He’s nail free today, but in 2004, Mejia was doing construction work on the roof of a house when he fell. The fall didn’t kill him, but the six 3 1/2 inch nails that accidentally shot into his neck and skull certainly should have. He survived because the nails barely missed his brain stem and spinal cord. In 1968, the first mafia attempt against this canadian gangster took place. Two hired gunmen entered a bar where he was enjoying some drinks....
That said, there have been several consoles that failed even though they were pretty good. Consoles with great games, technical innovations, and more lost their share of the market due to the competition or through poor marketing. The consoles on this list should have done much better than they ultimately did. You may even have played one or two of these years ago. Which is your favorite ‘failed’ console? Should out in the comments, and don’t forget to mention your favorite games!...
10 Opening Of Parliament The marriage of a monarchy with a democracy can be rocky one—just ask the severed head of Charles I. In the old days when monarchs held almost all the power, a parliament was only called when the Crown needed to raise money by taxes, which could only be levied with the consent of the Commons. Now Parliament holds all the power, but they can still only meet when called by the Crown....
Body Bags $20 These are authentic Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office body bags. If you don’t have a body to put in the bag, these are still useful for storage of old clothes or anything really. Don’t get caught out without a body bag! Buy one today! Buy a body bag Manson Family Victims’ Death Certificates $15.95 This is a complete set of death certificates for the victims of the Manson Family murderers....
SEE ALSO:Top 10 Bizarre Festivals Of Violence From Around The World On the last Wednesday of August every year in the town of Buñol in the Valencia region of Spain, 9,000 locals and 20,000 – 40,000 foreigners descend on the town to throw tomatoes at each other in honor of the Virgin Mary and St. Louis Bertrand. This tradition has been around since the 1940s, though it was briefly suppressed under the reign of Franco....
Where: Oaxaca, Mexico When: December 23-24 annually This is a food festival where eating is discouraged! This festival originated in the 16th century when Spanish monks brought this edible root to the new colonies. To gain attention in the food markets, sellers would carve some radishes into eye-catching sculptures. This tradition continued throughout the centuries and became an official festival in 1987. Radishes as big as two feet long and weighing upwards of ten pounds are carved into intricate religious or cultural scenes....
Allen and Previn In 1978, at the age of eight, Soon-Yi Previn was adopted by Mia Farrow and her then-husband Andre Previn who were on vacation in Korea. In 1980, when Soon-Yi was 10, Farrow began a long-term relationship with Woody Allen which lasted 12 years. In 1992, Farrow found naked photographs of Soon-Yi in Allen’s apartment and subsequently discovered that the two had been having a romantic relationship (at the time she was 22 and Allen was 56)....
The two sides began an arms race, making as much advanced technology as possible to beat the other. When the threat of potential nuclear attack from the Soviet Union became a possibility, the Office of Civil Defense created a number of films aimed at educating the American people about the dangers of nuclear fallout. Despite the fact that the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, the aftereffects of the devastating damage caused by radiation were still a new phenomenon that needed to be studied....
Claims: Georgia vs. Republic of Abkhazia and Republic of South Ossetia Both Abkhazia and South Ossetia are breakaway republics from Georgia in the Caucasus. The two little known territories have battled for independence from Georgia since the 1920s, but are still unsuccessful in their claims. As a result of the Russian Revolution in 1917, under the Soviet Union, Abkhazia and South Ossetia became part of Georgia as two autonomous republics....
Original: Bob Marley One of many covers that The Clash and Strummer did over the years, and also The Clash is also a highly covered band. It was not uncommon in the late 70s and early 80s for English and American bands to cover reggae songs and ‘bring them to the masses’ . Original: Tears for Fears From the Donnie Darko soundtrack, this cover of the Tears for Fears track is an infinitely better version of the song, and also a perfect piece of music for the dark themes explored in the movie....
