After all, those plotlines have to come from somewhere, right? Be warned: This list is not for the faint of heart; turn away if you’re squeamish. That being said, here are ten gruesome crimes that wouldn’t have been out of place in the bloodiest of horror films. 10 ‘My Daddy Ate My Eyes’ Unbelievably, this is exactly what it sounds like. In May 2009, 34-year-old Angelo Mendoza Sr. went on what may have been a PCP-induced spree of nightmarish acts, the worst of which included biting his four-year-old son’s left eye out of his face and maiming the other....

However, it is also a place that is home to a number of haunted places, its history dotted with tales of ghosts and otherworldly beings. From abandoned amusement parks to hotels and even restaurants, Arizona is full of spooky and mysterious locations that are sure to send shivers down your spine. Here are 10 haunted places in Arizona that are worth exploring if you’re feeling brave enough. 10 Jerome Grand Hotel Nearly 9,000 lives came to an end at the Jerome Grand Hotel during its time as the United Verde Hospital....

Many of the “barrel murders,” as they were called, were never solved. 10Human Flavored Rum A wine merchant in France promised a friend a barrel of delicious rum in 1891. When his friend received the barrel of goodness, he was so excited that he had to sample it immediately. Upon tasting it, “he found that the rum had a singular flavor; he re-tasted it, without changing his opinion, and ultimately, to learn what there might be abnormal in the cask” he opened it up to have a look....

Americans aren’t the only ones who have to fear these flying death-dealers. All over the world, wasps, hornets, and bees are killing people with undiagnosed allergies. Some hornet species are so large that it doesn’t even matter if someone is allergic or not because coming face-to-face with one almost always ends in a struggle to survive. The worst part? In the spring and summer, they can be almost anywhere, at any time....

A lot of diseases, though, just afflict humans. To study these diseases in mice, scientists have to get creative. Some of these creative maneuvers include hormone treatment, tissue transplants, or gene transfer. Afterward, the mice become just a little more human. Sometimes, as with complex psychological disorders, the challenge is ridiculously hard. So scientists have to settle for just mimicking a few symptoms. 10 Gonorrhea Gonorrhea is an STD caused by a bacterium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae....

10The X-Files Theme Tune Before it became a parody of itself, the shimmering keyboard delay of the X-Files theme tune was an ominous, dreary piece of intro music that foreshadowed the extraterrestrial events of the show perfectly. Nowadays, YouTube celebrities and cheap spoof movies like to use the composition to cover up their lack of jokes. But despite the overuse and the aura of kitsch, the song is still a phenomenon....

10Wikipedia’s Most Pedantic Editor Wikipedia’s unpaid editors are a motley bunch, comprised of knowledge-obsessives, flame war fans, and at least one super-pedant who’d be spitting blood at this sentence. Meet Bryan Henderson, a man who hates the phrase “comprised of” with such passion that he dedicated eight years of his life to removing it from the encyclopedia entirely. Since 2007, Henderson has put aside multiple hours every Sunday evening to round up and exterminate the 70–80 new instances of “comprised of” that have appeared over the previous week....

Today, we’re going to shine a light on the stories of ten incredible women who changed history. Sadly, these women aren’t household names. They aren’t usually focused on in a history curriculum. But when you learn about what they did, you’ll realize they should be! 10 Jackie Ronne and Jennie Darlington Edith “Jackie” Ronne had no idea she was going to Antarctica in 1947 until the trip had already begun....

On the other hand, there are instances where people have chosen to steal things that seem so random or bizarre that it is hard to work out what they were thinking. The following are ten of the oddest items stolen by these curious criminals. 10 A Beach Dreaming of spending some time lying on the beach in a hot country is very common, but the idea of taking large portions of that beach away with you afterward is not....

10 The Orchid Mantis Looks Like A Flower The orchid mantis is referred to in scientific literature as Hymenopus coronatus. It hails from Southeast Asia and is a member of the same family as the praying mantis. While the orchid mantis may be of the same species, it has an incredibly unique trait that is not shared by other members of its family: its amazing camouflage ability. The orchid mantis, which prefers humid and warm environments such as a rain forest, looks black and orange when it is young....

