This Online Group Is Dedicated To “Mildly Interesting” Stuff, And Here Are Their 139 Best Posts (New Pics)

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Not everything can be fascinating, mind-blowing and life-changing. Every film cannot win Academy Awards, and every book will not be a New York Times bestseller. But that is okay! If everything was the best and the biggest and the boldest all the time, we would be wildly overstimulated. Every meal should not be the spiciest dish you’ve ever tasted, or you would never appreciate food with a good kick. Sometimes, it’s okay for things to just be mild

In celebration of all the middle of the road fun facts people have recently learned and not-quite-fascinating things people have recently seen, we’ve gone through the Mildly Interesting subreddit to gather them for you below. We don’t want to oversell this list, so don’t expect absolute greatness. But you probably can expect to learn something! Who knows? Maybe what one man considers mildly interesting, you consider very interesting. Keep reading to also find an interview with Oliver Wilson, host of The Mildly Interesting Podcast, and be sure to upvote all of your favorite pics. Then if you’d like to see the last Bored Panda article featuring the same subreddit, you can find it right here.

#1 3D Yearbook. Names Written In Braille. Georgia Academy For The Blind

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Sometimes mild is just the best. That may sound oxymoronic, but haven’t you ever heard the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears? She did not want the most extreme options of anything. The middle of the road, mild options were just right. That’s the appeal of the Mildly Interesting subreddit. We cannot be bombarded with breaking news and life-changing facts constantly. They are fun sometimes, but we would go crazy if we had to take in information like that all the time.

And clearly, mild is quite popular on Reddit, as this group that is “for photos that are, you know, mildly interesting” has over 20 million members. This might be because of how vague the description is, so people can post almost anything in the group. But it is also a fun place to visit because members are never quite sure what they are going to see. The community’s description is also quite humble, as it states, “Aww, cripes. I didn't know I'd have to write a description. How many words is that so far, like a hundred? Soooo, yeah. Mildly interesting stuff. Stuff that interests you. Mildly. It's in the name, ffs.” 

#2 Flowers On A Wall That Look Like A Gradient

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#3 Helen Keller, Maya Angelou And Eleanor Roosevelt Barbies. There’s Braille On The Helen Keller Box

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Don’t think that this subreddit is just the Wild West, though. They do have to enforce some rules to ensure that everything is organically, mildly interesting. Rule number one is no memes. “This includes references in titles of your post (e.g. "banana for scale," "potato quality"),” the moderators write. The next rule is no related posts. Basically, if you are referencing another post already on the page, you must do so in the comments of the original post. Makes sense, all threads should be original.

The next few rules are all along the same lines of original content: no x-posts or reposts, original photographs only, and no screenshots. Members are not really supposed to edit their photos either, so everything should be as original and natural as possible. Lastly, “Titles must be exact but concise descriptions.” They are not allowed to add jokes or backstory, and in fact, the moderators write that the titles should be like spoilers for the images. Simple subreddit, simple rules and posts. We can’t have anything too interesting winding up in here.

#4 A School (?) Of Jellyfish Congregated Under This Boat

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The idea of mildly interesting topics is beloved by many, even those outside of the 20 million member subreddit. In fact, there is a podcast titled The Mildly Interesting: A Nightly Bedtime Podcast that you can stream on various podcast platforms. To get a bit more insight about the show and hear how it began in the first place, we reached out to the creator and host, Oliver Wilson. "I love listening to podcasts, and my love has passed on to my grandchildren. So much so that my granddaughter would request that I play her whatever I was listening to on Alexa to help her fall asleep whenever she visited," Oliver told Bored Panda. "The problem was I would fall asleep while waiting for her to fall asleep, so I wanted to listen to something that I found a little interesting but didn’t care too much about so I wouldn't mind if I fell asleep. I couldn’t find any bedtime podcast that I liked so I decided to make one of my own for my granddaughter and anyone else who wanted to listen to a podcast while trying to fall asleep."

#5 Someone Placed A Small Stick On Each Of The Dog Graves In This Cemetery

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We then asked Oliver what qualifies as "mildly interesting" to him. "A mildly interesting thing is something that is not very exciting or compelling but is still worth noting or paying attention to. It may be mildly amusing, slightly intriguing, or simply not dull such as the cultivation of almonds (yup, I did an episode on almonds). It is probably not the most important topic to the general public, but it's something to which we should pay attention."

The show also features episodes on oatmeal, blueberries, carousels, buttons, sour candy, roller coasters and more.

#6 This Bar That Decorated Its Bar Top With The Confiscated Fake IDs Of College Students

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We also asked Oliver if he thinks mildly interesting things are underrated. "That's tough to say," he told us. "Some people might find mildly interesting things more intriguing than others who might find them boring. It depends on the person's perspective. But, I have found that when I think I am going to be bored by a topic, I usually find some aspect of it interesting. Or, at least, mildly interesting."

