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We have a few feel-good stories about different communities (not all of them human) coming together to help those in need. We also look at some positive medical news and learn about exciting new discoveries made by archaeologists. Lastly, we cover some long-overdue recognition for Jocelyn Bell Burnell, one of the most important female scientists of the 20th century. 10 Largest Ocean Cleanup Project Gets Underway One of the most ambitious environmental ventures in history began this week as members of The Ocean Cleanup deployed their first system designed to collect floating trash....

SEE ALSO: 10 Real Life Deaths Caught on Film 10 A Stalker’s Suicide Diary The video in this link was edited down from 22 hours of video that police found in the apartment of Ricardo Lopez. The final videotape, still in the camera and labeled “The Last Day,” had been rolling when Lopez had shot and killed himself with a .38 revolver. The tapes cover roughly eight months up to the dramatic end of Lopez’s life....

What isn’t as widely known, however, is how conventional attractiveness can be a detriment in many other areas of life, where being a bit less attractive would give one an edge over good-looking peers. In case it needs to be said, we absolutely believe that all of our readers are beautiful, though for those who are a bit more beautiful than the others, here are some ways that attractiveness may be working against you....

However, it’s entirely possible that we won’t need to worry about those issues, because there are several ways in which the world as we know it could be wiped out. Today. And only some of them would be down to the stupidity of mankind, which is comforting, if you think about it. 10 Gamma-Ray Burst A gamma-ray burst (GRB) is an explosion of high-frequency electromagnetic radiation. A burst can give off a stream of energy greater than the Sun could produce in ten billion years, and it would happen in seconds....

However, this has not always been the case. Since the Summer Games restarted in 1896, Olympians have sometimes had to take part in conditions that have ranged from inconvenient to downright dangerous. Here are ten instances when Olympic venues were wildly unsuitable! 10 London, 1908 When the British and Australian teams walked out onto the White City Stadium pitch to play the Olympic rugby final, they were confronted with a playing area that posed a potentially bigger problem than the damp grass....

On November 18, 1978, deep in the jungle of Guyana, the 912 occupants of Jonestown drank a mixture of cyanide and Flavor-Aide. These people did this unthinkable thing because Jim Jones wanted it to happen. Due to the immense tragedy that concluded Peoples Temple, few look back to see beyond the punchline of “Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid” (which may be the greatest marketing coup in history on the part of Flavor-Aide)....

When a person is livid, they are ashen (pale) not red. Model T Fords initially came out in a variety of colors – not just black. However, between 1914 and 1925 you could only buy one in black. It is also wrong that Ford said the buying public could have a Model T in any color as long as it were black. Pictured above is Brewster Green Model T Ford....

A brilliant song. A beautiful voice. A genius set of lyrics. The most tender subject matter. Unless you commit suicide before it’s even over, this ultimate song of breakdown is the definite breakup song. And it’s pretty too. For those still with us after depressing song number 10, this song is one of the most beautifully sad songs of all time on the subject of being filled with apathy towards the world around you....

Possessing great athletic talent, Dean Youngblood travels to Canada and quickly learns that talent enough will not be enough to succeed in Junior Hockey. After getting his clock cleaned by Carl Racki in tryouts, the coaching staff decide to give Youngblood a shot and he manages to steal Racki’s spot on the roster. A rivalry is born that will carry itself all the way to the Memorial Cup playoffs in which Youngblood’s team and Racki’s team are set to do battle....

Those of you who read the site forums will already know this, but in roughly 2 months I will be leaving the United Kingdom to move back to New Zealand. For that reason I have started my big burst of tourism (hence my trip to Rome this past weekend). The site will continue as before and this trip gave me a chance to try out automatic posting (which means the site will automatically post lists I have made in advance without me being here to do it)....

In fact, some non-native animals have completely altered entire ecosystems. Wildlife experts do their best to limit damage, but the worst cases prove too difficult to stop. In these ten instances, foreign species were accidentally introduced to areas of the United States and then completely overturned the natural order. 10 Nutria (East Coast) The nutria looks like a cute little critter. These oversized rodents resemble capybaras or beavers. Some say they even look like giant guinea pigs....

In these ten cases, high-profile pro athletes and sports stars inadvertently called their own deaths before they ever happened. These accidental passing predictions are creepy in their accuracy. The legacy left behind by these sports stars makes their eerie deaths all that more unsettling. Now, we look back with wonder at how these stars were able to see their own future fates before they ever happened. 10 Pete Maravich Unfortunately, Pete Maravich may have made the most accurate death prediction in all of history....

SEE ALSO: 10 Alleged Exorcisms And Demonic Possessions Both the Christian and secular worldviews see demons as malefic parasites that destroy human goodness (they of course debate whether or not demons are real or just mental illness). Some criminals believe in demons, and some even believe in demons so much that they have blamed their behavior on demonic possession. The case of David Berkowitz, aka the Son of Sam, is the most well-known example of a serial killer blaming a demon for their actions....

Viagra Millions of men around the world owe a salute to the hard working stiffs in the Welsh village of Merthyr Tydfil where, in 1992, their hard work testing this new angina drug produced firm evidence of its unexpected sex enhancing power. This discovery would be much higher on the list if it weren’t for the fact that it is the cause of 90% of the spam I receive every day!...

SEE ALSO: 10 French Things That Aren’t French At All The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era. Firestone soon saw the huge potential for marketing tires for automobiles. The company was a pioneer in the mass production of tires. Firestone used this relationship to become the original equipment supplier of Ford Motor Company automobiles, and was also active in the replacement market....

The idea of evolution has been used to describe the gradual change of traits that living organisms undergo over time, which is related to the environment, but it doesn’t explain how the biological cells of human’s first ancestor were spawned. Because of the fact that everyone is interested in the creation of life on Earth, and concurrently we have been taught to believe in the power of religion and the impossibility of alien life, the idea that this article will be examining is controversial....

But sometimes tragedy strikes before the final bell or finish line. Sometimes athletes take the field with the intention of giving it everything, and end up with nothing left to give. Here are ten athletes who literally left it all on the field. 10 Of The World’s Most Bizarre Sports 10 A Lethal Leap: Kevin Dare Pole vaulting is considered the most dangerous track & field sport, as it involves catapulting oneself more than a dozen feet in the air with no protective gear....

If you’re a film nerd, we think you’ll love these 10 background stories. If you haven’t seen these masterpieces yet, what are you waiting for? Spoiler Alert: Obviously, we’ll reveal information about the movies on this list. If you haven’t seen a particular film and don’t want to know what happens, then skip that entry and go to the next one. You’ve been warned. Top 10 Action Movies To Laugh Out Loud To...

Marshall Mathers is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning rapper, record producer and actor. Having sold over seventy million albums worldwide, Eminem is one of the highest-selling rappers of all time. Turning to acting in 2002’s 8 Mile, Eminem hasn’t resurfaced since. His debut was loosely based on his own life, so that probably helped his critically praised performance. Can he hold his own in other projects? I’d like to find out....

Anorexia Anorexia is self-starvation and is often associated with other bizarre habits such as drinking orange juice laced with cotton wool in order to give a false sense of satiety. This is a serious eating disorder that causes many deaths every year around the world. Xylophagia Xylophagia is a condition involving the consumption of wood. It is one form of the eating disorder known as pica. People who suffer from this eating disorder usually consume things like paper, pencils, tree bark or other items made of wood....