Creepy Facts

Creepy Facts

While it's true that knowledge is power, there are still a lot of unanswered questions. Therefore, it's simple to feel a little overburdened by the globe. Perhaps learning about these eerie truths would aid you in that. Here are 60 spooky things to go over—if you're courageous enough—ranging from the creepiest Disneyland trivia to the oddest animal oddities.

Children frequently report hearing "voices."

It seems that even if their children can hear voices, parents shouldn't panic. It affects about 8% of kids, making it as common as asthma or dyslexia. Even though hearing voices is creepy, it is nonetheless common.

A person swallows roughly 1 to 2 cups of snot per day.

The majority of this mucus settles at the back of your throat because more of it enters the trachea than it escapes through the nose. This unsettling scientific truth could make you cringe, but it's perfectly safe and expected.

The Romans of antiquity thought that ingesting blood would enable them to absorb power.

In ancient Rome, blood transfusions were a common practice. Audience members would rush onto the field during gladiator matches at the Colosseum to ravage the blood off the dying gladiators. They thought they would acquire the warriors' abilities and skills by consuming the blood of the dead.

Brain tissue was employed by alchemists to create an elixir of endless life.

John French, an English alchemist in the 1600s, created his mixtures using brain tissue. Another horrible aspect about his elixirs was that he kept them for months in horse manure before drinking them.

There is a book called "The Devil's Bible," which is a deal between Satan and a monk.

The largest Latin manuscript in existence is referred to as "The Devil's Bible" or Codex Gigas. There is a full-page illustration of Satan in it. People think the document contains the agreement of a monk who, in the 13th century, sold his soul to Satan in order to avoid execution.

The Sedlec Ossuary's interior is decorated with objects fashioned from human bones.

Perhaps you shouldn't put this Roman Catholic church in your itinerary when visiting the Czech Republic if the thought of human remains terrifies you. The "Bone Church" is an ossuary that houses the remains of about 40,000 distinct individuals. All of these bones are arranged in various configurations, including garlands, altars, and even a chandelier.

Vintage ventriloquist dummies can be found at the Vent Haven Museum.

Since ventriloquist dolls have a reputation for being somewhat spooky, many people probably visit museums that include large collections of them. The Vent Haven Museum in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, is home to approximately 900 ventriloquist dolls as well as ancillary items including replicas and photos.

Italy's Poveglia is the world's most spooky island.

The Romans isolated plague patients on Poveglia Island in the 18th century. Along with other sick people, those who had the plague were abandoned on this island to perish. Later, they converted this location into a mental hospital, which was shut down in 1968. As Poveglia is off-limits to tourists, whatever further spooky information there may be about this island is kept a secret.

Bloodletting was deemed required by medical professionals of the 18th century to "balance" one's health.

In the 1800s, doctors would cut into a patient's vein to drain them of a set amount of blood. This is one of many gruesome facts about medicine. They felt that much blood may build up in individuals, therefore had to let the extra out for good health.

There is enough venom in the golden poison frog to kill 10 to 15 humans.

Living on Colombia's Pacific coast is the Phyllobates terribilis, often known as the golden poison frog. The golden poison frog looks harmless enough with its small size and bright yellow color, but its skin is really covered in a lethal poison known as alkaloid toxin. A milligram of this toxin can cause the deaths of 10 to 15 people.

Some fish have teeth that resemble those of humans.

Even though fish contain some terrifying facts, some people would find the South American Pacu fish to be the most unsettling just because of its teeth. Despite being linked to piranhas, Pacu fish lack sharp fangs in favor of straight, square teeth that resemble our own. Pacu fish utilize their molars to chew through vegetation and crack nuts.