Snake Island is home to one of the deadliest snake species in the world and oh yeah, there are literally thousands of these golden lancehead snakes on Snake Island. Also Snake Island is a mere 110 acres, so the density of golden lanceheads on Snake Island is pretty darned high.
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Read MoreUndercover cops are the ultimate method actors. Here are some of the craziest stories of real undercover cops getting into Hollywood-style hijinks.
Read MoreThe jackalope, just like its hairy cousin Bigfoot, has become something of an American institution.
Read MoreYou don't have to be a Bible-thumper to know about the Twelve Apostles from the Bible. Called by Jesus to follow him, the Twelve Apostles were a dozen dudes who chilled with Jesus and asked lots of dumb questions so he could give understandable answers. Here's what we know about the Twelve Apostles.
Read MoreWe know a lot about the samurai, but some of the more obscure things are pretty dark. Here are messed up facts about the samurai.
Read MoreChernobyl is one of the worst nuclear accidents ever, but the USA had its own mess-up: the 1979 nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island. Three Mile Island wasn't as bad as Chernobyl, but it was a big mess. Here are secrets they tried to hide about the nuclear disaster at Three Mile Island.
Read MoreWe humans have done a lot on the Earth, although not every other species would agree we've done all good things.
Read MoreThe ocean is a big, big place, and plenty of people have gone missing while at sea. Here are a few examples.
Read MoreInfertility is devastating and life-altering. But in-vitro fertilization (IVF) is a complicated procedure. Here are times that fertility clinics goofed up.
Read MoreBob Ross was intensely private and really kept his personal life hidden. Here are the few things we know about Bob Ross before he got famous.
Read MoreBruce Lee could flow like water and spin nunchucks like nobody's business, and he quickly became a star. But Bruce Lee didn't live to see his big moment.
Read MoreThere's something magical about getting a secret message from the past, in the most unlikely place. Here are secret messages we discovered years later.
Read MoreYou might know Lilith as Adam's real first wife who preceded Eve, or maybe as the first vampire, or a succubus. In The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Lilith is Satan's Concubine disguised as a high school teacher. But where did Lilith come from, and what's her real story?
Read MoreThe Discovery Channel's look at the lives of Bering Sea crabbers, Deadliest Catch, has been packing a punch since 2005. Here are tragedies behind the show.
Read MoreBillionaire Ross Perot has died at age 89. What did the straight-talking Texan do with his time on Earth, aside from ruin George H.W. Bush's chances at a second term? Well, it turns out that Ross Perot didn't cost Bush the election in 1992. Here's that story and other facts about Ross Perot's life.
Read MoreCalifornia is earthquake country. It's only a matter of time before the Big One strikes. Here's what we know about California earthquakes.
Read MoreOn July 7, 2019, it happened again: The U.S. women's national soccer team delighted its fans and thumbed its nose at the naysayers by winning their fourth World Cup in a feat of rarely seen sports dominance. Here's a deeper look at the USWNT.
Read MoreIf you believe Hollywood, life during the Middle Ages was glamorous. But the Middle Ages were pretty awful. Here's why you would never survive the Middle Ages.
Read MoreThe sports world is cruel. This is especially true for teams that saw their title hopes dashed due to injuries. Here are teams that were doomed by injuries.
Read MoreWe still know so little about Stonehenge. Let's dive into various mysteries, histories, discoveries, theories, and conflicts about Stonehenge.
Read MoreThis Pennsylvania town was once an ordinary slice of Americana, but these days, the ghostly ruins of the so-called 'real Silent Hill' has no zip code, no stores, and almost no people. Here is the story of Centralia, the town that sits atop an underground inferno that could rage for centuries.
Read MoreThe rise of human beings was largely due to luck. What if we had come up a little earlier or other terrifying creatures had lasted longer?
Read MoreRoyals tend to live way more dramatic lives than their subjects. History is filled with stories of monarchs living large from the moment they are born.
Read MoreThe Ancient Greek city-state Sparta was a society of the toughest soldiers in the known world. To be so focused, the Spartans had some pretty crazy traditions.
Read MoreQuentin Tarantino's latest masterpiece, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it got a "six-minute standing ovation." Here's the story behind Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
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