{"id":290471,"date":"2024-02-16T03:04:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T08:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/surprising-realities-15-facts-that-seem-like-conspiracy-theories"},"modified":"2024-02-16T03:04:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T08:04:28","slug":"surprising-realities-15-facts-that-seem-like-conspiracy-theories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/surprising-realities-15-facts-that-seem-like-conspiracy-theories","title":{"rendered":"Shocking Realities: 15 Information That Appear Like Conspiracy Theories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"198.629330371\">\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I\u2019ve read and heard a lot of conspiracy theories in my life. Some were more believable than others, but I was never one to believe them. But when I found out these facts were true, I was ready to start making my own tin foil hat! Maybe you\u2019ll understand just how crazier fact can be than fiction, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">1. The Church of Scientology Infiltrated The Federal Government\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1177028\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1177028\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1177028 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Church of Scientology, Los Angeles, California \" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Scientology.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Scientology.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Scientology-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Scientology-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Scientology-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Scientology-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Scientology-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1177028\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Scientology.jpg\" alt=\"Church of Scientology, Los Angeles, California \" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Scientology.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Scientology-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Scientology-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Scientology-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Scientology-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Scientology-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1177028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: tishomir\/Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I think many of us can agree that Scientology is kind of crazy. Watching the <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">South Park<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0episode is more than enough proof of that. But outside of their beliefs, there\u2019s also the conspiracy of the church. Enter Operation Snow White, a 1970s criminal conspiracy planned by Scientology to destroy records that showed the church and its founder, L. Ron Hubbard, in a negative light. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to an article from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/la-scientologysidec062490-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>, they went so far as to obtain and use fake IRS credentials to infiltrate government agencies and photocopy documents related to the church!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2. Ernest Hemingway Was Right About The FBI Following Him\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1177031\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1177031\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1177031 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Ernest Hemingway\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ernest-Hemingway.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ernest-Hemingway.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ernest-Hemingway-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ernest-Hemingway-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ernest-Hemingway-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ernest-Hemingway-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ernest-Hemingway-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1177031\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ernest-Hemingway.jpg\" alt=\"Ernest Hemingway\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ernest-Hemingway.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ernest-Hemingway-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ernest-Hemingway-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ernest-Hemingway-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ernest-Hemingway-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ernest-Hemingway-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1177031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Hans Malmberg, Public Domain\/Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The famous American author is renowned for his many works throughout his life. However, another aspect of his life was a little darker. Nearing the end of his life, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2011\/jul\/03\/fbi-and-ernest-hemingway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Hemingway<\/a> was seen to be becoming more and more paranoid that he was FBI under surveillance. Whenever he ended his time here on Earth in 1961, there was talk that what was considered a delusion may have been one of the factors in his decision. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Decades later, in the 1980s, a Freedom of Information request was made by Jeffrey Myers that revealed that Hemingway had been under federal surveillance for his connections to Cuba.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">3. No One Knows How The Tlatelolco Massacre Started\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1177421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1177421\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1177421 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Tlatelolco Massacre\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tlatelolco-Massacre.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tlatelolco-Massacre.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tlatelolco-Massacre-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tlatelolco-Massacre-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tlatelolco-Massacre-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tlatelolco-Massacre-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tlatelolco-Massacre-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1177421\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tlatelolco-Massacre.jpg\" alt=\"Tlatelolco Massacre\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tlatelolco-Massacre.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tlatelolco-Massacre-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tlatelolco-Massacre-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tlatelolco-Massacre-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tlatelolco-Massacre-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tlatelolco-Massacre-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1177421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Marcel\u00b7li Perell\u00f3, Public Domain\/Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Any loss of innocent life is a tragic event, and yet this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=97546687\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">tragedy<\/a> was somehow able to get even worse. The 1968 Summer Olympics were held in <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/valle-de-guadalupe-baja-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mexico<\/a>. The country\u2019s citizens began to protest in the days leading up to the games&#8217; opening due to the rising tensions and desire for reform. October 2, 1968, ten days before the opening ceremony, thousands of students gathered in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas to once again protest, but this would end in violence. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, we still have no clear answer on what started it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">4. President Lyndon B. Johnson\u2019s Chose Not To Have a Second Term Because He Knew He Would Die Young\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1177428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1177428\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1177428 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Lyndon B. Johnson\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 5\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lyndon-B.-Johnson.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lyndon-B.-Johnson.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lyndon-B.-Johnson-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lyndon-B.-Johnson-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lyndon-B.-Johnson-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lyndon-B.