Every so often, a great mind appears among us to deliver a small token of wisdom. Often, these clever remarks come from viewing everyday normalities in a different perspective. Maybe they are observations about the world around us that only the most curious, passionate souls can bring to light. Perhaps they are new ways to look at an old thing. Whatever these nuggets of sageness are, they all have one thing in common: They will blow your mind.
They will make you see the world differently. The sun might shine a little brighter. The air might feel a little crisper. Your surroundings may be a bit more colorful all of a sudden. The geniuses we have gathered here are no ordinary intellects. They are extraordinary minds who may or may not have been totally high when they wrote these tweets. But it doesn't matter because these tweets are brilliant.
Each and every tweet in this list will have you saying:
You might want to sit down for these. They will make you question everything you ever knew to be true.Sand
"Why's sand called sand?" "Cause it's in between the sea and the land." I'll never forget how much this spun me— naffisa (@naffisa)1494466782.0
Caterpillars
i wonder if caterpillars know that they’re going to be butterflies or do they just build the cocoon n be like wtf am i doing— s̾p̾i̾c̾y̾ (@s̾p̾i̾c̾y̾)1528058498.0
Toothpaste
@loneIytom Why do we call it toothpaste and not teethpaste?— Duece Freeman (@Duece Freeman)1523415071.0
The same colors
@loneIytom How do we know we all see the same colours??? What if my green is green to be but blue to you but you still know it as green🧐— josè (@josè)1523464272.0
Dreamworld
@loneIytom What if we’re all just some part of someone’s dream and when the world ends is just because the person woke up 🤔— Let's 🦋 (@Let's 🦋)1523466878.0
Food ghosts
Farts are simply the ghosts of things we eat #showerthoughts 🛀— Joeganaut (@Joeganaut)1537294135.0
The eyes of dogs
To the eyes of a dog they must think us humans are immortal as they age and get old whilst we appear virtually the same. #Showerthoughts— Showerthoughts (@Showerthoughts)1536999604.0
Dinosaurs
The T. rex existed closer in time to the emergence of humans than to the extinction of the Stegosaurus.… https://t.co/MXO7T48xYW— Kat Murti (@Kat Murti)1481650562.0
The first cat
@loneIytom Who was brave enough to pet the first cat ?— Nikki 🔍lockdown v21 📝 (@Nikki 🔍lockdown v21 📝)1523401509.0
Brushing teeth
Brushing your teeth is the only time you clean your skeleton #showerthoughts— Jess Jeans (@Jess Jeans)1494518441.0
Orange
Is the color orange named after the fruit Or is the fruit orange named after the color. #showerthoughts— hard swallow 2 pill (@hard swallow 2 pill)1536872337.0
Dean
@loneIytom Dean is pronounced deen not dawn, but Sean isn’t pronounced seen— Deion👑 (@Deion👑)1523383024.0
Living in the past
It takes our brains 80 milliseconds to process information, so we are technically living in the past.— Akhlaq Ahmed (@Akhlaq Ahmed)1494181392.0
Doritos
We take it for granted today, but a single Dorito has more extreme nacho flavor than a peasant in the 1400s would get in his whole lifetime.— Matt Crowley (@Matt Crowley)1436911569.0
50 percent legs
Isn't it weird to think that people are 50% legs— William Pre-ah-cuss (@William Pre-ah-cuss)1443024852.0
Hyphens
Hyphenated. Non-hyphenated. How ironic. #Showerthoughts— Showerthoughts (@Showerthoughts)1537302605.0
Wandering
Wandering is just wondering with your legs #Thoughtsfromtheshower #Showerthoughts— Era Adnan 🇱🇷 (@Era Adnan 🇱🇷)1537310148.0
Mike Wazowski
@loneIytom Does mike wazowski blink or wink?— Marni 🏴 (@Marni 🏴)1523440952.0
The oldest person
If the oldest person on earth is 116 years old then that means 117 years ago there was an entirely different set of humans on earth.— 𝒮.🌙 (@𝒮.🌙)1445793507.0
Tomato smoothie
The phrase "tomato smoothie" made me throw up a little bit in my mouth. This is one of those "technically true but let's not" things.Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve wouldn't have had belly buttons. #Showerthoughts— Showerthoughts (@Showerthoughts)1536406206.0
Today is Tuesday
There is no physical evidence to say that today is Tuesday, we all just have to trust that someone kept count since… https://t.co/lLHi6HhlbO— Cᴾⁱˢᵗᵒˡ (@Cᴾⁱˢᵗᵒˡ)1523382501.0
Up and down
Kind of fucked up that being 'up for something' and being 'down for something' are the same thing..— 🤬 (@🤬)1488131650.0
Toast
I fucking love toast, what absolute genius took a bite of bread and was like "cook it again", unreal— Josh (@Josh)1536622009.0
Parents
Isn't this crazy? You know your parents your whole life, but they don't know you for all of theirs.Pet rock
If you pet your pet rock enough, it'll erode and you'll be alone again. #showerthoughts— Skyler (@Skyler)1537279154.0
Clean shower
This is the ultimate "why" question. I mean, intellectually, I guess I know why, but in my heart, it doesn't make much sense.Bread soup
Oatmeal is basically bread soup #Showerthoughts— Sterling Hunt (@Sterling Hunt)1537207756.0
Each and every day
Cherish each and every day, because you never know when someone with your exact same name will become super famous and ruin your life.— Chris Kelly (@Chris Kelly)1462569527.0