The incidents recounted below nevertheless did not exactly help endear the masses to the monarchy and can be considered among various other occurrences that brought about the series of revolutions that thus far has caused France to indeed remain a republic. There are lessons monarchs can learn from these incidents: do not persecute those with different religious beliefs, do not execute people in over the top manners, do not make a big deal claiming your representatives accomplished some heroic feat as slaying a beast prematurely, and do not make people captains of ships with limited naval experience, among other lessons....

10 Carthaginian Child Sacrifice Most scholars dismiss ancient accounts of Carthaginian child sacrifice as propaganda invented by the Greeks or Romans. The Roman historian Diodorus described a horrific statue in Carthage where babies rolled down the idol’s hands into a pit of fire. The debate over whether the Carthaginians killed their own offspring began in the early 20th century. Cemeteries discovered in Carthage held the cremated remains of babies, and more were found at other Carthaginian settlements in Sardinia and Sicily....

https://listverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/top10eerieeecordings-072810.mp3 Be sure to visit the Listverse Podcast and rate us! Excerpt from the original: “We have already covered lists of historic recordings and incredible recordings, so now we are presenting you with a list of eerie recordings. These all feature themes or sounds that are spooky in one way or another. If you think we have left something off, be sure to tell us in the comments.” Read the original list here....

This is Eguchi Aimi. She’s the latest member of Japanese pop band AKB48, and a very lovely girl. But Eguchi Aimi is not what she seems. She shocked all her fans by revealing her dark secret – Aimi was, in fact, computer-generated, with parts taken from other band members and pasted over an existing girl to make Aimi Eguchi. Her personality was a little easier for her inventors to make up: according to her official AKB48 profile, Aimi is 16, from Saitama just outside Tokyo, competed in track and field and made her debut in a photo shoot for Shueisha’s Weekly Playboy magazine....

In 2007, from September 24 to 26, about 73,000 auto workers in the United Auto Workers Union raised their wrenches defiantly against General Motors, with concerns of compensation, benefits, job stability and company investment (complaints of the usual sort). After two assembly plants and a transmission facility in Canada were, effectively, shut down, a deal was agreed upon and the wheels were in motion once more. Tens of millions of items were not delivered from the Summer of 2009 to the Spring of 2010, due to picketing postal workers....

It’s also legal to carry it. But that doesn’t matter because—get a load of this—if you get stopped by a cop in Amsterdam, it’s illegal for them to search you. That’s a right the cops in Amsterdam don’t have. Now we’ll enlighten you with 10 more fascinating facts about the Netherlands. 10 They Really Like Their Beer And Sell It To Everyone In the Netherlands, 74 liters (20 gal) of beer is consumed per person per year....

What all of these examples have in common is that they feature men wielding the weapons. Whether they be sword fights or gunfights, high European society or the Wild West (or frankly anywhere in history) the duelists are male. This makes sense, given how patriarchal society was until about a century ago. Women had limited freedoms and a totally different set of standards. Despite the norm, there were some women who took up arms against one another or even against other men....

Unlike murder by gun, an ax murder was generally gruesome. Chunks of flesh and brain would scatter the floor. The victim often did not die right away and was sometimes hacked multiple times before death overcame him. The subject also sold newspapers, and that is probably why so many ax murders were reported in the worldwide press at that time. 10 The Mudgee Tragedy No one could believe it. Why would a retired police constable, living in Mudgee, New South Wales, murder his wife and infant child?...

As demonstrated by these 10 Halloween pranks that went awry, fun—especially when it’s of a foolish nature—can have serious and even tragic consequences. 10 False Alarm In 2010, unidentified parents in rural Galatia, Illinois, played an ill-considered Halloween prank on their children that could have landed the pranksters in jail. The parents decided to frighten their children by staging a fake murder in which the children’s mother was the “victim....

“I’d buy that for a dollar!” Ah, who could forget the 1987 gore-enthusiastic film, Robocop? With a record of 11 original ‘X’ ratings before the MPAA finally approved an ‘R’ rated version to be released to American theaters. The Sci-Fi film featured a murdered cop turned cyborg by O.C.P. to create the perfect crime-fighting machine. Robocop lived up to his name and took down villains, one by one, in a glorious spectrum of violence as never before seen in theaters....

