Unfortunately, my love of drugs overcame my desire to have a roof over my head and, with no more rent money and no source of income, I found myself homeless in a city I barely knew. I learned a lot of harsh lessons during this period of my life, and I learned a great deal about the street life itself. So, with this list, I will pass on some of what I know about what it was really like for me to be homeless....
These are a variety of names for synthetic marijuana, which first appeared on the streets in the US in 2008. Its popularity has steadily increased as an alternative to marijuana that is legal in certain forms. Yet this drug is one of the most mysterious and dangerous drugs on the market today. 10 It’s Not Marijuana The term “synthetic marijuana” suggests a variation of marijuana, but nothing could be further from the truth....
Fortunately, there are some 196 countries in this world, all with their own values and sets of laws. No matter what you want to do, there’s somewhere in the world filled with people who think it’s perfectly fine. 10Walk Around NakedSpain Spain has a reputation for nude beaches. Citizens and tourists from around the world scurry off to one of Spain’s many clothing-optional beaches, eager to enter the one place where they can cast off those constricting clothes without any pesky police telling them to cover up....
Even so, the average home has thousands of species of microbes that can reveal surprising things about that home’s inhabitants. Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder once tested dust collected from 1,200 homes across the United States and sequenced the DNA to create a database of bacteria and fungi.[1] The swabs were accompanied by questionnaires that allowed researchers to verify their findings. The results yielded an absolute treasure trove of information and may lead to new developments in microbial research and even forensic science....
Today, the animal rights movement is made up of varied and often competing factions. Some believe that all “true” animal lovers must give up meat, while others just want the animals to be humanely raised and killed. For others, you must be a vegan or you’re exploiting animals. Whether hunting is permissible is another debate. With all the complex nuances of what people believe is best for animals, sometimes the animals suffer....
SEE ALSO: 10 Screwups That Changed The Course Of History Some of the more subversive pencil pushers also have a nasty habit of making more bureaucracy to justify their existence. Simple requests can turn into endless form filling. Common sense solutions are rejected in favor of some Kafkaesque run around. And law-abiding citizens are put through the wringer for complying with the rules. Adding insult to injury, many of the people responsible for this tedium demonstrate not only a lack of compassion but also competence....
While some people used the help of superstitions to commit a crime, others committed the crime because of their superstitious beliefs. This led to innumerable innocent people being murdered. 10The Donkey Priest Three Bretons stepped out of a bar one night in 1912 and saw a donkey on the road. The donkey appeared to be waiting for them and even spying on them. Paranoid and no doubt a bit drunk, the men believed that the donkey was really the local priest....
So the question is, are there times when such statues are allowed to remain out in the open for all to see? Statues of those one fought against and spilled blood fighting and died to defeat? And if so, why? Do these serve some purpose? SEE ALSO: 10 Monuments More Controversial Than The Confederate Statues 10 Muslims in Spain Spain was invaded and occupied by Muslims in 711AD. The occupiers were eventually driven back out of Spain, but only after around 800 years of on and off war and the terrible things that happen in war....
10Bleak HouseAn Important Character Spontaneously Combusts It may not be as famous as A Christmas Carol or Oliver Twist, but Bleak House is the granddaddy of Charles Dickens’s fiction. Writers, experts, and popular magazines all rank it as his greatest work, bar none, citing the larger-than-life characters and complex plot. But there’s one moment you’ll never find quoted in the reams of adoring essays: the scene where an important character spontaneously combusts out of narrative convenience....
No monster, though, is born from nothingness. Charles Manson was a child once, and that childhood was littered with tragic moments. No one would claim that these stories are sad enough to justify what he did, but they might shed light on how monsters are formed. 10 His Mother Named Him ‘No Name’ Charles Manson’s mother was a 16-year-old girl named Kathleen Maddox, and his father was a transient laborer named “Colonel,” whom he never met....
