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25 Unsettling Facts That Will Make You Question Everything

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I’m disturbed by the fact that I only get a small amount of time to do stuff I think is worthwhile and figure out how this ant farm we live in works but every day I have to lie down and step outside existence for 6-8 hours. The world keeps going, I keep getting older, and yes, my brain is still processing things while I sleep, but I feel that it is a massive waste of time. If I don’t sleep then my mental and physical health start to decline. The process of falling asleep and waking up also disturbs the project or train of thought that was underway during the day requiring even more time to get back on track. Meanwhile dolphins are out there staying up 24/7 which is why they are smarter than us and will be leaving the planet first.

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There are a huge amount of illnesses that aren’t curable or even treatable. We have this idea that we go to a doctor, they find out what’s wrong with us and then fix us. There are many illnesses that make doctors throw up their hands because they don’t even know what is causing us to be unwell, and people are often ill for years, or life.

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The first firefighter killed responding to the 9/11 attacks was struck dead in the courtyard by a falling body. Two people, killed simultaneously — one on his way in, the other on their way out.

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Serial killers have been known to keep captured victims alive for years or even decades.

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Every picture you pose for could be the one used in your obituary.

Written by Laura McNairy

Laura is a freelance writer for TFLN. She likes to write about what she knows best — dating, sex, and being awkward, but usually in the opposite order. She is the Assistant Editor and videographer for Peach Fuzz, a sex-positive nudie magazine in ATX.