In contrast, we wanted to know what he would consider fascinating in contrast to his show. "Physics. Definitely mind-blowing and would require too much concentration for my bedtime podcast," he says. Fair enough, I think hearing about physics would put me right to sleep without a chance of hearing anything. I would much rather learn a little bit about oatmeal and slowly drift off.

#7 One Of Our Barn Kittens Has Both Stripes And Spots

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Lastly, Oliver wants to remind everyone to, "Keep an open mind, and you will find something interesting about everyone and everything." If you're interested in checking out his peaceful, night time podcast, you can find the show's website right here.

#8 Stick Attached To Cats Preventing Them From Stepping Out

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#9 Ken Jeong Was A Physician At The Hospital I Work At

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Sometimes mild things are unfairly overlooked. The most popular destinations in the world may be beautiful, but they are also usually crowded and overhyped. The biggest car on the road is probably cool at first, but it won’t be so fun when it takes 20 minutes to parallel park. Or when a tank of gas costs $80. An $8 giant chocolate chip cookie might look amazing, but it might leave you with a stomach ache as well. A simple, small cookie baked with love by your mother might be even more satisfying. That wild person who took you on the craziest date of your life where you both pulled an all-nighter might seem like the most exciting person you have ever met, but do you really have the stamina to be partying like that every weekend? Some of us are born to live extremely interesting lives, but there is no shame in embracing the mild every now and then. 

#10 This Irish Supermarket Has Quiet Evenings For Sensitive People

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#11 Indelible Ink Is Dropped On Your Fingernail After Voting To Prevent People From Voting Twice In The Philippine Elections

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#12 The Silhouette In The Ice Cube Looks Like A Disney Princess

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Have you ever heard the world lagom? It’s a Swedish word that is very prominent in Swedish culture meaning “just the right amount”. It roughly translates to “not too much, not too little”, and it can be applied to almost anything. You should eat lagom, your clothes should fit lagom, and your work/life balance should have a basis of lagom. It’s the idea of balanced living, and it leads to great contentment. These mildly interesting posts make me think of the idea of “lagom” because they are just the right amount of interesting. It’s a word for mild with a positive connotation, and it can be utilized in almost any situation.  

#13 Edible Coffee Cup Made From Oats And Grains

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#14 Witnessed An Unusually Large Banana

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#15 Ordered A New Knife They Give You Two Band-Aids With It

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Many people grow up wanting to be the most remarkable person in the world, or at least in their field, and they dream of having a massive impact on others. Finding the cure for cancer, becoming the president or winning a gold medal at the Olympics are amazing goals, but let’s be honest, we are not all destined for greatness. And that is totally fine. Social scientist Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic wrote a piece for Psychology Today titled “The Upsides of Being Average”, and I think that is exactly what the Mildly Interesting subreddit excels in. 

#16 There's A Tooth In My Chin

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#17 This 7-11 Has A Street Address Of 711

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#18 A Condemned Apartment Complex On My Way To Work Had A Tree Growing Out The Side Of It

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Dr. Chamorro-Premuzic explains that about 65% of people will have average intelligence, personality, memory, happiness, leadership potential, creativity, etc., so there is nothing wrong with being normal. In fact, there might even be advantages. Certain characteristics, even desirable ones like ambition, sociability, confidence and conscientiousness can be turned into negatives if they are overused or exploited. For example, the most ambitious person you know might become greedy and stop caring for the feelings of others if they impede on his or her goals. Balance is actually a great thing, and when we are “average”, we have an easier time relating to one another.  

#19 In Nepal The Pringles Mascot Has Different Facial Expressions Depending On The Flavor

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#20 I Cut Into A Cantaloupe And The Inside Was Square

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#21 Finding Out That My Cat Potty Trained Himself

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“Needless to say, the world is optimized for average people: Nothing would function if the majority of us were outliers, but it’s nice to think that while everyone else is the same, we are celebrated for being different,” Dr. Chamorro-Premuzic writes. And while the world does rely on exceptional people to make innovations, advance technology and champion social movements, it is perfectly healthy for all of us to accept and embrace our mildness. What is important for most people is to be happy, or at least content, and that can absolutely be achieved by living an average life. Not too much stress, not too many crazy things happening and not too many unachievable goals.  

#22 Me Looking Like 4 Different People On 4 Valid Id Cards Of Mine

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#23 McDonald's Using Reusable Packaging When You Order To Eat Indoors

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#24 This Slug Drew A Snail

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Even some extraordinary people preach the idea that we are all average. As the late American writer Dale Carnegie once said, “The surest way to antagonize an audience is to indicate that you consider yourself to be above them. When you speak, you are in showcase and every facet of your personality is on display. The slightest hint of braggadocio is fatal. On the other hand, modesty inspires confidence and good will. You can be modest without being apologetic. Your audience will like and respect you for suggesting your limitations, as long as you show you are determined to do your best.”

