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20 Intriguing Facts from the Darker Side of Life

We've collected some of the most intriguing facts, but we'd be lying if we said they were 'fun.'

Thanks to AskReddit, we've compiled some not-so-fun facts.

1.

When you get a sunburn, it's actually your cells dying so they don't get tumorous. -SoulsAndSandals

2.

Bus seats are designed so that you cannot tell how dirty they really are. -SmallAndScarred

3.

The search and rescue dogs on 9/11 were getting so sad from finding only dead bodies, the human helpers buried themselves in the rubble so that the dogs could find them and be happy. -superbunnyblob

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4.

The reason dogs love squeaky toys is because they sound like small animals dying. -hux_square

5.

If 2 male flat worms meet, they will sword fight with their dicks until one loses. The loser will become female and they will mate. -YoutuberCameronBallZ

6.

There is a (genetic) disease called FOP where your muscles and tissue turn to bone. Often called "human statue disease." Eventually people may have to decide whether they want to become "frozen" in a sitting or flat/standing position. -mortokes

7.

A blue ringed octopus, found in the Pacific, is a tiny and cute little guy, but one painless bite gives enough venom to kill 25 male adults. -iwastoldnottogohere

8.

The reason you’re supposed to contact a doctor if you have an erection lasting longer than four hours is because prolonged priapism can lead to gangrene of the dick. Blood goes in, deoxygenates, but can’t leave, so there’s no way for fresh oxygenated blood to come in, causing the tissue to turn black and die.

Don’t worry, though! This can be treated by using a big syringe to suck the trapped blood out. -boopbaboop

9.

In Australia there is a plant called the Gympie-Gympie which has such a severe sting that horses who brush against it throw themselves off cliffs because they’d rather die than continue to experience the pain. -ottersintuxedos

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10.

If a hamster gets too stressed, it will eats its kids. -Sea_dog123

11.

Horses can't throw up. So if they eat something bad or get a bad gas bubble, they just lay down and die. -ABucketofBeetles

12.

Your intestines will “wriggle” themselves back into the correct position. Doctors who do any type of intestinal surgery don’t have to worry (too much) about how they put the intestines back in. -H010CR0N

13.

People with extreme scurvy start to have ALL of their old wounds open up. Everything with a scar is held together via an active process with collagen and without vitamin c just sort of...stop. -Hell_If_I_Care

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14.

The little girl who voiced Ducky in the first 'Land Before Time', was murdered by her father before the movie came out. Her gravestone says "yep yep yep". -ceol_silver

15.

Sloths only have enough energy for their weekly toilet trip to the jungle floor. If the baby falls from their underside in the trees onto the floor, they choose to preserve their energy and leave it to be eaten. -hannahkate2850

16.

Urine was used for teeth whitening and bleaching of clothes in Ancient Rome. Yes, they rinsed their mouth with human AND animal urine. -Der_genealogist

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17.

Oftentimes when Pandas have cubs, if they have more than one they will choose which one to keep and abandon the other because she can’t care for two. -SwankyyTigerr

18.

Squirrels are the most common animal to cause power outages in the U.S. -HunterSeparate651

19.

Spider - Rain (you read that right) is a real and naturally occurring phenomenon. -MachuPicchu1232

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20.

If you are an identical twin it is possible that you and your sibling's identities were swapped and your parents never caught it. -m00n-b4b3

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