10 Fairy Circles In the Namibian desert, millions of evenly spaced circles dot the landscape. Their edges are lined with knee-high grass, but nothing grows in the centers—not even when fertilized soil is added. The mystery surrounding the origin of these natural rings has inspired many theories over the decades, but none pan out to the satisfaction of everyone in the scientific community. Suggestions include the work of termites, sand-bathing ostriches and zebras, noxious plants and fungi killing circular patches of grass, subterranean gas, competing grasses, and levels of available nutrients in the soil....

10 The Murder Of Edmund Godfrey Edmund Berry Godfrey, an English magistrate, was found dead in 1678. Though three men were convicted of his murder and hanged, many historians believe they may have been entirely innocent. The late 17th century was a time of great religious tension in England. King Charles II was on the throne but had no children. First in line was Charles’s brother James, the Duke of York....

Suke means female, and Ban means boss. Sukeban were known for forming all girl gangs, and then committing acts of violence and shoplifting. Sukeban gangs first began to appear in the 60s. They were inspired by the gangs of boys known as Bancho, who hoped to one day join the yakuza. There was quite a range in size for the Sukeban groups, but the largest was known as the Kanto Women Delinquent Alliance, which included 20,000 girls....

Last Wish: Burn the Aeneid Virgil is the great Roman poet most renowned for his Aeneid – once the national poem of Rome. Prior to his death he had completed only 12 books (as opposed to the 24 of the epic poems of Homer). Because it was incomplete, he left instructions that it be destroyed by fire after his death. When his friends found out, they managed to finally convince him to remove the request from his will....

This week, we congratulate the Chicken Whisperer and applaud the efforts of a hardworking spider mom. Although we look at some impressive discoveries made by archaeologists, we also turn to the future as scientists land a probe on Mars and develop a revolutionary new type of plane. 10 A Plane With No Moving Parts Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) achieved the first-ever flight of an airplane with no moving parts....

This week, we learn about two plucky pensioners who show us that age is just a number. On the younger side of the spectrum, students do some pretty cool things, such as sending a cleaner on his dream vacation or getting an innocent man out of prison. On a grander scale, Germany launches the first hydrogen trains, and marine archaeologists try to find the HMS Endeavour. 10 Germany Launches First Hydrogen Trains The first hydrogen-powered trains in the world were launched on Monday on a 100-kilometer (62 mi) route in Northern Germany....

At the time, no one seriously expected the Scottish electorate would vote to split. Last week, that certainty crumbled. With polls on a knife-edge, today’s vote could easily go either way. But it won’t just be Scotland that’s affected by a vote for independence. A “Yes” vote could have Earth-shattering consequences for the whole of Europe. 10The Slow Disintegration Of Belgium Geographically and linguistically, Belgium is one of the most schizophrenic countries on Earth....

Well, think again. Today’s libraries are a delightful combination of old school and high tech. Of course, libraries will always have great books waiting to be plucked from the shelves, but at many locations, you can also find free Internet, downloadable media, 3-D printing, and more. Unfortunately, there are some parts of the world with no libraries at all. These people have little access to books, and you can forget about high-tech add-ons....

There are also some genuinely strange anomalies that have yet to be explained in a satisfactory manner. Perhaps even more bizarre, some of these crazy conspiracies (if they were ever proven to be true) would offer those explanations that have eluded us so far. Here are 10 of the weirdest facts and craziest conspiracies about our Moon. 10 Its Dimensions And Positioning Are Too Perfect For Some Over the last few years, there have been several total eclipses of the Sun by the Moon....

But sunken vessels aren’t the only thing hanging out on the lakes’ sandy floors. Check out this list of truly weird things that can be found at the bottom of the Great Lakes. 10 A 1910 Locomotive Steam Engine In June 1910, a rockslide derailed Canadian Pacific Railroad locomotive 694 as it traveled along Lake Superior’s sea cliffs just outside of Marathon, Ontario. Three men lost their lives when the engine, several boxcars, and a tender car crashed into the pile of rocks and then toppled into Lake Superior’s waters, settling at a depth of 18....

