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10 The Highway That Sings We all know one of the major reasons for motor crashes is speeding. However, the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) curbs the speeding trend along Route 66 with a very creative trick. Route 66 in New Mexico plays the tune of “America the Beautiful” whenever someone drives over it. The highway itself is the musical instrument. Watch this video on YouTube The patriotic tune can only be heard when drivers drive over the rumble strips on the right side of the highway at the speed of 72 kilometers per hour (45 mph)....

This week, we are inspired by the acts of children. Hundreds of students gathered to say goodbye to a beloved neighbor. Others put on a memorable play that got Hollywood talking. One fought bravely and saved his sister from a criminal. And the youngest one of all worked diligently to overcome the debilitating condition she was born with. 10 The Last Wave Goodbye Hundreds of students from the town of Comox, British Columbia, gathered in front of Tinney Davidson’s house to give a final goodbye to the elderly woman who had spent the last 12 years waving at them as they went to school....

10 Ringed Mars New research has determined that Mars might one day kill its nearest moon, Phobos. Just 22 kilometers (14 mi) wide, Phobos is one of two moons orbiting the planet. With every passing century, the orbit of Phobos shrinks and brings it closer to Mars by 2 meters (7 ft). Ultimately, this moon will break apart from tidal stresses caused by the red planet, although the process could take up to 40 million years....

10The Monkey Jesus Woman Is Now A Real (Rich) Artist Remember Monkey Jesus? The handiwork of Spanish pensioner Cecilia Gimenez, the botched restoration appeared everywhere from Saturday Night Live to the New York Times. It also resulted in the authorities in Borja considering legal action against the talentless artist. Thanks to the global publicity, Monkey Jesus became a bona fide tourist attraction, drawing 57,000 people in its first year. Owners of the church housing the painting charged each of them €1 for entry, dividing the profits evenly with Gimenez....

10 Ancient Rome In 1983, Canadian scientist Jerome Nriagu examined the diets of 30 Roman emperors from 30 BC to AD 220 and made an astounding discovery: They were filled with lead. At the time, it was common to boil down grapes into syrups as a flavoring for food. This was done in copper kettles that released huge amounts of lead into the product. Knowing that emperors were gluttonous in their eating habits, this could have led to chronic lead poisoning and, as Nriagu thought, the fall of Rome....

Top 10 Places You Can’t Go 10 Truth or Consequences Up until 1950, this town in the south-west of New Mexico went by the name of Hot Springs, which made sense because it was mainly known for its spas made out of natural hot springs. These made it a fairly popular place for people from out of town to visit, but apparently not popular enough for those running the town, who came up with a bold idea to boost its tourist trade....

The first time you notice a new type of scent you will subconsciously connect this scent to an item or a person. After that the scent will trigger the response that you experienced to that person or item and a happy response. Let’s see how we are all affected by this… Buyers of Apple computers, iPhones and other products know it all too well, the smell of a new device....

Keeping up with the news is hard, so hard that most of us miss all but the biggest stories. In our new feature, we save you the hassle by rounding up the most mind-blowing events each month. Events that shocked us all and shook the established order to its core. Events that somehow changed the world. Events like . . . 10Turkey Was Rocked By A Massive Coup Attempt On the night of July 15, Turkey suffered its first attempted coup in 36 years....

10House of Sarcasm We probably shouldn’t be surprised this place is in Portland. Known as the house of sarcasm this is definitely a crazy home. The owners, Mr and Mrs Charles Claringbold are psychic artists who also rent their place on AirBnb. 9 Casa Neverlandia, Austin Owned by a hippie couple, Casa Neverlandia has been inspired by vision quests and other novel aspects of the owner’s lifestyle. James Talbot (owner) had a business building children’s playgrounds, and some of the aspects of his home reflect that....

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Quotations 1 – 10 A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her. Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination....

However, as strange as those accounts might be, one intriguing detail that surfaces in regression sessions more than we might think is of going “under the water”. What’s more, many apparent abductees also speak of being taken not to a spaceship in outer space, but to a secret facility somewhere deep beneath the waters of our very own planet. 10 Times We Thought We Had Found Proof Of Aliens...

Many thanks to the following Listverse readers who made suggestions for some of the items below: Jive, Kelsi, krunkisdead, dogmatic static, Bryan T, KG, and Purposely. 10The Creation of Man This is probably one of the most well known and controversial of mysteries known to man at the moment. The basic mystery is where did we come from? Many people believe we were created by some kind of God, others believe were naturally came into being through the process of evolution, and some even believe we were put onto earth by aliens....

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However, some people have found out that riches were hiding not in their attic, but in their junk drawers, backyards, bathrooms, dinner plates, or even on their birth certificates. And the things that they made fortunes from weren’t as rare as a work of art—they were things that almost everyone today can find or buy cheaply. Read on to find out about ten ordinary items that made their owners rich....

10 McCartney (1970) Although the breakup was painful for every member, it seems Paul McCartney took it the hardest and spent much of 1970 tending to his wounds by drinking—excessively. Indeed, it was only through the encouragement of his wife Linda that the bassist found the spontaneity needed to record his debut album: a lo-fi effort that saw the man record every instrument on his own. It’s neither polished nor focused, but that’s what adds to the charm of the effort, as he details the newfound happiness fatherhood has offered him....

Here we reveal ten executions that didn’t go according to plan. 10 Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury Margaret Pole, the Countess of Salisbury, came from a royal lineage and was related to several kings. Unfortunately, she got caught up in the conflicts surrounding King Henry VIII’s break from the Roman Catholic Church and his attempts to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn. Pole’s son, Reginald, was made a cardinal in 1536 and started speaking out very vocally against Henry VIII....

But alas, other worrisome habits have crept into many American colleges, and the consequences could be far more serious than a hangover, a few bruises, or an itching sensation down under. Welcome to higher learning in the era of all-things politically correct. 10 Self-Segregation In a giant, progressive leap either forward or backward, Western Washington University recently debuted Black-only housing. Located about 90 miles south of Seattle, the small liberal arts school has designated the fourth floor of one of its largest dormitories for something called its “Black Affinity Program....

Unusual burials and those abandoned where they died also bring historic questions to the living—sometimes mysterious, often heartbreaking. Then there are the bizarre things people did with the dead as well as amazing glimpses into lost lives. 10 A Medieval Female Criminal In 2016, Bulgarian archaeologists discovered a necropolis in the city of Plovdiv. A year later, investigations progressed to a late medieval grave and the contents were unusual. The person inside had been placed facedown....