50 Disturbing And Morbid Facts That Might Freak You Out A Bit, As Shared By This Insta Page
InterviewFar more of your friends have a profound interest in true crime, conspiracy theories, and disturbing real-life tales than you’d think. Behind the gentle smiles and innocuous small-talk lie busy minds and guarded hearts that have a deep-rooted fascination with mystery, weirdness, and the darker aspects of what it means to be a human being.
That’s where the ‘Con Spiracy’ Instagram page comes in. Part of a massively popular brand, the page showcases some of the most bizarre and disturbing things that have happened (or are rumored to have been true). We’re featuring some of the most entrancing strange and morbid facts that the creator of the project has shared with his fans.
Scroll down if you want to be intrigued and spooked, dear Pandas. Upvote the facts that unsettled and weirded you out the most, and share your honest thoughts about them in the comments. Yes, sometimes, real life is far more frightening than the movies we watch and the books we read: you won't be able to look at some things the same way after this article.
Connor, the founder of 'Con Spiracy,' was kind enough to tell Bored Panda all about the inspiration behind the social media project, what kind of morbid content resonates the most with his audience, as well as why people are so fascinated with the weird and deeply dark aspects of humankind.
"As conscious beings, we cannot simply ignore the negative aspects of history and everyday life. Not all roses are red; there are dark realities beyond those familiar to us, and while some prefer to turn their heads away, many of us can’t help but look, and I think it’s important to look. This morbid curiosity exists within all of us in some form or another, and I think that embracing it makes us more interesting and understanding as collective individuals." Read on for the full interview.
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"I grew up in a part of Connecticut that’s always been filled with a dark and mysterious allure. Whether it was Ed and Loraine Warren’s paranormal museum right down the road, local urban legends like the cannibalistic melon heads, or the dozens of abandoned mental hospitals in the area, the morbid curiosity was inescapable for me, and I found myself naturally drawn to it," Connor, the creator of the 'Con Spiracy' project, shared with Bored Panda.
"Once I randomly decided to present my passion to the world and discovered there was an audience that shared my fascination, it became an instant obsession for me. Not only could I explore my interests, but I now had the ability to evoke these experiences and feelings of “holy s***, WTF?!” in other people, and that’s a really awesome feeling."
According to the founder of 'Con Spiracy,' there's "no true formula" to the stories and facts that he chooses to share with his audience.
"If something makes my jaw drop or gives me goosebumps, I know thousands of others will likely feel the same way. From my experience, I think the most resonating content is that which seems so alien to people: stories of the past and present involving people or situations that we simply cannot fathom going through ourselves. Lobotomies, genocides, inbreeding, serial killers, torture methods, you name it," he mentioned some of the darkest, most disturbing topics.
"They all seem so incredibly difficult to comprehend, but real people, good or bad, have found themselves in these very real scenarios time and time again. There is something about the most inconceivable aspects of life, history, and human nature that appears to be the most captivating to people."
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Connor noted that, "in a strange way, learning about these dark facts and stories in a comfortable setting allows us to turn something negative into a thrilling experience."
It's not necessarily about 'enjoying' morbid content, so much as being drawn to it. "Perhaps it allows us to appreciate the safe and secure lifestyles we are accustomed to, which we would otherwise take for granted. I personally believe it’s important to be aware of all aspects of the human condition: some bright and beautiful, others dark and horrific," he told Bored Panda.
The ‘Con Spiracy’ brand features a wide range of weird and morbid facts alongside conspiracies, and has a huge following online. On TikTok alone, the project has a jaw-dropping 4.3 million followers.
Add to that the 121k YouTube subscribers, nearly 80k Instagram fans, 43k followers on Facebook, as well as the whopping 1.3 million people who follow the Twitter account, and you’ve got a major powerhouse when it comes to spooky content. Content that's both completely real and deeply steeped in guesswork. We'll be focusing on the former today.
People are huge fans of the more unsavory aspects of humankind. And Bored Panda found out why during a couple of interviews earlier. For instance, during our chat with Lyndsey Williams, who shares true crime memes on Instagram, we learned that the genre is extremely popular with women.
