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Nature handles everything
- Three days following a person's death, the enzymes from their final meal initiate the consumption of their corpse.
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Burial
- Based on historical records, the practice of burying deceased individuals dates back over 350,000 years.
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Death toll count
- According to Population Reference Bureau, approximately 117 billion individuals have passed away since the inception of mankind.
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Birthdate
- Around 153 thousand people died on the day you were born.
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Medication prescribed
- Based on a National Library of Medicine article, each year in the United States alone, 7,000 to 9,000 people die due to bad handwriting on their medical scripts.
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Hearing
- Hearing is the last sense to go when we die.
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Mount Everest
- Mount Everest has 200 bodies spread along its trails that are used as points of reference for hikers trying to get to the top.
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Contrast
- As per Sentient Media, the most recent five-year global average of shark attacks on humans is 72 annually, whereas humans kill approximately 11,000 sharks per hour and 100 million sharks per year.
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Salty truth
- The inventor of the Pringles can requested that his ashes be stored in a can after his death.
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Risk
- The chances of dying from slipping in the bathtub or being struck by lightning are higher than in a terrorist attack.
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Capital punishment
- Crucifixion is an accepted method of execution in Sudan, as stated by law.
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Falling out of bed
- In the United States, the fall death rate among older adults rose by 41% from 2012 to 2021, according to the CDC, increasing from 55.3 to 78.0 per 100,000.
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Planes
- Statistics show that it is more probable that you will die in a car accident on the way to the airport than in a plane crash.
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Human mistakes
- Around 440 thousand people die every year from preventable medical mistakes.
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Legends
- Ancient Greeks thought that individuals with red hair would become vampires after their death.
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Value of exercise
- Various studies show that lack of exercise is one of the most preventable death causes in the world.
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Disturbing death row stats
- An unsettling revelation comes from an article by the Death Penalty Information Center: since 1973, there have been at least 195 cases in the U.S. where individuals were wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death, only to be later exonerated.
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Pollution
- The World Health Organization reveals a sobering truth: the combined impact of ambient air pollution and household air pollution leads to a staggering 6.7 million premature deaths every year.
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Fake buddies
- In the UK, there exists a service that offers the rental of counterfeit friends who will shed tears at a loved one's funeral.
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Cure of death
- In 2013, Google funded Calico, a company that aims to discover drugs that prevent the effects of aging.
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Alone in Amsterdam
- When an individual passes away without companions or loved ones to be present at their funeral, a poet is assigned the task of composing and delivering a brief poem during the ceremony.
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Vehicle collision
- Car accidents claim more lives annually than malaria, according to statistical data.
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Die alone
- The Japanese word 'Kodokushi' refers to the phenomenon of people who die alone at home and are only found after a long period of time.
© iStock
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Heart at the forefront
- Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality globally.
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Birth and demise
- As per Our World in Data, with the anticipated slow decline in birth rates and an increase in mortality, the global population growth rate is expected to continue its downward trend.
© iStock
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Bugs
- By examining the insects present in a person's body, scientists can determine the time of death accurately.
© iStock
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Syndrome
- People who suffer from Cotard delusion believe they are dead when they are actually alive.
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Eternal
- The jellyfish is one of the only animals that can't die from old age. See also: What physics says about time travell
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Nature handles everything
- Three days following a person's death, the enzymes from their final meal initiate the consumption of their corpse.
© iStock
1 / 29 Fotos
Burial
- Based on historical records, the practice of burying deceased individuals dates back over 350,000 years.
© Shutterstock
2 / 29 Fotos
Death toll count
- According to Population Reference Bureau, approximately 117 billion individuals have passed away since the inception of mankind.
© Shutterstock
3 / 29 Fotos
Birthdate
- Around 153 thousand people died on the day you were born.
© Shutterstock
4 / 29 Fotos
Medication prescribed
- Based on a National Library of Medicine article, each year in the United States alone, 7,000 to 9,000 people die due to bad handwriting on their medical scripts.
© iStock
5 / 29 Fotos
Hearing
- Hearing is the last sense to go when we die.
