Random Scary Facts

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    Helicoprion
    Helicoprion
    Helicoprion was a relative of the shark that lived 270 million years ago. It was approximately 7.5m long and had chainsaw-like teeth.
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    Your statistical chance of being murdered is one in twenty thousand.
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    The Most Toxic Substance Currently Known Is Botox
    The most toxic substance known is botulinum toxin, otherwise known as Botox. One hundred nanograms is enough to kill a fully grown man; 1 kilogram would be enough to wipe out the entire human race.
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    Phantom Barber
    Phantom Barber
    In 1942, there was a man in Mississippi called the Phantom Barber who would break into people's houses at night and cut their hair.
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    When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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    Scientists say that a 'zombie apocalypse' is actually possible based on the recent discovery of certain brain parasites. But as of now, these parasites only affect bugs.
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    Megalodon
    Megalodon
    Megalodon was the biggest shark that ever existed. It was larger than the average city bus and could bite down with a force between 10.8 and 18.2 tons - enough to crush a prehistoric whale's skull as easily as a grape.
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    An average person’s yearly fast food intake will contain 12 pubic hairs.
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