He’s as effective in the third film as McKellen is in the first. As Samwise Gamgee, Astin makes you care for his and Frodo’s well being throughout the film. When the strength of the film causes the audience to despair right at the end, and several times before, Astin’s strength keeps it holding on just like Frodo. He’s the only character with the honesty to be able to take the Ring and then give it right back....
While many would actually describe these ingredients as strange as well when thought of in an in-depth sense, they’re nothing compared to some more obscure ways people use animals as food, be it strange but coveted delicacies or traditional dishes and ingredients, the items on this list far outweigh any of our typical indulgences in strangeness. Top 10 Bizarre Food Ingredients 10 Snail caviar Snail caviar or Caviar d’escargot is a delicacy that’s steadily rising in popularity, coming all the way from what’s typically known as a land of wonderful cuisine, France....
10 Roger Moore And The Race Debate Roger Moore charmed countless fans as the third actor to officially play James Bond, transitioning from Sean Connery’s 1960s spy adventures into a swinging ’70s miasma of Bond weirdness, including the polarizing film Moonraker. Much more recently, though, Moore polarized fans again when he opined that Idris Elba should not play the superspy. As Elba’s popularity has grown, many fans have speculated how bold and different it would be if he replaced Daniel Craig as the next James Bond, marking the first time the spy would be played by a black actor....
Instead we rely on military deterrents to keep the peace – working on the premise that other nations will withhold from entering a state of war if it seems too costly. The following list explores ten such deterrents, most of which involve the use of weapons of mass destruction. It should also be noted as an aside that this list can be dissected into two distinct sections: the first half concerns general strategies employed by numerous nations worldwide at some point or another, while the latter half consists entirely of nation specific deterrents – some of which continue to be used to this day....
Is consent all that’s really needed for an experiment to be considered humane, and if so, how much consent? How many of the details does a patient need to know to reach the threshold of doctors safely saying that consent was, in fact, informed consent? Throughout history, this line has been crossed many times, much to the tragic dismay, torture, and even death of some of the so-called patients who’ve been experimented on....
On this list are ten mysteries from Northern Europe that need solving. Hopefully someday, someone will do just that, especially where doing so could provide closure to the families of those who fell victim to as-yet unsolved crimes. 10 Double Murder In Linkoping On October 19, 2004, Anna-Lena Svensson, 56, and an eight-year-old schoolboy by the name of Mohammed Ammouri were going about their day in Linkoping, Sweden. Suddenly, a commotion startled passersby....
The lyrics of this emotional song tell of a woman being carried around by a crowd when she crashes into a man, falls in love. And then just as quickly the crowd tears them apart, never to see each other again. Perfect stuff for Edith Piaf! This emotional song cum hymn is a plea to God to keep alive a loved one for just a few more days or months so that memories can be built....
This week, we have stories on jewels and gemstones. We talk about the largest diamond in North America, planets made of rubies and sapphires, and the rings of Saturn. We also embroil ourselves in a classic gastronomical debate, examine a 4,000-year-old cold case, and find out what kind of pornography people have been watching in 2018. 10 Is A Hot Dog A Taco? There is a debate which has raged on from time immemorial: Is a hot dog a sandwich?...
In the world of animals, this week we have a beluga spy, a three-eyed snake, and even an alleged Yeti sighting. People draw penises on the ground and eat bananas in protest. Meanwhile, scientists solve a decades-old computer puzzle and attempt to find the remains of Leonardo da Vinci. 10 Yeti In The Himalayas The Indian army shared on social media several pictures alleged to depict footprints of the Yeti....
10 Mysterious Cave Leeches Found exclusively in Croatia’s Mt. Velebit, Croatobranchus mestrovi is a bizarre species of leech that inhabits pools of icy cold water that collect at the bottom of deep shafts. Completely white, these leeches possess unique leglike growths along their sides and five short fingerlike tentacles surrounding their mouth. The functions of these tentacles aren’t fully understood, nor do we know much else about this animal’s lifestyle. Leeches are most famous for feeding on blood, while other species prey on snails and worms or feed on rotten detritus....
