"Box Jellyfish are not only the most venomous jellies to humans, but they also possess at least 24 functional eyes (of various degree) on its body despite having no centralized brain. Four of its eyes always peer up out of the water regardless of the animal’s body position; some eyes can make out images, others are more primitive."
"There is a genetic disease called fibrodisplaysia ossificans progresiva. When tissue is damaged, it is replaced with bone.
Growths form underneath their skin and their joints lock solid So over time those affected slowly become encased in a prison of bone just beneath their own skin.
They usually have to choose between sitting or standing up for the rest of their life. By the end of their life they have to drink every meal through a straw and can barely move"
"Hundreds of people die every year… from being strangled by their bedsheets."
"Humans eyes dont reflect light at night like animals do."
"One of the most common places to find a dead body is on the toilet. Cause when they’re alive and not feeling well, the first thing they do is go to the toilet thinking it could be a bowel issue."
"The men of the ship Essex (the true event that inspires the story “Moby Dick”) avoided islands after being shipwrecked for fear of cannibals. The islands were settled and landing there would have brought salvation to the survivors. Ironically because of this bypass, the men ran out of food and were forced to eat each other for survival."
"Herculaneum was destroyed by pyroclastic flows so hot that the liquids in people’s bodies turned to vapor and exploded instantly. Brain matter turned into glass. Bone and metal were welded together. All that happened before Pompeii."
"One reason that crows and ravens are associated with death is because they would often follow armies as they marched to battle. Being both carrion birds and extremely intelligent, they realized that a large group of armed men marching on one direction meant that there would be a tasty meal of corpses to eat soon afterwards."
"Many victims who survive bear attacks report the sound of the bear’s teeth scraping against their skulls."
"Your brain can play tricks on you to make you see monsters in the mirror, called the Troxler Effect. The Troxler Effect is an optical illusion that affects how you perceive things, both visually and mentally."
"Some species of Vultures can projectile vomit if they feel threatened."
"The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds given adequate vacuuming systems."
"Since 1900, over 13,000 people have been murdered by serial killers in the USA."
"Female mummies in Ancient Egypt were always more decomposed than their male counterparts. They discovered that this was because male bodies were embalmed a lot sooner than female bodies. Female bodies were kept at the family home until they started to decompose in order to avoid necrophilia at the embalmers."
"I was thoroughly disturbed when I read that tornadoes can happen in the middle of the night. It’s not that I ever doubted that, but just the thought of a tornado at 3am terrifies me."
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No offense, (and I sincerely mean that) wikipedia should never be used as a credible source of information. At least, not exclusively.