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The US and UK named their propaganda arms the Office of War Information and the Ministry of Information, respectively, to conceal their real purposes. Their primary rival, Germany, was less subtle in its approach and called its propaganda arm the Ministry of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment. Cartoons formed a crucial part of this so-called public enlightenment. In the United States, Walt Disney created several pro–Allied Forces and anti-Nazi cartoons for the Allies....

SEE ALSO: 10 Insane Facts About Marvel Comics Early in 2019, right around the release of the film in theaters on International Women’s Day, the United States Air Force, with their advertising agency of record GSD&M, ran an award-winning campaign highlighting this parallel by letting Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers be a face for female fighter pilots serving in the Air Force. A relationship between the military branch and filmmakers already existed, as they worked closer together to ensure that Carol Danvers accurately represented the female pilots that serve in the military....

This month, a mind-controlled hearing aid has been invented that decides how to act by monitoring its wearer’s brain activity. On the subject of brain activity, neuroscientists have found the region of the brain that is activated when a long-term fan looks at a Pokemon character. Elsewhere, a gold-digging fungus has been uncovered in Western Australia, and quantum physicists have been using laser techniques to recreate the Mona Lisa....

10 Shoebill: Pixar-esque Bird Mimics Machine Guns If looks could kill, the shoebill, also known as the whale-head stork, could have you dead in seconds. One crazy-looking foul, the shoebill gets its name from its gigantic shoe-shaped bill that easily earns it the ‘ugliest bird award.’ If we’re being honest, the shoebill stork looks like it was drawn by a child with an overactive imagination and a dark sense of humor....

Inventions in this field are peculiar—from perspiring robots to sweat-sensing clothing that offers coolness. As improbable as it sounds, there is also a lethal side. People have died trying to purify themselves with sweating, while others have chosen a life-threatening surgery to get rid of it. 10 The Sweat Lodge Deaths There is a modern need for healthier living. Where there is a need, there will be salesmen reaping the benefits....

In the darker corners, fish suddenly melt and large creepy crustaceans burrow into corpses. That aside, rainbow squirrels and ghostly tubes longer than a bus also prove that the world’s most surreal animals are also among the most glorious. 10 White Whale When Herman Melville wrote Moby Dick in 1851, the story about the white whale became a classic. The pale cetaceans are not pure invention. For instance, Galon de Leche (“Milk Gallon”), an albino whale, is a local celebrity off the coast of Mexico....

A few of these horror hosts became icons and gained nationwide, or international, recognition for their roles. However, most of these hosts were local and not recognized outside their local areas, but their characters added to the enjoyment of the movies. My criteria for the list are that the host must have started as a local program that presented horror movies. All of the hosts on the list, except for one, were presented in costume....

Whether your own hobby is observing sharks swimming past you in the ocean, investigating allegedly haunted locations, chasing storms, tracking killers, visiting battlefields, being freaked out by instruments of torture, exploring castles, wandering burial grounds, scouting film locations, or visiting the mean streets of the world, there’s a type of tourism just for you; it is probably on this list. 10 Shark Tourism If you were a typical tourist, you might not expect to hear the ominous music of the Jaws theme song, signaling the appearance of the movie’s monstrous great white shark....

The westernmost of the eight major Hawaiian islands, Ni’ihau (pronounced NEE-ee-how) is distinct from the other seven in that it is completely privately owned, having been purchased by Elizabeth Sinclair from the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1864. Visitors are seldom permitted, hence the island’s nickname, “The Forbidden Isle”, although in recent years the island has begun to allow very limited tourism (primarily safaris). Ni’ihau has a population of about 130 people, who speak Hawai’ian as their native language (although English is also spoken)....

Beer is an excellent skin conditioner. Next time you want to have a long soak in the bath, tip in a good can of dark beer before you hop in and just soak in it! This is a nice alternative to adding salt crystals (which soften water), but I see no reason that you couldn’t combine both for a super luxurious bath. Just don’t be tempted to drink the bathwater!...

