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Someone on AskReddit fired up a thread about the biggest "well duh!" scientific conclusions that people have ever witnessed. Sometimes it seems like folks spend all this time and energy on reaching big old scientific conclusions that a whole lot of other people already considered common knowledge. Oh well. At least their scientifically confirmed. 

Anyone who has ever experimented with one of those radical sensory deprivation tanks or chilled out in a pitch black cave for a hot sec will know that your brain gets bored very quickly and starts to churn out some trippy hallucinations to keep itself preoccupied till you return to the land of light. It's just a bit of a disorienting thing to mull over. Maybe this is why some people in this weird universe insist that reality as we experience it is nothing more than our brains' best guesses at what's actually happening. Like a collective hallucination of sorts. Even if that's the case, we're still all in this hallucination together. So might as well be a kind human being and enjoy the ride while it lasts. 

Our bodies are strange. You never know if you're going to wake up after a night of completely restful sleep and still find something within your body that's just completely out of whack. Or maybe you'll be out navigating your day's responsibilities, cruising along, and suddenly get hit with a wave of gut-wrenching panic that just blinds you with crippling fear. From there it can be nothing short of a life saver to have the necessary body life hack in your back pocket. Life's crazy enough, so you might as well take these along with you for the emotional rollercoaster. 

One doesn't have to go rooting around in history books long to find something extremely weird about our collective past. There are too many history moments that are too dumb to seem real already, and we keep making more every day. If there's one reason to get into history, it's so you can get these sweet historical memes to become one with time.

So, maybe getting out of the ocean was a very bright idea after all. What starts as a seemingly innocent little Tumblr thread on the baby oarfish ends up escalating into a series of insights about just how monstrously big the oarfish can end up being. I honestly just wonder what Pokémon was inspired by this bad boy. If you're looking for another interesting read from the wonderful wandering minds of Tumblr, check out this thread about Hollywood's toxic beauty standards. 

You just never know when Tumblr's wandering minds are going to band together to dish out some fresh and welcomed knowledge about your favorite little furry friends. In this case, we have some fun factoids floating around about why cats insist on rubbing their heads on humans. It's all good stuff. As if we needed any more reasons to love cats more than we already do. Check out another thread from Tumblr with this thread about Hollywood's toxic beauty standards. 

The movies can fill one's vulnerable mind with all kinds of incorrect and ultimately unhealthy ideas about how your life is supposed to look. This particular Tumblr thread calls out movies for the stereotypes that they perpetuate when it comes to unrealistic standards for men and their physicality. What it all really boils down to is that looks are nothing. Just do it for your health and your health alone. 

Someone on AskReddit got a thread going about people's most indispensable mental health tips. There's no denying that these are trying times. Many of us have had our worlds turned completely upside down. Such a situation can really do a number on one's mental health. Thus, these effective mental health tips might be just what you need to put in your back pocket. 

Someone on AskReddit got a helpful, informative AskReddit thread going about various winter life pro tips that can help any of us weather the next round of wintery days with grace and as little stress as possible. Just look at this collection of helpful factoids as your own guide to avoid unwanted fails. 

Knowing just enough history to get history memes is one of the few joys of life. It's also probably one of the only tangible benefits of having paid any attention in history class. They say history repeats itself, so there'll be a refresher course soon enough. To continue digging through the past, here are more history memes to become one with time.

It's a lot easier said than done when it comes to taking a leak in outer space. I guess you'd expect nothing less. Everything seems to have an innate tendency to grow far more complicated as you drift further away from this particular rock that's flying through space. Mary Robinette Kowal provides an equally entertaining and informational Twitter thread on the backstory surrounding astronauts' experiences with trying to functionally use the restroom while on missions in outer space. 

Knowing some history isn't just a good way to place yourself in the context of your world, it's also a great way to get really specific references in the form of history memes. It's just good to have an idea of how things got to be how they are. How many reminders do you need that the Hapsburgs were inbred? Apparently a lot.

Having a deeper knowledge of history than the average person won't necessarily make you smarter or more successful in life than anyone else, but it will enrich your ability to understand some pretty kickass history memes. History memes are technically educational and boy do they go down smooth.

No can be a complete sentence. This informative Tumblr thread does a deep dive on the differences between "Ask Culture" and "Guess Culture." At the very least, it'd be nice if some folks read this and are able to learn a helpful thing or two about being a more functional communicator. It can give someone who has a hard time saying no all kinds of anxiety if you continue to ask and ask, and guilt trip on top of that. Learning to accept a "no" right off the bat, is a crucial thing in life. Check out some more gold from Tumblr with these cooks that bonded over dysfunctional family members.

History links all of us in more ways than one. The most obvious right now of course is that we get real specific references about the fall of Rome and the crimes of various empires. How dare there be a kind of meme that makes us feel..smart? Anyway there are tons of history memes to feel smart about.

Many of us could've avoided an unimaginable amount of self-created suffering and emotional turmoil if we'd just been given a good old instruction manual for how to navigate this crazy thing called life. Well, throwing together a fresh batch of life pro tips might be the next best thing. You might find a large number of these to be pleasantly enlightening, and helpful in resolving whatever kinds of life conundrums you might be caught up in the middle of.