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The 21 largest recorded earthquakes in historyCountdown A handful of regions around the world regularly unleash terrifyingly large earthquakes. Here are the 21 largest earthquakes on record.
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Sharks: Facts about some of the ocean's top predatorsDiscover interesting facts about where sharks live, how big they can get, and how likely it is to get bitten by one.
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50 interesting facts about EarthReference We've collected some of the most interesting and amazing facts about Earth
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14 of the deadliest natural disasters in historyReference The world's deadliest natural disasters span more than 2,500 years of human history and include earthquakes, tsunamis and cyclones.
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Watch hammerhead sharks swim in 'cyclones' around ancient volcano in rare footageFilmmakers have captured hundreds of hammerhead sharks circling a volcanic island off Costa Rica for a new Netflix wildlife series.
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Protein in human sweat may protect some people against Lyme diseaseA mutant gene that produces proteins in sweat may raise some people's risk of Lyme disease, while the standard version of the gene may protect against infection.
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10 phallic flora and fauna that look just like penisesNature must think willies are funny, too.
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Watch slime-covered penis mushroom that smells like rotting flesh grow and decay in mesmerizing time-lapseA video of a stinkhorn fungus — a 10-inch penis-shaped mushroom — bursting from the ground, growing and decaying has been captured in a forest in Germany.
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10 times humans messed with nature and it backfiredHistory is peppered with times when our patchy knowledge of natural systems has led to questionable interventions with unintended — and sometimes disastrous — consequences.
