
49) FDA Support On Fear Factor
‘Fear Factor’ was a game show where participants face their biggest fears. While it is the best way to overcome your fears, it induces a lot of unnecessary stress and anxiety. It was originally hosted by Joe Rogan. On the show, competitors would sit in bathtubs full of spiders, eat maggot-covered cheese, or shovel roadkill onto a target and then eat the missed portion.
It doesn’t sound safe or sanitary, but that didn’t stop people from participating. The winner would get $50,000. But one former contestant revealed one of Fear Factor’s dirty secrets, which was that the FDA approved every single food that competitors ate on the show (via Just Starz).