50 Of The Most Disturbing Facts About The World That Might Freak You Out, As Shared By This TikToker
The world is both fascinating and frightening. Physically or not, we all like to wander into the unknown and learn something new from it, but it's very easy to end up somewhere that creepy. And there's a TikTok video series that perfectly illustrates this.
Internet content creator Ebrahim Abbas is releasing uploads of what he finds to be some of the scariest and most unsettling facts he can find. From missing persons to animal trivia, continue scrolling and check out what he has dug up so far.
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41% of Americans go into medical debt every year. No other developed country even has that concept.
We managed to get in touch with Ebrahim and he was kind enough to tell us more about his online presence. "My TikTok content is a mix of many topics. I debunk rumors about Dubai, I react to strange videos, and, most importantly, I cover horror," he told Bored Panda.
"In these videos, I share 8 horror facts per episode, and I have a long series of True Horror Stories that are only based in the Middle East," Ebrahim said. "I leave out the Western horror stories for other creators. I only enjoy covering stories that are both unheard and have happened in the Middle East."
In the original little red riding hood, the wolf forced her to eat her grandma.
The little mermaid k!lled herself & changed into foam °•° Hänsel & Gretel k!lled the witch by burning her alive °•° at the wedding of snowwhite her stepmom was forced to dance, wearing red hot iron shoes, until she d!ed °•° sleeping beauty was r@ped by the prince (who fled) birthed twins, never waking up until one of her children sucked out the thorn °•°•°•° tbh little red riding hood is one of the less cruel ones
In the United States there are more vacant homes than homeless people.
The focus of Ebrahim's videos has always been on the Middle East. "I published a few episodes talking about 'things to do in the UAE', and one of them was visiting the haunted Ghost Village in Ras Al Khaima."
"This location immediately grabbed the viewers' attention, and the comments quickly piled up. The viewers requested to talk more in-depth about haunted locations, and that's how the horror series started," the content creator recalled the beginning of his dive into the topic.
Eventually there will be more dead people on Facebook than alive.
Horror movies use tracks that include infrasounds. They cannot be heard by human ears but they are known to induce anxiety and heart palpitations.
Ebrahim usually does his research for the series online. "A small portion of the stories I use are from Arabic or Islamic YouTube channels and, of course, I give them credits. However, the majority of them are personal stories from fans that they submit to my mailbox or Instagram account via direct messages."
His audience comes from all over the world. "I've traveled abroad a few times after my stories went viral, and I've met people from Germany, England, and the United States that were fans of my content, and it blew my mind! I never thought I would have fans across the whole globe."
An average person walks past 36 murderers in their lifetime.
There are thousands of old diseases frozen in the glaciers of the world. Global warming will eventually release them all.
"I personally believe the main reason why so many people are hooked on my content is that it's sympathetic, and [something new]. Hollywood never releases such stories. Horror enthusiasts are bored of American content, and now they've found [stuff] from [a completely different background]," Ebrahim added, highlighting that he loves everyone who clicks on his videos
"I have future plans for my true horror content, so stay tuned because it is going to be insane!"
If the sun exploded right now, you wouldn't know about it for another eight minutes.
Pine trees can grow in human lungs. A man once went into surgery to remove what doctors thought was a tumor. It was a pine tree growing in his lungs.
More than 7000 people die annually due to the doctor's bad handwriting.
When you die, your house cat is going to want to eat you.
Cruise ships have morgues just incase someone... you know, during the trip.
If I died on a boat I would have them throw me overboard - so I’m “buried at sea”
Tooth-in-the-Eye Surgery is when Surgeons put a tooth in a blind person's eye to restore their sight. It was pioneered in the 1960s, and it actually works and it's still being done today.
Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP) (also known as "tooth in eye" surgery) is a medical procedure to restore vision in the most severe cases of corneal and ocular surface patients. It includes removal of a tooth from the patient or a donor. After removal, a lamina of tissue cut from the tooth is drilled and the hole is fitted with optics. The lamina is grown in the patients' cheek for a period of months and then is implanted upon the eye. The procedure was pioneered by the Italian ophthalmic surgeon Professor Benedetto Strampelli in the early 1960s. Strampelli was a founder-member of the International Intra-Ocular Implant Club (IIIC) in 1966. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis
44% of the information shared on worldwide news is inaccurate.
After 10 minutes of watching yourself in a mirror, your brain gets bored and distorts your reflection causing imaginary monsters such as Bloody Mary.
Tried that. Turns out my brain can’t imagine anything worse than my ‘tired morning’ look.
In the 1800's dentures were made out of the real teeth of deceased people.
There are about 40 supervolcanoes around the world capable of claiming up to a billion lives...and we're about 24,000 years overdue for an eruption.