"My audience is 96% women which I find extremely interesting! I can't speak for everyone, but in my opinion, the reason I and so many other women are so drawn to the genre is that we can almost get into the mind of the perpetrator. How can I avoid people like the perp, and how did the victim get caught in a situation where such a heinous crime was committed and what can I do so that this never happens to me? It has honestly made me much more cautious and aware of my surroundings," Lyndsey told us earlier what makes the genre so appealing.
Meanwhile, psychologist Lee Chambers told Bored Panda that our fascination with true crime and disturbing stories is intrinsically tied to our evolutionary survival instincts.
"When considering why the darker side of humanity and entertainment are so compelling, we have to first look at our evolutionary journey as human beings. For the majority of our existence, we were prey and always hyperaware of threats to our safety, which created a negativity bias that we are drawn towards," he said
"But in today's safe and often sanitized world, we are rarely threatened significantly, and the ability to explore evil, frightening and gruesome entertainment is one of the few ways we can visit this part of humanity while remaining safe and comfortable,” Lee told Bored Panda during an interview, earlier.
“There is a level of novelty to it, it removes boredom quickly, and it helps us to discover our emotional limits while understanding the minds of those who go beyond social norms and potentially gaining knowledge of how we might avoid being victims ourselves. They also offer closure, with many stories ending with the mystery being solved, and the criminal being brought to a level of justice," the psychology expert noted why these stories are so compelling.
Some men on drugs beat their wives. This guy just becomes a hero. Guess it shows what kind of a person you are inside.
What’s more, many people even find true crime and similar stories comforting: all of the evil things we see and hear about are far removed from us; they’re happening to someone else, not us.
"It can take us on an emotional rollercoaster, have us trying to solve the puzzle and test our fear in a controlled way. The permission to explore evil is powerful, as we so rarely get the chance elsewhere, and in itself, it is healthy and normal in moderation," Lee told Bored Panda.
That’s not to say that consuming this sort of content is without its own particular brand of consequences. We need moderate how much we’re exposed to such stories. Otherwise, it can numb us emotionally, and affect our lives in a profoundly negative way.
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"The challenge we face is the fact that consuming too much of this can desensitize us, and cause us to become less empathetic to the suffering of others, more fearful of our own environment, and potentially be more likely to use aggression ourselves. It can also cause us to be triggered by our own previous adverse experiences, make it harder to manage our own emotional balance, and increase our stress levels, so moderating our consumption is something we should have front of mind, even when we get embroiled in the latest series that is pulling us in."
I’m an American. I dislike America. I’m not a fan of most of the inner workings of this rat-infested place. I will do my best to help the ones who don’t abuse it and spend the rest of the time trying to find a way out
I hear you. I dream of Denmark or Norway or Finland. I'm certainly not going to participate in the next Civil War.
Load More Replies...It was called hitchbot. In Canada, it made it coast to coast, but was IMMEDIATELY beaten to death in Philly. Also, I forgot to mention but the autopsy is as follows: Beaten with a blunt object Stabbed Shot at with paintball Stabbed again God bless 'Murica.
From Philly, so not surprised. We’ve beaten up a guy dressed as Santa at a sporting event. This city is insane sometimes.
Load More Replies...Tbh it would have happened in any of the other countries if the wrong people found it.
The fact that it didn't likely means that the number of "wrong people" can be inferred to be lower in the other 3 countries
Load More Replies...Yep. Where I'm from. Not quite the nice claim to fame as the city of brotherly love.
Load More Replies...As a non-American who is currently residing in the US, it's strange to see "Americans" disparage their country. I agree that there are some crazy things going on in the US, but it also frustrates me that a lot of the same issues have been occurring in other countries for years (women who are not just denied the right to choose, but have no rights at all. Not just gun violence, but child soldiers, terrorists, corrupt government/police, whole families disappearing) and who is advocating for them? Why does the US get the attention when people have been suffering & subjugated for years? I always get downvoted when I point out that everywhere has its good & bad. If you want to leave the US, fine, but know that there's going to be give & take no matter where you are.
