These ten animals have started using tools as a way to manipulate their environment in some very surprising ways. As a note, we tried to avoid using primates as much as possible, just because monkeys are doing some incredible stuff all over the place and it’s almost not surprising anymore. Crows have been seen crafting tools and using moving cars to help them get to food. Some birds use water displacement to get hard-to-reach bugs from water....
It’s important to remember that taxes and the associated loopholes are incredibly complicated, and this article is not advice. I’m not a tax expert, so make sure you check with someone who is before trying any of these out. 10 Saver’s Tax Credit The Saver’s Tax Credit is a credit available to low- and moderate-income taxpayers who save for retirement. The amount of the credit is 50%, 20%, or 10% of your retirement plan or IRA contribution, up to $2,000 ($4,000 if married filing jointly)....
Well, we’ve got some bad news: It’s neither. Both the city and the country are conspiring to kill you in the most terrifying ways possible. While it might be scientifically impossible to say which is really the best to live in, here are five scarily convincing arguments against living in either of them. 10 Pollution Is Even Deadlier Than You ThinkThe City Imagine living in a city, suffocating under clouds of smog....
10 The Ambiguity Effect The ambiguity effect is a phenomenon that influences our decision-making practices based on what we know of the outcome. If we’re presented with choices and we know the outcome of one and not of the other, then we tend to pick the choice we can predict—no matter how rewarding the other has the possibility to be. In a study from the University of Oregon and the University of Pennsylvania, participants were asked to play several games by drawing colored balls from a container and winning money based on what they drew....
From the earliest ancestors, strange human hybrids, massacres, and memorial monuments, the dead can show unexpected rituals, DNA, and even peace when there should have been war. 10 Final Romanov Confirmation The last royal family of Russia, the Romanovs, were executed in 1918 and hastily buried in shallow graves. The process of identifying Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, and five children took decades. In fact, it remains unresolved because not everybody agrees over the same test results....
Advances in animal DNA technology now stand at the forefront of forensic science. Enhanced testing techniques and ever-expanding databases are helping law enforcement agencies to catch criminals. In recent years, the hair, fur, feathers, blood, and other bodily fluids from cats, dogs, birds, and other animals have helped solve countless violent crimes around the globe. Here are ten crimes where critters have played a significant role in bringing the guilty to justice—using DNA technology, as well as some other weird and wonderful crime-fighting abilities....
10 The Three-Day Tennis Match According to the official rule book at Wimbledon, the game of tennis does not have a set time limit or tiebreaker to stop a lagging match. This means that, under the right conditions, the game can carry on until the players either collapse or give up. This left athletes John Isner and Nicolas Mahut playing a match for over 11 hours over three days, the fifth and final set spanning roughly eight hours over the course of two days....
Hackers have been hacking television stations for decades. The most notorious of such incidents occurred in the 1970s and the 1980s. The hackers would interrupt a live program and chip in whatever live or recorded audio they want. Some even took over entire broadcasts and replaced them with their own videos. 10 Southern Television On November 26, 1977, someone hacked into the now-defunct Southern Television several minutes into the 5:00 PM news....
Some are creepy. Like when fog killed thousands in London and the aftershocks of an earthquake rattled Washington State for a century. When not making people run for their lives, the weather can also brew events like electrical lakes and rain that lasts for a million years. 10 Intriguing Pieces Of Evidence For Bible Stories 10 The Lighthouse Of Catatumbo During Colonial times, navigators relied on the Lighthouse of Catatumbo to find their way....
See Also: Top 10 Truly Insane Rulers Some survived. Some built empires and dynasties and died old, in their sleep, on silk sheets lined in gold. But others weren’t so lucky. A handful of rulers only ever managed to keep their power for a few days or even hours — and left behind nothing but the incredible tragedy of their brief lives. 10 Prince Milan Obrenovic II: 26 Days Prince Milan Obrenovic II ruled Serbia for 26 days — and, according to most accounts, he didn’t have any idea he was in power....
