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* By extension, most every famous man in an [[Arranged Marriage]] throughout history probably raped his wife on their wedding night. A few of the ones that didn't were quite possibly raped by their wives instead (yes, female-on-male rape, and women who believe in the marital rape license, exist). And in some cases (particularly royal ones), ''neither'' partner wanted it and they were ''both'' effectively raped by the fact that they were forced to have sex ''while being watched by a crowd'', to make sure the marriage was consummated.
* The ''Titanic''. Obviously, she was named after the titans of Greek mythology, probably because the people who named her wanted the ship to be as powerful as the titans were. But, as we all know, the ship sunk when she hit that iceberg, so you may be thinking she didn't really live up to her name. Then you realize: the all-powerful titans were defeated by the Olympian gods.
** And, of course, the name of ''Titanic'' was paralleled by her sister ships being called the ''Olympic'' and the ''Britannic''. ''Brittanic'' also came to a tragic end, though the story is understandably overshadowed by ''Titanic's'' sinking. While working as a hospital ship during World War I, she hit a mine off the coast of Greece and sank, with the loss of 30 lives. J. Robert Ballard, who discovered the wreck of the Titanic, was also instrumental in determining exactly why ''Brittanic''
* Those horrible moments of clarity where the reality of a catastrophic event truly dawns on you. Intellectually, we all know that 9/11, the Holocaust, the various genocides in Africa, the deaths of millions of Native Americans, etc. really happened, but they don't ''feel'' completely real because of our psychological defences. How many people felt like they were watching a movie when the towers collapse on 9/11? Every once in a while, though, something will click, and it hits you out of no where: These were ''real'' incidents, and the victims were all ''real'' people who felt ''real'' pain.
** The above is merely the microscopic tip of an astronomical iceberg that few people even consider. Large, high profile events are one thing, but they are far from everything. People are murdered all the time, and suffer and die from accidents or disease far more. More than two million people die every year from malaria and tuberculosis alone, and even ''more'' die from AIDS and ''even more than that'' die from simple things like starvation and dirty water. Even without that though, there is still the little detail that we are clinging to the film thin transition between molten rock and hard vacuum, a speck of dirt orbiting a colossal fusion reactor that is one of hundreds of billions, in a cluster that is itself one of hundreds of billions. It is speculated that ''without'' the defenses to essentially ignore all of this, we would be driven completely insane, and it is easy to see why.
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** Add to this that based on the periodicity of such events, many people believe that we are due for another round of intense solar storms, possibly even paired up with an overdue magnetic pole flip, which for a period of time would basically nullify the Earth's magnetic field, pretty much the only thing protecting us from those same ionized solar storms. Now imagine theyre not simply solar storms, but an actual Coronal Mass Ejection...
* How do you know that your podiatrist (if you go to one) doesn't have a [[Foot Focus|foot fetish]]?
* Whatever any of us does, there will always be at least one person that considers us evil. Even if we did something just to be good, there is bound to be somebody who thinks we did it just to have a chance at doing something bad later. And [[The Cynic|they]] think so because all [[Humans Are
** Some people don't react outwardly. Some people, when that broken, commit suicide rather than dare act on those impulses. It's still a tragic loss of human life, but it still shows that some people would do anything to not hurt someone else.
** Also, one could argue that, after receiving a strong enough mental shock, we could safely be considered a different person. Our Personalities are shaped not only by what happened to us in our lives, but also by what did NOT happen to us.
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* Remember the hubbub concerning May 21, 2011? That was the date when, according to Harold Camping, the world would begin to end and the good, true believers would be Raptured. Well, the day came and went with none of that happening. But prior to that date, hundreds of people quit their jobs, spent all their life savings in one go, ''[[Shoot the Dog|and people were euthanizing their pets]]'' so the animals wouldn't suffer. Imagine how most of these people, especially the children whose parents killed their pets, feel now that nothing happened. Imagine all the homeless people, jobless people, the people who had their pets put to sleep for nothing...Imagine what some of these people will ''do.''
** [[wikipedia:Great Disappointment|History repeats itself.]]
** It gets worse. Camping has re-predicted the rapture to October
** October 21 has came and gone...and we're still here, [[Precision F-Strike|Fuck You, Harold Camping !]] for lying agian, hope you die soon .
** Worse, imagine it was entirely correct and it's just that NO ONE was considered worthy of getting a ticket out. :D
* There are missionaries and other such charity workers who work with prisons, and have even committed that they end up having great relationships with them. Some have even had better relationships with said prisoners than they have had with [[Humans Are
* Here's one that really troubles me: how many times throughout history have people's lives been destroyed because they were investigating things they weren't supposed to? How many people have either been severely sabotaged or been killed and have their deaths labeled "accidents" or "suicides"? Also, how much more trouble have humans in general caused by ignoring key causes of their problems and ignoring and/or hurting those who tried to wake them up?
* If you're dating someone with exes: Chances are, they've done it with someone who isn't you before.
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* [[Rule 34]] can be this if you think about it too hard.
** [[Rule 34]] ''IS'' [[Fridge Horror]]. Somewhere out there, someone ''actually fantasizes about porn of this character or thing''. Even stuff like ''[[Rugrats]]'' and ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. No matter the content...''someone actually demands porn in this artstyle''.
** Also the fact that some [[Rule 34]] ''is ridicuously well-made'', sometimes ''of higher quality than what it's based on''. Yes, even the [[Squick
** Not to mention, Rule 34 of horrifying things - ''someone'' finds this arousing.
** '''''SNUFF'''''. Especially scary because...guess what? ''SOMEONE FINDS THIS AROUSING''.
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