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10 Liberty Bell 7 Also named Mercury-Redstone 4, this space mission successfully sent the second American man into space. The launch occurred on July 21, 1961, after days of delay due to unfavorable weather conditions. The main goal was to have one man accomplish an orbit in space and study his reactions. The lucky man chosen to participate in such a feat was Virgil I. Grissom (nicknamed “Gus”). The trip only lasted a little over 15 minutes, but NASA deemed it a complete success....

Reorganize Life On just about every New Year resolution top ten list, organization can be a very reasonable goal. Whether you want your home organized enough that you can invite someone over on a whim, or your office organized enough that you can find the stapler when you need it, these tips and resources should get you started on the way to a more organized life. Be More Charitable A popular, non-selfish New Year’s resolution, volunteerism can take many forms....

In that spirit, here is a list of 10 wonderfully whacky news stories that may have passed you by as you got bombarded with way-too-much doom and a heavy heaping of gloom. From the creepy to the hilarious, these events will remind you of a simpler, weirder time—before everything got so damned serious. 10 A Sh*tty Situation Civic pride isn’t what it used to be in the Western Hemisphere. Gone are the days of diligent (nosy) neighborhood heroes (septuagenarian vigilantes) who kept their village greens tidy in small English hamlets or suburban Americans keeping all the lawns on their block at a perfect uniform length....

Rock ‘n’ roll has come a long way since those early songs and there have been many memorable rock moments over the years. On this list are just a handful of people who contributed greatly to rock music and will continue to be remembered in generations to come. Top 20 Best Rock Bands Of All Time 10 “Ooh! My Head” – Ritchie Valens Richard Steven Valenzuela became the first Hispanic rock star while he was still in high school....

In World War 1, the Brits coined a more colorful phrase to describe the lethal mix of brave soldiers and poor generalship: “Lions led by donkeys.” Luckily, the vast majority of military leaders in those crucial conflicts were far more capable than the following ten examples. 10 Oddities That Interrupted Military Battles 10 Battle of Fredericksburg (American Civil War) Spoiler alert: This list’s #2 is so ranked because it was preceded by the Battle of Fredericksburg....

Pieces can turn up anywhere, hidden in plain sight or where none are expected. But it is not all about the ruins. Evidence of conflict during the first contact between civilizations as well as sidelined siblings of famous people can infuse history with fire and pain. 10 Looted Monastery Walls When King Henry VIII picked a scrap with the Church, he sacked over 800 religious institutions across England. He primarily went postal on monasteries and nunneries to steal their wealth....

10The Tebtunis Portraits As the first man-made pigment, Egyptian blue was sought after by ancient painters. When researchers studied 11 mummy portraits, they were stunned to find the precious tint hidden instead of flaunted. Mummy portraits were paintings of the deceased placed over the face. Found at Tebtunis, Egypt, between 1899 and 1900, the portraits reflected a popular second-century trend—using only the four colors favored by the masterful Greeks. Closer inspection of the white, black, yellow, and red revealed something surprising....

This dream, coupled with World War II, led to the construction of some really impressive buildings. The Allies destroyed several of these buildings during and after the war, but some survived and are still around today. They have been repurposed and are now used for the good of man. 10Flak Towers Flak towers were huge, castle-like forts, built to deter Allied aerial attacks on Berlin and Hamburg in Germany and Vienna in Austria....

Solipsism Nothing exists; Even if something exists, nothing can be known about it; Even if something could be known about it, knowledge about it can’t be communicated to others. – Gorgias (485-375 BC) Solipsism is the idea that one can only know that one’s self exists and that anything outside the mind, such as the external word, can not be known to exist. Solipsists place emphasis on a subjective reality, and that what we perceive to be true for one person may not be true for another....

Not every tragedy is the same, of course, and the following 10 stories reveal just that. From unearthing an entire municipality to unmasking psychotic mass murderers, such horrid discoveries lend a voice to the forgotten victims while demonstrating the cruel and deranged world in which we live. 10 Mass Extermination In 2005, forensic experts in Guatemala were called after archaeologists discovered a mass grave among the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Cancuen....

