Top 10 Geniuses

Madame De Stael IQ: 180Wikipedia In full – Anne-Louise-Germaine Necker, Baronne (baroness) de Staël-Holstein, byname Madame de Staël. Madame de Stael was a French-Swiss woman of letters, political propagandist, and conversationalist, who epitomized the European culture of her time, bridging the history of ideas from Neoclassicism to Romanticism. She also gained fame by maintaining a salon for leading intellectuals. Her writings include novels, plays, moral and political essays, literary criticism, history, autobiographical memoirs, and even a number of poems....

January 28, 2023 · 6 min · 1186 words · Della Warren

Top 10 Guy Tattoos You Should Get

What is it? Sailor tattoos call to mind a number of stereotypical images, but the bluebird isn’t usually among them. Yet, when a sailor had traveled 5,000 miles at sea, he got a bluebird on his chest. When he had gone 10,000 miles, he got a second on the other side. Done typically in blue and facing one another, variations on the theme include one blue and one red, or the two birds holding a scrolling banner between them....

January 28, 2023 · 10 min · 2029 words · Kathryn Smith

Top 10 High Profile People Suspected Of Being The Zodiac Killer

SEE ALSO: 10 Creepy Photos Of People Unaware They Are With A Serial Killer Today, the case remains open. The codes received by the police have not been deciphered yet, which leaves many opportunities for someone else to unmask the Zodiac Killer. Will we ever find the person responsible for taking so many innocent lives? This list will cover the top 10 high-profile people suspected of being the Zodiac Killer....

January 28, 2023 · 9 min · 1777 words · Winnie Grant

Top 10 Hottest Plus Sized Celebrities

She is a 19-year-old Canadian plus-size model and actress whose beauty, confidence, and talent have earned her professional acclaim, and have made her a role model for a generation of full-figured girls. Jones has modeled for Ashley Stewart, New York and Company, Target, Essence magazine, Vibe magazine, King magazine and Smooth magazine. Jones is currently a host for BET’s game show series Take the Cake. She made a cameo appearance in Trina’s music video for the song “I Got a Thang For You”....

January 28, 2023 · 3 min · 620 words · Julie Batson

Top 10 Intriguing Facts About The Golden Era Of Brothels In America

There are many indirect consequences and outright bizarre facts as a result of the brothel’s popularity during this time. And some of them are not the first thing that might come to mind when thinking of so-called “houses of ill repute.” 10 It Was Often (And Bizarrely) The Better Option For Women Back then, women had no legal right to property and only minimal opportunities for employment in grueling factories or in the service of wealthy families....

January 28, 2023 · 8 min · 1606 words · Harold Gibson

Top 10 Memorable Movie Songs

The movie songs on this list are all by noted musicians, each of whom saw their stock rise considerably and gained a wider following through the cinematic associations of their work. The movies themselves stand out as a result. What follows is a list of not just excellent music, but some great examples of fine filmmaking as well, and a potent illustration of how one can drastically improve the other....

January 28, 2023 · 12 min · 2372 words · Thomas Craft

Top 10 Misadventures Of Floridawoman

In the era of #MeToo, Florida has evolved with our socially progressive times to become a truly equal opportunity shitshow. Here are ten fearless feminists, Florida-style. 10 Most Thrilling Adventures Of Florida Man 10 Meat the Parents Sometimes you just really, really want a Bloomin’ Onion.[1] When the parents of Lake Worth resident Deanna Seltzer, 28, refused to take her to dinner at the Australian-themed Outback Steakhouse chain restaurant, her reaction was to take a page out of Crocodile Dundee’s blade-wielding playbook....

January 28, 2023 · 11 min · 2291 words · Elvis Sessoms

Top 10 Misused English Words

“Refute” means to “disprove with evidence” and yet it’s commonly used, even by professional writers, to mean “rebut” which carries a similar meaning but isn’t quite so strong, as it can also mean “argue against.” The example here (“Simon Cowell refutes ‘scandalous’ claims he helped billionaire hide assets from wife he was divorcing”) is from a recent Daily Mail article. For those outside the UK, the Daily Mail is a newspaper which regularly rages against falling educational standards....

January 28, 2023 · 3 min · 633 words · Sean Kee

Top 10 Most Damning Celebrity Interviews

Top 10 Celebrity Scandals Misrepresented By The #MeToo Movement 10 Mike Tyson Former heavyweight world boxing champion Mike Tyson is regarded as one of the most intimidating fighters in the history of the sport. Outside the boxing ring, “Iron Mike” frequently found himself on the wrong side of the law. He was convicted of rape in 1992 and spent three years in jail. The stint (and his reported conversion to Islam) did little to quell the rage inside the man....

January 28, 2023 · 13 min · 2601 words · Dan Cha

Top 10 Most Influential Metal Bands Of All Time

Napalm Death are the creators of grindcore. On top of that they influenced all sorts of death and doom metal bands around their time. They have had great members in their band, some of whom found success over the years in bands like Cathedral and Carcass. Death was one of the original death metal bands. Late guitarist Chuck Schuldiner was often considered the “Father of Death Metal.” It is no surprise that they paved the way for bands like Cannibal Corpse and Napalm Death....

