Mildly Interesting

TL;DR:  Let’s try to be less interesting!

Hello from your mod team (seems like just me, if you’re interested in being a mod ping me)!

I’ve noticed that things have been getting pretty interesting around here lately and we need to tone that back a little.  The goal of this community is to share things that aren’t particularly interesting that you come across. 

Yes, “interesting” is very subjective, but I think we need to go back to our roots and consider what brought us all here… we wanted to be mildly interested.

Also, this isn’t a place for politics.  There are many other communities for that, let’s keep it there.  

Here are a couple great examples of what I feel we should strive for: 

https://lemmy.world/post/34363323

https://lemmy.world/post/34336673

That’s all for now, thanks for your support and understanding.

Maybe we could start c/reasonablyinteresting for everything too interesting to post here

20 Jobs that people once thought were irreplaceable are now just memories

2h 12m ago by lemmy.world/u/Basicnerd11 in mildlyinteresting from upperclasscareer.com
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Dutch children are unusually happy and healthy. Is it because of the Avondvierdaagse?

1d 14h ago by feddit.uk/u/Wudi in mildlyinteresting from www.theguardian.com
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One City Might Have Just Cracked The Housing Crisis

2d 8h ago by feddit.uk/u/Wudi in mildlyinteresting from www.nytimes.com
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Pacific nation of Nauru wants to change its name as it moves on from colonial past

6d 4h ago by feddit.uk/u/Wudi in mildlyinteresting from www.theguardian.com
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video monitors all the way down

7d 22h ago by feddit.org/u/gandalf_der_12te in mildlyinteresting from files.catbox.moe
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Why Are Birthrates Down? Two New Studies Point to Phones.

3d 1h ago by feddit.uk/u/Wudi in mildlyinteresting from www.nytimes.com
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Should we ditch the idea of three meals a day?

10d 6h ago by feddit.uk/u/Wudi in mildlyinteresting from www.theguardian.com
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50 Ways To Jump Into A Swimming Pool

10d 7h ago by lemmy.world/u/Eavesy in mildlyinteresting from www.shithot.co.uk
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Banff’s legendary grizzly bear ‘The Boss’ removes tracking collar

10d 9h ago by lemmy.ca/u/Amuletta in mildlyinteresting from www.ctvnews.ca
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Rice Theory: Why Eastern Cultures Are More Cooperative

11d 6h ago by lemmy.world/u/FlashMobOfOne in mildlyinteresting from www.npr.org
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The birds don't like the corn kernels in my bird feeder so they pick them out and now I have corn growing

12d 42m ago by hilariouschaos.com/u/NutinButNet in mildlyinteresting from hilariouschaos.com
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Am I German or Autistic? | Millerman School

12d 8h ago by lemmy.ca/u/slothrop in mildlyinteresting from german.millermanschool.com
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My $1 bill has no repeating decimals in its serial number

13d 5h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/Zonefive in mildlyinteresting from sh.itjust.works
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What do Europeans fell the most attached to?

13d 7h ago by feddit.dk/u/stenAanden in mildlyinteresting from feddit.dk
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This guy has a plane in his garage

14d 6h ago by feddit.uk/u/Iconoclast in mildlyinteresting from feddit.uk
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The Interstate Exit 66 Near Me Uses Two Upside Down "9"s.

14d 8h ago by peachpie.theatl.social/u/Nusm in mildlyinteresting from pyfedi-store.theatl.social
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The downfall of company logos

15d 8h ago by lemmy.ml/u/InterestingUsername in mildlyinteresting from lemmy.ml
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Colour optical illusion

17d 14h ago by feddit.dk/u/stenAanden in mildlyinteresting from feddit.dk
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How stamps and postcards helped India count its people

17d 15h ago by feddit.uk/u/Wudi in mildlyinteresting from www.bbc.com
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‘There is no way to stop this’: Canadian biotech entrepreneur wants to genetically modify babies

18d 10h ago by feddit.uk/u/Wudi in mildlyinteresting from www.theguardian.com
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Introducing Argus, a robot with 20 legs and eyes built to move and see in any direction instantly

18d 10h ago by feddit.uk/u/Wudi in mildlyinteresting from apnews.com
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Caffeine reversed memory problems caused by sleep deprivation

18d 10h ago by lemmy.world/u/FlashMobOfOne in mildlyinteresting from www.sciencedaily.com
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Don’t shoot for the moon: aiming for ‘above average’ is key to success, maths suggests

19d 9h ago by feddit.uk/u/Wudi in mildlyinteresting from www.theguardian.com
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This audio CD is transparent

21d 7h ago by lemmy.sdf.org/u/user224 in mildlyinteresting from files.catbox.moe
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Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.

21d 9h ago by feddit.uk/u/Wudi in mildlyinteresting from www.nytimes.com
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It's hard to imagine great wealth. But Seattle's 'Wealth Walk' makes you feel it

22d 4h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in mildlyinteresting from m.kuow.org
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The light through this soda looks pretty

23d 6h ago by lemmy.world/u/absentbird in mildlyinteresting
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Solar-powered no-water toilets

23d 6h ago by lemmy.world/u/Artisian in mildlyinteresting from www.nhk.or.jp
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High gas prices drive Georgia man to create a "mini car" costing about $3 to fill up

24d 2h ago by lemmy.zip/u/Valuy in mildlyinteresting from cdn.imgchest.com
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The Secret Elite One Freshman Discovered at Stanford

24d 7h ago by feddit.uk/u/Wudi in mildlyinteresting from www.nytimes.com
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Wasted space: Axe car-parking rules to ease the housing crisis

25d 4h ago by feddit.uk/u/Wudi in mildlyinteresting from grattan.edu.au
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French artist JR inflates a giant ‘cave’ over Paris’ oldest bridge (VIDEO, 1MIN)

25d 8h ago by lemmy.world/u/FlashMobOfOne in mildlyinteresting from apnews.com
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My vein is pushing through my sock

25d 19h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/StarvingMartist in mildlyinteresting from sh.itjust.works
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Cartoon Network Post-It Notes

26d 14h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/ink in mildlyinteresting from sh.itjust.works
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Today I won against a 300 elo player in chess

26d 23h ago by lemmy.world/u/nerdhd in mildlyinteresting
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'We mould trees to grow into the shape of chairs'

29d 3h ago by lemmy.dbzer0.com/u/Aatube in mildlyinteresting from www.bbc.com
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There's an imposter in this bag of 🍋

29d 17h ago by lemmy.world/u/cantankerous_cashew in mildlyinteresting
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Largest ever study finds vegetarian diets linked to lower risk of five cancers

1mon 1d ago by lemmy.zip/u/Valuy in mildlyinteresting from www.ceu.ox.ac.uk
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Shining a light behind this metal credit card.

1mon 3d ago by lemmy.world/u/violentfart in mildlyinteresting
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The Nobel-Winning Psychologist Who Believed He Found the Secret to Happiness

1mon 4d ago by feddit.uk/u/Wudi in mildlyinteresting from www.nytimes.com
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Simpler is better when it comes to saving lives

1mon 5d ago by feddit.uk/u/Wudi in mildlyinteresting from news.harvard.edu
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Trump Painted It Blue. Henry Bacon Wanted It Invisible: A History of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

1mon 5d ago by feddit.online/u/WesternInfidels in mildlyinteresting from ghostsofdc.org
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Why do luxury hotels smell so good?

1mon 6d ago by lemmy.zip/u/Valuy in mildlyinteresting from english.elpais.com
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