You are completely right, but I would add that the fact the other countries have worse situations doesn't mean that we can't disparage where our country is currently. I don't think that you would have seen this many comments expressing such intense frustration at the state of my country five or ten years ago. Sadly, the direction in which we seem to be heading is towards the problems you describe. Hopefully not to the same extent, but still, it's the wrong direction.
Load More Replies...There is so much anger in the US anymore. Even in my close loved ones. I try to live by the creed that if I have more of something you share it you know. My world is better if I can help someone
Hi from Canada. I remember this little robot. He had his own web site. He successfully made it all across Canada, even through heavy urban centres. I was sad when I heard he died in the USA (stoopid americans)
For the record, I would have helped him on his journey if I had the chance
Load More Replies...I live in America. I too hate this place!!! So sorry to that poor robot! If it had just stayed out of America it would still be traveling😞
There's a certain someone who sadly told people to destruct. To hit that person I'll pay your lawyer. Unleashed was a certain segment of (sadly) our population that could not contain their rage and inadequacy. I'm looking for countries to move to People are nuts And hateful
This was pre trump, if i remember correctly
Load More Replies...Well, we know it wasn't Marvin Paranoids are too suspicious of people to hitchhike. (They don't even carry the guide around.)
Thank you for this reference. It's the best five-book trilogy I've ever read.
Load More Replies...Right? I’m from the Netherlands and I’m surprised it left the country in one piece 😳
Load More Replies...I would argue there's a reason this happened in the US and not the other countries named. People who feel they have no power over their lives sometimes turn to destroying things because at least that makes them feel like they have control over SOMETHING. The US is full of people who are poor and suffering and feel like they have no control over their lives. Not to say there aren't people who feel like that in Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands, but I'm pretty sure there are a lot more of them here in the US.
In fairness, it made it almost all the way across America, but some fool brought it to Philadelphia.
Nope. I was wrong. It has been in the United States for only 2 weeks. It started its journey in Boston and worked its way down and then on August 4th 2015 it was vandalized in Philadelphia.
Load More Replies...Yes, what the idiots did to this bot is absolutely awful. But are we really going to judge an entire nation on what a few nasty people do? When did we decide that England is a s**t nation because of what two heinous boys did to little James Bulger? Which, by the way is far, far worse than the breaking apart of a social experiment (I don't condone it, and it makes me angry that they did). Do you know why we don't judge an entire nation based on what the worst of the worst there do? Because it's an unfair assessment. The vast majority of people, the world over, not just in the US, are actually good people just living their lives. If we're not willing to accept responsibility for the worst of the worst in our own nation, we have no business judging another nation by their worst of the worst. Do we hate Germany because of Adolph Hitler? No (though the world once did). We know he is not the sum of the entire nation...we need to do better as a worldwide species. The US is not the sum of this
Thank you for getting my frustration written down for me, the jerks who beat up this robot deserve to suffer, but day to day Americans who did nothing wrong should not be judged for this.
Load More Replies...There are kind and mean people in every country. It met the right people in those countries and the wrong ones in America. (also, we don't know if it was animals or people.)
It was destroyed by people in Philadelphia
Load More Replies...Here's the story. He made it through Boston, Gloucester, and NYC, only to be attacked in Philadelphia. https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/03/us/hitchbot-robot-beheaded-philadelphia-feat/index.html
Gdammit, wth!? Just when I go trying to defend my country I have to read something like this. Like seriously, WTF?
Believe, many of us were embarrassed and pissed about this. We can't have nice things here because of assholes, like that.
i catch my tongue before saying im american 🎵🎶 its getting embarrasing
This occurred in Philadelphia a city known to have complete a******s inhabiting it.
Change our education system and it's likely the robot would have survived. I don't dislike America like some people, but I have a deep hatred for how our political system is stacked against common sense and reason, not to mention honesty. It's those in charge who need to go. Every one of them.
