1010
“per cent”
socialyakwardsarcasm
Thank you. That was interesting. More now !
ZombiesAndZoos
I drive 1 hr each way to work & make just enough to make ends meet. I work at a zoo & get to hang out with baby goats. I'm pretty satisfied.
ZombiesAndZoos
That said, if I worked anywhere else, I'd have to make a whole lot more to make the drive worth it. Baby goats are very valuable.
Inarticulated
#2 I've been buying Toblerone for as long as I can remember, almost on a monthly basis.. 30 years old next year. Never seen the thin ones :S
Kompi
Really? That's fortunate to hear. We used to love Toblerone in my family but in recent years the chocolate just tastes differently
Atharaenea
Probably used to have transfats but they banned those a few years back
Hendlton
I heard they were a UK thing because the pound tanked as a result of Brexit, but I never looked into it.
SociopathicOtter
I’m in the US and I’ve run into these. It wasn’t the most disappointed I’ve ever been but it’s up there.
Yellowchopsticks
#5 I'd rather commute than walk. I can't think of any trip to work that would make walking more preferable.
Raecracy123abc
I had to drive to work that was less than 5mins driving and I hated it. Never again. I need the commute time to prepare/deprogram.
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
I used to have a 3 minute walk to work. Past a supermarket, no less. Easy shopping on the way home. The apartment was shit though.
Thingamajiggly
Id never walk to my old location (less than 5 miles away), but I used to bike. There was something so peaceful and relaxing about it
thechelonianshelmet
#2 It's been going on for years, EG, about 10-13 years ago ALDI 1/2ed their Turkey crowns, while nearly doubling price, almost 4x increase
MaxDebutante
Pound of bacon is no more. 1 day, my teller thought she made a mistake and got ANOTHER pack to scan, then finally asked manager; price x2ed
ProfessorVanDiggenSagg
#2 wasn't that toblerone shrinkage because of brexit?
MrBoopleSnootFluffkins
That particular bar was only sold in the British discount store 'Poundland', over the years (to still retain some profit) the bar has been..
MrBoopleSnootFluffkins
...produced smaller, the final straw was the larger gap between pieces. To help correct this, Poundland sourced a British manufacture and...
MrBoopleSnootFluffkins
...created their own bar called 'Twin Peaks' which is now available in around 8 varieties! Dem's good value for £1. Dems super tooty!
cutedeadfox
No,the world is not going to end because of Brexit. Shrinkflation started to happen 5 years before the vote.
meloncanister
its been happening since forever. Hersey had a nickle or dime chocolate bar that got smaller and smaller till discontinued.
555LOGS
Yes and no. The (very obvious) toblerone one was by and large due to a plummeting pound, which was caused by the Brexit announcement. 1/2
555LOGS
Exchange rates etc have to be compensated for, but the practice to reduce weight/product for the same price is not unique to Brexit. 2/2
TheDnDGuy
Glass isn't poison, he didn't poison a dog, he just mixed glass in its food.
Elophon
A poison is any product or substance that can harm someone if it is used in the wrong way, by the wrong person, or in the wrong amount.
tantallous
that definition qualifies pretty much everything as poison then. people die from drinking too much water too fast. doesnt make water poison.
Elophon
Intent does matter. The man poisoned the dog with broken glass. Intent was to deceive and harm.
sacrosanctt
Unfortunate example. Death by overconsumption of water would be poisoning. As it had become toxic at extreme saturation. But I feel you.
tantallous
looking at an actual definition for poisons i don't think water actually qualifies, despite the popular naming convention. that it can kill
tantallous
doesn't make it poison. poisons affect the chemical reactions in the body, water just makes the cells swell and burst.
TheDnDGuy
Merriam-Webster: a substance that through its chemical action usually kills, injures, or impairs an organism. Glass is not poison.
Elophon
That’s only one definition and it’s not the legal definition of poisoning.
Potatopeelerkind
I mean, I take issue with the 'just,' but you are basically right. Cutting up someone's insides with glass is not technically poisoning.
JegElskerNorge
No it’s not poison, but it’s definitely worse.
TheDnDGuy
Oh don't get me wrong, he's a terrible human and deserves the worst, my issue was with semantics. Glass isn't poison.
Columcille
#1 is bullshit. The theme of beauty and the beast goes at least back to Ovid's Metamorphosen.
babeya
The lesson it teaches is to look beyond outward appearances, & love eachother for who we are on the inside & not to be bitter for our flaws.
Lekingdom77
Yeah I kinda feel like fact republic is like the onion of the fact world
doesntmatter
More sensible than reality?
Lekingdom77
Top shelf response mate ?
salbolini11
Most stuff from that site is at best misleading at worst pure BS
Vaanhalen
Also it's actually about how large hairy men, while repulsive at first glance, contain an irresistible sexual charm
ObsceneTentacularInsertions
...to 15 year old girls? Asking for a friend.