-Johnson-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lyndon-B.-Johnson-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1177428\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lyndon-B.-Johnson.jpg\" alt=\"Lyndon B. Johnson\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lyndon-B.-Johnson.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lyndon-B.-Johnson-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lyndon-B.-Johnson-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lyndon-B.-Johnson-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lyndon-B.-Johnson-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lyndon-B.-Johnson-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1177428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Arnold Newman, Public Domain\/Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There certainly must have been many factors that led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/1973\/07\/the-last-days-of-the-president\/376281\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">President Lyndon B. Johnson<\/a>\u2019s decision not to run for a second term. Of course, his popularity dwindled due to the Vietnam War. However, it turns out that there was something else.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 1967, the president had secretly launched an actuarial study to determine when he would die. The men in his family had a history of dying young, and Lyndon B. Johnson wanted to see if that was in the cards for him, too. So, the study was done, and it was determined that he would die at 64 years old. Being 59 at the time of the analysis, this would not give him much time if he had run for a second term. What\u2019s even more bizarre is that he did indeed die at the age of 64.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">5. Tax Services Don\u2019t Want Filing To Become Easier<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1177435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1177435\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1177435 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Woman writing, thinking, frustrated, confused\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Woman-writing.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Woman-writing.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Woman-writing-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Woman-writing-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Woman-writing-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Woman-writing-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Woman-writing-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1177435\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Woman-writing.jpg\" alt=\"Woman writing, thinking, frustrated, confused\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Woman-writing.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Woman-writing-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Woman-writing-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Woman-writing-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Woman-writing-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Woman-writing-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1177435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Ground Picture\/Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yep, you can thank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/taxes\/turbotax-h-r-block-spend-millions-lobbying-us-keep-doing-n736386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">tax <\/a>filing services for the agony of tax season in the United States! Tax services have spent millions of dollars lobbying to prevent taxes from being any easier to file. It makes sense; if taxes were easy, no one would need these services anymore. That fact doesn\u2019t make me feel any better about the situation, though.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">6. JFK\u2019s Brain Is Missing\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1104506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1104506\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1104506\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 7\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256.jpeg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-300x169.jpeg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-1024x576.jpeg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-768x432.jpeg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-50x28.jpeg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-180x100.jpeg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-150x84.jpeg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"John F. Kennedy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-50x28.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-180x100.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-150x84.jpeg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256.jpeg\" alt=\"John F. Kennedy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-50x28.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-180x100.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_9256-150x84.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1104506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: United States Library of Congress, Public Domain\/Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This sounds like a \u201cfrozen Walt Disney\u2019s head\u201d joke, and I wish it were, honestly! But, no, it\u2019s true. After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, his body was autopsied, and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1972\/08\/27\/archives\/mystery-cloaks-fate-of-brain-of-kennedy-mystery-surrounds-fate-of.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">brain<\/a> was stored in the archives. The autopsy has been considered the most botched section of the investigation of the president\u2019s death. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But wait, it gets worse! Three years after JFK\u2019s death, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1972\/08\/27\/archives\/mystery-cloaks-fate-of-brain-of-kennedy-mystery-surrounds-fate-of.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">brain disappeared<\/a> from the National Archives. No one knows where it\u2019s gone to this day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">7. The Backfire Effect<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1126484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1126484\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1126484\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 8\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock-.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Couple, talking, argue, man, woman, annoyed, mad, talk, conversation, disagree\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock-.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock-.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock-.jpg\" alt=\"Couple, talking, argue, man, woman, annoyed, mad, talk, conversation, disagree\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock-.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Couple-talking-fizkes-Shutterstock--150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1126484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: fizkes\/Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;s less a conspiracy and more of an interesting fact. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7462781\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">backfire effect<\/a> happens when a person continues to believe and even digs their heels deeper into their beliefs when presented with contradictory facts and information. So, if you\u2019ve ever been confused as to why a person refused to change their perspective after giving proof that the opposite is true, then this is likely why!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">8. Native American Women Were Sterilized\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1181665\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1181665\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1181665 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Surgeon, doctor, nurse, sterile, gloves, surgery, mask, operation, black and white, old, vintage\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 9\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Surgeon.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Surgeon.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Surgeon-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Surgeon-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Surgeon-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Surgeon-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Surgeon-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1181665\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Surgeon.jpg\" alt=\"Surgeon, doctor, nurse, sterile, gloves, surgery, mask, operation, black and white, old, vintage\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Surgeon.