‘What’s a reassuring fact that not many people know?’ – 21 comforting realities to make you feel better about life
11.
‘When you think about the times in your life you’ve been embarrassed, you’re probably the only person in the world that remembers it and https://www.thepoke.com/wp-admin/media-upload.php?post_id=494415&type=image&TB_iframe=1thinks about it.’
–aagha786
12.
‘In 90% of the world, literally nothing crazy or extreme is happening. Most people are just trying to live their lives. It’s that horrible 10% we hear about all the time.’
–FewEntrepreneur3998
13.
‘100,000 years ago during an ice age, the total number of Homosapians on earth went from about 10,000 down to just 600. We survived that and become what we are now. Even if climate change destroys modern civilisation and all but a handful of humans, we could survive and recover. We’ve done it before.’
–VicMG
14.
‘In 1950, the average life expectancy at birth was only 48.5 years. In 2019, it was 72.8 years. That’s an increase of 50 percent.’
–mrhymer
15.
‘We’re made of the same atoms and quarks of stars, trillions of years before us. Essentially, we’re made of the universe; and in a way, that means we’re essentially the universe admiring itself. I think that’s pretty neat.’
–Jeri-iam
16.
‘Space smells like hot metal and burnt steak, according to astronauts.’
–LauraDream8
17.
‘Elephant’s brains react the same way looking at us, as ours do when we see puppies. They think we’re cute.’
–weirwoodheart
18.
‘Slow progress is still progress.’
–MyNameIsMinhoo
19.
‘Male penguins give pebbles as gifts to attract mates.’
–BarbaraRush9
20.
‘Humans and bananas share about 60% of the same DNA.’
–MaryLight31
21.
‘If 99% of people think you’re unattractive, there are still roughly 70 million people who think you’re attractive.’
–Stableinstability1
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