Black Beauty Anna Sewell At the age of 14, Anna Sewell fell while walking home from school in the rain, injuring both her ankles. Possibly through mistreatment of her injury, she became lame for the rest of her life and was unable to stand or walk for any length of time. For greater mobility, she frequently used horse-drawn carriages, which contributed to her love of horses and concern for the humane treatment of animals....
David Foster Wallace may have been the most critically acclaimed novelist of the modern era. His novels, The Broom of the System and Infinite Jest, were both highly acclaimed by literary critics. Infinite Jest was even named one of the best 100 novels from 1923 through present day by Time Magazine. Wallace committed suicide in 2008, at the age of 46, leaving an incomplete novel behind. However, the publishing company responsible for his first two novels announced that it will release the unfinished manuscript sometime in 2010....
See Also: 10 Interesting Facts You Never Knew About Slavery 10 All Southerners Owned Slaves In fact, the majority of southerners did not own slaves. Although statistics vary from state to state, the 1860 census lists Mississippi and South Carolina as the highest slaveholding states, at 49% and 46% of the European population owning them.[1] However, slavery was fully integrated into the power structure of the south. In Texas, slavery was only legal for twenty years, 1845 to 1865....
“The Hoax of the 20th Century: The Case Against the Presumed Extermination of European Jewry” is considered to be the book that started the holocaust denial movement. It claims that the Germans did not try to exterminate the Jews during the Second World War. Many attempts have been made to have the book banned from libraries and other attempts have been made to make it illegal to import in to Canada....
Strangulation can be an agonizing and brutal way to murder someone. It often leaves behind little evidence if the criminal is carefully discreet. Some survivors have died from fatal internal injuries. Strangling or choking victims is the highlight of many domestic abuse cases, but even serial killers utilize this twisted manner of killing. Choking someone is considered a form of power or control over the victims. When strangled, victims can lose consciousness in seconds, and death is possible within minutes....
Surprisingly, even some classic and well-renowned films have been given sequels, but needless to say, they have not become classics. Most of the films on the following list were not intended as “official” sequels, but nevertheless continued the stories and characters of earlier classics. Unofficial sequels can work well… a few such films are very popular, like The Lion in Winter (a “sequel” to Becket since Peter O’Toole plays King Henry II in both films) and The Silence of the Lambs (technically a sequel to Manhunter, even though Frankie Faison is the only actor in both films)....
10 A Clockwork Orange Directed by Stanley Kubrick, A Clockwork Orange depicts rape, brutality, and violence in future Britain. This movie follows Alex DeLarge, a charming psychopath, and his twisted path of crime and therapy. Released without cuts in Britain in 1971, controversy erupted over the on-screen violence. Soon, the British press began writing articles about “copycat” crimes based on the movie. Kubrick then limited the release of his movie until 1973 when it arrived in the United States....
Reason for living here: King Arthur lives here and you can joust all day long! Camelot comes from legendary British tales of King Arthur – who may, or may not, have been real. In Camelot we find Arthur’s famous round table where his knights get to sit around like equals and have a few beers while they discuss their latest knightly conquests. Camelot is surrounded by forests and rivers, so you can get in a spot of fishing and hunting if it floats your boat....
The Nazi collaborators on this list either volunteered to help the Nazis or were forced to trade the lives of hundreds or thousands of their fellow Jews for their own lives and the lives of their families. Greed, self-preservation, and hate are the main reasons for the actions these individuals took. 10 Nazi Collaborators: Calel Perechodnik Calel Perechodnik is the author of Am I a Murderer? Testament of a Jewish Ghetto Policeman, which is from his memoirs about his life after joining the ghetto police in Otwock....
In some cases it can be hard to determine if a song has been violated, while in others the rip-off is clear. Some acts in the music industry care more about copyright infringement then others. The well established and famous bands, such as The Beatles, Tom Petty and Simon and Garfunkel allow certain remakes of their songs, and consider the action as a sign of respect. This article will be documenting ten of the most obvious popular music rip-offs....
Trying to select just ten individuals to be honored as the Top 10 real magicians of all time is difficult, but it is possible to attempt ranking them based upon their careers and following. The ten men on this list made irrefutable contributions to the world of magic and left a lasting impression on society in the process. Officially known as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, this was actually a group that dominated the formation of occultism in the 20th century in Western society....
10Knives and Forks This is one of the most common problems for people that are used to flatware (knives and forks) being brought to the table with each course. On a properly set table you usually see a series of forks on the left side of your plate, and a series of spoons and knives on your right (the table is always set for right handed people). The very simple rule is to always work from the outside in; the cutlery farthest away from your plate is for the first course....
Those insights included why the typical methods of getting rid of us don’t work and how far a salesperson has to be willing to stretch the truth to make a sale. 10 Ways Car Dealers Make Money Off You 10 No Soliciting? No Problem . . . Undoubtedly, when a salesperson knocks or rings the bell at a residence, the quickest way to anger the prospect who answers the door is to blatantly ignore their “No Soliciting” sign....
However, there are some facts that might have made us reconsider if our dreams hadn’t died off, anyway. From the unfortunate consequences of venturing into a decidedly human-unfriendly environment to the inability of Earth-made products to properly adjust to space, there are many attributes of space travel that you may not have anticipated. Here are ten sickening facts about space travel. 10 NASA Doesn’t Know What To Do With Astronauts Who Die In Space NASA has no concrete plans regarding what to do with the bodies of astronauts who die in space....
As it happens, several species wouldn’t even exist were it not for people. Humans have helped save species from extinction by other animals — we’ve even managed to breed new species into existence through artificial selection, anthropogenic speciation, and other processes. These ten species wouldn’t be here were it not for humanity, and some may surprise you. 10 Fruits, Nuts, And Vegetables You Did Not Know Were Man-Made 10 Wheat Wheat is a staple crop that sustains humanity worldwide....
Top 10 Tricks Used By FBI Profilers In Serial Killer Interviews 10 Driving Under the Influence While a Dead Body Rode Shotgun “Scorecard Killer” Randy Kraft, who was convicted of killing 16 people (investigators suspect as many as 67), was brought down in 1983 after being pulled over for erratic driving. When Kraft exited the car, he slung his beer bottle to the side and earned himself a ride downtown....
While most people will never get to experience what it feels like to be on Google’s payroll or work out of one of its many offices, they can at least read about it. Working at Google may be cool but as you are about to find out, it is not always a bed of roses. Top 10 Ways Google Does Evil 10 You get all sorts of names thrown at you Every Google employee is identified by an informal name....
Next time you find yourself deep into one of these types of convos, bring up one of the subjects covered below. This will all but guarantee that your fellow talker will have sleepless nights for weeks to come… if that’s the sort of thing you’re into, of course. 10 Now We See It All Personal surveillance tech in the form of body-, dashboard- and home-camera systems have become crystal clear in terms of both sound and picture quality....
Here in America, a typical tradition at Christmas time is to leave a tray of cookies and a cup of milk out for jolly old Santa Claus. Santa makes his list of the boys and girls that have been either naughty or nice, and comes to their home on the night before Christmas. Santa will leave the good children a gift made by the elves at the North Pole, and he will leave the naughty children nothing but coal in their Christmas stockings....
See Also: 10 Amazing Things You Didn’t Know Our Body Parts Can Do 10Alcohol Alcoholic beverages are among the most consumed drinks in the world. Such is the case that currently, about 36 billion liters (9.5 billion gallons) of alcohol are consumed every year around the world, enough to fill more than 14,000 Olympic pools. So it is clear that alcohol and human beings are closely linked to each other....
