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Beware The Deadly Nightshade — The Beautiful Plant That Can Kill You

Beware The Deadly Nightshade — The Beautiful Plant That Can Kill You

Ingesting just two to four berries from Atropa belladonna can kill a child. Ten to 20 berries can kill an adult.
A Tale Of Two Kaczynskis: How The Unabomber’s Own Brother Brought Him To Justice

A Tale Of Two Kaczynskis: How The Unabomber’s Own Brother Brought Him To Justice

David Kaczynski felt he had no choice but to turn his beloved older brother over to the FBI, who as the Unabomber, killed three people over a 17-year span — and injured many more.
The Principality Of Sealand: The 0.004 Square Kilometer  ‘Country’ Off The Coast Of England

The Principality Of Sealand: The 0.004 Square Kilometer ‘Country’ Off The Coast Of England

Created by a disgruntled pirate radio broadcaster named Paddy Roy Bates in 1967, Sealand is an unrecognized micronation in the North Sea with its own constitution, national flag, and passport.
The Story Of Charles Harrelson — Woody Harrelson’s Dad Who Worked As A Hitman For A Texas Drug Lord

The Story Of Charles Harrelson — Woody Harrelson’s Dad Who Worked As A Hitman For A Texas Drug Lord

When Woody Harrelson was a kid, his father was just a normal dad. But by the time Woody was an adult, Charles Harrelson was a twice-incarcerated hitman.
Meet the Desert Rain Frog, The Squeaky Amphibian That Broke the Internet

Meet the Desert Rain Frog, The Squeaky Amphibian That Broke the Internet

At 2.5 inches with stubby legs and a squeaky-toy squeal, you've seen or heard nothing like the desert rain frog.
The Gruesome 1916 Shark Attacks: 4 Deaths In 12 Days And An Enduring War On Sharks

The Gruesome 1916 Shark Attacks: 4 Deaths In 12 Days And An Enduring War On Sharks

The horrifying 12 days that made up the 1916 shark attacks along the New Jersey coast spawned a mass fear and paranoia for sharks that we still feel today.
Freed Slave, Boxer, Entrepreneur: The Story Of The First Black Celeb Athlete, Bill Richmond

Freed Slave, Boxer, Entrepreneur: The Story Of The First Black Celeb Athlete, Bill Richmond

Born into slavery, Bill Richmond managed to get to England where the free man became the country's biggest and potentially first, African-American athletic celeb.
John Surratt: John Wilkes Booth’s Co-Conspirator Who Escaped Justice

John Surratt: John Wilkes Booth’s Co-Conspirator Who Escaped Justice

Clandestine, slippery, and young — John Surratt was the only co-conspirator who evaded justice after the assassination of President Lincoln.
Matthäus Hetzenauer: The Deadliest Nazi Sniper Of World War II

Matthäus Hetzenauer: The Deadliest Nazi Sniper Of World War II

At just 20, Matthäus Hetzenauer became the most successful snipers in the Third Reich — and one of the most decorated.
Robert Chambers: The Handsome, Coldblooded Murderer Aptly Named The “Preppy Killer”

Robert Chambers: The Handsome, Coldblooded Murderer Aptly Named The “Preppy Killer”

Robert Chambers murdered 18-year-old Jennifer Levin in cold blood. And his run-ins with the law didn't end there.
Donald Harvey Was Just An Unassuming Nurse’s Aide When He Killed Dozens Of Patients While On Duty

Donald Harvey Was Just An Unassuming Nurse’s Aide When He Killed Dozens Of Patients While On Duty

By some accounts, the self-proclaimed "Angel of Death" killed upwards of 70 people in and out of hospitals across Kentucky and Ohio.