10 The Cuxhaven Raid The common story of Christmas 1914 is the Christmas Day truce, where soldiers on both sides stopped fighting to celebrate the holiday during World War I. While that was happening in the trenches, the British were conducting a historic airstrike on the German navy. Intelligence reports showed that Cuxhaven had zeppelin sheds, where the giant airships were being kept. From the start of the war, zeppelins had menaced the British....
Even today, rumors and speculation still surround the deaths of the expedition members. From military interference and cover-ups to UFOs and the infamous Yeti, conspiracy theories still swirl about what happened that fateful night in the Ural Mountains. 10 They Were All Experienced Hikers The nine hikers who were killed on their trip through the Ural Mountains were all exceedingly experienced, which made their unexpected death in the wilderness one that raised many questions....
10 Astronauts Must Be quarantined In Case Of Alien Hitchhikers The United States Congress passed the Extra-terrestrial Exposure Law in 1969. The law mandates that all astronauts returning from trips into space be quarantined for a period of time to ensure that they don’t unknowingly (or knowingly) bring back any alien life-forms. This was passed shortly before the Apollo 11 mission. NASA wasn’t as concerned with little green men as they were with germs never before brought to Earth that could cause an outbreak....
Living in Los Angeles, California, in 1924, the wife of scholar Paul Jordan-Smith had unsuccessfully submitted several still life paintings to an art gallery exhibition. In response to the harsh criticism of his wife’s work from the gallery’s judges, Smith fabricated an art movement named Disumbrationism. He quickly painted a thrown-together picture of an island-native from the South Pacific, and submitted it under the name Pavel Jerdanowitch to the jury at the Waldorf Astoria gallery, in New York....
Our understanding of medicine, disabilities, and science, in general, has allowed this drastic improvement. Let’s explore ten medical advancements that increased life expectancy. Some of the advancements below are from the nineteenth century, and some are far more recent, as scientific advances continue to bring about medical technological innovation. 10 The Discovery of Germ Theory From early on in our lives, we are taught about germs. Schoolchildren are regularly reminded to wash their hands....
This was the week that two long-running scandals in American life suddenly went supernova. The sexual harassment storm triggered by the Harvey Weinstein revelations claimed more scalps both in the States and across the Atlantic in Britain. At the same time, the inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election finally made its first indictments. Was there other mind-blowing stuff happening around all this? You bet. 10 Harassment Allegations Continued to Sweep The Media And Hit The UK Parliament Something big is happening in fall 2017....
This was it. The week the US, France, and Britain finally took concerted action on Syria, pounding regime targets with missiles in response to last week’s chemical attack. While it briefly looked like this could be the trigger for wild escalation, we’ve yet to see Russia bombing Western targets in revenge. So the good news is that we’re not yet in World War III. The better news is that means you’re still alive to read about all the other crazy stuff that happened this week....
It was yet another grim week for those who aren’t fans of innocent schoolkids getting blown away (i.e., everybody). Yet another school mass shooting threw America into shock once again, this time in Texas. For the rest of the world, the news this week was an intriguing mix of celebration, tragedy, and far-reaching cultural changes. 10 Texas Was Rocked By A Deadly School Shooting This is getting exhausting. After a half-year or so in which every nutjob with a gun seemed to come crawling out of the woodwork to shoot some innocent Americans, yet another mass shooting erupted last Friday....
10 Chimpanzee’s Grand Day out in Ukraine Ukraine has been in the news for a number of reasons of late, but perhaps the strangest is the story of an escaped chimpanzee out and about in the city of Kharkiv. It all took place one drizzly Monday, September 5, 2022, when 13-year-old female Chichi made her way out of the zoo and started exploring the world at large. Zookeepers scoured the city for two hours, but luckily no harm had come to the runaway rascal....
The Cockatrice can cause death with a single glance. Reports indicate that anything catching sight of the lethal bird’s eyes is turned instantly to stone. Just as deadly is their poisonous saliva, which can fell even an elephant. Also known as a Basilisk, a Cockatrice has the head and feet of a cockerel and the tail of a serpent. The Cockatrice is believed to be the product of a seven-year-old cockerel’s egg, laid during a full moon, and then hatched for nine years by a serpent or toad....
