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Did you, pandas, know that a breast implant once saved a woman from a bullet? Well, you learn something new every day. I'm sure this list of strange and scary facts is a treasure trove for enthusiasts of curiosities.
The Morbid Knowledge X account has over 1 million followers and only a year has passed since its inception in October 2022. The account also has a website called Morbidful, "the ultimate destination for those who love to delve into the dark and morbid world of true crime, horror, and everything in between." We warn you, though – some entries in this list are not for the faint of heart, so proceed at your own risk, pandas.
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#1
In 2012, a 24-year-old Kenyan man who worked at an orphanage called Anthony Omari woke up to find 3 machete-wielding thugs breaking in.
He took on all three men at once and chased them outside, where the fight continued. But unfortunately, Anthony would take a machete to the face.
Despite this, he successfully fought the attackers off, ensuring the children's safety, and then collapsed.
Luckily, he survived but needed stitches for the 11-inch gash across his face.
Upon hearing about his struggle, Ben Hardwick, a 21-year-old Penn State student interning at a nearby facility, went to talk to him.
Inspired by the story and deeply worried about Omari and the children's safety, Hardwick shared the man's story on Reddit, seeking $2,000 in donations to help build a larger fence for protection.
Within the first twenty-four hours, he received $65,000 in donations.
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
I believe that true beauty blooms in the soul. This man is without a doubt beautiful.
Breadcrumb. 2 years ago
I have so many questions too..people can be so cruel
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#2
In 2008, a Quaker parrot named Willie alerted his owner, Megan Howard, that a toddler she was babysitting started choking on her breakfast.
When 2-year-old Hannah began to turn blue, the bird squawked loudly to get Megan's attention. Then he started saying 'Mama baby' repeatedly.
Megan hurried to Hannah and performed the Heimlich maneuver, ultimately saving her life.
Megan later expressed that if Willie hadn't alerted her, she might not have come out of the bathroom in time, as the child was already turning blue.
For saving the child’s life, Willie was awarded the local Red Cross chapter's Animal Lifesaver Award.
2 years ago
I have a Quaker parrot named Horatio. When I got him, he would scream "shut the f**k up!" at the top of his lungs when I was trying to calm him down. Thankfully, he doesn't do that anymore. Now when I'm being quiet, he sits on my shoulder whispering "shut the f**ck up" repeatedly in my ear. At least he's not screaming :0)
Superninjatiger 2 years ago
The bird did great but I don't want to seem like a mean person but why did she leave a 2 year old to eat on her own without watching her?
Kari Panda 2 years ago
I was going to say that. I‘m glad the child survived and what the parrot did was amazing, but you NEVER leave a child that young alone with food.
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Lotekguy 2 years ago
By mistake. The bird thought he was offered a cracker.
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LonelyLittleLeafSheep 2 years ago
And how is this morbid? Wouldn't this belong in a feel-good post?
666_cthulhu 2 years ago
my grandma’s blue quaker parrot would’ve stood and watched while the kid choked, chirping in delight. nice to hear that they aren’t all like that
#3
In 2006, a man offered a hitman $50,000 to eliminate his wife, Susan Kuhnhausen, using a hammer and staging it as a failed robbery. However, when the hired assailant arrived and assaulted her, Susan fought back, ultimately strangling and killing the hitman.
Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago
A perfect example of Girl Power. Remember - you can't say "girl" without saying "grrr"!
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Annik Perrot 2 years ago
Sounds like Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder", where Grace Kelly killed the hitman her husband had sent, and was then charged for the murder.
Isaac Nemo 2 years ago (edited)
This leaves out the best parts! She savaged her attacker and screamed "tell me who sent you and I'll call an ambulance", she charged at him so he couldn't get a full swing of the hammer, bit him all over to leave identifying marks, believing he would kill her, etc. ER nurses are BEASTS!!
The Morbidful universe is not just the aforementioned website and the X page. They also share stories on Instagram under the account named Morbidfull. There's also a YouTube channel where you can find videos of unsettling and spooky stuff in their signature style.
The Morbidful team describes themselves as a dedicated team of writers and researchers. They aim to bring their readers "the most fascinating and bone-chilling stories from around the world."
#4
For the last two decades, Chen Si has dedicated his weekends to patrolling the Nanjing bridge, which spans over China's Yangtze River. His mission is to prevent individuals from taking their lives by jumping into the waters below.
He is known as the ‘Angel of Nanjing’ because so far he has saved over 400 people.
Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago
There is a saying that whoever saves one life saves the world entire. Hebrew?
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And how is a man who is saving people's lives considered "morbid"? I think the author needs a dictionary.
DarkViolet 2 years ago
We sure could use someone like him in Northern California. So many people end their lives jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge.
Multa Nocte 2 years ago
Aren't they in the process of putting nets up under the bridge?
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E Talavera 2 years ago
To Dark Violet, why don't u & and some friends do that. I think the worst thing is g a parent will hear
DarkViolet 2 years ago
You wouldn't believe the red tape that would suddenly materialize out of thin air. Some legislator will loudly proclaim (in front of the cameras, of course) that the idea has no merit. About two or three years later, that same legislator will propose the same brilliant idea as their own.
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#5
Grover Krantz was an anthropologist who donated his body to the Smithsonian Museum to show how skeletons can be educational tools. His only condition was that he wanted his loving dog next to even after death.
UndertaleLover (She/Her) 2 years ago
This one makes me smile. I want to do this with my dog now.
Louise Clarke 2 years ago
Also his request, and how they put the two together, it becomes even more educational. And people can see the similarities between a human skeleton and a dog one
Lorraine R 2 years ago
Clyde was Grover's first Wolfhound, and his most-loved pet. Grover buried him in his back yard after he died, and tearfully dug up his skeleton much later to prepare it for donation to the museum. He also donated two more of his dogs' skeletons to the museum along with Clyde's (and his own, of course). Grover wrote Clyde's biography, "Only a Dog", which can be found in an online search.
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Vidas Zlioba 2 years ago
Just great . . . give it time, and the exhibit will be titled, "wolf attacking man."
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 2 years ago
Not morbid at all. So far, none of these are.
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Born on September 23, 1988, Matthew Robinson faced significant challenges from birth, being blind and paralyzed from the neck down due to oxygen deprivation.
Despite doctors' grim prognosis of only a few hours, Matthew defied expectations, living a remarkable 10-and-a-half years.
When Matthew passed away in 1999, his dad decided his gravestone should depict Matthew in his truest form and signify hope rather than grief.
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
I hope you find joy and freedom of movement in whatever awaits us after life.
Tracy Wallick 2 years ago
IIRC, either his explanation or the epitaph said something to the effect of "I wanted to show [my son] as being free of his earthly burdens"
Dr Robert Neville 2 years ago
Weird statue, the rock under the front right wheel makes it look like the wheelchair was out of control, hit a rock and catapulted the kid.
The project operates on the premise that there are people who are intrinsically interested in the darker side of the human psyche. It's for people interested in exploring the psyches of serial killers, the supernatural, and haunted places. Historical stories with macabre and bizarre elements also have their place in the Morbidful universe.
"Our blog is not for the faint-hearted, but for those who are brave enough to explore the depths of human darkness," the website's bio reads. "With regular updates and new stories added every week, you can be sure that there will always be something new and fascinating to discover on Morbidful."
#7
In 2018, a heroic dad, Brad Lewis, saved his youngest son from a fatal fall from a balcony by jumping after him and cradling him to his chest, taking the brunt of the impact. He suffered a fractured skull among other injuries.
The incident happened when his son fired a toy Nerf gun and chased after the bullet onto the balcony - only for him to slip and lose his footing.
Both Brad and his son made a full recovery.
Marnie 2 years ago
I don't understand how that works physically that he could jump after his son started falling, catch up to him, and grab him. But anyway, very glad to hear this story and that they will recover.
