It's a scary thought, but our planet is full of chemicals that can kill you before you can even figure out how to pronounce them.

Some are so volatile, they'll explode without even being touched, while others are so deadly as single gram is enough to kill a million people.

Let's explore the deadliest substances on Earth.

You're listening. You're listening. You're listening to be amazing. explore the deadliest substances on earth. First up, ethylene glycol. If ingested, ethylene glycol, will kill you slowly and painfully

over the course of several days by systematically

shutting down your internal organs. But on the bright side, it reportedly has a sweet taste. Commonly used

an antifreeze when this chemical is ingested, it reacts inside your body eventually forming

oxalic acid, which is really bad news. The ensuing chemical combo takes out your central nervous system, then your kidneys and heart.

Several fatalities are reported as a result of ethylene glycol ingestion every year in the U.S., mostly in the form of antifreeze.

With its bright color and sweet taste, many countries require the addition of a bitter flavoring to antifreeze to stop kids mistaking the stuff for soda.

Next, Stricknine. Originally used as a pesticide, stricnine turned out to be pretty effective at killing human beings as well.

If you inhale, swallow, or even get some in your eyes, it can cause

agonizing muscular convulsions and asphyxiation. It targets the spinal cord, which is the big

hub for nerve communication and overrides the cells responsible for muscle control. Signals are sent

throughout your nervous system with no regulation, causing sudden jolts of activity in the form of spasms.

Eventually, all the muscles in your body begin convulsing uncontrollably like an unbelievably painful, full body cramp.

Then finally, your lungs seize up and death occurs. Nasty stuff.

Next, Taben. Known for being a component and illegal

nerve gas that's been used for various war crimes, Taborns disrupts the nervous system and causes

constant full body muscle contractions. But its other symptoms are more unusual. The nerve agent

causes your eyes to uncontrollably run with tears and also

triggers excess mucus production leading to uncontrollable drooling. Taven can be neutralized

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