People Who Were Traumatized After Learning These 39 Facts Shared Them In This Online Thread

My mother in law went on holiday there when she was 87. Everyone came up to her, touching her, because they hadn't seen anyone so old before

The glasses thing was only a small part of the killings and not the cause of the 18.91 years . The Khmers killed everyone and false accusations was common. You could tortyre one day and bebtprtur3d the next.The killing fields is a good film about it. It was a country going into a mass delusion.

After visiting the S-21 prison, I had absolutely no need to the visit the killing fields. I do however, highly recommend the book Voices from S-21 by historian David Chandler. Nearly 25% of the Cambodian population was slaughtered. I can not imagine the horror and the paranoia.

The Khmer Rouge / Pol Pot was on a level of brutality that I cannot comprehend.

This is the most horrible post ever! I really hope I will be able to forget what I just read but I think the chances are not great! The tree is the worst thing I have ever known. I will never think of Cambodia in a good light again!

It's easier for humans and machines to operate in zero pressure than in the crushing depths the oceans provide

But it's a bit reassuring that it works in both ways. Humans can't explore the depths because pressure difference, but all those possible mythical beasts can't just pop up at the top either.

Yes and no. For context an AI survey which mostly matches what I've learned at GeoMar in Kiel: Humans have explored only a small fraction of the Earth's oceans. While the exact percentage varies depending on how "explored" is defined, it's generally estimated that we've explored less than 20% of the ocean. Some sources even put the figure as low as 5%. Here's a more detailed breakdown: Mapping: Around 26% of the ocean floor has been mapped, primarily using sonar technology. Physical Exploration: The amount of the ocean floor humans have physically visited and explored with manned submersibles or other means is estimated to be much smaller, potentially around 5%. Overall Volume: The ocean represents over 99% of Earth's living space by volume, making the relatively unexplored portion even more significant. Reasons for limited exploration: Depth and Pressure: Many parts of the ocean are extremely deep, making exploration challenging and expensive.

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I truely belive that mermaids exsist ,way deep down noboys knows whats really down there

There was a lot of awareness raised when Roy Castle died in the early 90s. He died of lung cancer, despite never having smoked. He was an entertainer and was famous for hosting Record Breakers. He also did a lot of stand up in clubs and bars that were often smoked filled as the ban on smoking in entertainment venues didn't come into 2007. It is strongly indicated that he developed lung cancer after years of exposure to second hand smoke and his death (along with further research) led to the ban in smoking in public venues.

Far scarier: only 37% to 40% of all cancer are caused by avoidable risk factors. about 60% of all cancerous deseases occur solely through aging. In central europe about half of the entire population develop at least one type of cancer throughout their life.

My dad smokes and has done so for more than 3 decades. My mother forced him to smoke outside after I developed asthma. Now I'm almost 30 and he lights his cigarettes inside again but smokes them outside. Welp, a*******n and habit. Strangely, when he is on vacation and they forget his pack, he is fine not smoking at all...

My ex and his family were heavy smokers (19 years ago). One of the grandkids (around 7) that was living there had asthma en still they all kept smoking inside the house. No ventilation, 4 people constantly smoking the heaviest stuff. I still get mad when I think about it.

Mom lived with a smoker, my dad, and never had any lung issues. I thought this was bunked a few years back.

Just got to see an early release mystery movie last night, and it took place on Galapagos. The shortage of water was an early plot point. FYI, it was called Eden and was a pretty decent drama about the first people to try and live there. Based on a true story and events. Good cast too.

This is a misrepresentation of facts for sensationalism. It is not that uncommon for some animals not to drink water as they obtain sufficient from the food they consume. One example being the Sand Cat.

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That makes no sense because blood has a lot of salt in it. They put you on an IV in the hospital, it's called Saline Solution, because it's formulated salt water. Drinking blood would dehydrate them faster.

Well, hell. That's just bad luck. I got bitten by a girl at an Anthrax and Metal Church concert in York, Pennsylvania, and now I can communicate with the dead and change the TV channel with my mind. Location...location...location.

Worst bites you're likely to get: 1. Cat bite can k**l you 2. Human bite can pass infections but usually not fatal 3. Dog bite can be nasty but not fatal. I've had cat bites twice, the first was 7 days IV antibiotics hourly in hospital, the 2nd was IV antibiotics daily, out of hospital, for 10 days. I worked animal rescue and sh1t happens.

The worst part of that story is someone actually paid to meet Dradle of Filth.

That is a terrible story! It's too bad you don't know who the Hell she was! She should have been charged with a*****t with a weapon and put in jail! I can't think of any excuse for what she did to you.

Cradle of Filth ... wasn't that Richmonds favorite band in "the IT crowd" series?

I had a permanent tooth way too high up, its roots nearly penetrated through my nose so I found breathing a bit hard

An x-ray of child's teeth can be found easily, it's a tad bit freaky

Just a thought, but if I had been consulted back when, I would have suggested a 2nd set of teeth at 40 rather than 6

It is a scary X-ray to see!

If we were a product of intelligent design, new teeth would bud as we needed them.

Trashed!!! Selfish ego driven rich f***s they destroy all the beautiful places in the world! Just to leave their expensive gear and dead rotting bodies. They could at least get a pooper scooper and take all their plastic trash back down with them!