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Small Town Austrians Used to Eat Arsenic to Get High
Up until the 1950s, people in the southern state of Styria ate the toxic metal as a kind of stimulant. Photographer Simon Brugner is trying to understand why.
North Korean nuclear scientist poisons himself after China sends him back, report says
A North Korean nuclear scientist who defected from the Hermit Kingdom reportedly committed suicide inside his prison cell after he was forcibly returned by China.
Families of victims of Europe's worst massacre since WWII finally get justice
Along with Bosnian war criminal Praljakwho killed himself at The Hague, genocidal General Ratko Mladic was sentenced to life imprisonment. Now the families of the victims of Europe's worst mass killing since WWII are getting justice.
Japan's 'Black Widow' Gets Death by Hanging for Murdering Her Lovers
Chisako Kakehi has reportedly been romantically linked to ten men who have later died, and has amassed $8.8 million in the last decade.
This Freak Snake Attack in a Longhorn Steakhouse Sounds Terribly Unpleasant
Snakes on a plane are ancient history. Now, it's all about snakes in a mediocre steakhouse chain.
A Huge Amount of Deadly Fake Booze Was Confiscated from Resorts in Mexico
Regulators seized 10,000 gallons of tainted alcohol from a local supplier after raiding dozens of resorts and nightclubs across Cancun and Playa del Carmen.
Experts Call This Mushroom-Identifying App 'Potentially Deadly'
Its creator says it's only meant to be used as a reference.
Malaysia Just Outlawed the Sale of the World's Deadliest Fish
The poison found in a single pufferfish could kill 30 people.
This Is the World’s Deadliest Color
A TED-Ed mini-documentary explains the history of poison pigments.
Mr. Yuk: The Popular, Ineffective Poison Control Symbol
Why an attempt to revamp poison warnings for children failed.