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CREEPY FACTS
; A THREAD
; A THREAD
1. Running out of air
-In 1973, 2 men were in a small submarine 1,575ft deep in the ocean. Suddenly, there was a malfunction, and water began flooding in, causing the sub to sink. They had only had enough oxygen left to survive for 3 days. It took so long for the rescue team to
-In 1973, 2 men were in a small submarine 1,575ft deep in the ocean. Suddenly, there was a malfunction, and water began flooding in, causing the sub to sink. They had only had enough oxygen left to survive for 3 days. It took so long for the rescue team to
+ find them that by the time they extracted the crew, the men only had about 12 min. of oxygen left.
2. The ruler of the rats
-Who likes rats? No one? Who likes even more rats? Well you're going to be the "Rat King", then, which is more nightmarish than it sounds. A Rat King happens when multiple rats becomes congealed together in a tangle of tails, dirt, hair and blood.
-Who likes rats? No one? Who likes even more rats? Well you're going to be the "Rat King", then, which is more nightmarish than it sounds. A Rat King happens when multiple rats becomes congealed together in a tangle of tails, dirt, hair and blood.
3. Its not just allergy season
-Everyone has tiny mites living in there eyelashes.
-Everyone has tiny mites living in there eyelashes.
4. A Warriors Blood
-In Ancient Rome, some people believed that if they drank fresh, warm blood from a fallen Gladiator, they would absorb their power. They also believed that drinking blood cured epilepsy.
-In Ancient Rome, some people believed that if they drank fresh, warm blood from a fallen Gladiator, they would absorb their power. They also believed that drinking blood cured epilepsy.
5. Horrible Protein Smoothies
-In the 1600's, alchemists were hardcore into finding eternal life, and they came up with some pretty disgusting theories and supposed elixirs along the way. One such alchemist, John French, used to prepare a "brain tincture", if you can guess what
-In the 1600's, alchemists were hardcore into finding eternal life, and they came up with some pretty disgusting theories and supposed elixirs along the way. One such alchemist, John French, used to prepare a "brain tincture", if you can guess what
+ that was made of. He then left the mixture to sit inside of horse manure for 6 months, until it become a liquid and could be drunk. The worst thing of all? French had plenty of other colleagues trying out similar medicine.
6. I Pray the Lord My Soul to Take
-4 of the actors in the 1982 horror movie Poltergeist died not long after the film came out, some of them violent and unexpected deaths. Because of this, people now believe the film had a curse hanging from it. Even the childstar of the film
-4 of the actors in the 1982 horror movie Poltergeist died not long after the film came out, some of them violent and unexpected deaths. Because of this, people now believe the film had a curse hanging from it. Even the childstar of the film
+ Heather O'Rourke, died in 1988 at the age of 12 after a bowel destruction released deadly toxins into her body.
7. Six Feet Under
-In the 19th century and before, being literally buried alive was an ever-present worry, as medicine could sometimes mistake a comatose or otherwise unresponsive patient for a cadaver. Because of this, people developed "safety coffins" that would allow the
-In the 19th century and before, being literally buried alive was an ever-present worry, as medicine could sometimes mistake a comatose or otherwise unresponsive patient for a cadaver. Because of this, people developed "safety coffins" that would allow the
+ buried person to alert those above ground that the corpse in the coffin was not, in fact, a corpse.
8. A Boy's Bestfriend
-Around 1904, a boy named Robert Eugene Otto, or "Gene", owned a strange-looking doll of a boy, who he named Robert. Robert the doll is said to be haunted, aware of what is going around him, and even responsible for multiple violent mishaps. Robert's tale is
-Around 1904, a boy named Robert Eugene Otto, or "Gene", owned a strange-looking doll of a boy, who he named Robert. Robert the doll is said to be haunted, aware of what is going around him, and even responsible for multiple violent mishaps. Robert's tale is
+ formed the for the film "A Child's Play".
9. Don't Look a Gift Denture in the Mouth
-In the 1800s, people needed dentures just like they do today-- but they didn't have access to our modern technologies. Instead, dentures at the time were actually made out of the teeth of deceased people, usually soldiers.
-In the 1800s, people needed dentures just like they do today-- but they didn't have access to our modern technologies. Instead, dentures at the time were actually made out of the teeth of deceased people, usually soldiers.
10. Brain Food
-Do you ever wonder what people did before the invention of assembly-line cups and bowls? In ancient england, people used the tops if hollowed human skulls to drink and eat.
-Do you ever wonder what people did before the invention of assembly-line cups and bowls? In ancient england, people used the tops if hollowed human skulls to drink and eat.
End of thread lol