True crime programs also offer horrifying, fact-based tales that stun us all. Due to mass media coverage, many of these criminals become serial killers specifically for the fame associated with it. For those who enjoy hearing such bloodcurdling murder stories, here are 10 tales of serial killers from early history. 10 Ancient Rome Poison Ring In 331 BC, many men were dying in ancient Rome. Due to the high number of these deaths, an epidemic or plague was suspected....

10 The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) Having your surroundings begin to play with you is the surest way to make you feel like you’re actually in a real exorcism film. The 2005 horror film directed by Scott Derickson was a revivifying surprise, reimagining the genre and resetting our sense of terror to a whole new level. Derickson’s reputation as a filmmaker who favors works that create a lasting feeling of fear has been solidified by his work on such iconic horror films as Hellraiser, Deliver Us from Evil, and Sinister....

Here are ten jobs that you didn’t know you wanted. 10 Becoming a Norland Nanny I know what you’re thinking…nannying? Really? Watch this video on YouTube Despite their comical first impression, these ladies are tougher than bodyguards when it comes to protecting their kids. Why? Well, they train relentlessly across a four-year period to become the best of the best at what they do; they’re amongst the most exclusive and highly trained nannies in the world, so highly skilled that they’ve even been hired by the British Royal Family....

As more people flock to these landmarks each year, it becomes increasingly obvious the difference between settling a region and taming it. Sometimes the land fights back and people die. Sometimes the people just fight each other and people die. Either way, after 300,000 years of settlement, there are many dead humans in a lot of really cool places. Here are ten of those landmarks, places of either natural or manmade wonder, and in either case- an abundance of corpses....

Kara is a large impact crater found in the Yugorsky Peninsula, Russia. It is estimated to be about 65km (40.3mi) in diameter and over 70 million years old. The crater is originally believed to have been over 120km (74.5mi) in diameter, but much of it has eroded away and the rest has been covered with millions of years’ worth of sedimentary layers, leaving no evidence of its existence on the surface....

However, when modern people shout for “democracy,” what they are really demanding is direct democracy within a parliamentary framework. Such a system owes more to the British tradition than the ancient Greek example. Indeed, if one were to recreate ancient Athenian democracy in the modern world, many would cry “fascism!” All told, the murky history of democracy contains many inaccuracies or unknown facts. The following 10 examples show that commonly held beliefs about the democracy of ancient Athens are not, in fact, correct....

Sharks in Venice The advent of Snakes on a Plane has opened up the flood gates for all kinds of likeminded cheesy horror films to dominate our screens with their absurd titles and ‘why didn’t I think of that’ premises. The most promising of this new batch of horror films is Sharks in Venice (‘They’re SHARKS….in VENICE!’) It’s a film that, as long as it delivers what its title promises, simply can not fail....

SEE ALSO: 10 Unsolved Mysteries Surrounding Historical Tragedies 10 The Murder of Aarushi Talwar On 16 May 2008, the body of 13-year old Aarushi Talwar was discovered at her home in Noida, India. Her throat had been slit. When police couldn’t find the family’s live-in domestic worker, 45-year old Hemraj Banjade, he became a prime suspect. That was until 17 May, when Banjade’s body was discovered on a terrace at the house....

In its most basic definition, a “gay district” or “gay village” is a place where a large number of gay people live and hang out. Gay districts, which are often located in major cities, are highlighted by their many gay-friendly businesses, including bars, bookstores, boutiques, and restaurants. Often, the pride flag (aka rainbow flag) can be seen proudly on display in these establishments. In fact, Pride Month 2020 is happening right now....

Maybe it’s the power to throw a good punch. Or the strength to take a beating and get up. Or the endurance to live through hardship and emerge on the other end ready to carry on. Then again, maybe it’s the temerity to challenge somebody to a duel if they call you old. Whatever the definition, here is a list of 10 people who take toughness to another level. 10 Incredible Limbless Legends...