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The experience of just being alive is as wonderful as it is terrifying. The odds of our tiny planet spinning around a giant fireball being just right for habitation are minuscule, yet here we are. And while the world is a beautiful place, some aspects of it are truly horrifying (humans are to thank, in most cases).

Ignorance really is bliss, but curiosity often wins. Would our lives be easier if we weren't aware of the scary and disturbing things happening? Maybe, maybe not. Those things would still exist, whether we knew about them or not, but once you learn something, there's no way back. But hey, maybe then you could do something to change it.

One Reddit user wanted to learn some horrifying facts that shouldn't be true but are, and people made sure to deliver. Over 13k comments later, Bored Panda selected the most disturbing and chilling answers. From scary animal facts to the worst crimes humans have done, and continue to do - the facts on this list are eye-opening. Scroll down and upvote the most interesting entries, and if it gets too heavy, we have plenty of cat lists on hand.

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are *Anyone* can have a child. We have tests for driving cars, you have to have certain qualifications for multiple professions, and yet there are absolutely no tests, checks, exams, nothing to make sure you're suitable to raise a human being before you bring a thinking, feeling person into the world

Of course, I don't know what the hell such a test would look like, but the existence of abused children who grow up into messed up people who may or may not perpetuate such abuse is just...sad

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AndThenICommented
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No 👎 Im sorry but this is a terrible idea. The reality is that there’s plenty of us who were abused by those that would have passed a test with flying colours - they know the right answers but twist themselves in reality. My dad and ex step mom were very charming, successful people. They were monsters behind closed door. Having a test really doesn’t matter. Education, mental health support, and lessening the largest stressors that lead to a large portion of abuse is far more effective.

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are In 2009 a paralyzed Belgian awoke from a **23-YEARS-LONG** coma, and it was discovered he was fully conscious and could hear everything around him the entire time.

Like.. What. The. Actual. F!?!? Just imagine lying there not being able to move for two decades but also being aware of your surroundings. That's all kinds of messed up nightmare fuel right there.

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SarDemMin
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have imagined this many times. I would like to be euthanized at that point. I don't want to be alive for 23 years just because I might wake up!

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are Since 1978 in the US, the average CEO's pay has increased 937%, while that of the average worker has increased 5.7%.

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#4

40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are There is more actual lemon juice in lemon-scented Pledge spray than there is in Country Time Lemonade.

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rosegoldmindset
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

so if i want a lemon taste that is strong but don't have a lemon, I should spray lemon-scented pledge spray in my mouth? sounds good.

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are Being gay is illegal in 69 countries.

In 7 of those countries homosexuality is punishable by death.

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Becca Kuehn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's heartbreaking that this is true. I'll NEVER UNDERSTAND why some people hate someone based on something that they can not change. It's absolutely ridiculous!!!

John L
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One word....religion. The bane of human existence, depending on whom you ask....

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Mrs. Sherri C (Sherbear)
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People shouldn't care who someone else loves. People need to mind their business & worry about their own lives first!!!

Sky Render
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Being transgender is illegal or heavily punished in far more countries, and being born intersex with ambiguous genitals is considered valid grounds for infant genital mutilation in all but 5 countries. We live in a very messed-up world.

Iampenny
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know why you got downvoted, so here's an upvote to counteract it.

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Greenmantle
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then there is the suicide rate for LGBTQ people- higher than average in many countries. Why? Because of prejudice that still exists

Rinso the Red
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I get super annoyed when people bring up the suicide rate as a point against homosexuality for exactly this reason.

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Joolee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand why people care so much how other people live their lives, and why they'd want to kill them for it.

Living Example
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"We fear that which we do not understand" . Way too often it foments violence. Macho men seem to really fear gays. Methinks thou doth protest too much.

Jeffrey Diehl
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.

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Mark Fuller
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And people think it's weird when they realise how much research my husband and I have to do when choosing holiday destinations. Can we go there? Is it safe? Will we be attacked? Worse still, imprisoned. We went to Bali a number of years ago and the hotel staff treated us like absolute kings - they were utterly magnificent. We even (quite inadvertently) ended up sharing a rose petal bath after both having a massage and the staff didn't batter an eyelid - we felt way more uncomfortable than them. And yet since then, homosexuality has since been outlawed in Indonesia. The world is going backward, not forwards. It's so sad.