Wellll in the timespan of earth and everything that’s like your library book overdue for half a day or so
The Pacu fish from South America has human-like teeth.
You are more likely to be bitten by someone in New York than to be bitten by a shark.
At Harvard University, there is a book bound in human skin.
Don't think you can outrun a crocodile. Crocodiles can gallop.
Dogs like squeaky toys because they mimic the screams of their prey.
This one is just badly worded. The sound of the squeak releases dopamine in the dogs brain, which is associated with their prey drive.
The Pirates of The Caribbean ride at Disneyland used to have real skeletons as props.
There's a 1-in-3 chance police will never identify your killer if you're murdered in the US.
A sunburn are your cells dying to avoid being cancerous.
There are over 200 dead bodies on top of Mount Everest. Because retrieving them is such a risk, they serve as markers for other hikers.
A human head remains conscious for 20 seconds after being decapitated.
By the time you reach the age of 18, on average you have 3300 weekends left in your life.
If given access to it, butterflies will happily drink blood.
In 1976, a TV crew realized one of the hanging bodies in the Laff in the Dark ride was indeed a real body - by accidentally breaking it.
If you have red eyes after swimming, its not from chlorine. Its from the chlorine mixing with other people's urine.
Watching horror films can burn up to 200 calories.
"Wow, you lost so much weight! What's your secret?" "I watch one horror film a day." 😅
Some female spiders allow their young to eat them alive.
The average person wastes 5 months of their lives waiting for red lights to turn green.
I wouldn't call that a waste. Trying to beat that time means you'll be in that intersection the rest of your life.
Paris is romantic, right? What's more romantic than millions of human remains? The Catacombs under Paris hold rema!ns of roughly sixty million plague victims.
There's a haunted Russian Radio Station. "UVB-76". It's a low frequency station that's been broadcasting since 1982. And no one knows where the broadcast is originating.
In 2017, an astroid named AG13 passed by our home planet with less than the distance of the moon. Scientists saw that it was coming only 2 days before it could have hit Earth.
In the Middle Ages, people used to eat mummies for medicinal purposes. It's the main reason we do not have a lot of mummies left today.
Not only in the middle-ages where the it was a medical trend since ancient times people used to consume mummies, this really kicked in and became severe in Victorian Age. People loved morbid stuff back then and lots of graves where robbed
Cockroaches can live without their heads for weeks.
There are antidepressants that eliminate someone's ability to feel love and compassion
Tried looking this up and the only stuff I could find were non medical websites claiming that all antidepressants remove your emotions. So…source?
SSRI antidepressants are emotional blunters. It's not a guarantee it will happen to you, but there are many cases of people just being generally more apathetic while on them. It certainly won't eliminate the ability though, but it can dampen your emotions enough that you fall out of love or stop caring about your current partner.
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To anyone reading this who has recently started antidepressant medication or is considering taking it: Many of them can have this effect but it depends on the person too. A sign that your antidepressant is working as it should is when your emotions are more within the usual parameters for you. If you are not feeling anything, or your emotions are too extreme for the situation, you need to consider whether the medication is right for you, if it needs adjusting, switching to something else, or looking at talking therapy to support the tablets. Everyone is different, but often depression is caused by life situations or trauma, so while medication can help the chemical imbalance, therapy provides the coping strategies for the future. It's about finding what works for you. And don't forget, it can take up to six weeks before you start to see a noticeable difference in mood.
If that's the case, you're taking the wrong one. DEPRESSION completely numbs you to any feeling- joy, compassion, ordinary sadness ..you just feel nothing and care for nothing. Getting the right combination of meds and therapy can save a life (it saved mine).
Mine too. I triee a few that only helped a little, then i tried some that for the first tie in my life, made my emotions stable. That was strange not going through several high and lows every day.
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I'm on some quite heavy duty antidepressants and I don't feel massive highs or lows, I'm kind of just bumbling along. I don't get excited by things and generally don't laugh much, a quick smile is about as emotional as I get. However, I also don't get the lows where I want to unalive myself and I don't get so angry that I want to go on a homicidal rage.
I've been on a VERY wide range of antidepressants of extremely high strength. This is true. For some people this is a necessity too - the removal of strong feelings associated with depression can be beneficial. Some lesser known symptoms of depression are extreme anger, outbursts and blurting..
If you do feel like this on your antidepressants then you need to speak to your doctor about a change in medication. People respond differently to different medications. A proper antidepressant should allow you to feel emotions but be at a more stable point where your emotions aren't stopping you from normal activities. Again, if this is happening to you, contact your doctor.