Drawn into a high plateau in Peru’s Nazca Desert, a group of ancient designs stretching more than 50 miles has astounded archaeologists for decades. Along with simple lines and geometric shapes, drawings of animals, birds and humans have also been made, some measuring 600 feet across. From their colossal size, the drawings can only be viewed and appreciated from way up in the air – and there is no evidence that the Nazca people invented flying machines....
It makes the list because it appears in almost every alien or UFO conspiracy theory ever devised. The fact is Area 51 is real. It’s a popular target on Google Earth. Another fact is that the FAA has confirmed that no air routes go over or anywhere near Area 51, by direct order from the USAF. There are television shows purporting to explain just what goes on there, one even including an interview with “a disgruntled employee,” who is provided with black-out lighting, but no vocal distortion, and who states that “it is a testing ground for experimental aircraft....
Location: Namibia The Bottle tree of Namibia is one of the most deadly trees on Earth. The milky sap of the plant is very poisonous and was used as arrow poison by bushmen in the past. The Bottle tree is so-called due to the shape of its stem and it usually grows in mountainous regions, which gives it a striking appearance in the deserts of Namibia. The Bottle tree’s flowers have been described as ‘beautiful’ and they are usually pink or white and dark red towards the center....
These are 10 warning signs from movies that the main character is headed for a psychological breakdown. 10 Apocalypse Now Warning sign: Willard Destroys the Hotel Room Apocalypse Now is one of those movies that people tell you to watch if you want to see a serious war movie that doesn’t hold back. Vietnam, 1969. Colonel Kurtz has built a rebel army deep in the jungle, and Captain Willard, a veteran of the Special Forces, has been given top-secret orders to locate and assassinate him....
However, this list focuses on musicians alone, as the music industry has a plethora of characters to chose from, but among them are those who truly experienced life on the edge and almost didn’t live to tell about it. The ten individuals below have defied medical expectations with their purported drug and alcohol intake, essentially because any medical professional would tell them that it is a miracle that they still live and breathe, let alone function....
10Cividale Del Friuli Hypogeum The Cividale del Friuli Hypogeum is an underground complex in search of its history. Located in Northern Italy, some historians believe it was used as a mortuary or ancient prison. But archaeoacoustic researchers believe the answer lies in the structure’s eerie acoustics, which are reminiscent of the more famous Hal Saflieni Hypogeum in Malta. The Cividale del Friuli Hypogeum has three underground levels, which appear to have been carved out of solid rock....
Among the many factions were various types of socialists, anarchists, monarchists, nationalists, capitalists, and peasants defending their homes. International powers also intervened. From 1917 to 1922, Russia was a hellscape of competing interests, resulting in many strange struggles for power. 10 Operation Faustschlag When the Soviets seized power in 1917, Vladimir Lenin immediately announced that Russia was withdrawing from World War I and entered into talks with Germany in the Polish town of Brest Litovsk, quickly arranging an armistice for the eastern front....
10 Cartouche Born in 1693, Cartouche was a French highwayman whose real name was Louis Dominique Garthausen. He eventually became known as Cartouche (“cartridge”). Starting his life of crime early, he was already a member of a local group of hooligans in his adolescence. By his twenties, he had become the leader of a bandit group known as Cours des Miracles, which was the name of the slum district from which they operated....
10Charles Schulz Hated The Name Peanuts has become a household name, gracing everything from comics to movies to lunchboxes and propelling creator Charles Schulz to fame. However, that didn’t keep Schulz from absolutely hating the name. The comic strip was originally pitched to the United Features Syndicate under the simple name L’il Folks, but the executives were concerned that people might confuse the name with rival comic strip L’il Abner or an older strip named Little Folks....
Along the course of history, there has been no shortage of strange, bizarre, and macabre medical practices to horrify us to this day. Ancient Romans thought it to be medically beneficial to drink the blood of gladiators, and a few centuries back, tobacco smoke enemas were all the rage. But even the 1900s gave us no shortage of things we can hardly believe were considered medicine. Our barbaric ways of supposed healing aren’t all far back in ancient history; some of them have been practiced by completely sane individuals even in modern times....
