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No one’s sure why it’s such an ever-present property, or why the mathematics behind it seem to permeate everything around us—but the ten examples below prove that it’s definitely there. Just be warned: once you’re aware of it, you’ll likely have an uncontrollable urge to look for symmetry in everything you see. You may have passed by romanesco broccoli in the grocery store and assumed, because of its unusual appearance, that it was some type of genetically modified food....

10The Serial Stowaway Marilyn Hartman, 63, loves to fly. She just doesn’t like paying for airline tickets. She has repeatedly tried to board airplanes at the San Francisco International Airport and the Mineta International Airport in San Jose. As a result, she’s been arrested almost a dozen times for trying to board a plane without a ticket. In fact, in August 2014 alone, she was arrested three times for trying to sneak onboard without a ticket, leading to her being banned from both airports....

The bizarre blowups aren’t limited to latrines; they’ve involved furniture, animals, household appliances, and other things you probably wouldn’t suspect might blow up. The causes of some of these explosions have been identified, while others remain mysterious. Explained or not, the explosions on this list are definitely totally bizarre. 10 Toads In 2005, Germany had a problem: exploding toads. They bloated, and then they blew up. That year, over 1,000 of their dead bodies were found floating in a Hamburg pond as well as in Denmark....

10 Caribbean Beaches The white-sand beaches of the Caribbean are often considered heaven on Earth, but they actually have a rather disgusting secret. Much of that sand you’re sunbathing on is actually the poop of parrotfish. There are approximately 90 species of parrotfish, so named because of their teeth, which are so densely packed that they resemble a parrot’s beak. The diet of the parrotfish is composed primarily of things like parasites and seaweed, but while feeding, they tend to scrape coral with their teeth....

Ultimately, his attempt to assassinate the commander in chief was based on a desire to impress actress Jodie Foster. But Hinckley was only one man in a long line of failed presidential assassins with bizarre motives. 10 Richard Lawrence In 1835, unemployed housepainter Richard Lawrence attempted to kill Andrew Jackson by firing a pair of pistols at the president as he was leaving a funeral at the Capitol. Both guns misfired....

10 The Marsh Paper Charles Hoy Fort spent much of his adult life compiling some of the most bizarre phenomena that he could find records of while taunting the scientific community for their explanations and theories. The Book of the Damned was published in 1919, and in it, he explored phenomena like the marsh paper. According to his research, a group of workmen in the German city of Memel came across a mysterious mass lying on the frozen, snow-covered ground in 1686....

Some of California’s unsolved mysteries, like those involving the Black Dahlia and the Zodiac Killer, are known across the country. But plenty of California mysteries—equally bizarre and horrific—have slipped past the rest of the US over the years. 10 The Murder Of James Gilmore Jr. James Gilmore Jr., nicknamed “Jimmy,” was a tough, 14-year-old boy from Baldwin Park who bullied other children and ran around with a teenage motorcycle gang....

When this happens, we are taken aback and find it bizarre. These video game character transformations nearly got us also transformed from shock. These are ten bizarre video game character transformations you may not know. 10 Inside: The Boy Joins the Huddle In the video game Inside, the protagonist is a young boy with short black hair. He wears a red long-sleeve shirt and black pants, complete with socks and shoes, and you can vividly make out the protagonist for most of the game....

Sometimes, products perform well in the market solely because of an optimized marketing effort. This is the reason why every industry invests in marketing. In the world of video games, there have been successful and unsuccessful marketing campaigns. What we are, however, not prepared for are bizarre marketing campaigns. These marketing efforts are very strange and far from the usual. Some of these campaigns were so unusual that they attracted criticism and even law enforcement....

Even worse, the asylums fought back against the charges, claiming that none of the accusations against them should be believed because the patients were already insane. Newspapers took sides on the issues, with some papers reporting on investigations into horrendous forms of abuse and other papers saying that it was all just slander. Of course, the institutions wanted to protect themselves, but they did it at the cost of human suffering and, in many cases, committed murder....