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Surgeon-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Surgeon-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Surgeon-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Surgeon-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Surgeon-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1181665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Everett Collection\/Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This event genuinely got my blood boiling. During the 1960s and 1970s, it was revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wernative.org\/articles\/history-of-the-sterilization-of-native-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Native American women<\/a> were forced into being sterilized by the Indian Health Service without their consent. Although there is likely more than that, it happened to 25-50% of Native American women between 1970 and 1976. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Indian Health Service did so because they believed that Native women weren\u2019t capable of making their own choices when it came to their reproduction, as ridiculous as it sounds. If my blood was boiling before, it\u2019s practically become a lake of lava now.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">9. There Was Only One Recorded Homicide in New York on 9\/11<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1181671\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1181671\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1181671 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Crime, police officer, detective, murder, man, Investigation, mystery, clues, tips, solve\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 10\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Investigation.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Investigation.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Investigation-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Investigation-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Investigation-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Investigation-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Investigation-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1181671\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Investigation.jpg\" alt=\"Crime, police officer, detective, murder, man, Investigation, mystery, clues, tips, solve\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Investigation.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Investigation-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Investigation-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Investigation-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Investigation-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Investigation-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1181671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Andrey_Popov\/Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This sounds like one of those trick questions, but it\u2019s true! The thousands killed as a result of the attack were not included in New York City\u2019s official crime statistics; it was an outlier. Instead, <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/henry-siwak-september-11-murder-bedford-stuyvesant\/13781934\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Henryk Siwiak<\/a> was the only recorded murder. He was a Polish immigrant, shot just before midnight in the Bedford\u2013Stuyvesant neighborhood. His death has never been solved, and there is a conspiracy that it was set on that date because law enforcement was occupied with the attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">10. There Are Bunkers for American Cheese<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1181680\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1181680\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1181680 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, cutting board \" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 11\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cheese.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cheese.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cheese-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cheese-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cheese-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cheese-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cheese-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1181680\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cheese.jpg\" alt=\"cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, cutting board \" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 11\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cheese.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cheese-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cheese-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cheese-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cheese-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cheese-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1181680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Lydia Vero\/Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This sounds incredibly ridiculous, but it\u2019s 100% true! The U.S. has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmlinkproject.org\/stories-and-features\/cheese-caves-and-food-surpluses-why-the-u-s-government-currently-stores-1-4-billion-lbs-of-cheese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">caves or bunkers<\/a> filled with hundreds of thousands of pounds of cheese. It started in the 1970s when a dairy shortage and dairy products increased. Government intervention led to farmers having vast amounts of surplus sold to the U.S. government. By the 80s, the government was the proud owner of 500 million pounds of cheese.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">11. EMS Gets Little to No Government Funding<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1181682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1181682\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1181682 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Emergency Medical Services, woman, man, medic, paramedic, stretcher, ambulance \" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 12\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Emergency-Medical-Services.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Emergency-Medical-Services.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Emergency-Medical-Services-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Emergency-Medical-Services-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Emergency-Medical-Services-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Emergency-Medical-Services-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Emergency-Medical-Services-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1181682\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Emergency-Medical-Services.jpg\" alt=\"Emergency Medical Services, woman, man, medic, paramedic, stretcher, ambulance \" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 12\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Emergency-Medical-Services.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Emergency-Medical-Services-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Emergency-Medical-Services-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Emergency-Medical-Services-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Emergency-Medical-Services-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Emergency-Medical-Services-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1181682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Gorodenkoff\/Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Honestly, this one\u2019s just bizarre. In a majority of the states in the U.S., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ems1.com\/politics\/articles\/more-states-push-to-recognize-ems-as-essential-service-CIUIBa0k2kdZoHV7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Emergency Medical Services<\/a> are not seen as essential. Because of this, they get virtually no government funding. It&#8217;s so strange to have something so important not be considered necessary. However, there is a push for EMS to be categorized as such.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">12. Alcohol Poisoning During the Prohibition<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1181685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1181685\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1181685 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Prohibition agents, alcohol\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 13\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Prohibition.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Prohibition.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Prohibition-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Prohibition-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Prohibition-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Prohibition-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Prohibition-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1181685\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Prohibition.jpg\" alt=\"Prohibition agents, alcohol\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Prohibition.