It’s clear that one simply can’t know everything there is to know about, but that never stopped a curious mind from learning. Luckily, in the age of the internet, it has never been easier; with just a few clicks you can reach information about anything and everything that interests you.
You can also start a discussion with fellow netizens in a matter of a couple of clicks, too, and that’s exactly what the redditor u/Jdavies44 did. They were curious to learn about interesting facts few people knew about so they asked fellow redditors to share them, and they discussed some rather fascinating things. If you’re curious to read about them, too, wait no longer and scroll down to find their answers on the list below.
Below you will also find our interview with a behavioral expert, author of Cracking the Curiosity Code, Dr. Diane Hamilton, who was kind enough to answer a few of Bored Panda’s questions about how fun facts, curiosity, and learning intertwine.
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Kaelri , Umar Andrabi/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report
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“Curiosity, a fundamental aspect of learning and knowledge, is not exclusive to humans,” she said in a recent interview. “The Max Planck Institute introduced the term ‘curiosity gene’ based on researching a songbird. Imagine a bird that lacks curiosity. It may fly around a bush, searching for berries, but if it doesn’t venture to explore other bushes, it will perish once the berries are depleted. Curiosity not only facilitates learning and knowledge, but also triggers a sense of reward in our brains, thanks to the release of dopamine.”
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“That same peak and drop happens to creativity as well. In his incredible TED talk about whether schools kill creativity, Sir Ken Robinson acknowledged that we have created an educational system that educates people out of their competencies. To fulfill 19th-century industrial job requirements, we created a hierarchy in education where math and science were at the top, and creative thinking was at the bottom. As education rewarded top-tiered skills like math and science more often, the system became about creating more academics, which in turn undervalued undergraduate degrees. This then caused more and more top-tiered skilled degrees to be made. Not surprisingly, such a system has harmed curiosity and creativity, which are fundamental for innovation.”
Whiskey_Warchild , Anne Marie Peterson/Flickr Report
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“Curiosity is important throughout all stages of our existence. Unfortunately, when our levels drop in adulthood, that can limit us and lead us into jobs we don’t love or choices that feel safe rather than rewarding.”
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“The real trick is determining what inhibits our curiosity,” she said, suggesting that the Curiosity Code Index assessment is a great way to do that. “Like DiSC or other personality tests, it only takes around 10 minutes to find out the things that have held us back from learning and exploring. More importantly, it offers insights into overcoming those factors that have stopped us from developing our curiosity.”
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THElaytox , Chokniti Khongchum/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report
mordeera , Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report
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ChristmasTreeBarn , revac film’s&photography/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report
DuckFlat , JD Danny/Pexels Report
im_the_real_dad , NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Arizona State University/Carnegie Institution of Washington Report
TBBT-Joel , Pixabay/Pexels Report
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