In science, there has been a concept called the "butterfly effect" for many decades - when a completely random and seemingly insignificant impact as a result of subsequent situations has a key influence on all subsequent events. But theoretical science is far away - and we, mere mortals, are close. Well, many of us have actually experienced this effect in our lives.

When we do (or don't do) something completely small and don't attach any importance to it - until we finally realize that it was actually a turning point in our lives. As it turns out, this has happened to a lot of people - so here is a whole collection of fascinating and instructive stories by Bored Panda!

I once missed my usual bus and took the next one, annoyed and half-asleep. On that bus, I sat next to a woman who was sk

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