Vaanhalen
Keep it legal
Doumdidoum
It's not bullshit, it's just that you miss certain facts. There was a long tradition in France of using classical myths and rework them 1
Doumdidoum
As cautionnary tales, called fables. Belle et la Bête was indeed reworked to please morals and the Church.
neoritter
Citation?
Doumdidoum
You read french?
jacobshred
Don't bring the Power Rangers into this.
babeya
The lesson it teaches is to look beyond outward appearances, & love eachother for who we are on the inside & not to be bitter for our flaws.
inthe90swediddrugs
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/03/marrying-a-monster-the-romantic-anxieties-of-fairy-tales/521319/
inthe90swediddrugs
The general outline and themes of stories are often reused and reworked in different times to serve different purposes. The wiki on B&B ->
inthe90swediddrugs
Also points out that the 1740 version and 1758 version were aimed at different audiences and carried differently messages.
liquinas
It's a tale as old as time
ridge
FactRepublic - speculates on what might have happened on the Moon
neoritter
I also can't find any change in commentary of the original story.
Doumdidoum
Do you read french?
doesntmatter
It's from Germany, isn't it? It's just set in France in Disney's version.
neoritter
Yes
Doumdidoum
Dans ce cas, laisse-moi une petite chance, je suis pris jusqu'aux ouïes dans la préparation du réveillon, dm moi, je t'enverrai les liens.
ZombeyHepburn
Oui
skttlebrau
#5. So money CAN buy happiness...
LetMeSeeMyKids
A rich man has many problems. A poor man has one.
bakminn360
HR would like you to believe otherwise.
Pinaplewapi
Ya i read that and i was like "o no"
tomyironmane
they forgot the $500/hr more you gotta be paid to afford to live close enough to work to walk.
Barronvonburp
thats 20K a week worth of money right there, two paychecks would be about as much money as the average american makes in a year.
tomyironmane
Rent, groceries, parking, security... bye by money. Or hello living at shit tier in a hovel on public assistance.
aslum
Wait, what if it's a 1 hour walk to work?!
DickPicEnthusiast
Depends, a leisurely walk beats an hour in traffic, and you’ll be healthier for it.
FlyingButtPliers
Took a job with 15 minute commute for 15% pay raise - was working from home. Not sure how the math works on that one.
LetMeSeeMyKids
15x15% ÷ numbers of hours you dick around on Imgur
Iatesomecoffeecups
Money can buy happiness, but not joy.
catsandcoke
Yes. If I could pay my bills I would be infinitely more happy. Happier.
OrionKaelin
I think it would be better put as "It can play a part in maintaining happiness"
jay20003000
You ever bought food and puppies?
eadanke
Money can buy off sadness, but can't get your further. But man, who needs happiness when you can just not be sad instead.
fillerbunny9
I cannot think of a single problem I have that wouldn’t be made better by having more money.
LetMeSeeMyKids
In that case, you only have one problem: not enough money. A rich man has many problems, a poor man has one.
fillerbunny9
Not enough money is a gross oversimplification . I would still have many of my existing problems, but money would make them more manageable.
LetMeSeeMyKids
You literally wrote that you can't think of a single problem that wouldn't be better if you have more $$
fillerbunny9
Improved doesn’t mean that they’re magically solved. I would still have many issues, they would just not be exacerbated for being poor.
TheAngriestBeardman
Money doesn't buy happiness, but it removes almost every problem from your life.
LetMeSeeMyKids
A rich man has many problems. A poor man has one.
tfoot77
Up to the point that you are self sufficient and able to deal with emergencies it does for the most part. Past that, not so much. 1/2
tfoot77
2/2: So, It's more of living paycheck to paycheck tends to make you unhappy, but there's no practical difference.
Kbantar
I often think it's more that poverty buys a lot of sadness.
tfoot77
A succinct and profound way of putting it, yes.
jetzzfan
That's why I live just 4 miles from home. About 15 minutes from leaving my door to being at my desk.
DukeSamuelVimes
You sprint to work every morming? Or you drive?
jetzzfan
I'm fat, so I drive. Google suggests it would be a 24 minute bike or 1:17 walk. And I work nights, so I leave around 4:30 PM.
JohnSnot
No, not really. But it can compensate crappiness though
onecowboytoo
My commute is 1.5 to 4 hours each way depending on start time and traffic and I make just enough to survive.
TrombeOverride
Money absolutely can buy happiness. You just need to know what makes you happy before you start spending.
martineb72
Its a sliding scale depending on where you live, but at a specific salary amount you will be less happier if you make less.
martineb72
Once over that amount you won't be generally any happier.
AnonyLlamas
Money can buy you a jet ski. You ever see an unhappy person on a jet ski?
RackhamTheRed
There is at least one gif of someone on a jet ski (for some time) being very unhappy
AnonyLlamas
Thekindofkindlyman
Raileks
Its one of the ingredients. Like milk in icecream. Its possible to find substitutes but milk/wealth in your icecream/happiness is great.
zigbigidorlu
Yeah. Sour cream, for example.
zenoshogun
What if its an hour walk to work?
ibuprofen87
Honestly you'd probably be happier for it.
