10The Norwegian Crusade The Crusades drew people across vast distances in the name of their faith, but perhaps the most extreme case was King Sigrid (who was appropriately called “The Crusader”) of Norway. After setting out in 1107, they spent one winter in England, one in Galicia, and one in Sicily. Along the way, they even battled Muslim pirates in Spain. After all this trouble, Sigurd spent less than a year in the Holy Land, though he was busy in that time....

Ibycus rachelae to the fancy folks, this semi-slug (it has a shell, but it’s too small to retract into it) was discovered in a mountain forest in Sabah, Malaysia. One of the distinguishing characteristics that makes it so unique is that it sports a tail three times the length of its body, which it curls around itself when it’s inactive, kind of like a cat you wouldn’t quite want to pet....

Fact: There is an “immortality Drive” Aboard the International Space Station That Contains the DNA of Prominent Individuals On October 12, 2008, a Russian Soyuz spacecraft flew a mission to the International Space Station orbiting around earth. On board, it carried a small memory device with the digitized DNA sequences of various (questionably) important people, including comedian Stephen Colbert, physicist Stephen Hawking, “Playboy” centerfold Jo Garcia, and shamed pro cyclist Lance Armstrong....

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Some animals are considered holy just by their association with a god or goddess. Some are worshiped and cared for by devotees, while others are sacrificed in shocking ways. Here are ten examples of animals that some people believed to have a touch of the divine in them. 10Petsuchos the Crocodile Sobek was a god of Ancient Egypt closely associated with the crocodiles which lived in the river Nile. Statues and paintings of the god show him either as a man with the head of a crocodile or simply as a crocodile....

Ninety minutes later, it was almost as devastating to learn that the culprit, who had already been apprehended, was an ex–US soldier, a lone wolf who had killed and maimed his fellow Americans. Timothy McVeigh was later executed for the crime in what was considered to be an open-and-shut case. However, to some people, there are many questions still to be answered. For the most part, these questions were asked by the “usual” conspiracy theorists....

10The Erotic Rock ValleyTurkey Far out in the dry and dusty plains of Anatolia lies one of Turkey’s biggest tourist draws: Cappadocia. A UNESCO World Heritage site of ancient rock homes, underground churches, and Byzantine art, it’s probably one of the most historically important areas in the Middle East. So, it’s kind of strange to discover it’s also home to a forest of gigantic stone dildos. You read that right. Thanks to a long history of geological upheaval, rocks around the little town of Goreme have fashioned themselves into all kinds of weird shapes....

10 Eyeball Shahr-e Sukhteh, a Bronze Age settlement in southeastern Iran, yielded a lightweight, 2.5-centimeter (1 in) prosthetic eyeball made of bitumen paste over which was laid a thin layer of gold. Hemispherical, it bore a hole through each side, which enabled it to be secured to the eye orbit with gold wire. The center of the eyeball was “engraved” with an iris and the golden rays of the Sun. The remains with which the prosthetic eye was found date from 2900 to 2800 BC....

So chances are good that most of us have found a porta potty to be a friend indeed in a moment of need. However, as these 10 bizarre objects found in porta potties indicate, these portable public toilets have sometimes offered something far different than welcome relief. 10 Undelivered Mail After complaining of mail delivery problems, residents of Macomb Township, Michigan, received an unpleasant surprise when a construction worker discovered their mail inside a porta potty in December 2016....

Nevertheless, it’s estimated that tens of thousands of people were executed for witchcraft in Europe. The witch hunters mostly framed terrified old women. But every so often, a witch trial turned up something much weirder. 10 Thiess, Good Werewolf Of The North Thiess was an old man from 17th-century Latvia who informed a startled judge that he was part of a local troop of werewolves. He added that werewolves were not servants of evil and actually couldn’t “tolerate the Devil....

10Spread Of Diseases Caused By Night Air In the Middle Ages, the theory of miasma was born. According to this theory, “bad air,” which emanated from decaying organic matter, caused diseases such as cholera, Chlamydia and the Black Death. It seemed to worsen around swamps and during the night. Thus most people avoided the night air by going indoors and keeping their windows tightly shut. When John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, two prominent American figures, were traveling together in 1776, they were forced to share a room in a crowded inn....

Chicken eggs are also popular in worldwide cuisine due to their versatile nature, texture, and overall taste. Despite the various ways that these eggs can be cooked, eating chicken eggs is going to be a similar experience no matter how they’re made. Yet some people crave more than just a simple hen’s egg. They may want something richer or lighter, maybe slightly fishy, or possibly something so out there that even considering eating it seems a bit bizarre....

1080,000 Prisoners Solitary confinement is widely considered to be a form of cruel and unusual punishment. Its victims are isolated from society and can go for years without seeing so much as a blade of grass. This form of extreme isolation is very unethical, but it affects thousands of prisoners. One of the most commonly accepted numbers comes from a 2005 survey from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, which says that there were about 81,622 prisoners living in “restricted housing....

Some of the most captivating scenes in musical movies include the main character or several characters performing a heartfelt song or powerful anthem. On this list are just some of the memorable musical performances that still get people talking. 10 Great Scenes in Musical History 10 “Over the Rainbow”—The Wizard of Oz “Once there was a wicked witch in the lovely land of Oz And a wickeder, wickeder, wickeder witch there never, never was....

Why do they do this? These fungi and plants grow in habitats that offer little of the nutrients they need, especially nitrogen, a necessary element for making proteins. The fungi tend to parasitize or decompose the woody trunks of trees, which are very limited in nitrogen. The plants are usually found in acidic bogs, sphagnum moss, or other nitrogen-poor environments. Most plants take up nitrogen through their roots, often with the help of nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and most fungi absorb nutrients from the soil....

North Korea’s international kidnapping operations in the 1970s and 1980s, however, are little-known outside of Japan and South Korea. Both countries consider it to be a major issue. The Japanese government officially recognizes 17 missing citizens as North Korean abductees, although some allege there might be hundreds more. In 2002, after decades of denial, North Korea admitted to kidnapping 13 Japanese citizens and returned five of them to Japan. Thousands of South Koreans have also been abducted by North Korea, including high school students and fishermen....

10The Melon Drop Any good person who bumped into a stranger and broke an expensive possession would offer to pay them for it. People tend to feel responsible when they break things, and that’s what melon drop scammers are counting on. This scam gets its name from cons who originally used melons at a time when melon prices were at a record high in Japan. The cons would bump into Japanese tourists, drop melons, and demand payment....

10 People Who Survived Suicide Attempts By Gunshot To The Head 10 Home Defense Guns Often Don’t Work In Controlled Experiments Many people in the United States own a gun for home safety reasons, but statistics don’t really bear this out as being valid. Studies have shown that in a typical scenario many people don’t even get their gun ready in time, and when they do they have to fire as soon as the intruder is in their field of view to have a good chance....

Some are brilliant—like the snot bubbles that keep Australian animals alive during heatwaves—while others solve strange mysteries. Thanks to this gooey substance, we now know what superglues frogs to trees, why sea sponges sneeze, and the truth about the water that stings surfers around Florida. 10 Dolphins Might Communicate Using Snot A lot of things make dolphins adorable—their outgoing personality, the “smile” on their face, and those cute chirps they make....

Perhaps this belief simply shows that we need an explanation for everything. When we lived in small groups of vulnerable hunter-gatherers, a sound in the trees at night might mean danger. Something caused it. But what? The noise might be nothing important, or it might be a predator. For survival, it’s better to assume that it could be something dangerous. Add a dash of imagination, and it becomes easy to assume something paranormal exists....