#25 None Of My Fingers (Or Toes) Have Middle Knuckles, And Its Hereditary

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#26 There Is A Squirrel With 3 Different Colours In Their Fur That I See In My Backyard Every Day

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#27 I Think My Boiled Egg Has An Egg In It!

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We hope you are enjoying all of these mildly interesting photos of things you may have never seen before. Be sure to keep upvoting all of the pics you would argue are more than mildly interesting, and then let us know in the comments if you have any slightly interesting fun facts to share. If you would like to see even more of these random, completely original photos, you can check out some of Bored Panda's previous articles on the same subreddit here, here, and here!

#28 Received A 3D Printout Of My Brain After Volunteering Many Hours In An Fmri Study

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#29 A Tiny Spider Built Her Web In My Fruit Fly Trap

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#30 The Parking Lines At This Dentist’s In Dublin Are Toothbrushes With Some Toothpaste

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#31 The Amount Of Medication I Have To Take In A Week After A Kidney Transplant

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#32 Found My Cat Laying In My Cat Shape Light That Fell

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#33 I Built The ~$800 LEGO Millennium Falcon Set Out Of Parts I Already Had

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#34 Had To Pay 50 Cent To Use The Restroom, But There Is A Cutout For Kids To Use It Free

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#35 My Local Library Loans Out Cake Pans

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#36 This Basket, Flattened By A Semi Truck, Now Looks Like A 3D Picture Of A Basket

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#37 Banned Book Section At A Chain Bookstore

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#38 A Park Bench That Can Fold To A Table

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#39 Both Of My Eyes Are Split Between Two Colors

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#40 My Husband Got Tipped With A $10 Coin At Work Tonight

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#41 There’s A Mini Wetland Growing On The Roof Of This Building

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#42 I Left The Key In The Shed Door During A Very Windy Night And The Keyring Wore A Circle Into The Wood

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#43 Two Cowlicks In Different Directions

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#44 The Building Looks Semi-Transparent Due To Reflection

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#45 Saw The End Of A Rainbow Today

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#46 My Coworker Puts His Coffee Creamer In Breast Milk Bags In The Common Fridge

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#47 Each Of My Hands Are Different Size, Shape And Colour

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#48 This Stage Has No Backdrop

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#49 These Warning Signs About The Aggressive Crow In The Area

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#50 How Much Information My Classmate Managed To Fit On Her Exam Notecard

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#51 A Card I Received Today For Teacher Appreciation Week…

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#52 I Have A Del Taco Coupon That Expires In The Year 2106

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#53 The Roof In My Apartment Collapsed Due To Rain, But The Latex Paint Caught The Drywall

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#54 My Lenses Print The Word "Crizal" When It Comes Into Contact With Water

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#55 My Ice Cream Spoon That's Shaped Like A Shovel

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#56 Someone Else's Flash Ended Halfway Through My Camera's Capture. At My Brothers Wedding

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#57 I Found A Pack Of Cigarettes That's Actually A Calculator

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#58 This Arrow On My Dog Showing Which Way Is Up

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#59 The Gap Between My Window And Shades Made The Perfect Glowing Little Number 1

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#60 The Camera In The Er Looks Like A Surprised Panda

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#61 My Deceased Great Uncle’s [secret] Undesirable Discharge From The Vietnam War

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#62 One Of Two Fly Traps I Set Out Saturday Evening

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#63 TV Remote In Peru Has A Button For Soccer

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#64 I've Made A Fireplace With A Rotating Mirror Ball

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#65 My Dog's Shadow Is 100% Scooby Doo

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#66 This Gravestone Of Internet Explorer A Korean Made

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#67 I Have A Witch Eye, And Another One With A Cornea Donated From A Deceased Person

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#68 This Plant-Covered Apartment Building In Jyväskylä Finland

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#69 Neighbor's Lawn vs. My Mom's Lawn

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#70 Supermarkets In Europe Keep Their Eggs Un-Refrigerated

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#71 Found All Of This Inside An Armchair I Bought Today

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#72 The Way You Can See The Truck Through These Pipes

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#73 Mom Using Her Car Phone Holder For Written Driving Directions

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#74 Mexican Government Puts Warnings On High Sugar And Caffeine Products With The Warning “Not For Children”

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#75 Ascot Horse Race Attendees Brought A Candelabra With Them

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#76 This Guy On My Flight To Chicago From Istanbul Looking Out The Window With Binoculars From The Aisle

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#77 These Urinals Where You Can Look Out To The Street. Windows Aren’t Tinted At All So You Can Also See In