Tattooed Mama
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bored Panda people are much more civilized then Reddit. Everyone got to speak without being verbally assaulted.

Andrei Marentette
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the fact that being gay is illegal in 69 countries is actually perfect

Reyes
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My country just allowed same-sex families, but are not supportive of same-sex marriages. I mean as a first world country is it that hard to accept that being gay is a thing?

Kate Jones
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It can be punishable by death in the US, too, depending on your take on it and where you are. Lgbt people are often terrorized or even killed in certain parts of the country and biased judges and juries offer lighter convictions and sentences to those that commit gay hate crimes than others. A lot of our recent shootings have been as a result of lgbt hate crimes. So yeah, it's not illegal, but considering how your still treated it might as well be.

censorshipsucks
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

just google the country before you visit it. Unfortunately, there are 1 or 2 you might want to visit, but it is ill-advised.

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Devil'sAdvocate
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that is sick. you are who you are and all love is equal. (also, 69, heh)

L hill
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People want that here. We fought too hard to let the so called christians impose their bigotry. We will not let that happen.

RandomEpiBioPerson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The one that surprised me the most was it being illegal in Singapore. In many ways, that country is super progressive and is really ahead in environmental super practices, but then it is illegal to be gay. I know the two are very different, but as someone growing up in the US, they are both progressive issues, so they often are supported by the same groups of individuals.

Linda C
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And if the Republicans had their way , it would be like that here.

El Dee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They always claim this for religious reasons. Their religion tells them to kill people. But they don't do this for other 'sins' like adultery or 'self love' For some reason they're okay..

D Peterson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do people care whether someone has a penis or a vagina? Why does anyone care who I have sex with?

Lu
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Considering in our own backyard there are religious zealots who only see in absolutes, this is hardly surprisingly albeit very sad. Constant vigilance my friends!

Ponyo (they/them)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

remember that in many countries that don’t outlaw homosexuality, gay marriage is still illegal

Valerie Lessard
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, try being a woman in those countries. Fgm is par for the course

sketch_
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love is love. I couldn't live without my girlfriend. I can't even imagine it. As a lesbian, and a humane, this breaks my heart. I've been slurred out and mocked but it's worth it to be true to myself and be with my lady.

Haywood Jablome
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Welp, turns out "being gay is illegal" doesn't stop me from giggling at 69 countries

williamszita
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Heartbreaking.. being executed because of whom you love... mostly in the name of religion and yet the most basic principle of all religions is love

Liz-ard
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is so dumb that THAT way of thinking should be punished! What in that is to ve so scared about?! It’s love not a crime!

ZuriLovesYou
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's ridiculous! No one asks to be born a certain way! They shouldn't be punished for it.

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1 year ago

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Jane Alexander
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are homophobes closeted homosexuals? If they are and word gets around will they shut up and go away?

Jeffrey Diehl
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Coming soon to Florida, Texas, Tennessee and the rest of the old confederacy.

Diana Lucas
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hard to believe, but there are people in my country, USA, right now who have actually tried to propose legislation to legally murder LGBTQA+ people. How can people hate so much?

Mary Jaye
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that's up to God. we all need to mind our own business and let everyone else live their lives be happy:(

Vicki Perizzolo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

how is it that so many people are horrified by something that is NOT contagious, affects no one else and yet won't wear a mask to save other people? THIS is the result of organized religion and control... I hope every one of those in charge is blessed with children who are gay.

Cath Homer
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was only decriminalised in the UK in 1967... and the US in 2003.

Limey (She/They)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

*shocked silence, I will never understand how people could be so ridiculous. This is scary

Spring B.
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know it' easy to see that and think the world is horrible but think about it this way... there are 195 countries in the world. We still got majority. Change is possible.