Where better to start a list of villainesses than with an out and out hateful hag? While the best villains are often nuanced and open to interpretation, Professor Umbridge from the Harry Potter series is the simpering face of the banal villainess. In our daily lives we hardly ever meet the grand villain, but we have all faced a Dolores at some point. She is the classic vicious bureaucrat who takes vindictive pleasure in a strict enforcement of the rules, especially rules she has helped create....

Literature and film have taught us that chances of survival in a zombie outbreak are slim, but if you manage to have time to get prepared, your likelihood of lasting a while increases. As I wear glasses, I began to wonder if wearing glasses could provide any benefits to surviving this sort of apocalypse. You will be pleased to know that it turns out glasses can actually up your chances of avoiding being eaten by zombies....

While the rest of the world was still throwing stuff away, movie-makers were carefully collecting, protecting and recycling their sets, props, effects and even whole scenes. There are times when audiences are able to spot these recycled movie components, but most of the time they are re-dressed and re-purposed and slide right past even the most eagle-eyed movie fan. Here are 10 ways in Hollywood recycles. Top 10 Things Hollywood Does To Kowtow To The Chinese Communist Party...

This site’s success – and my attraction to it as a writer – stems from a consistent quality over quantity ethos that emphasizes thought-provoking pieces over clickbait crap. Take your 10 Celebrity Dieting Secrets elsewhere, thank you very much. But Listverse has done more than create learned loyalists from listicle skeptics; it has made me a more meticulous, creative and altogether better writer. Here are some skills writing for this site has helped hone....

It might seem like an obvious thing to state, but so-called reverse racism doesn’t exist. It’s just racism. When people claim that you cannot be racist to a white person, this is a product of ideology, not reality. When it is claimed that racism is in fact power plus privilege, what is being pushed is a fundamentally Marxist agenda. Based on the critical theory that underpins intersectionality, critical race theory has been utilised by ideologues and “social justice warriors” to reframe discussions about race to suit their agenda....

For over 60 years, massive speculation has surrounded his unexpected death in March 1953. The following list delves into the suspicious oddities about Stalin’s demise while examining the dictator’s deteriorating mental health as well as the absurd chaos surrounding his funeral. 10 Declining Health In the years leading up to Joseph Stalin’s death on March 5, 1953, the dictator was becoming increasingly paranoid. He believed that all those around him were conspiring against him....

Though not all famous stories of women poisoning their husbands wind up in death, in the end, I think the husband got the point. Either he really did “have it coming’” or there was a more sadistic and twisted plan at play. Here are the top 10 women who poisoned their husbands. 10 Guilia Tofana We start our list with the famous Roman serial killer, Guilia Tofana. For 50 years in the mid-1600s, she helped wives kill their husbands....

Unfortunately there are cases where the celebrity should have said no. Here are ten of the worst adverts famous people have ever starred in. See Also: 10 Bizarre Celebrity Conspiracy Theories 10 Bob Dylan’s Lingerie Bob Dylan was the voice of a generation and a lyrical genius of the 1960s’ counterculture. The future Nobel Laureate had once said he would only sell out for “ladies’ garments.” In 2004 he did exactly that for Victoria’s Secret....

Mad Scientists like these switches because they are dramatic to flip and it is easy to see the connection. Not to mention all those exposed electrical circuits. The best ones are double pole, double throw. Cheap enough to get a bunch and mount them on the wall. These are mounted on a bakelite base. These are essential components when trying to build a living creature as they will make the connection between your corpse and your power source....

Pull your shit together! If it’s a zombie infestation, the cops, firemen, and ambulance men will all be rather busy, or dead. When the first zombies are seen, the police will take them to hospitals. Do not lock yourself in your apartment and wait for the police to save you. Do not cooperate with the authorities. They know nothing about zombies, as they believe that zombies are a myth....