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Oregon's Killer Cape

For a couple of years, it was all the rage for local couples to get their wedding photos taken on top of the aptly named Pedestal Rock, or "the duckbill" to the less sentimental. With its breathtaking ocean views and irresistible tweeness, it certainly makes for a memorable picture. It's also part of the deadliest place on the Oregon coast.

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A drop straight into the ocean, particularly in a big poofy dress, is probably not worth the risk for 92 Instagram likes, but for better or worse, that rock is no more. It was destroyed by a group of people whose friend had recently broken their leg after climbing it, and honestly, a structure that can be pushed over by a bunch of drunk teenagers is probably best toppled. But it's not the only risk of Oregon's deadliest cape. The Punchbowl, a formation of enticing rainbow sandstone, is the cape's most fatal attraction, giving little warning before filling with water and trapping beachgoers in a "washing machine" whose load consists of you and giant rocks. Only one person has ever been pulled out of the whirlpool alive.

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Australia's Killer Rock

Meanwhile in Australia, where they are a lot less tolerant of messing around with the forces of nature that are constantly trying to kill them, park rangers have begun issuing minimum $300 fines to people climbing Wedding Cake Rock. Time out: Have we tried not naming dangerous formations after symbols of love? Just a thought.

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See, the dazzlingly bright white that gives Wedding Cake Rock its name and appeal is in fact a sign that it's on the verge of collapse. The regional manager of the local parks and wildlife service explained that "oxides and other contaminants that are usually in the stone matrix are bleached out of it, and the result is that the rock is much more fragile than other coastal clifflines." It could crumble at any time, most likely within the next 10 years, like a similar nearby formation that claimed the life of a 23-year-old French student in 2014. Naturally, this means people are flocking to the area to get that daring photo while they still can.

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New Zealand's Killer Glacier

It's hard to get a selfie on a glacier, what with their being mostly near the poles and also giant ice chunks. But Fox Glacier is surprisingly accessible, visited by as many as 1,000 people a day in the summer. That's also the time of year during which it's "notoriously unstable." Think about what icicles do when they catch the first rays of spring sunshine, except the icicles are literally the size of cars.

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In the summer of 2009, two brothers in their early 20s failed to learn their lesson the hard way when they breached a safety barrier to take pictures while bungee-jumping. They were quickly crushed by 100 tons of ice and rocks. The area was so dangerous that rescue workers had to evacuate after recovering only one body, forced to leave the other behind. Oh, and their parents watched the whole thing go down. If there's a joke there, it's really good at hiding. Six years later, a helicopter crashed on the glacier and rescue workers were unable to reach the site at all. It's not like the helicopter chose where to crash, but if you gave it the option, it probably would have been better off in the freaking ocean.

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Iceland's Killer Coast

The Dyraholaey Peninsula in South Iceland is ... look, at this point, you know people are going there to take dumbass pictures.

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But the potential fall isn't necessarily the risk -- it's the ocean. It looks pretty far away there, so imagine people's surprise when this happened:

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Yosemite's Killer Waterfall

If you must ignore TLC's excellent advice and go chasing waterfalls, don't do it at the Mist Trail in Yosemite National Park. In the last 10 years, 14 people have gone over the stunning drops of the Nevada and Vernal Falls, from heights of 594 and 317 feet, respectively. Obviously, they're all super dead.

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Florida's Killer Cave Dive

Hey, wanna dive into this hole?

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Dear god, why? First of all, it's in Florida, so you know this can only end in bizarre tragedy. The Eagle's Nest Cave is also known as the "Mount Everest of cave diving," with a depth of 300 feet and a main hall the size of a football field. It definitely wins for most hardcore warning sign, featuring an actual grim reaper.

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Nevertheless, in 2013, a father took his 15-year-old son (both were inexperienced and uncertified cave divers) for a Christmas dive. Both died when they ran out of oxygen. A year and a half later, another man took his teenage son down Cave Everest, but the boy decided to turn back halfway toward a 120-ft-deep underwater cave. The father kept going, later found 50 feet short of his destination. Initially, investigators were flummoxed as to the cause of death. We're gonna go ahead and guess "being stuck 70 feet underwater."

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All told, the cave has claimed at least 10 lives since 1981, five in the last three years. The quintet was rounded out by two men in October 2016, who for the record do not appear to be father and son. Nevertheless, that cave is clearly haunted by the ghost of Harry Chapin.

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