Caving, or spelunking, is not an activity for the fainthearted. A term used for exploring the extremes of cave systems, the deeper you go, the less light, space, and even breathable air there is. Sounds like my worst nightmare! But imagine squeezing yourself over jagged rocks and through impossibly tight spaces in the pitch black, when all of a sudden you come across a cave lined with…crystals! Lots of crystals! Sparkling structures stretching from the cave’s floor to its ceiling, with some as long as a school bus! But, as mesmerizing as this place might look, you wouldn’t have long to marvel at its impossible beauty. Well … if you want to make it out alive, that is. Why? Let's uncover what makes this giant crystal cave one of the most deadly natural phenomenon in the world, and explore some other caverns that - despite their splendor - you should never step foot in!

Every now and then, the universe serves up some situations that seem so unlikely… so improbable… it’s almost hard to believe they actually occurred. I’m talking about the kind of unbelievable coincidences that’ll make the most logical person start to believe in fate. So, today we’ll be checking out some wild glitches in the matrix, as we explore some one-in-a-million coincidences that’ll blow your mind.

Deep in the Himalayan mountains of India, some 16,500 feet above sea level, lies a mysterious lake known as Roopkund. This remote body of water is nestled below a steep slope on one of India’s tallest mountains, and its frigid waters harbour a dark secret that’s haunted experts for decades. Just below the surface are hundreds of human skeletons! How did they get there?! What could’ve possibly caused the demise of all those people? I hope you’re not easily spooked, because it’s time to unravel the mystery of Roopkund Lake.

On May 5th, 2019, Aeroflot Flight 1492 was scheduled to fly from Sheremetyevo Airport, Moscow to Murmansk Airport, in Russia. With 73 passengers and 5 crew on board, the pilots completed their pre-flight checks and lined up on the runway. At 18:03 they took off and began their climb. It was a little bumpy, but they’d handled worse. 5 minutes later, however, a deafening boom rocked the entire plane. All of a sudden the plane jolted, the primary radio went dead, and the autopilot became inoperative. But it was ok – the pilots knew this was a minor electrical failure, nothing major. What they didn’t know though, was that in less than 30 minutes, the life of every passenger on board would be on the line. Not just because of what the pilots were about to do… oh no…. because of the dangerous decisions the passengers themselves made next.

What’s that quote… ah, yes! “Revenge can be sweet, but forgiveness is sweeter.” Well, throw that out the window. Nothing is sweeter than an ice-cold plate of passive aggressive revenge! From filling your ex’s hot tub with poop to projecting Shrek onto your douchebag landlord’s house, I’ve got everything your petty, vengeance-fuelled heart desires. So buckle up, because it’s time for even more passive aggressive ways people got revenge.

Do you have any idea what it’s like to live in North Korea? Let me give you a taste. You wake up early in the poor rural area you call home. It’s mid-winter, barely 20 degrees Fahrenheit outside, and your only source of heat – a tiny woodburning stove - isn’t nearly enough to keep you warm. You get breakfast and realise that you have one meal’s worth of food that needs to last you for the next three days, when the rations are handed out. Thirsty, you gather ice from the local river to melt, because there’s no infrastructure to provide running water here. You drink from and wash in the dirty water, before spending all day tending a local farm. It’s 12 to 16 hours of backbreaking labour, because the farming industry here hasn’t been mechanised, so everything is done by hand or with animals. As you walk several miles home, because there’s no public transport here and you’re too poor to own a bicycle – let alone a car, you find a dead rat in a ditch. You take it home to eat, because you’re that hungry. As you’re cooking, your front door bursts open, and a group of soldiers swarm in. They ransack your home, help themselves to what little food you have, and leave. You feel…lucky. Lucky?! Yes. Because they have the unchallenged authority to sentence you to years of hard labour in a work camp at any moment, with even less food, more work, corporal punishment from the guards… and worse. You consider doing what you have before - making a soup from grass and weeds, digging out the grain from animal manure, or even eating the manure itself just to quell your hunger. But you’re too exhausted. So, cold and starving, you try to sleep on top of a rotten straw mattress, knowing you’ll wake up and do this all again… and again… and again… until there is no again. If this was your country, you’d want to leave, wouldn’t you? But what if you couldn’t? This is the stark reality that a staggering 60% of North Korea’s poverty-stricken population face currently, as the entire country struggles with major food insecurity issues stemming from severe economic mismanagement. But why can’t they leave? And if you were in their shoes, how would you? Well, stick with me, as we explore why it’s so difficult to escape North Korea, and the only 9 escape routes available.

If you ever find yourself in Minnesota and witness a pig, covered in grease, running past you – for the love of God, don’t chase it! And don’t you dare let your chicken cross the road in Georgia. These bizarre scenarios, it turns out, are entirely illegal. In fact, there are tons of strange laws out there that most people have never heard of, and as a result, there’s a chance that you unknowingly break the law on a daily basis. So, today, we’re going to find out how criminal you really are, by checking out crimes against fashion, bans on bellies, and even anti-grandma legislation, as I lay down the law with some insane things you don’t know are illegal!

Ever get that sinking feeling on Sunday evenings, as another weekend passes by, and a new workweek draws closer? Back to that office cubicle… or that cash register… or those demanding Karens- sorry, customers… but as bad as that sounds, there are some truly terrifying jobs out there that make even the worst customer service jobs look easy! From crocodile stuntman, to daring electrical engineers, join me as we uncover the most dangerous and scariest jobs in the world!