Creepy Facts To Keep You Awake At Night

Mushroom Spores Can Create Zombie Animals

Certain viruses and parasites in nature can cause animals to act in a zombie-like manner. A rare species of fungus is turning ants into zombies to help them spread their spores. The spores can't infect humans however, because our bodies are better than insects at shutting down pathogens.

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The More You Know

  • It is common for children to hear “voices.”
  • Doctors treated “hysteria” through a “pelvic finger massage.”
  • A human head remains conscious for around 20 seconds after being decapitated
  • There's a brain-eating amoeba that lives in lakes and rivers of the southern United States.
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