Unoriginal 2 years ago
The dad, if in a stable mindset enough could have dove after his son, making him go faster and be able to catch up to the child who was likely flailing around and making himself fall slower.
Load More Replies... Delta Dawn 2 years ago
any parent would do that! I almost fell broken-foot-first down an escalator to save my 5yo from falling and I’d still do it today
Sergio Bicerra 2 years ago
Good on you, but to be fair to the post, not every parent would do that.
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MontanaMariner 2 years ago
Father's instinct, I bet he jumped after him without a thought. I'm glad they're healed up.
Cassidy Moore 2 years ago
Its honestly incredible that such a strong parental impulse takes over like that, without hesitation or a second thought. I would do the same for my kids absolutely 🙏🏻
#8
In 2017, 70-year-old Lawrence Ripple robbed a Kansas City bank, then sat down in the lobby saying he would rather go to jail than to live with his wife any longer. He was sentenced to house arrest.
Frank Newton 2 years ago
Sense of humor?! That's cruel and unusual punishment.
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Bookworm 2 years ago
For anyone concerned it wasn't anything to do with abuse or domestic violence. He'd had heart surgery and afterwards developed depression. However the depression manifested as irritability so he didn't think to report it. Due to his depression he didn't want to live with his wife anymore. After he received treatment he was fine living with his wife again. His house arrest was for 6 months and was leniency from the judge, not an ironic punishment.
Scott Rackley 2 years ago
See, this is why you shouldn't let facts get in the way of a good story
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Tamra 2 years ago
This one is a bit sad. I wonder if anyone thought to ask why he was so desperate to get away from her?
#9
During a medical procedure in 2020, Dagmar Turner performed her violin while surgeons operated to remove a tumor from her brain's right frontal lobe. This unique act aimed to help surgeons avoid harming the brain region responsible for coordination and delicate hand movements, crucial for her musical abilities. Thankfully, the surgery was successful.
David Paterson 2 years ago
In another case, an English teacher checked the condition of her brain after brain surgery by reciting Beowulf. The nurses thought she was mad, talking to herself in a non-existent language. Luckily, the doctor was smart enough to recognise it.
Disappointed Optimist 2 years ago
Oh the same thing was done to a guy who played the saxophone!
lily jones 2 years ago
Wait, but by the time her abilities started failing, wouldn't it be too late??
Loren Pechtel 2 years ago
To do such tests they chill a little bit of brain. This keeps it from working but is reversible--it lets the doctors know what will happen if they cut there.
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I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 2 years ago
Not that unusual for this kind of brain surgery to get the patient to speak or complete tasks so that surgeons know they aren't damaging specific regions required for said action. I know you can't feel pain but I don't think I could keep my cool to be able to speak and certainly not play an instrument!!!
Phil 1 year ago
Now that, is an amazing reference to a really old joke. Well done.
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Morbidful has 1.2 million followers on X and 136k on Instagram. They're part of the booming interest in true crime and supernatural stories. According to the Pew Research Center, 34% of adults in the U.S. who listen to podcasts say they regularly listen to shows about true crime.
#10
Photo from 1999, taken amid the Kosovo War, shoes Mustafa Xaja, an Albanian man who had lost his two children and was desperately trying to find them.
Sometime after, the Newsweek journalist who took the photo, returned to Kosovo and journeyed to Mitrovica, Mustafa's hometown.
The reporter located Mustafa and inquired about his family. Astonishingly, Mustafa confirmed that his wife and children were alive and they reunited.
David Paterson 2 years ago
Civilians, and wildlife. Wildlife suffers enormously in wartime, whether it be machine guns across Europe, bombing of Pacific Islands, or spraying herbicide in Vietnam.
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Tracy Wallick 2 years ago
Thank god. The grief on his face is absolutely heartbreaking, I'm so glad his family survived and they were able to find each other.
Little king trash mouth 2 years ago
This photo always makes me tear up. I can't imagine that level of heartache.
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
I am so glad that Mustafa was reunited with his family. I cannot imagine the grief, fear, and heartache this man went through. War is vile and destroys the lives of so many innocent people.
Mario Strada 2 years ago
You can see worry and desperation etched on his face. Like reading a book. I am very glad he was reunited with his family.
Olli Hawk 1 year ago (edited)
There’s a historical fiction book with a chapter based off of this man, it’s called “refugee” (edit: it’s based off a true story about a holocaust survivor who was rescued by a Christian family, and as an adult rescues an Albanian family during their war. It’s a very good book)
#11
A note containing the final request of 50-year-old former NFL safety Dave Duerson that he left when he ended his own life on February 27, 2011. His brain, as he suspected, was found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy as a result of the concussions he suffered during his playing career.
Mario Strada 2 years ago
I am glad whoever wrote this didn't use the terrible "unalived" term. This was a selfless act that deserved proper description.
DJ B 2 years ago
Please don't tell me that you're insinuating that others who take their own lives are selfish.
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okpkpkp 2 years ago
I have a chronic encephalopathy (meaning brain disease) that affects my central and peripheral nerves, balance, and memory. It's my cerebella that is degenerating. I found this out in 2000 after I was seeking answers about frequent falls and pain in my legs. My vision is whack, too. Nystagmus and double vision. But I'm still here and 70 years old.
Melissa 2 years ago (edited)
I'm sorry you have to deal with all of that 🙏 But you're incredibly strong to still be here enduring it 💜
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mft760 1 year ago
So why isnt fottball illegal? All the fans cheering on have blood on their hands i guess?
Phil 1 year ago
Could it be the billions of dollars of revenue the teams and the league make? I think it might have to do with the billions of dollars.
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#12
In 2017, Yang Ming, a 37-year-old, was thrown backward onto a protruding metal rod after accidentally coming into contact with a live wire at a construction site.
His coworkers opted to leave the pole in place and quickly transported him to the hospital, where surgeons could safely extract it.
Ming underwent a successful seven-hour surgery at Sichuan University West China Hospital, during which the protruding rod was safely removed. Fortunately, the rod missed all vital organs, and he survived.
XenoMurph 2 years ago
I've had loads of days when I've not been electrocuted, nor impaled by a metal rod. I don;t count those as my unluckiest days.
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smugdruggler 2 years ago
Foreign bodies should always be left in place. Removing them is like pulling the plug out of a sink and the patient would probably bleed to death.
Mimi La Souris 2 years ago (edited)
so extremely polite rod, she kindly pushed all the organs by advancing "excuse me, I would like to pass, thank you, pardon, pardon, I am sorry to disturb you, I would like to advance, it is very kind, excuse me, pardon"
Jeff Jones 2 years ago
Same thing happened to a kid that fell off a roof once. The other end was just under the skin in his neck. Actually punctured his heart also! Surgeons had to fillet him open and tie off everything while an intern slowly pulled it out. He lived.
Assistant professor at the University of Oregon Whitney Phillips teaches three reasons why people are so drawn to the genre of true crime. First, it's the mystery element. Differently from books and movies, "true crime allows audience members the chance to feel invested in a real mystery unfolding before them."
#13
The Siberian Ice Maiden, also known as the Princess of Ukok, is a mummy of a woman with tattoos from the 5th century BC, Republic of Alta, Russia.
The Body of Princess Ukok, who died aged 25, had several tattoos on her body, including a deer with a griffon's beak and a Capricorn's antlers. The tattoos have been perfectly preserved for 2,500 years.
Yer maw 2 years ago
And folk act like tattoos are a new thing that deserves to be looked down on
Melissa 2 years ago
Seriously, it's art. I saw a post not too long ago where someone asked everyone what was one thing they couldn't tolerate and most people had good answers like lying, being malicious, etc.... and there was one older woman who said tattoos. Like wtf, that's worse than all of the horrible things people can do? It's so ridiculous, people's hate for tattoos.
