The most interesting facts about death - As sad as it may be, one day everything must come to an end. Nobody knows for sure what happens after we die, but in the meantime, we have compiled some interesting facts surrounding the subject. Click on the gallery to learn more!
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Nature takes care of everything - Three days after someone dies, the enzymes that were present in their last meal begin to eat their body.
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Burial - According to historical records, the tradition of burying the dead goes back more than 350 thousand years.
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How many deaths? - It is estimated that 100 billion people have died since the beginning of humanity.
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Birthday - Around 153 thousand people died on the day you were born.
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Prescription medicine - A study by the National Academies of Science's Institute of Medicine in 2006 found that approximately seven thousand people die every year 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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Comparison - Studies show that sharks kill around 12 people a year, while humans kill around 11,417 sharks an hour.
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Salty fact - The inventor of the Pringles can requested that his ashes be stored in a can after his death.
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Probabilities - You are more likely to die from slipping in the bathtub or being struck by lightening than in a terrorist attack.
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Death penalty - Death by crucifixion is a legal form of capital punishment in Sudan.
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Falling out of bed - According to an article in TIME magazine, in the US, 600 people die every year from falling out of bed.
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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 error - Around 440 thousand people die every year from preventable medical mistakes.
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Myths - The ancient Greeks believed that red-headed people turned into vampires after they died.
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Importance of exercise - Various studies show that lack of exercise is one of the most preventable death causes in the world.
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Innocents - The academic journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences performed a study that revealed that in the US, 1 in every 25 people on Death Row are innocent.
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Pollution - The World Health Organization estimates that 1 in every 8 people in the world will die from a pollution related illness.
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Fake friends - There's a service in the UK that hires out fake friends to cry at the funeral of a loved one.
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Death cure - In 2013, Google funded a company called Calico, whose purpose is to find a cure for death.
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Living alone in Amsterdam - If someone dies alone and doesn't have friends or family to attend their funeral, a poet is designated to write and recite a small poem at the ceremony.
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Car accident - Statistics show that more people die every year in car accidents than from malaria.
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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.
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Diamonds - A company called LifeGem creates diamonds from people's ashes.
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Biggest cause of death - Currently, the main cause of death worldwide is cardiovascular disease.
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Birth and death - According to the CIA's World Factbook, two times more people are born every second than die.
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Insects - A scientist can figure out how long a person has been dead by examining the insects found in their body.
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Syndrome - People who suffer from Cotard delusion believe they are dead when they are actually alive.
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Immortal - The jellyfish is one of the only animals that can't die from old age.
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The most interesting facts about death - As sad as it may be, one day everything must come to an end. Nobody knows for sure what happens after we die, but in the meantime, we have compiled some interesting facts surrounding the subject. Click on the gallery to learn more!
© iStock/Shutterstock
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Nature takes care of everything - Three days after someone dies, the enzymes that were present in their last meal begin to eat their body.
© iStock/Shutterstock
1 / 30 Fotos
Burial - According to historical records, the tradition of burying the dead goes back more than 350 thousand years.
© iStock/Shutterstock
2 / 30 Fotos
How many deaths? - It is estimated that 100 billion people have died since the beginning of humanity.
© iStock/Shutterstock
3 / 30 Fotos
Birthday - Around 153 thousand people died on the day you were born.
© iStock/Shutterstock
4 / 30 Fotos
Prescription medicine - A study by the National Academies of Science's Institute of Medicine in 2006 found that approximately seven thousand people die every year due to bad handwriting on their medical scripts.
© iStock/Shutterstock
5 / 30 Fotos
Hearing - Hearing is the last sense to go when we die.
© iStock/Shutterstock
6 / 30 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/Shutterstock
7 / 30 Fotos
Comparison - Studies show that sharks kill around 12 people a year, while humans kill around 11,417 sharks an hour.
© iStock/Shutterstock
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Salty fact - The inventor of the Pringles can requested that his ashes be stored in a can after his death.
© iStock/Shutterstock
9 / 30 Fotos
Probabilities - You are more likely to die from slipping in the bathtub or being struck by lightening than in a terrorist attack.
© iStock/Shutterstock
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Death penalty - Death by crucifixion is a legal form of capital punishment in Sudan.
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11 / 30 Fotos
Falling out of bed - According to an article in TIME magazine, in the US, 600 people die every year from falling out of bed.
© iStock/Shutterstock
12 / 30 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.
© iStock/Shutterstock
13 / 30 Fotos
Human error - Around 440 thousand people die every year from preventable medical mistakes.
© iStock/Shutterstock
14 / 30 Fotos
Myths - The ancient Greeks believed that red-headed people turned into vampires after they died.
© iStock/Shutterstock
15 / 30 Fotos
Importance of exercise - Various studies show that lack of exercise is one of the most preventable death causes in the world.
© iStock/Shutterstock
16 / 30 Fotos
Innocents - The academic journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences performed a study that revealed that in the US, 1 in every 25 people on Death Row are innocent.
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17 / 30 Fotos
Pollution - The World Health Organization estimates that 1 in every 8 people in the world will die from a pollution related illness.
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18 / 30 Fotos
Fake friends - There's a service in the UK that hires out fake friends to cry at the funeral of a loved one.
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Death cure - In 2013, Google funded a company called Calico, whose purpose is to find a cure for death.
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Living alone in Amsterdam - If someone dies alone and doesn't have friends or family to attend their funeral, a poet is designated to write and recite a small poem at the ceremony.
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21 / 30 Fotos
Car accident - Statistics show that more people die every year in car accidents than from malaria.
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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.
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Diamonds - A company called LifeGem creates diamonds from people's ashes.
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Biggest cause of death - Currently, the main cause of death worldwide is cardiovascular disease.
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Birth and death - According to the CIA's World Factbook, two times more people are born every second than die.
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Insects - A scientist can figure out how long a person has been dead by examining the insects found in their body.
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Syndrome - People who suffer from Cotard delusion believe they are dead when they are actually alive.
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Immortal - The jellyfish is one of the only animals that can't die from old age.
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The most interesting facts about death
Check out this slightly morbid gallery to learn more about the taboo subject.
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Death is one of the only certainties we have in this life, and whether we like it or not, we will all have to experience it eventually.
However, death doesn't have to be a scary and terrible thing as there are many different ways we can relate to it.
Learn some impressive and unusual facts about death in the following gallery.
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