TikToker says we are all dead

And other stories from the stranger side of life

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A TikToker has claimed that we are all dead and just living in memories. “Scientifically it's proven that when we die our mind is still functioning and it’s true that our life literally does flash before our eyes,” Matt Welland said. “There’s a seven-minute period of time when you will re-watch your entire life but it won’t feel like seven minutes - it will feel like forever.” One viewer wrote: “I watched this in my past life as well.”

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