If you suddenly feel like being drawn to nature more than ever before, you’re not alone. This new research from the RSPB, the UK's largest nature conservation charity, revealed huge public support, 4 in 5 people to be exact, for putting nature at the heart of coronavirus recovery plans for the government.
I mean, surviving the public health crisis made us all reevaluate our life choices, values and intentions. One of which became an almost universal realization that we need more self-care, more human connection, and more of Mother Nature.
So for anyone craving greenery, animals, and soul-soothing gifts of nature, we have this amazing compilation of pictures inspired by the r/MildlyInteresting subreddit. From an unbelievable desert bloom and frozen windscreen that looks like an award-winning shot of Everest glacier to incredible flowers and weird-shaped fruits, these are the curiosities of nature people have spotted and had little choice but to share them with others.
Scroll down to upvote your favorite ones and be sure to check out our previous posts with mildly interesting quirks of nature here and here.
#1 The Way My Windscreen Froze
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#2 Frost Pattern On A Car This Morning
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#3 Yo These Vines In My Neighborhood Look Like An Elephant
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Last year, to control the spread of the coronavirus, countries around the world implemented lockdowns with varying intensities. But there’s been a direct link with lockdowns and deterioration of mental health, including post-traumatic stress symptoms, anger and anxiety. Researchers have said time and again that being exposed to nature will likely reduce stress and provide relaxation, and it became a quintessential getaway for many people living in times of uncertainty.
#4 My Aunts Cat Has The Word No Circled In His Fur Pattern
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#5 The Petals Of This Camellia Flower
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#6 I Saw The End Of The Rainbow Today
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On the other hand, for a long time, it’s been evident that interacting with nature reduces stress, but it was not clear how long and how often the engagement has to be. It was also unknown what kind of nature experience would bring the best results. But in 2019, an illuminating study was published in Frontiers in Psychology that showed some very interesting findings.
After running an experiment, the scientists found that spending at least 20 to 30 minutes immersed in a nature setting was associated with the biggest drop in cortisol levels. According to the report published in Harvard Health Journal, “after that time, additional stress-reduction benefit accrued more slowly. Time of day and specific settings didn't affect stress levels. So the next time you need to de-stress or just work on your mental well-being, find a nature setting you enjoy and spend some time there.”
#7 The World's Most Dangerous Plant!
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#8 This Cat That Lives At The Parking Lot At My Job Has Extra Toes
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#9 I Saw Some Ants Carrying A Glove Up A Lamp
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#10 5 Day Old Hedgehogs
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#11 Neighbors Tree Was Struck By Lightning, It Now Blooms In Different Stages
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#12 My Cat Has One Little Curly Whisker
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#13 My Rhododendron Looks Like It's Trying To Run Off
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#14 This Geode Looks Like A Ocean Waves On The Beach
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#15 The Inside Of This Tree Looks Like A Fish
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#16 This Stray Cat In Our Neighborhood Has A Perfect White Mustache
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#17 This Tomato Looks Like A Rubber Duckie
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#18 This Bumble Bee Lined Up Perfectly With The Stitches On My Shoe
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#19 Red Corn From Georgia
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#20 My Grandad Showing Off His Gigantic Homegrown Cabbage
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#21 Our New Kitty Has 24 Toes
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#22 I Was Taking A Panorama Picture Of A Tree In Georgia And It Started Raining Halfway Through
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#23 The Way The Light Hits This Spiderweb Makes It Look Like A Cd-Rom
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#24 This Tree I Found Grows Into Itself
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#25 The Variety Of Colors In The Eggs My Friend’s Chickens Laid
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#26 Tiny Octopus I Found Inside A Seashell!
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#27 This Rainbow Vine Started Growing In My Backyard
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#28 The Beautiful Tail On This Lizard I Saw
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#29 Believe This Might Be A Lightning Strike On A Concrete Sidewalk
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#30 This Big Ass Leaf. Wife For Scale
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#31 Found This ‘Veiled Lady’ Mushroom On A Hike This Morning Near Seoul, South Korea
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#32 I Made A Bird Friend Yesterday
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#33 This Weird Lemon That Grew On Our Lemon Tree
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#34 Our Cookout In Gatlinburg, Tn Was Interrupted By A Bear Who Sat Just Like A Human At The Picnic Table While He Finished Off Our Food
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#35 The Sand In Tahoe Is Magnetic And Stuck To My Phone
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#36 This Swirly Dandelion I Found
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#37 Found This Fossil Today
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#38 My Son Was Born With A Black Spot Of Hair In His Blonde Hair. It Grows In Black, And There Is No Birth Mark Or Discoloration Under It
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#39 This Rock Looks Like A Decapitated Dragon's Head
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#40 The Gradient This Clump Of Blueberries Makes
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#41 A Salt Crystal I Grew At Home
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#42 I Found Glacier Water So Clear You Can Barely See It
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#43 Perfectly Round Rock I Found At The Beach
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#44 My Grandfather Had A Red-Headed Woodpecker Land On His Leg
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#45 These Large Pumpkins I Saw On The Freeway
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#46 I Found A Bunch Of Rocks On A Beach And Organized Them By Color
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#47 The Ghost Deer That Patrols Our Neck Of The Woods
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#48 My Driveway Tomato Doing Well
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#49 Went To See A Volcano That Is Only A Couple Of Kilometres Away From My Home. This Volcano Has Been Erupting For The Past Months In Iceland
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#50 Excessive Rain Resulted In Huge Blueberries
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