Shame on whomever did this to the robot. Neither, if it’s so awful here in America, leave.
people in general are cruel, this doesnt surprise me about the US
Why are all the anti-American comments shown but the pro-America ones have to be clicked on to see???
Yea, the rednecks need to give me the funds to leave when they tell me to "Get out of Americka if I don't lie k it."
The "patriots" telling people who rationally discuss their worries about their country to get out is just about the stupidest thing about nationalism. Blindly worshipping a geographical location is ridiculous. A nation is its people, not its borders. And there are problems with your country. There are huge problems in ALL OF OUR COUNTRIES. Stop ignoring these problems, because you're proving that you only pay lip service to the country that you so obnoxiously advertise.
Oh my gosh! It's not even human and I feel bad for it. I'm an American and I would never do that! Some Karen probably let her kids do it
Brilliant idea. For a long time I wanted to build a hitch-hiking robot, just to prove that a robot doesn't require more than one moving part - itself.
Yes let’s judge an entire country negatively on the conduct of a few. That seems fair.
Hitching has been illegal for years an years before i was bon they dont do it anywhere that i know of but america an it was found dangerous for people
If America is such a horrible place, why are so many people risking their lives to get here?
Which of these facts shocked you the most, Pandas? Were there any that you were actually aware of before reading this article? Do you have any other completely true morbid facts to share with the crowd? Share your thoughts and insights in the comments.
ah! harpies are always very interesting mythological creatures, not matter how they’ve been adapted in all the different stories ^^
Shuts down muscles like lungs - bam! (edit - I meant diaphragm, and thus aspiration via lungs. Thanks for fixing it for me.)
That is such a dangerous condition. Imagine putting your hand on a hot element, and getting third degree burns without realizing!
I hope there healthy and don't suffer too many health conditions. They are absolutely adorable
A) that's incredibly depressing and B) wonder if they were all from the same person and if they identified them.
The unknown/unexplored parts of a globe/map where often marked with the Latin phrase, “Here be lions” and/or images of monsters. There are two known cases of the phrase, “Here be dragons” on an ancient map and this globe, but they are thought to indicate the same thing… an unexplored region. Can you envision ancient explorers sailing towards those “lions” or “dragons”… so they could stake their claim on newly discovered territory? And even though these phrases were printed on maps/globes… they were banking on the hope that they wouldn’t really discover “lions” or “dragons.” BTW… “Here be dragons” was denoting an area near Eastern Asia on this globe.
The first pic is before his diagnosis. It is a benchmark to show what he could do prior.
Most likely from a meteor strike, the dagger of Tutanchamun is made with iron from a meteor as well
Imagine that. Just trying to kill raindeer and finding a viking sword!
Maybe should have caught it for a zoo, an animal like this would be good to spark awareness in people about turtles.
I am still bewildered that trying to escape prison ist a crime in "the land of the free". Here in Germany the wish for freedom from prison is seen as natural. You won't get punished additionally for escaping (although you will If the means you took are punishable, of course)
That would not have been possible. Because Alton was a man. His wife Willie is the one who fell into the well and gave birth to their son. The seven-pound, nine-ounce Franklin Woodrow Emile Jourdan had been under water about twenty minutes before being rescued and did not start breathing until being brought above the surface. The Jourdans also had another son, two-year-old Jack, who was born prematurely after Willie tripped while walking.
many of these aren't morbid, but the Instagram account actually is called "morbid_facts"...so this one can't be blamed on BP lol
I agree. Either most of these weren’t morbid/disturbing or maybe I’m too far gone emotionally.
Load More Replies...Some of these are fake. Please fact check what is posted if it's going to be titled as "Facts". Not trying to be a brat but it's frustrating.
Right! Unfortunately a lot of people think their opinion or how they feel about something is in fact a fact. So many things on social media are untrue and people seem to think it's fact because of how they feel or think. It's a complete s h i t show to be honest.
Load More Replies...Not surprising, happens a lot on BP. Especially posts from Reddit.
