10 People Share Facts That Might Leave You Slightly Disturbed

There’s never a bad time to share a fun fact. You can easily break the ice in any conversation or lighten the mood by sharing some information that others might find amusing. But what are we supposed to do with all of those unsettling, uncomfortable, and upsetting facts that are floating around inside our brains?

Today, we’re dedicating our attention to disturbing info, pandas. Redditors have recently been sharing some of the least fun facts that they know, so we’ve gathered some that you might not want to know down below. I’ll warn you right now to keep reading at your own risk, and be sure to upvote the facts you wish weren’t true!

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#1

#2 Old people move so slowly because everything they do hurts. I’m getting old and it’s starting to happen.

#3

A lot of people in nursing homes will die shortly after family leave. I’ve had funeral directors tell me this is very accurate. Both my parents did. We were there, left for the night, and while gone, they died. It’s like they don’t want to expire in front of anyone.

To learn more about how this thread started in the first place, we reached out to Reddit user Ghost-5AVAGE_786, who posed the question, "What is your not-so-fun fact?” They were kind enough to have a chat with Pictolic and explain what inspired them to spark this conversation.

"My mind birthed this question out of my simple desire to learn broad and niche facts that pique my interest," they explained. "I have a peculiar fondness for wacky or even 'not-so-fun facts', which is why I had asked the question to one of the biggest communities on Reddit."

#4 We don't know the effects of microplastics on the human body, partially because we can't find a control group.

#5 If you are properly skinned alive you can survive upwards of an hour and will die from hypothermia, not blood loss.

We also asked the OP if they were partial to any unsettling facts. "My favorite not-so-fun fact is the peculiar circumstances of Cleopatra's marriage," they shared. "According to history, Cleopatra had married both her brother and father (at separate times, of course), as it was a part of some weird cultural ritual of the Egyptians. In all honesty, this fact did disgust me to quite an extent."

"However, this does showcase how bizarre and different cultures and ancient kingdoms can be," Ghost-5AVAGE_786 added. "This fact in particular, came to me from a show called Horrible Histories, which is a British Children's show to teach the odd facts of history."

#6 The number one cause of death for pregnant women is domestic violence.

#7

The fact that the "couple" down the street from me with 3 kids is not husband and wife. They are brother and sister.

Yes, I know it for a fact I went to grammar school with them.

#8 Mummies weren’t that rare until the Victorian British ate so many of them.

#9

Dental Hygienist here.

There is a type of gum disease that is caused by maggots in your gums. Literal maggots from flies laying eggs in your mouth to feed on your rotten flesh.

#10

Bus seats are designed so that you can't tell how dirty they are