35 Mildly Interesting Pictures That Caught People’s Eyes This Week (January 8, 2025)

Every week, the internet shows us things that are mildly interesting, and that’s exactly enough interesting for most of us. Sometimes mild is perfect.

This week’s mildly interesting pictures are just what was needed to scratch that itch.

1. “Microfiber towel still won’t absorb water after 2 hours”

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2. “I broke my ankle and my flat foot healed with an arch”

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3. “Patronizing phrasing on a bag of popcorn”

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4. “This paper towel claims to absorb more calories from food”

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5. “My teeth, before and after braces”

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6. “An old Taco Bell receipt i recently found that states I tried paying over 50K in cash”

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7. “My nails match my meds”

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8. “My brother and I both have super weird thumbs but in very different ways”

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9. “I have to tuck my eyebrows under my hat”

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10. “Rectangular fire extinguisher”

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11. “Cottage cheese with a missing lid has the date printed directly on the cheese”

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12. The Dollar General in the fancy part of town has laminate flooring.

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13. “this parking lot has divets where cars usually park”

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14. “Home Depot employee packaged a hot water heater and hand truck together for pickup”

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15. “Found $10 with a note attached in my Trader Joe’s purchase”

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16. “This book my wife checked out has some sections that are HEAVILY redacted.”

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17. “Found this possum on my mother’s grill.”

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18. “Volkswagen produces and sells its own branded Currywurst”

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19. “My Lowe’s has an abundance of drinking fountains”

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20. “6 is the least common number at the grocery store checkout”

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21. “Family member has one extra long white eyelash that needs regular trimming.”

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22. “Heart shape potato”

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23. “They cut a hole for the door handle instead of putting a bumper on the wall or on the floor”

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24. “This curvy road in Florida”

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25. “Century egg flavored doritos in taiwan..!”

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26. “Apparently I got my son an ACAB puppy for Christmas”

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27. “My local park has a vending machine for things you might have forgotten to bring”

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28. “My clothes hangers are older than the 10 -digit phone number system in North America (which started around 1951)”

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29. “I cleaned my room after 2 months”

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30. “The Korean Air lounge at JFK is self service with a note that is basically just ‘try not to get too drunk'”

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31. “This chicken tender looks like Godzilla”

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32. “A ring got stuck and it’s cracking the screen on my ring thingy”

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33. “Cherubs (cherry tomatoes) feature one of their workers on the inside of the lid.”

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34. “This chicken inside of Walmart.”

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35. “This tub is installed backwards”

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