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#78 This Hotel In Paris Shows Which Languages The Employees Speak

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#79 My Micro Machines Bus With The Original Battery From 1990 Still Lights Up

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#80 This Camper Van Trying To Make Traffic Safe

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#81 No Cellphones Allowed At Jack White's Concert

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#82 Rainbow Cream Costs 20 Cents More

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#83 This Dead Branch Looks Like A Lion

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#84 I Have Been Reusing The Same Scallion Scraps For Two Months By Growing Them In Water

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#85 Soda Bottle That Can Be Filled With Sand And Used As A Hantle

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#86 The Badges On My 22 Year Old Truck Are Melting In The Texas Sun

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#87 80 Cm Dandelion I Found

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#88 Stop Lights With A Timer Until It Turns Green

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#89 My Lizard Sleeps On Her Own Little Bed

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#90 The 1956 Hospital Bill From When My Mom Was Born. 6 Day Hospital Stay. $107.55 Total

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#91 I Solved An All Black Puzzle

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#92 A Few Months Ago I Stabbed A Bottle Of Hand Sanitizer With A Tack. Something Is Now Growing On The Tack

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#93 The Plane I’m In Is Super Foggy For Some Reason

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#94 My Daughter Made A Wallet Chain Out Of Can Tabs!!!

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#95 The Chair That Abraham Lincoln Was Sitting In When He Was Killed

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#96 My Sister Replaced Her Office Chair Wheels With Rollerblade Wheels

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#97 The Weight Machine At My Gym Shows A Normal Distribution Of The Most Common Weights Used

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#98 My Cousin’s Samurai Sword Shift Knob

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#99 Instead Of Real Flowers I Got A LEGO Bouquet For My Birthday

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#100 My Small Town Has One Of The Original Copies Of The Declaration Of Independence

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#101 This Fake Driver's License For A Literal Bird Came With My Wallet

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#102 This Gas Station In Detroit Has Various Colas From Around The World

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#103 My New Job Installed Trim On All The Bathroom Stalls To Cover The Gap

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#104 My Australian Grandpa's Passport Was Still Under The British Jurisdiction

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#105 My Local Pharmacy Has This Huge Container Of Random Pills

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#106 Me And My Girlfriend Renewed Our Passports Together But Her's Came Back As The Next Generation Version While I Got The Old One

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#107 I Have All 5 Members Of The Spice Girls Dolls, Still In Box, From 1997

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#108 My Cats Sitting In Front Of The Portrait We Had Made Of Them

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#109 This Single Of Of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Came Into The Record Store Today That Has Serial N⁰ 000003

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#110 My Banana Has A Bruise That Looks Like A Musical Note

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#111 My Apartment For The Night In Porto, Portugal Has A Preserved 12th Century Wall And Staircase Encased In The Bedroom

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#112 Ordered 5 Plates Online. They Came In 5 Giant Packages

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#113 The Model In My Biology Textbook Has A Tattoo

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#114 Fossilised Ammonite In Airport Wall Tile

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#115 My Protein Bar Expired In Medieval Times

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#116 My View From A German House Doesn’t Look Real

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#117 A Circular Chunk Of Glass Fell Out Of My Window And I Don't Know How

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#118 The 'Down' Button For This Elevator Is Just An Upside Down 'Up' Button

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#119 The Path Taken By A Snail

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#120 My Covid Recovery

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#121 The Floor Is So Shiny You Can See The Underside In Detail

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#122 Snapping Turtle Taking A Breath Under Our Dock

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#123 The Difference In 2x4 Lumber From 1946 And 2022

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#124 My New Washing Machine Has A Smiley On It’s Back

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#125 My Gym Has A Pic Of Steve Carell Hanging On The Wall

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#126 This Guy With A Nixon Campaign Bumper Sticker

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#127 A Face Carved Into A Tree In Hamedan (Iran)

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#128 The Ear-Shaped Handle Broke Off Of My Vincent Van Gogh Coffee Mug

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#129 Old School Drug Identification Kit Used To Train Customs Officials In Dubai, Neighbour Found In Some Old Boxes

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#130 This Line To The Smoking Section At Disneyland

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#131 This Gate Allows Walkers And Horse Through But Blocks Vehicles

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#132 Found A Dollar With In Reason We Trust Stamped On It

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#133 In Recognition Of Memorial Day, Lowe's Blocked Veteran Only Parking

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#134 I Sliced This Bagel Very Evenly

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#135 My Pizza Looked Just As Good As The Picture On The Box

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#136 This Woven Advertisement For Weaving Classes

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#137 Gas Is Cheaper If You Buy Three Subway Foot Longs

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#138 These Photos Of Me And My Brother Where Our Arms Perfectly Line Up

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#139 The WiFi Symbol At This Italian Burger King Is A Stylized Hamburger

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