10American Militiamen Are Terrified Of Fireworks And Washington Burns Down It seems a little silly today, considering that the reckless detonation of colorful explosives has become an American tradition, but it’s true. What we now use to celebrate our independence once scared away all the soldiers defending Washington, and the nation’s capital was burned to the ground. Following the burning of York (present-day Toronto) by American soldiers in the War of 1812, the British launched a surprise attack on America’s political heart....
10 Arnold Potter Arnold Potter, a self-declared messiah who referred to himself as Potter Christ, was a leader of a schismatic sect in the Latter Day Saint movement during the 1850s. On a mission to Australia in 1856, Potter claimed that he underwent a “purifying, quickening change,” whereby the spirit of Jesus Christ had entered his body causing him to become, “Potter Christ, Son of the living God.” The following year, Potter returned from Australia and moved to California, where he quickly began to gather followers....
This one won a Darwin Award in 1989. Direct from Melbourne, Australia, a 24-year-old black belt in Chinese Kung Fu, on receiving his 1st degree, was pumped up by his instructor with the brilliant knowledge that he could now overpower and kill a wild animal with his bare hands. He immediately put the Lord his God to the test, as it were, by driving to the Melbourne zoo, sneaking in after dark and jumping into the lion exhibit....
Don’t worry, my friend. Here is a handy list of some of the most twisted and macabre ways that humans entertained themselves in eras well before Grandpa was even on the Earth. You know, to throw back his way when that rant begins. 10 True Crime Some of the earliest celebrities were criminals. People would follow the stories of the crimes and the searches for outlaws, murderers, and bank robbers....
In times past, criminal investigators didn’t have nearly as much evidence to follow as they do now. They had to make do with witness testimony, fingerprints, and paper trails. But now, we can pull DNA from a microscopic bit of saliva and find a match in a high-tech lab. As a society, we feel great about this. But the evidence on which we build criminal cases isn’t at all that it seems....
See Also: 10 Creepy Facts About Cadavers 10 Child of rage The story of Beth Thomas is as heartbreaking as it is frightening. She was a beautiful little girl with striking blue eyes who lost her mother when she was a year old. Beth and her brother, Jonathan, were left with their biological father, who sexually abused them. She was only 19 months old and Jonathan seven months when they were taken away by child protective services....
This week, we have two tales of dogs in the mountains, although one is about a heartwarming rescue while the other shows off one pooch’s steely determination. We also have a few positive accounts from the world of heavy metal. Lastly, we examine some notable feats: a record-breaking row across the Atlantic, the longest calculation of pi, and a viral challenge that’s actually worth doing. 10 A Transcontinental Row A former Royal Marine with only one leg smashed the record for the fastest unsupported solo row across the Atlantic Ocean while also raising tens of thousands of dollars for veterans’ charities....
A rainbow party is a type of sexual party, said to be popular among adolescents, in which girls wearing different shades of lipstick take turns performing oral sex on the males attending the party, leaving an array of colors on their penises which vaguely resembles a rainbow. This urban legend was publicized on several talk shows and publications, leading parents to believe that rainbow parties were not only factual, but also rampant among teenagers....
10 The Anti-Muslim Death Ray A working death ray is the stuff of every kid’s dreams. In other words, it’s totally impossible. But that didn’t stop New York resident Glendon Scott Crawford from trying to develop one for the sole purpose of killing Muslims. Crawford and an associate intended to create a sort of mobile X-ray machine they could drive around and use to zap mega levels of radiation into “enemies of Israel....
10 How To Undress In Front Of Your Husband Made in 1937, this comedy film plays out as if it is a public service announcement. In the beginning of the film, the title card suggests that women need to learn how to undress in a sensual way to keep the interest of their husbands and fend off boredom during marriage. The movie gives examples of two real-life women coming home from a party: Elaine Barrie Barrymore, a Hollywood and Broadway actress, and Trixie Friganza, an opera singer and comedian....
