As little as we know about his personal life, it is well known he suffered from degenerative mental disorders, which not only made his paintings a deception of his mental health but also made his lifetime highly controversial, some details being quite shocking. 10 Becoming an Artist Was Not His Initial Plan Van Gogh’s father was a Protestant pastor, and his son hoped to follow in his footsteps. He studied theology in a church and was later deployed as a missionary in a small unknown village in the southwest of Belgium that went by the name “Borinage....

[WARNING: This article contains graphic photographs of mummified bodies.]A mummy is a corpse whose body has been preserved by either intentional or incidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air. Mummies of humans and animals have been found throughout the world – both as a result of having been embalmed and because of natural preservation through unusual conditions. Many mummies are thousands of years old and are famous because of the intriguing circumstances of the death or the remarkable preservation of the body....

Adolf von Henselt was a German composer and pianist, born at Schwabach, Bavaria. He began to learn the violin at the age of three and the piano at five. As he got a financial help from King Ludwig I of Bavaria, he went to study under Johann Nepomuk Hummel in Weimar for some months, and then moved to Vienna in 1832, where, along with studying composition, he made a great success as a concert pianist....

This amphibian, native to the deepest, darkest caves of Europe (most famously in Slovenia) and mistakenly identified in ancient times as a “baby dragon” has to be one of the most bizarre animals in the world. Completely blind, and lacking body pigmentation almost completely, the olm lives in a very alien sensory universe. Despite being blind, it can pick up both chemical and electrical signals via receptors on its entire body, which comes in handy to find the small invertebrates it feeds upon....

There’s often more to plants than meets the eye, and they can be incredibly difficult to study, sometimes even more so than animals. I hope this list inspires each person reading it to see the magic of plants. 10 CAM And C4 Plants CAM and C4 plants include succulents and cacti as well as other desert plants. CAM stands for “crassulacean acid metabolism,” while “C4” refers to the four carbons used in their metabolic processes....

10 Welshmen Never Yield When conquering the British Isles, one of the major problems in history has been the “Welsh problem.” From hill forts in the Roman dominion to the stonework of the Normans and beyond, the Welsh were murderous and difficult to beat. The Romans took over 40 years to subdue the various tribes, which is quite the feat considering that Caesar’s Gallic Wars lasted just eight years. As the Roman historian Tacitus wrote of the campaign in North Wales: On the coastline, a line of warriors of the opposition was stationed, mainly made up of armed men, among them women, with their hair blowing in the wind, while they were carrying torches....

There is a lot of overlap in the first five Books of the Bible, called the Pentateuch or Torah. Much of what transpires in Exodus is repeated for good measure in #8. This is one of the most fun Books, and tells the life story of Moses, who sets God’s people free from hard bondage in Egypt. God seems to trample all over free will throughout the Book. Here we get the legendary Ten Plagues of Egypt, and they are: blood, frogs, lice, flies, the death of all livestock save the Israelites’, boils and sores, hail, locusts, darkness and the death of all firstborn male Egyptian children....

10 Fascinating Economic Collapses Through History There have been many documentaries about economics. From those serious documentaries with lots of graphs showing downward trajectories and long tracking shots of silent streets, to reality TV shows like The Queen of Versailles, following the building of a mansion by a spendaholic wife and a husband whose business is on the brink of disaster, which makes compulsive viewing. Like a car crash in slow motion....

When it began, Season Nine was going to be the final season of Friends but it soon became apparent that NBC didn’t want to bid a fond farewell to Friends just yet. Season nine followed Rachel through her early days of motherhood, while sorting out her personal life right from the opening episode. One of season nine’s most winning episodes was “The One With the Male Nanny” which featured a hilariously sensitive turn by Freddie Prinze, Jr....

The following list reveals ten noteworthy “hidden costs” that are easily overlooked when stocking up on goods at a dollar store. 10Product Safety A recent study revealed that 81 percent of dollar store products contain dangerous and toxic chemicals that are “above levels of concern.” These toxic chemicals include bromine, lead, PVC, chlorine, and phthalates. In addition, choking, fire, and laceration hazards were found on numerous occasions, as evidenced by the countless recalls of dollar store products over the years....

