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1. Before people knew the full extent of the harmful effects of x-rays, women would get face x-rays in order to kill bacteria which would make their skin look healthy and beautiful. In the 1930s high dose x-ray machines were a popular method for hair removal. Women needed upwards of 15 treatments a year to induce permanent hair removal. After a while, people who underwent these treatments started developing tumors on their faces and some even died.

01. In 2012, a man named Uroko Onoja was trying to getting it on with his youngest wife, when his other 5 wives burst in with sticks and knives demanding that he satiate their urges first. After a few rolls in the sack, it was the penultimate wife’s turn when he collapsed and died, presumably of cardiac arrest brought about by exhaustion. Reports state he was raped to death and 2 of the wives were arrested. #wife #relationship #husband #girlfriend #boyfriend #fact #fiction #fantasy

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A collection of short and scary stories you probably don't want to read right before bed.

BBC R4 podcast The Battersea Poltergeist tells the story of a south London family home that was seemingly haunted by a spirit for 12 years from 1956.

Sometimes reality is even scarier than the most chilling horror movies. When we watch them, we know that they are a figment of the director’s imagination, so we might even give out a laugh or two. Yet, when you become the main character and some creepy things happen in your life, you don’t really feel like giggling. These 10 people share some truly bone-chilling stories that will make you want to look back.

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Sometimes the horror comes from inside the house.

TIL you can substitute human blood for eggs in baking.

1. In 1989, a MiG-23 pilot mistakenly ejected on take off from Poland, and the aircraft continued flying 560 miles on autopilot only to crash into a house in Belgium killing a teenager.

Sometimes reality is even scarier than the most chilling horror movies. When we watch them, we know that they are a figment of the director’s imagination, so we might even give out a laugh or two. Yet, when you become the main character and some creepy things happen in your life, you don’t really feel like giggling. These 10 people share some truly bone-chilling stories that will make you want to look back.

1. In 2008, a woman named Judy Kay Zagorski was killed when a 75-pound (34 kg) spotted eagle ray leapt out of the water and knocked her over. The ray also died.

Jack Yufe (left), made famous by a study of twin behavior alongside his brother Oskar Stohr (right) in the Seventies, has died in California from cancer aged 82.

Kids can say some really creepy things sometimes. It's no wonder that they've become a staple of horror movies over the years, but the movies are nothing compared to real life. The parents of Reddit took to their keyboards to describe some of the scariest things their kids have ever said to them. Some of the things these kids have said sound like they were torn straight out of... #parenting #creepykids #horrorstories #childhood #scarytales #redditconfessions #stephenkingrealness…