10 Henry Shrapnel The word “shrapnel,” referring to broken bits of shell, bomb, and bullet that maim civilians, is usually heard coming from the lips of shocked newsreaders. Few know that it comes from Henry Shrapnel. An officer in the British Army, Shrapnel was the guy who came up with the idea of using bits of excess metal in bombs to kill as many people as possible. The year was 1784, and Shrapnel was a plucky 23-year-old soldier....
10 Jules Goux On May 30, 1913, French racer Jules Goux became the first European to win the Indianapolis 500. The following year, the race organizers instituted a ban on drinking alcohol while driving. That’s because Goux, according to racing legend, drank six bottles of champagne on his way to victory. The story changed over the years, and the version best remembered says that Goux had a bottle of champagne at each pit stop....
SEE ALSO: 10 People Who Vanished Only To Mysteriously Reappear It’s always terrible when someone goes missing, but searching for them becomes particularly difficult when they disappear somewhere they and their loved ones aren’t familiar with. Such as the following travelers who, after they vanished, sadly never returned home. 10John Reed Reed had learned about the city in a book called The Chronicle of Akator. The author, Karl Brugger, had written it after learning about Akator from a Brazilian jungle guide named Tatunca Nara (pictured at left), who claimed he had once been chief of a tribe which ruled the city 3,000 years ago....
10 Varallo Sesia, Italy In the Northern Italian city of Varallo Sesia, the anti-immigration mayor has put his foot down and forbidden Muslim women from wearing the “burqini,” a type of swimsuit that covers the entire body, leaving only the feet, hands, and face exposed. If caught wearing the garb at any public swimming space, the offender can be fined up to €500. According to the mayor, “The sight of a ‘masked woman’ could disturb small children, not to mention problems of hygiene....
Today, many dogs have seen their roles changed and are now kept and considered as companions. To fit into their new roles, some were downsized or made more docile, while the unluckiest ones went extinct because they couldn’t be used for anything other than their original purpose. 10 Pomeranian Anyone who owns a Pomeranian or has ever been around one for a considerable period will observe that the dog behaves as if it were bigger than it is....
Sometimes, however, predictions and premonitions precede something so terrifying that it cannot be comprehended by the person seeing the vision or dreaming of their inevitable future. This list reveals ten of these feelings that led to terrifying realities. 10 Shadows of Fear Evelina Onida had lived in Illinois for many years when Typhoon Haiyan struck her home city of Tacloban in the Philippines in November 2013. Telephone and internet services were both down, and Evelina didn’t immediately know the extent of the tragedy and how it affected her family....
10Ancestor Simulators Computers now process huge amounts of data, and some of the most intense and productive tasks involve simulations. Simulations consider multiple variables and use artificial intelligence to analyze them and examine outcomes. Some simulations are games. Some are models of real-life situations, such as the spread of disease. Some are “history simulators,” which can be games (like Sid Meyer’s Civilization) or can mimic the real-life growth of society over time....
Top 10 Deadly Pandemics Of The Past 10 Ebola Ebola is an extremely deadly disease originating in western Africa in 1976. The most probable theory of the disease’s origin is blood contact by humans with a primate carrying the virus. The initial symptoms seem mild, including fever, headache, muscle pain, and chills. Later on though, symptoms become deadly and unbearable, with a victim experiencing internal bleeding resulting in vomiting or coughing blood....
10The Secret Six Because it was one of the most glamorous moments in the history of American law enforcement, a lot of people wanted to take credit for bringing down Al Capone. From the Iowan attorney George E.Q. Johnson to the dashing G-man Eliot Ness, everyone involved in the case tried to make the argument that they were the real force behind the Chicago mob’s downfall. One group, however, kept their war against Capone quiet....
10Simonds And Richard D’EwesEnglish Civil War Richard D’Ewes was set along a different path than his elder brother when he lost the steadying influence of his mother at the age of three. By the time of their father’s death in 1631, the two brothers had remarkably different characters—Simonds had become a staid lawyer while Richard was lighthearted and adventurous. Surprisingly, it was the conservative Simonds who found himself supporting the Parliamentarians, despite being given baronetcy by the king....
10The Black Taj Mahal Everyone is familiar with the beautiful structure that is the Taj Mahal in India, but they may not know much about its origin. It was originally built as a mausoleum by the Indian emperor Shah Jahan in the 1600s as a resting place for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The beautiful monument was made out of white marble, and it is a marvel of symmetry and engineering. The structure is still one of the most valued monuments in the world today, and it is a beloved tourist destination....
But we do not have a monopoly on photography fads. In fact, the people who lived when the camera was invented seem to have had better—and weirder—photography fads than we do. 10 Postmortem Photography Postmortem photography was a bizarre genre that involved live people taking pictures with the body of a dead relative. It was common in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Photographs were expensive at the time, and most people didn’t take pictures throughout their lives....
See Also: 10 Reasons Millennials Owe A Thanks To Boomers Each side has the other’s number. Millennials are irresponsible, disloyal whiners doomed to poverty by their own indolence, and Boomers are meddlesome busybodies, oblivious to the realities of the modern world and how they’ve wrecked it to suit their own needs. If you’re a Boomer or Millennial, perhaps you believe one or more stereotypes about the other generation. Of course, stereotypes rarely hold up across the board, so before the adages and avocados start to fly, let’s take a look at some surveys and studies which contradict commonly held beliefs about Baby Boomers and Millennials....
When this happens, they might withhold the results and pretend it never happened. In rare instances, the results of a study conducted by a third party are altered to make it seem like a product is worse than it actually is. We don’t know for sure why this is done, but it is usually bad for the business involved. Either way, some suppressed studies have seen the light of day....
The name “Tamerlane” comes from “Timur the Lame.” He was said to have received crippling arrow wounds for stealing sheep as a child. He grew to become a Turkic-Mongol warlord whose power base arose from the smoldering ashes of the disintegrating Mongol Empire in the late 14th century. He was extremely cruel and highly intelligent. His tactical success at harvesting the soft, civilized human cattle of the wealthy cities of Central Asia drew many vicious men to his banner....
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James T. Kirk’s Star Trek mission was to boldly go where no man had gone before, and occasionally get busy with some space aliens. Webb’s mission is much more specific, and infinitely more awesome: to look back thirteen billion years to when the very first stars and galaxies began lighting up the universe. Using state-of-the-art infrared scanning technology, the telescope will be able to see the intense ultraviolet light of the faintest objects in space, objects that have long since moved behind the visible light spectrum....
The creators of Mortal Kombat are music fanatics, and it’s shown in their work. Many know of the infamous “blood code” from the first installment of Mortal Kombat, but for those at a loss, here’s a bit of backstory. When the original Mortal Kombat arcade was released, in 1992, its popularity was so immense that a home version was announced, to hit popular gaming consoles of the era within less than a year of the game’s debut....
It turns out that there are people who have created wooden versions of things that generally do not have a single wooden component. Often, these efforts have yielded fascinating but decidedly odd results. Here are ten of the most unlikely things people have made from wood. 10 A Scooter The Vespa motor scooter is a common sight on the roads and has been since it was invented by the Italian Piaggio Group in the aftermath of World War II....
But memes don’t always turn out well for everyone involved. Several people have helplessly watched their lives ruined after they ended up in memes. Others found themselves in hot water after simply sharing memes. 10 A Model’s Career Is Ruined After An Ad Is Turned Into A Meme Heidi Yeh worked as a model in Taiwan—until she appeared in an ad that was turned into a meme. That meme ended up destroying her modeling career....
