10Marozia In the early 10th century, Europe seemed in a state of terminal decline. The Frankish Empire was crumbling, and the power of the pagan Vikings was growing. In the South, Muslims had conquered Spain and Sicily, while the nomadic Hungarians had swept across the Carpathians. Only the Catholic Church seemed to hold Europe together. And the Church was led by a remarkable woman: the senator Marozia. Marozia was the daughter of Count Theophylact, the most powerful man in Rome....

These are stories of people who had the mother of the first type of day, and the grandmother of the second . . . on the same day. People who found themselves struck by the worst luck imaginable—only to turn it completely around, immediately, with the biggest breaks of their lives. Lives that may have been a lot shorter had they not. 10Heart Like A Wheel In 2014, an unnamed Italian man in his late forties displayed some unusual symptoms in the hospital after a motorcycle accident....

10Swarm Flyby Gravimetry While most satellites are growing larger, aerospace engineer Justin Atchison proposes going smaller—far smaller. And he’s been awarded a Phase I grant from NASA to develop his proposed Swarm Flyby Gravimetry. That sounds incredibly ominous, but the swarms are actually schools of adorably tiny probes. This was among 12 projects to receive NASA’s tentative blessing at a recent symposium for advanced exploratory concepts. The swarms are perfect for studying some of the smallest bodies in our solar system....

In most versions of the story, the lady comes to her end tragically and continues to search for peace in her spirit state. On this list are some of the most popular adaptations of this legendary tale. 10 USA Given the size of the North American continent, it is no wonder that many states in the US have a unique White Lady legend. One of the most infamous is the tragic story of the ghostly lady wandering through Durand-Eastman Park in Irondequoit....

10John Podesta Says The Public Is Ready For The Truth John Podesta was a member of the Obama and Clinton administrations and is now a member of Hillary Clinton’s campaign team. He has been working toward uncovering the truth about UFOs and aliens for years. He has only made a small amount of headway, but he has made some progress in getting certain files declassified. Still, he believes there is a lot more to find and excited UFO enthusiasts when he claimed that neglecting to release UFO files was his biggest failing during his stint in the Obama administration....

Yes, as a matter of fact, Pachelbel wrote more than one Canon in D Major. He wrote over two hundred pieces for the organ, his instrument, and hundreds of pieces for all other instrumentation and voices. He was one of Bach’s major idols, and Bach studied his works voraciously. Consequently, a lot of Bach’s fugues sound similar in construction and methods. This fugue is the lister’s favorite of those that YouTube has to offer, but he could find no opus number for it, and Pachelbel is sure to have written dozens of fugues over the years in C Major, as well as all the other keys....

The Hoax: The Man-eating tree of Madagascar A gigantic pineapple, seemingly made of some kind of natural metal, with an aura of human skulls at its base—this is one tree you wouldn’t want to climb. The tree in question first appeared in a letter sent to the New York World newspaper in April, 1874. It was discovered by German traveller Karl Leche whilst exploring what was then the little known island of Madagascar....

10Otis Orth On March 2, 2014, 52-year-old Otis Orth left his cabin to buy supplies in the nearby town of Trapper Creek, Alaska. He went the back way, riding his snowmobile along the icy wooded trails to save time. As always, he brought his golden retriever, Amber, along for the ride. She hunkered down on the seat while he stood on the side panels, keeping the dog safe between his legs....

10 Times Scientists Got Animals High To See What Would Happen 10 Elephants Animals care about their young just as humans do, though some species are more attentive parents than others. They also work to have as healthy a pregnancy as possible. Pregnant animals use plants the same way an expectant human mother would take medication. There are numerous reasons for speeding along gestation, from potential birth defects to a pregnancy that takes a large physical toll on the mother....

However, what we often fail to realize is that senior citizens have had a lifetime of experience and also lived through various historical periods of war and economic depression, making them far more resilient than we give them credit for. In the midst of danger and face-to-face with criminals, these 10 incredible crime-fighting grandmas proved that regardless of their age, health conditions, or tiny stature, they are tough as nails and completely capable of handling their own....

