Whether or not we choose to admit it, life has an ugly side to it. And while some will argue that you can’t appreciate the sunshine without first knowing the rain— it doesn’t make the clouds easier to bear.
Below are 15 facts that aren’t fun at all. So the next time you need to clear out a dinner party in a hurry — be sure to bust out one of these totally depressing bad boys.
“In the United States roughly 1/3 of all food is thrown away each year.”
Food waste in North America is absolutely atrocious. To make matters worse, expired food can’t even be donated to shelters — even if the item is still technically “good.”
The United States has nuclear weapons that are unaccounted for.
Reddit user seanprefect claims that “There are 8 unaccounted for American nukes and literally an unknown quantity of missing soviet nukes that range all the way from warheads to suitcase bombs.”
Horses can’t make themselves vomit.
Reddit user ABucketofBeetles , says that this means if a horse eats something that they aren’t supposed to or even has a serious enough gas bubble, more often than not they just lay down and die.
“If you eat a polar bear liver, you will die.”
A Polar bear’s liver contains incredibly high amounts of Vitamin A — far too much for the human body to be able to handle. Eating a whole liver can cause immune deficiencies, hair loss, and even death.
“When you get a sunburn, it’s actually your cells dying so they don’t get tumorous.”
Does anyone else find this kind of sad? Part of me feels like I’ve prematurely caused the death of millions of cells, all so that I could appease my own vanity and have a suntan.
“Valentine’s day is a holiday with one of the highest suicide rates.”
It’s ironic that on the day that is meant to celebrate love , that there are so many sad and desperate people taking their own lives due to a lack of love in their life.
Donating an organ can sometimes leave you feeling jumble dup inside.
“Donated a kidney. All went well. Few weeks later my organs rearranged themselves ,” explained Reddit user Skinnybet. “Weird slippery feeling. Small amount of pain. Oddest sensation ever.”
This sounds absolutely horrifying.
Rabbits eat their own poop.
A rabbit’s body produces two kinds of fecal matter: regular poo pellets and a second which is only excreted at night. It sounds gross but it’s packed with essential nutrients that the rabbit needs in order to survive.
Bus seats have a very intentional design.
According to Reddit user SmallAndScarred, “Bus seats are designed so that you cannot tell how dirty they really are.”
It’s been years since I’ve ridden the bus, but this factoid is still giving me anxiety.
The reason why your dog loves squeaky toys is incredibly dark.
That high-pitched squeal of your pup’s favorite chewy is designed to simulate the sound of dying prey . In a similar vein, this is why dogs derive so much satisfaction ripping apart plush toys.
Having sex isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be — if you’re a fish.
“A certain type of angler fish reproduce via the Male burrowing into the side of the female, eventually fusing. The Male life is lost in the process.” – Reddit u/Allceleatial
Homosexual penguins will often times try to hatch a pebble or a rock.
Can you tell the difference between a male and a female penguin? Well, for the most part — neither can they. What will often happen is that two male or two female penguins will instinctively try to hatch a rock, only to be heartbroken when nothing happens.
Other times, they’ll even steal eggs!
You might not be who you think you are if you’re a twin.
“If you are an identical twin it is possible that you and your siblings[sic] identity’s[sic] were swapped and your parents never Caught it,” writes Redditor m00n-b4b3.
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You have more than likely come into contact with a murderer.
The authorities estimate that at any given time, there may be anywhere from 25-50 active serial killers on the loose. What’s even scarier is that 40% of the time, a serial killer will get away with the murder.
Meet Blue-52: the world’s loneliest whale.
For years, scientists have been baffled by a one-of-a-kind whale (species unidentified) that sings at a decibel frequency of 52Hz. Because of this unusual frequency , its song cannot be heard by any other species of whale.
