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10 Abner Doubleday Invented Baseball This very common myth of baseball credits Doubleday with inventing the game, supposedly in Elihu Phinney’s cow pasture in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839. In 1905, a committee was appointed to investigate the origins of the game, their conclusion was: In fact, this conclusion was based on the testimony of one man, who was of questionable credibility. Jeff Idelson of the Baseball Hall of Fame has said that baseball was not really invented anywhere, but as far as history is concerned, the first written rules of baseball were penned by Alexander Joy Cartwright for the baseball club The Knickerbockers....

Top 10 Ways To Get Banned From A Disney Or Universal Theme Park 10 Caesar the Ventriloquist Dummy This prop you’ll find in the queue of Tower of Terror in Disney World’s Hollywood Studios may be even scarier than the ride itself. Caesar comes from an episode of The Twilight Zone titled “Caesar and Me” where he manipulates his owner into making questionable decisions. While Caesar isn’t a part of the ride itself, you’ll find him waiting for you at the exit of the ride....

As true as this is for the comics and animated shows, it is especially true for the movies. Because the D.C.E.U. has brought some of the world’s most popular characters to the big screen in a… less than consistent way, fans have taken it upon themselves to fill in Warner Brothers’ gaps and build their bridges for them. Here are ten D.C. fan theories/conspiracies that, whether true or not, are worth reading....

10 Los Zetas Was Formed by Ex-Military Men Countries’ militaries are dedicated to defense from external aggression and the protection of people’s lives and properties. Imagine how tragic it would be for such a respected and honored organization to become an evil one like Los Zetas. To set the records straight, Los Zetas was formed by Mexican ex-military men.[1] The deadly organization started out as the enforcement branch of the Mexican Gulf Cartel....

Top 10 American Serial Killers Real-life crimes are never an easy read, however, there are some crimes that are documented in such graphic and disturbing detail by these following authors that you will struggle to sleep at night. 10 The Last Victim by Jason Moss College student Jason Moss began writing letters to serial killers as part of a research project. He built relationships with John Wayne Gacy, Richard Ramirez, Henry Lee Lucas, and Jeffrey Dahmer....

It’s one thing to figure out how you’re going to respond to a potential financial crisis. But when you start talking about a bioterrorist attack, cyber pandemic, or plane hijacking, I don’t think anybody would argue there’s something inherently creepy here. But perhaps that’s part of the appeal, right? Either way, here are some of the eeriest government simulations which have ever been performed. 10 Plan A Performed in late 2019 by the Pentagon and modeled by the Princeton Science and Global Security Project Team, Plan A simulated how a full-blown nuclear war with Russia could play out in our modern-day world....

The Canadian Province of Alberta has a bout a warm air and weather, known as a chinook, once every several years. However, this was about the most notable and unique one to come to Alberta. On February 27, 1992, Southern Alberta was actually basking in warm, summer-like sunshine, with Calgary reaching a high of 22.6 degrees Celsius (72.7 degrees Fahrenheit). For comparison, the average high temperature for that date and location is 1....

10 Unusual Last Wills And Testaments 10 A Daughter’s Deathbed Confession of Incest After Ashraf’s Khan’s daughter got married, she had three children. The children had been born with a number of ailments, including the inability to feel pain, but her husband assumed that they were simply the victims of a genetic disease. Then, on her deathbed, his wife confessed that he was not their father at all. Her own father had impregnated her all three times, and DNA tests soon confirmed the unbelievable story....

Steak tartare is ground, raw beef. The meat is chopped or ground in the kitchen but prepared at the table. It is brought out with sides of onions, capers, pickles, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, olive oil and cayenne pepper and topped with a single raw egg yolk. The server mixes and folds the yolk into the meat and adds any sides that the guest desires. The meat is then placed on a bed of lettuce and served with toast....

False Margaret (c. 1260 – 1301) was a Norwegian woman who impersonated Margaret, Maid of Norway. The real Margaret had died in 1290, in Orkney, and her father King Eirik II of Norway (above) died in 1299, succeeded by his brother, Haakon V. The following year a woman arrived at Bergen, Norway, off a ship from Lübeck in Germany, claiming to be Margaret, and accused several people of treason. She claimed that she had not died in Orkney, but had been sent to Germany, where she had married....