© iStock
6 / 29 Fotos
Mount Everest
- Mount Everest has 200 bodies spread along its trails that are used as points of reference for hikers trying to get to the top.
© iStock
7 / 29 Fotos
Contrast
- As per Sentient Media, the most recent five-year global average of shark attacks on humans is 72 annually, whereas humans kill approximately 11,000 sharks per hour and 100 million sharks per year.
© Getty Images
8 / 29 Fotos
Salty truth
- The inventor of the Pringles can requested that his ashes be stored in a can after his death.
© Shutterstock
9 / 29 Fotos
Risk
- The chances of dying from slipping in the bathtub or being struck by lightning are higher than in a terrorist attack.
© iStock
10 / 29 Fotos
Capital punishment
- Crucifixion is an accepted method of execution in Sudan, as stated by law.
© Shutterstock
11 / 29 Fotos
Falling out of bed
- In the United States, the fall death rate among older adults rose by 41% from 2012 to 2021, according to the CDC, increasing from 55.3 to 78.0 per 100,000.
© Shutterstock
12 / 29 Fotos
Planes
- Statistics show that it is more probable that you will die in a car accident on the way to the airport than in a plane crash.
© Shutterstock
13 / 29 Fotos
Human mistakes
- Around 440 thousand people die every year from preventable medical mistakes.
© iStock
14 / 29 Fotos
Legends
- Ancient Greeks thought that individuals with red hair would become vampires after their death.
© iStock
15 / 29 Fotos
Value of exercise
- Various studies show that lack of exercise is one of the most preventable death causes in the world.
© iStock
16 / 29 Fotos
Disturbing death row stats
- An unsettling revelation comes from an article by the Death Penalty Information Center: since 1973, there have been at least 195 cases in the U.S. where individuals were wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death, only to be later exonerated.
© iStock
17 / 29 Fotos
Pollution
- The World Health Organization reveals a sobering truth: the combined impact of ambient air pollution and household air pollution leads to a staggering 6.7 million premature deaths every year.
© iStock
18 / 29 Fotos
Fake buddies
- In the UK, there exists a service that offers the rental of counterfeit friends who will shed tears at a loved one's funeral.
© iStock
19 / 29 Fotos
Cure of death
- In 2013, Google funded Calico, a company that aims to discover drugs that prevent the effects of aging.
© Getty Images
20 / 29 Fotos
Alone in Amsterdam
- When an individual passes away without companions or loved ones to be present at their funeral, a poet is assigned the task of composing and delivering a brief poem during the ceremony.
© Shutterstock
21 / 29 Fotos
Vehicle collision
- Car accidents claim more lives annually than malaria, according to statistical data.
© Shutterstock
22 / 29 Fotos
Die alone
- The Japanese word 'Kodokushi' refers to the phenomenon of people who die alone at home and are only found after a long period of time.
© iStock
23 / 29 Fotos
Heart at the forefront
- Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality globally.
© Shutterstock
24 / 29 Fotos
Birth and demise
- As per Our World in Data, with the anticipated slow decline in birth rates and an increase in mortality, the global population growth rate is expected to continue its downward trend.
© iStock
25 / 29 Fotos
Bugs
- By examining the insects present in a person's body, scientists can determine the time of death accurately.
© iStock
26 / 29 Fotos
Syndrome
- People who suffer from Cotard delusion believe they are dead when they are actually alive.
© Getty Images
27 / 29 Fotos
Eternal
- The jellyfish is one of the only animals that can't die from old age. See also: What physics says about time travell
© iStock
28 / 29 Fotos
Shocking facts about death
Discover surprising truths about life's final frontier
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Death is an inevitable aspect of life, a universal experience that all individuals must confront at some point. However, it doesn't have to be a terrifying or dreadful event. There are diverse perspectives and interpretations when it comes to understanding death.
While nobody can definitively say what occurs after we pass away, there are fascinating and unusual facts associated with the subject. Explore a collection of intriguing and uncommon facts about death in the following gallery.
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