12 Creepy Facts To Freak You Out.

Nathan Johnson Published 04/30/2022 in creepy

Stuff you may not want to know.

1.
There’s a parasite that brainwashes rodents into being eaten.
2.
Studies have shown that when severely sleep deprived and hungry, our brains can, essentially, start eating themselves. “Research suggests that neurons of the hypothalamus started eating their own organelles and proteins when starved of food.”
3.
Our livers shrink and grow significantly every day.
4.
Some makeup, perfume, and food products may contain a vanilla-scented secretion that comes from a gland near the anus of a beaver.
5.
Armadillos can carry leprosy.
6.
One millilitre of coastal water from the ocean can contain up to 10 million viruses.
7.
Microplastics have been found in the placentas of unborn babies.
8.
Only 43% of our bodies are made up of human cells.
9.
Brain surgery is sometimes performed while the patient is awake.
10.
We throw away 900 million tonnes of food every year.
11.
Our oceans are filled with what are essentially ‘water black holes.’ Anything that gets caught in one gets sucked down into the deep dark water and will not come back out.
12.
“Your intestines will ‘wriggle’ themselves back into the correct position. Doctors who do any type of intestinal surgery don’t have to worry (too much) about how they put the intestines back in.”

1.
There’s a parasite that brainwashes rodents into being eaten.
2.
Studies have shown that when severely sleep deprived and hungry, our brains can, essentially, start eating themselves. “Research suggests that neurons of the hypothalamus started eating their own organelles and proteins when starved of food.”
3.
Our livers shrink and grow significantly every day.
4.
Some makeup, perfume, and food products may contain a vanilla-scented secretion that comes from a gland near the anus of a beaver.
5.
Armadillos can carry leprosy.
6.
One millilitre of coastal water from the ocean can contain up to 10 million viruses.
7.
Microplastics have been found in the placentas of unborn babies.
8.
Only 43% of our bodies are made up of human cells.
9.
Brain surgery is sometimes performed while the patient is awake.
10.
We throw away 900 million tonnes of food every year.
11.
Our oceans are filled with what are essentially ‘water black holes.’ Anything that gets caught in one gets sucked down into the deep dark water and will not come back out.
12.
“Your intestines will ‘wriggle’ themselves back into the correct position. Doctors who do any type of intestinal surgery don’t have to worry (too much) about how they put the intestines back in.”