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Andy Frobig 2 years ago
Her mother would probably say "don't look so cool now that you're 2,500, do they?"
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I've seen at least one lady who has that tattoo, she wanted to honor the Ice Maiden
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Mary Kelly 2 years ago
my sister has this and another one of her tattoos...they have a niche following
Martin Kaine 2 years ago
Yes, those motifs are consistent among peoples of the steppe. Especially on warrior women buried in kurgans. Check out: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21981621-the-amazons?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=1MzUagno4n&rank=1
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Elizabeth Brown 2 years ago
I love griffons. I really do, but I must ask. How is it specifically a griffon beak?
#14
In 1935, in the town of Gulf, NC, a pregnant Alton Jourdan fell into a well and gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Frank. The infant remained under water for 45 minutes without breathing until both were rescued. The child lived.
Ace 2 years ago
Mother was unconscious, so yeah, presumable. And it was 20 minutes, not 45. Full story here https://uselessinformation.org/1935-baby-born-in-deep-water-well/
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Lyrica Melody 2 years ago
Here's a longer synopsis of the story: https://uselessinformation.org/1935-baby-born-in-deep-water-well/ The baby survived and apparently had a normal childhood, but died young from a brain tumor.
Barbara Skolly 2 years ago
Babies do not breath until they hit air. So if born underwater and remained they would still function through the cord. This is why they is no rush to raise the baby in a controlled water birth.
laura lee 2 years ago
If you're very pregnant the trauma could cause you to go into labor
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Baby still attached to mum by the umbilical cord, most likely, with the same affect as when it's in-utero (in fluid/water in and out of mum).
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#15
In 2016, a 26-year-man from the U.K., named Ben Innes, was on an EgyptAir flight to Cairo.
During the flight, a passenger named Seif Eldin Mustafa, hijacked the plane, wearing a vest packed with explosives and carrying a detonator.
The hijacker demanded that the pilot land the plane in Cyprus instead of Egypt. The pilot obliged fearing the terrorist would detonate the bomb if he didn’t.
Upon arriving in Cyprus, Seif Eldin released 52 out of the 55 terrified passengers but kept 3 passengers as well as 4 of the plane's crew on board as hostages.
Among these remaining 7 was Ben Innes.
Ben decided to walk up to the hijacker and then ask him if he could take a selfie. Although slightly bewildered, the hijacker allowed him to take the picture.
Thankfully, the bomb turned out to be fake. Seif Eldin was arrested and the remaining 7 people on board were freed.
When questioned about why he took the photo, Ben explained that he was attempting to remain optimistic. He reasoned that if the bomb turned out to be real, he felt he would have nothing to lose anyway.
Tabitha 2 years ago
I was thinking he planned to send the selfie, showing the bomb Eldin was wearing, to someone who could send it on to the police, ho could then see if it was real, what kind of bomb it was, and what kind of mechanism it had to trip the detonator.
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
This seems like exactly the kind of thing that I'd do in a situation like this.
Secondly, there's an element of interactiveness in the experience. You can be sitting on your couch at home and trying to solve the mystery. The third explanation, according to Phillips, is the reason why true crime's biggest demographic is white women.
#16
On 19th of September 1991, in the Ötztal Alps, the natural mummy of a man who lived between 3350 and 3105 BC was found. According to researchers, Ötzi, also called the Iceman, was killed due to the presence of an arrowhead embedded in his left shoulder and various other wounds.
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
Fück me dead... imagine finding something like that on your morning walk.
Tracy Wallick 2 years ago
I remember a documentary about this, he was in such good condition that the hikers who found him thought he was the victim of a recent homicide
PeepPeep the duck 2 years ago
I remember that and as a kid that book called ‘bog bodies’ - we used to make silly theories like he was town bad guy and he got run out of town 😂
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don'tcensorstupidstuff 2 years ago
they've used technology and reconstructive devices to show us what he actually looked like. i remember being fascinated as a child.
SnackbarKaat 2 years ago
At first it was thought he was a missing hiker, until they discovered he was a lot older
David Paterson 2 years ago
That wasn't the natural mummy found that had been garotted? Doesn't matter really, some naturally mummified bodies had been killed by hanging, by an arrow through the aorta, by scalping, etc. more than half met with violent deaths.
Ace 2 years ago
It's not thought that he died immediately from wounds, but survived for quite some time afterwards. Actual cause of death is unknown.
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The skeleton of Harry Eastlack, a man that suffered from fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, a genetic disorder that resulted in any injury being "repaired" by turning into bone.
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
I didn't even know that was possible... didn't want to know either.
Peter Trudell Jr 2 years ago
Added horror for you... every time you work out, you're creating micro-tears in your muscles to get them to grow...
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Sergio Bicerra 2 years ago
I heard a story of someone with this condition and the doctor asked them: "do you want to die sitting down or laying down, cause one day that will be your last position" Can't tell if it's true but sounds really disturbing.
Melissa Dowling 2 years ago
It's true. Unfortunately. There comes a time during the progression of the disease when the person has to decide if they are going to sit or lie down for the rest of their days because they've become too solid to continue changing positions.
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Marjolein Boon 2 years ago
Fop is a terrible condition that affects people all over the world!
Bookworm 2 years ago
No. She has Stiff Person Syndrome, a neurological disorder that causes severe muscle spasms.
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The body is amazing. Imagine how many MORE things we'd actually know, and be able to study w/o religious b******t for 2,000 years of forced dominance.
#18
A U.S. marine gives a cigarette to an injured Japanese soldier, buried in the sand at the battle of Iwo Jima in 1945.
Zedrapazia 2 years ago
In the end, all soldiers are just normal people, nor good nor evil, following the whim of some mighty men that have beef with each other, far far above.
Rostit. . 2 years ago
Tell what you said to the soldiers in Ukraine trying to push out genocidal invaders. I promise they have no time for katsaps. Russian soldiers want to loot and rape. There is no honor here.
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The same research by Pew Center claims that women are almost twice as likely to be fans of true crime podcasts. 44% of women among regular podcast listeners in the U.S. opt for true crime, while the percentage of men is only at 23%.
#19
In the 1930s, two scientists, Winthrop Kellogg and his wife Luella conducted a cross-rearing study, in which a 7 month old chimpanzee named Gua was raised alongside their 10 month old human child, Donald.
For nine months, Gua and Donald were raised as "brother and sister,” and the parents recorded their development.
At around the 6 month mark, Gua was recorded as being able to learn many human behaviors quicker than Donald, but unlike Donald, Gua was unable to speak or form any words.
The experiment was abruptly stopped 9 months in because Donald started to mimic the noises Gua made and had started behaving more like a chimp.
Wood Carver 2 years ago
This was during the early era of scientific approach to psychology and sociology. iirc at the time there was a theory that higher primates could learn to speak if raised in the same conditions as human children. After all they have very similar mouth structures to humans.
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Danielle Renee 2 years ago
although Gua wouldn't have been able to speak, he could have communicated if they had the foresight to teach him sign language.
Tabitha 2 years ago
It Donald was actually learning chimp language and behavior from Gua. He wasn’t regressing into becoming a chimp, he was learning to communicate with his chimp sister. Being that Do and is human, he could’ve given his parent a some amazing insights into chimp thought processes. He could’ve grown up to become a real life Dr Doolittle.
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Naomie Moore 2 years ago
This was also an episode of Two And A Half Men when Ashton Kutcher replaced Charlie Sheen. Based loosely on this same experiment.
Vicki Perizzolo 2 years ago
should've taught Gua sign language... would have been a whole new world opening language experiment.
Ray Perkins 2 years ago
"Donald", huh? Well, I think we know what became of him. Explains a lot.
#20
This is the last known photo taken of raggae legend Bob Marley before he succumbed to cancer on May 11, 1981. He was on his way home to Jamaica, but never made it. He passed away at a hospital in Miami at the age of 36. His final words to his son Ziggy were “Money can’t buy life.”
