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The world is far more complicated than some of us like to think. Morality isn’t black-or-white, historical facts are often hazier than we’d like them to be, and the interconnectivity of everything means that the deeper down the knowledge rabbit hole we go, the more lost we can sometimes feel.

There are some truly weird things about life on Planet Earth you can accidentally stumble upon while you’re down there. You might learn something about human biology or nature that really unnerves you. Or you might uncover something about your country’s past that puts into question pretty much everything else that you might know.

Today, we’re featuring some of the creepiest, most bizarre facts from these two viral r/AskReddit threads here and here. These internet users thought that others should know what they know, too. While you’re upvoting the most interesting facts of the bunch, have a think about the most peculiar things you have locked away in your database as well, Pandas. You can tell us all about them in the comment section.

Steven Wooding, a member of the Institute of Physics in the UK, part of the Omni Calculator Project, and the creator of the Weird Units Converter, shared his thoughts with Bored Panda about learning new facts and staying curious as well as less cynical as we age. You'll find our full interview with him below.

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is The Roman Empire lasted over 1000 years, American society is only 243 years old, we could quite possibly collapse just like the Roman Empire did.

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Bored Panda was interested to get Steven's take on how we can come to terms with the fact that when we gain new information, it might make us realize that we've been spouting nonsense in the past.

"Nobody likes to learn they were giving out incorrect information in the past. It hurts, but we have to push through it, accept new facts and work with them. After all, they could lead to the next big breakthrough," he explained that we all have to remain steadfast and learn to embrace the fact that we are wrong at times.

"This is constantly happening in science; as new discoveries are made, old discoveries have to be reevaluated," he said.

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is Drowning is quiet, and most kids drown right in front of the person that’s supposed to be watching them.

opossum-effigy , brokinhrt2 Report

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is The last use of a guillotine in France was the same year the first Star Wars movie premiered. 1977

OdaSet , wikipedia Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess France figured it was already ahead of ... nevermind, I'll show myself out before completing the joke...

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According to Steven, from the Omni Calculator Project team, it's hard to stay on top of new knowledge, especially as you get older. We tend to think that we know everything and there's nothing new to learn.

"Try to view the world as a child does. Basically, keep asking 'why?' questions. As you learn the answer to one question, another will arise, and so on. It is a common situation in science that the more we know, the more questions there are. Keep questioning the world around you," he told us how we can start the chain towards living a more curious, and less cynical life.

Steven wanted to share an interesting fact with all of you dear Readers, too. "Crows are the Einsteins of the bird world. Expert at solving puzzles, and they can even recognize your face. They will actively avoid individuals who have been aggressive toward them in the past," he said. Hopefully, you'll see crows in a different light from now on, Pandas.

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you aren’t scared of being alone. You’re scared of not being alone when you’re supposed to be.

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is Anglerfish, when Anglerfish mates the male Literally deforms its body and fuses with the female then they live together for the rest of their lives

Sora984 , Masaki Miya Report

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If a fetus doesn't get enough calcium from their mother's diet they will take the calcium from their mother's bones.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember old women saying that you lose a tooth for every child you bear.

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Amy S
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the UK pregnant women get free dental care on the NHS because of the impact on your teeth/oral health.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People keep romanticising being pregnant. I keep hearing "the mother/fetus relationship is symbiotic" - No it's not, the fetus is parasitic, it gives nothing back

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, that’s sad way to look at being pregnant. I think the mother/baby relationship is symbiotic, and it starts in the womb. To me it’s an miracle, even though it’s not exactly a new thing on earth lol.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And teeth. Motherhood was a difficult thing for me. I have osteogenesis imperfecta and I've had three beautiful, intelligent, very healthy children. I however at the end of the pregnancies,looked like a long term meth addict.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And teeth and hair. That's why you have to take pre-natal vitamins

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I already don't want kids but the more i learn the less i want them. These are MY bones, i don't want to share them with anyone for as long as I'm alive!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You don't have to. That's why there are supplements for pregnant women nowadays.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The fetus will also use the iron from the mother's blood supply. I became so anemic, I could barely stand, and I was already taking prenatal vitamins. Had to have an additional iron supplement, as well as eat a lot of red meat.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, me too, tired etc. Buuuut my ob-gyn explained to me in the last week's of pregnancy "Pleeeeease don't try to substitute your "missing/lower than normal" iron via supplements. Nature is doing fine. With this it "iron deficiency" you will stop bleeding after giving birth much faster than women with "high/correct" iron levels. It kind of prevents large bleedings that cannot be stopped." Are there any BP GYN/haemo etc. specialised docs there who can confirm that , yes, very simple explanation for me non medical person? 🙏