As part of a bizarre ritual that existed until roughly a century ago, families would hire the local sin-eater to come by and assume the sins of the recently deceased so they might enter heaven. Surprisingly enough, consuming the sins of the dead was not even the worst part of the job. Several other factors made this line of work even more unsettling than you might think, evidenced by these ten facts about sin-eaters that you probably shouldn’t read while eating....

However, T. rex was not the only giant carnivorous dinosaur to exist during the Mesozoic Era. Compared to some of the truly horrifying theropods out there, Tyrannosaurus rex looks like a cute puppy dog. Although T. rex will always be the “king of the dinosaurs” in our hearts, it is time to examine some contenders that might overthrow this behemoth for the title. 10 Sinornithosaurus Sinornithosaurus was a small, feathered dromaeosaur that was closely related to Velociraptor....

In this list, we will go over villains whose plans seem okay on the surface but are almost laughably bad once you stop to think about them for a minute. Spoilers ahead—you’ve been warned. 10 Emperor’s Plan at End of Rise of Skywalker Is Actually Completely Hilarious At the end of Rise of Skywalker, we find out the Emperor is alive (with no explanation) and that he has made a thousand Star Destroyers that have planet-destroying super-lasers similar to the one on the Death Stars....

This column’s recent pledge to not cover US politics until after the midterms was sorely tested this week, not least thanks to some currently unknown idiot mailing pipe bombs to major political figures. We’ll be covering the Unabomber’s dumber brother along with a galaxy of other stories from across the globe—from the wondrous to the tragic to the flat-out weird. 10 Pipe Bombs Were Mailed to Prominent Democrats (Plus CNN) With the midterms coming up, language around US politics has recently turned so toxic that turning on the news has become like diving headfirst into an open sewer....

The first full week of June began with a bang. On Sunday, a volcano in Guatemala blew its top, burying whole villages beneath a curtain of burning ash. More on this disaster below. We’ll also take a quick look at nine other stories that really deserve your attention this week—from political upheavals in Europe and Africa to a brand-new billionaire plot to take on President Trump. 10 Guatemala’s Volcanic Eruption Wiped Out Whole Villages On Sunday, Guatemala’s Fuego volcano exploded in a blast of superheated ash and flying rocks....

10 The Whistle Was Blown On Venezuela’s Vote Rigging On Sunday, July 30, Venezuelans went to the polls to vote on a new Constituent Assembly. Or did they? No sooner had Nicolas Maduro’s party declared victory (an easy enough task as nobody else stood in the election) than the company that supplied Venezuela’s electronic ballots was calling foul. Despite Maduro’s insistence that the turnout was 41.5 percent, or eight million people, Smartmatic CEO Antonio Mugica declared that the government had knowingly inflated the figure by over a million....

Take the 10 people on this list. They come from all walks of life, all different backgrounds, all over the US. Some are gun nuts, some are sports fans. Some are inventors, and some have incredibly unusual jobs. But despite their differences, they all have one thing in common: They all salute the Stars and Stripes, and they’re all famous for really weird reasons. 10Walter BackermanThe Last Of The Seltzer Men Sure, everybody loves the 21st century and the wonders of our modern era, but admit it, sometimes we’re all a little nostalgic for the old days, especially when we remember the antiquated occupations lost to time....

In the aftermath of the Fall of Acre, during the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart attempted to negotiate terms of surrender with the Saracens. Richard wanted to exchange over 3,000 captured prisoners for the True Cross, as well as a hefty ransom and imprisoned Christians. The True Cross was believed to be the actual physical cross upon which Jesus Christ was crucified. After much delay by Saladin and the Muslims, Richard, frustrated and angered, personally marched his prisoners to a hill called Ayyadieh....

You are a very skilled doctor with five dying patients, each of whom needs a different organ in order to live. Unfortunately, there are no organs available to perform any of the transplants. It just so happens that you have a sixth dying patient, suffering from a fatal illness, who will die sooner than the other five if not treated. If this sixth patient dies, you will be able to use his organs to save the five other patients....

First appeared in: God of War II (2007) by Cory Barlog, James Balrog, David Jaffe, and Marianne Krawczyk The main location during the hit video game’s mid-section appears both on the PlayStation 2 version of the game, and the compilation God of War Collection for the PlayStation 3. As number 1 on the previous list was an island from Greek mythology, it is perhaps fitting that number 10 on this list should also come from Greek mythology, albeit a more modern version of that mythology....