You Wouldn't Believe What Scientists Found Frozen in Glaciers and Lakes

Anthrax Packed Reindeer

Sometimes, bodies that get preserved due to cold weather can have some strange natural chemical reactions due to the bacteria that are decomposing the corpse. Anthrax is a common and naturally occurring neurotoxin that can grow on dead bodies of humans and animals alike. However, this particular reindeer was full of so much anthrax that it hospitalized 40 archeologists and killed 3 after only exposing its hoof to the excavation site. 

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