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5 Facts That Seemingly Don’t Make Sense Together Except They All Made Me Say, “Yep, That’s Creepy”

Updated: 25-10-2024, 05.49 PM

1.Half of all plastics ever made were made in the past 15 years.

Boats docked in water polluted with plastic waste, highlighting environmental concernsBoats docked in water polluted with plastic waste, highlighting environmental concerns

Actually, 8 million tons of plastic escape to Earth’s oceans each year.

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2.It was only this year that the US Department of Health and Human Services banned non-consensual pelvic, breast, prostate, and rectal exams for “training and educational purposes” on patients under anesthesia.

Two medical professionals in surgical gowns assisting each other with gloves. It's a clinical settingTwo medical professionals in surgical gowns assisting each other with gloves. It's a clinical setting

Before this was passed, these exams could be conducted when not medically necessary.

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3.The “microwave-safe” label on containers is given if the container won’t warp or melt in the microwave. The label does not guarantee chemicals won’t leach into food from the container when heated.

Person places a plastic container with food into an open microwave on a kitchen counterPerson places a plastic container with food into an open microwave on a kitchen counter

4.Shoes discovered in the Titanic are usually in pairs. The bodies disintegrated, but the tannic acid in leather preserves the shoes.

A pair of worn leather shoes displayed in a museum exhibit, titled "Pair of Robber Shoes."A pair of worn leather shoes displayed in a museum exhibit, titled "Pair of Robber Shoes."

When scientists studied the effects of decomposition underwater by submerging a pig, they found the pig was reduced to bones in four days and the bones decomposed after six months.

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5.Finally, according to the Smithsonian, “peaking in the 16th and 17th centuries, many Europeans, including royalty, priests and scientists, routinely ingested remedies containing human bones, blood and fat as medicine for everything from headaches to epilepsy.”

Medieval scene with figures in 15th-century attire interacting indoors; one figure on crutchesMedieval scene with figures in 15th-century attire interacting indoors; one figure on crutches

So many kinds of creepy! Do you have a strange, unsettling, or creepy fact that you think about more often than you should? Tell us in the comments below!

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