January 28, 2023 · 3 min · 501 words · Maurice Williams

Top 10 Most Unbelievable Judge Judy Cases

We all know or have heard ridiculous court cases. As you’d expect, Judge Judy is not short of crazy cases that surprise many viewers. Here is a list of 10 of the most shocking Judge Judy cases. 10 Motorcycle Every Judge Judy fan knows she’s not a fan of interruptions. Sideshows and interruptions are the best way to get a fine or, even worse, thrown out of the courtroom. But when she tells you to stop interrupting her once, and you do it again, everyone wonders if you are fighting to lose your case....

January 28, 2023 · 9 min · 1902 words · Angela Mccrea

Top 10 Movies That Battled For Blockbuster Success

Two post-acocalyptic feasts of visuals. The intriguing atmosphere of depression and loss, the drastic changes to familiar landscapes, has always been why we love these. In terms of realism, The Road is an easy winner, but only because Eli focuses on a blind man with superhuman hearing and martial arts prowess who has apparently received his abilities from God.
Realistically, however, The Road depicts a man protecting his young son, and the man avoids as many fights as he can, since he is no black belt and only has a revolver with only 1 bullet....

January 28, 2023 · 10 min · 2096 words · Janet Bowen

Top 10 Mysterious Burial Sites

This tomb, found at the ancient Macedonian capital of Aigia, has been the subject of intense debate for over 30 years. Does this tomb contain the remains of Alexander the Great’s father, the warrior king Phillip II? Or, are they the remains of Phillip III, poisoned and weakened at a young age by Alexander’s jealous mother, Olympia? While the style of the artifacts in the tomb dates to 316 BC, a generation after the death of Phillip II, in 336 BC, recent facial reconstruction (pictured) shows an injury consistent with the one received by Phillip II at Methone in 355BC; such a wound is unlikely to have been received by the weak Phillip III....

January 28, 2023 · 7 min · 1336 words · Lavonne Davis

Top 10 Of The Creepiest Disappearances Throughout History

Every year, authorities record cases of individuals who simply vanish in thin air. In all of these instances, families and authorities are thrust into a state of limbo, trying to figure out what happened. We will explore 10 of the creepiest disappearances throughout history that still baffle historians and researchers alike. 10 The Mary Celeste Crew The Mary Celeste set sail on November 5, 1872, bound for Genoa from the New York Harbor....

January 28, 2023 · 9 min · 1760 words · Derrick Vogt

Top 10 Quirky Facts And Stories From The World Of Gaming

Any phenomenon as popular and wide-reaching as this will spawn a whole bunch of fringe stories, interesting individuals and quirky facts. Here’s a list of 10—some of the entries are short tasters for you to read about and research via the references. Some of these are less a trip down the rabbit hole than a full-own dungeon crawl through the Rabbit-God’s labyrinth. Enjoy! 10 Ancient Board Games That Inspired Modern Games...

January 28, 2023 · 10 min · 2054 words · Clifford Celestine

Top 10 Recent Cases Of Strange Behavior

In 2010, an American construction worker named Gary Brooks Faulkner traveled to Pakistan in order to conduct a solo mission to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden. He was detained after authorities discovered him in the mountains carrying a sword, pistol and night-vision goggles. After an investigation, Faulkner was sent back to the U.S. In early 2010, Royal Dutch Navy sergeant Dick de Bruin lost his camera while diving off the coast of Aruba....

January 28, 2023 · 22 min · 4666 words · Etta Kurtz

Top 10 Stomach Churning Facts And Mishaps About Laxatives

Nonetheless, certain historical facts are not only intriguing but distastefully entertaining as are the absurd mishaps and nightmares to which people have been subjected. 10 Ingestion And Aspiration Denture ingestion or aspiration is surprisingly more common than most people realize. The highest incidences occur among drug abusers, alcoholics, and patients with psychoneurological deficits. Just like a removable denture, fixed dentures can become dislodged and swallowed, leading to a myriad of complications such as perforation, obstruction, necrosis, and penetration of neighboring organs....

January 28, 2023 · 11 min · 2258 words · Eric Mcfadden

Top 10 Strangest Destination Weddings

There’s no end to the strange destinations and ceremonies that the betrothed have planned for themselves and forced their loved ones to endure in many cases. Of strange wedding destinations, we’d say the sky is the limit, but our number one entry proves even that barrier can be breached. This list brings together ten of the most surprising, strangest, and most extreme destination weddings in history. Depending on your taste, these entries may either horrify or entice you; if you start planning anything, choose wisely....

January 28, 2023 · 7 min · 1459 words · Gloria Cook

Top 10 Truly Terrible Television Series

Others contend that the undisputed winner is The Flying Nun (1967–1970), which featured diminutive Sally Field as Sister Bertrille in a Puerto Rican convent. Thanks to brisk island winds and her starched cornette, she defied the laws of aerodynamics. See Also: 10 Failed TV Shows That No One Should Have Approved But certain shows are light-years beyond the average syndicated coprolite produced by the world of television. In fact, their horrendous quality approaches the sublime....

January 28, 2023 · 10 min · 2051 words · Francis Kovacs

Top 10 Weird Music Conspiracies

10 Supertramp Warned Us About 9/11 Supertramp is an English rock band that started in London in 1970. Their 1979 album “Breakfast In America” had a cover that one listener claims predicted the terrorist attacks in New York on September 11, 2001. The album cover shows the perspective of an airplane window with New York City and the Twin Towers in the background. Outside is a flight attendant holding orange juice....

January 28, 2023 · 9 min · 1787 words · Leslie Taylor