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50 Of The Most Disturbing Facts About The World That Might Freak You Out, As Shared By This TikToker
The world is both fascinating and frightening. Physically or not, we all like to wander into the unknown and learn something new from it, but it's very easy to end up somewhere that creepy. And there's a TikTok video series that perfectly illustrates this.
Internet content creator Ebrahim Abbas is releasing uploads of what he finds to be some of the scariest and most unsettling facts he can find. From missing persons to animal trivia, continue scrolling and check out what he has dug up so far.
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#1
41% of Americans go into medical debt every year. No other developed country even has that concept.
Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago
Some countries are "developed," some are "developing." The USA is undeveloping.
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Tobias Reaper 2 years ago
ironic that they call themselves the land of the free when its anything but
Mrs. Jan Glass 2 years ago
We have the "freedom" to live in accordance with some other dipshit's archaic religious beliefs. Right on!
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Kate Jones 2 years ago (edited)
I was assaulted when I was 20 and was in the ICU for 7 weeks, and in the hospital for 5 months. It was over a million dollars in billing. I ended up having to file for bankruptcy at 21 years old because I couldn't pay it. I was living in NY at school. After getting out of the hospital I moved back home for 8 weeks just to get back to work and save up to pay for first last and security for a new apartment. I was really lucky i could even do that. I was trying to pay rent with these massive bills. I don't know if anyone here has ever had major hospital payments, but you get like 30 bills a day. Radiology, radiology, radiology, surgery, observation, Intensive care, more radiology... It's just never ending. The maillady couldn't fit them in my mailbox at one point and had to leave them leaning against the wall. I saved and paid for my entire college tuition myself with no help and I worked 2 jobs to pay for it outright. I had savings. I didn't go to parties or hang out with friends, etc. because I knew my hard work would pay off. And it was all gone because of something that was done to me. And my credit was bad for almost 10 yrs because of it. I had planned to buy a house when I was 25 but couldn't even qualify until I was 30. Now my credit is perfect as it's been years since the bankruptcy, but I can't afford to do it now with the prices as they are. I'm stuck paying 1800 in rent a month because I can't afford 800K for a house back then I could have gotten for 350k.(1)
Kate Jones 2 years ago (edited)
(2) Bankruptcy is something that can affect the job you can apply for, the credit you can get and your housing. So after that happened I was being told--after all that hard work of being responsible, saving money and working more than other people at school whom I watched having a great time- that I'm a bad credit risk. I can't move in to a nice place or get a credit card or a loan for a new car because I'm 'not responsible'. It was such a slap in the face to all the work I'd done. As if what happened to me wasn't bad enough, through no fault of my own, I then had to explain to strangers the circumstances of my bankruptcy in order for hiring managers to not think I'm not trustworthy with customer's money. In order to get a job or apartment I sometimes lied because I just didn't want to tell them what happened because it was none of their business. And by the way- I had medical insurance. I was required to have my school's insurance while I was there. But in the fine print we found out it only covered 50K of emergency services. They forced me to come off my parents insurance and required me to have theirs and they covered almost nothing. It didn't even cover any therapy services. I had some girl who was barely older than me as part of the 'free' services in the hospital telling me I should start a affirmations journal. 'Chicken soup for the soul' ain't gonna cover this, lady. Sorry for the Ted Talk, but non-Americans sometimes bash the US with some things where I think they don't know what they're talking about. But with health care it's even worse than they say/think, for sure.
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Cody 2 years ago
Yep, my wife and I are going to be going into medical debt soon with the birth of our 3rd child. We're lucky that we're in a point in our lives where we are able to pay it off. Not everyone has that chance.
Monday 2 years ago
Congrats on your child! I'm sorry such a happy occasion is linked to debt though.
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Disgruntled Pelican 2 years ago
Currently in medical debt from having a surgery that no one would perform for 8 years because no one believed me. 🙃 At least I can say that I was right?
