History is littered with stories about these objects with supernatural powers. Often, the romance of the story is enough to keep people believing, despite there being little or no evidence to prove it. 10 Drake’s Drum Sir Francis Drake was an explorer, adventurer, slaver, and pirate. He died of dysentery in 1596 off the coast of Panama, and his remains were buried at sea. His effects, however, were sent to his childhood home of Buckland Abbey....
10 Empedocles Empedocles the philosopher was a protoscientist and doctor who lived in Greece in the fifth century. By all accounts, he was a snappy dresser and something of a braggart. “All hail! I go about among you an immortal god, no more a mortal.” He used his knowledge to help others while increasing his own fame. One account says he raised a woman from the dead. At a feast to celebrate this miracle, all the guests fell asleep....
Despite being the largest generation in the workforce, and possibly the largest generation overall, millennials are deeply unpopular. They’re also deeply unhappy, deeply in debt, and deeply prone to being talked about in sweeping generalizations. Although they naturally won’t tally with everyone’s specific life experiences, here are 10 broad reasons why being a millennial basically sucks. 10 Everyone Keeps Telling Them Their Lives Suck Unlike the baby boomers (1946–64), the Silent Generation (1928–45), the Greatest Generation (before 1928), or even Generation X (1965–80), millennials are constantly being told by the media that their lives suck....
10 Moscow On The Hudson Even after the Cold War, tensions have never gone through anything resembling a period of true calm between the United States and Russia. All too often, the actions of a government become the actions of its people, with the everyday man who struggles to make a living being conflated with the government that’s enforcing the policies. In 1984’s Moscow on the Hudson, Williams brought a new face to the Russian everyman with his portrayal of a Russian saxophone player who become enamored with the American way of life and defected....
Of course, for every argument about the “official version” of 9/11 and the “truth movements,” there are counterarguments. What follows are 10 claims that offer a different version to the official story. As with the controversies over the JFK assassination, these 9/11 claims are largely the reasons that the “truth” of that fateful morning continues to be debated. 10 Could Such Mediocre And Inexperienced Pilots Have Flown Such Powerful Planes?...
Negotiators from the leftist rebel group FARC and the Colombian government recently announced a major breakthrough, and a lasting peace now seems within tantalizing reach. Although Colombia has been here before, in 1984 and 1999, things seem materially different this time. Here are 10 reasons 2015 may finally see the end of the world’s longest currently running war. 10 The Major Causes Of War Have Been Addressed In a conflict as long-running and twisted as Colombia’s, it’d be nearly impossible to identify every single cause....
10 Suzanne Basso2014 In 1998, Suzanne agreed to marry 59-year-old Louis “Buddy” Musso. It was no ordinary engagement. Buddy was mentally disabled, and Basso’s promise to marry him was only a trick to lure the man from New Jersey to Texas. Here, Basso and five accomplices—including her own son—abducted the man, beat him, tortured him, and left him dead on the roadside. Justice caught up with the murderers. All were arrested, and investigators discovered that Suzanne had killed Buddy for his life insurance money....
10 Royal Tea Tea is one of the oldest beverages consumed by humans. But for many years, its earliest reference came from a Chinese text dating to 59 BC that vaguely referenced a drink that might have used tea. It wasn’t until January 2016 that the first definitive evidence of tea as an ancient beverage was found. When archaeologists examined the Han Yangling Mausoleum in Xi’an, which is the tomb of Chinese Jing Emperor Liu Qi who died in 141 BC, they found a leafy substance resembling tea....
Closed cities emerged around these colossal facilities, as a result of the large populations that the research centers brought, using secrecy in order to conceal information from the United States and their Western allies. Of the total of 44 closed cities that were initially established, it’s hard to believe that many of them continue to exist today. These cities are surrounded by barbed-wire fences and armed patrols which strictly restrict the entrance of foreigners, as a special pass is required to enter....
10Not Replacing The Toilet Paper Roll On the scale of difficult things to do, replacing the toilet paper roll lands way down near the bottom of the list. Still, for some reason, many of us have a difficult time completing this simple task with any level of consistency. Why is that? The reason for our TP sloppiness, according to a pair of psychologists from the University of New York, isn’t really due to laziness but because replacing the roll isn’t the slightest bit stimulating and offers virtually no intrinsic reward (except to the anal retentive)....
