When we think of animals that will destroy us, rend us limb from limb, and leave us in a bloody mess, we usually thing of the huge and horrifying. Which means we forget about the real threats: the tiny, the cute, the gorgeous. The animals at which we ooh and aaah over, but are deadly, poisonous...
Australia is a land of deadly creatures that seem to take obscene joy in killing you — and not just Queenslanders hunting down anyone who's brown. No, the entire ecosystem seems specifically designed to kill, what with the horrible desert, deadly animals, annoying insects, and constant worry of...
Deadly Doctors was the title of a controversial article written for the New York Post by Betsy McCaughy. McCaughy’s idea in talking about deadly doctors was that President Obama’s new plan for health care would lead to bureaucrats making life or death decisions instead of medical professionals....
Skin diseases are difficult conditions to live with, to say the very least. Though some skin diseases may cause minimal discomfort, the visual effects of the conditions can cause significant self esteem and confidence issues. The majority of skin diseases cause scarring or disfigurement. Skin...
Look, everyone hates their job. Everyone hates their boss. Everyone hates how it crushes their dreams, and destroys what little creativity they ever had. But things could be worse. How much worse? These 16 jobs throughout history are horrible, disgusting, tedious and foul. They'll have you kissing...
The idea of the earth tearing itself apart is terrifying enough, but the devastation that earthquakes cause is only intensified by the huge waves that can follow a massive seismic disturbance in the ocean bed. Often, coastal inhabitants have just minutes to flee to higher ground, and any delay can...
The best songs withstand the test of time and anybody who grew up in the 80s knows this. Though many people scoff at “old music,” the fact of the matter is a good song is a good song no matter how old it is. When bands cover certain songs, the results can be horrific (think the Ataris’ cover of...
A herd of 200 goats wandered onto Interstate 5 near Galt, California on Saturday evening with deadly results. Motorists along the southbound lanes near the Twin Cities Road exit were shocked and unable to avoid many of the goats and other vehicles on the freeway. The California Highway Patrol...
Aesop's FablesBy Aesop Translated by George Fyler Townsend The Wolf and the Lamb Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him: "Sirrah, last year you...
We live in precarious times; a time when disaster preparations are an important responsibility which cannot be overlooked. Emergency situations have become almost commonplace. It used to be that workplace violence, school shootings, terrorist attacks and natural disasters were rare occurrences....