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
Rest well, Bob Marley. Your music will be cherished for centuries.
CaptainSlapNTickle 2 years ago
Too ignorant to actually seek medical attention for a very simple issue to combat. Melanoma could have been removed. 🙄
Debra Newell 1 year ago
Legend. An amazing man who was taken away too soon. Bob Marley will always be a “Legend”
ShellsBells 2 years ago
Yes. Bob Marley will always be known as biggest threat to American security. Reggae was just a cover to do irrevocable damage to the US and to eventually proclaim world domination. Or, it could have melanoma that spread.
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Ann Hodges shows off her bruise after being hit by a meteorite, 1954.
In Sylacauga, Alabama in 1954, Ann Hodges was napping on her couch, when a softball-size hunk of black rock broke through the ceiling, bounced off her radio console, and hit her in the thigh, leaving a very large bruise.
A geologist working in the area was called to the scene and determined the object was a meteorite weighing 8.5 pounds and measuring seven inches in length.
Ann Elizabeth Hodges is the first documented case of a human struck by a meteorite.
Sandra Scully-Mannaravalappil 2 years ago
and with that on it . Do you really need anything else ?
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martymcmatrix 2 years ago
The bruise's color is because of the subcutaneous fat which got burnt by the heat evolving during the incident...
CaptainSlapNTickle 2 years ago
I hope that she was able to keep it. That would have financially covered her family for possible generations.
Whitney Phillips uses one piece of research in her Media Ethics class to confirm the theory of why white women are more likely to be fans of true crime podcasts. That theory is this: women turn to true crime because they have anxiety about potential threats. By listening to and watching such shows, they feel more prepared in case something similar happens to them.
#22
In 2018, silicone breast implants saved a woman from a bullet fired at close range in Canada. Doctors noted that the implant deflected the bullet's trajectory, thereby saving the woman's life. Her only injuries were a fractured rib. There was no harm to her vital organs.
kazuha 2 years ago
ohh maybe this is why all of those instagram models are getting breast implants! to protect themselves from bullets. makes so much sense now.. 😊
ConstantlyJon 2 years ago (edited)
Just a friendly reminder that not everyone who has implants has them out of vanity. My wife got implants after a preventative double-mastectomy due to a very high risk of breast cancer. My sister in-law currently has stage IV metastatic breast cancer and alerted us to the risk when she was initially diagnosed at 31. So my wife took preventative measures to save her own life.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
One of the women I was in prison with had had a double mastectomy. I don't know how long she had to wait, but I was in the same unit when she got her implants. She kept running around the unit telling everyone about her new boobs. She was so happy.
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#23
An advertisement sign for the drug Atabrine, an anti-malaria drug, In Papua New Guinea, 1942.
#24
In 2009, a man sued Pepsi alleging that he found a mouse in his Mountain Dew. However, Pepsi attorneys stated that Mountain Dew will dissolve a mouse in 30 days, and showed that his can was purchased 74 days after being manufactured.
Snorkeldorf 2 years ago
Makes me wonder how many dissolved mice are in a Mountain Dew.
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Leigh 2 years ago
For a school science project my sister soaked pig stomachs in soda. It was disturbing how the soda ate away at the stomach. The dark sodas such as coke were the worse! The sprite wasn't as bad as the rest. The pig were humanely killed and the stomachs would how been tossed out anyway.
don'tcensorstupidstuff 2 years ago
umm so how is it safe to drink? i know its like one of the sodas with the most sugar, and i can't help my addiction to soda, but its severely unhealthy. butwhat is it doing to peoples insides?
Alex Martin 2 years ago (edited)
Not very much. Your insides are acid. You have a hydrochloric acid bath in your stomach that is an order of magnitude more potent than a mild citric acid. That acid breaks down food. Your body produces mucous to protect itself from the acid. Unless you soak your teeth in mountain dew and never brush the citric acid isn't going to do a darn thing to you.
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In the 90s a woman put a mouse in a can of Pepsi trying to scam them out of money. They caught her becasue the mouse was not from the geographic area that the product was bottled
Naomie Moore 2 years ago
One of the most toxic soft drinks. If people knew what was contained in the soft drink beverage, it might deter them. The scary thing is that 95% of the population in the US are oblivious and / or they don't care.
Ghosts, haunted houses and other unexplained phenomena are regularly featured on Morbidful as well. Associate professor Eddy White from the University of Arizona says our fascination with the supernatural comes from searching for meaning in a complicated world. It also has to do with mortality, and that's where fortune tellers, psychics and ghosts come into play. Other people turn to the supernatural due to feeling insignificant.
#25
In the year 500BC a corrupt judge who took a bribe, named Sisamnes,
was skinned alive. The King ordered his skin be used to upholster the chair that his son Otanes would sit on as his chosen successor, to be reminded of his Fathers corruption, and ensure fairness in all his hearings and sentences.
Harry Hwt 2 years ago
I bet it was worse for the son imagine a very long time goes by literally seeing your dad's corpse skin tanned and made into a chair that you had to sit on and feel knowing it was your dad good God that had to be traumatizing
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I'm more disturbed at the fact that the father was basically turned into a chair covering. Imagine having to sit on your own father!
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
... I think we now have the missing 'Enforcement Mechanism' to go with the new Code of Ethics for the United States Supreme Court.
MontanaMariner 2 years ago
Another example of humans ability to be absolutely awful to others.
Victoria Rendon 2 years ago
I wonder what video games they were playing that desensitized them into doing this.
#26
In 1926, famous jazz pianist Fats Waller was returning home after a performance in Chicago when he was suddenly ambushed by a group of gangsters.
They held him at gunpoint and ordered him into the back of their vehicle. As he was terrified for his life, Fats obliged.
After driving for a short while, they arrived at a an exclusive club owned by notorious gangster, Al Capone.
Fats was then forced inside where he performed on the piano for the entire venue.
It turned out that it was Al Capone’s 28th birthday and since he was a big admirer of Fats, he wanted Fats to perform for him.
According to Fats Waller’s son, the famed jazz musician wasn’t harmed and spent three days and nights performing for Capone, taking breaks only to sleep on his piano bench. He was reportedly paid $100 per song, which is the equivalent of over $1,600 today.
Leigh James 2 years ago (edited)
Up in Harlem got a table for two but there were four of us baby me your big feets and you....... Fats Waller "Feets Too Big"
Andy Frobig 2 years ago
No, $100 in 1926 is equivalent to $1600 today. But Waller did go home with thousands of dollars in tips
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WalterWhiteSavannah 2 years ago
I can't remember the exact details but something similar happened to one or two memembers of wutang in Toronto except they got nabbed to play for some super rich sons of middle east royalty or oil magnates or something. Gonna have to Google this now and refresh my memory.
INGi 2 years ago
Three days and nights. $100/per song. $1600. So... he played 16 songs over the course of three days and nights???? Geeeeeee. Tough one.
thebookwasbetter 2 years ago
I think they meant that he was paid $100 per song, which is equivalent to $1600 per song today
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In 1945, a B-25 bomber accidentally crashed into the Empire State Building due to intense fog, claiming the lives of 14 people.
Amongst other damages, the plane severed the cables of the elevator and the operator inside, Betty Lou Oliver, fell 75 stories to the basement, somehow managing to survive. She still holds the world record for the longest survived elevator fall.
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
Sure she survived, but I'm willing to bet that not all of her damage was physical.
Joe Reaves 2 years ago
She had burns too, they put her back into the elevator to evacuate her because of her injuries, and that's when the elevator broke. "At the moment that Captain Smith crashed the plane into the Empire State Building, Betty Lou Oliver was working on the 80th floor as an elevator attendant. The crash caused her to be thrown out of her vehicle, and as well as suffering from severe burns, Betty had a broken pelvis, back, and neck. They were terrible injuries, but it was clear that Betty would survive as first aid workers helped her and placed her on an elevator to the ground floor. Soon, she would be driven to the hospital for proper treatment." So those were the injuries she had BEFORE dropping 75 stories.