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Here come the down votes. I have zero problems with homosexuality, religion, nationality. People are people. What I do have a problem with is some one forcing an opinion, any opinion, down my throat.

der sebbl
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Accepting LGBTQ people as a normal part of society is no opinion tho. Not being hated for who we are is a basic human right

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In my point of view, consensual sex shouldn't be discussed since it's a private practice. Not including abuse/ child/ animal here, that's a crime.

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And yet the US is the worst country. Just ask any Progressive.

Eric Tapril
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah! Those goddamn progressives and their goddamn progress, dragging us into the f**king future! We don't like the future, it's scary and full of genders! We want to retreat into the peace and security of a new dark age! And don't forget those goddamn do-gooders, going round the place doing good! Why can't they do harm like normal f**king people?

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LETS GOO LETS MAKE IT 70 ONE MORE TO GO (this is a joke don’t take it too seriously)

SarDemMin
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some things shouldn't be made fun of. Especially when people are killed just for being themselves. No downvotes for The shoebill, please!

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Spack225
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And yet we criticize American for being intolerant. Interesting when you look around.

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yeah but just look at the countries that have legalized it. They are on a course to legalize pedophilia now. When you allow one unnatural kind of sex it opens the door for all of the disgusting things like animal and child raping. I supported gay rights twenty years ago, I had no idea it would lead to the sexualization of children.

RandomEpiBioPerson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's not how it works, that's literally been looked into. Also, homosexuality is not unnatural. It's actually an extremely natural occurrence that has shown a correlation with natural population control. It is found in a ton of different species. Being against it is only found in one. Stating it is "unnatural" already shows nothing you have started is based on fact, but really just propaganda for your own phobia. As for the pedophilia thing, that is also completely false. As it is, the majority of child molestation is heterosexual.

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#6

40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are The existence of people who believe that the earth is flat, despite the overwhelming amount of evidence that it isn't.

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are The final moments of Andreas Prodromou, one of the flight attendants on Helios 522 that crashed in Greece in 2005. The pilots failed to flip a switch on the plane that would allow the plane to pressurise itself, not noticing it was switched to manual rather than auto. During the flight, the pressure in the cabin dropped, meaning the passengers and crew were slowly being drained of oxygen, and they soon lost consciousness. Andreas Prodromou managed to find a back up supply of oxygen, and even though he was suffering from hypoxia too, for a while he was the only one conscious as everyone was passed out and slowly dying around him.

As he held a UK pilots license, he entered the cockpit and sat down in the empty captains seat (Im not sure why the captain left his seat) in what investigators believe was an attempt to save the plane, but unfortunately his training was not enough, as he was only trained to fly small planes, not Boeing 737’s like the accident flight. He also called “Mayday” FIVE TIMES into the radio, but because it was tuned to the wrong airport, nobody could hear him. Soon after he entered the cockpit, the plane ran out of fuel, and the engines flamed out, so even if he could’ve flown the 737, there still was nothing he could’ve done. The plane crashed into the hills outside Athens, killing all on board.

Being the only one conscious whilst your colleagues and passengers die around you, not knowing what’s going on, and trying to help but not being able to do anything is just nightmare fuel to me.

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are A lone pilot was flying in Australia in 1978. He reported to air traffic control that he was accompanied by an aircraft above him. When asked to identify the aircraft, he replied "It isn't an aircraft". His plane disappeared, and was never to be found again.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of the theories is that he lost all spatial recognition due to him flying in the dark and didn't realize his craft was actually upside down. The "aircraft" above him was his own reflection in the water that was actually below him.

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are Google fired two of their leaders in the AI ethics team for publishing articles about the dangers of an AI Google supported:)

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are When you have scurvy, all your old scars and wounds open up, due to the vitamin needed to maintain scar tissue.
So for me for example, I had my jaw dislocated and my gums cut open from check to check to remove wisdom teeth.
If I got scurvy I would bleed uncontrollably from the inside of my mouth out.

What would be your most horrifying scar?

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#11

40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are Virtually everybody has the capacity to kill, they just haven’t been put under the circumstances where it would be a preferable option.

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Joy JoyJoy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is just like saying everyone can potentially eat sh*t but normally you wouldn't want to...

