Some are secretive, some are shameful, and some are downright silly. If you’re looking for an oddball method of getting a Medal of Honor—a method that’s worked at least once—you could always try . . . 10 Writing In To Ask For One Normally, an American soldier has to be recommended for the medal by either a member of Congress or a superior officer in his or her unit. You can’t self-nominate....
The population of African people living in Germany was relatively small compared to the Jews, but the Africans weren’t spared when the Nazis decided to rid the world of anyone who did not fit their Aryan ideal. The stories of the Africans who lost their lives before, during, and after the war—as well as those who survived—are often forgotten. We believe those stories need to be told. 10 The Death Camps Years before the Nazis came to power, the German army was methodically killing off Africans in a racially motivated genocide....
SEE ALSO: 10 Disturbing Raw Videos From 9/11 Larry Silverstein, the wealthy property owner and developer who held the lease on the World Trade Center properties, was due to work that morning of September 11, 2001, in the temporary offices of his company, Silverstein Properties, on the 88th floor of the North Tower. But he had a problem; he had a dermatologist appointment that morning, too. According to Silverstein, his wife “laid down the law” and told him he could not miss the doctor’s appointment....
At the conclusion of the war and the reveal of the full extent of the Holocaust, many would strenuously deny any connection with or sympathy for the Nazis. Unfortunately for them, there were facts in place to contradict their denials. Read our list today to find ten people who were reportedly Nazi sympathizers. 10 Ezra Pound Ezra Pound was a famous modernist writer who was prominent during the early 20th century among writers such as T....
10 Freud’s Theory Of Weaving Freud’s opinions about women are famously patronizing and misogynistic, although he did advocate for them becoming members of his profession. He thought of women as being more emotionally needy, more demanding of attention, more prone to neuroses and hysteria, less swayed by conscience, more passive, and more narcissistic than men. Some of the theories that he invented to explain these personal observations seem completely ludicrous to us today....
When the volcanic gas and ashes reached Pompeii and sealed its fate, the city was “paused” in time. When the site was rediscovered, its excellent state of preservation became apparent. In terms of volume of detailed archaeological data, no other site can rival Pompeii. This list contains 10 interesting facts about this rich site, which hopefully will allow the readers to recreate in their minds some fascinating details of this incredible ancient city....
10 Thomas Pereira & Jean-Francois Gerbillon In the 17th century, Jesuit missionaries were a crucial link between the West and the Qing dynasty, as the Chinese emperors valued them for their scientific knowledge and linguistic skills. At that time, there were tensions between the Portuguese Jesuits, who had arrived first, and the French Jesuits, who arrived later and in greater numbers to break the Lusitanian monopoly. During this period, Russian Cossacks had begun to infiltrate the northern borders of the Qing Empire in search of furs and grain, clashing with border troops and subjugating Siberian tribes which were tributaries of Beijing....
These cases can be even more contentious. Some people feel that it is unethical to experiment with animals in this way. For example, they can be injured or killed during these trials. It is also possible that the environment could be irreparably harmed. 10 Japanese Scientists Created A Chicken That Lays Eggs That Fight Cancer Japanese scientists have created a GM chicken that lays golden eggs. Although the eggs are not actually golden, they are worth their weight in gold, if not more....
For example, most of us have heard and dismissed the claims of body doubles and mismatched skull fragments. Also, Hitler’s dead body has never been found. However, an intriguing argument can be made that Hitler may have faked his death and escaped from the ruins of Berlin with the help of his closest Nazi officers. So, where might he have gone? 10 PatagoniaHome Away From Home The Patagonia region of Argentina was known to the Nazis long before the start of World War II....
The mark of an eccentric is often the enthusiasm they have for a certain personal belief. Matthew Robinson, 2nd Baron Rokeby, developed a fondness for all things watery. At a time when drinking water could be somewhat risky due to waterborne disease most people drank alcoholic beverages, Rokeby drank only water or beef tea. Each day he would walk to the beach and swim in the sea until exhausted. While Lord Rokeby would walk he was followed by a carriage and servants....
