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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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There are around 200 frozen corpses on Mount Everest.

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There is an island near Italy that was the site of wars, a dumping ground for plague victims, and an insane asylum. It's considered so dangerously haunted that the Italian government does not allow public access.

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Giant river otters still exist in three remote river systems in South America. They can grow to almost 6 feet in length, hunt in packs, and even take on caimans.

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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.

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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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Sesame Street's Scariest Episode Never Aired Again

In 1976, an episode of Sesame Street was aired that scared kids so much, they've refused to air it ever since.

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Sequencing DNA from Cigarette Butt in Street and 3D Printing Face from It

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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