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Each person will be confronted with thousands of issues, sometimes all at once. Because life can be so brutal, it is incredibly important to enter each day with some optimism and positivity, or else what is there to live for? Still, sometimes we all could use a reality check. If we refuse to acknowledge some 'facts of life,' it may hold us back more than help us.

For example, sure, you can say you're capable of anything, but you still have to put in a decent amount of time and effort to accomplish something big.

On Reddit, women are sharing 'Hard-To-Swallow' pills about life, and some of these may just burst your bubble.

It usually is a great feeling to learn something new. Yay, more knowledge! More fun facts to share with friends and family! However, sometimes the kind of information you come by is not family-friendly in the slightest, and you have no interest in spreading it around or even thinking about it when you're alone. For every fun fact, there is a very un-fun fact. When we come into possession of such disturbing facts we are given the choice to ruin other people's innocence as well or keep it buried deep inside our mind for eternity.

Well, there's a Reddit thread that encourages people to share the creepy facts they wish they didn't know, and people definitely delivered. Don't say I didn't warn you!

Life is full of weird moments that we just accept as fact. But does anyone ever stop and question them? Why is it that the only helicopters we ever see in movies explode within two minutes, and why do headphones get tangled within the first minute of taking them out of the box? These funny illustrations show a bunch of those weird situations in life that we just accept as fact, but really make us say "WHY?!"

Time is a weird thing, but our perception of time is even stranger. We think of some historical events as things that happened in the "ancient times" or "olden days", and others as fairly recent, or "modern". But our minds would be blown if we found out how many of them actually happened in the same era, like the ones below. See how many of these crazy historical facts you actually knew, and how many will make you say "Whaaaaat?!"

Historical facts always take us on a wild ride! What makes it so darn interesting is that it's true! All these fact below aren't some made up fictional story. 

Hitler was actually nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. 

If that's not the most confusing/baffling thing you've ever heard then we simply don't believe you. 

Unfortunately, we could have lived on peacefully without knowing a majority of these facts but... since we found out these facts we felt obligated to share them with all of you. 

So, on that note, enjoy? 

With an estimated 2016 population of 8,537,673 distributed over a land area of about 784 square kilometers (302.6 square miles), New York City is the most densely populated major city in the United States. As a global power city, New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world. Here are some Bustling facts you probably didn't know about it. 

Ahoy, Me Hearties! We've gathered up 20 old world pirate facts, you may have not known. Ye savvy?

And while we brush up on our pirate talk on this end, you have these fascinating olde world facts to stifle through.

Fun fact! If you want to insult someone, a pirate phrase from the late 1600s, the equivalent to "son of a *" is "son of a biscuit eater" 

Sounds menacing, aye?

Feel like absorbing some useless information so you can use it in a conversation and seem super knowledgeable? You've come to right place! 

In all honestly, some of these words are pretty cool and we, personally, will be trying to fit the word "Interrobang" into every conversation we have from here on out. 

Which word is your new favorite? 

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Did you know that 3% of the world's population is affected by some or the other phobia? Here are some facts about phobias that are interesting and disturbing at the same time.   

Twitter user @jazz_inmypants kicked off a thread asking the community to share movie mistakes, bloopers, pictures and plot holes that bothered them but simply are not talked about enough. Twitter gladly joined in.  

Whoa. Mind. Blown. These facts are wild! From rollercoasters being created for adults to have a sin-free outlet to panda bears being so aware that they'll completely fake a pregnancy, just to get better healthcare! We can't decide which of these facts is craziest!  

These facts are crazy! Who knew that such historical and monumental voices of certain eras were all born the same year? Anne Frank, Martin Luther Jr, and Barbara Walters? Seems like lifetimes apart!

These facts are not for the light-hearted. If you think you can handle some creepy, weird and downright unsettling facts, read on. Want to know what the most painful thing a human can experience is? Or other disturbing facts like this? Then you're in the right place. 

These facts are not for people with easily-upset stomachs or minds. If creepy, disgusting and disturbing things gross you out, probably give this one a miss. But if you're a sicko who loves these things, then boy have we got one for you. This one will make your skin tingle with the legs of invisible insects crawling over you and make you ponder your own mortality. We won't say more than that. Get into it.