30 Feel-Good Facts To Counteract The Chaos Of Life

The internet is full of intriguing, hilarious, and sometimes downright bizarre questions. But every now and then, a thread comes along that restores your faith in humanity. One such wholesome moment happened when someone on Reddit asked, “What is the most wholesome fact you know?”

#1

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All of Mr Rogers sweaters were knit by his mother.

#2

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Volvo created the three point seatbelt, but specifically gave away the patent and information so that it could save as many lives as possible.

> The reason the three-point seatbelt is so widely adopted is actually because Volvo opened up the patent so that any car manufacturer could use it in their design. They decided that the invention was so significant, it had more value as a free life saving tool than something to profit from.

> Volvo’s managing director Alan Dessell is quoted as saying: “The decision to release the three-point seat belt patent was visionary and in line with Volvo’s guiding principle of safety.”.

#3

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Hundreds of retired Japanese engineers volunteered to fix the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima power station so young people wouldn’t have to be subjected to the radiation.

#4

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Pandas aren’t on the endangered species list anymore.

#5

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The Netherlands sends Canada 20,000 tulip bulbs every year to thank them for their help during WWII.

#6

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Humpback Whales instinctively protect other small sea creatures from Orcas. Apparently it’s a mechanism that originates from wanting to keep their babies safe but this means they will also rush over and protect Seals and even fish from the scary predators.

#7

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The Mars rover sings happy birthday to itself every year.

#8

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The number of public libraries in the US is far greater than the number of McDonald’s.

#9

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J M Barrie gave all the rights to Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Hospital, a hospital dedicated towards the intensive care for children, in 1929, and this was later confirmed when he died in 1937.

Since then the hospital has received royalties every time a production of the play is put on, as well as from the sale of Peter Pan books and other products.

While the copyright of the Peter Pan has expired in the United Kingdom, it was granted a special exception under the Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988 that requires royalties to be paid for commercial performances, publications and broadcasts of the story of Peter Pan within the UK, as long as Great Ormond Street Hospital.

#10

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Studies show that cats love people more than food.

#11

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There is a waiting list for Belgian families to adopt graves in the US military cemeteries in Belgium. Families have taken care of the same graves for decades.

#12

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Choctaw Native Americans raised $170 to send to Ireland in 1847 to help provide relief during the Irish famine. This was only 15 years after they lost their land and 50% of their population died on the Trail of Years.

#13

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People are training rats to detect landmines. The rats are too light to set the mines off and can small the explosive compound extremely well. The rats detect and mark each mine for a reward treat. The rats are very fast and can clear an area 3 times faster then use of electronic mine sweepers and with higher accuracy.

#14

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Dogs have learned to understand laughter.

#15

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Rabbits will jump and dance when happy. It’s called a binky. They also gently grind their teeth when they like how you pet them. Oh! If a rabbit throws itself onto one side, feet kicked out, it feels safe around you.

That’s three facts, but, like rabbits, these things multiply.

Also, rabbits can be litter trained! They can also learn simple tricks, like coming when called, hopping in a circle, and jumping over obstacles!

#16

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Whales will bring their whale babi0es to visit heir grandparent whales. So like a whale will have a baby, and that whale will have a baby, and the first whale will help care for the youngest whale.

#17

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When the shooting happened at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, so many people were signing up to donate blood that the blood bank phone service was unusable, and the lines to donate blood at buses were hours long. I literally could not find a way to donate blood. This made me feel a lot better about people, especially after having someone do such a horrible thing the same night I moved to Orlando.

#18

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Last time Liechtenstein went to war, they sent 80 soldiers to Italy to fight against Prussia. 81 came back, since none of the soldiers died and they brought an Italian “friend” with them.

#19

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Otters hold hands while asleep to stop drifting away from each other.

#20

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When cats rub their little face against you, they’re claiming you as their property. They also have specific meows for humans (they create this on their own and is specific to their human). They also bring their owners dead animals because they don’t think we know how to hunt.

#21

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Dogs look at you when they poop because they’re in a defenseless position thus trusting you to protect them if a dangerous situation occurs.

#22

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Beavers are *incredible*. They’re not just huge, adorable rodents with log cabins. Their tree-chomping and dam-building alters whole ecologies, effecting animal migrations and plant life for miles around. They’re environmental engineers, architects, and look at those tails!

#23

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Astronomer here! I always get a warm and fuzzy feeling remembering that all the elements in us and in everything around us, save hydrogen and a little helium, were forged billions of years ago in a star. Carl Sagan said it best when he said this meant “we are all star stuff.”.

#24

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Baby porcupines are called porcupettes. Omfg.

#25

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I’ve seen a lot of fireflies lately. Haven’t seen them since I was a kid in the 70s.

#26

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Waaay late to the party, but children who are deaf, and raised by deaf parents will sign repetitive sounds and words at about the same rate hearing babies acquire language. Deaf babies basically sign goo-goo ga-ga the same way hearing children babble when developing language.

#27

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Sometimes when they’re out gathering, bees will fall asleep in flowers.

#28

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I was on vacation in Germany over spring break. They have these “frog fences”. These fences keep the frogs from crossing the roads and getting run over. At the end of the day somebody comes by and gathers the frogs and helps them cross the road.

#29

After Heath Ledger’s death, who was still filming The Imaginariam of Doctor Parnassus, Terry Gilliam (writer and director of the film) thought the film was over. That was until he had the idea to for Jude Law, Colin Farrell, and Johnny Depp (all close friends with Ledger) to be brought in to play Ledger’s character after transformations. They all said yes with out hesitation, opted to redirect their wages to Ledger’s family.

Bonus fact, Tom Cruise showed interest in playing one of these character transformations, but was turned down as he had never been a close friend of Ledger’s. Gilliam is quoted saying “I just wanted to keep this [in the] family—it’s as simple as that […] There were people even offering to come and help, they didn’t know Heath. It had to be in the family somehow, I don’t know why; it was my attitude”.

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#30

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Even though they’re mostly seen as an annoyance, Pigeons are extremely faithful.

They mate for life and if their mate dies, they don’t take another.

Almost makes me want to feel respectful of them when they build their nest on my balcony. Almost.

Then they s**t all over my patio furniture.