I think we should be very careful about judging this. Please take into account that people who do not have a good experience with this antidepressant will communicte about iit (what is good). On the other hand there are many people helped with them who will not write about it. Sad this is presented as fact.
well that’s pretty much what depression does but y’know if they keep you alive
I'm so ready for this! Dating for so many years and being alone the rest, I'm ready to throw in the towel . . .
I can confirm. There is a certain antidepressant that also assists with quiting smoking. I wouldn't have cared if the world burned down. That was the last time I ever took an antidepressant. The only reason I realized I needed to stop taking it was because my, now, husband. Realized I couldn't feel any emotions towards him. Scared the c**p right out of me after I quit taking them.
Seriously, I've found this to be true. During the time my wife was on them, (about 3 years) there was no sex, no cuddling, nothing. She would laugh, enjoy things etc but emotionally... nada. It almost caused us to break up.
I take Duloexetine and like others who are on them I can't cry. I can feel like crying, but can't do it.
Not true. Exhibit A here. Taken them 2/3 of my life for a genetic condition and the medication is why I can live a normal, happy life. Feeling like you get no love and compassion from others or having no love and compassion for yourself is actually a symptom of depression. Do not let lies like this stop you from a treatment avenue that can possibly give you a chance to live your best life.
I believe they are talking about drugs like antipsychotics and mood stabilizers; not antidepressants.
My mom says that I'm dead inside from my meds. I look at it this way, the part that helps my anxiety makes me not care. About pretty much anything except for my doggos. The part that helps with depression, just makes me numb. I feel no sorry but I feel no joy either. Everything is just meh.
I was taking anti depressants about 5 years ago, I went away for a few days and forgot my meds. 2 days into the trip I started to 'feel' things again, such as love, happiness and just good feelings. The docs had put me on them due to a serious assaul
*hit enter by accident!* basically, the anti depressants were having the opposite effect and keeping me depressed! Several years on and a very understanding husband, I'm all good and have learnt to talk about things more so although I get anxious and scared, I also know it'll pass. The good days far outweigh the bad finally.
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(Nurse here) This statement is completely untrue. That is not how antidepressants work and IF they were developed they would never make it past clinical trials. If they make you devoid of feeling love and compassion then they are not an effective antidepressant. Some anti-psychotics can make you feel vague and not worry so much but they work well and don't remove the ability to feel love and compassion .
Thank you, updated for speaking the truth. I've been taking antidepressants for years and years as well as anti anxiety meds, and it took several tries to find the most effective for me. We're all different and that's why there are so many options. No matter what meds I took I never lost my emotions. Depression however flattened everything out.
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Was on Paxil for 13 years and literally felt nothing for the last 4. Changed it up and feel again - it's amazing 🤩
Can confirm. Was on antidepressants and didn't feel ANYTHING anymore. No sadness, anger, happiness. I was a walking zombie.
I didn’t experience normal emotions or feel able to fall in love until I got on the right medications. While I’ve heard of the side effects of numbing emotions, I would hate for people to assume that’s the norm. It was trial and error for me to find the right meds, but I persisted, and it totally changed my life. I went from barely functioning, permanently stressed, feeling miserable and unable to experience joy, to being a more or less normal person who could fall in love and feel calm and content, and my comfort zone expanded massively. I spend years avoiding those meds because of the perceived downsides and the stigma attached, but they ended up being the best thing I ever did. So I would ask that we don’t let this become the standard narrative. They may not be right for everyone but they can be transformational.
I'm on the highest dose of Sertraline, have been for some time - I'm still an emotional wreck most of the time but just not severely depressed all the time, so I'd say they work, but I will still cry over the slightest thing and get hyper and laugh tons when the mood strikes - maybe this the less emotional me....scary thought
Check out what most mass murderers were on when they killed people! SSRI ...and the government always knew about the killers beforehand...
Being buried alive accidentally occurred so often that people invented "safety coffins."
I think it was the fear of being buried alive versus the reality of it happening a lot.
Spending just a few months in Antarctica can shrink your brain.
If a person d!es in their costume at Disney (like mickey mouse), they have to be sat down on a bench so it looks like they're resting.
So if I ever see a Disney character sitting on a bench I'll know why 😱
There are computers for the Amish. Which have no internet, videos, or music.
4 months ago, a deceased rapper by the name Goonew had his corpse on stage in a nightclub while his fans were partying around his body.
You swallow 1 to 2 cups of mucus everyday.
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"Facts". I'd LOVE to see the studies which prove some of these "facts".
"More than 7000 people die annually due to the doctor's bad handwriting" - how is this determined? There is not an option on the corners report to indicate doctors handwriting as the cause of death.
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"Facts". I'd LOVE to see the studies which prove some of these "facts".
"More than 7000 people die annually due to the doctor's bad handwriting" - how is this determined? There is not an option on the corners report to indicate doctors handwriting as the cause of death.
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