Some “fun facts” are not fun; they’re the kind that get you staring at the wall, questioning your whole existence. The list below contains odd, creepy, and overtly mildly horrifying facts that people will repeat at parties as “Did you know” – sometimes combined with “I hope I am not grossing you out?” At first, you laugh, and then about five seconds later, you suddenly feel very uncomfortable. Well, here is a fun list of “fun facts” that is enough to ruin your day in a fun way.
You Shed About 30,000 Skin Cells Every Minute
That’s right! As you scroll, little pieces of you are literally snowing off of you like biological confetti! All that dust in and around your house? Yep, that is you! Your bed? Essentially, a graveyard of your former skin! Every room you walk into now becomes 1% more and more you, like it or not! It’s a fun fact until you realize you are now semi-disintegrating right in front of you, and in plain sight. It is polite and unseen. Good luck not thinking about it the next time you vacuum!
Tiny Mites Are Living in Your Eyelashes
Have you ever heard of demodex mites? Alright, go and Google them, but don’t say we didn’t warn you. These little bugs live in your hair follicles, especially on your lashes. They eat oils, they reproduce at night while you sleep, and they ultimately die right on your face. Most people have them, and while they are largely harmless, the fact that tiny little freeloaders are living rent-free on your face is a little disturbing. All that time you thought your skin care was cleaning and sanctifying your lashes, it was just a weekend-long mite-day spa.
There Are More Bacteria in Your Mouth than People on Earth
Now, suddenly, smiling feels like you’re risking your health, yes? Every kiss you’ve ever given was basically a festival of microscopic bacteria sharing its billions of tiny inhabitants. Your mouth is literally an overcrowded city with no laws, no mayor, and uh, yeah, most definitely no hygiene regulations. People mouthwash, floss, and brush their teeth twice a day, thinking that’s plenty of cleaning when your mouth has enough people in it to ask for a census.
Your Stomach Acid Can Dissolve Razor Blades
Although many people have posted about this as if it were some bizarre “superpower,” it is genuinely alarming if you actually think about it. Your stomach acid is so strong, it breaks down metal! And yet, chewing gum is more difficult for it than a blade? It’s almost like you have some kind of controlled chemical weapon, umm, right inside your body. Not to mention, you can digest hot Cheetos like it’s nothing, and your body gets confused by lactose. It doesn’t even make any sense.
Your Phone Is About 10X Dirtier Than The Toilet Seat
You are holding it right now, don’t you? And guess what, buddy, you have more germs on it than a toilet seat that people scramble to clean before guests arrive. You text with it in bed, you text with it in the kitchen, oh, and you text with it in the… yeah, there too. (No judgement here!) Bacteria love all the heat, all your fingerprints, all your facial oils. It is basically their five-star resort! And all the while, your “screen protector” you purchased is starting to feel more like a germ museum cover.
Your Mind Can Create False Memories that Feel Real
Your mind likes to lie to you – and with conviction. You can “remember” events that never happened, with all the emotional detail. Childhood scenes, intimate conversations, even entire events… all invented. Your mind works as an incredibly arrogant screenwriter, and doesn’t seem to feel it necessary to fact-check. And yes, two people can argue about a memory that they shared, and both could very well be wrong. Sleep tight knowing your life history is part fact, part imagination, and part fever dream.
Cemeteries Are Slowly Leaking Into the Groundwater
Yes, the dead bodies don’t just rest in peace – they decay, and slowly, over time, all of the fluids and chemicals and embalming contents leach into the local soil. In some locations, this can make it into the local groundwater. Which means your local cemetery may be… juicing nature more than you would like. There is very little danger overall, being so, but it’s still a wild thought that rest in peace, isn’t as clean as it sounds.
Useless Facts That Are Surprisingly Entertaining
Sometimes the strangest bits of trivia have absolutely no use at all. That is, except maybe to win a pub quiz or make your friends wonder how you know this stuff. Here are some useless facts that you won’t be able to stop telling people, as they’re just so weirdly delightful. Know any other pointless facts?
Useless Facts That Are Surprisingly Entertaining