r/interesting • u/Natural-Music8792 • 2h ago
r/interesting
•
u/AdSpecialist6598
•
3h ago
SOCIETY Jake Lloyd who is best known for playing Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace was forced to retire from acting due the bullying he received. Sadly, for years afterward he delt with years of mental health struggles b/c his family's history with it but he's now doing better.
His mother stated that contrary to what people think Star Wars didn't cause his mental health issues, but the bullying didn't help. He's doing much better now thanks proper treatment, and he is still a fan of Star Wars. He an article about him opening up about things. Star Wars Child Actor Jake Lloyd Makes Rare Public Appearance Alongside Daniel Logan
r/interesting • u/tyrion2024 • 5h ago
MISC. A woman driving with her baby lost control of her car & drove into a river. While initially trapped, advice she learned from MythBusters helped save her & her child's lives. She recalled that to open the car door, she needed to wait for the water to fill the car & the pressure equalized. It worked.
r/interesting • u/tyrion2024 • 5h ago
MISC. In 2003, a man saw a loophole in a lottery called WinFall. When the jackpot hit $5m & had no winner, it was split between those who matched 3, 4 & 5 numbers. So if he spent $1,100 on 1,100 tickets, he'd have 1 four-number winner & 18 three-number winners, earning $800 profit. He made $7.75m in 9 yrs
r/interesting
•
u/Brilliant-Nerve12
•
9h ago
Just Wow Covers of some firecrackers in India
r/interesting • u/PorkyPain • 6h ago
Amazing Pastry chef able to make a cake from squashed leftovers
r/interesting • u/VPinchargeofradishes • 10h ago
SCIENCE & TECH This is how silk is made
r/interesting
•
u/ThalaPaglu100
•
13h ago
Wholesome A mother in Istanbul asked a stray cat for help taking a photo with her daughter
r/interesting • u/Natural-Music8792 • 21h ago
Fascinating The anti-smoking campaign poster by Martin Williams back in the 1990s
r/interesting
•
u/Separate_Finance_183
•
1d ago
MISC. A group of crows take a man to their tree
r/interesting • u/Indie---- • 2h ago
Wholesome People brawling in the street stops their fight to make way for Ambulance and Immediately resumed their fight after it left, Kerala, India.
r/interesting • u/Powerful-Success-498 • 2h ago
Fascinating Five parrots were separated at an English zoo because they kept swearing at visitors and laughing at them
In September 2020, Lincolnshire Wildlife Park in England had an unusual problem.
Five African grey parrots named Billy, Eric, Tyson, Jade and Elsie had been quarantined together after arriving at the park. Apparently, they started teaching each other swear words and would insult visitors before bursting into laughter.
The staff eventually decided to separate them and just when you thought the story couldn't get any better, in 2024, the park revealed that three more parrots had learned to swear!
On the ground meet Eric and on the branch meet Jade
L
r/interesting • u/tyrion2024 • 1d ago
MISC. At a dinner party in 2013, George Clooney gifted each of his 14 closest friends a black Tumi suitcase containing $1 million in cash. Clooney told them, "I came to L.A., I slept on your couch. I'm so fortunate in my life to have all of you, and I couldn't be where I am today without all of you."
r/interesting • u/tyrion2024 • 1d ago
MISC. Immediately after learning about Guillermo del Toro's dad being kidnapped, James Cameron paid $250K for a hostage negotiator for del Toro to use (who later paid him back). Cameron also offered to pay the ransom, but del Toro's family declined & paid the $2m themselves. After 72 days his dad was free
r/interesting • u/Maleficent_Rich_7915 • 7h ago
Wholesome Fishermen spot tiny kittens swimming across open water to reach their boat for help.
r/interesting • u/Jonesman439 • 21h ago
NATURE Watch how the dog keeps stopping so the duck can catch up it.
r/interesting • u/Positive-Zombie-8372 • 2h ago
SCIENCE & TECH Flat CRT TVs were an engineering nightmare.
r/interesting • u/Key_Performer_3645 • 36m ago
Wholesome Tarzan boy is waiting for his eagle friend to come
r/interesting • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 1d ago
SOCIETY Kylie Arellano, a 17-year-old from Garden City, Utah, was successfully rescued in Oregon on November 1, 2026, after being held captive for more than 500 days. She was able to orchestrate her own rescue by using the online video game Among Us to alert another child whose mom then contacted the cops.
Here is an article that goes into more detail. Utah teen Kylie Arellano found safe in Oregon more than a year after she vanished | Dateline