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Maggie Fulton 2 years ago
This does not help with my fear of an elevator plummeting to the bottom of the shaft. Yes, I know that’s impossible with a modern elevator, but I never claimed my fear is rational.
Andy Frobig 2 years ago
My grandfather worked about a block from the Empire State, and took Mom and her brothers to see the plane sticking out over the street. This crash happened in thick fog and was the only time a plane hit a NYC skyscraper until 2001. Knowing that is why I knew right away that 9/11 wasn't an accident
Celtic Pirate Queen 2 years ago
Did she jump up at the moment of impact? Because we all know that's how you survive a falling elevator. (Sarcasm)
Lorraine R 1 year ago
Considering her injuries, she was probably flat on her back, which would have been the best position for surviving a fall like that.
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David Paterson 2 years ago
This anecdote is famous. Even Mythbusters tried to duplicate it. And anyone who thinks that the Twin Towers was built without the structural engineers thinking of the possibility of a plane crash needs their head examined. They knew about this incident.
Dragons Exist 2 years ago
Yes, but a) the planes in 9/11 were dozens of times bigger than the bomber and b) if the Twin Towers had had the same style of supports as the Empire State Building, they might have lasted longer or not collapsed at all
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"The world of science makes us feel smaller and smaller as we realize that the universe and the cosmos is much, much larger," White explained. "Science is discovering what is out there, but not our place in it. So people look to other areas where they can find some answers to those questions."
#28
In 2004, two brothers from Austria called Andreas and Christopher, fell through the ice of a frozen lake near Vienna.
They were submerged for at least 30 minutes before being rescued. Both of them had stopped breathing, their hearts had stopped, and they were both clinically dead.
Despite no hope that either could be saved, emergency services tried to revive them and after working for 30 minutes heard a faint heartbeat coming from Andreas. Half an hour later Christopher also began to show signs of life.
After nearly an entire month in a coma, Andreas recovered fully and bud Christopher was on his way to a full recovery.
At the time, Dr Arnold Pollak, the head of the paediatric clinic at the Vienna General Hospital, said: "Andreas’ recovery happened so quickly it borders on a miracle.”
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
I wonder what the afterlife felt like... the biggest mystery ever pondered, and these two know the answer.
Sven Grammersdorf 2 years ago
I'm guessing it feels exactly like before you were born
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Tracy Wallick 2 years ago
As many medical personnel have said, "you're not dead until you're warm and dead"
MontanaMariner 2 years ago
I've learned from EMT friends here in Montana, that you aren't clinically dead until you are above 94° and dead because of instances like this.
Naomie Moore 2 years ago
Thank goodness somebody made the right decision to try and revive them rather than just say oh well and let them die. The doctors and nurses need to be celebrated for their unwavering dedication.
#29
These are human hands, suffering from extreme gout. Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter saved them off of a deceased patient to study. He'd been suffering from the condition himself. Gout is a form of arthritis, where your joints become inflames and swollen.
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
Oh god, imagine the pain... or don't. Maybe actually don't do that.
DarkViolet 2 years ago
If you have arthritis, you don't have to imagine it.
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Gout is caused by the bodies inability to process uric acid. The acid collects in the extremities where there is less blood flow and crystallizes. People with mild versions of gout experience painful flare ups characterized by painful swelling of the joints, usually in the big toe on the right foot as its furthest from the heart but it can also appear in the hands, feet, or other joints. Severe cases can effect the entire body, left untreated it can lead to severe arthritis. Treatments include a diet that is low in purines, which means avoiding organ meats, avoiding some types of seafood, and limiting intake of beer and other alcohols, all remaining fish, and red meats. There is a drug to help people process uric acid and an anti-inflamatory to help with flare ups. It is a much more treatable form of arthritis.
smugdruggler 2 years ago
Thanks for that. I was going to say something similar so you saved me typing it all out.
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XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧 2 years ago
If you're into medical curiosities, or are interested in the human body, you should visit the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia if you get a chance. It's a little macabre but incredibly fascinating.
Hiram's Friend 2 years ago
https://muttermuseum.org/visit/hours-admission
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RosenCranzLives 2 years ago
Gout is a form of arthritis caused by too much uric acid in your blood. You kidneys can't process enough of it, so it pools in the extremities - feet and hands - and crystallizes. You basically end up with beach sand in your joints. And it grinds away at the joints. I'm missing percentages of my toe bones. The X-rays are freaky. I take a daily dose of a drug to reduce the uric acid. Fun Fact - eye 'sleet' from sleep is crystallized uric acid.
Chewie Baron 2 years ago
Up u til the 1980s, people always associated gout with drinking too much Port.
I'm.Just.A.Girl 2 years ago
The ring finger on the person's right hand, (one on the left) looks extremely brutal. I can't imagine the pain when doing everyday activities 😞
Mary Kelly 2 years ago
you can watch doctors removing grout crystals from swollen feet and hands on youtube....it's both interesting and sad...you know it must hurt
David Paterson 2 years ago
I looked up the causes of gout at the Mayo clinic. Causes include red meat, liver, sardines, anchovies, tuna, beer and fructose (fruit sugar). So whatever you eat you're in trouble.
Kat 1 year ago
I had gout, it was so painful. Most pain ever for two weeks. I went to the ER and there was an intern that came in and to check me before I saw the attending Dr. He was talking to the attending on the other side of the curtain and I heard him say he wanted to put a needle into the joint of my big toe to withdraw fluid to send to the lab. I thought “There's no way I am going to let this Dr jab a needle into the joint of my big toe” that would hurt like effing crazy. The attending said they don’t do that anymore, just do blood work. I was like thank god for lab work. Lol I ended up with infected gout and was on IV infusion of antibiotics, they thought I was going to get blood poisoning.
#30
Mummy of Thuya. She was the mother of Queen Tiya, grandmother of Akhenaten, and Great grandmother of Tutankhamun, about 3400 years ago She died in her mid-50s. Discovered in February 1905 by Egyptologist James E. Quibell, her tomb in the Valley of the Kings had been robbed in antiquity. Nonetheless, it retained a significant portion of its original contents, such as chests, beds, chairs, a chariot, and numerous storage jars.
Mocha the Lion 2 years ago (edited)
the valley of kings is stunning! i looked up a photo of it!
Andy Frobig 2 years ago
I went in several of the tombs in 2016, including Tutankhamun's. The paintings are spectacular and many look like they could have been painted last week
Load More Replies... There's also a much simpler explanation for why we might love ghouls, the Slender Man, and American Horror Story. It's just entertaining – sometimes it's fun to be scared. "We're in a state of heightened awareness, but we know at the same time that we are safe," Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona Jerry Hogle says. "We can take pleasure in the endorphins going off like this without actually being threatened."
#31
Kurt Gödel, an Austrian-American logician, was paranoid of being poisoned and would only eat after his wife tested his food first. He passed away from starvation when his wife was hospitalized. He refused to eat food prepared by anyone else out of fear of being poisoned.
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
Dude... there's far and then there's too far. You probably would have been better off eating a poisoned meal. Also did he just not care about his wife?
Zedrapazia 2 years ago
Even bigger question, why would he rather die than just cook something by himself?
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David Paterson 2 years ago
Kurt Gödel is the genius who proved that all the mathematics that contains the natural numbers is fatally flawed, it cannot be both complete and non-contradictory. Later, when he went paranoid it was rumoured that he had gone further and proved that all physics is self-contradictory, too. In his early days he solved the equations of general relativity to discover a mathematical model of finite rotating universe that allowed time travel.
