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20 Deeply Creepy Facts About the Depths of the Mariana Trench

Though the Bee Gees may have famously asked us about the depths of our love, there's an even more pressing question they forgot to pose: How deep is our fear? Yet unlike the fleeting, undefinable nature of love, this question comes with a much more concrete answer — 36,000 feet, or the deepest point in the Mariana Trench. 


Since its discovery in 1875, the pits of the Mariana Trench have proven to be as creepy as they are deep, serving as a home to eerie species like zombie worms, a whole lot of radioactivity, and after reading these facts, nearly all of our nightmares. 


From blood-bearing sculptures to nearly disastrous dives, here are 20 deeply creepy facts about the depths of the Mariana Trench.

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