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sure I've posted this on here before, but I remember watching a documentary that showed babies in the light of being parasites, deliberately mapiluating the hormones of their hosts in order to get what they want.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not really creepy, just a bodily function. Bones are constantly rebuild just like every other part of our body and the calcium is released and then re-absorbed all the time. And when other part of the body is in a urgent need of calcium, bones let off more of it to cover the emergency. It happens all the time in every body, not just a pregnant one.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Forced birth in the US is going to force women to give their organs and bones over for something she doesn't want so it can live and sacrifice her life even. Sex is now a punishment for some women. Corpses have more rights than women. They have to give consent to take their organs.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was grounded into me when I was pregnant. I drank so much milk and took prenatal vitamins everyday. Didn't lose any teeth and my bones are fine.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's only the beginning. They then go on to taking your money and sanity too.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After 4 kids my body is knackered - I adore my children but damn do I hate being pregnant, it was the worst and longest periods of my life - they drained my like the little parasites they are - my oldest is almost 18 and still very much loved parasites

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds like my sisters. They will take the cream out of your coffee.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the body has a weird way of prioritizing. But yeah, please do eat a proper diet when pregnant.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like bones bones are good for me I like bones give them all to me

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Which is why women who bear a lot of children are at particular risk for osteoporosis.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh good, another reason to add to my list of "reasons I will never, ever have a child".

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is one of the reasons that a wedding present to a bride was to remove her teeth, so that when she fell pregnant her teeth would not fall out etc.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

same is true about any nutrients it needs for growing, if the mother doesn't ingest enough for both, the fetus steals from the mother

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the reason for prenatal vitamins. Otherwise, fetus=parasite. MAKE SURE YOU TAKE YOUR PRENATALS!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had one.. I'm not sure I can blame her for my severe osteoporosis.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why prenatal vitamins are so important. Aside from my 1st trimester 24/7 nausea, i loved being pregnant. My skin, nail & hair were GLOWING - I have thick hair to begin with & during pregnant, it was so shiny & i got compliments daily. People were also overly kind to pregnant me. Plus I got my beautiful babies from it! lol

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

More accurately stated: if the mother's diet does not contain a sufficient amount of calcium, her body will remove calcium from her bones to meet the needs of the fetus. The fetus doesn't TAKE anything from the mother, the mother's body gives it up in an effort to ensure a healthy baby.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A fetus is a true parasite, it will take all it needs from it’s mother’s body and leave her with none

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is true, but that is why the gynecologist usually prescribes calcium to the mother-to-be. Don't panic

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

(to be read in Dracula accent/voice) Blah Blah blah ... I am a Bonepire

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why some women may lose their teeth as they age or develop osteoporosis later in life.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's why eating a vegan diet while pregnant is a bad idea.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My teeth fell apart after I had twins... Was over due and miserable. Went to the dentist and my teeth were breaking as he pulled my back molar out so instead of one tooth pull I ended up with five missing and two were in the front. 10k dollars later I have teeth now but my mouth will never be the same. DRINK YOUR MILK KIDS!!!!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why pregnant women in the UK used to get free dental treatment.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, we have an old proverb here (Central Europe), "one/each child one tooth" (every child you bear will make you lose one tooth), but that was before nutritional knowledge of today.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's important to get your blood checked regularly when you're pregnant. The check-ups during pregnancy are not only important for the health of the baby, but also for that of the mother!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

another thing to add to my list of reasons not to have a child

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely. My sister took a lot of our mother's calcium which led to damaged teeth.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is that why I guzzled milk while pregnant? Was the most delicious thing ever. Literally, guzzled it.

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This is a good, protective thing for the baby. I get tired of all the drama these days about how hard it is to be pregnant, how hard it is to be a parent, etc. Poor me.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You sound like you'd be an awful mother. Just bc your choices didn't affect you other than make you narrow minded you think everyone in the world should feel like you. You're extremely selfish. Maybe you should learn some empathy I mean you've had a lifetime and you still haven't learned it. Change is hard I know. Actually listening is so hard I know actually putting yourself in other peoples shoes is so hard I know. So tired of selfish people whining all the time that other people don't see the world in such stark dystopian black and white like you do. Feel sorry you were never able to make choices in your life that offers have now. That must upset your so much someone has something you don't have. Ugh

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A mother carries around the DNA of every child that she has borne. It actually gives them more immunity from diseases. This also means that she carries the father's DNA for life. So, it's actually better for females to have multiple babies if they can afford them.

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And if mother aborts the fetus she is a hero among feminists

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Feminists are just happy she has the CHOICE whether or not to have a child.

