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What is an extremely wholesome fact that could help brighten someone's day? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago

I like hugging my dogs

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Bees engage in play with spheres!

[–] [email protected] 49 points 6 days ago (6 children)

There's fewer people in poverty now than at any point in history.

The world has always been getting better in global measures of health, food and education if you consider all of humanity.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Even during the Dark Ages?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yup.

They were geographically limited and not as dark as reported

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (6 children)

Any recommended reading?

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Porcupines make adorable sounds: https://youtu.be/NMeuwYvlBI0

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

It's like an exhausted minion!

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[–] [email protected] 85 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don't drift away

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I came here to share this tidbit. So instead I'll add another: Otters collect rocks

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

This is all that's necessary.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-sociologist-pet-parents-pets-family.html

[–] [email protected] 121 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

There are more hydrogen atoms in a single molecule of water than there are stars in the entire solar system.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

LOL

Yeah and I dropped more shits yesterday than there are stars in the entire solar system.

Because I shit twice yesterday.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there are 2 hydrogen atoms in a molecule of water. Do you mean in a drop of water?

[–] [email protected] 80 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Solar systems only got the one star.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Oh no, I fell for it

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago

You weren't the only one, ha.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Our solar system has only one, some have two.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Ours is the only Solar system, because our star is named Sol. Other star systems have other names.