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r/darkfacts

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Dark Facts: If it is dark and disturbing, it belongs here!

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9 months ago
Dark Fact: The idea for "Bunker busting" bombs (bombs designed to explode shortly after hitting a target -- penetrating, then exploding) came from a Disney cartoon made during WWII. Once made, they were nicknamed "Disney Bombs."
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: Coca-Cola's failed "Magican" campaign. They sold cans that contained spring loaded tabs to dispense cash prizes. Prize cans contained a foul smelling liquid instead of cola to prevent drinking. Though harmless, one child drank it and Coca-Cola ended the campaign 3 weeks later due to backl
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: For a period of time, many old Hollywood movies used asbestos to replicate the look and feel of snow. Most famously, The Wizard of Oz, It's a Wonderful Life, and White Christmas.
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: A waitress was tipped a lottery ticket and won $10,000,000. She was then sued by her colleagues for their share. Then she was sued by the man who tipped her the ticket. Then she was kidnapped by her ex-husband, and shot him in the chest. Then she went to court against the IRS.
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: Elvis Presley's manager sold "I Hate Elvis" badges as a way to make money from people who weren't buying Elvis merchandise.
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: After becoming the first white man to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds, French sprinter Christophe Lemaitre received a formal letter of invitation from the Ku Klux Klan. He did not respond.
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: Syphilis had many historical names. In Germany it was The French Disease. In France it was The Italian Disease. In Holland it was The Spanish Disease. In Russia it was The Polish Disease. The Turks called it The Christian Disease.
in Ger, France
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: Light bulbs in the New York City subway system screw in "backwards" (i.e. with left-handed threads) so people won't steal them to use at home.
in New York City
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: Angelina Jolie once tried to hire a hitman to kill her, because she felt that a murder would be easier on her family than her committing suicide. The hitman talked her out of it by asking her to wait a month.
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: There is a monument in Georgia which gives instructions in 8 languages on how to rebuild society after an unknown apocalyptic event, whilst also functioning as a compass, calendar and clock.
in Georgia, US
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: A researcher once played a recording of an elephant who had died. The sound was coming from a speaker hidden in a thicket. The family went wild calling, looking all around. The dead elephant’s daughter called for days afterward.
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: After Col. Shaw died in battle, Confederates buried him in a mass grave as an insult for leading black soldiers. Troops tried to recover his body, but his father sent a letter saying "We would not have his body removed from where it lies surrounded by his brave and devoted soldiers."
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: A man who committed suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge had left a suicide note that read "I'm going to walk to the bridge. If one person smiles at me on the way, I won't jump."
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: United Airlines has repeatedly killed more pets per year than any other US airline.
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: It is illegal under German law to deny the holocaust, which is punishable by up to 5 years in prison.
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: Christopher Columbus was thrown in jail upon his return to Spain for mistreating the native population of Hispaniola
in Spain
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: The Nazis introduced malaria-carrying mosquitos to Italy in WW2 as revenge after Italy changed sides, causing a 7 year long outbreak in the region.
in Italy
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: The gluten free trend has been on the rise since 2011 with over 18 million Americans claiming to be "gluten sensitive" despite only 1.76 million being diagnosed as having celiac disease. Studies show that the trend is growing in 3 demographics - White, under 40, Female.
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: Malaria is theorized to have killed half of all humans who have ever lived (Approx 50 Billion people).
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: While studying brain scans to search for patterns that correlated with psychopathic behavior, neuroscientist James Fallon found that his own brain fit the profile.
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: Chris Farley was the original voice of ‘Shrek', but passed away after recording about 85% of his lines.
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: In China, 171,000 people perished in 1975 due to the collapse of the Banqiao Dam, an event hidden from the world until 2005.
in China
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: For the Rio Olympics, 70,000 families were displaced
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: Infamous crime boss Al Capone played music and wrote a love song while he was in Alcatraz.
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9 months ago
Dark Fact: Narcissistic Personality Disorder often co-exists with depression or anxiety, which is typically the only reason a narcissist tries therapy.
in Colorado