What are the scariest things in history?

13 terrifying historical facts which will keep you awake at night
  • 1.RAINBOW VALLEY. There is an accidental graveyard called the 'Rainbow Valley' on Mt. ...
  • 2.LITTLE ALBERT. ...
  • 3.JONESTOWN MASSACRE. ...
  • 4.BABY FARMER. ...
  • 5.JAW DROPPER. ...
  • 6.LIVE FOREVER. ...
  • 7.WHISKEY BUSINESS. ...
  • 8.STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT.
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What is the most scary thing in history?

Top 6 “Damn Nature, You Scary” Moments in History
  1. The Great Dying.
  2. Chicxulub Asteroid. ...
  3. The Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918. ...
  4. Great Chinese Famine. ...
  5. Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami. Map showing Indonesian tsunami. ...
  6. Limnic Eruption of Lake Nyos. Lake Nyos where the Limnic eruption has occurred. ...
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What was the scariest day in history?

  1. 5 Scariest Days In The History Of America. ...
  2. Terrorist Attack On The World Trade Center, 11th September 2001. ...
  3. Assassination Of John F. ...
  4. Attack On Pearl Harbor, 7th December 1941. ...
  5. Black Tuesday The Beginning Of The Great Depression, 29th October 1929. ...
  6. The Cuban Missile Crisis, 22nd October 1962.
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What are some real creepy facts?

The 20 Creepiest Scary Facts to Spook Your Friends 2022
  • There is an ancient book full of strange symbols no one can translate. ...
  • In 1872 a ship was discovered floating in the ocean with no signs of its crew or passengers! ...
  • The Tower of London is haunted by lots of ghosts. ...
  • A dead Pope was once put on trial.
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What are creepy facts from the past?

12 Decorations made from human bones adorn the interior of the Sedlec Ossuary. 13 People used hollowed human skulls as bowls and cups back in ancient England. 14 Ancient Romans believed that drinking blood would let them absorb power. 15 Alchemists used brain matter as an ingredient for an elixir of eternal life.
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Top 10 Creepiest Historic Events That Are Scarier Than Horror Movies



What is the most weird fact ever?

49 Weird & Wonderful Facts Too Odd To Be True!
  1. The dot over a lowercase i and j has a name! ...
  2. Water makes different sounds depending on its temperature! ...
  3. McDonald's invented a sweet-tasting type of broccoli! ...
  4. Rabbits can't be sick! ...
  5. Humans are the only animals that blush! ...
  6. The hashtag symbol has a fancy term!
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What is a weird but true fact?

Snails have been known to sleep up to three years if the weather isn't moist enough to meet their needs. Honeybees flap their wings 230 times every second. At birth, a panda cub is smaller than a mouse and weighs only four ounces. Horses and cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream when lying down.
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What is the craziest fact about the human body?

You are about 1cm taller in the morning when you first get up than when you go to bed. This is because during the day the soft cartilage between your bones gets squashed and compressed. 8. If you walked for 12 hours a day, it would take the average person 690 days to walk around the world.
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What is a mind blowing fact?

The human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in the average lifetime. Your heart may beat faster when you're excited and could slow down when you're relaxed, but in most cases, it tends to keep a regular pace. In fact, most human hearts beat an average of 60 to 70 times per minute and 100,000 times per day.
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What is the darkest day in history?

On May 19, 1780, a strange darkness fell over much of New England. It was so dark by noon that it was impossible to read or write even sitting by a window. The darkness that enveloped Connecticut remained there for a day and a half. In Hartford, a legislative meeting was in progress at the Old State House.
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What was the saddest day in history?

What was the saddest day in history?
  • 1 September 11th, 2001. ...
  • 2 September 1st, 1939. ...
  • 3 June 28th, 1914. ...
  • 4 January 30th, 1933. ...
  • 5 August 6th, 1945. ...
  • 6 December 7th, 1941. ...
  • 7 October 29th, 1929. ...
  • 8 June 26th, 2015.
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Was there ever a day nothing happened?

A British computer scientist named William Tunstatll-Pedoe one day decided to feed over 300 million facts into his computer and found that April 11, 1954, “was extremely notable for having almost nothing happen.”
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What is a useless fact?

In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined. On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year. (This never happened back when we used feather quills on parchment.) On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
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What are 3 unusual facts?

Fun Facts and Trivia
  • It is impossible for most people to lick their own elbow. ...
  • A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
  • A shrimp's heart is in its head.
  • It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
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What is a weird random fact of the day?

The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet (9 m). Diet Coke was only invented in 1982. There are more than 1,700 references to gems and precious stones in the King James translation of the Bible. When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food.
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What is the most dirty organ in human body?

Did you know that your belly button is the dirtiest part of the body, according to the Public Library of Science? “The belly button harbors a high population of bacteria,” Dr. Richardson says.
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What part of the human body has no use?

Vestigial organs and body parts refer to those that have little or no purpose in humans. They are a vestige left over from our ancestors. We have more than 100 vestigial anomalies, the most renowned of which are the appendix, wisdom teeth, coccyx, external ear, and male nipples.
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What is the weirdest named body part?

Philtrum. There's an indentation just above the mouth and below the nose with a name of its own. Physiologists call it the philtrum….
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What is a random kid fact of the day?

About 75% of your brain is made of water. Your heart beats about 115,000 times a day. Jupiter is the fastest spinning planet in the solar system. The nearest star to Earth is 4.2 light-years away.
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Did you know rare facts?

50 Incredible "Did You Know" Facts That Will Astonish You
  • Grapes light on fire in the microwave. ...
  • There are almost 8 million possible seven-digit phone numbers per area code. ...
  • Spaghetto, confetto, and graffito are the singular forms of spaghetti, confetti, and graffiti. ...
  • McDonald's once created bubblegum-flavored broccoli.
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What is one thing that most people don't know?

39 weird facts most people don't know
  • Ice blocks were invented by an 11-year-old by accident. Shutterstock. ...
  • Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can. By slowing their heart rates, sloths can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes. ...
  • Froot Loops loops are all the same flavour. Shutterstock.
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What most people don t know?

46 Interesting Facts You Probably don't Know
  • A snail can sleep for three years.
  • All polar bears are left handed.
  • It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
  • Hydra – an aquatic creature is the only living creature that never die. ...
  • Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
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What is a zero fact?

Zero is a real number. You can draw it on a number line. Zero is neither positive nor negative. Although, some types of mathematics consider zero as both positive and negative.
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What is a boring fun fact?

2) The dot on top of the letter 'i' and 'j' is known as a tittle. 3) The little plastic tips at the end of shoelaces are known as aglets. 4) There are sign language equivalents of tongue twisters which are known as “finger fumblers”.
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Did you know life facts?

75 Did You Know Facts
  • Did you know it's illegal to feed pigeons on the sidewalks and streets in San Francisco? ...
  • Did you know an astronaut was allergic to the moon? ...
  • Did you know there's a toilet museum? ...
  • Did you know the official bird of Redondo Beach, California, is the Goodyear Blimp?
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