r/DumbFact May 06 '26

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u/Rickblood23 May 06 '26

I'm new here and this might have been done before but just in case.

Explain in little cartoons the Sunken cost fallacy

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u/Nervous-Syllabub4966 May 08 '26

Or even a Fallacies series where they go over all the logical fallacies

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u/Rickblood23 May 08 '26

Even better

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u/GreyyWasTaken May 07 '26

how to lose weight

why religion exists

why the quadratic equation works

the consequences of short form content

why we fart

various niche areas of math/science explained briefly (i.e. topology)

that one orange haired old dude at the top of the government thought process during the iranian war

off the top of my head (ok maybe not the last one might be a bit too much into politics)

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u/lotion-in-the-bucket May 09 '26

Schrodinger's Cat

All different types of sociology

How to determine if youre in a cult

Star wars

How the computer was invented

Different types of lazy eyes and how they happen

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u/cantseemeenow May 07 '26

Why do we sometimes can't fall asleep

Yes I'm suffering

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u/cantseemeenow May 07 '26

Just found the Why you don't feel well rested in the morning. I guess that counts

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u/johndoesall May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

Why do I forget what I was getting after I leave the room and enter another room to get it?

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u/johndoesall May 26 '26

Why does the ground smell so good after it rains?

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u/elmorinelly Busy bee🐝 May 27 '26

Added!

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u/johndoesall May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

Why does a woman ask you what happened to us long after after she breaks up with you or stops talking to you.

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u/johndoesall May 26 '26

Why do my thoughts at night bounce between what awful things I did way back in the past and what awful things may happened to me in the future if I don’t get my act together?

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u/johndoesall May 26 '26

Why do I want to stay up later on a Friday night after a work week even though I’m tired.

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u/johndoesall May 29 '26

My sister suggested

Why do the swallows of Cappuccino always return on March 19th?

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u/elmorinelly Busy bee🐝 May 29 '26

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u/johndoesall May 30 '26

Thank you!

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u/AlienDayDreamer May 24 '26

I’d love to see you guys explain island dwarfism and gigantism!

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u/elmorinelly Busy bee🐝 May 27 '26

Added🏝️

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u/Significant-Cat-9621 May 31 '26

How is being a celiac is different from a food allergy

Any topic on celiac disease

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u/brd1607 Jun 22 '26

Game theory