Welcome To “Factopedia”: Instagram Page That’s Dedicated To Sharing “Unknown Facts Daily”, Here’s 25 Of The Most Fascinating Ones

Enough with the media fakery and influencers promoting skinny teas and then manipulating their photos in photoshop. It has been proved by multiple studies that social media can have a tremendous effect on users’ mental health. Its use has been linked to depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Yet, we often forget that social media can be an excellent educational tool. There are ways to turn your IG feed into an upbeat and entertaining learning space.

Thankfully, there are now numerous pages across many social media platforms with educational yet fun and engaging content. One of which is an Instagram page titled “Factopedia.” The page shares “unknown facts daily” and “must-see stories” with its constantly growing audience of 114K followers. Below, check some of the most interesting facts from their “Did you know” series and prepare to learn something new!

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Times Historians Had No Idea What Something Was And Women Stepped In And Told Them

In class, I learned that when I don’t understand something, someone else probably does. It’s more useful to learn someone’s perspective in a field than to force your perspective and fail miserably.

That’s the moral lesson to be learned in this viral Twitter thread by Gennifer Hutchison. For her, there are things that male historians and anthropologists get wrong because they usually don’t involve women’s perspectives in their research.

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Writer Gennifer Hutchinson pointed out online that male scientists struggle to figure something out because they restrict women’s access to their fields

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Twitter people shared hilarious examples to further support Gennifer’s point

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