A quick Google search will tell you that the ocean covers approximately 71% of the Earth’s surface, spanning roughly 139 million square miles (around 361 square kilometers). And despite more than a hundred years of scientific study, there is still a lot we don’t know.
Among them are some creepy facts that will likely induce a bad case of Thalassophobia. Here are some examples, as shared by people on Reddit when the topic came up in a recent thread.
From “rogue waves” to “dark fish,” here are some of the most disturbing things shared in the discussion.