On the other hand, modern surgery is a marvel of medical science. We now use it to do things like organ transplants and plastic surgery that we didn’t even know were possible until very recently. That doesn’t mean that we have it all figured out, though, as the field of surgery still has many unresolved mysteries and interesting facts that most people don’t know about. 10 A Surprisingly High Number Of Patients Wake Up During Surgery If you ever talk to a surgeon about undergoing a surgical procedure, he’ll go to great lengths to assure you that you won’t feel a thing....

With credit to researchers who have studied the fossils of the Meg, we now know more about this nightmare of the ocean than ever before. Although the facts are fascinating, they are far from comforting. Megalodon was a shark ripped right from a monster movie. 10 Most Recent Sightings On Earth, there are five large oceans covering 71 percent of the surface and holding over 1.3 billion cubic kilometers (312 million mi3) of water....

10 The Gamburtsev Mountains Mountains that soar to incredible heights exist 600 meters (2,000 ft) below the ice in East Antarctica. The range extends for over 1,200 kilometers (750 mi) with peaks as high as 3,400 meters (11,200 ft). A group of Soviet researchers first discovered the mountain range in 1957 in an extremely remote region of the continent where temperatures often drop below -80 degrees Celsius (-112 °F). Since their discovery, the range has been the subject of much curiosity but few expeditions due to its isolated location....

Worthy of a rewind, we will find the best notable and secretive life lessons in robot film history. 10 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story On a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction, a group of unlikely heroes—Jyn, Cassian, and K2SO—band together to accomplish the task. But they do so in an unusual way. K2SO is a security droid who says exactly what is on his mind....

Most of the men on this list aren’t well known, even though they’ve made history. Of course, they weren’t involved in as much dysfunctional fatherly drama as, say, homicidal Henry VIII who exiled his daughter Elizabeth and chopped off her mom’s head. But these fathers cared a lot about their kids, and through that caring they gave gifts to the rest of us. 10Amilcare Anguissola During the Renaissance, most aristocratic dads limited their daughters’ education to little more than music and needlework—two occupations designed to attract a husband who would bring wealth or status to the family....

10William Buckland’s Guano Message The name William Buckland might not resonate with a lot of people these days, but he was one of the most prominent paleontologists of the 19th century. He was also the Dean of Westminster for a while. Even so, nowadays he is more famous for his voracious appetite—he ate all the different species of animals he could get his hands on. A renowned apocryphal story about him says that he ate the preserved heart of Louis XIV, the Sun King, when he saw it on display....

10Gabriella Silang & Dayang-DayangFilipina Guerrillas British ships bombarded Manila Bay on September 24, 1762 as part of the growing Anglo-Spanish War. Diego Silang, a native of Ilocos, thought it was the best time to foment a revolution against the Spaniards by allying with the British. The Brits proclaimed him governor of Ilocos and then promised him help that never arrived. In May 1763, he was assassinated, leaving his widow Gabriella Silang in charge of the rebel force....

10Tony The Tiger Sang ‘You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch’ Boris Karloff famously narrated the Dr. Seuss classic, How The Grinch Stole Christmas. But the horror film veteran had a little secret—he couldn’t sing. Instead, the production team called on voice actor Thurl Ravenscroft to handle the musical numbers. Ravenscroft’s singing was unknown for years, because he did not receive a credit on the telecast, leading many to believe it was Karloff who knocked the song out of the park....

10 Ancient Greece Slaves who misbehaved in ancient Greece were often tattooed with the name of their crime. This was used instead of branding because a more wordy crime like “theft and aggravated assault” would take long time to brand and could put the victim’s life at risk. As slaves were only valuable to their owners alive, tattooing provided a happy (if still upsetting) medium. Similar tattoos were given to free citizens found guilty of crimes....

In many cases in the past, there was only one thing you could do: appeal to the gods or spirits of your choice and hope they feel like stepping in. As different civilizations developed different ideas of religion and spirituality, so did they generate different ways of bringing ruin upon each other. 10Roman Curse Tablets Back in Roman Britain, it was relatively easy to lay a curse on somebody. All you needed was some lead (but if you were all out, wood or stone would do just fine) and something to inscribe on it, and you were good to go....

