Warning: the following article/images may leave you slightly paranoid, shocked, uneasy, and very (very) freaked out. We’re about to reveal some of the most unsettling facts, ones that books, online colleges, and science can’t even explain — and yes they’re all true. So for all you daredevils, fact seekers, and just straight up curious individuals, get ready to have your mind blown. We’ve managed to compile 15 of the most outrageously disturbing facts known to man today. Good luck.
1. The average human strolls past at least 16 murderers in their lifetime.
Thanks to some Reddit smartypants who did crazy complex calculations (that’d probably make your brain hurt) for a person living in an average-sized city, he discovered this: that the average person walks past at least 16 murders in their lifetime. Yeah, that’s freaky as you know what!
The Average Person Casually Passes At Least 16 Murderers In Their Lifetime.
2. A Jellyfish’s Mouth & Behind Are The Same.
So a jellyfish’s mouth and a jellyfish’s behind, yea they’re the same thing. As gross as this is (which it kind of is), because anemone and sea sponges have one hole that they eat and excrete through it’s also quite efficient. Talk about killing two birds with one stone!
Jellyfish
3. The Spooky Troxler Effect.
The Troxler Effect: an optical illusion that affects how a person perceives things, mentally and visually. So what does this mean? Well evidently your brain can play (not-so-nice) tricks on you, making you see monsters in the mirror! Um… spooky much?
The Trexler Effect
4. Cat’s Can Control A Rat’s Mind.
Cat’s basically control the world, but more specifically they control a rats’ mind. This absurd phenomenon, or “Toxoplasma gondii,” alters a rat’s mindset, alluring them to smell cat urine which makes it easier for cats to find and catch rates — buh by little rat.
Cats Control Rats
5. Little Bugs Live On Your Face.
How itchy is your face right about now? So these little bugs, or “demodex mites”, live in your follicles. Meaning the older you get the more bugs you have on your face. Don’t worry this nightmare of a fact gets better. Mites spread via skin-to-skin contact — yea.
Little Bugs Live On Your Face1
6. A Parasite Destroys A Fish’s Tongue And Then Replaces It With Its Own Body.
The “cymothoa exigua” parasite basically molds itself into a living, parasitic, but completely-functioning (harmless) tongue. Borderline cannibalistic?
Cymothoa Exigua.
7. More Than 1,600 People Have Gone Missing In U.S National Parks.
Unfortunately this is in fact true. As difficult as hiking/trekking through a National Park is, when trying to locate people who have been reported missing is even more difficult, frustrating, and exhausting. After 9/11 the U.S Government placed an analysis and reporting systems throughout various parks, but sadly it wasn’t effective enough.
1600 People Went Missing In National Parks
8. 400 People Involuntarily Danced For Days Until Their Deaths.
In 1518 in Strasbourg, France a dance epidemic broke out for no apparent reason. It started with one woman and within just one month, about 400 other people joined her. However many people suffered from heart attacks, exhaustion, strokes, or even death.
Dancing Plague
9. The Last Person On Earth To Have Survived The 19th Century Died In April 2017.
Emma Morano: November 29, 1899 – April 15, 2017. Her truly incredible vast lifespan has confirmed her as the oldest Italian person to ever live.
Oldest Person To Ever Live
10. We Unknowingly Pass Our Death Day Anniversary Every Year.
Well that’s depressing and freaky!
R.I.P
11. Dead Women Can Give Birth, Well Sometimes.
This next one is not easy to read/write, but here we go. So within 48-72 hours of a mother’s death a pregnant corpse can release gas while decomposing, removing the dead fetus. This unimaginable rare occurrence is called “Coffin Birth.”
Dead Woman Can Give Birth
12. It’s More Likely That A Cow Will Kill You Than A Shark.
While your casually skipping through a field be on the look out for cows, because these milk-producing animals can stomp on you and kill you. In fact, cows are deadlier than sharks! While there are approximately 5 deaths a year caused by sharks and 22 deaths a year from cows. Super shocking, we know.
Cows Are Deadlier Then Sharks
13. Some Monsters Really Do Live In Closets.
We apologize for this one in advance. But on a not-so light note, Dennis Rader aka the BTK Killer (bind, torture, kill) is a famous serial killer from the ’70’s – ’90’s. He would occasionally “hang out” in his victim’s houses, specifically in their closets, and wait until he felt they were most vulnerable. Moral of the story: monsters are real and don’t forget to always check your house (closet) for bad guys!
BTK Killer
14. Men Will Be Men.
Even after men die they can still be “happy” one final time… if you catch our drift.
Presenting A Rose
15. Swimming In The Ocean = Bathing In A Graveyard.
Okay not really, but basically. “Bathing in a graveyard” refers to the hundreds of thousands of people who tragically get lost or are purposely buried at sea. Swim at your own risk folks.
Bathing In A Graveyard