But some decisions wouldn’t have given us lesser versions of the movies, shows, and games we love today. They would have ruined them completely. Warning: A ridiculous number of spoilers for old films are below. 10 GoldenEye 007Bond To ‘Shake Hands’ With Enemies GoldenEye 007 defined the Nintendo 64. As James Bond, players got to blast a succession of bad guys to oblivion, all while having more fun than should legally be allowed....

Or it would be if the Internet didn’t excel at spreading nonsense. As you read this, hundreds of websites are making millions of dollars reprinting absurd, damaging, and confusing lies, adding to the overall dumbness in the world. Here’s how. 10Incredible Unsourced (Or Badly Sourced) Stories 10 Insane Ways The Online Media Is Lying To You Phony stories thriving on social media Watch this video on YouTube Sources or it didn’t happen....

Sometimes overlooked, another factor in a film’s financial success is the idea, observation, or experience that inspired the movie. At the time of this writing, the ten horror films on this list have made more money than any others in their genre.[1] Here’s what inspired them. 10 Van Helsing Stephen Sommers’s 2004 film Van Helsing, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale, is the tenth-top-grossing horror movie of all time, having earned $300....

Violent Act: Glitter Bombing Glitter bombing cannot be blamed on any one group or organization. It has become a fad by which pro-gay rights activists protest anyone who speaks out against gay rights. The legality of throwing glitter on someone without warning falls in the gray area between assault and harmless prank. Those with an easy-going sense of humor have usually laughed it off, but it does rub plenty of people the wrong way, and Mike Huckabee, among others, decries it as assault and battery, and possibly sexual harassment....

The regular characters and the actors who played them also make the original series entertaining to watch, as much today as 50 years ago. Here are ten intriguing, little-known facts that make them even more interesting. 10 Captain James T. Kirk For many years, the kiss between Captain James Tiberius Kirk, of Iowa, and Lieutenant Nyota Uhura, of African descent, was thought to have been the first televised interracial kiss, but research has shown it is, in fact, the third....

It occurred on the night of April 14, 1865, as Lincoln, his wife, and two guests were watching a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington, DC. Booth snuck into group’s private box and shot Lincoln point-blank in the back of the head. Hours later, Lincoln died of the wound. Lincoln would be the first of four US presidents to be assassinated while in office. While many Americans know that Booth killed Lincoln, few know about Booth’s daring escape from Ford’s Theater and the massive manhunt for the president’s killer that followed....

Just where did this strange and apparently alien religion come from? Why did it take hold with so little resistance? Why did it vanish so suddenly afterward? And why is it that arguably the most well-known pharaoh of ancient Egypt in our contemporary times, Tutankhamun, is seemingly at the middle of this strange time in one of the most glorious and far-reaching civilizations in all of known history? Here are ten intriguing facts about Aten, Atenism, and why its place in history is quite possibly very important....

Runners trigger predatory instincts in the depraved. Sometimes, runners fall victim to savage sexual assaults. Other times, random and senseless acts of violence occur. Recently, female joggers have taken to wearing sports bras with pockets for knives or pepper spray. Remember, on your next jog, there is a probably a predator watching—and waiting. 10 Queens Nightmare In August 2016, a Queens woman was murdered on her evening jog around the Belt Parkway....

But the pyramid is a common form that ancient—and modern—builders have turned to when creating impressive structures. Here are 10 lesser-known pyramids that deserve just as much attention as the more famous ones at Giza. 10 Mad Jack Fuller’s Tomb The pyramids of Egypt were tombs and monuments for the pharaohs of Egypt. Most people prefer something more modest for their own resting place, but perhaps you should expect something more from a man known as “Mad Jack....

10Murder In Suwon On April 1, 2012, a shocking crime hit the South Korean city of Suwon. The perpetrator, a Chinese-Korean immigrant worker named Wu Yuanchun, abducted and killed a 28-year-old woman inside his house. When police arrived to apprehend Wu, they found that the victim’s body had been neatly chopped into almost 400 pieces. A public outcry was raised against the police after findings revealed that they had not responded promptly to the victim’s phone call for help, and that it had taken them half a day to finally find Wu’s house....