One of my secret pleasures (and feel free to chime in if you’re a geek like me) is looking through various colorful guides and infographics, from what plants are edible in forests to hypothetical explanations on how best to survive the zombie Apocalypse that 2020 promised but never delivered.
The multi-million-member ‘Cool Guides’ community on Reddit is the prime place to go to for (yup, you guessed it!) cool guides. From aesthetically pleasing and very informative ones to quirky and funny ones, you’ll find a bit of everything to keep those noggins of yours learning and yearning for more, dear Pandas.
Bored Panda had a lovely chat with redditor Dadschool, who founded the r/coolguides subreddit way back in 2014 and is still its head moderator to this very day. Having started the sub with no real expectations of forming a community around it, he filled a niche on Reddit that had been empty. “I had a bit of a compulsive habit of saving every guide I came across on Reddit with the idea that I’d somehow reference it when I needed it later. There weren’t really any subs for general guides so I made one and uploaded all my guides at once. I think a lot of people have a similar affection for bitesize trivia and hoarding generalist knowledge.” You’ll find the rest of our interview with the founder below.
Upvote your fave guides as you scroll on down, drop us a comment with your thoughts below, and go and join the r/coolguides subreddit if it’s right up your alley. But a quick note of warning before we begin: this is a community mostly for guides; infographics are in a bit of a grey area.
#1 Inequality V. Equality V. Equity V. Justice
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#2 Hand Sign Guide For Loud Bars
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#3 A More Comprehensive Guide To Symptoms Of Depression
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#4 Recognizing A Mentally Abused Brain
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#5 How To Get A Scientific Paper For Free
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#6 How Paint Can Change A Room
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#7 How To Recognize The Artists Of Paintings
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#8 How Masks And Social Distancing Works
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#9 Geography Terms
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#10 I Think These Simple Points Could Help A Lot.
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#11 Just A Little Something For The Upcoming Holiday Season
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#12 A Restaurant Guide For How You Want Your Steak Cooked
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#13 Paper Snowflakes
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#14 I Liked This One
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#15 Animals With Misleading Names
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#16 Different Shades Of Light
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#17 How To Email Well
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#18 Guide To Pain Scale
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#19 How Untreated Adhd Causes And Traps You In Depression
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#20 The History Of Confederate Flags.
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#21 How To Treat People With Dementia
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#22 Cool Guide Of Words You Can Use Instead Of Very
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#23 Types Of Asian Architecture
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#24 Tattoo Pain Chart
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#25 How Human Flesh Decomposes
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#26 U.S. Flag But Each Star Is Scaled Proportionally To Their State’s Population, In Roughly It’s Geographical Position.
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#27 Cool Idea Of How Fresh New Babies See The World
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#28 A Simple Spell
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#29 For All You Dog Lovers Out There
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#30 From The Us Holocaust Museum
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#31 How To Assert Dominance Over A Waterfall
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#32 Activities That Make Your Brain Release Happy Chemicals
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#33 How Gerrymandering Works
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#34 How To Turn Down An Invite.
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#35 Marginal Tax
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#36 Copper Through The Patina Process
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#37 Communication 101: As A Ux Researcher, I Study How People Understand Technology, Content, And Messaging For A Living. During This Crisis, Vague Messages Like “Practice Social Distancing” Will Have Far Less Impact Than Concrete, Specific Messages Like “Stay At Home. Get Groceries Once Per Week”
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#38 When Coming In Contact With A Bear
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#39 How To Pack A Hiking Bag
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#40 Apples On A Scale From Most Tart To Most Sweet
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#41 What To Say To Kids Instead Of “Be Careful!”
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#42 Biking Or Running In The Dark? Here’s How The Drivers See You Based On The Clothes You Wear.
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#43 I’ll Never Remember This Mid-Heart Attack But This Is Good To Know
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#44 A Quick Guide To Tea!
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#45 Explanation Of The Subtle Differences Between Equality And Equity
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#46 Five Demands, Not One Less. End Police Brutality
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#47 Simple Guide To Staying Healthy
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#48 Different Forms Of Color Blindness
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#49 How To Make An Amazing Sofa Fort
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#50 The Joker
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