For over a century, one of the most important salmon runs in the U.S. has had to contend with historic dams in Oregon and California. These dams have been responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 months 3 weeks ago • 111 views • 3:07

Most poisonous mushrooms won’t kill you—they’ll simply cause a severe headache or vomiting. Death-cap mushrooms are not like the others. As little as half an Amanita phalloides contains enough toxin... continue reading

posted by BSR 2 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 685 views • 2:34

YouTube description: This millipede uses deadly cyanide gas to keep predators at bay. But one beetle can tolerate the toxic defense and rides the millipede like a bucking bronco. Who will win this showdown... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 336 views • 4:33

Rick Beato breaks down the System of a Down song Chop Suey from the album Toxicity. (Thanks to spawnflagger for the heads up on my stoned self posting the wrong song name)

posted by w1ndex 3 years 3 months ago • 97 views • 12:30

YouTube description: From bee sting to cobra bites, we measure the deadliest substance known to mankind and see how much it takes to kill a person. Everything from the top 10 deadliest substance, most... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 2,397 views • 3:24

On the Indonesian island of Java, men mine sulphur from inside Ljen Volcano. It's crater is filled with a mix of highly toxic gases, that have claimed the lives of over 70 miners in the last 40 years.

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 24 views • 2:52

Is Hank trying for a goatee? YouTube: Let's face it: Humans are pretty messy. Industrial processes like mining and manufacturing are important parts of keeping civilization going, but they all impact... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 280 views • 10:13

YouTube description: It’s probably the most well known peacetime battle between the USA and the Soviet Union, in both technological and ideological terms of the 20th century. Although the USA won... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 810 views • 14:23

Only wear it four or five times a year myself. YouTube: Should you be using makeup?

posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 5 months ago • 134 views • 3:03

Beware the death bubble. YouTube: We all know space travel is pretty dangerous, but here are a few more things that you probably wouldn't have thought to look out for!

posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 33 views • 4:28

Vanity can be deadly. YouTube: As you know, in fashion, one day you're in and the next day your skin is falling off and your lungs are melting.

posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 7 months ago • 21 views • 9:43

YouTube: We can purge our stomachs by vomiting when we consume something that our body thinks might be harmful, but what about animals that can't?

posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 9 months ago • 21 views • 3:33

YouTube Description: And how it got its name. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO El Niño is a weather phenomenon that occurs irregularly in the eastern tropical Pacific every... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months ago • 1,143 views • 2:59

Warning****hard to watch badly poisoned dog, but he's saved and healthy in the end. In a very close brush with death, we rescued this very sweet dog who had most likely ingested rat poison containing... continue reading

posted by newtboy 6 years 5 months ago • 429 views • 2:51