Saturn holds a lofty position in terms of apparent importance in ancient times. As an increasing number of space probes make their way past the huge cosmic body in our own era, both its beauty and its mysteries deepen. So does the craziness of the conspiracies aligned with it. 10 The Mega Hex Of Saturn When the Voyager missions flew over Saturn in the 1980s, they revealed a bizarre hexagon shape at the polar regions of the planet....
There is certainly no shortage of stories and reports of people being mauled and maimed by these primitive beasts. In spite of our tendency to see ourselves as having evolved out of the food chain, many of us are still drawn to that part of the world which we have by and large forgotten how to navigate and survive in. The following people, however, met their ends at the mercy of animals that might not come to mind when we picture a man-killer....
10George Freeman In the 1980s, the US was overtaken by the Satanic Panic, a widespread and almost entirely unfounded belief that large numbers of Americans were secretly worshiping Satan and committing horrifying ritualistic acts in his name. The most infamous example of this moral panic was the McMartin Preschool Trial. Ray Buckey, the son of McMartin Preschool owner Peggy, was initially accused by a parent of abusing her child, apparently as part of a strange ritual....
10David Chen In May 2009, in Toronto’s Chinatown, 56-year-old drug addict Anthony Bennett stole about $100 worth of plants from the Lucky Moose Food Store. An hour later, Bennett returned to the scene of the crime. Store owner David Chen, along with his cousin and nephew who worked at the store, confronted Bennett about the theft. Things escalated when the Lucky Moose owner and employees tied up Bennett and locked him in the back of the delivery van....
People who work in the postal service, however, have a tendency to snap and shoot up their workplaces. They target their coworkers—especially their bosses—and many finish their rampages with a self-inflicted shot to the head. Each of the following 10 people went postal in a spectacular way. 10 Patrick Henry Sherrill Patrick Sherrill was a disliked man. He was a Peeping Tom who would prowl around at night and look into people’s windows....
Amazingly, simple interventions allow this to work out just fine most of the time. Perhaps humanity doesn’t need to be so nervous about its wild cousins after all. 10 Leopards In Mumbai If somebody mentions leopards, your mind probably takes you to a wild jungle where these impressive cats prowl alone. So it might come as a surprise that a heavily populated city in India has more leopards in it than the nearby forests....
Their medical conditions ranged from blindness and deafness to mental illnesses and even cancer. Yes! People have been cured of cancer after they were struck by lightning, Others miraculously regained their sight after they were headbutted by animals. One man was even cured of deafness after an earthquake. 10 Blind Man Gets Sight Restored After He Is Struck By Lightning In 1971, Edwin Robinson was in a terrible truck accident that left him blind and partly deaf....
10 Laura Stinchfield As one of the most prominent pet psychics in California, Laura Stinchfield has made a name for herself as a mediator between pets and their owners, with particular expertise in dealing with doggie behavior problems. She claims that many dogs with aggression issues are dealing with traumatic memories and PTSD. “They’ll actually not know who they’re being aggressive toward; it’s like a flashback, like a combat vet would have,” Stinchfield explained in an interview with the New York Daily News....
When you think of nature, maybe you envision peaceful woods, a desert sunset, or the African Serengeti. You probably aren’t thinking of immortal animals, the mystery of the Cambrian explosion, or light pillars appearing in nature. Read on to find out about those and more. 10 Basking Sharks These plankton-eating sharks are the second-largest living fish and typically grow to be 6 to 8 meters (20–26 feet for you Americans) in length....
At least that’s usually the case. But occasionally, a soldier comes along with the exact right combination of bravery and insanity to make us wonder if real life isn’t being scripted by Hollywood after all. 10Yogendra Singh Yadav Single-Handedly Takes On An Entire Platoon In 1999, India and Pakistan’s strained relations finally boiled over into the Kargil War, a three-month conflict that nearly escalated into a nuclear exchange. Fought entirely in high-altitude mountainous terrain, it allowed both sides to carry out plenty of surprise attacks, such as the one in which Yogendra Singh Yadav found himself one bitterly cold July night....
