Picher, Oklahoma Brandi Simons/Getty ImagesHouses damaged by a tornado are seen in front of lead contaminated chat piles in Picher, Oklahoma on May 14, 2008.
Wired has described Picher, Oklahoma, as “America’s Mad Max Town” and Armageddon, USA. Home to toxic tours and part of the notorious Tar Creek stretch of America, the town was built on top of hollowed mine shafts and tunnels which contained hazardous chemicals.
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At 2.5 inches with stubby legs and a squeaky-toy squeal, you've seen or heard nothing like the desert rain frog.YouTube/Dean BoshoffA desert rain frog pouts for the camera.
When wildlife photographer Dean Boshoff traveled to South Africa’s coastline, he wanted to capture its incredible sand dunes. What he shot instead was far better: the desert rain frog.
Boshoff was in Port Nolloth in the Northern Cape province of South Africa when he came across a whole lot of squeaking. Read More...
One man's 1930 anti-marijuana propaganda campaign started a panic that would last for decades — and still isn't over. Weed Watch High Times High Times Weed Watch Weed Watch Movie Poster Image Art/Getty Images Weed Watch Buyenlarge/Getty Images High Times Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum Movie Poster Image Art/Getty Images Weed Watch Weed Watch Movie Poster Image Art/Getty Images Hulton Archive/Getty Images Weed Watch Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum Weed Watch Weed Watch Weed Watch High Times Weed Watch Weed Watch Weed Watch Like this gallery? Read More...