Sacrifice Facts

The Aztecs and other Mesoamerican peoples believed powerful gods dwelled within volcanoes. To appease these deities, they performed human sacrifices—sometimes throwing victims directly into volcanic craters.

At the Pakistan Stock Exchange, goats have been sacrificed to ward off computer glitches and technical problems that disrupt trading.

The pea aphid can rupture its own body when attacked, releasing sticky defensive fluids that kill both itself and the predator while protecting nearby relatives.