When the internet is filled with flashy trends and spectacles, sometimes it's the little things that truly captivate us. Enter r/mildlyinteresting, a subreddit that celebrates the ordinary, the unassuming, and the quietly intriguing aspects of the world.
With 22 million members, this online community is a treasure chest of humble curiosities. From perfectly aligned and oddly satisfying-looking tiles to peculiar vegetables, r/mildlyinteresting has it all.
In a time when our attention is becoming increasingly monetized, this subreddit encourages us to find joy in the small wonders that surround us. So why not take a moment and scroll through its content while you're driving to work or enjoying a coffee?
#1 My Prof In College Drew A Map Of The Entire World From Memory
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#2 Found The End Of A Rainbow
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#3 I Came Across This Hexagon/Pentagon Structured Mushroom
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#4 New York City Commissions Local Artists To Paint Their Garbage Trucks
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#5 This Rock With An Almost Perfect Star-Shaped Crystal In It
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#6 This Plaque Outside Of A Church In Alexandria Virginia Acknowledging, Apologizing To And Thanking The Slaves Who Built The Church
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#7 Light Pillar
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#8 Inside A Common Starling's Mouth
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#9 Home Depot Left The Sprinklers On Overnight In Freezing Weather
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#10 I Somehow Managed To Make A Reverse Fried Egg
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#11 This Building In Tokyo Is Literally The Width Of A Door
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#12 My Beer Glass Is An Upside Down Beer Bottle
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#13 These Picnic Benches Are Mounted On Old Streetcar Tracks So They Can Roll Together Or Apart
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#14 Gravestone That Looks Like A Maze
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#15 My Daughter Has Had A Red Mark On Her Cheek For Years, In The Exact Same Spot I Had A Red Mark On My Cheek For Years As A Child
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#16 Some Screws, Teeth Bits, And A Filling Found In My Dad’s Ashes
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#17 Plug Has A Diagram Showing The Layout Of Its Wires Inside And Shows Which Is The Ground
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#18 I Went To The Place That Is On My Discover Card
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#19 This Cookie At Meijer’s Has A Dragon Roasting A Baby
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#20 I Got This Balloon In 1998 And It's Still Inflated!
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#21 This Change Machine Gives More Money Than I Put In
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#22 Poison Bottle I Found On The Beach
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#23 This Building I’m In Has A Hole That Goes Across All The Floors
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#24 Came Across This Upside Down House
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#25 My 9 Year Old Nephew Has Found Over 1500 "Lucky" Four Leaf Clovers And Keeps Them In A Big Binder
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#26 This Pizza Box Has The Phone Number For The National Human Trafficking Resource Hotline
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#27 The Farm Down The Road Has A Pile Of Carrots That A Cow Likes To Stand In
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#28 The Windows And Door In This Fire Training Building Are Angled
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#29 My Son And I Have The Same 2-Freckle Spot On Our Hands
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#30 Lost Pigeon In The Middle Of The Pacific Ocean
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#31 Raspberry Oranges, A Variation Of Blood Oranges That Are Extremely Dark
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#32 This Parking Spot You Can’t Park In For 4 Months Out Of The Year
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#33 This Whole Potato Made It Into My Bag Of Chips
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#34 Bird Laid A Nest In Our Holiday Wreath And Had Babies
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#35 A Huge Sugar Crystal Grew At The Bottom Of My Maple Syrup Can
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#36 This Sign Warning Of A Dog Who Runs In Front Of Cars
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#37 A Partial Solar Eclipse In My Town Turned The Shadows Into Crescents
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#38 Combined Urinal/Sinks. The Used Sink Water Drains Into The Urinal
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#39 Disclosing The Gender Of The Baby Is A Punishable Offence In My Country
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#40 The Candle Is Actually Butter To Dip The Bread In
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#41 My To-Go Order Had A Frowney Face Written On The Bag
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#42 The High School I Delivered To Has A Skateboard Parking Space In The Office
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#43 Tylenol At My Store Is Over $10, Generic Is $2
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#44 Most Of A Solid State Hard Drive Is Just Empty Plastic
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#45 Found A Bullet Proof Vest In A Box Hidden Inside My Wall
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#46 Left A Wet Post It Note By Accident On Our Quartz Island, Now The Note Is Embedded
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#47 Our Waiter At Olive Garden Gave Us A To-Go Box Full Of Mints
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#48 Amsterdam Has Urinals Out In The Open On This Public Street
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#49 When I Microwave My Coffee In This Mug, It Comes Out The Handle
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#50 An Ad To Buy A Squirrel Monkey For Less Than $20 In A Comic Book From The 60s
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#51 Local Costco Shelves Terminated Employee Payroll Paperwork On Sales Floor
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#52 This Bedroom On A Balcony
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#53 My Wireless Charger Charges My Aluminium Mug
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#54 My Role Of Trash Bags Came As One Uncut Trash Tarp
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#55 I Got Stabbed In The Thumb By One Of My Hairs
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#56 This Lightbulb Has A Rated Lifespan Of 4 Hours
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#57 Ceramic Cups Designed To Look Like Dented Plastic Cups
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#58 Pills From 1947
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#59 Atlanta Airport Has A Corn Jet
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#60 My Local Butcher Has Lumps Of Animal Fat Hanging In His Trees
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#61 Same Size Can, Different Amounts
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#62 Bath In The Floor. Hull, UK
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#63 Stuck Behind A “The Price Is Right” Winner In Traffic Today
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#64 Local Hardware Store Has A Store Cat!
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#65 This 15 Year Old Stash Of Canned Food I Found In My Crawl Space From The House’s Previous Owner
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#66 Lizard Footprints On My Laptop
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#67 The King Of Hearts Is The Only King Without A Mustache
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#68 All Of The Water Bottles In My Vegas Hotel Are Filled To Different Levels
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#69 My Old Dell Laptop Has A Drain Hole On The Bottom
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#70 Overly Litigious Billboard
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#71 Turkish Airlines Has A Chef Onboard
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#72 A Man Using A Disposable Film Camera To Take Pictures At Aaa Baseball Game Today
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#73 Plane Seat Has An Ethernet Port
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#74 My Office Breakroom Has Dell Branded Seasoning
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#75 Pizza Hut Menu From 1984
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#76 This Receipt From My Local Pizza Place Displays The Restaurant's Account Balance For Some Reason
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#77 Vape Sensor Notice For High School Bathrooms
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#78 I Found A Cluster Of Fish Eggs On The Shore
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#79 Half Of My Ice Is Floating While The Rest Is Sinking
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#80 The Third Ingredient Of This Vegetable Spread Is Soil
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#81 Yesterday At The Beach A Wild Young Seal Came To Rest Beside Me
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#82 Something Laid Eggs On Our Kitchen Window Overnight
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#83 German Discounter Lidl Is Selling Drill Bits In Beer Cans
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#84 My Completely Finished Vaseline
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#85 My New Periodic Table Shower Curtain Includes 7 New Elements That Weren’t Included When I Bought The Previous One About 15 Years Ago
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#86 This Bullet That Landed On The Hood Of My Girlfriend’s Car
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#87 My Grand Mother Put Saran Wrap On Her Remote Controller
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#88 My Dad Keeps A Pill Bottle With 90% Alcohol In It To Kill Ticks (And Collect Them)
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