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10Rani-Ki-VavIndia The stepwells of India are both hugely practical and amazingly beautiful. Some of these are in elegant temples that honor one of the most sacred substances on Earth—water. Originally, these stepwells were utilitarian. Wells were dug down to the water table allowing access to water even in the long and dry summer months. Eventually, many of the stepwells were constructed not only as water sources but also as temples and memorials that honored the rain-giving deities....

It took an intense and brutal army to pull it off. Fighters in the Mongolian army did not have the option to be weak. Life, in a Mongolian horde, meant giving up even the most basic of comforts and doing some absolutely horrifying things. 10Mongolians Never Cleaned Their Clothes The Mongolians of Genghis Khan’s time believed that contaminating water would anger the dragons that controlled its cycle. They feared that, if they dirtied the water, the gods would send a storm to destroy their homes—and so they did not wash anything....

Imagine your girlfriend has died. What’s the last thing on your mind? If you said ‘having sex with her corpse’ congratulations, you’re a normal human being. Back in April, the media got wind of Egypt’s ‘Farewell Intercourse Law’; a clearly-fake bill that would allow husbands to have sex with their wives up to six hours after death. Fun fact: despite living very far away, Egyptians are regular people too. They sleep, they shit, they eat and they DON’T have sex with corpses....

In the decades since, many questions have been asked about the events of that dark December day in Hawaii. Some claims even suggest that the attacks were allowed to happen, perhaps even orchestrated to take place. Although the more extreme theories are most likely inaccurate, the attack on Pearl Harbor appears to have more to it than the wider public is supposed to know. 10 Hitler Encouraged Attacks Through Joachim von Ribbentrop?...

Sometimes, however, that’s not so easy. Sometimes, calamity leaves one or more unfortunate souls trapped underground, unable to reach the surface without help. In these dire situations, the entombed are left with few options but to hope for rescue. Some get it; others die in absolute darkness, feeling only their own fear and the indifferent, immutable rock around them. 10 Sago Mine Disaster January 2, 2006, was supposed to be an unremarkable morning for the workers at Sago Mine, nestled in the heart of West Virginia....

10 Suzy Lamplugh and Steve Wright In the early 1980s, a young woman named Suzy Lamplugh worked on the QE2, a luxury cruise ship. Crew members regularly socialized below deck, and Lamplugh formed a friendship with steward Steve Wright. Back in London, the pair met for drinks but eventually lost touch when Wright went back to sea and Lamplugh stayed in London to work in real estate. After parting ways, 25-year-old Lamplugh was to become the most high-profile missing person in Britain, while Wright became a prolific serial killer known as “The Suffolk Strangler....

They are also deluded enough to believe that they know how to defend themselves better than any real lawyer. However, by choosing to act as their own attorneys, they quickly discover the easiest way to do hard time and possibly sign their own death warrants. 10 Rodney Alcala With an IQ of 170, serial killer Rodney Alcala (aka “The Dating Game Killer”) believed that he was smart enough to convince a jury of his innocence....

10 Meditation Is About Focus Rather Than Clearing Your Mind Meditation has become incredibly popular throughout the world. In the US, it enjoys a kind of fad status. Many people who romanticize Japanese culture say that meditation is great or that they practice it on a daily basis. But many of them are confused about the point of meditation. They think that it’s supposed to “clear your mind,” which only shows how much they misunderstand the process....

10 The Ceremony That Killed Children Yes, Incas sacrificed their kids! This may be more of how a kid died instead of lived in the Inca Empire. It’s crazy to think about, but this ritual (called capacocha) was used for special events like a ruler’s death or victory in a battle. It was actually an honor for the chosen child’s family to have their kid sacrificed on the highest mountaintop in Peru....

Luckily for us, most criminals are idiots. If they even manage to get hold of your valuables, some are so dumb that they just cannot help getting caught. Here are ten of the most moronic ways thieves have been nabbed. 10 Coloring In Faces A good disguise is one way that criminals can make a clean getaway. For two robbers in Iowa, however, there was nothing clean about them when they tried to burgle an apartment in 2009....

For these 10 celebrities, the dedication of their fans went from mere interest to a completely bizarre and unhealthy obsession resulting in gifts that could never be purchased in stores. 10 Dead Rabbit Being a celebrity comes with fame and fortune—and fans. For Avril Lavigne, her continued success has made her no stranger to interactions and gifts from her admirers. However, she hadn’t expected the weirdness that accompanies some gifts....

10 Mass Child Kidnapping And Resettlement The legend of the Pied Piper is one of the best-known in the world, especially thanks to the series Silicon Valley. It’s pretty gruesome and was probably created to scar children for life instead of preparing them for sweet dreams. In the story, the inhabitants of Hamelin find themselves unable to cope with a rat infestation, a problem which is solved by a mysterious piper in exchange for money....

Every year, millions of divers suit up and sink down into pretty much any body of water that they can. In the process, many remerge with transcendent memories and breathtaking photographs, but also: many die. About 100-200 of them each year, on average. This list contains both spots known to have taken divers and those with untapped lethal potential, but all of them are some of the deadliest places to scuba dive....

10MOL The Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) was a US Air Force project announced in 1963, supposedly to conduct experiments in orbit which would determine the military usefulness of placing a man in space. However, the real mission of MOL was to place a manned reconnaissance platform into orbit. Studies at the time concluded that a manned system could provide higher resolution pictures than an unmanned system. A manned system could also relay information and adjust coverage of targets more quickly....

10 General David “Dado” Elazar The Yom Kippur War lasted from October 6-25, 1973 and was initiated by an Islamic alliance of Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq, against Israel. Their purpose in beginning on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of Judaism, was to declare the hostilities a holy war between two religions. Ramadan occurred during the war as well. The Israeli military was led chiefly by Moshe Dayan, and his immediate second-in-command, David Elazar....

As of 2021, there have been 13 Star Trek movies and 11 television series (three of them animated), with several other TV projects in the works and another movie due in 2023. Star Trek is everywhere, and its influence has pervaded our media, language, technology, and even the future of our nation’s military and exploratory missions. The presence of Star Trek in our culture is a phenomenon unto itself…...

10 Hotels Are Suicide Funnels Hotel suicides have been a recognized phenomenon for over a century and possibly much longer. The phenomenon has even been the subject of several scientific studies. One thing we know is that people who commit suicide in a hotel are, oddly, more likely to live locally. The weird thing is that, apparently, the more hotels get built in one place, the more local people become hotel suicides....

See Also: 10 True-To-Life Christmas Miracles 10 The Moon Is Nearly Always Wrong We can always count on eagle-eyed experts to point things out. In this case, astronomers gazed at the Moon. Not the one in the sky. Nope. They turned away from their telescopes and examined a few Christmas cards up close. They did not have to look far to find cartoon Moons. Plenty of the images showed night scenes....

10 Fascinating Costumes Worn By People In The Margins 10 Herero Dresses in Namibia—High German Chic That Memorialises High German Brutality When we think traditional folk garb, we do not usually think of high fashion. Just look at how amazing these ladies look! Who’d have thought that 19th century fashion once worn by German missionaries could be so colourful, and look so fashionable today. This ever evolving style is visually arresting with fashion designers in the city of Windhoek innovating with the dress as inspiration, using new patterns and fabrics....