10 Stories Behind Incredible Pulitzer Prize–Winning Photographs 10 Mountain of skulls Between 1800 and 1900, American bison were hunted by American settlers who had a seemingly unquenchable bloodthirst for the animals. Cross-country trains were packed with hunters who would aim at the bison from the windows and kill several in one go. Once the bison were down, the hunters would get out, skin them, and cut out their tongues. The remains of the bison were left to decompose in the hot sun....

It’s just a matter of time now before we see the first colonies in space. As crazy as some of these ideas might sound, you just might be able to visit any one of them in the near future. 10 Cloud Cities On Venus Living on the surface of Venus would be like building a home in the pits of hell. The temperatures would boil your skin, the atmosphere would crush you as tightly as the depths of the ocean, and a thick mist of sulfuric acid would fill the air....

The creators of Pokemon turned to many sources to help spur their inventions. Some Pokemon are thinly veiled versions of real creatures, but others draw their inspiration from myth and legend. Here are 10 Pokemon that may be more familiar than you realize. 10 Whiscash Whiscash is a Generation III Pokemon. This water/ground type Pokemon resembles a large catfish with enormous barbells—the “whiskers” from which it takes its name. The Pokedex entry for it describes the Pokemon as extremely territorial....

Before becoming possibly the richest man in history (taking inflation into account), John Rockefeller was the lowly son of a dodgy con artist and high-school student in suburban Cleveland, Ohio. Although he had some education, by the time he was sixteen, Rockefeller decided it was time to shirk school and begin a career—with the goal of earning $100,000 in his lifetime. It’s pretty safe to say that he accomplished that mission and then some....

10 The Tragedies Of The Great Depression And World War II Gave Us The Bliss Of The Twinkie Like their most famous product, Hostess should have expired a lot earlier than they did. During the Great Depression, when most companies were on the verge of collapsing, Hostess only stayed in business for a limited time. James Dewar’s original shortcake recipe had strawberry filling. The problem was that strawberries were only in season for two months....

10Use Body Language Your body language can influence how others perceive you; it can even help change the minds of those on the fence about you. For example, when you look big (lean back in your chair and push one elbow to the back of the chair top), it will make other people see you as powerful, and they will do anything you want. If you attend an important work meeting, talk directly to others and don’t fidget—be confident in your body and how you can make it move....

10 May I See Your ID? I think we all know what bank heists are. But have you heard of one so underwhelming that the lack of effort begins to fall into the realm of comedy? Well… Watch this video on YouTube Edner Flores entered a bank in Chicago intending to rob it. He casually waited in line and produced a deposit ticket to the teller that read “No die Packs” and “armed” in poor handwriting....

Did I mention that behind that quiet, calm, conservative facade lived a psychopathic serial killer who lived by a code and only killed heinous criminals who escaped justice through the proper channels? He was no stranger to leather aprons, knives, and plastic-wrapped kill rooms, where he killed and dismembered his victims, who were later discarded at sea. The vast majority of viewers took this series for what it was: a fictional show with fictional characters intended for entertainment purposes only....

10 The Napoleon Of Crime Adam Worth’s life was average until he joined the Union Army and was killed at Bull Run. Well, that’s what the paperwork said anyway. Actually, Worth was merely wounded, but he used the error as an opportunity to start life anew as a professional criminal. His first scheme involved joining random regiments, collecting the bounty for signing up, and then deserting. When the war ended, Worth headed to New York, where he organized a gang of pickpockets....

SEE ALSO: 10 Signs That The UK Is Going Down The Tubes Only, this isn’t quite the whole story. Step away from the negative headlines and actually look at modern Britain, and it becomes clear that the “Great” part of Great Britain really is an apt descriptor. Far from being over, the glory days of the nation could be happening right now. Here’s why 2018’s Britain is still one of the greatest countries in the whole darn world....

