What Actually Happens To Your Body During Lethal Injection
Problems with lethal injection range from prolonged death, to needles shooting out of a condemned man's veins, to violent reactions to the drugs utilized.
Read MoreProblems with lethal injection range from prolonged death, to needles shooting out of a condemned man's veins, to violent reactions to the drugs utilized.
Read MoreThe chances of an average American dying in a plane crash are 1 in 11 million. In comparison, it's much more common to die in a car crash, or by drowning.
Read MoreSince recorded history, the powers that be have exacted death sentences to be carried out in ways ranging from stoning to burning to beheading.
Read MoreThe risk of dying from extreme cold typically happens in temperatures between minus 40 and minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Here's what happens to your body.
Read MoreBelieve it or not, the electric chair was first invented as a more humane way to kill than hanging, and so far, more than 4,300 people have died in it.
Read MoreIt's a distinction likely no one would want. Both terrible and fascinating, Roy Cleveland Sullivan holds the world record for "Most lightning strikes survived."
Read MoreHistoric photos of the Kashmir giants were taken in India during the Durbar festival in Delhi in 1903. Here's how tall the giants of Kashmir really were.
Read MoreWhile it's very, very unlikely that humans will ever be able to set foot on Venus, here's what may happen to the human body if you land on the planet.
Read MoreIt's easy to think a whale can eat a person as they are some of the largest creatures in the world and serve a vital link in the ecosystem.
Read MoreSwallowing too much of your own blood can bother the stomach -- it might induce vomiting. Instead of making the situation better, this can worsen the bleeding.
Read MoreWhen life leaves the human body, there are so many possible things that happen to the corpse, and one is the likelihood of being eaten.
Read MoreCells slowly decline in their function. But while the decomposition of cells continues even in death for many bodies, some are resilient to decay.
Read MoreThe average person cuts the proverbial cheese between five and 15 times each and every day. That's a whole lot of gas, friend. What happens if you hold it in?
Read MoreMedieval armor was basically a technological, military device that evolved according to advances in metallurgy and demands of warfare.
Read MoreElisa Lam's body was found in a water tank at the Cecil Hotel, and an autopsy laid out the details of what 19 days in water will do to a body.
Read MoreWhile no evidence confirms a soul or where consciousness goes, we do know what happens to your body after 50 years in a coffin.
Read MoreThere are lot of factors that contribute to the state of a body ten years in a coffin, and every human body undergoes the same stages of decay.
Read MoreWhen you haven't moved from your desk (or couch) for hours since breakfast, you'll suddenly hear a low rumbling sound -- your stomach growling.
Read MoreTrevor Smith's death at just 33 years old was tragic. Smith weighed over 400 pounds at his peak. He trained ferociously, and he used steroids.
Read MoreDitching the tighty-whities can result in some surprising effects on more than just your fashion sense (and your decision to walk over sidewalk grates).
Read MoreYou'll often see knock outs in films, but what you see in movies isn't an accurate representation of what happens when someone's knocked unconscious.
Read MoreWe all have had an occasion to lie -- sometimes about cherry trees, like George Washington, and other times, just to be polite. There is a difference between social niceties and pathological lying, though. But where is the line, and what happens when we cross it?
Read MoreAlthough they lack the pizzazz of lightsabers, polygraphs — better known as lie detectors — work on the equally fantastical premise that a machine can definitively say whether the subject of the test is lying or not ... and the Supreme Court ruled against them in 1998.
Read MoreBaseball caps -- also tractor caps, or trucker caps -- are everywhere, especially on people's heads. Usually they come off within a reasonable timeframe, but what happens if you wear a hat every day?
Read MoreGo ahead. Swim. Splash. Sing the "Baby Shark" song. Just don't drink the cool, clear pool water.
Read MoreIsn't a coma basically just being asleep? How bad can a coma really be? Well, a coma is a horrific condition in so many ways that you've probably never imagined. That being said, a coma is far from a simple state of being. Here's what happens to your body when you're in a coma.
Read MoreHave you ever bought a tub of low-fat ice cream only to eat eight times more than you would of the fattier version? Vaping is basically high-tech low-fat ice cream for smokers.
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