Given that most geeks are depicted as harmless, this list may shock you. A word of warning, this list isn’t meant to accuse all self-professed nerds of being ticking time bombs, but simply to highlight a series of strange crimes connected by the obsessive natures of the people who committed them. 10Tsutomu Miyazaki The crimes of Tsutomu Miyazaki, which came to light in 1989, were so horrendous that they almost buried an entire subculture....

Record: The largest music concert in history. Rod Stewart is a British singer who has sold over 100 million records. In the UK, Stewart has released 31 different songs that have entered the Top 10. He has six #1 singles and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. On December 31, 1994, Rod Stewart performed at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro in front of an estimated 3....

10The Supervoid Recently, astronomers have discovered the largest void in the known universe. It lies in the southern constellation of Eridanus. Spanning 1.8 billion light-years, it’s baffling scientists, who never imagined such a thing could exist. Despite the name “void,” a void in space is not completely empty. It is an area of space that is under-dense, in this case having 30 percent fewer galaxies than the surrounding area. Voids make up 50 percent of the universe, a number that’s only expected to grow as gravity pulls all surrounding matter toward itself....

10 Matthew Webb Professional swimmer Webb rose to fame by being the first man to swim the English Channel in 1875. After competing in several races and exhibitions in both the UK and USA, in 1882, Webb announced that he intended to swim across the rapids at the base of Niagara Falls. Those who referred to the challenge as suicidal turned out not to be wrong. On July 24, 1883, wearing the same red trunks he wore when he completed the Channel swim, he jumped out of the side of a small ferryboat that he had rowed to mid-stream....

10Y-40 Deep Joy Do you remember trying to touch the bottom of the deep end of a public swimming pool as a child? Imagine touching the bottom of a pool roughly 10 times deeper, and you have the Y-40 Deep Joy Pool, located in Montegrotto Terme, Italy. Part of the Terme Millepini Hotel, the Y-40 is recognized as the deepest swimming pool in the world, featuring a vertical shaft that drops down to 42 meters (138 ft) deep and contains 4....

Many of these early experiments with horror have since disappeared, either from damage or being lost throughout the years. However, some of the most influential silent horror films are still available to watch today. 10 Le Manoir du Diable The name Georges Melies is synonymous with silent films. Known to many for his 1902 film A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la Lune), Melies was an early experimenter with camera techniques, special effects, and many horror motifs that are still widely used today....

10 Banqiao Dam (China, 1975) A fierce typhoon hit the western Chinese province of Henan in August 1975, which had devastating consequences. There was a massive dam standing 387 feet (118 meters) tall in the province, spanning the Ru River. Completed in 1952, the Banqiao dam was constructed with an interior of tightly packed clay with an overlay of sand. Its purpose was to provide irrigation for farmland in the adjacent Huai River Basin....

That is why handling this industrial junk is a big challenge. After a while, certain types of industrial waste have become endemic to a few areas. These places receive a massive amount of that industrial junk from around the world every year. The situation is such that these places are now known for the type of useless waste dumped there. This list includes ten of the world’s most unique industrial graveyards, now famous for the industrial junk thrown there....

Claims of time travel to the future are more realistic and believable, since the future is unknown. Some who claim to have traveled to the future even offer predictions to back up their stories. These predictions could be all they need to validate their time travel claims, should their prognostications come true. Even when they don’t, the time travelers could argue that they averted the event or made us avert it simply by telling us....

Still, these statistics are fairly general, and there are multiple variables which can render your chances of being struck by lightning more common, such as being in the Southeastern United States, where lightning strikes are more frequent, or being outside. Statistically speaking, you probably don’t have anything to worry about. Unless, of course, you have the luck of one of these ten unfortunate souls. 10 Jim LameyTwice In His House While one of the safest steps to take during an electrical storm is to go inside, your chances of being struck by lightning have not been completely eliminated, as Jim Lamey might tell you....

