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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Happy, smiling, flying pig

7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From

Aurochs. Bos primigenius. Skeleton. Extinct animal. Skeleton of an Aurochs, an extinct wild ox.

6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction

Berries and leaves of the bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) plant. Poisonous plant

7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

Periodical Cicada, Adult, Magicicada spp. Requires 17 years to complete development. Nymph splits its skin, and transforms into an adult. Feeds on sap of tree roots. Northern Illinois Brood. This brood is the largest emergence of cicadas anywhere

Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years?

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prediction singularity sociology criminology sociolinguistics economic sociology sexology structural functionalism intersectionality structuration theory law of three stages media dependency theory social Darwinism

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Kahn, Herman

Herman Kahn

American futurist