22 Chilling Facts That Will Creep You Out Are you one of those people who likes the creepier side of life? Do skulls, bones, and scary things excite you? Are you a lover of all things scary? If that’s the case, then this video should be right up your alley. Keep on watching if you dare! Before we begin this topic, don’t forget to share it to your friends for some even more facts that might creep you out! Now, keep reading for 22 facts that Will totally scare you!
22. Mickey Mouse.
Did you know that there is an old Mickey Mousecomic strip in which Minnie Mouse falls in love with another character, and then Mickeymakes several ‘funny’ attempts at checking out early? Definitely not the most positive message tosend to the world. This really puts a damper on my idea of WaltDisney’s Mickey Mouse, so I’ll just pretend that I didn’t know this comic existed.
21. Bite strength:
It takes the same amount ofpressure to bite through your finger as it does a baby carrot. I would NOT recommend testing this theory. If you’ve ever accidentally bitten yourtongue or your lip while eating, you know how much it hurts. Now imagine how much it would hurt to bitethrough your own finger. Creeped out yet? Well, if you’re not creeped out yet, youwill be soon! Did you know that the average office keyboardis dirtier than your average toilet? Stick around until the very end to find outjust how dirty the average office keyboard is!
20. Corpse wax:
Did you know that some corpsesdevelop a weird, wax-like substance on them? The substance is called adipocere, and itis also known as corpse, grave or mortuary wax. The waxy substance forms on corpses foundin environments with high moisture levels and minimal oxygen (such as on wet ground,mud or the bottom of a lake).
19. Colgate controversy:
Believe it or not, Colgate(the toothpaste brand) has gone through a great deal of controversy in the past. In certain Spanish dialects, particularlyin Argentinian and European Spanish, the word ‘colgate’ translates loosely to a phrasesimilar to ‘go hang yourself’ depending on the pronunciation. Talk about bad marketing! Keep watching as continue to count down tothe number one fact that will totally creep you out!
18. Haircut selection in North Korea:
Believeit or not, in North Korea, among many other strict rules, citizens are forced to choosebetween 28 government-approved haircuts. Well, let’s just hope that the selectionof these 28 haircuts is at least a good selection. I mean, there have got to be some styles thatare appealing, right?
17. Abracadabra:
This is for all you aspiringmagicians out there. The word ‘Abracadabra’ means ‘I willcreate when I speak’ whereas ‘Avada Kedavra’ means ‘I will destroy when I speak.’ The words were used by witches to cast spellsand ward off evil. This is an interesting albeit slightly uselesspiece of information to know.
16. The Guillotine:
The guillotine is most wellknown for its use in France during the French Revolution. It was used to condemn a person to death bysecuring them at the bottom of an apparatus and placing their neck directly underneatha blade. Believe it or not, the last time the guillotinewas used was in 1977, the same year Star Wars premiered in theatres.
15. The Dancing Plague of 1518:
The Dancing Plagueof 1518, also known as the Dance Epidemic, occurred when 400 people took to the streetsand danced for weeks without rest. After about one month of dancing, numerouspeople began to die of stroke, exhaustion or even heart attacks. One report states that at one point the dancingplague killed 15 people every day.
14. The disappearance of commercial airplanes:
In the past 70 years, approximately 90 commercial airlines have disappeared without a trace. That’s more than one plane a year. It’s hard to believe that airplanes candisappear like that in this day and age, considering all the technological progress the world hasmade. These cases still remain a mystery today.
13. Calcified animals:
According to pictures takenby Nick Brandt and published in National Geographic, there is a lake in Tanzania called Lake Natronthat has such a high level of alkaline (almost as much as ammonia) that when animals enterthe water they are transformed into calcified statues.“The soda and salt causes the creaturesto calcify, perfectly preserved, as they dry,” says Nick Brandt, the photographer who tookpictures of the calcified creatures.
