Many of the ideas and ideals on which our societies are based were born in the rebellious fervor that accompanied the French Revolution. But it also influenced changes in less critical areas like food, fashion, and zoos. 10 The Idea Of Equitable And Humane Capital Punishment Championed by Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, the head-chopping machine was adopted in 1792 as the sole method of execution approved by the state. And it was, truly, a huge improvement over other methods of execution, such as death by hanging, drowning, or burning....

10The Moon Landing Tapes Readers old enough to remember video tapes recall the embarrassing feeling of having recorded over something important. It can be quite frustrating, but you probably taped over nothing more significant than your favorite football game or your child’s school recital. At least it wasn’t the original footage of mankind first landing on the Moon. That’s right. The original tapes of the Apollo 11 mission with the iconic footage of Neil Armstrong first setting foot on the Moon are gone....

From neutered nationalists to gay censorship, social media bosses are willing to crack down on anyone who offends their advertisers’ fragile sensibilities. Here are ten ways that social media sites are strangling freedom of speech. Top 10 Terrifying Assaults On Free Speech Happening Right Now 10 YouTube Removes Firearms Videos Gun ownership is one of the most divisive and hotly debated topics of our times. So when YouTube chose to remove a large portion of its firearms videos, it was bound to cause a stir....

10Clara Bow “Even now, I can’t trust life. It did too many awful things to me as a kid.” When going for tears during an emotional scene, some actors pick a nose hair, others use eye drops. Clara Bow? She just thought about the day her childhood friend Johnny died in her arms having been burned alive in a tenement fire. There are tough circumstances and then there are Clara Bow’s circumstances....

From the moment Admiral George Dewey sailed into Manila Bay and defeated the Spanish fleet on May 1, 1898, the US looked on the Philippines covetously for new markets and investment opportunities. America also wanted to block other European powers, particularly Germany and Britain, from gaining control of the islands. The ensuing conflict took the lives of 220,000 Filipinos who stood in the way of US ambitions. 10 Total Ignorance Never had America been so ignorant about a target....

Well, not always. Some of the jobs that you always thought were just stepping-stones to bigger things are well-paying careers on their own. The only reason we don’t know about them is because we never bothered to look into them. The people who did, however, fare much better on the pay grade than your average worker. 10 Deer Urine Farmer If you’ve ever been hunting in the US, you’d have come across deer lure perfumes....

With hikers just vanishing into thin air, strange creatures being spotted among the trees, and whole groups disappearing without a trace, no other places carry quite the same eerie auras as the national parks. 10 The Devil’s Den In 1946, Katherine Van Alst, an eight-year-old girl who was with her family at Devil’s Den State Park, disappeared from their camp and got lost. Six days later, she was found sitting in a cave approximately 48 kilometers (30 mi) away and 183 meters (600 ft) higher than the spot from which she had disappeared....

While it is US policy not to make concessions to terrorists like ISIS, Europeans are more likely to do so. Perhaps the best lesson we can learn from the Barbary Wars of the early 19th century is expressed in a statement by the Undersecretary for Terrorism at the Treasury Department, David Cohen: “Refusing to pay ransoms or to make other concessions to terrorists is, clearly, the surest way to break the cycle (of terror), because if kidnappers consistently fail to get what they want, they will have a strong incentive to stop taking hostages in the first place....

Yet nobody does death better than the little fellers—the six-legged freaks, the eight-legged aberrants, and the winged butchers. Individually, these critters may be as different as night and day, but they’ve all developed methods of murder that would make Hannibal cringe. 10 Bone-House Wasps Build Corpse Walls First described in 2014 and named after the bone-filled ossuaries of old, Deuteragenia ossarium is one ruthless son of a gun. It’s related to the more well-known tarantula hawk wasp, which lays eggs in live tarantulas and has one of the most painful stings in the world....

