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22 Interesting But Horrible Facts That Are Going To Shake You Up In The Worst Ways Possible

by Maryjane

There is a reason why it’s said that the real world is much stranger than the fictitious world. Nonetheless, the world can be a fascinating place when you include all the impressive technologies and natural curiosities.

Nothing beats a good entertaining fact to reawaken your sense of wonder about the world around you. Maybe you’re just scrolling through your feed and you stumble upon a fascinating fact that has you like, “Woah!”

These are the moments that pique our interest and keep our minds active, no matter how they occur. You’ll never be stuck in a weird conversation again if you have a few fascinating facts in your reservoir.

But what if the facts are horrifying and incredible at the same time? And even when you think you’ve grasped everything there is to know, individuals and things can always surprise you in more ways than one.

With events like this, you can’t help but wonder how the world truly works. You could start thinking about how long it would take to travel to the moon with your car.

Or you can start wondering how the bones in your body are joined together and so much more. Not to worry, you’ll get more than enough to ponder when you read through these interesting but horrible facts.

So prepare to be amazed by these strange facts that we’ve gathered up for you below.

1. Throwing up

It's 100% possible for you to throw up poop and it's called feculant vomiting.

1. Throwing upAntonio M. Rosario / Getty Images/Tetra images RF

2. Doctor's bad handwriting

Around 7,000 people are killed every year because of doctors' bad handwriting and many of these errors are caused by illegible prescriptions or dosage recommendation.

2. Doctor's bad handwritingJose Luis Pelaez Inc / Getty Images

3. The eyes

The eyes aren't taken care of by your immune system and if it could, it would hurt them so the eye has its own immune response separate from your immune system.

3. The eyesTefim / Getty Images/iStockphoto

4. Wow!

You have a much smaller chance of picking up harmful germs from kissing a dog than you do kissing a human.

4. Wow!Taiyou Nomachi / Getty Images

5. Learning more everyday

The bodies of those who drown in Lake Tahoe seldom decompose nor rise to the surface and this is because the lakes are too cold for bacteria to live, so there is nothing to decompose the bodies.

5. Learning more everydayJannis Werner / Getty Images/EyeEm

6. Fir trees can actually grow in human lungs

A 28-year-old patient named Artyom Sidorkin reportedly inhaled the seed of a fir tree, which had sprouted and grown in his lung. Doctors thought they were dealing with a tumor and were stunned when they made the discovery.6. Fir trees can actually grow in human lungsMike Hill / Getty Images

7. So sad

If someone is murdered in the US, there's a 1 in 3 chance police will never identify your killer.

7. So sadSheila Paras / Getty Images

8. What!

The seats in theaters are sometimes cloth cushions, and bed bugs are drawn to the amount of CO2 expelled there. So you can get bed bugs from movie theater seats.

8. What!Michael Blann / Getty Images

9. Oh no!

Before 1987, doctors operated on babies without anesthesia partially because they didn't think babies could feel pain but they did.

9. Oh no!Getty

10. Too bad

More 250,000 deaths are recorded every year due to medical error and that's more than 684 per day.

10. Too badZf L / Getty Images

11. No apparent cause of death

Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome is a condition where someone who looks healthy dies suddenly with no apparent cause of death.

11. No apparent cause of deathIFC

12. Bacteria on frosting

As a result of people blowing out candles on a birthday cake, there is a 1,400% increase in bacteria on the frosting.

12. Bacteria on frostingDiana Haronis Dianasphotoart.com / Getty Images

13. *Shocked*

Cockroaches have been recorded of eating both living and dead human flesh, as well as fingernails, eyelashes, feet, and hands

13. *Shocked*Susan Ireland / Getty Images/EyeEm

14. Seriously?

Around 72% percent of shopping carts contain fecal bacteria.

14. Seriously?Emmanuel Faure / Getty Images

15. Brain aneurysm

Around 1 in 50 individuals in the United States currently have a brain aneurysm that hasn't ruptured yet

15. Brain aneurysmGrafissimo / Getty Images

16. Also, a brain aneurysm ruptures around once every 18 minutes

16. Also, a brain aneurysm ruptures around once every 18 minutesPaul Biris / Getty Images

17. Huh?

The air you breathe in a train station is 15% human skin and even if you leave the train station, 80% of the floating specs you see in a sun beam are also skin.

17. Huh?Tonnaja / Getty Images

18. Murders that are not recorded

The homicide archivist, Thomas Hargrove estimates that there are over 2,000 serial killers at large now. In his records, there are more than 27,000 murders that are not in FBI files.

18. Murders that are not recordedUniversal

19. Imaginary friends

About 20% of children report hearing voices and the explanation from them is that they have an imaginary friend.

19. Imaginary friendsJgi / Getty Images/Tetra images RF

20. Sun explosion

If the sun should explode now, the energy from the explosion would travel at the speed of light, and it would take 8 minutes and 20 seconds to travel from the sun to the Earth.

20. Sun explosionNasa / Via giphy.com

21. Dogs like squeaky toys because...

...they mimic the screams of their prey and there's a theory that they rip the squeaker out of the toy because they think it's alive as long as it squeaks.

21. Dogs like squeaky toys because...Przemysław Iciak / Getty Images/iStockphoto

22. Woah!

The dead actually outnumber the living 15 to 1.

22. Woah!Andrew Fox / Getty Images

This is certainly one list that has a lot of incredible facts that are horrifying and will blow your mind. Believe me when I say that I was really much better before putting together this list, but then, I guess we learn every day.

Which of these facts shocked you to your bone marrow? Share them below and remember to share this article as well.

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