10 Sunken Byzantine Basilica Found In Turkey During a routine aerial inventory of historical and cultural artifacts conducted by the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, a sunken structure was found only 2 meters (7 ft) underwater and 20 meters (70 ft) away from the shore of Lake Iznik in the well-known Roman and Byzantine town of Nicaea. Uludag University’s head of archaeology, Professor Mustafa Sahin, was shocked to find such a structure, wondering how these remains were not spotted until now....

As the battle for religious dominance of the region raged on centuries ago between the big three, other religions were sprouting up throughout the Middle East, from believers in reincarnation in Egypt to marsh-dwelling John the Baptist worshipers in what is now Iraq. Unknown to many, a few of them have, against all odds, survived. Now centuries old, they are still practiced by devoted worshipers who, despite persecution, have ensured that their ancient ways have been passed down from generation to generation....

10E. Berry Wall And His Leather Boots Evander Berry Wall was a fashion icon who strolled the streets of New York toward the latter quarter of the 19th century. Born in 1860, Wall became a millionaire by the time he hit 18 and a multimillionaire by the time he reached 22, when he inherited a million dollars from his father and grandfather respectively. From the second he inherited the money, Wall began spending it all on clothes, famously buying 5,000 neckties and 300 pairs of gloves....

Captain Beefheart earns the coveted 10 spot despite being the most obscure artist on my list due in part to the fact that even when people rave about him it sounds like they’re putting him down. His most famous album, Trout Mask Replica, consistently earns a spot in the obligatory music magazine’s “Top 50 Albums” while the reviewer uses words such as incomprehensible, inaccessible, indescribable and unlistenable. His sometime producer and biggest name supporter was no less of a cult figure than Frank Zappa....

10 Arthur Schirmer Arthur Schirmer, a former Methodist clergyman, should have been a man who could be trusted. Instead, he brutally murdered not one of his wives, but two. He also managed to have the foresight to stage the scenes so he could get away with the murders. In 2013, the 64-year-old Schirmer was found guilty of tampering with evidence and murdering his second wife, Betty, in 2008. It was found that the manner in which Betty was killed was quite similar to the death of Arthur’s first wife, Jewel, in 1999....

Some urban areas are capitulating with infrastucture to coddle the phone obsessed. Meanwhile, mental health professionals lobby to include mobile phone and technology addiction in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders. There is no doubt about it—we are in the midst of a smartphone zombie plague. 10 Smombie In November 2015, “smombie” became Germany’s official Youth Word of the Year. This portmanteau of “smartphone” and “zombie” reflects a genuine threat to public safety....

But the remaining weapons still possess the ability to destroy our planet many times over. As the world’s nuclear powers continue to butt heads, it’s time to examine some lesser-known aspects of the US arsenal. 10 It’s Only The Second-Largest Arsenal In effect since 1970, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty states that countries possessing nuclear weapons should move toward disarmament and those without nuclear weapons should not seek to acquire them....

Despite pop culture’s love for space, though, there are still many things Hollywood gets wrong about it. You’d think that we’d have an accurate idea of what it’s like out there, but because of movies, many of us are likely picturing space very, very wrong. Now, we’re not saying that movies need to get everything right, as all fiction demands some suspension of disbelief to be enjoyable. All we’re saying is that our idea of space would be a bit closer to reality if screenwriters just looked a few things up online before writing their drafts....

10The Hotwells Haunting In April 1831, a retired lawyer, his daughter, and three servants moved into an old house known as Hotwells near the city of Bristol. Less than two weeks later, two of the servants left, complaining that the house was haunted by a phantom black dog and a large ape. They also heard frightening noises in the attic and courtyard, as though people were being beaten and strangled. Although the house drove several more servants away, the lawyer didn’t see or hear anything unusual until November, when a loud scream woke him up in the middle of the night....

10 Arrested For Seduction And Adultery Frank Sinatra’s brief stint in lockup was thanks to his womanizing ways. On November 25, 1938, the crooner was dragged into jail on the charge of seduction, evidently a serious deal back in the ’30s. Sinatra was caught sleeping with an upstanding single woman, a pillar in the community until she was corrupted by Frankie’s wicked ways. The charge was eventually dismissed, and Sinatra was let go until December 22 when he was hauled back to the slammer....