4.66 Billion internet users

Searching almost 2 billion sites.

Here are 10 of the best bar-none: 🧵
The Moth: @TheMoth

Real-life stories.

Told by the people that lived them.

Astronauts, rock stars, Nobel Prize-winners, and more.

Stats for nerds:
US Rank - 58,655
Global Rank - 241,782
Monthly Visits - 183.80K

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100,000 Stars:

Trust me, you'll want to see this.

A virtual tour begins at the Sun and travels through space until you reach the outer edges of the galaxy.

Fascinating stuff.

Stats for nerds:
US Rank - 9,048
Global Rank - 16,890
Monthly Visits - 3.0M
stars.chromeexperiments.com
Wait But Why: @waitbutwhy

A long-form blog covering a wide array of topics.

•AI
•Outer space
•Procrastination
•Life in-general

A bit of everything & very well-written.

Stats for nerds:
US Rank - 87,313
Global Rank - 96,546
Monthly Visits - 707.20K
waitbutwhy.com
Information is beautiful: @infobeautiful

I love data.

Especially when presented in a visually appealing format.

Make clearer, more informed decisions about our world.

Stats for nerds:
US Rank - 101,057
Global Rank - 165,996
Monthly Visits - 358.2K
informationisbeautiful.net
Short of the week: @ShortoftheWeek

New independent films, added weekly, that you can watch for free.

•50 countries
•2,000 shorts
•All genres

Storytelling at its finest.

Stats for nerds:
US Rank - 95,310
Global Rank - 149,698
Monthly Visits - 332.4K
shortoftheweek.com
Flight Radar24: @flightradar24

How it started:

A pet project for two self-described "Swedish aviation geeks"

How it's going:

The most popular flight tracking site in the world.

Stats for nerds:
US Rank - 2,207
Global Rank - 932
Monthly Visits - 25.0M
flightradar24.com
Instructables: @instructables

Learn to make anything.

One step at a time.

If you can imagine it, odds are, they can teach you to build it.

Warning: This rabbit hole is deep!

Stats for nerds:
US Rank - 2,495
Global Rank - 5,686
Monthly Visits - 13.9M
instructables.com
Terms of Service; Didn't Read: @ToSDR

The biggest lie on the web:

"I've read & agreed to the Terms"

ToSDR fixes this.

Terms of service in simple, easy-to-digest language.

Stats for nerds:
US Rank - 109,154
Global Rank - 131,924
Monthly Visits - 424.2K
tosdr.org
WolframAlpha: @Wolfram_Alpha

Not sure how much to tip?

Need to calculate caloric expenditure?

Curious what famous people share your birthday?

Wolfram has you covered.

Stats for nerds:
US Rank - 3,326
Global Rank - 3,896
Monthly Visits - 13.6M
wolframalpha.com
FiveThirtyEight: @FiveThirtyEight

Politics, sports, science, & more.

My favorite: "The Riddler"

Weekly puzzles posted to the community related to math, logic, & probability.

Stats for nerds:
US Rank - 1,732
Global Rank - 6,876
Monthly Visits - 10.4M
fivethirtyeight.com
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15 Dec
Your mind can be your worst enemy.

But it's not your fault.

Cognitive Distortions are to blame.

Here are 10 to be aware of, learn from, and overcome: 🧵
All or nothing thinking:

You see things in black & white. No shades of gray, no middle ground.

You focus on extremes:

Good or Bad
Success or Failure
Outstanding or Terrible

See the problem?

Reality lies in the middle.

Remember: Nothing is ever as good (or bad) as it seems.
Overgeneralization:

The belief that a single occurrence of an event correlates to future events playing out in a similar fashion.

I got fired -> I'll never keep a job

I failed a test -> I always get bad grades.

See how silly these sound?

One misstep ≠ a broad pattern.
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11 Dec
Don't lose today planning for tomorrow.

Don't join the pack –– Lead it.

10 Stoic principles that will immediately change your life: 🧵
On Wealth:

We all want more.

More things, more money, more prestige...

Whatever 'it' is, we never seem to have enough.

But what if we measured wealth differently?

Not by what we don't have, but by what we don't need?

True wealth is found in wanting less, not having more.
On Truth:

Too often we become set in our ways.

We believe our opinion is right, and are unwilling to consider alternate perspectives.

Have an open mind.

Be willing to change.

He who thinks he knows everything knows nothing.
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4 Dec
iPhone...

You're using it wrong.

8 Things you still don't know your iPhone can do: 🧵
Group texts wear me out...

That said, I doubt they're going away anytime soon.

So how can we navigate them better?

Use mentions:

•Type a reply
•Type a contact's name
•Tap the name when it appears.

You can also insert the @ symbol before the contact's name to notify them.
Drink in one hand, phone in the other?

It's time to activate one-handed typing.

•Touch and hold the emoji key
•Select the right or left keyboard
•Voila!-The keys are now shifted closer to your hand (or thumb) of choice.
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30 Nov
Over 720,000 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube every day.

Most of which, is a waste of time.

Here are 8 YouTube channels that will make you more intelligent––not less: 📺
User: @tweetsauce

Description: "Videos that feed the curious & illuminate the amazing."

Since 2010 Michael Stevens has been creating videos on topics such as mathematics, philosophy, & science.

17.3M subs later, he still releases new videos every week!
User: @minutephysics

Description: "Cool science videos! Trying to get people excited about learnin' "

Quick videos, explaining complex topics, in a simple manner. I love it.
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26 Nov
You only live once.

Essential elements of a life well-lived:
Seek truth over validation:

It is far more damning to persist in ignorance than to admit when you're wrong.

Time spent searching for truth – as opposed to validation of currently held beliefs – is never wasted.

True wisdom is the product of allowing your mind to be changed.
Value knowledge over possessions:

Striving for the accumulation of "things" is futile.

Possesions get lost, thrown away, deteriorate, & lose importance.

Far more meaning is derived through the acquisition of knowledge & experiences.

Cherish that which creates memories.
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22 Nov
7 of the most amazing places on earth. 🧵
Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe:

Location: Le Puy-en-Velay, France

Constructed in 969 on top of a volcanic plug...

This Catholic chapel can only be entered by scaling the 268 steps carved into the rock.

Built without the aid of modern machinery, it is a marvel of human capability.
Son Doong Cave:

Location: Quang Binh Province, Vietnam

The largest known cave passage in the world by volume.

How big is it? 5.6 mi long, 660 ft tall, & 490 ft wide.

Per an article in Conde Naste Traveler, an entire New York block – including skyscrapers – could fit inside.
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