12. Exploding head syndrome:
There is a conditioncalled exploding head syndrome, also known as episodic cranial sensory shock, in whicha person can hear loud explosions in their head while they are falling asleep or wakingup. The disorder is an auditory hallucination,but scientists are unable to determine the cause or mechanism of the disorder.
11. Mysterious Signal:
In 1977, Ohio State University’sBig Ear radio telescope picked up a signal that lasted for 72 seconds. It came from the constellation Sagittarius. Because the astronomer was so impressed withit, he wrote the word ‘Wow!’ which ended up being the signal’s name. To this day we aren’t exactly sure whatit was.
10. The Denver International Airport:
There area lot of creepy things surrounding the Denver International Airport including theories thatit was an Illuminati hideout. There is also a giant horse statue nearbycalled the ‘Blue Mustang’ which is often referred to as the demon horse for its blueglow. The original artist was crushed and killedwhen the statue fell on top of him.
9. Mysterious skeleton remains:
According to Wikipedia, a skeleton measuring only 6 inches long was once found near a deserted Chilean town. It appears to be human with ten ribs and adeformed head. One theory suggests that this was the skeleton of a premature fetus born too early, and other theories suggest this is the result of a formof dwarfism.
8. Digestive creepiness:
This next fact is slightly disturbing and even kind of gross. Believe it or not, there are types of bacteria inside of your stomach that you use to digest food, but after you die those same bacteriawill digest you. Well, there goes my sleep for the week.
7. Death from laughter:
Did you know that it’spossible to die from laughing too much? There are at least 10 recorded deaths by laughing. It usually happens when the laughter causessome form of cardiac arrest or asphyxiation, according to Wikipedia. So I guess they lied when they told us askids that laughter is the best medicine. Mind blown.
6. Cotard delusion:
A rare mental illness called cotard delusion exists, and the person who is affected by the illness either believesthat they are dead or that they have lost all their blood and/or internal organs. The person affected by the illness typicallydenies their very existence and suffers from extreme psychiatric depression.
5. Eyelash mites:
Did you know that there aretiny little bugs that live on your face and eat off your dead skin? The bugs are called Demodex, and they’retiny mites that live in or close to our hair follicles. There are two species of Demodex living onhumans, and both species are typically referred to as “eyelash mites”.
4. Blood squirting lizards:
Blood squirting lizards exist! They are called horned lizards, and they actually have a blood-squirting mechanism which shoots blood from their eyes. Blood squirting is a horned lizard's best-known defence when being attacked. A pouch below the lizard’s eyes swells upwith blood, and with a surge of pressure, the lizard squirts up a stream of blood thatcan travel up to six feet.
3. The Suicide Forest:
The Aokigahara forest,also known as the Suicide Forest, is located in Japan and is a popular tourist destination. The forest is known as one of the world’sleading sites for suicides. There are even signs located in differentareas of trails in the forest encouraging suicide visitors to rethink their decisionand contact suicide prevention hotlines.
2. Bacteria in our mouths:
Did you know thatthere could be more bacteria in your mouth than there are people on earth? “In one month, the number of bacteria caneasily exceed the number of people who live on Earth,” says Sigmund Socransky, associate clinical professor of periodontology at Harvard. That’s something I could have gone withoutknowing.
1. Dead skin cells:
Human beings lose approximately30,000 to 40,000 dead skin cells every single minute. If you do the math, that can add up to 50million skin cells every single day. According to scientists, by the time a humanbeing reaches adulthood, they will have lost roughly 37 trillion cells. Now that you know some of the creepiest factson this planet, here is one more last and absolutely disturbing crazy fact about justhow dirty some office keyboards are! Sidenote! If you work in an office, you will not like this next chilling fact. According to research, some keyboards in officesare dirtier than toilets (yes you read that right). Research done by the University of Arizonafound that the average keyboard in an office has 400 times more bacteria than the toiletseat in your office. What are some of the creepiest facts you know that weren’t on this list? Let us know in the comments section below! Enjoyed this article? Thanks for reading!