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From oddly shaped vegetables that look like they’re out of a cartoon, to clouds forming uncanny shapes in the sky, it’s clear that the world never runs out of ways to make us do a double-take. These 40 mildly interesting things, ranging from quirky street art to the peculiar habits of neighborhood pets, are a delightful reminder that sometimes, it’s the little oddities and unexpected quirks around us that bring a sprinkle of joy to our everyday lives.
So, next time you’re out and about, keep your eyes peeled for those mildly interesting things – you never know what amusing or bizarre sight might just make your day.
1. “My Local Community College Has Free Emergency Contraceptive Pills In The Vending Machines”
2. “The Pub I’m In Has Little Booths Especially For Solo Diners”
3. “My Freelance Language-Teaching Job In Germany Does Not Allow Scientologists Or Scientology Teaching Methods”
4. “These Nail Rings That Let You See What Your Nails Would Look Like If You Painted Them”
5. “My Friend’s Chicken Likes To Nap While Soaking In Her Little Hot Tub”
6. “Road Sign Wishing Butterflies A Good Migration South For The Winter”
7. “My Hair Had A Little Bump And I Looked At It Through A Microscope”
8. “Bird Eyelashes Are Tiny Feathers”
9. “My Brown Dog Has 6 White Hairs On The Tip Of Her Tail”
10. “Two Month Repigmentation During A Vitiligo Clinical Trial”
11. “My Coworker’s Lock Has Symbols, Not Numbers”
12. “Different Terms For Book Lovers From Around The World”
13. “My Japanese Work Boots Have Suctions Cups On The Bottom For Walking On Ceramic Tiled Roofs”
14. “You Can See My Kittens Little Teeth But They Haven’t Broke The Gum Surface Yet”
15. “My Little Brother Took An Allergy Test And Was Positive For Every One”
16. “My Airbnb’s ‘Rating’ Scale”
17. “They Have A Bench With A USB Port At A Train Station In Rural France”
18. “A Tooth That I Grew In My Abdomen”
19. “My Grandma And I Have Extra Lines On Our Pinkies”
20. “$100 Fine For Eating Durian Fruit In My Hotel In Vietnam”
21. “There Is A Bronze Statue Of A Pool Floatie At My Local Pool”
22. “Cross Stitch Gifted By A Child To Her Mother In 1805, Now In An Antique Shop”
23. “My Son Has 2 Big Toes On Each Foot”
24. “Park Maintenance Puts Up Signs To Alert Hikers”
25. “My Hotel Key Is Made Of Wood”
26. “This Hotel Has Different Soda Brands On Different Floors”
27. “The Charging Indicator On This Bus”
28. “I Clean Pools And Today I Saw Someone Had Two Fake 100 Dollar Bills Embedded In Their Pool Bottom”
29. “I Was Adopted In 1965 And My Parents Saved The Receipt”
30. “My Salt Will Expire In 6 Centuries”
31. “My Cotton Candy Shriveled After Leaving It In The Hotel Room In The Tropical Country I’m Visiting”
32. “A Butterfly Has Rested On My Friends Knee For 20 Minutes Now”
33. “My Grandpa Kept Almost All Of The Rabies Tags From His Dogs”
34. “The Shadows From The Sign Have A Different Spelling From The Actual Sign”
35. “My Son Was Born With An Extra Thumb”
36. “Saw The North Sentinel Island While On The Return Flight From Port Blair, South Andaman”
37. “They’re Still Doing Public Punishments In Chillicothe, Ohio”
38. “My Cat Has Double Canines, A Condition Known As Retained Deciduous Teeth”
39. “New Barbershop Down The Street From Me Seems To Be Trying Some SEO”
40. “The Bill For A Semester At Harvard, 1869: $170.42”
h/t: r/MildlyInteresting