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Why You’re Morbidly Curious

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Like it or not, most of us are weirdly drawn to things like car crashes, fights and natural disasters; they’re awful, upsetting, harrowing and yet, somehow, strangely compelling. Why is that?

Many of us feel guilty about being drawn to the macabre—but in fact, it’s human nature. In this video, Vsauce tries to get to the bottom of why that is. It’s well worth a watch, if only to convince yourself that you’re not a weirdo. Or at least, not that much of a weirdo. [Vsauce]

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