These following serial killers committed the worst crimes imaginable and have been released back into society. Despite all the pleas of the victim’s families, these monsters are able to enjoy the taste of freedom once more. Even more shockingly, some of these serial killers then went on to kill again. See Also: 10 Secret Prisons Governments Are Hiding From Us 10 Karla Homolka Canadian serial killer Karla Homolka, alongside her husband Paul Bernardo, raped and murdered at least three women in the early 90s....
10The Paris Anarchist Murder Sidney Reilly’s early life is shrouded in mystery. He told a number of stories, all of them lies, but he was probably born Georgi Rosenblum in Odessa, Ukraine, around 1873. His first certain appearance in history came in 1895 when railway staff in Paris slid open the door of a train compartment and found a man lying in a pool of blood. The victim had been stabbed repeatedly....
However, small aquatic creatures are not as well-known despite being just as abundant. It is difficult to believe that these tiny sea creatures can survive the treacherous depths of oceans and the huge variety of predators. Against all odds, the shockingly small aquatic creatures below not only survive but thrive—all while being incredibly adorable. 10 Nudibranchs The nudibranch is a shell-less mollusk that can be as small as 0.64 centimeters (0....
Criminals have become highly creative, if not smart enough to not get caught. And for those who work with accomplices, their methods of communicating with one another have improved. Want to know some of their tricks? Here are 10 signals criminals use to communicate with other criminals. 10 Steganography? Steganography refers to hiding messages in ordinary media so that no one can detect the message—except the intended recipient. This method involves changing pictures to incorporate the message but still making it look normal so that outsiders cannot decode it....
10Lord Of The World Robert Hugh Benson, 1907 Robert Hugh Benson’s Lord of the World is a dystopian fantasy set in the 21st century. A Roman Catholic monsignor, Benson was concerned about the creeping materialism and secularism in his time, and he foresaw a future in which these forces would reign supreme, with religion thrust aside. In his vision of our century, Benson describes a world gripped in fear by the threat of war between East and West....
10Martha Moxley Greenwich, Connecticut, isn’t a place you’d expect to find a body. It’s one of the wealthiest burgs in the States, the place where Bush Sr. played as a boy and where a solid dozen US senators are raising their own kids. But in 1975, amid the sprawling estates, multimillion-dollar mansions, and manicured lawns, the blood-soaked body of 15-year-old Martha Moxley was found on a cold Halloween morning. The discovery shocked the town....
10 White-Tailed Deer3.5 Million Years White-tailed deer are the oldest living deer species today. That didn’t happen by accident—these graceful creatures have retained their flexible nature and design for the past 3.5 million years simply because it works. White-tailed deer practice several survival life hacks. They will eat almost anything. This opportunistic deer will even chow on meat and fish. However, grass is off the menu. These deer completely lack the specialized teeth and stomach most other deer have that would allow them to get any proper sustenance from grazing....
10 Woman-Ochre A late-November heist at the University of Arizona Museum of Art in 1985 resulted in the loss of the $160 million painting Woman-Ochre by American-Dutch artist William de Kooning and a 32-year mystery regarding the valuable art’s whereabouts. The theft was carried out by a couple shortly after the museum opened, with the woman distracting a security guard before the guard could reach her upstairs post. Meanwhile, the male cut the painting from its frame....
10The Shredder Was Inspired By A Cheese Grater Turtle archvillain Shredder is one of those bizarre things that comic and cartoon fans are just asked to accept. Realistically, it makes no sense for someone trained in stealthy ninjitsu to run around wearing bright purple and sporting shiny metal all over his body. However, his design was based on a real incident of someone running around with a cheese grater on his arm....
But in fact, the truth can indeed be stranger than fiction. Depending on your location, some of the items you can find inside are downright bizarre, not to mention messed-up and potentially deadly. 10 Baby Clams and Oysters Prison food may be better than you think. At one federal prison, you can buy smoked oysters and baby clams at the commissary. These prison delicacies are eaten as tapas or even raw in many countries as a novelty dish....