One of the most steel-chinned men ever to fight. He may be the second greatest light heavyweight of all time after Archie Moore. Charles killed Sam Baroudi after a very brutal fight. It shouldn’t be praised, as Charles felt terrible afterward, and adopted a more cautious style. A true gentleman. But it does show the vicious intensity he had in close-quarters mix-ups. He is the only man to last 15 rounds with Rocky Marciano, a Herculean feat, as by the last 2 rounds, he could no longer see and took power shot after power shot to the head and body, and refused to go down....

Not everything that goes on is about the virus, as there were several horrible and not-so horrible events that happened this past week. Of course, the virus does touch on most news stories these days, but life goes on, one way or another, as a pandemic continues, and the world watches. 10 Arguments Against Gun Control 10 Nova Scotia Rampage Left 22 Dead On Sunday, a man disguised as a police officer went on a shooting rampage across the province of Nova Scotia for more than 12 hours....

10 Creepy Premonitions About The Sinking Of The Titanic Tragically, many seats sat empty as the lifeboats departed from the sinking vessel, which led to an unnecessary loss of life. Despite the treacherous conditions in the North Atlantic Ocean, many passengers and crew managed to survive the sinking of the world-famous ship. Read the following ten incredible survival stories from RMS Titanic. 10 Charles Joughin Charles Joughin was 30 years old when he served as chief baker on RMS Titanic, earning a monthly wage of £12, which resulted in him being one of the best-paid crew members aboard the liner....

Though many people simply view him as a being to be studied, he was more than that. The Elephant Man was a human who had a life and a history that goes beyond the sideshow. Though his life is not one of glamour, there are many interesting facts that make this Victorian man extraordinary. 10 Merrick Was Born Healthy Joseph Merrick was born August 5, 1862, in Leicester, England, to Mary Jane and Joseph Merrick....

Paul Baribeau is placed at the ten position because he is the only contemporary folk musician on this list. His style might be described as folk-punk or anti-folk. If you know him, it is likely because of his friendship with the more popular Kimya Dawson. Aside from his relative obscurity, I think Paul belongs on this list because of the passion, pain, and sincerity that come through in his bare performances....

Aristotle is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy. He was the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy, encompassing morality and aesthetics, logic and science, politics and metaphysics. Aristotle’s views on the physical sciences profoundly shaped medieval scholarship, and their influence extended well into the Renaissance, although they were ultimately replaced by modern physics. Only about one third of Aristotle’s work survives today....

In Slavic folklore – the wild old woman, the witch, and mistress of magic. She is also seen as a forest spirit, leading hosts of other spirits. She is thought to be a Hideous, evil witch with iron teeth. She is said to have an unquenchable appetite, but is still as skinny as a skeleton. She travels in a mortar with her knees touching her chin and pushes herself around with a pestle....

10 Skanderbeg Gjergj Kastrioti, more commonly known as Skanderbeg, was a former Ottoman military leader who defected to lead an Albanian rebellion against the Turks. He was a general of incredible stature, with an army of around 15,000 at its height. For 25 years, he successfully carried out a guerrilla war against the Ottomans, using the mountainous terrain to his advantage and constantly harassing the Ottomans and targeting their supply lines....

In this (at times) music video look-alike, written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait, Robin Willams is the world’s greatest dad. Sorta. His maladjusted son, whom he raises as a single (dating) parent, accidentally commits suicide in the most embarrassing possible way. The result, Robin Williams’s character, a teacher with a dormant writing career, finds a new outlet as he exploits his dead son in order to defibrillate his writing career....

For example, 2017’s Justice League raked in $657.9 million at the global box office but ended up losing Warner Bros. money, as the break-even point was $750 million.[1] Fortunately, WB survived the $60 million loss, but several studios throughout Hollywood history haven’t been as lucky. Some have had to sell off assets while others have closed entirely. Amounts in parenthesis are adjusted for inflation to 2020. Top 10 Ways Hollywood Ruined Your Favorite TV Shows...