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Poison

The inside of Welt der Gifte

Salzburg, Austria

Welt der Gifte

At this exhibit on the world of poison, venomous animals steal the show.

Lobster organs can taste extra lobstery.

Tomalley

That green stuff inside a lobster? You can (usually) eat it.

Minority women in southern China were accused of poisoning northern men with a special poison made of venomous creatures.

The Legendary Chinese Poison Made by Forcing Snakes, Scorpions, and Centipedes to Fight

"Gu" was a mythological substance born from fear, with a dramatic backstory.

Lauren Young November 11, 2016

Food Testing in 1902 Featured a Bow Tie-Clad 'Poison Squad' Eating Plates of Acid

Why the FDA owes its existence to 12 men eating poisoned meals.

Natalie Zarrelli August 30, 2016

Snake Island (Ilha da Queimada Grande)

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, Brazil’s Snake Island has a frighteningly apt nickname.

The Incredible Coincidence of a Poisonous Tree Growing Next to Its Antidote

These trees, found in Mexico and parts of Central America, are an arborlogical wonder.

John Peck June 6, 2016

Do Not Eat, Touch, Or Even Inhale the Air Around the Manchineel Tree

Meet America's deadliest tree. Found in Florida, of course.

Dan Nosowitz May 19, 2016

How Catherine de Medici Made Gloves Laced with Poison Fashionable

Julia Davis February 12, 2016

The Poisonous Beauty Advice Columns of Victorian England

Natalie Zarrelli December 17, 2015

The History of Hazardous Clothing, in Pictures

What not to wear.

Anika Burgess November 17, 2015

100 Wonders: Taco Time

Dylan Thuras July 28, 2015

Death by Pink: When Nature's Most Cloying Color Spells Doom

Sarah Brumble January 14, 2015

The Witches Garden

Mitta Mitta, Australia

The Witches Garden

The largest collection of medicinal plants in Australia is also home to a witch who will show you how to use them.

Where the Deadly Things Grow

Melissa Marshall June 11, 2014

Oleander

Galveston, Texas

Betty Head Oleander Garden Park

The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

Super Fun Superfund: Canoeing on the Gowanus Canal

Hannah Frishberg December 5, 2013

Littlefield, Arizona

Pumpkin Spring Pool

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

Longwood, Saint Helena

Longwood House

Napoleon’s home in exile, decorated with poisonous wallpaper.