Consider the following 10 vampires, taken from the traditions of 10 different countries, which, even by the standards of our ancestors, manage to stand out as some of the creepiest creatures mythology has to offer. 10CallicantzaroGreece The Callicantzaro spends most of the year in the netherworld (wherever that is) and only emerges on the 12 nights between Christmas and the Epiphany, probably because it knows those are the nights we’re most likely to be too drunk on eggnog to run....
10 Henry VIII Had A ‘Groom Of The Stool’ Among his many reforms, King Henry VIII introduced an all-important job to the English monarchy: the groom of the stool. One lucky boy, chosen from the sons of his most trusted nobles, got the job of following the king around with a portable toilet. The groom of the stool needed to be ever vigilant. He was expected to watch the king as he ate, make notes of what he consumed, and prepare for the job to come....
The following 10 resorts offer more than the typical room service and pay-per-view movies. Read on to discover somewhere you might want to plan your next getaway—unless you’ve already sampled these spicy locations. We won’t judge, but just don’t kiss and tell… 10 Puerto Morelos, Mexico Puerto Morelos is a pretty enough place. A good location to wander around and practice your Spanish. A good place to sit on the sand and catch up on all the reading that you have been meaning to do....
10‘Flash’ Gordon In the United States, the Fourth of July holiday is usually capped off by a fireworks display that rivals the splendor of stars in the night sky. But in 2013, Mother Nature decided to inject her own brand of pizazz to Independence Day festivities in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with the aid of her favorite sparkler: lightning. That night, expectant mother Kendra Villanueva and her boyfriend, Ian Gordon, were outside when the weather turned an ominous shade of thunderous....
However, some campers look for something a little more unique and adventurous than your traditional campsite, such as swinging from a treetop, dangling from a wire over a canyon, or even curling up inside a beer can. Here are some of the more unusual places to camp around the world. 10 Sleep In A Treetop In Bavaria Does the thought of “creepy crawlies” slithering along the ground and into your tent at night put you off camping?...
This week, we find out who the teacher of the year was and we discover something cool about sun bears. We have two Picasso stories, an Alien play, a pothole-fixing pothead, and an octogenarian DJ. 10 Teacher Of The Year An educator from a small village in Kenya has won this year’s Global Teacher Prize which also comes with a $1 million award courtesy of the Varkey Foundation. Peter Tabichi was deemed the most dedicated and inspiring teacher from a pool of 10,000 candidates from 179 different countries....
Visualize it this way. If the Earth became a black hole (which it couldn’t), it would weigh the same as it does today, but its size would be smaller than a human eyeball. However, that eyeball would have the same gravitational pull, so the Moon would keep orbiting around it. You wouldn’t see the black hole directly because the boundary around its mouth (called the “event horizon”) traps light inside....
While Serpico went down as a hero, other whistleblowers have received very different treatments, and many whistleblowers throughout history have mysteriously disappeared. Below, explore 10 weird disappearances and deaths of whistleblowers. 10 Ross Alderson – B.C. Casino Whistleblower The first whistleblower on our list is an Australian living in British Columbia, Canada, named Ross Alderson. Alderson was previously a director of anti-money laundering investigations at the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC)....
Ever since then, pigs have been changing human history almost as much as humans have changed their porcine pets. Here are 10 times that pigs played a role in human affairs. 10 Pigs Discover Healing Waters As its name suggests, the city of Bath in England is famous for its waters. In fact, you can visit the remains of grand Roman baths there. In cold weather, the surface of the waters is clouded with mist as the water bubbles to the surface at 46 degrees Celsius (115 °F) through a fault in the Earth....
The first pizzeria in the United States opened in 1905—Lombardi’s in New York City. Since then, Americans haven’t stopped experimenting. Experimenting with things more extreme than the controversial pineapple on pizza debate. Here are ten of the weirdest pizza toppings out on the market. 10 Banana and Cheese If you’re a sweet and savory kind of person, boy, do I have the pizza for you. A popular favorite offered by various chains in Brazil is the banana and cheese pizza....
