Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Curiosity.com.

I'm Cody Gough. And I'm Ashley Hamer.

Today you learn about why your biggest regret is probably the thing you didn't do, why the tallest mountain on Earth might not be what you think it is,

and why search engines can only find about 1% of the entire internet.

We originally ran these stories on May 29th, 2018, and they're so good, we remastered them just

for you.

Plus, stick around for a brand new recap segment at the end of today's episode to hear our fresh

takes on all of today's stories including some exciting brand new

information about the Dark Web done done done. But right now let's satisfy some curiosity.

Ashley, do you have any biggest regrets in life?

No, every single decision I've ever made was the right one.

That's the spirit.

Well, because we were curious about this,

and a number of studies show the same thing.

The mistakes of inaction are what bother our brains the most,

according to science. You can actually predict a curve of

regret. Now in the short term your brain tends to focus on what might be called

active mistakes, like spending your money on something risky when you're feeling

pretty confidence about it. So an active mistake it might be putting a bet on a sports team

that you're sure is going to win for example. But as time goes by it, most of

those embarrassing choices you made tend to be forgotten while the times that you

did nothing start to loom much larger.

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