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Carbonemys
About 60 million years ago, there was a species of turtle that was so large and had such powerful jaws that it could have devoured a crocodile.
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Scientists lit a cave of natural gas on fire in 1971 expecting it to only burn for a few days; it still burns to this day. It has been nicknamed "The Door to Hell".
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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Helicoprion
Helicoprion was a relative of the shark that lived 270 million years ago. It was approximately 7.5m long and had chainsaw-like teeth.
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The most toxic substance known is botulinum toxin, otherwise known as Botox. One hundred nanograms is enough to kill a fully grown man; 1 kilogram would be enough to wipe out the entire human race.
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It's possible to sequence DNA on gum and cigarette butts found in the street and 3D print a very accurate face from it.
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Megalodon
Megalodon was the biggest shark that ever existed. It was larger than the average city bus and could bite down with a force between 10.8 and 18.2 tons - enough to crush a prehistoric whale's skull as easily as a grape.
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Phantom Barber
In 1942, there was a man in Mississippi called the Phantom Barber who would break into people's houses at night and cut their hair.
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