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are Pigs can dispose of a body with relative ease

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#13

40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are When you get a sunburn, your cells are dying to avoid becoming cancerous

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are in the NT (Australia) I remember seeing a government warning that crocodiles inhabit the area. Among the few bullet points of advice on the sign, the last one read "If they see you, it is already too late"

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are How dark the BTS of the Wizard of Oz is. In Judy Garland's(Dorothy) own words "... they had us working days and nights on end. They'd give us pep-up pills to keep us on our feet long after we were exhausted. Then they'd take us to the studio hospital and knock us cold with sleeping pills- Mickey sprawled out on one bed and me on another. Then after four hours they'd wake us up and give us the pep-up pills again so we could work another seventy two hours in a row. Half of the time we were hanging from the ceiling, but it became a way of life for us."

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Owen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's... awful. They were high as f**k, had no choice about it, worked constantly and were not allowed to sleep. That's several forms of torture.

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are Snails have thousands of teeth.

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Powerful Katrinka
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For some reason, this doesn't bother me at all. In fact, I'm glad to know that snails have teeth.

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are You could die at any moment without any notice and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it.

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are Human trafficking makes 150 billion a year in money

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sad and Infuriating There are people who are raped repeatedly on a daily basis.

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are There are more slaves today than there were during the transatlantic slave trade era.

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Joolee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are way more humans though, so stands to reason. Nothing else changes.

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are An estimated 1.5 billion disposable masks entered the oceans last year, and that's on top of a dramatic increase in other single use plastics.

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Ed Brandon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We're the disease that really needs curing, and we're well on our way to doing so. Shame we have to take so much with us as we go down, but the earth will be fine in the end.

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are Antibiotic resistance

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#22

40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are There are 18 genocides taking place right now on this planet, and dozens have happened since WWII ended.

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#23

40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are The Indian Cheetah and Sumatran Rhino were among some of the species that went extinct in 2019 along with;
Chinese paddlefish.
Yangtze giant softshell turtle.
Spix Macaw.
Catarina Pupfish.
Indochinese tiger.

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Elita One
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Spix's Macaw isn't extinct. It was labeled extinct in the wild, all the remaining birds were captured and taken to a facility to be put in a breeding program. The program has been very successful and some of them have been released back into a secluded, heavily monitored and guarded area back in Brazil.

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are Over 150 dead bodies of climbers are still on Mount Everest.

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are Some monks used to endure a spiritual practice whereby they eliminated all their body fat through diet and exercise, ate wood lacquer tea to kill off internal bacteria, then sealed themselves in a tomb holding a string attached to a bell. A year after the bell stopped ringing, the tomb was opened and if the monk’s body was found to be uncorrupted they were revered as a saint; if not, they were re-buried.

The process took years and as they continued the monks required more and more help from their brothers until they entered the tomb. And the whole time you’d hear bells ringing from the nearby tombs as the monks inside slowly wound down the last days of their lives, voluntarily poisoned, starved, and buried alive for a chance at sainthood.

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#26

40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are Something is eating the Milky Way galaxy - no, it isn't the plot for a Star Trek episode, it's really happening.

In 2009, researchers found a cluster of galaxies moving at an extraordinary speed towards a small patch of sky between the constellations of Centaurus and Vela.  Some unknown force is tearing away chunks of the galaxy, and astronomers still have no clue what exactly is causing it. It's been named 'Dark Flow.'

There is something big out there, far bigger than anything in our known universe. Such a behemoth would impose a kind of “tilt” on the universe, causing matter to move in one particular direction – as observations of the dark flow suggest. Could be anything - upto and including another universe.

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Shyla Bouche
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, considering the earth only has about six billion more years, I don't think humanity is in a position where we need to worry about this.

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are If a person gets bitten by an animal who has rabies, he will continue to live on a normal life for 12 weeks, and after the symptoms develop, there is no way he's making out alive. You'll know you're gonna die.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People do survive rabies. Though rare, placing the person in an induced coma and letting the virus run its course has been known to work.

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#28

40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are An unbelievable number of people who die of dehydration do so with a fair amount of fresh water in their possession.