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Curiosity is a great quality to have. It shows that we’re full of energy, a desire to learn something new, and we’re constantly on an adventure to get closer to the truth. Sure, some knowledge might be dangerous or we’re just not ready to hear some creepy facts yet, but curiosity in and of itself is something that we believe drives humanity forward, as a whole. Without curiosity, there would be no progress. Only stagnation and dogma.

A while back, parenting blogger Samantha Scroggin, the founder of ‘Walking Outside in Slippers,’ told us what parents can do to nurture their kids’ interest in learning new things. She also revealed to us the best approach on how to deal with endless ‘whys.’

"Kids asking 'why?' is an important part of their natural curiosity. That said, the constant chatter and questions can grow tedious. I am very open with my kids, and answer just about any question they bring to me. But sometimes I tell them, not right now. I need quiet. And they rarely grant me that quiet. But still, I ask," she told Bored Panda that patience and good communication are essential in helping children’s curiosity thrive.

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is About 3 000 people disappear every year in the US and are never found again

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is In 1844, there was a case of hysteria in a French convent of nuns. One started meowing and after a week all the nuns were meowing harmoniously in the afternoons. It didn’t stop until neighbors called soldiers.

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Only 9% of the ocean has been explored, and that there are creatures that we would think of as aliens living deep, deep down...

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According to the parenting expert, the best thing that families can do is create a safe space for children to develop their own skills, talents, and interests. The vital thing is to never judge your kids. Parents should also “avoid the temptation to push them down a certain path just because it's familiar and more comfortable for us.”

Kids often mimic their parents’ interests, but that’s not always the case. Samantha opened up about what things are like in her own family.

"The genes are strong in my family. My husband and I are both writers, and my kids are both artsy types. My son, 10, is a little actor and singer who even appeared on Kids Say the Darndest Things this year. My 6-year-old daughter amazes me with her drawing ability," the mom told Bored Panda.

"Although my kids' talents are not identical to my husband and me, they are likewise little creative powerhouses. We as parents have made them feel safe and comfortable being themselves and expressing their skills. Then there are some abilities that clearly pass on directly from the parents. For example, my son and daughter are both math whizzes like my husband, while math has always been my nemesis."

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is It's estimated that there is around 25-50 active serial killers in the US

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is Somewhat recently (2012), scientists discovered over 1,400 new species of bacteria living in the belly button. Everyone’s belly button ecology is unique (add it to the fingerprints & snowflakes list). In that same study, 1 volunteers belly button harbored bacteria strands that had only ever been found in soil from Japan- where this man has never been.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Okay, boys let's get some fingerprints. No, wait, I have a better idea -- let's look for belly button lint."

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Meanwhile, child independence expert Lenore Skenazy explained to Bored Panda that it’s not learning that people fall in love with. Rather, we fall in love with the activities we love doing, whatever that might be. Passion for a subject leads to a natural curiosity about the thing, as we develop our skills and knowledge. In short, “the learning comes automatically” when you’re doing something you’re either interested in or an activity that’s essential.

“You fall in love with something that you love to do—drawing, kicking a ball, playing make-believe, walking in the woods, reading. All of those things involve learning. If they didn’t, you’d be bored and you’d stop doing them. Instead, as a kid AND as an adult, you get into something and do it because each time you get a little better, or try a slightly different technique,” she said.

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“In a game, you’re ALWAYS thinking and learning because the ball never comes to you in exactly the same way twice. In the woods, there’s always something new to look at, climb or poke. In play, you have to react to the other person. And you pick up a book to fall into another world and learn all about it,” Lenore said.

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is You could drop dead instantly by a brain hemorrhage/aneurism and have no warning signs prior. One second you're perfectly fine, and the next you're dead

CheesyTacos68 , Lucien Monfils Report

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is If you stare at the mirror in the dark long enough, your brain starts to make your eyes see things. Usually transforming you, or the room into something horrifying- more usually monsters. This is called ''peripheral fading" or the Troxler Effect.

Eruran_e , NIKITA SHIROKOV Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

0/10 - do not recommend. However, you'll need to focus on a small area of your face and be quite patient. Eventually my face shifted and it seemed as if there was another person in the mirror. I will not do it a second time.

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is When a person is electrocuted in the electric chair, they feel everything. They are fully aware of their bodies being fried as it happens in real time.

One inmate who survived the first round of electrocution said it tasted like cold peanut butter.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't get this thing at all. Why not just an injection or shooting a criminal? Why put them in a chair like this?