10Joseph Melendez At 3:00 AM on September 24, 2010, police were called to a neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio. The caller was Joseph Melendez, who said a man was chasing him. When the police arrived, 18-year-old Gabrielle Bracken claimed that Melendez had held a knife to her throat and tried to rape her. Her husband, 27, had saved her. Melendez was arrested and charged with abduction and attempted rape. As the police took a closer look at the case, things just didn’t add up....

10Michele Bennett It would be unfair to call Michele Bennett the 20th century’s answer to Marie Antoinette—but only to Marie Antoinette. Together with her husband, the ruthless Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, Bennett set new standards for callousness and greed, living a life of luxury even as her fellow citizens languished in the hemisphere’s worst poverty. First, there was the couple’s ultra-lavish wedding, paid for by Haitian taxpayers and reputed to be one of the most expensive in history....

Dad tried to help. “Some day I hope to meet you,” he wrote to one Washington Post music critic. “When that happens you’ll need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and perhaps a supporter below!” That only made things worse. Being a presidential relative is obviously no walk in the park, although some kinfolk behave so badly that they have only themselves to blame for their embarrassing portrayals in the media and the history books....

See Also: Top 10 Reasons The Dark Ages Were Not Dark 10 Spartan Women Got to Stay Home While the Men Were Away Many of us know that Spartan women had more rights than women in other Greek city-states. They also led lives than their husbands may have been jealous of. The advantages of being female in Sparta started during childhood. Spartan girls got to compete in athletic competitions — naked — with the boys....

Ever since the first caveman had a late-night X-rated fantasy about the first cavegirl, human beings have dreamed. Every single night, you, me and a few billion other people all lie down and get on with it, and science has absolutely no idea why. It’s not like we’re lacking in theories: researchers have suggested everything from dreams being a way of de-cluttering our brains or dealing with stress to ‘just because’....

Here are ten examples of saints who became famous for their animal companions. This list just features the real animals—so apologies to St. Margaret and her dragon. 10 St. Cuthbert and His Ducks St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne was a monk and bishop who helped spread Christianity in the northern part of England in the 7th century. Several tales are told of him with animals. Perhaps the best-known one recounts how he would pray daily while standing in the frigid waters of the North Sea....

10Rome’s Dirty Secret Ancient Rome was known for its sanitation. However, all their hygiene was not enough to stop a plague of parasites. Researchers from the University of Cambridge discovered that Romans suffered from whipworm, roundworm, and even a fish tapeworm. Earlier periods like the Neolithic or the Bronze Age. Romans suffered from ecto-parasites like fleas, lice, and bedbugs at the same rate as Vikings and Medieval Europeans. Some of Rome’s sanitation practices may have curbed infection, while others increased the spread of parasites....

10Abelard And Heloise In the early 12th century, Peter Abelard was the most famous philosopher in Europe. Huge crowds turned out to hear him speak, while students paid him handsomely to act as their tutor. He courted scandal when he started sleeping with one of his students, the beautiful and brilliant Heloise. Heloise was the niece of Fulbert, canon of Notre Dame and Abelard’s landlord, who was enraged when he discovered the illicit affair....

The key figures in the following shocking documentaries have all been exposed in such a way that their reputations and careers have never fully recovered. On these occasions, the camera was able to capture more than the subject ever intended. 10 Blackfish (2013) Blackfish centers around an orca named Tilikum as well as the death of a SeaWorld killer whale trainer named Dawn Brancheau, who was dragged underwater by Tilikum....

While some dismiss it as nonsense, a growing number of believers are eager to share their knowledge of reptilians living among us. These creatures disguise themselves as humans and often hold positions of power in the world’s governments. Here are 10 disturbing facts about the reptilian conspiracy that you may not know. 10 Reptilians Are On Time Magazine’s Top 10 Most Enduring Conspiracy Theories List In July 2009, the Time list included details about reptilians’ appetites for human flesh, their responsibility for numerous terrorist attacks, and their ultimate desire to enslave the human race....