El Dee 2 years ago
With its lack of healthcare ie you can be left to die and no social safety nets and extreme poverty/homelessness I don't think the US qualifies as 'developed' It IS rich but the money is held by a small minority with more disparity than other countries. It reminds me of Brazil or somewhere..
Tiny Dancer 2 years ago
Don't get too cocky there, America, 'cause Canada's right behind you! At least, my province of Ontario is closer to privatizing healthcare than ever before *virtual spit* Doug Ford sucks.
Asif 2 years ago
To be fair, I hate DoFo but they would do a hybrid private-public like many European countries have. If they wanted to fully privatize there would be riots.
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miniyoongles 2 years ago
personally, as an immigrant to the us from a 3rd world country, i can say that it is definitely developed compared to the state many other countries are in.
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Rob Williams 2 years ago
I've seen US Hospital bills, just mind boggling, one Woman was charged for crying and being distressed!!!!
Kate Jones 2 years ago
There was a post about posting your most ridiculous medical bills. And a woman ( a doctor no less) was charged like 600 dollars to hold her baby who only lived for a few minutes and received no medical care. That didn't count the actual delivery cost. It was to HOLD THE BABY.
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Liberal Disease 2 years ago
The US has become a 3rd world country thanks to corporations, elitists, and politicians - all corrupt
lakitha tolbert 2 years ago
And we absolutely insist on NOT fixing this problem or any of our other problems because too many Americans are brainwashed to support corporations that don't care about them.
Len Mastin 2 years ago
The United States’s medical system is just simply based on “for profit”, I just know, for sure, that they have so much more advances in the cure for cancer, but it would be a detriment to “big pharma” and the overall healthcare system. I hope the ones being dishonest about this burns in hell, in the most painful way possible!
Zita Williams 2 years ago
I work for it and it can sometimes be a bit frustrating....but I'm so glad and so grateful and so proud of our NHS !
Skulduggery Pheasant 2 years ago
U.S.A is supposedly 'the best country ever', yet you have to pay for healthcare. It is even free in Uganda (a third world country) for goodness' sake.
American Panda 2 years ago
I’d love to see this site do a list about great things about America. Not all of us are what you see on the news - a vast majority of us! This site is full of so much hate and contempt for us.
Step 2 years ago
No! This site is not full of hate and contempt for the atrocities that are going on. Please don't turn peoples cries for help and how awful so many of us are being treated into bashing America. Because that is not what this is! This is specifically about how the 1% have turned everyone elses life into a financial struggle. Going into debt for medicine, food, water, housing, and all other God given rights and necessities. People being taken advantage of in an inhumane way. People constantly calling out the atrocities of the system and wanting it to stop and be better is what's right. You acting like it's anything other than that is what truly blows my mind. It's like telling people they shouldn't be upset when they're going through hell and you're tired of hearing it. What you should be tired of is how horribly your people are being treated.
Load More Replies...We managed to get in touch with Ebrahim and he was kind enough to tell us more about his online presence. "My TikTok content is a mix of many topics. I debunk rumors about Dubai, I react to strange videos, and, most importantly, I cover horror," he told Bored Panda.
"In these videos, I share 8 horror facts per episode, and I have a long series of True Horror Stories that are only based in the Middle East," Ebrahim said. "I leave out the Western horror stories for other creators. I only enjoy covering stories that are both unheard and have happened in the Middle East."
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#2
In the original little red riding hood, the wolf forced her to eat her grandma.
Show thyself 2 years ago
The little mermaid k!lled herself & changed into foam °•° Hänsel & Gretel k!lled the witch by burning her alive °•° at the wedding of snowwhite her stepmom was forced to dance, wearing red hot iron shoes, until she d!ed °•° sleeping beauty was r@ped by the prince (who fled) birthed twins, never waking up until one of her children sucked out the thorn °•°•°•° tbh little red riding hood is one of the less cruel ones
#3
In the United States there are more vacant homes than homeless people.
