When the internet is filled with flashy trends and spectacles, sometimes it’s the little things that truly captivate us. Enter r/mildlyinteresting, a subreddit that celebrates the ordinary, the unassuming, and the quietly intriguing aspects of the world.

With 22 million members, this online community is a treasure chest of humble curiosities. From perfectly aligned and oddly satisfying-looking tiles to peculiar vegetables, r/mildlyinteresting has it all.

In a time when our attention is becoming increasingly monetized, this subreddit encourages us to find joy in the small wonders that surround us. So why not take a moment and scroll through its content while you’re driving to work or enjoying a coffee?

#1 My Prof In College Drew A Map Of The Entire World From Memory

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#2 New York City Commissions Local Artists To Paint Their Garbage Trucks

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#3 Found The End Of A Rainbow

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#4 This Plaque Outside Of A Church In Alexandria Virginia Acknowledging, Apologizing To And Thanking The Slaves Who Built The Church

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#5 Bird Laid A Nest In Our Holiday Wreath And Had Babies

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#6 This Rock With An Almost Perfect Star-Shaped Crystal In It

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#7 These Picnic Benches Are Mounted On Old Streetcar Tracks So They Can Roll Together Or Apart

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#8 I Came Across This Hexagon/Pentagon Structured Mushroom

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#9 Lizard Footprints On My Laptop

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#10 This Pizza Box Has The Phone Number For The National Human Trafficking Resource Hotline

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#11 Yesterday At The Beach A Wild Young Seal Came To Rest Beside Me

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#12 A Partial Solar Eclipse In My Town Turned The Shadows Into Crescents

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#13 My 9 Year Old Nephew Has Found Over 1500 “Lucky” Four Leaf Clovers And Keeps Them In A Big Binder

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#14 I Went To The Place That Is On My Discover Card

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#15 Lost Pigeon In The Middle Of The Pacific Ocean

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#16 I Somehow Managed To Make A Reverse Fried Egg

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#17 Poison Bottle I Found On The Beach

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#18 My Son And I Have The Same 2-Freckle Spot On Our Hands

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#19 Stuck Behind A “The Price Is Right” Winner In Traffic Today

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#20 The Farm Down The Road Has A Pile Of Carrots That A Cow Likes To Stand In

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#21 Raspberry Oranges, A Variation Of Blood Oranges That Are Extremely Dark

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#22 Light Pillar

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#23 Local Hardware Store Has A Store Cat!

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#24 I Got This Balloon In 1998 And It’s Still Inflated!

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#25 Disclosing The Gender Of The Baby Is A Punishable Offence In My Country

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#26 My To-Go Order Had A Frowney Face Written On The Bag

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#27 My Beer Glass Is An Upside Down Beer Bottle

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#28 A Huge Sugar Crystal Grew At The Bottom Of My Maple Syrup Can

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#29 Home Depot Left The Sprinklers On Overnight In Freezing Weather

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#30 Inside A Common Starling’s Mouth

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#31 This Building In Tokyo Is Literally The Width Of A Door

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#32 Gravestone That Looks Like A Maze

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#33 Plug Has A Diagram Showing The Layout Of Its Wires Inside And Shows Which Is The Ground

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#34 The High School I Delivered To Has A Skateboard Parking Space In The Office

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#35 Found A Bullet Proof Vest In A Box Hidden Inside My Wall

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#36 This Cookie At Meijer’s Has A Dragon Roasting A Baby

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#37 Our Waiter At Olive Garden Gave Us A To-Go Box Full Of Mints

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#38 This Sign Warning Of A Dog Who Runs In Front Of Cars

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#39 Combined Urinal/Sinks. The Used Sink Water Drains Into The Urinal

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#40 My New Periodic Table Shower Curtain Includes 7 New Elements That Weren’t Included When I Bought The Previous One About 15 Years Ago

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#41 My Daughter Has Had A Red Mark On Her Cheek For Years, In The Exact Same Spot I Had A Red Mark On My Cheek For Years As A Child

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#42 Atlanta Airport Has A Corn Jet

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#43 Ceramic Cups Designed To Look Like Dented Plastic Cups

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#44 This Building I’m In Has A Hole That Goes Across All The Floors

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#45 The Candle Is Actually Butter To Dip The Bread In

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#46 This Whole Potato Made It Into My Bag Of Chips

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#47 Pills From 1947

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#48 Came Across This Upside Down House

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#49 A Man Using A Disposable Film Camera To Take Pictures At Aaa Baseball Game Today

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#50 This Change Machine Gives More Money Than I Put In

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