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Creepy facts you wish you never knew!

Psychology

By HABIBA OMARIPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
Creepy facts you wish you never knew!
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- Did you know people who stay up late and get up late are more likely to become psychopaths?

- Most laugh tracks and shows are from people in the 50s, which means you are hearing the laughter of dead people.

- If you wake up between 2 am to 3 am for no apparent reason, there is a 90% chance something was staring at you.

- Lack of sleep will shrink your brain.

- About 70% of your dreams contain hidden meanings.

- On average, people escape death about six times in their life without knowing it.

- You're always six minutes away from death, but breathing resets the clock.

- Your body is the weakest between 3 am to 4 am, as this is the time most people die in their sleep.

- If you shiver for no reason, it means a spirit is passing near you.

- Heartbreak is a real thing known as broken heart syndrome, with symptoms similar to a heart attack.

- Your phone has a very tiny camera that watches your every move.

**Creepy Facts You Wish You Never Knew - Part Two**

- In the 1800s, dentures were made with teeth from dead people.

- About 5,000 people die every single night in their sleep from unknown causes.

- The United States military has lost six nuclear weapons around the world, and they have no idea where they are.

- Every time you sneeze, you skip a heartbeat.

- A smoker loses two teeth per year.

- The most common lie is "I'm telling the truth."

- The lighter was actually invented before matches.

- A lightning bolt contains enough energy to toast 160 slices of bread.

- Some ancient myths claim that when a child is born, they cry because they still feel the pains of death from their past life.

- If time is a human invention, does it really exist?

- How do the blind dream if they were born blind?

- The only place where you can tickle yourself is on the roof of your mouth.

- Internet addiction is an actual mental disorder.

- If you're wearing earplugs listening to music and you hear someone calling you or the door knocking, there is no one calling; it's the ghost informing you of their presence.

- The inventors of the Ouija board claim it got its name when they asked it what it should be called; they also asked what "Ouija" meant, and it replied, "good luck."

- If you're walking and you feel someone behind you, it's a ghost looking at you.

- The human body can feel the presence of ghosts.

- If you saw someone unfamiliar in your dream, it could be the ghost watching you while you are sleeping.

- After 10 minutes of watching yourself in a mirror in a dimly lit room, your brain gets bored and distorts your reflection, causing imaginary monsters.

- Spirits are mostly active at night and often exist in cold, air-conditioned rooms; they look and stare at you all night, read your mind, and try to speak and show your future in your dreams.

- Dreaming about being lost usually occurs when you're having a conflict and deciding how to react in a situation in real life; it may also indicate that you are scared of your actions committed in the past.

- Nightmares happen more often later at night than in the beginning, so staying up late may increase the likelihood of having nightmares.

- One out of every five people actually gets bed bugs, little bugs that live underneath your mattress and feed on your blood, coming out at night.

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  • Test2 years ago

    I couldn't stop reading. Your writing was really well done!

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