The focus of Ebrahim's videos has always been on the Middle East. "I published a few episodes talking about 'things to do in the UAE', and one of them was visiting the haunted Ghost Village in Ras Al Khaima."
"This location immediately grabbed the viewers' attention, and the comments quickly piled up. The viewers requested to talk more in-depth about haunted locations, and that's how the horror series started," the content creator recalled the beginning of his dive into the topic.
#4
Eventually there will be more dead people on Facebook than alive.
#5
Horror movies use tracks that include infrasounds. They cannot be heard by human ears but they are known to induce anxiety and heart palpitations.
Ebrahim usually does his research for the series online. "A small portion of the stories I use are from Arabic or Islamic YouTube channels and, of course, I give them credits. However, the majority of them are personal stories from fans that they submit to my mailbox or Instagram account via direct messages."
His audience comes from all over the world. "I've traveled abroad a few times after my stories went viral, and I've met people from Germany, England, and the United States that were fans of my content, and it blew my mind! I never thought I would have fans across the whole globe."
#6
An average person walks past 36 murderers in their lifetime.
#7
There are thousands of old diseases frozen in the glaciers of the world. Global warming will eventually release them all.
"I personally believe the main reason why so many people are hooked on my content is that it's sympathetic, and [something new]. Hollywood never releases such stories. Horror enthusiasts are bored of American content, and now they've found [stuff] from [a completely different background]," Ebrahim added, highlighting that he loves everyone who clicks on his videos
"I have future plans for my true horror content, so stay tuned because it is going to be insane!"
#8
If the sun exploded right now, you wouldn't know about it for another eight minutes.
#9
Pine trees can grow in human lungs. A man once went into surgery to remove what doctors thought was a tumor. It was a pine tree growing in his lungs.
#10
More than 7000 people die annually due to the doctor's bad handwriting.
#11
When you die, your house cat is going to want to eat you.
#13
Cruise ships have morgues just incase someone... you know, during the trip.
Chicken Nugget 2 years ago
If I died on a boat I would have them throw me overboard - so I’m “buried at sea”
#14
Tooth-in-the-Eye Surgery is when Surgeons put a tooth in a blind person's eye to restore their sight. It was pioneered in the 1960s, and it actually works and it's still being done today.
Caro Caro 2 years ago
Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP) (also known as "tooth in eye" surgery) is a medical procedure to restore vision in the most severe cases of corneal and ocular surface patients. It includes removal of a tooth from the patient or a donor. After removal, a lamina of tissue cut from the tooth is drilled and the hole is fitted with optics. The lamina is grown in the patients' cheek for a period of months and then is implanted upon the eye. The procedure was pioneered by the Italian ophthalmic surgeon Professor Benedetto Strampelli in the early 1960s. Strampelli was a founder-member of the International Intra-Ocular Implant Club (IIIC) in 1966. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis
#15
44% of the information shared on worldwide news is inaccurate.
#16
After 10 minutes of watching yourself in a mirror, your brain gets bored and distorts your reflection causing imaginary monsters such as Bloody Mary.
Down With Agent Hedgehog! 2 years ago
Tried that. Turns out my brain can’t imagine anything worse than my ‘tired morning’ look.
#17
In the 1800's dentures were made out of the real teeth of deceased people.
#18
There are about 40 supervolcanoes around the world capable of claiming up to a billion lives...and we're about 24,000 years overdue for an eruption.
Chicken Nugget 2 years ago
Wellll in the timespan of earth and everything that’s like your library book overdue for half a day or so
#19
The Pacu fish from South America has human-like teeth.
#20
You are more likely to be bitten by someone in New York than to be bitten by a shark.
#21
At Harvard University, there is a book bound in human skin.
#22
Don't think you can outrun a crocodile. Crocodiles can gallop.
#23
Dogs like squeaky toys because they mimic the screams of their prey.
