The Rambler

100 Billion people have died in all of human history

More people commit suicide in New York than they get murdered

153,000 people will die on your birthday

People who are left handed die 3 years before right handed people

When a person dies their hearing is the last to go

Dying from a shark attack isn’t as common as dying from a falling coconut

1 person is killed every hour by a drunk driver in the US

After a human is decapitated it remains conscious for 20 seconds

The enzymes that once helped you digest food start to digest your body 3 days after death

You really can’t die from old age it’s the diseases you get at that certain age

Men who have been hung have gotten a death erection also known as rigor Erectus

In very rare cases bodies may develop a corpse wax that will help preserve their bodies

By Stephanie Arroyo

Once a person dies the skin around the finger tips and toe nails dries out making it seem as if they grew

Dead bodies normally swell up after 4 days due to the releases of gas and liquids

Egyptians would shave their eyebrows off after losing a beloved cat

A dentist invented the electrical chair

Only 1 in 2 billion people will live to be 116 or older.

On average, people fear spiders more than they do dying. However, statistically you are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by the bite of a poisonous spider.

A murder is committed in the US every 23 minutes, which makes about 22852 murders each year.

Bodies decompose 4 times faster in water than underground

Quick side note: Out of 20 kids interviewed here in South Gate High School 12 thought bodies decomposed faster under ground than in water.