If u get the wrong blood type for a transfusion, one of the symptoms is “a sense of impending doom”

There was a time when babies were operated on without anesthetics. It was believed that their nervous system wasn’t developed enough to feel pain.

There is a whale called 52 Blue that only sings at a frequency of 52 Hertz, meaning it can’t communicate with other whales. It is nicknamed the “loneliest whale on the planet.

30% of people reported missing, and found dead, were killed by the person reporting them missing.

Bacteria antibiotic resistance is on a whole other level. Even In the 13 years I’ve been in a medical microbiology lab; antibiotic resistance has really become rampant. It’s not going to stop either. The bacteria multiply and evolve so quickly that even the most effective “bombacillins” will become obsolete. we are going to reach a breaking point where even things like a simple cut or a sinus infection could become life-threatening.

Only 20% of the males born in the Soviet Union in 1923 survived World War 2

One out of every 200 people on Earth is related to Genghis Khan.

Can’t confirm if this is true but I once heard that during the black plague some of the more heavily infected had pockets of infection that could be heard gurgling with microorganisms

Dogs like squeaky toys because it sounds like prey that’s frightened or injured.

Also…squirrels are not herbivores! They have, in fact, been known to attack and devour those adorable little chipmunks when particularly hungry.

During the antarctic exploration, one of the researchers complained about his shoes being soaking wet… When he took them off, he found out the liquid in his shoes was his decaying feet that liquidized and made a forbidden Slurpee out of his feet and blood…..

When the guillotine was initially introduced, people fought to be executed first coz the blade would become dull later and not cut their heads off in a clean chop.

Prions. A deadly protein that can be formed randomly in humans or from ingesting or coming into contact with something infected with prions. Everything the prion touches just creates more prions. There’s no cure. It’s 100% fatal. Fucking terrifying.

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

Cloudy oysters mean they’re full of “reproductive fluids”

For my fellow habitual neck crackers; studies show there is a 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 250,000 chance that popping your neck can cause a small tear (dissection) in the inner lining of an artery, which can lead to blood clots forming that can create a blockage in an artery downstream, causing an Ischaemic Stroke (a condition where the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off.)

Romans around 100BC who had been found guilty of patricide were sewn into leather bags with one live dog, snake, monkey and chicken each, then thrown into the ocean. This was known as ‘Poena cullei’ which is Latin for ‘Penalty of the sack’

The effects that trauma has on development are chilling. Trauma completely rewires the brain and makes everything from forming attachments to problem solving more difficult. Intervention and treatment can bring about great healing, although it is often a difficult and long road.

What a horse foot look like without the hoof… I regret learning.