Crazy facts that seem fake at first glance! These amazing facts will shock and surprise you as they seem unbelievable
#10. “Fight or Flight”- Humans have an obsession with Sharks, these “doll-eyed” denizens of the deep have frightened and fascinated us for ages. However, sharks get a bad-rap as being cold-hearted killers always looking for the next human shaped morsel to chow down on. Shark attacks on humans are extremely infrequent despite a lot of media portrayal, they also are seldom looking to eat people when they do. Nevertheless, there are a lot of theories on how to survive a shark attack that are severely flawed or outdated. One thing you should never do when approached by shark in the water is try to outswim it--Sharks are made for water, humans are not, it will most likely catch you. Most of the time the reason a shark attack occurs in the first place is because the animal has mistaken a person for its prey. Flailing about or splashing while you try to flee will only encourage the shark’s interest in sampling a bite of you. You should also not play dead as some have theorized, not only is it hard to do while in the water, but sharks operate based on fear-- if you are dead they will not be afraid of you. Rather than play dead, experts suggest you look the shark in the eyes and never turn your back to them, this show of strength can intimidate the shark into looking somewhere else for lunch. One of the most common ways people suggest in dealing with a shark attack is punching the creature in the nose. But what lies right below a shark’s nose? The mouth. And have you ever tried to punch underwater? It’s very difficult. Experts say that rather than the nose punch, try an eye gouge or try to injure the shark’s gills, this will be easier, more effective and you won’t have to get as close to the mouth.
#9. “Human Hibernation”- Every year when winter comes round people think of how nice it would be to curl up in a nice warm den and just sleep away the entire snowy season. Many animals from mammals like bears and bats, insects such as bees to several species of snakes all participate in their own form of hibernation, so why not us? The question has recently seen new light from scientists, especially those interested in achieving long distance space-travel. Some of the research has shown that there may be some latent ability for humans to survive in sleep mode for long periods of time. There are also a few instances of humans having done so naturally. One specific instance was that of 35-year-old Japanese man who, in 2006, survived in freezing temperatures for 24 days. Stuck on a mountainside, the man’s body shut itself down until he was rescued. His metabolism all but turned off and his body temperature fell 27 degrees below normal and rested at 71 enabling him to live without food or water and avoid hypothermia. This case and others might just be flukes where the variables had to be just right, but some scientists theorize that our DNA might contain survival abilities that have laid dormant since our evolutionary beginnings as bacteria. Such bacteria can live without oxygen and even flip their metabolism on and off when it benefits life. Though we may never be able to harness this ability on command, researchers are hard at work devising ways for people to survive in suspended animation. This manufactured hibernation could be the key to interplanetary travel and even our ability to cure disease.