Kaycee Friend 2 years ago
This sounds like mental illness. I've done crazy s**t with paranoid delusions
Paloma Vita 2 years ago
He never thought about learning how to cook....or just make salads and sandwiches?! Wow... and so nice of him to use his wife as a taster.
#32
In 2015, Aitabdel Salem, a 41-year-old from Queens, spent 5 months in jail at Rikers Island, one of the country's most notorious prisons, not knowing that his bail was just $2.
Salem was initially jailed on a $25,000 bail for allegedly attacking a police officer who was arresting him on charges of shoplifting on November 21, 2014.
Prosecutors for the case, however, failed to land an indictment, and a judge ordered Salem's release on November 28, 2014, just one week after his arrest.
Salem, however, still had to pay two $1 bail charges for two unrelated tampering and mischief charges.
The only problem: Salem didn't know just $2 could set him free. He remained in the overcrowded prison until May 2015.
kazuha 2 years ago (edited)
Did no one inform him? Did they purposely withhold the information from him? If so, it might be time to sue
madbakes 2 years ago
This is not unheard of with New York, particularly with Rikers. There are many, many similar cases of this happening in NYC
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Urbangirlatl 2 years ago
According to Wikipedia, it costs over $556k per inmate, per year, or $1500/day. So NY taxpayers spent $228k to hold a person over $2. Makes sense.
PFD 2 years ago
Ok, so some more info. The story is true, and appalling: he missed the court appearances where the bail was dropped because prison officers failed to deliver him to court, then both prison staff and his legal aid lawyers failed to tell him (apparently a prison chaplain found out and paid the bail). HOWEVER: He was later convicted of the shoplifting and assault charges and sentenced to 5 years, and the previous time served was counted towards his sentence. He DID sue both the prison and his lawyers, but the judge ruled that while there was "negligence", it didn't reach the standard for "outrageousness", mainly it seems because of the ultimate conviction (i.e. he was not ultimately imprisoned for longer than he would have been). I don't think I agree - morally, that failure was "outrageous" regardless, and should at least have led to punishment for those negligent - but I'm not a lawyer.
Andy Frobig 2 years ago (edited)
This kind of thing is rampant at Rikers. There are more people there awaiting trial than there are serving sentences. The system is terminally backlogged, and at any time there are probably dozens of people at Rikers who've had charges dropped and don't know, and hundreds who have been driven back and forth to court for months with no trial dates set
Vicki Perizzolo 2 years ago
everyone involved in not telling him that should have gone to jail for the equivalent amount of time
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
I don't know how you could deliver the news so long after... that must be crushing.
Hiram's Friend 2 years ago
Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
#33
In 2014, three people died inside a flight simulator in a flight safety building at the Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport, Kansas, when a real plane crashed into it. The pilot of the Beechcraft King Air B200 twin turboprop was killed along with three people in the building; six more people in the building were injured.
Mario Strada 2 years ago
At an airport? I'd say pretty good, all things considered.
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Fronkensteen 2 years ago
I’m from Wichita, one of my teachers’ wife was killed in this. But he is still one of the most engaging and energetic people I know. Shoutout to Mr. L
Thomas Ewing 2 years ago
"I was giving a lecture on meteoritics when I was killed by a meteorite!"
#34
Dissection shows a nut lodged in the trachea of a child that unfortunately resulted in child’s passing.
Michael Braisher 2 years ago
That's life, I'm afraid. Pun not intended too. We learned much worse in the old days.
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Louise Clarke 2 years ago
I feel bad for the family of the child. But I find the image fascinating from a medical point of view
martymcmatrix 2 years ago
With all the sadness, this is unfortunately the way we get such anatomical/pathophysiological preparations, in order to show them as a warning sign which hopefully results in the prevention of getting more preparations like this...
I'm.Just.A.Girl 2 years ago
This is sad and terrifying. Today is Thanksgiving, I am thankful for my daughter , my family, my husband, and my recovery (5 yrs) . This picture reminds me how fragile life and quickly it can be taken away. Anyways, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates it!
Phillip Shepard 2 years ago
In the pathology lab where I worked in1960 there was a a small picture frame with the orange plastic cap from a glue bottle. It was found at the autopsy of a young child. The child had aspirated it into one lung causing that lung to collapse. He then coughed it into the other lung and it blocked the airway and he died. Because it was plastic it wouldn't have been seen on X-ray. There was no MRI at that time and no thoracic surgeon at that hospital. Since then glue bottles have been made with unremovable tops. Toys all come with warnings about "small parts" and many containers are "child proof". Kids still manage to choke on things and open those "impossible" bottles.
#35
In July 2022, a 24-year-old woman was admitted to the Van Training and Research Hospital in Van province, Turkey, with a severe stomach ache. After undergoing an x-ray doctors were blown away by what they discovered.
The doctors could clearly see a vast array of non-edible objects in her stomach and rushed her into urgent surgery.
During the surgery, the surgeons found a large metal needle, along with 158 other metal objects. The extracted items included a pocket knife, tweezers, screws, nails, a fruit knife, and even more needles.
It became apparent to the medical professionals that the young woman had a history of psychological issues, which led her to compulsively ingest foreign objects. This is known as pica disorder.
Thankfully, the woman didn’t suffer any life threatening injuries and she survived.
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
Yikes... remind me to avoid nails for breakfast and tacks for snacks
Tabitha 2 years ago
Don’t eat Grape Nuts either, if you want to avoid sticks and twigs too.
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Stephanie Barr 2 years ago
My son has this. Had more than a dozen surgeries over an 18 month period because removing them doesn't undo the disorder.
Marnie 2 years ago
Wow, I'm sorry to hear that! I hope he's doing better.
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John Powers 2 years ago
Michel Lotito ate a whole cessna 150 airplane. And many other things.... Look it up. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Lotito
martymcmatrix 2 years ago
Hopefully, she didn't buy a stapler for dinner after she was released from the hospital...
#36
In 2014, 24-year-old Daniela Liverani from Edinburgh had been having frequent nosebleeds for weeks.
She thought the nosebleeds were from a burst blood vessel caused by a motorcycle she had been involved in.
But a couple of days later, whilst taking a shower, she began to feel something in her nose move.
And as she got out of the shower to look in the mirror, she could see something sticking out of her nostril.
After seeing this, she rushed to the hospital, where doctors informed her that a 3-inch leech had been living inside her nostril, which they promptly removed.
Laura Calvo 2 years ago (edited)
I have read this story several times. What I NEED to know, is how did she get a leech in her nose!????
Tyke 2 years ago
Ms Liverani believes she picked up the leech in Vietnam or Cambodia - quote from BBC article
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#37
This is a picture of the diary of Clive Wearing. In 1985 he contracted contracted herpesviral encephalitis, a herpes simplex virus that attacked his central nervous system.
Since then, he has been unable to store new memories. He has also been unable to associate memories effectively or to control his emotions, exhibiting unstable moods.
Wearing developed a case of total amnesia as a result of his illness. Because of damage to the hippocampus (an area required to transfer memories from short-term to long-term memory), he is completely unable to form lasting new memories.
His memory for events lasts between seven and thirty seconds. He spends every day 'waking up' every 20 seconds or so, 'restarting' his consciousness once the timespan of his short-term memory has elapsed.
During this time, he repeatedly questions why he has not seen a doctor, as he constantly believes that he has only recently awoken from a coma.
If he is engaged in conversation, he is able to provide answers to questions, but he cannot stay in the flow of conversation for longer than a few sentences and is angered if he is asked about his current situation.
Wearing remembers little of his life before 1985. He knows, for example, that he has children from an earlier marriage, but he cannot remember their names.
UndertaleLover (She/Her) 2 years ago
That's...really depressing, actually. Imagine your whole life restarting every 20 seconds and not being able to do anything about it.