All images are of my attempts to follow the recipes linked below. The recipes are easy to follow and each one is incredibly delicious. If you can make these dishes you should because home cooking is always best, but if it is not possible, be sure to try them all out at your local Korean restaurant. You should also note that the recipes all contain videos of the cooking process....

10 Concert Speakers A 400,000 Wat rock concert or a similar set of speakers mounted in a vehicle can reach ear-splitting decibel levels. Is it any reason most promoters recommend you wear ear protection to stave off the 135-145 decibel sound waves? 9 Howler Monkeys Found swinging in the trees of the Central and South America rainforests, it’s hard to believe that such small animals can make a sound that’s the combination of an air-raid siren and a heavy-metal guitar solo....

Memorable Quote: “This is T, Chalky is dead. Now I’m coming to get you’re honky ass.” Trouble Man follows the exploits of a roguish private detective named “Mr T”, in South Central Los Angeles. T’s arrogant personality causes him to make enemies in both the police and the mob, and he often takes justice into his own hands. Despite being a commercial flop, Trouble Man is notable for its successful soundtrack by Marvin Gaye....

Elected in 2013, Nicolas Maduro vowed to continue his predecessor’s Chavismo policies. But the subsequent nosedive in oil prices sent Venezuela’s fragile economy into a tailspin. Maduro’s solutions – money printing and further price controls – were a recipe for disaster. Unemployment soared. Citizens starved in the streets. Parents were forced to give away their children to wealthier neighbors. And waves of electrical blackouts left hospitals and businesses in utter disarray....

Top 10 Amazing Actors Who Are Always In Awful Movies 10 Entourage (2015) After 8 seasons on the air, Entourage finally ended its run on HBO in 2011. The show about young actor Vincent Chase and his group of friends and business partners was super popular during its time on air, despite the later seasons often being criticized for their decline in quality. Fans were sad to see it end, but there was a real sense of excitement when it was announced around the time of the finale that an “Entourage” movie was planned to be released in theatres, as a final chapter for the characters of the show....

This is the least deadly entry on the list. The letters were sent from Syracuse in 1997, 1999, 2002, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Each letter contained white powder, which the writer claimed was anthrax. It later proved to be baby powder or laundry detergent. Five letters went to Bishop Ludden High School from 1997 to 2010, three went to Le Moyne College from 1999 to 2002, one went to Rep....

On Halloween night of 1590, Agnes Sampson, a midwife to the rural residents of East Lothian in Scotland, was said to have attended a witch’s coven hosted by Satan at the gloomy Auld Kirk Green, a small church in North Berwick, Scotland. The insidious intention behind their gathering was to summon a supernatural storm that would sink the caravel of King James VI’s young Danish bride, the newly anointed Queen Anne, on her way to Scotland from Copenhagen....

Van Halen’s albums and tracks are legendary already, but Eddie’s lightning-quick fingers and fret-tapping technique was revolutionary. But there’s a lot more to Eddie and Van Halen than most know. Top 20 Best Rock Bands Of All Time 10 Van Halen was first called The Broken Combs Van Halen have had countless incarnations, with eight different members throughout their almost 50-year history. But they’ve also had plenty of identity changes, having originally been known as the Broken Combs when Eddie and Alex formed a band in high school in 1964....

However, despite all the stories that rocked the news world, there are a great many that have still gone largely unnoticed, due to the fact of them being primarily local affairs. Nevertheless, it is important to acknowledge these ten shocking instances of sexual decadence so that we may hold our officials to the same standards as your average Hollywood sleazebag. 10 Stephen Bittel [D] In Florida, we a situation that rocked the state’s Democratic Party with accusations against the party chairman....

Deepfake technology has been put to a broad range of uses, many of them positive. Star Wars fans have modified footage from 2018’s Solo movie so that lead actor Alden Ehrenreich resembles a young Harrison Ford. Only last Christmas, British TV station Channel 4 broadcast a digitally-altered version of the Queen’s speech. Instead of her usual message of goodwill, Her Majesty was seen making snide jokes about the year’s events before jumping onto her desk for a festive boogie....