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The world’s most venomous snake isn’t the deadliest

The inland taipan is considered the world’s most venomous snake based on how much venom it takes to kill prey, but it is not responsible for the most human deaths. In India, many fatal snakebites instead involve saw-scaled vipers, Russell’s vipers, and Indian cobras.

Russia's conquest drove Circassians from their homeland

During the Russian Empire's nineteenth-century conquest of the northwestern Caucasus, enormous numbers of Circassians were killed, expelled or forced to flee. Many refugees died during journeys across the Black Sea and resettlement in Ottoman territory. The catastrophe scattered Circassian communities across several countries, creating a diaspora that remains today.

The arteries going to your lungs carry oxygen-poor blood

Arteries and veins are named for which direction blood moves, not for how much oxygen it contains. The arteries to the lungs carry oxygen-poor blood away from the heart, while veins bring oxygen-rich blood back from the lungs.

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The world’s most venomous snake isn’t the deadliest

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