Tabitha 2 years ago (edited)
I pretty much would’ve preferred being in a coma, or dying, to losing my memory every 20 seconds. Imagine being his carer. I bet they can only work about a one hour shift before they HAVE to go home and rest. Imagine someone asking you if they just woke up from a coma three times every minute. That’s 180 times every hour. I would be going nuts by the time my hour was up.
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DarkViolet 2 years ago
This is why I hate diseases like Alzheimer's Parkinson's. They slowly suck the personality out of their victims, leaving them as hollow shells.
ShellsBells 2 years ago
Parkinson's affects motor skills, not cognitive abilities. Look at Michael J. Fox, probably the most famous person with Parkinson's. He still has his personality, memory, and humor 30+ years after his diagnosis.
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#38
Photo from 1997 of 14-month old Thai infant, Chanayuth Nim-anong, being rescued from the crash site of Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on September 3rd. Of the 66 people onboard the aircraft, the infant was the only survivor.
#39
Photo taken on May 23rd, 1933, shows Bonnie and Clyde’s last kiss just a few hours before they were killed.
Rostit. . 2 years ago
The title of the thread is "morbid knowledge" so I'd expect neither.
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This Paul Karason. He was an American man who became famous for his unusual blue skin color. Karason, born in Washington State in 1950, developed a condition called argyria after he self-medicated with colloidal silver.
He believed the silver would help cure his dermatitis, sinus problems, and other ailments. Argyria is a condition that happens as a result of silver exposure; it tends to turn the skin a bluish-gray color, and Karason's skin was no exception.
After his condition became public, Karason became known as the "Blue Man." He appeared on many television shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Today Show.
He lost his life at the age of 62 in 2013 after suffering a heart attack.
A Wild Bean (they/them/any) 2 years ago
Or maybe this guy is actually lying about ingesting silver to cover up the fact that he's been Scooped
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My mum had breast cancer, was caught super early so she was lucky and the lump was tiny - to get it removed the doctors injected it with blue dye so it was easier to find. Went to see her the evening after her op, and what no one prepared us for was the fact that this dye they used would dissipate throughout her body turning her bright blue as it got metabolised and removed from her body. When I say walking into that room and finding that my mum has suddenly turned into a Smurf was a surprise that's an understatement - and I burst out laughing and couldn't stop, she hadn't realised that she was blue either so then she got the giggles and we were all just absolutely gone, couldn't contain the laughter at all. Every so often I still call her mama Smurf
Paloma Vita 2 years ago
I know a little bit about colloidal silver and from what I know, you have to ingest a heck of a lot of it to get argyria.
Chewie Baron 2 years ago (edited)
Jackie Kennedy’s father had a blue-ish tint to his skin also. He also had a very unhealthy interest in Jackie as well.
#41
Shahzada and Suleman Dawood on June 13, 2023, just days before they both lost their lives on the Oceangate Titan Implosion.
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
Oh God... I mean I know it wasn't the smartest thing to do, but it is still human lives and therefore tragic. Dying cold, alone, so far away... I wouldn't wish it on anyone at all. Will this be their legacy? One where people laugh at their deaths?
Alex Davis 2 years ago
They died instantly, so won't have known it even happened. They weren't cold or alone, they were all together in the vessel
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That submarine wasn’t ready, and the owner knew. The company is to blame.
Joe Reaves 2 years ago
Yeah he was scared and told his sister and mother but not his father because it was a father's day thing and he didn't want to disappoint him.
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Upstaged75 2 years ago
Where did anyone say that? Way to jump to conclusions.
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#42
Around midday on December 13, 2009, Steven Koecher parked his car in the Anthem neighborhood of Henderson, Nevada. Surveillance footage documented his exit from the vehicle. Upon briefly returning, he retrieved an item from the car before departing, and another security camera captured his reflection in a nearby car window.
After multiple days passed, the homeowners' association of Anthem contacted his employer and then his family to inform them of the seemingly abandoned car. Steven was reported missing shortly after.
The investigation discovered credit card and cell phone receipts, along with witness statements, indicating that in the week leading up to his disappearance, Steven had covered extensive distances across Utah and Nevada. This included a journey of nearly 1,100 miles in a single day.
The purpose of these travels remains unknown. His family mentioned that Steven was actively searching for employment around the time of his disappearance.
Steven Koecher has never been found, and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance remain an unresolved mystery.
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
I wonder if he planned this disappearance, or was it spur of the moment? Unintentional or forced upon him? So many questions.
Susan Bosse 2 years ago
Why wouldn't they have called the police before an employer and then family? Says they called his employer but he was actively looking for work? Something's missing from this story.
Susan Bosse 2 years ago
Some of these details would have helped. Lol https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Steven_Koecher
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In 2006, David Sharp attempted to climb Mount Everest alone. He had previously summited the sixth highest mountain in the world, Cho Oyu, and was noted as being a talented rock climber who seemed to acclimatise well.
A team of Turkish climbers encountered Sharp on their ascent of Everest in the dark at around midnight. Sharp waved them on and it appeared as though he was taking a break.
At around 7 am, one of the Turkish climbers who turned back before summiting saw Sharp again.
Sharp had depleted his oxygen supply, suffered severe frostbite, and had some limbs frozen. Two Turkish climbers remained by his side, providing him with fluids and attempting to assist him in moving.
However, when their own oxygen levels dwindled, they were compelled to depart. Nevertheless, their plan was to come back equipped with additional oxygen to aid Sharp. But, unfortunately, David Sharp passed away on the mountain.
Marno C. 2 years ago
They don't call the area near the summit The Death Zone for nothing. Climbers are limited in their ability to offer or receive help. Many dead bodies go on to serve as landmarks for the absolute parade of people eager to 'conquer' the mountain. Grocery stores before major holidays have shorter line ups.
PeepPeep the duck 2 years ago
That video of him scared me for life, I think about him often still, that groaning I’ll never forget
David Paterson 2 years ago
From an adventure tours website "Rainbow Valley becomes the eventual graveyard for the pushed ones. Their corpse stays as fresh as alive in the areas like Rainbow Valley forever. Popular Trekking in Everest Region" Well I suppose "popular" is one name for it.
Sonja 2 years ago
There are very few stories of rescue on such high mountains as Mount Everest and those who were rescued were still able to walk on their own or at least crawl. In most cases, the corpses stay there forever and cannot be retrieved. The air is too thin for helicopters, the strain is too high to carry anyone, the body starts to digest itself. The journey is too dangerous to get anywhere on that mountain in a short time. The summit takes several days and the amount of supplies anyone can take with them is very limited. Whoever decides to climb any of those high mountains has to be aware that rescue is impossible if the person is unable to move on their own and in general, the mountaineers know that. People who attempted to summit said, the risk of dying is part of the reason why they want to do it. For them it's a way to beat themselves. It's only those who don't climb themselves who don't understand that people who do it have accepted that they're going alone.
Lorraine R 2 years ago (edited)
YES to everything Sonja wrote. The best book I've read about climbing was "Left for Dead", by Beck Weathers. He was one of the survivors of the 1996 Everest disaster, when nine climbers died -- all of whom had considerable climbing experience. Weathers' book discusses his compulsion to climb (although Everest was his last), the kind of preparation he made (both physical and mental), and the effects on his family. He handles these subjects with humor and unflinching honesty. I can't recommend it highly enough.
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Mike Fitzpatrick 2 years ago
I don't even like to climb the friggin stairs to get in to my house, that climbing mountain stuff is s**t for the birds.
#44
In 1989, Dr. Ole Bentzen, a 56-year-old Danish audiologist who was reportedly in good health, watched the 1988 comedy film "A Fish Called Wanda."
The film includes a scene where actor Michael Palin has French fries stuffed up his nose. Bentzen found this scene so amusing that his heart rate surged to an estimated 250-500 beats per minute, ultimately resulting in a fatal heart attack.
