25 Perspectives On What's Astonishingly Rare Yet Widely Overlooked

The vast expanse of the internet serves as a treasure trove of knowledge and intriguing discussions. Recently, a thought-provoking question surfaced on the platform, sparking a fascinating conversation: “What is extremely rare but people think it’s very common?” The responses poured in, revealing a myriad of surprising and uncommon phenomena that are often considered common in our daily lives.

Let’s delve into some intriguing answers that challenge our perceptions of rarity and commonality.

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#1

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Casting director here.

Having a career in acting, I don’t mean being famous. I mean paying your bills with acting alone.

I would hazard being an exclusively working actor is about 1% of actors.

But the amount of people still going into acting tells me people think otherwise.

#2

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Blimps, there are only around 25 left

#3

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That men are pretending to be trans so they can sneak into the ladies room to watch us pee.

#4

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A business becoming profitable within 2 years. Be patient, it takes time (years). Businesses only fail if they have to be shut down. Keep them alive, ride out the time factor, and enjoy success down the road.

#5

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Making a living off just your art alone. Musicians, Artists, Film makers, Dancers — that whole lot, what we see on TV and Movies are the cream of the crop (not that they are necessarily the best, mind you, they’ve just risen up somehow) and are a very small percentage. Most Artists of whatever medium will stay in relative obscurity — i.e. you’re a regional act, you gained some glint of fame, and yes admiration, even inspiring others — but when you’re not on tour, when you’re not in the studio, you’re working a job that pays the bills.

I think the key to success here is that you find a job you like, are good at, and allows you to do your art without interference. That way, when you’re 45 and your band still hasn’t “broke through” or your art isn’t commanding tens of thousands, you’re not just stuck stocking shelves at the grocery (not that there’s anything wrong with that, it just pays p**s-poor).

#6

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Drag Queens at the local library.

I go to my library at least twice a week, and I’ve yet to see one.

#7

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Amnesia. It’s common in fiction because it’s convenient in ways that makes things easy for the writers, for example explaining why someone’s dark past is a secret which can be revealed later at the climax of the story. In real life it’s very rare and doesn’t work like people think it does.

#8

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Shark attacks resulting in death

#9

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vaccine injury

#10

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Being transgender.

I saw a news reel once where the anchor was interviewing people off the street, all political affiliations. Conservatives thought 30% to 40% of kids were identifying as Trans. Liberals a bit closer, guessed 10%-20%.

The real number revealed at the end of the segment?

1.4% ?

#11

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People surviving CPR and waking up immediately acting normal and asking what happened.

#12

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Helium.

#13

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Becoming a self-made millionaire. That’s hard without a bunch of leg-ups.

#14

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Pearls. Of all the fine stones(I know it classifies differently, but for jewelry, it’s basically a stone), it’s the one that has to happen in an oyster, which only exist on Earth. Other planets are literally raining diamonds, they’re so common. But, pearls are probably one of the rarest substances to exist

#15

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Natural triplets.

#16

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Going missing in the Bermuda triangle

#17

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Walking into an alley in Manhattan. Happens all the time in shows/movies, in reality there are like 1 or 2 in the whole borough.

#18

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Insanity pleas actually sticking.

#19

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Savant abilities in autism. We have Rain Main to thank for that, largely, but there are big questions as to whether the guy this was based on actually should have been diagnosed with something other than ASD.

#20

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Quicksand.

I was led to believe it would be a much bigger problem in my adult life.

#21

Image source: LifeGivesMeMelons, Volodymyr Hryshchenko

Stranger abductions of children represent less than one percent of all missing child cases (in the US, at least). They’re mostly runaways or family abductions.

#22

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Successfully suing a company for millions. Some Redditors will have you believe that any minor inconvenience should earn you some kind of massive payout. And the comments will assure you that the company will do anything to avoid bad PR.