Load More Replies...49. Lee Halpin. He had the symptoms of hypothermia before he died. He got hot and started sweating: "Apparently they'd been chilling and Danny had a couple of beers," she said. "And then, when they went to go to sleep, Lee was complaining that he was too hot, he had a sleeping bag, but he was using it as a pillow… and Danny said to him 'You need to actually have a cover on you, it's too cold not to' and Lee was like, 'No, no I'm fine' and then he'd been going to sleep, Danny said he was sweating a little bit and did seem quite hot, and he tried to put a cover over him, and Lee knocked it off in his sleep." https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25239138 20-50% hypothermia deaths are caused by "paradoxical undressing" which occurs in moderate to severe hypothermia when body core temp drops below 90F (30wC). The person suddenly becomes hot and disoriented and they take their clothes off (or sleeping bag in Halpin's case) in an attempt to cool off, which is then followed by
unconsciousness and death https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/questions-answers/paradoxical-undressing
Load More Replies...I don't remember about the Vietnam war, but with everything the military always has to confirm everything before doing anything so that the United States can cover our *sses in order to make sure we don't look like the bad guys to the rest of the world when we are actually trying to help. If we're trying to help & the real bad guys make us look like we're in the wrong then the people we're trying to protect will suffer and/or it will start a war if we aren't already in a war. War isn't just fighting... it's strategy & politics too, that's why it's so complicated & hell on earth.
I've got a morbid fact. I understand that there are people who don't like children, so if you're one of them, just ignore my comment. Also, this is my opinion. Childhood dementia exists in the form of a condition called Sanfilippo Syndrome. There's no cure for it and the current life expectancy is 10-20 years.
Wow they can't even be bothered to crop photos now. Just straight up stealing content from another page/site
many of these aren't morbid, but the Instagram account actually is called "morbid_facts"...so this one can't be blamed on BP lol
I agree. Either most of these weren’t morbid/disturbing or maybe I’m too far gone emotionally.
Load More Replies...Some of these are fake. Please fact check what is posted if it's going to be titled as "Facts". Not trying to be a brat but it's frustrating.
Right! Unfortunately a lot of people think their opinion or how they feel about something is in fact a fact. So many things on social media are untrue and people seem to think it's fact because of how they feel or think. It's a complete s h i t show to be honest.
Load More Replies...Not surprising, happens a lot on BP. Especially posts from Reddit.
Load More Replies...49. Lee Halpin. He had the symptoms of hypothermia before he died. He got hot and started sweating: "Apparently they'd been chilling and Danny had a couple of beers," she said. "And then, when they went to go to sleep, Lee was complaining that he was too hot, he had a sleeping bag, but he was using it as a pillow… and Danny said to him 'You need to actually have a cover on you, it's too cold not to' and Lee was like, 'No, no I'm fine' and then he'd been going to sleep, Danny said he was sweating a little bit and did seem quite hot, and he tried to put a cover over him, and Lee knocked it off in his sleep." https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25239138 20-50% hypothermia deaths are caused by "paradoxical undressing" which occurs in moderate to severe hypothermia when body core temp drops below 90F (30wC). The person suddenly becomes hot and disoriented and they take their clothes off (or sleeping bag in Halpin's case) in an attempt to cool off, which is then followed by
unconsciousness and death https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/questions-answers/paradoxical-undressing
Load More Replies...I don't remember about the Vietnam war, but with everything the military always has to confirm everything before doing anything so that the United States can cover our *sses in order to make sure we don't look like the bad guys to the rest of the world when we are actually trying to help. If we're trying to help & the real bad guys make us look like we're in the wrong then the people we're trying to protect will suffer and/or it will start a war if we aren't already in a war. War isn't just fighting... it's strategy & politics too, that's why it's so complicated & hell on earth.
I've got a morbid fact. I understand that there are people who don't like children, so if you're one of them, just ignore my comment. Also, this is my opinion. Childhood dementia exists in the form of a condition called Sanfilippo Syndrome. There's no cure for it and the current life expectancy is 10-20 years.
Wow they can't even be bothered to crop photos now. Just straight up stealing content from another page/site