Delta Dawn 2 years ago (edited)
Your heart zooming to 250-500 bpm isn’t in any way normal and isn’t going to happen to a healthy heart. Plus he was mid-50s which is when a lot of men develop heart conditions.
Crybabyartist 1 year ago
There is NO 500 BEATS per minute, that is a flutter not a beat so it is called AFIB, atrial fibrillation.
#45
In 2012, Andrew Oberle was studying chimp behaviour at the Goodall Institute in South Africa. According to reports, Oberle bypassed two safety fences to get close enough to the chimps, and they attacked him.
The attack was likely prompted by chimpanzees wanting to protect their territory.
Following the attack, his right upper arm was broken, while his lower right arm muscle and ligaments were torn and exposed to the bone.
Oberle's left arm was mauled and he lost fingers on both hands. One testicle was ripped off and he suffered deep lacerations to both legs and lost several toes. Oberle underwent six hours of surgery to save his life.
He is now a father and in 2021 completed a marathon.
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
I've been around chimps before, and my God they can be brutal! Bad idea, Andrew
lily jones 2 years ago
People always mention tigers and snakes as the scariest animal, but chimps are f*****g terrifying. Anyone reading this who hasn't heard of Travis the chimp, go check that story out
Load More Replies... Monstarr the Divisive 2 years ago
If I ever become a teacher, I'll have a list of animals you just don't approach in my classroom. And chimps will be on places 1 to 10, just to hammer in the point.
Mimi La Souris 2 years ago
he "was studying chimp behaviour " ??? a very bad student if you ask me.
Pamula Furness 2 years ago
Chimps are murderous cannibals, some of us are still not so far away from them....,
Bookworm 2 years ago
I read about that, after watching some old episodes of an Animal Planet show about those chimps. This was apparently their second violent incident, confirming that they were no longer afraid of the electric fence and couldn't be contained. The two chimps were subsequently euthanized.
#46
In July 2009, Jeffrey Locker, a father of three and a motivational speaker, was discovered deceased in his car in East Harlem. He had suffered seven stab wounds to the chest, and his credit card was absent.
The perpetrator of the crime, Kenneth Minor, used Locker's ATM card on five occasions at different locations, enabling the police to swiftly locate and apprehend him.
Minor claimed that Locker hired him to help him end his own life and stage his death as a robbery. This was so that Locker’s family could claim his $18 million life insurance.
Initially, Minor was sentenced to 20 years to life. But in 2014 his sentence was reduced to 12 years.
Zedrapazia 2 years ago
This sounds ... Weirdly plausible. Why should a murderer otherwise know how high the life insurance of the victim was?
Delta Dawn 2 years ago
But then why did he try to use the guy’s ATM card? Not the brightest bulb I guess
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Mike the Headless Chicken, aka "Miracle Mike" was an American chicken that lived for 18 months after a failed slaughter attempt in 1945.
When Mike did not die after being struck with an axe, farmer Lloyd Olsen instead decided to care for the bird. He fed it a mixture of milk and water via an eyedropper, and gave it small grains of corn.
After nearly 2 years of nationwide fame, Mike choked to death on a corn kernel in 1947.
Zedrapazia 2 years ago
Since the reception center for pain is in the head, it probably didn't feel anything. Still a very f****d up situation, poor chicken
Load More Replies... C L 2 years ago
And today in Fruita, CO where he lived, we still celebrate Mike the Headless chicken festival every year https://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/mike
XenoMurph 2 years ago
Every year the least popular member of the community re-enacts the event.
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Persephone 2 years ago
The brain stem was still intact, allowing normal body functions to continue.
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#48
Jimmy Savile once tricked Boxing legend Frank Bruno into being photographed shaking hands with serial killer Peter Sutcliffe. Bruno was visiting Broadmoor hospital to open a gym more than 30 years ago.
Bruno stated that had no idea that the bearded patient he was meeting was in fact a notorious serial killer who had killed 13 women.
Bruno said Savile had orchestrated the whole thing and then sneered at him afterwards once he admitted who Sutcliffe was.
David Paterson 2 years ago (edited)
I only just learned after checking this up on the web that Savile's crimes didn't come to light until after his death at age 85. He got away with it, unlike Sutcliffe. But surely lots of people must have known about Savile earlier!
Load More Replies... Not-a-Clue (she/her) 2 years ago
Jimmy Savile was an abusive arsehole, so it was probably a power-trip
Load More Replies... Sheena Leversedge Wood 2 years ago
I'm still shocked by how many people were surprised when the Saville stuff started coming out and saying things like "but he seemed so nice!" NO HE DIDN'T he was always really creepy. I can't believe anyone was shocked to find out he was dodgy as hell.
#49
On June 3, 2011, 20-year-old Indiana University student Lauren Spierer disappeared following an evening at Kilroy's Sports Bar in Bloomington, Indiana.
At 12:30 am Lauren left her apartment with a friend named David Rohn. The pair went to Jay Rosenbaum's apartment, and she met up with Corey Rossman, Rosenbaum's neighbor. Just over one hour later she was seen entering Kilroy's bar.
After leaving the bar less than one hour later, multiple witnesses recounted seeing Lauren and described her as being very intoxicated. Lauren also left her cell phone and shoes at the bar.
At 4:30am Lauren was seen leaving an apartment and hasn’t been seen since.
Vera Diblikova 2 years ago
Women´s power etc, but .... Young, drunk, disappeared. Horribly, but it happens.
#50
Ramon Gonzalez, who went by the stage name Jadiel el Tsunami, was a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer. Jadiel had a large fan base, particularly in South America.
Early in 2014, Jadiel was involved in a motorbike crash with another vehicle, resulting in his passing at age 27.
The above photo was taken by Jadiel only moments before the fatal accident.
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
I'm not going to be able to stop thinking about these for a long time, I just know it.
#51
In 2019, 35-year-old Mikhail Prokhorov, leaped from an Mi-8 helicopter during a routine training jump. Unfortunately both of his parachutes failed to open and he plunged 2,600ft to his death.
Danielle Renee 2 years ago
this isn't billed as interesting, it's morbid knowledge...this fact is certainly morbid
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Morten Viskum is a Norwegian artist that used severed hands as paintbrushes to paint his series called "The Hand that Never Stopped Painting." Viskum also substituted paint for animal bloods in some of his paintings.
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
So was this guy investigated by the police, or not? Because call me crazy but I'm picking up HUGE red flags.
XenoMurph 2 years ago
You might be picking up red flags, but those hands aren't
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What do you think ?
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
Morbid curiosity... this is why I can't go on Twitter anymore. The hidden replies are horrifying!
Star Anäis 2 years ago
Mao Sugiyama, a 22 year old chef, had his penis, testicles and s*****m cut off, garnished with mushrooms and parsley, cooked for dinner at a grim party he set up specially for this occasion. 5 people paid 160 euros to partake of his bits in a hotel in Tokyo. There was a piano recital accompanying the meal and a panel discussion afterwards. 70 people were also there to witness this once in a lifetime event and they dined on crocodile. Police were contacted but they refused to do anything about it stating that nothing was being done that was against the law.
ConstantlyJon 2 years ago
not many 22yos are that committed to their craft. Jesus.
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Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
Morbid curiosity... this is why I can't go on Twitter anymore. The hidden replies are horrifying!
Star Anäis 2 years ago
Mao Sugiyama, a 22 year old chef, had his penis, testicles and s*****m cut off, garnished with mushrooms and parsley, cooked for dinner at a grim party he set up specially for this occasion. 5 people paid 160 euros to partake of his bits in a hotel in Tokyo. There was a piano recital accompanying the meal and a panel discussion afterwards. 70 people were also there to witness this once in a lifetime event and they dined on crocodile. Police were contacted but they refused to do anything about it stating that nothing was being done that was against the law.
ConstantlyJon 2 years ago
not many 22yos are that committed to their craft. Jesus.
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