ElbowDeep
Then the strain would be on your body, not your wallet
KWJester49
The hour commute is both
ElbowDeep
True cuz shoes, clothing cuz sweat, and eventually medical issues from walking that much every day
KWJester49
I meant the hour drive commute, shit is mentally taxing and stressful, but you’re right too
Kbantar
Mild consistent exercise is almost always a good "strain". Stressful physically inactive commutes are not.
ElbowDeep
My badly herniated disc and inability to walk for more then 15 minutes at a time at the ripe old age of 24 says otherwise lmao
Kbantar
Walking wouldn't be mild exercise for you then. It would be excessive and harsh.
confanity
No; it can buy comfort, and discomfort can get in the way of finding happiness.
Rivet95
Or it can buy amazing life experiences, and can give you more time to spend with people doing what you love.
Nalianna
Maybe not. but absence of money can cause misery.
AnotherReplyToIgnore
Satisfaction is not happiness, making money is not a career.
Demotros
D’uh?
waudey912
I dont get it though. I have a 3 hour round trip every day and all i do is look at memes. My life is fantastic.
WillemHellfire
Same here. However, I am working from home today.
Kompi
I hated commuting, it was incredibly tiring to me and I didn't get much used to it over time. I guess it's different from person to person
clutchthepearls
Money doesn't buy happiness, but the lack of money is the root cause for many people's troubles.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
Poverty buys unhappiness.
roneyBugPrince
Well put
skttlebrau
Money can, not will, buy happiness.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
It can't. Happiness comes from feeling fulfilled. It comes from accomplishments. It comes from giving and receiving love. It comes from /1
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
liking yourself. It comes from being needed. Money can't buy those things. Maybe it can remove some of the roadblocks to them, but it /2
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
can't directly buy them. /3
ProbablyDrunkAgain
Would I take 40% so I could walk to work? Hell no. I couldn't afford to live where I live if I did.
Kompi
I definitely would. I did something similar to a lesser degree than 40% but it was a cut so I could shave commuting from 1½ hour to 20min
Skr121
Only up to about $200,000 USD. After that, rise in happiness is not correlated with increasing income.
CultofCedar
200k combined or solo? Idk if that’s enough in NYC since were around there right now combined lol
secretdpp
When I was a kid my parents made about half of that and I can say I was much happier then than I am now
Skr121
I'm assuming you make $200k? If so and you're not happy, give a LOT of money away or work less.
Skr121
No one ever went to the Grave wishing they had spent more time at the office. Work to live don't live to work.
secretdpp
Was trying confer through my cheap allergy med fog, that used to make that ballpark area. Make substantially less now. Was happier with more
Skr121
Yep. Money helps!
fairleenormal
I live in Brisbane. Hour commute (at least) is a given. I dont think I could find work locally as most jobs are centralised to the city.
millicentfrastley
I live in Los Angeles, the most notoriously car-centric city in the world. I walk to work.
datmustache
Fellow brisbanite! Hi! Also very much agree with your point re: commute
StarvedDemon
Is it weird that I fully enjoyed my hour commute? Public transit with headphones in, just chill before work stress & home stress.
shamanbaptist
Me too. No problem with my commute. Hope on the T, read, listen to podcasts, catch up on TV on my phone. Love it
pronato
If you rent (instead of buy) you can usually afford a place a little closer to the city. But then you've got all the issues of renting.
DevouringEarth
I'll be there for a conference in 2021, any suggestions for things to do?
fairleenormal
Mt Cootha is nice for a view of the city.
LadyAries
South Bank, it’s the cultural hub of the city. The museum, several art Galleries, performing arts centre, and a ton of restaurants.
PiggyWobbles
Thats ok my dude just earn 40% more and you'll be happy np
VagrantKoba
Is that by car or public transport. My cousin goes from coopers to the city for work and it takes her 20 minutes.
fairleenormal
Train. I cant afford to drive and pay for parking in the city
VagrantKoba
Ahh, yeah that would suck. I hope that new metro retail makes it better
Basehex
I took a small pay cut for a shorter commute and less stress, and it was a great decision. I was catching the train at 5.15am every morning
Kompi
Me too, I used to commute 1½ to 2 hours one way and cut it down to 20min for a paycut. And I'm really glad I made that jump
solarsparkles
I used to commute 1.5 - 2 hours one way. I do not recommend.
JFuss
I still do. 1.5 hours to work and 2 hours home. It's been a year and it's starting to get to me.
Kompi
I wish you good luck, it is tough but with time you'll grow your perspective from it. I hope you find something that fits better with you
solarsparkles
I remember getting home to fall asleep and then doing it again. I feel your pain.
Tr1gg3rH4ppy
I took a 40% paycut to not have to do that anymore after 8 years. I'm personally much happier but its situational