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30 Of The Creepiest Facts That Are Sure To Keep You Up At Night

If you love learning new things, especially creepy ones, then this should be right up your alley.

30 Of The Creepiest Facts That Are Sure To Keep You Up At Night

Some facts are weird, some are unsettling, and a few are so creepy they stick with you long after you finish reading. This list pulls together 30 of the strangest ones, from bizarre historical details to unsettling little truths that feel almost too odd to be real.

What makes them even better, or worse, depending on your taste, is that they are all the kind of facts people love to pass around because they sound made up. The mix here is part funny, part disturbing, and completely perfect for anyone who enjoys learning things that make the world feel a little stranger.

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These are the kinds of facts that can turn a normal conversation into a very awkward silence. Read on if you want a fresh batch of creepy trivia to keep in your back pocket.

1. Okay, now this is one that's actually really weird.

1. Okay, now this is one that's actually really weird.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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2. This is very true, and you can look it up on Google to get more information.

2. This is very true, and you can look it up on Google to get more information.eyewiki.aao.org
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3. I don't think anyone in Hollywood nowadays would ever consider this.

3. I don't think anyone in Hollywood nowadays would ever consider this.snopes.com

Some of these facts are so strange they almost feel fictional.

4. Some people just couldn't make the trip, but at least they're still being useful.

4. Some people just couldn't make the trip, but at least they're still being useful.smithsonianmag.com

5. I'm actually surprised that we haven't tried to research or experiment with them yet.

5. I'm actually surprised that we haven't tried to research or experiment with them yet.amnh.org

6. If you didn't care about climate change before, then we are sure you do now.

6. If you didn't care about climate change before, then we are sure you do now.royalsocietypublishing.org

That one definitely lands on the unsettling side of the list.

7. Someone seriously needs to look into this.

7. Someone seriously needs to look into this.bbc.com

8. I need someone to fact-check this for me because I don't like this one.

8. I need someone to fact-check this for me because I don't like this one.sciencedirect.com

9. I need to know who put a spider in space to test this theory out.

9. I need to know who put a spider in space to test this theory out.nasa.gov

10. I don't even want to know what they were planning on cutting with it.

10. I don't even want to know what they were planning on cutting with it.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

11. I think it's crazy that I've never heard of this before now.

11. I think it's crazy that I've never heard of this before now.rarediseases.info.nih.gov

12. Ted Bundy is honestly just a whole other type of person because he's on another level.

12. Ted Bundy is honestly just a whole other type of person because he's on another level.distractify.com

That is the kind of detail that makes the whole thing even creepier.

And if you think facts can’t look wrong, these 81 Visual Anomalies will scramble your logic.

13. This sounds incredibly terrifying, but it made for a good movie, I guess.

13. This sounds incredibly terrifying, but it made for a good movie, I guess.latimes.com

14. I honestly think this makes a lot of sense.

14. I honestly think this makes a lot of sense.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

15. Wow, I've never been bored enough to try to eat a sibling, but okay.

15. Wow, I've never been bored enough to try to eat a sibling, but okay.dpi.nsw.gov.au

16. I definitely think we should be exploring much more of the ocean.

16. I definitely think we should be exploring much more of the ocean.oceanservice.noaa.gov

17. This is kind of a scary concept.

17. This is kind of a scary concept.healthline.com

At this point, the list has fully earned its creepy reputation.

18. Now this sounds terrifying.

18. Now this sounds terrifying.asknature.org

19. This is very true, but people seem to forget that.

19. This is very true, but people seem to forget that.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

20. I need to know how common this is.

20. I need to know how common this is.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

21. Keep this parasitic fungus away from us humans.

21. Keep this parasitic fungus away from us humans.livescience.com

22. Some kings and queens do the weirdest things.

22. Some kings and queens do the weirdest things.smithsonianmag.com

23. This doesn't sound right to me, though.

23. This doesn't sound right to me, though.sads.org.uk

24. This is what happens when you put humans in charge of another human's life.

24. This is what happens when you put humans in charge of another human's life.npr.org

By now, the weirdness has gone from amusing to genuinely unsettling.

25. Conditions like these are so weird and scary to me.

25. Conditions like these are so weird and scary to me.webmd.com

26. I think this is probably a weird fact that a few of us knew.

26. I think this is probably a weird fact that a few of us knew.science.howstuffworks.com

27. Safe to say that this isn't going to end well either.

27. Safe to say that this isn't going to end well either.rarediseases.org

28. Motherhood is full of sacrifices.

28. Motherhood is full of sacrifices.sciencedirect.com

29. Sounds like they aren't doing their job properly, then.

29. Sounds like they aren't doing their job properly, then.npr.org

30. Someone really needs to figure out why this is.

30. Someone really needs to figure out why this is.sciencedirect.com

These creepy facts really didn't disappoint because most of these I've never heard before. Some of these were really funny, weird, or just plain creepy, but either way, we always enjoy posts like this, and we hope you do too.

Let us know a creepy fact that isn't on this list.

Some facts are better left unlearned.

Want more internet-breaking weirdness like the unexplained anomalies? Check out 70 Bizarre Events That Prove Our Planet Is Weirder Than Science Fiction.

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