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  • The manchineel tree is the most dangerous tree on the planet. A single bite of the fruit can lead to death, and touching the bark, sap or leaves results in painful blisters.
    Sap from this tree will give you blisters, eating the apple-like fruit can kill you
    One bite of the fruit from the manchineel tree can be lethal, and contact with the bark, leaves and sap of the tree results in blisters and extreme pain.
  • One of two bridges on Kinnikinnic Avenue in Bayview that have been named the KK Can Opener after numerous semi-trucks have had the tops of the truck scrapped off by the bridge.
    Bay View's 'KK Can Opener' May Not Be Eating Semi-Trucks For Much Longer
    Near the banks of the Kinnickinnic River in Bayview, there are two Canadian Pacific Railway bridges that cross over Kinnickinnic Avenue. But these bridges are more well known for what fails to make it under, than what goes over.
  • 7 Great Gift Ideas for Book Lovers on Your List
    If you have readers on your holiday shopping lists, it can be a challenge to find something they might like, that they haven’t already read.Fortunately,…
  • Listen MKE: The Importance Of Mentorship
    WUWM has been partnering with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee PBS and the Milwaukee Public Library on an initiative called Listen MKE. The…
  • Essay: Maybe Icarus Was A Turkey
    Although Milwaukee’s central city is a bustling urban center - you can still see a fair share of wild animals. One of the most common culprits is the wild…
  • UWM Receives Award For Its Undergraduate Research
    Recently, UW-Milwaukee received word that it has once again been recognized as one of the top research universities in America. The Carnegie…
  • News Brief: Extremist Threats, Economic Slowdown, GameStop Stock Surge
    Homeland Security warns of threats from violent domestic extremists. A government report is expected to show significantly slower economic growth. GameStop stock is at unprecedent heights. Why?
  • Two women mourn near the Century 16 theater in Aurora, Colo., where a gunman opened fire during the opening of the new Batman movie, <em>The Dark Knight Rises</em>.
    Real-Life Horror: Many Killed, Dozens Wounded At Colorado Movie Theater
    A midnight screening of the new Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises turned into a gruesome scene of death and destruction in Aurora, Colo., early Friday when a gunman opened fire on the audience.
  • Kenneth Kamler, MD
    Kenneth Kamler, Md is a surgeon who also climbs mountains. He was team doctor on three expeditions to the top of Mount Everest, including the disastrous 1996 trip during which 6 people died. Kamler is both storyteller and advisor in his book, Doctor on Everest: Emergency Medicine at the Top of the World - A Personal Account including the 1996 Disaster. (The Lyons Press) Blackened limbs due to severe frostbite were the least of his troubles. I-V fluids are frozen solid, and abrasions cannot heal at such high altitudes. Kamler's day job is Director of the Hand Treatment Center in Hyde Park, New York, where he is a microsurgeon. He's done research on telemedicine for NASA and Yale Medical School.
  • Capitol Notes: What's Next After Wisconsin National Guard's Dunbar Resigns?
    The Wisconsin National Guard's top commander recently agreed to resign after a scathing federal report found he violated laws in investigating sexual…
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