See Also: 10 Notorious Film Sets That Injured, Maimed And Killed 10 Intolerance: Babylon Set Back during the earliest days of Hollywood, no one really knew that movies would become anything more than a novelty, or if the medium would even stick. Due to this, there was a lot of experimental stuff going on. Cue W.D. Griffith who in 1916 decided to make a three and a half-hour long epic titled “Intolerance”....
10 Facts About Ancient Egyptian Mummies You Didn’t Know 10 The Hidden Baby In 1679, Peder Winstrup was buried at Sweden’s Lund Cathedral. In life, he had been an important bishop. In death, his body remains one of the best-preserved corpses from the 17th century. When researchers decided to study the bishop more closely, they were surprised to find a baby tucked away behind his legs. The practice of burying babies with adults was not uncommon for the era....
Top 10 Places Famous For Bizarre Reasons 10 Smoking Mountain Monte Fitz Roy lies in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field and stretches 3375 metres above sea level. In 1877, Francisco Morena named the mountain Fitz Roy in honor of the captain of the HMS Beagle, Robert Fitz Roy. This majestic mountain is also called Cerro Chaltén, with Cerro meaning ‘hill’ and Chaltén meaning smoking mountain. The smoking mountain moniker comes from the belief that the mountain was a volcano as its peak is mostly covered by clouds....
Some of these humans with incredible capabilities were born with gifts, but others chose to train and perfect their abilities. As scientists try to discover what makes these humans special, let’s see the superhuman abilities they have. Do you agree that they deserve the superhero tag? 10 Real Samurai: Slicing Projectiles In Two In the past, samurais were warriors whose skills in combat were legendary and feared by both friends and enemies....
Their startling effectiveness shouldn’t be too surprising, if you think about it. Childhood is closely linked with innocence, and most people will not be too suspicious when they see a kid straying close to them. The following ten child hit men used that tendency to their advantage. 10 Edgar Jimenez Lugo Edgar Jimenez Lugo (aka El Ponchis) was a ruthless killer and notorious child hit man of Mexico’s South Pacific Cartel....
Top 10 Body Parts We Lost To Evolution 10 Neanderthals Neanderthals, or Homo neanderthalensis, were either a sister species to modern humans or a subspecies of Homo sapiens. They emerged around 250,000 years ago and populations continued to live in isolation until about 28,000 years ago. This means that humans and Neanderthals coexisted for a long time. Obviously humans won out and for a long time it was thought that Neanderthals went extinct because they were too primitive to compete....
The aswang is probably the most common of Filipino monsters since there are so many different kinds. In general, they are shape shifters who are human by day and then at night turn into a dog, a pig, a bat, cat, snake… the type of animal depends on the regional lore. They break into funeral homes and steal recent corpses. They are also known to enter homes to drink human blood and can turn people into aswang by tricking the human to bite them in return....
That’s not all on you, though. Corporations have a whole bag of tricks up their sleeves to get you to drop more of your hard-earned cash than you planned. From the tiles on their floors to the font size they use to purposefully rude salespeople, here are the top ten sneaky, secret tricks they’re using without us even knowing it. 10 Decoy Pricing Think of the last time you went to the movies....
Rather than presenting a list of the main characters, this is the supporting characters – the “people” that provide the backdrop for the hilarious antics of the Simpson family. Principal Skinner who’s real name is Armen Tanzarian is the man in charge at Springfield Elementary. He tries very hard to keep control of the school while kissing superintendent Chalmer’s butt. However one mysterious student named El Barto will not let Skinner’s job be so easy....
See Also: 10 Dark Origins of Beloved Organizations From camping and hiking to aquatics and fire building, such undertakings come with risks. Through the years, these activities have cost many lives. Here, we’ll look at some horrors that have befallen unsuspecting, adventure-seeking Scouts and their leaders in some of the most unforeseeable circumstances. 10 Freak Accidents On the first day of the 2005 National Scout Jamboree in Virginia, four Boy Scout leaders took on the physical task of erecting a dining tent....
“Yes operator, put me through to Tokyo. Yes, I’ll accept the charges.” These words are seldom spoken anymore in the age of the internet; communication is very much a free activity with such social utilities as AIM, Facebook, email (although it’s been around for ages), and most notably Skype. Skype allows users to call each other for free through the service (which is free to sign up for) and even allows video calling a la every movie set in the not-too-distant future....
Sleeping Bag A sleeping bag – preferably one made of down because it is lightweight and very compact. This is the most vital piece of equipment you will need. You can either stash the bag, or carry it with you. Carrying it with you makes you more mobile because you can sleep wherever you end up. If you can’t get a good quality down bag, double bagging two poor quality ones will do the job (though definitely not as well)....
It is rightly stated that these were men and women of their time, inhabiting a world with values that are utterly alien to most people alive today. To judge historical figures by the cultural orthodoxies of modern America is pure folly. From the slave owners of the Ottoman Empire to the witch hunters of 18th-century Europe, history is full of monsters and morons. But only through understanding our shared heritage can we hope to produce a genuinely enlightened and tolerant society....
Top 10 Evil People In The Bible 10 Nephilim “There we saw the Nephilim (the Anakites come from the Nephilim); and to ourselves we seemed like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them.” – Numbers 13:33 When the Israelite spies scouted the land of Canaan, instead of being welcomed with milk and honey, I bet they certainly weren’t expecting these giants. Popular beliefs are that the Nephilim are the offspring of fallen angels and women who were mortals, or that the angels possessed ungodly men to have children with women....
Tip of the iceberg can describe the story below. Wal-Mart is company No. 1 in the world. It has the most revenue over any other company ($421 Billion). But its riches equal its controversies. This story is probably the most apt at describing the unethical treatment of its workers, because of the sheer senselessness of it. In 2000, a collision with a semi-trailer left 52-year-old Deborah Shank with permanent brain damage and in a wheelchair....
Probably the game that started the whole thing off for many, pole position was created as an arcade game in 1982 by Namco. After a period, the game was eventually picked up by Atari, who exported the game worldwide. Pole position set the bar for all future racing games with its fluid frame rate and solid ‘behind the car’ graphics. The pseudo F1 style spread it’s appeal, and set the ‘behind’ perspective at the forefront of racing gaming; which is still in evidence today with the likes of Need for Speed....
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Category: Skateboard Amazing Feat: Chris Cole 50+ attempts at a 360 Flip Chris Cole is a professional skateboarder who is probably best known for his appearances in the highly successful Skate video games for the XBox 360 and for winning the coveted Thrasher’s Magazine Skater of the Year Award twice. In this clip he tries to execute a 360 Flip down a brutal staircase in San Fransisco, California. While I stopped counting his attempts the comments on the YouTube page tell us that he tried this trick for more than 50 times in a row....
10Color-Coded Saints Changed The Meaning Of Blue In 431, the Catholic Church assigned color to its various saints, with Mary the mother of Jesus receiving the color of blue. Blue was an expensive and rare dye, perfect for religious use. Over time, Mary’s blue became what we’d recognize today as navy blue, and its association with Mary meant blue took on a meaning of trustworthiness and innocence and also led to its use in police and military uniforms....
But when the animal you’re about to eat is still alive when you bite into it, that’s a pretty different story altogether. Below are ten examples of animals that are prepared and consumed alive. Be warned—some of the entries can be quite graphic. Sannakji is a dish served in Korea, and probably the most well known item on this list through videos that have circulated online. Usually seasoned with sesame seeds and sesame oil, the main component of sannakji is nakji, which is a small octopus....
