The world around us is as scary and mysterious as it is beautiful and intricate. Many people would rather look away from the dark side of life, which is understandable. Because once you start opening that can of worms, there is no going back.
You’re about to read some of the scariest facts shared by some people on TikTok. You probably know many of these already, but you’re also likely reading some for the first time.
For those that flew under your radar, you will likely be tempted to do some Googling. But if you must, prepare yourself as you go down that rabbit hole.
#1
History major here, we are already in WWIII. We just don’t know it yet.
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80points
#2
I’m a teacher and it’s actually frightening the percentage of children that cannot read… We are trying to teach them in schools, but a lot of the learning happens from practicing reading at home
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80points
#3
The fact that there are people imprisoned in basements, secret rooms, and homes all over the world. Some are rescued, most are not.
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76points
#4
We are in the silent depression… the income to cost of living ratio is worse than it was during the Great Depression, but it’s not being talked about
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73points
#5
I've always struggled drinking water, but then I learned that the headache you get when you're dehydrated is - and I'mma scream when I say this - YOUR BRAIN SHRIVELING AND PULLING AWAY FROM YOUR SKULL
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72points
#6
the fact that 2 people can grow up in the exact same in environment same set of parents experience the exact same traumas, yet can describe entirely different memories and have exact opposite trauma
64points
#7
That man has been interpreting the Bible as literal history, when it's psychological symbolism that reveals that the reader has the creative power. The harm that literal interpretation has caused
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61points
#8
studying aviation, "all the rules made in aviation are written in blood" bcs they are only made after a tragedy
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57points
#9
A disproportionate number of CEOs fit the clinical definition of a psychopath.
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56points
#10
Prions exist. Knowing that is pretty awful. I should have specified prion diseases exist. CWD in deer, Mad Cow, incurable in humans. Can’t even autopsy without a hazmat room, then burn all equipment it touched. Scary stuff
54points
#11
We aren't going to be able to fix what we did to the earth
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54points
#14
Men have frontal lobes not as developed as women and we live in a world dictated by their thoughts.
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49points
#15
Studying wildlife biology. Everything is dying. Species are going extinct at rates that are getting harder and harder to stop. This will eventually affect human food resources.
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49points
#16
psych major: if you stare into a mirror in the dark for a while, your reflection will grow disfigured and turn monstrous/something that’s not your face. it’s called the caputo effect.
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47points
#17
when they have to remove your digestive tract during surgery, they don't meticulously put it back in the order it's supposed to be, not only because it would take AGES, they don't even have to. They kinda shove it all back into the general area and just make sure nothing is twisted up, and our digestive tract moves back into place on it's own!
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46points
#18
Severe childhood trauma can make people into psychopaths and take away their ability to feel empathy
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44points
#19
That you can be in a relationship with someone and they can fool you for years, well into marriage. Can’t comprehend pathological liars, cheaters, abusers.
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44points