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Prohibition-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Prohibition-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Prohibition-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Prohibition-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Prohibition-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1181685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Everett Collection\/Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/factcheck\/2020\/06\/30\/fact-check-u-s-government-poisoned-some-alcohol-during-prohibition\/3283701001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Prohibition<\/a> in the 1920s saw many ideas and plots, not just from those who refused to give up their favorite giggle juice but from the law attempting to control it. Drinking alcohol was illegal, but that didn&#8217;t mean industrial alcohol was. As the government began to realize that people were willing to drink this to get their fix, it was decided that drastic measures were to be taken. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Industrial alcohol was mandated to contain toxic chemicals. This alcohol would then be used to create bootleg drinking alcohol and poison those who drank it. And before you ask, yes, people did die from this mandate.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">13. The Sugar Industry Plot<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1181690\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1181690\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1181690 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Sugar\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 14\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sugar.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sugar.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sugar-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sugar-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sugar-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sugar-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sugar-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1181690\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sugar.jpg\" alt=\"Sugar\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 14\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sugar.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sugar-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sugar-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sugar-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sugar-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sugar-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1181690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: qoppi\/Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you ever had a \u201cfat-free\u201d craze in your house growing up, you can thank the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2016\/09\/13\/493739074\/50-years-ago-sugar-industry-quietly-paid-scientists-to-point-blame-at-fat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">sugar<\/a> industry. During the <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/top-sitcoms-of-the-60s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1960s<\/a>, research had been funded by the sugar industry to point out the hazards of fats to distract and downplay the risks of sugar. This led to people avoiding foods with any fat in them, whether they are good for you or not. Now, don\u2019t go wild, of course! It\u2019s all about balancing things out.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">14. The Treatment of Henrietta Lacks<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1181703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1181703\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1181703 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Microscope, research, scientist, slide\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 15\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Research.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Research.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Research-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Research-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Research-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Research-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Research-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1181703\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Research.jpg\" alt=\"Microscope, research, scientist, slide\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 15\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Research.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Research-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Research-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Research-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Research-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Research-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1181703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Egoreichenkov Evgenii\/Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">An African-American woman named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/what-does-historic-settlement-won-henrietta-lacks-s-family-mean-others\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Henrietta Lacks<\/a> is the origin of the HeLa cell line. Unfortunately, how those cells came to be is highly unethical. Her cancer cells were taken after her death without her consent, which is a violation of ethics. Her family was given no chance to consent, was never informed about breakthroughs, and continued to suffer financially. Only in August of 2023 was a settlement reached between the family and a science and technology company that used her cells.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">15. McDonald\u2019s Is Responsible for What Happened to Stella Liebeck<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1181705\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1181705\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1181705 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"McDonald's coffee\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 16\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/McDonalds-coffee.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/McDonalds-coffee.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/McDonalds-coffee-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/McDonalds-coffee-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/McDonalds-coffee-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/McDonalds-coffee-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/McDonalds-coffee-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1181705\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/McDonalds-coffee.jpg\" alt=\"McDonald's coffee\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"Surprising Realities: 15 Facts That Seem Like Conspiracy Theories 16\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/McDonalds-coffee.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/McDonalds-coffee-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/McDonalds-coffee-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/McDonalds-coffee-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/McDonalds-coffee-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/McDonalds-coffee-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1181705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Sorbis\/Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many believe that a 79-year-old woman attempted to sue the famous fast food chain because her<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2016\/12\/16\/13971482\/mcdonalds-coffee-lawsuit-stella-liebeck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> coffee<\/a> was just a little too hot. However, this couldn\u2019t be further from the truth. Stella Liebeck had ordered a coffee at McDonald\u2019s that caused third-degree burns when she accidentally spilled it on her lap. The resulting several-day hospital stay, treatment, and lasting damage led the woman to attempt to settle with the chain to cover her expenses caused by the coffee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">She didn\u2019t want to go to court. However, McDonald\u2019s only wanted to offer Liebeck a minimal sum as compensation for the dangerously hot coffee, leading her to a lawsuit. After lawyers ran a years-long disinformation campaign, the reality of the case became warped, and Stella was painted as the bad guy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/facts-that-sound-like-conspiracy-theories\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve read and heard a lot of conspiracy theories in my life. 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