10Helen Keller As we all know, a childhood illness left Helen Keller blind and deaf in the late 1800s. Without the help of a determined young teacher named Anne Sullivan, she might have been institutionalized. Keller was a lifelong advocate for the blind and the deaf. Less well known are her strong political views, resulting in FBI surveillance of her for a good portion of her life. She joined the Socialist party in the early 1900s, believed in women’s rights and birth control, supported the NAACP, and helped found the American Civil Liberties Union....

Due to this, it is a common tactic for forensic artists to focus on exaggerating defining features of an individual to differentiate and jog the memories of potential informants. The result is often a sketch or composite that looks cartoonishly inhuman or nightmarishly alien. This is a list of 10 of those wild police sketches and their equally weird backstories. Be warned, while some of these sketches are absolutely hilarious, there is a fair share of nightmare fuel as well....

Despite their impressive size, giant Gippsland earthworms pale in comparison to the ocean-dwelling bootlace worms, which can rival the length of an Olympic swimming pool. There are more than 1,000 species of ribbon worms. Most of them only reach 1.8–2.1 meters (6–7 ft) in length and roughly 2.5 centimeters (1 in) in circumference, but some specimens have reportedly grown to 60 meters (197 ft) long. The majority of worms are used to feed bigger animals....

10JFK Turns Up The Heat The 1960 presidential election between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon was one of the closest races in history. It is also notable for being the first election where television played a decisive role in determining the winner. Watch this video on YouTube Nixon and Kennedy had agreed to a series of debates, the first ever aired on live TV. Kennedy had used the new medium of television to great effect during his Massachusetts Congressional races and his campaign team understood how to manage their candidate’s on-screen appearances to maximize his appeal....

The site, of course, does not condone any criminal acts. This list is only for fun. Attempting speeding anywhere is extremely dangerous for you and others. If you’re dumb enough to take this list seriously, then you’re not smart enough to outrun the cops. If you do decide to follow the advice here, you might also want to take a look at Top 10 Prison Survival Tips. Assuming you have a choice, this tip is obvious but not at all straightforward....

SEE ALSO: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Catholic Church 1 First StationJesus is condemned to death The Sanhedrin, an exclusive council of elders, had Jesus arrested during Passover due to the fact that they felt threatened by his religious teachings. They put Jesus in front of Pontius Pilate to be tried for blasphemy. After Jesus was beaten and tortured, Pilate ordered him to punishment by death by crucifixion. Jesus accepts his fate and is given a large wooden cross; he’s ordered to carry it to the location where he will be nailed to it and left to die....

Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic literature involves any of the following: alien invasions, pandemics, severe natural disasters, the fall of civilization, the end of the world (“dying earth”) and massive wars. Most of the following works were influential to some degree, whether they influenced other authors or the wider genre in general. Most of these works can be found in most public libraries and at online literature sites such as Project Gutenberg....

SEE ALSO: 10 Amazing Videos About Incredibly Unique Places Time-lapse videos continue to grow in popularity because of their ability to condense information and show changes that are normally too slow to notice. There is something fascinating and deeply satisfying about watching a process that would normally take days, months, or even years, happen in only a few minutes. Another reason behind their growing popularity is the rapidly increasing access to smartphones worldwide....

See Also: 10 Dark Mysteries Involving Strange Cults 8 19th Century Shipwreck On 16 May 2019, researchers aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Okeanos Explorer were in the Gulf of Mexico when a remotely operated vehicle they were testing stumbled across what looked like a 200-year-old shipwreck. Upon closer inspection, it was revealed the ship was built with wood that includes copper sheathing and would have been about 124 feet in length before it sank....

However, there are rare instances when a kid’s game gets way out of hand, and the lawsuits start flying, the cops show up, or something even worse happens. Here are 8 examples of kid’s games that got way out of hand. See Also: 10 Bizarre Things People Have Done Over Video Games 8 British Bulldog Game Leads to Girl’s Death British Bulldog is a rough and tumble game popular among elementary-aged school children....