Evolution has driven them into bizarre shapes. Here are 10 of the weirdest, creepiest fungi that you might not want to find if you go down to the woods today. 10 Dead Man’s Fingers Many fungi live unseen beneath the soil for most of the year. The only time you see them is when they poke up their spore-producing structures. Mushrooms are just the way that fungi spread their descendants....
10 Rutledge Deas IV: Faked Disability for a Diaper Change In November 2019, a 29-year-old New Orleans man, Rutledge Deas IV, was arrested for faking a disability and hiring caretakers to change his soiled diapers for him. He hired the women through an online babysitting app by claiming a fake younger brother “Cory” had special needs. One of the caretakers was a college student who changed “Cory’s”—who was Deas—diaper six times, including at a Walmart and a coffee shop....
See Also: 10 Disturbing Secrets Of The FBI 10 Alexis Flores Alexis Flores is currently on the FBI’s most wanted list because in 2000 he kidnapped, raped and strangled to death a 5 year old girl named Iriana DeJesus. Alexis was living as a homeless drifter at the time so it wasn’t a problem for him to just disappear. In 2004 Alexis was living under a false name and when the police received a noise complaint he gave them false papers that got him arrested for forgery....
WARNING: The videos on this list contain footage that is disturbing, stupid, or dangerous. Please use discretion so young people or stupid people won’t be exposed to the content. Top 10 Problematic Mukbangers On YouTube (And Why We Can’t Stop Watching Them) 10 The Fire Challenge The Fire Challenge was an internet fad where people poured a flammable liquid over parts of their body and set it on fire. They were supposed to quickly put it out, but naturally, such a feat landed several children in the hospital with second and third degree burns....
10Retro Camera Replica$159.00 While it should go without saying, be advised that this is not a working camera, as old-timey photographic plates are hard to come by these days. Having said that, this is a lovingly detailed replica that will add a striking touch to a den or studio. The piece stands over five feet high, and is constructed from cast aluminum and antique brown finished wood. Perfect for photography buffs, and a unique home accent....
Born to Joyce Annette Flint and Lionel Herbert Dahmer in Milwaukee on May 21, 1960, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer was a serial rapist of males who had a strong attraction to dead bodies. He dismembered and cannibalized his victims. Beginning at age 18, Dahmer picked up young men for sex and then killed them to prevent them from leaving. He chose most of his victims at gay bars. He was caught after a 14-year old victim escaped from the apartment....
Top 10 Disturbing Child Characters In Horror Movies 10 Pet Sematary (1989) In the 1989 horror movie Pet Sematary, based on the book by Stephen King, the Pet Sematary was a Native-American burial ground used by the tribe known as the Micmacs. The ancient burial ground is next to a present-day animal graveyard which is now cursed. Anything buried in the graveyard returns to life and wreaks havoc on the town and its people....
While some of the entries here come from that time period, many are much older and date to the era of silent films. Some of these movies are linked to the occult by secondary and even tertiary threads. While some were written by writers looking to thrill audiences with blasphemous tales, others were penned by serious practitioners of the occult. 10Nosferatu While sometimes erroneously called the first vampire film or the first adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula (a lost Hungarian film from 1921 called Dracula’s Death may be the true first in both categories), Nosferatu is nevertheless a masterpiece....
What really makes this cameo funny is not necessarily the lewd dialogue, it’s the story behind how the slacker duo got involved in Scream 3. They were both given 300 dollars per diem while on set, and a free shirt. Jason Mewes (Jay) was a bit more excited about it than Kevin Smith (Silent Bob), saying: “We should do this all the time. We can pop up in every horror movie, and get three hundred bucks a day and a shirt!...
10 Ottoman Empire At the height of its power (16th–17th century), the Ottoman Empire spanned three continents, controlling much of Southeastern Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. It contained 29 provinces and numerous vassal states, some of which were later absorbed into the empire, while others were granted various types of autonomy during the course of centuries. The empire was at the center of interactions between the Eastern and Western worlds for six centuries....
