Strange, but True by Ms. Xuereb https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm Find some strange, creepy, fun facts to share with your peers. Include and image to make it extra strange! en-us 2022-10-28 03:37:54 UTC 2025-12-13 00:54:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9e9.png crows can remember human faces https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362511826 2022-10-31 01:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362511826 The Turritopsis Dohrnii jellyfish is officially known as the only immortal creature in the world. It lives forever. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362513098 2022-10-31 01:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362513098 Climate change is making spiders bigger. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362513703 2022-10-31 01:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362513703 Candy corn is also called chicken feed. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362514742 2022-10-31 01:26:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362514742 There are bodies of over 150 hikers on Mt. Everest, and they are used as landmark. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362515461 2022-10-31 01:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362515461 A haunted radio station from Russia has been broadcasting a dull monotonous tone for twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, for the last three-and-a-half decades. Every few seconds it’s joined by a second sound, like some ghostly ship sounding its foghorn. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362515947 2022-10-31 01:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362515947 Dogs like squeaky toys because they mimic the screams of their prey. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362516345 2022-10-31 01:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362516345 When you die the last sense to leave your body is the ability to hear. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362516873 2022-10-31 01:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362516873 Mobile phones are 10 times dirtier than a toilet seat. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362517754 2022-10-31 01:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362517754 Real corpses were used in the 1982 film Poltergeist. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362518207 2022-10-31 01:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362518207 Some ants turn into zombies via parasitic fungus which manipulates their brains. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362518480 2022-10-31 01:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362518480 The film 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' is based on a real story reported in the LA Times. A boy was terrified to go to sleep, and when he did, he died while screaming about a nightmare. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362519015 2022-10-31 01:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362519015 King Charles II drank alcohol mixed with pulverized human skulls. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362519761 2022-10-31 01:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362519761 250,000 deaths a year are due to medical errors. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362520144 2022-10-31 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362520144 Technically it’s not impossible to die from holding in a sneeze. Some injuries from holding in a sneeze can be very serious, such as ruptured brain aneurysms, ruptured throat, and collapsed lungs. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362520832 2022-10-31 01:31:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362520832 You’re more likely to die on your birthday. The chance someone will die on their birthday is 6.7 percent, which is higher than any other day. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362520960 2022-10-31 01:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362520960 Every day, a person consumes around 1 to 2 cups of snot. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362521482 2022-10-31 01:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362521482 Isla de las Muñecas or the “Island of the Dolls” is one of the most haunted places in the world. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362522101 2022-10-31 01:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362522101 The Zoroastrians leave their dead in special towers to be eaten by vultures. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362522472 2022-10-31 01:32:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362522472 “The Devil’s Bible” exists, and it’s a contract between a monk and Satan. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362523007 2022-10-31 01:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362523007 Aztec priests believed that the tears of children could stop droughts. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362523049 2022-10-31 01:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362523049 People used hollowed human skulls as bowls and cups back in ancient England. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362523305 2022-10-31 01:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362523305 A person will shed around 40 pounds of skin in a single lifetime. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362523710 2022-10-31 01:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362523710 Your coffee mug probably has fecal matter on it. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362524111 2022-10-31 01:34:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362524111 A person will shed around 40 pounds of skin in a single lifetime. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362524215 2022-10-31 01:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362524215 When a head is chopped off, the brain survives for another 11 seconds before dying. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362622280 2022-10-31 02:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362622280 If you die, it only means your heart stops. Doctors and surgeons can restart it by electrocuting it. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362623880 2022-10-31 02:59:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362623880 There's a company that turns dead bodies into an ocean reef. redwine771475_1 https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362625237 2022-10-31 03:00:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362625237 Scientists discovered an organism with a disappearing butt. redwine771475_1 https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362634845 2022-10-31 03:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362634845 Sumo wrestlers make babies cry for good luck. redwine771475_1 https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362637209 2022-10-31 03:11:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362637209 A human could swim through a blue whale's veins. redwine771475_1 https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362637764 2022-10-31 03:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362637764 cockroaches can live 2 weeks ~ one month without a head https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362748388 2022-10-31 05:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362748388 In disneyland, some people will spread the ashes of deceased loved ones around the park. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362749491 2022-10-31 05:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362749491 BLACK CATS https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362759928 Black cats are another symbol of the spooky side of Halloween: if a black cat crosses your path, you’ll be cursed with bad luck. In the Medieval ages, black cats were seen as the familiars of witches, and this belief perpetuated the black cat’s association with bad luck.]]> 2022-10-31 05:17:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2362759928 You can talk even after you die, because of adrenaline. https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2395080453 2022-11-23 05:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lxuereb/hp0mm1eozk1exbmm/wish/2395080453