While these laws sound ridiculous to us today, we should know they were passed at the time for practical reasons. From restrictions on clothing to what may be done with which animals, here are ten strange laws from around the world and why they were passed. 10 It Is Illegal To Wear A Top Hat In PublicUnited Kingdom On January 16, 1797, a man named John Hetherington was apparently the first to wear a top hat in England....
10Our Brains Can Experience Bullet Time Before The Matrix became known chiefly for its lousy sequels, the most famous scene in the movie was when Neo experienced bullet time (as shown above). In case you’ve never seen it or the trillion spoofs that followed, bullet time involves the world slowing to such a degree that you can literally see bullets moving through the air. Rather than being fantasy, this is something you might actually experience....
From survival mechanisms that mess with mathematics to false recollections and anti-memories, researchers are not to be outdone by nature’s weirdness. Scientists have succeeded in teaching sleeping patients, transplanting experiences, and working with prosthetic memory. 10 False First Memory A person’s oldest memory represents the first awareness of consciousness. For this reason, it may be disturbing to know that most first memories are false. When researchers worked with a group of volunteers who kindly shared their awakening moments, most in the group refused to believe that their memories were fabricated....
We think that we’re the generation who has had it the hardest, the most dangerous, the most terrifying—not so. Here are ten modern disasters you probably remember and their older, often deadlier, counterparts. 10 The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami And The 365 Alexandria Tsunami Most of us remember the tragic 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the giant waves that hit highly populated areas that fronted onto the Indian Ocean, killing up to 280,000 people in their path....
As we’ve noted before, creative people are a strange lot. They have schizotypal personalities, which can take a variety of forms, such as unusual perceptual experiences, a preference for solitary activities, or mild paranoia. Geniuses don’t all have personality disorders, of course. This is just a piece of the puzzle of why creative people tend to be eccentric. The complete answer is much more complex. 10Demosthenes384–322 B.C. The Athenian statesman Demosthenes, considered the greatest Greek orator, used his gifts to oppose the tyrants Philip of Macedon and Alexander the Great....
In many countries, eating insects is normal. In fact, history has shown that insects were a popular source of food even back in the times of the Romans and Greeks. A recent study has shown that over two billion people across the world eat insects.[1] It’s not uncommon for people in South America, Europe, and Asia to not only eat insects but grow them for that purpose alone. Also, 100 percent of an insect is edible, compared to only 40 percent of a cow....
Historic earthquakes are actually very important to determine the likelihood of a massive natural disaster occurring in the same region again and under what sort of timeframe. Unfortunately it seems that the human mind tends to forget quite quickly about a destructive event such as an earthquake or simply manages to put it out of mind, this will be demonstrated in this and subsequent lists where natural disasters that are still fresh in our minds occurred in the same vicinity on several previous occasions....
Even though I had never heard of a strawberry tree in my life, the name should be familiar to many of you. What you probably don’t realize is that there are actually three completely different species of trees known as strawberry trees, and they are found on three completely different continents. So, starting in the far West we have the Muntingia strawberry tree, native to Southern Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, Peru and Bolivia, also known as the Jamaican cherry or the Panama berry....
In the 18-minute music video for “Bad”—directed by Martin Scorsese—Jackson began using sexual imagery and choreography not previously seen in his work. He occasionally grabbed or touched his chest, torso and crotch. While he has described this as “choreography,” it garnered a mixed reception from both fans and critics; Time magazine described it as “infamous”. The racy “crotch grab” dance move became Jackson’s trademark. The move is commonly seen in today’s music videos but at the time, the crotch grabbing shocked the world....
Some mysteries, however, aren’t just persistent, but seem to get even more confusing the more we look into them. From the mysteriously-diverse wildlife under Antarctica to how exactly the Sun works, here are ten unresolved mysteries that got even more baffling the last time we checked up on them. See Also: Top 10 Mysteries And Crimes Solved By The Internet 8 We Still Don’t Entirely Get The Sun If you think about it, the Sun must have been the most mysterious thing in the world for an early man....
