19 Disturbing Facts You May Not Want to Know

Life isn't always sunshine and rainbows

Published 1 year ago in Wtf

Life isn't always sunshine and rainbows

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Many of the human organs trafficked on the black market in the United States come from narcos. There have been many cases involving medical professionals, and trucks that have been found with bodies are missing organs.

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Every hour, an average of 12 children go missing across India. Every day that average is 296 children missing across India.

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The youngest recorded mother is Lina Medina. She gave birth at the very (IN)appropriate age of FIVE YEARS, SEVEN MONTHS, AND TWENTY ONE DAYS OLD.

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Definitely on the most horrifying facts I've ever learned is that a mute mail order bride is ten times as expensive as one who has the power of speech. It's very disturbing and becomes more and more horrifying the more you consider the implications.

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It's illegal in India to find out the gender of your baby, because so many prefer boys over girls.

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Fatal familial insomnia. Super rare, but also super scary. Basically, you stop being able to sleep, then you go mad, then you die. No cure.

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The lil dog in space Laika died terribly and afraid in an oven above the earth..

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Quokka mothers will eject their babies from their marsupial pouches at predators to escape. Omni-Man rules. "I can always make another kid".

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Domestic violence rates go up when a big sporting event is on. And a team loses. (Obviously a team loses). But, say England is playing France in football. The losing country will see a spike in DV.

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When I body falls from a building, they don’t go ‘splat’, they bounce, unless it’s a very very high fall. Also if you’re driving over 80km/h and hit a horse or large animal, you can inhale its intestines and suffocate on them. Some factual stories from my ex-police father.

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That your organs know where they're supposed to be and move on their own. During surgery, doctors will just stuff them back in and they'll rearrange themselves back to their proper spot.

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Microplastics are found in human blood, organs and even placentas. These tiny plastic particles, which come from things like degraded plastic waste and synthetic fibers, are so persuasive in our environment that they’ve made their way into our bodies through te food we eat, the water we drink and even the air we breathe. While the long-term health impacts are still being studies, the idea that plastic is now part of our biologic system is pretty unsettling….