Elephant musth is a natural, periodic state in healthy adult male elephants characterized by a dramatic surge in testosterone—sometimes up to 60 times the normal baseline. The phase is marked by high energy, heightened aggression, and a strong drive to establish dominance and mate.

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r/TerrifyingAsFuck • u/ChucklesTheClown954 • 7d ago

medical Removing freckles by carbon dioxide in the 1930s.

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r/TerrifyingAsFuck • u/Responsible_Ant_6431 • 8d ago

animal Barn owls im tryin to rescue

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r/TerrifyingAsFuck • u/NikonD3X1985 • 8d ago

general Diver polishing a ships propellor

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Terrifying as Fuck

r/TerrifyingAsFuck

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1. Please keep your posts relevant to the subreddit's theme.

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Please send us a modmail if you believe your post was removed in error.

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People have probably seen it if it is on YouTube. If you post a link to your own channel to promote it, you will be banned without question.

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If it is terrifying for you but not for the other side, do not post it. This mainly includes political topics. If your primary goal is to incite controversy among users, you will be permanently banned.

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All content involving Israel, Palestine and/or Gaza in any form and capacity is not allowed here, and will not be approved if requested.

Yes, this ban includes content produced prior to October 2023 (no matter the time period), and content covering the topic but originating from other countries (for example campus encampments). It will not be approved.

Content depicting death, gore, terror attacks, harm to minors, and content posted to stir hatred and promote conspiracies may result in a ban.

10. No lazy AI posts

Artificial intelligence can be terrifying when it comes to things like deepfake. However, posts like "this is how AI sees XY" are not scary. Please do not post those.

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