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15 Strange And Scary Facts About Death You Probably Didn't Know by Ghozky(m): 10:18am On Mar 19, 2020
1. A human head remains conscious for around 20 seconds after being decapitated.
2. A body decomposes four times faster in water than on land.
3. Within three days of death, the enzymes from your digestive system begin to digest your body.
4. About 153,000 people worldwide die every day.
5. When a person dies, their sense of hearing is the last to go.
6. You can't die of 'old age', only from diseases brought on by age.
7. Men who are hanged get a death erection, known as rigor erectus.
8. In some cases, bodies develop a corpse wax that can preserve the remains for years.
9. Forensic scientists can tell how long it has been since death by looking at the species of insect on the body.
10. The skin around the finger and toenails dries and contracts after death, making it look as though they have grown.
11. Dead bodies swell up like balloons after about four days, due to the release of gases and liquids.
12. The Zoroastrian Parsi community in India offers its dead to vultures rather than burying/burning them.
13. The Turritopsis Dohrnii jellyfish is officially known as the only immortal creature in the world. It lives forever.
14. More than 7000 people die annually due to the doctor's bad handwriting.
15. Left handed people die 3 years earlier than right handed people.
Re: 15 Strange And Scary Facts About Death You Probably Didn't Know by Juell(m): 11:39am On Mar 19, 2020
I no understand this no 15

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Re: 15 Strange And Scary Facts About Death You Probably Didn't Know by Ghozky(m): 6:46pm On Mar 19, 2020
Juell:
I no understand this no 15
I, think it's a myth, scientists now generally accept that being a rightie or a leftie has zero effect on lifespan.
Re: 15 Strange And Scary Facts About Death You Probably Didn't Know by Adebowalay(m): 10:19pm On Mar 21, 2020
Partly true compilation...but MOST NA LIE....COME U BE INFORMATION MINISTER BROTHER??
Re: 15 Strange And Scary Facts About Death You Probably Didn't Know by Ghozky(m): 3:11am On Mar 23, 2020
Adebowalay:
Partly true compilation...but MOST NA LIE....COME U BE INFORMATION MINISTER BROTHER??
why are you asking?
Re: 15 Strange And Scary Facts About Death You Probably Didn't Know by KelvinCoaster(m): 5:53am On Mar 23, 2020
Ghozky:
why are you asking?
He/She is asking because Information Minister name na 'Lie' Mohammed.
Re: 15 Strange And Scary Facts About Death You Probably Didn't Know by Ghozky(m): 11:36am On Mar 24, 2020
KelvinCoaster:
He/She is asking because Information Minister name na 'Lie' Mohammed.
hmmm...

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