SEE ALSO: 10 Creepy Things Social Media Does To Control Your Mind 10 Brain Scans Can See Facebook Most people have experienced the obsessive compulsion to check their Facebook page. Some might even experience withdrawal symptoms. Researchers decided to see if this so-called “Facebook addiction” showed up in the brain like a drug. The study was small and by no means conclusive, but the results were interesting. In 2014, 20 volunteers answered questions about their Facebook habits and were diagnosed with a mild addiction....

For the sake of consistency, animals falsely thought to be extinct have not been included (coelacanth, Chacoan Peccary, ivory-billed woodpecker). The Devil Bird, or Ulama, is a frightening horned bird of Sri Lankan folklore. This elusive creature is rarely seen, but is often heard in the form of its infamous, blood-curdling screams. Its cries are said to resemble a wailing woman and are perceived by locals as an omen of death....

Of course, you could write an old-fashioned anonymous letter. But every hastily written note is a treasure trove of evidence. Experts can read into every loop and swirl of your handwriting, fingerprints reveal your DNA, and a postmark will betray your whereabouts. Here are 10 crimes where the writer was desperate to communicate, and what they sent contained so much more than just a few lines on a page....

From deadly chemicals to radiation to the breaking and removing of bones, women have had to endure some seriously unsafe practices to meet shifting social standards. Here are ten of the most dangerous fashion trends that women, somehow, participated in. 10 Lead, Arsenic, & Mercury—Oh My Though we named three of the big ones, we could easily have included more, like turpentine, formaldehyde, phthalates, parabens, and more. Over the millennia, there has been no shortage of deadly chemicals used in beauty products....

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The entries in this list are far closer, if not always bang on, the most widely-accepted definition of a cult—a small, often religious group that curtails the autonomy of its members. Coercive and manipulative behaviour, financial extortion and weird sex rituals are the least concerning behaviours in the 10 groups listed below. Murder, madness and mayhem were more the order of the day with these guys. Top 10 Cult Escape Stories...

It was popular among the poor and the wealthy, among the uneducated and the highest classes of society. People wanted to believe that there was something good after death. They wanted to communicate with those they had lost, and some people just wanted to be entertained. While many people enjoyed the efforts of the spiritualists, there was also a growing number of people who wanted to out them as frauds....

Others have egos just as large or larger, possess even more clout, and hold greater sway in the entertainment business. Some are producers. Others are stars who are supposed to work for the very directors they oppose. When such titans collide, someone is bound to fall. Fortunately, many of their defeats, though humbling, are usually temporary, as directors of their stature and accomplishment are too valuable and talented to sideline for long....

It seems like it because it actually happens. Some celebrities have literally killed people and gotten away with it. We don’t just mean people like O.J. Simpson who had to convince a court that they were innocent. These people were taken to trial and found guilty by a jury of their peers—and not a single one of them spent more than a month in prison. 10 Matthew Broderick$175 Fine In 1987, at the height of Ferris Bueller fever, Matthew Broderick was driving down the streets of Northern Ireland—on the wrong side of the road....

The Banpo Bridge fountain at 1140 meters long (approx. 3740 ft.) is the worlds longest fountain. It has 380 nozzles that pump out 190 tons of water a minute. 220 lights in a kaleidoscope of color garnered it the name of Moonlight Rainbow Fountain. Located in the Suntec City Mall the fountain of wealth was created for luck using Feng Shui . The base is 16,831 sq. meters(approx. 55,219 sq....

Houdini was born Erik Weisz in 1874 in Budapest, Hungary, to Jewish parents. One of six children, the Weisz family moved to America in 1878. He changed his name to Ehrich and his friends called him Ehrie, which inspired his Americanized first name ‘Harry.’ He later changed his surname to Houdini because his partner, Jake Hyman, said it would mean ‘like Houdin’ in honour of the magician Robert-Houdin. His other stage names include, ‘Eric the Great,’ ‘The King of Cards,’ and ‘Eric, Prince of the Air....

They played sacred games, had a sense of humor, and promoted members of society who were often discriminated against in both the ancient and modern worlds. Not everything was easy. From rampant health problems to murder, civilians also suffered dark times and tempers. 10 They Loved Board Games After a long day of hauling pyramid blocks, ancient Egyptians needed entertainment. A popular activity was board games. They were made for two people as well as multiple players, and if a board was not available, one was drawn on the ground....

Scientists also encountered many weird firsts. From virgin births to living for centuries, sharks are revealing addictive facts about themselves. They also come with dangerous myths, some of which might finally destroy these ancient wonders. 10 Baby Scans For Whale Sharks Conducting an ultrasound is not usually dangerous to the doctor. However, a hairy first happened in 2018. The ladies in question were the world’s biggest sharks.[1] Whale sharks are not predators, but they easily dwarf a bus....

But history doesn’t treat everyone equally. When some figures are pushed to the front, others are necessarily relegated to the background. These next entries are not well-remembered today, but their exploits formed a fascinating contribution to the lore of the Wild West. 10 The Rio Grande Posse The Rio Grande Posse, active during the 1870s and 1880s, was also known as the John Kinney Gang after its founder and leader....

10 Alcabre Man Hoarding has been tied to several disorders, such as Diogenes syndrome or obsessive-compulsive disorder. These ailments can cause the sufferer to compulsively collect things and neglect themselves and their surroundings. Hoarding has been seen in many countries and in many different people. In Alcabre, Spain, a 51-year-old man was found dead in 2016, after having been crushed by garbage in his home. He was a compulsive hoarder. A friend contacted police after the man hadn’t been heard from for a few days....

A primitive reflex is displayed by normal human infants and not neurologically intact adults. Some examples include the Palmar grasp reflex, which is the tendency for babies to close their hand around anything that strokes the palm. The swimming reflex occurs if you place a small infant in water. In response they will begin to paddle and kick. Up until the age of four months, an infant will turn its head towards anything that strokes its cheek or mouth....

10 William Howard Russell Brings Home The Horrors Of War William Howard Russell was the first dedicated war reporter in history. A hard-drinking, hard-living Irishman, Russell was dispatched by The Times of London to cover the Crimean War, an epic 1853 punch-up between Russia, Britain, France, Sardinia, and the Ottomans that killed nearly a million people. While there, Russell did the expected stuff like get drunk, write up the Charge of the Light Brigade, and get even drunker....

10 One Moth Looks So Much Like A Fuzzy Pokemon That People Thought It Was A Hoax This fuzzy white moth looks so bizarre that when its pictures first hit the Internet in 2009, it was passed off as a hoax. But it has since been proven to be a genuine moth of an unconfirmed species that was photographed by zoologist Dr. Arthur Anker in 2009. Anker’s photographs have been verified as authentic by Dr....

So we wrote this list about the ten interesting facts about shapes. This list contains the most interesting and weird things you will not believe about many shapes. And that includes the many shapes we have proposed, discovered, invented and misidentified. Top 10 Incredible Smells 10 We discovered a new shape The discovery of a new shape is something that does not make the news very often. However, on July 27, 2018, scientists revealed the discovery of a new shape called the scutoid....

It’s not just that we imagine them to be humanoid (standing on two legs, two limbs coming out of the sides of the upper torso, a head with a nose, a mouth, ears, and eyes); it’s that we imagine them to appear earthling-like at all. Even when we try to diverge most from the typical humanoid appearance that science fiction gives to extraterrestrials, we can’t help but envision them as sharing a general morphology with Earth’s fauna: reptiles, crustaceans, or, at best, insects – only of human size or slightly bigger....