It’s easy to think that these aren’t normal, that this is something new. But massacres have occurred in almost every developed country, often committed by the governments themselves. Here are 10 of the most tragic examples. 10 The Athens Polytechnic UprisingGreece In 1973, Greece was still controlled by a military dictatorship. By the end of the year, a democracy bloomed, but it was not a bloodless transition. On November 14, students began to gather at Athens Polytechnic University....

10 Exploding Teeth Remember the last time that you had a bad toothache? Awful, wasn’t it? Now imagine that pain roughly 100 times worse. It’s so bad, in fact, that you lose touch with reality and start acting like a rabid dog. And your dentist has no way to help you. That was the sort of toothache that a small number of patients encountered in the 19th and early 20th centuries....

The whole world watched as we failed to stop a genocide—but that was only the tip of the iceberg. The dark, hidden secret of the Rwandan genocide, though, is that the nations of the UN did not just fail to take action. By selling weapons, and deliberately blocking international assistance, nations around the world helped Hutu extremists commit genocide. Some did it for money, and some did it for politics—but they did it....

10The Pub Chain Named After A Teetotaler Teacher We’ve all heard the story about Albert Einstein’s teacher telling him he would never amount to anything. Given how that prediction turned out, you’d think educators would steer clear of the phrase, but one uptight New Zealand geography teacher apparently missed out on the memo. Faced with an unruly teenaged Tim Martin some 50 years ago, he allegedly declared that Martin “would never amount to anything in business....

10Temar Boggs And Chris Garcia Teens Temar Boggs and Chris Garcia were enjoying a summer day in 2013 when they heard that police were outside searching for five-year-old Jocelyn Rojas, who had disappeared from her front yard and had possibly been abducted. Law enforcement and neighbors had been searching for the girl for two hours with no success. The teens, who had been watching television, sprang into action, jumping onto bikes and searching the area....

10 Shigir Idol Archaeologists discovered the world’s oldest wooden sculpture while excavating a bog in Western Siberia in the late 19th century. Determined to be 11,000 years old, the idol is twice as old as the great pyramids and 6,000 years older than Stonehenge. The 2.8-meter (9.2 ft) figure was carved from a larch tree that was 157 years old when it was felled with stone tools. Conditions in the bog preserved the idol....

Samples: Daydream in Blue by I-Monster Lupe Fiasco’s third single off of his first album, Daydreamin’ was not a huge Billboard success, but did go on to win a Grammy. The chorus is taken directly from I-Monster’s Daydream in Blue, and comparing the two feels like listening to the same song. It’s no mystery why this sample led to the song’s success; the melody is extremely catchy, and will easily get stuck in your head....

The fight is a long way from over. To date, HIV has taken over 36 million lives and still claims hundreds of thousands each year. Of the nearly 38 million people still living with the infection, one in five is said to be unaware of their condition. And with marginalized communities most at risk of infection, the virus still carries a weighty social stigma.[1] But the fight against HIV/AIDS has also produced a wealth of uplifting breakthroughs and inspiring victories....

So here are ten intriguing facts about Rock Paper Scissors! 10 A Game by Any Other Name Another name for Rock Paper Scissors, Roshambo, is most commonly used in Northern California. But no one knows where the word Roshambo came from. Many believe it’s of French origin and connected to the Comte de Rochambeau—a French nobleman in the American Revolutionary War who was featured in the musical Hamilton. Though legend suggests he played the game, evidence suggests it was not yet known in America at this time....

It’s not always such a great deal to be an inventor, though, especially if you come up with something that you later wish you’d never thought of. Here are ten inventions that were a cause of doubt for their inventors. 10 The Atomic Bomb We can understand how the inventor of a bomb that caused massive death and destruction might wish he had kept his idea to himself, and that is exactly how J....