Women look up to sugardaddies for their social stature and financial stability. A sugardaddy has to be the best – or at least one of the best – in whatever industry or field he may be in. You have to be the confident top dog at the reins, the alpha male, the boss. You have to show you’re in charge. You have to have sufficient means as well. As a sugardaddy, you are expected to spend, not just for yourself but especially for your lady friend....
SEE ALSO: 10 Ridiculous Health Myths (Science Says Are Actually True) 9 Mouthwash – Higher Blood Pressure When it comes to mouthwash, most people receive their education from television.[1] The lesson is short. Just swirl the advertised product and all your bacterial worries are over. In 2019, scientists became concerned. Not all bacteria are bandits. Was there a drawback to wiping out all dental microorganisms? They found an alarming side-effect....
One of two examples on this list of disgustingly adorable cartoon animals. Nermal is a male kitten, in case you were wondering, and Garfield loathes him intensely. Or loathed, since Jim Davis hasn’t used Nermal in years. Nermal was the kitten of Jon’s parents, but after a while, it no longer mattered. The dynamics between him and Garfield were excellent, with Nermal taking up an epithet Jon bestowed on him, “the world’s cutest kitten....
Most people know the Barber of Seville through Gioachino Rossini’s opera. However, most non-music students would not know that in Rossini’s lifetime, the composer Giovanni Paisiello had written another Il Barbiere di Siviglia. It was a big hit in the musical community, and was hailed as Paisiello’s magnum opus. In 1816, when Rossini’s Barber was premiered, the supporters of the old Barber attended the premiere, booing loudly so that none of Rossini’s music could be heard, even sneaking a cat onto the stage....
How it works As I mentioned on an earlier administrative article, I need lists for the Christmas period as I will be on holiday for a month. In order to inspire people to write these lists, I have created this competition. There will be a prize for first, second, and third place. The winner will be the person who contributes the list that I feature on the front page of the site on Christmas Day (December 25, 2007)....
We all have ways we like to imagine the people we admire, especially the famous ones. We create personalities for them in our minds, no matter how little we know about them. We even get attached to them—and then get upset when we find out, for example, that Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t spend all his time slamming his fist and telling people about his dreams. But we only really know these people in their best moments, when they’re performing for a crowd....
I would like to announce that we have the first of our new admins on the main site – oouchan – who the regulars will be familiar with. She has taken her place with our other main site admins rather well over the last week. So congratulations to her and thank you for accepting the job! As was previously stated, we will be announcing another admin in the near future – stay tuned....
But here’s the funny thing: America isn’t just a melting pot for culinary sharing. It actually has its own long, unique food tradition! Sure, when we think of “American” food, most of us think of things like burgers, hot dogs, or chicken wings. But other famous dishes were created here too. Everything from the Cobb Salad to ranch dressing to chocolate chip cookies is American-made. But did you know there are actually a lot of “foreign” foods that have U....
10 Incredible Real Places Straight Out Of A Dream 10 Kersey in Suffolk: A Medieval Visit in 1957 On a bright crisp Sunday morning in autumn 1957, three trainee soldiers walked into the village of Kersey and suddenly found themselves in medieval England. As Andrew MacKenzie explains, one of them, William Laing, who was a keen observer of the countryside, was also certain that the trees and grass changed to the colours of spring during the time slip....
Following are folks with excruciating records. Most are uninvited and unfortunate; a few are intentional and, well, insane. Regardless, as Dodgeball’s Pepper Brooks so eloquently put it: “Ouchtown, population you, bro.” 10 Fang You Very Much Tim Friede, a mid-50s former truck mechanic from Wisconsin, puts a new meaning to the phrase “draining the snake.” In his role with California-based vaccination research firm Centivax, Friede has been intentionally bitten by venomous snakes more than 200 times....