Despite all this, there are a few cats that, by a strange twist of fate, have carved out some very special careers, happily working for—or with—humans in a number of ways. Let’s take a look at these spectacular specimens of the feline race. 10 Tama, Station Master In southeast Japan, there is a small train station called Kishi Station. This tiny, unassuming blip in the great Japanese railway system is unique because of its station master: a cat called Tama....

Although many older generations peg these “zoomers” as being overly sensitive and highly reliant on “likes” and “follows,” Stanford University behavioral scientist Roberta Katz describes the “typical” Gen Z as, “A self-driver who deeply cares about others, strives for a diverse community, is highly collaborative and social, values flexibility, relevance, authenticity and non-hierarchical leadership.” There are so many influential Gen Zs that are changing the world in fields that have far less media exposure....

See Also: Top 10 Reasons The European Union Is Doomed 10 The Kalergi Plan Also known as the Coudenhove-Kalergi Plan, this theory is based on the work of Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, an Austrian-Japanese politician who also had Checkoslovakian and French citizenship. This diverse background, along with living through two world wars, undoubtedly helped shape the political opinions that have made him such a large figure in conspiracy circles. Kalergi’s “plan” is really the views he expressed in several books, where he states he believes the world will move towards continental-based federations, where Europe would function as one entity, the Americas another, and so on....

SEE ALSO: 10 Jews Who Fought In Hitler’s Nazi Army There are some lesser-known ones, though, that take blaming Jews to whole new levels. In fact, some anti-Semitic conspiracy theories are so absurd that it’s almost hard to get mad about them. 10 Russians Accused Jews Of Hiding A Magic Vegetable That Keeps You From Getting Drunk During a tour of Russia, writer Andrew Solomon once asked a man why the people there had such hateful feelings toward the Jews....

10Broadcast Interruption In Seneca, South Carolina, an unnamed viewer is channel surfing. He stops on a broadcast of one of his old teachers reading a poem on public television. As he watches, the teacher’s poem is interrupted by a cartoon, which features a typical, middle-class family on a typical day. It is drawn in an overly detailed but choppy style of the sort fashionable in America in the early ’90s. As the family makes small talk, a broadcast comes on the radio about how mutations are occurring, flesh is melting, and monsters are emerging from the sea....

We seem equally fascinated by the idea of humans transforming into animals, or therianthropy. The transformation scene from An American Werewolf in London remains an iconic depiction of this otherworldly change. Such horror reminds us of our own animalistic roots. In modern times, most cultures see shape-shifting and therianthropy as the work of overactive imaginations or the remnants of a superstitious past. But, as some of the entries in this list will show, shape-shifting demons and witch therianthropes are not quite in the rearview mirrors of all cultures....

His is a crime still well remembered in the American public mind. Laci Peterson’s date and cause of death have not been determined, and unless Scott confesses to what he did, which is unlikely as he maintains his innocence on appeal, the facts will never come to light. What is known is that she went missing on Christmas Eve, 2002, eight months pregnant with their first child, whom they intended to name Conner....

Whether debated on Twitter or customized and sold by top celebrities, these devices are even beginning to gain an adult following. Love them or hate them, it is undeniable that fidget spinners are one of the most popular objects of this generation. This list outlines 10 facts you probably didn’t know about the trending spinners. 10 The Creator Two decades ago, chemical engineer Catherine Hettinger was struck with a bolt of inspiration while visiting her sister in Israel....

After his arrest and conviction, Milat has become a part of Australia’s folklore—his violent crimes inspiring horror movies and chilling campfire tales. These are the most disturbing facts about his twisted crimes and legacy of true evil. 10 He Inspired The Horror Movie Wolf Creek Most horror fans will be familiar with the factually based 2005 film ‘Wolf Creek‘. Three backpackers venture out to Wolf Creek National Park in the Australian Outback but their joyful trip comes to an end when they find that the car won’t start....

Millions of people were arrested and terrorized by the Red Guards, the Cultural Revolution’s paramilitary youth organization. Those arrested were forced to endure brutal “struggle sessions,” where they were tortured and humiliated in public. By the time the revolution ended in 1976, possibly as many as three million people had been killed. The violence and persecution during the revolution was catastrophic, and the decade arguably ranks as one of China’s darkest periods....