Vinchenski 2 years ago
This one is just badly worded. The sound of the squeak releases dopamine in the dogs brain, which is associated with their prey drive.
#24
The Pirates of The Caribbean ride at Disneyland used to have real skeletons as props.
#25
There's a 1-in-3 chance police will never identify your killer if you're murdered in the US.
#26
A sunburn are your cells dying to avoid being cancerous.
#27
There are over 200 dead bodies on top of Mount Everest. Because retrieving them is such a risk, they serve as markers for other hikers.
#28
A human head remains conscious for 20 seconds after being decapitated.
#29
By the time you reach the age of 18, on average you have 3300 weekends left in your life.
#30
If given access to it, butterflies will happily drink blood.
#32
In 1976, a TV crew realized one of the hanging bodies in the Laff in the Dark ride was indeed a real body - by accidentally breaking it.
#33
If you have red eyes after swimming, its not from chlorine. Its from the chlorine mixing with other people's urine.
#34
Watching horror films can burn up to 200 calories.
Nurichwersonst 2 years ago
"Wow, you lost so much weight! What's your secret?" "I watch one horror film a day." 😅
#35
Some female spiders allow their young to eat them alive.
#36
The average person wastes 5 months of their lives waiting for red lights to turn green.
Stephanie Did It 2 years ago
I wouldn't call that a waste. Trying to beat that time means you'll be in that intersection the rest of your life.
#38
Paris is romantic, right? What's more romantic than millions of human remains? The Catacombs under Paris hold rema!ns of roughly sixty million plague victims.
#39
There's a haunted Russian Radio Station. "UVB-76". It's a low frequency station that's been broadcasting since 1982. And no one knows where the broadcast is originating.
#40
In 2017, an astroid named AG13 passed by our home planet with less than the distance of the moon. Scientists saw that it was coming only 2 days before it could have hit Earth.
#41
In the Middle Ages, people used to eat mummies for medicinal purposes. It's the main reason we do not have a lot of mummies left today.
Grischman El-Punkt 2 years ago
Not only in the middle-ages where the it was a medical trend since ancient times people used to consume mummies, this really kicked in and became severe in Victorian Age. People loved morbid stuff back then and lots of graves where robbed
#44
There are antidepressants that eliminate someone's ability to feel love and compassion
Helen Waight 2 years ago
Tried looking this up and the only stuff I could find were non medical websites claiming that all antidepressants remove your emotions. So…source?
#45
Being buried alive accidentally occurred so often that people invented "safety coffins."
Emma Starr 2 years ago
I think it was the fear of being buried alive versus the reality of it happening a lot.
#46
Spending just a few months in Antarctica can shrink your brain.
#47
If a person d!es in their costume at Disney (like mickey mouse), they have to be sat down on a bench so it looks like they're resting.
Kirsten St John Brown 2 years ago
So if I ever see a Disney character sitting on a bench I'll know why 😱
#48
There are computers for the Amish. Which have no internet, videos, or music.
#49
4 months ago, a deceased rapper by the name Goonew had his corpse on stage in a nightclub while his fans were partying around his body.
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GirlFriday 2 years ago
Horrifying Things Your Friend Heard Once and Now Believes Are Facts. Fixed it for you
Scot Northern 2 years ago
"Facts". I'd LOVE to see the studies which prove some of these "facts".
Scot Northern 2 years ago
"More than 7000 people die annually due to the doctor's bad handwriting" - how is this determined? There is not an option on the corners report to indicate doctors handwriting as the cause of death.
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Horrifying Things Your Friend Heard Once and Now Believes Are Facts. Fixed it for you
Scot Northern 2 years ago
"Facts". I'd LOVE to see the studies which prove some of these "facts".
Scot Northern 2 years ago
"More than 7000 people die annually due to the doctor's bad handwriting" - how is this determined? There is not an option on the corners report to indicate doctors handwriting as the cause of death.
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