In doing so, they approached the unknown like any other scientific conundrum. They wrote up experiments, tried to attach philosophical treatises to their findings, and considered the illogical, the otherworldly, and the downright bizarre with inquiring and open minds. Although, occasionally, they were also a bit nuts. 10 Maria Hayden Maria Hayden was an American medium. In the mid-1800s, she became famous in England as the first medium to demonstrate the new art of rapping, shortly after the more famous Fox sisters had made such an “impression” (also known as a killing) back home....

Here are ten of the ways in which the debilitating disease shaped Victorian society. 10 High Death Rates The most obvious way in which tuberculosis affected Victorian society was, of course, the number of lives it took. It’s even believed to be the leading cause of death by any microbial pathogen in history. At the turn of the 19th century, around 50 million people worldwide were openly infected with it....

These are the words of the oath recommended by the International Association of Chiefs of Police . But an increasing number of law enforcement officers seem to be betraying the trust of the public they are supposed to serve and protect. Thanks to the invention of smartphone cameras and the ability to instantly share video through social media, a disturbing trend is becoming clear—some police officers are beginning to operate just like the Mafia....

You may find yourself getting taken in by the bustling street stalls and happy local servers. But beware, those bubbling pots and sizzling pans could contain some pretty strange stuff. Here are some of the weirdest foods that you might be served as you’re wandering the streets. 10 BalutThe Philippines So it’s a hard-boiled egg. What’s weird about that? Think again because lurking beneath the innocent-looking shell is a tiny duck fetus that’s been boiled alive....

See Also: Top 10 Creepy Scenes In Movies 10 Three Men And A Baby (And A Ghost That Wasn’t) Back in 1990 when we were still renting videos from the shop in order to see the latest movies, one particular film that was hard to get your hands on for a time was the comedy “Three Men And A Baby.” This was in part due to the upcoming release of its sequel, but mostly because people were eager to see for themselves the ghost that had seemingly been captured on tape in one of the scenes....

An all-in-all scary dad and Korean War vet, he never actually lays a hand on his son, just threatens him ALL THE TIME with the prospect of him putting his foot, amongst other objects, up Eric’s ass. What he lacks in violence, he makes up in intolerance and temper. He can’t stand how “twitchy” and scrawny his son is, let alone his indifference to sports, nor can he stand what interests his son (Star Wars, comic books, action figures) or the way in which he communicates (sarcasm a....

After the end of World War II, several meetings were held between the United Kingdom, Russia, and the United States to decide what to do with the Nazis. Thousands of German soldiers were rounded up and kept in large camps. During this time, Stalin proposed that every Nazi soldier should be executed. The option was considered, but Churchill denounced the idea saying: “the cold blooded execution of soldiers who fought for their country, I would rather be taken out in the courtyard and shot than partake in such action....

You are stranded with thirty people on a lifeboat that is intended to hold only seven. No one can paddle this heavy boat and it is definitely going to sink, drowning everyone inside it. It occurs to you that you can save some of the people in the lifeboat by throwing all but the strongest rowers overboard. Do you think it would be morally permissible to save some people by throwing others overboard, especially seeing that, otherwise, everyone, including those thrown overboard, would have drowned anyway?...

On this list are a variety of incidents that have yet to be solved, all different, but all mysterious in their own way. Top 10 Unsolved Mysteries Involving Celebrities 10 ‘Star Wars’ headdress On 1 January 2021, farmers in the town of Hidalgo Amajac in Veracruz were working in a citrus field when they discovered something unusual. Before them was a 2-meter-tall statue of a young woman adorned with intricately patterned jewelry and dressed in elaborate clothing....

Fingernails grow four times faster than toenails Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people If you rub an onion on your foot – within 30 – 60 minutes you will be able to taste it – this is because it travels through the blood stream You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath (if you hold it until you go unconscious, you begin to breath normally as soon as you do)...

The adverts are on trial for one month to see if they will be a viable replacement for popunders. They are a new type of ad so we are part of the beta test. The reason I am looking at this option is because they have more going for them than popunders – here is a non-exhaustive list: Unlike popunders, these ads only once per session per user per 24 hours....