“Uncover the Dark Truths: 55 Disturbing Facts That Will Make You Question Everything You Thought You Knew!”
Prion disease can lay dormant in the body for years. But once it is "activated", the average prognosis is about 1 year.
TL;DR: Prions make holes in your brain that you will ultimately die from. It can be contagious, genetic, or idiopathic. Once the disease is active, you have, at most, a couple years to live. There is no cure or treatment to slow the disease at this time.
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#33
The chainsaw was originally a medical tool used during birth. They cut your pelvis in half to help get the baby out. It was invented in the 1800s and was hand powered.
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#34
This isn’t particularly existential or deep but Whales don’t actually die of old age. They die from drowning when they’re too old to resurface.
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#35
The Byford Dolphin accident. November 5, 1983.
4 saturation divers were in a decompression chamber which was pressurized to 9 atmospheres, when one of the tenders outside released the docking collar of the diving bell before the diver inside had closed the hatch all the way, resulting in an explosive decompression of the chamber, k*lling all 4 of the divers and the tender who caused it. The diver who was near the hatch was sucked out of the chamber from a small gap along with all the air rushing out. Due to lack of better words, he was literally turned into pulp and his remains were sprayed all over the deck outside.
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#36
After a hip broken or after hip surgery, after 60yo, you have 50% chance of dying in the next 2 years. Like flipping a coin.