10 The Entire World Was Made Of Body Parts Before the world existed, there was nothing but an empty space known as Ginnungagap. In this void, there was a sea of fire and a collection of glaciers. Eventually, they collided with each other. The result of the collision was Ymir, a hermaphroditic being who created the first giant. Within the frozen glaciers of Ginnungagap, there was also a god named Buri, the first of the Aesir....

Never enter a car without double checking the back seat for strangers. Also don’t check the boot until you have found a weapon that is strong enough to puncture it first. You never know who may be hiding in there. If you have found a good hiding place, do not peek or think it’s safe to leave. However, if you are absolutely certain it is the perfect time to leave, examine your surroundings, especially the ground....

These are the top 10 most delicious bites of sushi. I’ve chosen items that are reasonably available on the market, and that, like Jamie Frater’s “Top 10 Korean Food You Have to Try,” represent a variety that any self-respecting sushi eater should set the goal to try in their lifetime. Naturally, this list is very personal opinion based, but to give some brief credentials on me, I am a sushi chef and have made sushi on a professional level since 2005, and have been eating sushi since long before that, both Stateside and in Japan....

10 Times Virtue Signalling Ended In Disaster 10 Myka Staufer “Re-Homing” is the euphemism for the process of adoptive parents changing their minds and giving away their adopted child. Although it is an alarmingly common occurrence, no instance of re-homing has been more published than the Huxley Staufer case. Huxley is a young boy from China, who was adopted by the Staufer family in 2017, and helped accelerate Myka’s fame as a Mommy Blogger slash “influencer”....

10 Frightening Fairies You Don’t Want To Mess With 10 The Fairies were descended from the Fallen Angels In the late 19th century people in Scotland, Wales, Ireland or the Isle of Man would tell you about the fairies’ impressive historic and Biblical pedigree: ‘the Proud Angel fomented a rebellion among the angels of heaven, where he had been a leading light. Many angels followed him—so many that at last the Son called out, “Father!...

Jeff Bezos claims the Echo device will make our lives easier, but time and time again the bot has proved to be a real hindrance. Here are ten times that smart speakers have gone rogue. 10 “Kill Your Foster Parents” Programmers are using machine learning to coach Alexa in casual speech. When someone asks an unfamiliar question, it uses artificial intelligence to process the request then scours the internet for a response....

The Tortoise and the Hare as been interpreted, retold, and referenced by many different people and in numerously different ways. This list looks at ten instances. In classical architecture, a pediment is a large, flat isosceles triangle that rests on the top of stone columns. The form is characteristic of ancient temples and, somewhat incongruously, modern civic buildings. The east façade (the back) of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington D....

Top 10 British Comedy Series 10 Mrs Wolowitz – The Big Bang Theory Frequently heard but never seen, Mrs Wolowitz had an overbearing presence despite having no screen time on The Big Bang Theory. Her involvement in the show wasn’t just limited to her overbearing relationship with Howard, but also her significant relationships with Bernadette, Raj and Stuart. After Carol Ann Susi- the voice behind Mrs Wolowitz- lost her battle with cancer, the show had her character also pass away....

This wasn’t just a few renegade kooks. The government funneled millions of dollars into the psychic warrior program. They used rigorous scientific methods to test whether these powers were real, and they were convinced enough that they put their psychics to work in hundreds of major field operations. All of that might sound completely insane—but most of the Stargate reports call it a complete success. The CIA spent nearly 20 years working with psychics, and the results are enough to give even the staunchest of skeptics pause....

In most cases, a small studio gives its film a title that sounds similar to the original and releases the imitation around the same time as the original. In extreme cases, the small studios market their copycat films as sequels to the original films, leaving viewers confused and the original producers enraged. Spoiler Alert: We are going to tell you what happens in these movies. 10 Queen Kong (1976)Copycat Of: King Kong (1933) Queen Kong is a terrible copycat of the 1933 classic King Kong and its 1976 remake....