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According to the expert, parents should embrace their kids learning about the world in a variety of formats. “Having books at home can help a child find new things to fall into—but so does YouTube. Remember: every new technology is distrusted at first,” she said, adding that Socrates himself hated the idea that people had started writing down ideas instead of memorizing them.

“So yes, books are great. But don’t ignore all the skills, hobbies, facts, and new things kids can learn online as well. If you’re worried about the bad stuff, install some filters. But learning from a podcast or DIY video is still LEARNING. Think of all the things you have learned since your formal schooling ended. Learning doesn’t only take place in a classroom or book!”

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Dogs like squeaky toys because it sounds like a small animal being crushed.

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is There is a rare genetic disease called Fatal familial insomnia where over the course of months you literary can not go or be put to sleep no matter what you take or what you do. The symptoms get progressively worse until finally you stay awake watching yourself go insane until you [pass away] from exhaustion.

BackdoorConquistodor , cottonbro Report

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Postpartum psychosis can show up in a new mother virtually overnight. It can make them hallucinate, making them think their baby is a demon or the antichrist for example. New mothers murder their own children because of postpartum psychosis more often than you might like to think.


The more the mother knows it's a possibility the better she'll be able to combat it if it arrives.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please be careful about this description - a mother suffering with PNP is much more likely to injure herself than her child. For more information and support please visit https://www.app-network.org

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The children's story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin was based on a real event. "Hamelin town records start with this event. The earliest written record is from the town chronicles in an entry from 1384 which states: "It is 100 years since our children left." no one know what or who took the children, but there's records of the entire towns children being taken.

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is The bodies of the sailors who died on the Edmund Fitzgerald are still down there, almost perfectly preserved, due to the water at that depth being just barely above freezing. Divers who have explored the wreckage have seen their bodies frozen in place to parts of the ship, and have come back reporting that they feel as if they were being followed during their time underwater.

Photos were taken, but per the request of the crew's family, they have never been released to the public.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Lg9HygEJc)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This makes me think of all the dead bodies on Everest, which are also very well preserved for the same reason :-(

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is Cotard’s Delusion is a rare psychiatric condition, severe cases of which cause the sufferer to wholeheartedly believe they are dead, putrefying, or simply do not exist. Some Cotard’s patients refuse to eat, as they do not believe they need to, with one notable patient dying of starvation. Another woman once asked to be taken to a morgue, to be with the other dead people.

NotMyShoes93 , Wikipedia Report

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By the time you start realizing the symptoms of rabies, it’s already too late.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The first symptoms of rabies may be similar to the flu, including weakness or discomfort, fever, or headache. There also may be discomfort, prickling, or an itching sensation at the site of the bite. These symptoms may last for days. Symptoms then progress to cerebral dysfunction, anxiety, confusion, and agitation. As the disease progresses, the person may experience delirium, abnormal behavior, hallucinations, hydrophobia (fear of water), and insomnia. The acute period of disease typically ends after 2 to 10 days. Once clinical signs of rabies appear, the disease is nearly always fatal, and treatment is typically supportive. Less than 20 cases of human survival from clinical rabies have been documented. Only a few survivors had no history of pre- or postexposure prophylaxis. https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/symptoms/index.html#:~:text=The%20first%20symptoms%20of%20rabies,anxiety%2C%20confusion%2C%20and%20agitation.

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You can fit 63 earth size objects in Uranus.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh...the jokes that will be made...getting the popcorn ready to read them later. Don't disappoint.

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is You have a bunch of microscopic parasites called Demodex on your eyelashes and in the pores on your face. They come out at night to lay eggs on and eat the oils on your face.

MrK1ng5had0w , Joel Mills Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And having a small amount of them is actually good for us. They eat dead skin cells.

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is Chainsaws were originally invented for childbirth.

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If given access to it, butterflies will happily drink blood

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is Adult teeth in toddlers are right under their eyes.

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is A "Rat King" is a phenomenon created when a large group of rats become fused together by their tails via ice, dirt, hair, blood, or even feces.

Encounters with this horrible phenomenon inspired some of humanity's greatest myths.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pretty sure this has been debunked - Victorians fannying around with taxidermy.

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is There is a island of the dolls in Mexico City that has thousands of creepy dolls to honor a little girl who drowned in the 1950s. The island is also one of the most haunted places.

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30 Really Creepy Facts About The World That Are A Reminder About How Weird Our Timeline Really Is The island of Okunoshima in the Inland Sea of Japan is known for two reputable things:

1: It's named "Rabbit Island" because of the overabundance of wild rabbits and...

2: The island has WWII ruins of a chemical weapons factory, creating poison like mustard gas in its attacks on China. So vital was its secrecy to the Japanese government that they tried to wipe its location off maps.

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