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are In Mississippi and some parts of Florida, there is a Bacteria in the water at the coast that will literally eat your flesh off of you. Florida is much safer than Mississippi though. At least, in that aspect.

There is a mosquito in Florida that, when it bites you, can make your brain swell inside your skull and can possibly kill you.

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#30

40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are For me the fact that maybe we'll never know what hapenned to flight MH370 is kinda disturbing at least

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#31

40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are Fatal insomnia

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most of us don't have to worry about this. It's a genetic thing contained to only a few families worldwide. There have been a few "spontaneous" cases, but it's not a widespread disease.

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Within three days of death, the enzymes from your digestive system begin to digest your body.

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are You might feel like the healthiest person in the world and yet still randomly die in your sleep. Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome is just one example. There are tons of small obstructions and irregularities that your heart could be suffering from that go completely unnoticed by you, your friends, and your doctors. You might be at an increased risk of just passing on when you go to bed tonight, and no one would even suspect as much until you actually died.

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#34

40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are you have a higher chance of dying to a swarm of bees than of winning the lottery

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#35

There are many countries in the world where you can be put in prison or killed by the state for non-violent speech.

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Shark Lady
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just look at Iran, peaceful protesters have been arrested and not seen again.

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#36

There is a parasite that will eat your brain. It's called [Naegleria fowleri] and it lives in warm water lakes in the sand and silt in the shallows. It will swim up your nose and proceed to eat your neurons and your brain. Usually symptoms occur around 4 hours after infection and include headache, sensitivity to light and nausea. If you experience any of these after swimming in a lake you need to go to the hospital ASAP. If undiagnosed, you'll be dead within 24 hours. To diagnose it, you'll have to get a spinal tap and pray the tech working knows what to look for.

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#37

40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are The supervulcano under yellow stone is still active and can errupt. The chances are very low but If it does, It can cause devistation in whole USA. Spreading ashes over the whole Country and parts of Canada.

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1 year ago

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#38

- Long-dormant bacteria and viruses, trapped in ice and permafrost for centuries, are reviving as Earth's climate warms
- Gamma-ray bursts can kill all life on earth without any warning
- Asteroids can mess earth up

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Mary August
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And there is little I can do about #2 and #3 so I don't waste my energy worrying about them.

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#39

40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are The average American consumes over 150 pounds of sugar every year.

That’s approximately 187g of sugar per day for my metric system friends.

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Xottel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The WHO's recommendation is only about 25g per day(!), which adds up to 9kg or 20lbs per year. But don't feel ashamed, it's not an exclusively American problem.

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#40

UK is trying to ban protests deemed "annoying".

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Shyla Bouche
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I find protests annoying, too. *protests protests* Darn it all, now I'm annoyed and my arms hurt from holding up this sign.

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#41

I don’t know how horrifying this might be, but if you get water between your contact lens and your eye and don’t clean it for a long period of time, there’s a chance some form of bacteria can get into your eye and will eat away your vision until it’s gone. Apparently doctors won’t know if it’s there until it’s too late as well. Always use solution folks!

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rosegoldmindset
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

bro i need contacts.....i was gonna get contacts...... I'm not gonna get contacts

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40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are Every single year, there are thousands of people in the US alone who disappear. Most of them show up again; usually the next day but sometimes a few days, a few weeks or even a few months later.

However, out of these thousands of people, there are roughly 150 people - every single year - who disappear and... simply never appear again. Nobody knows what has happened to those people. They might be dead, they might not be, we simply don't know.

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Shark Lady
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was a map that showed a correlation between where people went missing from and Cave structures in the US.

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#44

Pelicans and related birds, when they're too hot, push their spinal cords out through their mouths to vent excess heat.

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#45

40 People Share Horrifying Facts That Shouldn’t Be True, But Are In just 1 kiss, over 80 million bacteria are exchanged

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#46

Anesthesia Awareness.

Babies don't have kneecaps.

You have the ability to bite through your tongue but you brain is stopping you.

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ISeeWendiGo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Babies have kneecaps, they're just made of cartilage (cartilage patellae) until around the age of 5-6.

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#47

There’s a tree out there growing that’ll eventually be your coffin.

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