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Infamous for being both a Japanese delicacy and potentially lethal, fugu, also known as pufferfish, can only be prepared by specially trained chefs. The internal organs of the pufferfish contain a deadly poison, tetrodotoxin, which is 1,200 times stronger than cyanide and can paralyze the body’s muscles – every few years a death is recorded.

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With a name as ominous as blood clams, you might expect there to be danger involved. However, the molluscs’ red color, caused by high levels of haemoglobin (the protein that makes blood red), is not what makes them risky. It's because they're often eaten raw and have a track record of spreading diseases including hepatitis A, typhoid and dysentery. They must be boiled for long enough to kill any bacteria.

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If you love to snack on cashew nuts, you may be surprised to see them on this list. But in their raw, unprocessed state, cashews contain urushiol which is a chemical also found in poison ivy. It causes skin rashes and can be lethal if ingested in high doses. It's a good job the type you find in the grocery store are cooked at a high heat at least once before sale. Cashews might still be labeled as raw if they haven't been flavored or roasted further, but they will have been treated and are safe to eat.

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It has a bad reputation for having hallucinogenic properties and was banned in many European countries and the US for most of the last century. However, the botanical spirit absinthe, once accused of containing psychoactive chemicals, doesn’t have nearly enough to cause a negative effect. What’s really the most dangerous thing about it is its alcohol content which can be as high as 74% ABV (148 proof).

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Have you ever wondered why we eat the sour stalks of rhubarb plants but not the leaves? The reason is the leaves contain high levels of oxalic acid. Spinach, chard and cocoa contain the compound too. In large doses it binds with calcium in the body forming crystals which can grow into painful kidney stones. In really large doses it depletes calcium levels so much it can cause death.

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The Millennium Falcon-themed home theater

Some really interesting food info, thanks.

That's got to be the "best/most terrifying" paint scheme ever put on a war bird.

If one of those was chasing me I would simply lay down and die.

K

Interesting Oshkosh air show facts

Attendance: Approximately 650,000 – A record total

Total aircraft: More than 10,000 aircraft arrived at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh and other airports in east-central Wisconsin. At Wittman alone, there were 18,684 aircraft operations in the 11-day period from July 21-31, which is an average of approximately 121 takeoffs/landings per hour when the airport is open. It was not uncommon for three different aircraft to land on the same runway at the same time using three colored dots.

Total showplanes: 3,226 included: 1,375 registered in vintage aircraft parking, plus 1,156 homebuilt aircraft (up 6 percent over 2021), 369 warbirds (up 5 percent from ’21), 137 ultralights, 87 seaplanes, 77 aerobatic aircraft, and 25 rotorcraft.

Camping: More than 12,000 sites in aircraft and drive-in camping accounted for an estimated 40,000 visitors.

Volunteers: More than 5,000 contributing in excess of 250,000 hours.

Commercial exhibitors: 803.

Forums, Workshops, and Presentations: More than 1,400 sessions hosted throughout the week.

Social Media, Internet and Mobile: More than 10.6 million people were reached by EAA’s social media channels during AirVenture, with engagement of 1.1 million; More than 83,000 hours of viewing EAA video clips online also occurred during the event.

International guests: International visitors returned in a big way in 2022, with attendees from 92 countries outside the U.S., just one behind the record total from 2019.

The Gathering shines: The EAA Aviation Foundation’s annual event to support its aviation education programs attracted more than 1,000 people and raised more than $2 million dollars that will be focused on EAA’s mission of growing participation in aviation.

Media: 797 media representatives on-site, from six continents.

Economic impact*: $170 million for the five counties in the Oshkosh region (Winnebago, Outagamie, Fond du Lac, Calumet, and Brown). * – based on 2017 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh economic impact study

If you have never listened to the Aviation scanner during Oshkosh you must. A TOTAL hoot to hear these ATC guys guiding the planes in. These guys are volunteers and the best in the world.

----This 69 is just yelling "slap some redlines on me please"!!!.....Bill S

Kryta Brothers (Inline Tube), perhaps?

Just looks like something they would have, in an environment around here.

Question about the red fender liners:

Do they supplement the traditional steel fender inner, or do they replace it completely?

I am asking with regard to both Oldsmobile and Pontiac, if any of you know.

K

I know the Oldsmobile red inner fenders are red molded plastic and replace the metal fenders, Keith.

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Pontiac and Plymouth used Red fender liners. Olds used red plastic fenders

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I'm sure this looks better than they ever did originally at the dealership, but dang, that would be a hard one to pass up if you were looking for a new pony car in 1969, whoosh, what a beauty.