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The following pieces of morbid art are by Nicola Samori, a 35 year old Italian artist. He says “My work stems from fear: fear of the body, of death, of men. I think my nature as an artist is something like feeling hopeless. Works are just temporary shelters and painting is a leisure place where you can conceal yourself.”

As a result, grave robbing became a common occurrence in Britain. Determined to protect the graves of their loved ones, mortsafes became very popular. A mortsafe was a iron coffin or framework placed on top of the grave which would protect the grave from potential grave robbers. In 1832, The Anatomy Act was passed which announced that surgeons could only legally obtain cadavers and as a result, the need for mortsafes diminished.

Lake Natron, located in northern Tanzania, is considered one of the world’s most dangerous lakes. The lake is 80 degrees, sometimes even as high as 140 degrees. The lake is so hot and caustic that it kills any animals that aren’t adapted to it. When animals come into contact with the lake and die, they turn into mummified corpses and look as if they have turned to stone. The alkalinity in the lake comes from the sodium carbonate that flows from the surrounding hills. Even though the lake is extremely dangerous to most animals - and humans, of course - it does support a thriving ecosystem of salt marshes, freshwater wetlands, tilapia, flamingo and other wetland birds.

Plate 17. Lunar craters. A popular handbook and atlas of astronomy. 1891.

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A man selling Egyptian mummies, circa 1875. 

Treatment of the mentally ill in 19th century Germany. 

The image distortions in the photo are created by intense level of radiation almost beyond comprehension. There is no way the person in this photo and the person photographing him could have survived for any more that a few years after being there, even if they quickly ran in, took the photos and ran out again. This photo would be impossible to take today as the rates of radioactive decay are even more extreme now due to a failed military experiment to bomb the reactor core with neuron absorbers.  The foot is made up of a small percentage of uranium with the bulk mostly melted sand, concrete and other materials which the molten corium turns into a kind of lava flow. In recent years, it has destroyed a robot which tried to approach it, and the last photos were taken via a mirror mounted to a pole held at the other end of the corridor for a few seconds. It is almost certainly the most dangerous and unstable creation made by humans.  These are the effects of exposure: 30 seconds of exposure - dizziness and fatigue a week later 2 minutes of exposure - cells begin to hemorrhage (ruptured blood vessels) 4 minutes - vomiting, diarrhea, and fever  300 seconds - two days to live

On the 22nd of June, 1918, an estimated 86 clowns and circus performers were killed in a tragic freak accident. The Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus troop were travelling towards Indiana via railway when the driver, intoxicated with medication, was lulled to sleep by the gentle rolling of the locomotive, causing him to crash the vehicle into the back of another train. The train derailed, with most victims dying upon impact. Others burnt to death, while 127 were lucky enough to escape the wreckage alive. Above is an image of the mass grave in which up to 53 clowns were buried, each in his own casket and, sadly, many still wearing costume. 

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Female members of the IRA during The Troubles in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Troubles was a period of conflict in Northern Ireland involving republican and loyalist paramilitaries, the British security forces, and civil rights groups. Over 3,500 people were killed between 1968 and 2001 - almost 2,000 of which were citizens.

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Abandoned kids theme park ride at Chernobyl.