I’ve tried to give numbers of the deficits in question, but it should be noted the extreme inaccuracy in trying convert money from 600 years ago into modern terms, especially as I am no economist and certainly no mathematician. Early bullion is difficult to convert into modern terms, and in times of economic turmoil the constantly fluctuating values make for a large margin of error. What’s more, early modern and feudal economies are not based on money transactions as we think of them today, and less than 5% of the population would have any money....
Killing someone by drowning takes commitment. This isn’t a split-second squeeze of a trigger but a drawn-out action. Whether the murderers held their victims underwater until they ceased to struggle or facilitated their immersion through other means, they had time to think about what they were doing. The drowned suffer cruel deaths, often at the hands of someone they loved and trusted and in a familiar setting, their last moments terror, their last sights and sounds a confusion of water....
However, even prominent and media organizations enjoy a good April Fools’ joke. Wealthy businessmen have also partaken in a little hilarity and reaped the publicity that followed. Probably because of the high standing of the pranksters, many people fell for their jokes. Some of them were so silly, though, that it is hard to understand how anyone believed them. 10 Swiss Spaghetti Harvest Does spaghetti really grow on trees? A BBC “documentary” in 1957 actually managed to fool some viewers into believing it actually did in an April Fools’ Day spoof....
10 Adolf Hitler May Have Ruled Germany While Suffering From Syphilis One theory may plausibly explain Hitler’s behavior and decisions while ruling Nazi Germany. Some historians believe that Hitler was suffering from an advanced form of syphilis toward the end of his regime. Dr. Theodor Morell, Adolf Hitler’s personal physician, kept extensive records about his most famous patient. Most of these records still survive, providing modern historians with a portrait of Hitler’s private life....
See Also: 10 Crazy Catholic Conspiracy Theories The Church did their best to keep it from leaking to the press and to deal with the problem within the church. More often than not, though, their solution was little more than to pass child molesters onto a new parish, where they’d be surrounded by a whole new set of children to prey on or sentenced them to the “life of prayer and penance” the religion already demanded....
Some dungeons were known for their infamous captives, others for their horrific methods of misery. So who were more evil: the inhabitants of the dungeons or the architects of these palaces of pain? 10 Mamertine Prison Mamertime Prison festers below the placid 16th-century church of St. Joseph of the Carpenters. This subterranean chamber of horrors held the Roman Empire’s most feared enemies, who were often political prisoners. Mamertine Prison housed the Gaulish warlord Vercingetorix and Simon Bar Jioras, the defender of Jerusalem....
Guillotine executions were an industry unlike any other. Tens of thousands of people came to witness the executions and spent a good amount of money at local businesses and hotels. The events lined everyone’s pockets, from the High Executioner to the pickpockets in the streets. 10 Botched Execution It is bad enough that you are about to be executed, but imagine how you would feel in those last moments if they totally bungled the job?...
Culture encompasses all behaviors and activities which are not genetically driven and which are found throughout a local population. The arts and humanities, religions, shared attitudes and practices are all facets of culture. The wonderfully wide variety of human cultures around the world is of great interest in itself; however, not all culture is human. For an activity to be deemed cultural, it must not be directly caused by genetics, it must be passed from one individual to another throughout a population, it must be remembered and not forgotten instantly after it has occurred, and it must be passed down through generations....
Risa lives with thirteen women in a teahouse in Kyoto where she is training to be a geisha. She chose to train as a geisha after watching them on TV. She trains every day for hours practising tea-making, elocution, singing, and dancing. She is the youngest maiko (someone who has passed the test to train as a geisha) in Japan. She has two days holiday each month. Dong shares a room with his sisters and parents....
10 African Civilizations More Amazing Than Ancient Egypt 10 Well-preserved piece of history Amid a 11th-century caravansary in Ouadane, Mauritania, stands the stunningly well-preserved Ouadane Mosque. It is believed that Quadane became a prominent city during the 11th century and was part of the trading and religious ‘hub’ along one of the main trans-Saharan routes. The mosque itself was built during the 15th century as the population and town expanded....
