At risk of making some fearful enemies, here’s a list of 10 of the best rumours about “The Marshal” Kim Jong-Un. 10 Insane Facts About North Korea 10 His Haircut Is Mandatory In 2014 it was reported by Radio Free Asia that male North Korean university students were required to get Kim’s unique haircut. Kim’s trim is a military style that involves shaved sides, a long top and centre part....
Henri Rousseau was a post-impressionist painter whose child-like works had a profound impact on the surrealist, expressionist and primitivist movements. Alfred Jarry was a genius playwright whose own work had a huge impact on the course of modernist theater, influencing Dada, Surrealism, and the Theater of the Absurd. According to popular legend, Jarry in fact inspired Rousseau to paint by declaring he had the face of an artist. In 1895, Jarry, who had written some positive reviews for the now noteworthy Rousseau, sat for a portrait by the artist....
10 Manchester Suffered Its Worst Terrorist Attack Ever On Monday evening, an Islamist extremist walked into Manchester Arena just as an Ariana Grande concert was ending. In the crowded foyer, he detonated a suicide bomb filled with nails and scrap metal. Twenty-two lives were ended in a blink.[1] Sixty-four were badly injured. The worst part? Grande is an artist who sells to tweens. The bomber—who we refuse to dignify by naming—deliberately targeted and killed innocent children....
Top 10 Celebrity Scandals Misrepresented By The #MeToo Movement 10 Kathy Griffin: One Bad Joke Believe or not, Kathy Griffin was once a highly appreciated and respected comedian in America, making herself famous in the 90’s through her standup comedy and her clever parodies of music videos and major events in pop culture. Often praised for being a bit of an outsider in Hollywood who thinks outside of the box, Griffin built a quite unique name for herself through the years....
SEE ALSO: Top 10 Most Important Nude Scenes In Movie History Okay, so now that we have established the influence of pornographic materials, what about the people that make them? Here’s a list of those fine “actors” and “actresses” who have made it “big” in the business. All of these people got their start in hardcore, some have crossed over to become mainstream stars, some have become household names for other more notorious reasons, and some are just really, really good at what they do....
– Moments such as “The Catch” are not included because they have previously be mentioned on lists. Check out this list for more. So please, no hate mail from 49ers fans. – For those not accustomed to American football, here are some pointers to understand the lingo. In football you are given 4 downs, or plays, in order to gain ten yards and pick up a new set of downs....
Pacific typhoons are generally more powerful than Atlantic hurricanes, because the former have much more water over which they can gather strength. On October 12, 1979, Tip made history with the lowest air pressure ever recorded at sea level on Earth: 870 mbars. Standard sea level air pressure is 1,013.25 mbars. Hurricane Andrew only made it to 922 mbars. Tip had one 1 minute sustained winds of 190 mph. It killed 99 people, a low number compared to some of the others on this list, but this must be placed in the perspective of a long warning before the typhoon strikes....
SEE ALSO: 10 Horrifying Stories Of People Killed By Snakes 10Rattlesnake The only snake from the Americas on the list, the Rattlesnake is easily identifiable by the telltale rattle on the end of its tail. They are actually a part of the Pit Viper family, and are capable of striking at up to 2/3rd their body length. The Eastern Diamondback is considered the most venomous species in North America. Surprisingly, juveniles are considered more dangerous than adults, due to their inability to control the amount of venom injected....
While there are tons of lists about movies that have inspired murders, there are few about TV shows that have done the same. So, exactly which TV series have motivated people to kill? Let’s take a look. 10 American Horror Story In August 2016, 20-year-old Australian woman Brittney Jade Dwyer murdered her grandfather, 81-year-old Robert Whitwell. Alongside Dwyer was her 22-year-old friend Bernadette Burns. Together, the two of them planned to do “whatever was necessary” in order to steal Whitwell’s life savings of $110,000....
Several nations with these pro-uprising anthems have edited them to be less warlike while others have maintained the original, explicit lyrics. Most songs on this list were not written in English, but we have provided the English translations for easier understanding. 10 ‘Qassaman’Algeria Algeria’s “Qassaman” (“We Pledge” or “The Pledge”) would win the award for the most vicious of all national anthems if such an award existed. The lyrics were penned by author and revolutionist Moufdi Zakaria during his internment at the Serkaji-Barberousse Prison, where he had been incarcerated by the French colonists....
These naturally-occurring mummies have revealed numerous details about the lives these people led, and they are often thousands of years old. These ten mummies were found throughout the world, and they all had a story to tell. Top 10 Remarkable Moments Involving Mummies 10 “Sleeping Beauty” In 2018, a young woman’s body was found beneath a Russian reservoir, and it is believed she had been resting there for 2,000 years....
First, the numeral system just about everyone reading this probably uses is called the Arabic numeral system or, more recently, the Hindu-Arabic numeral system. The original name is a misnomer, since it was invented in India and not in the Middle East.[1] However, they’re called “Arabic numerals” because Europeans thought they were invented by the Arabs. It’s not the just the numeral system that has a fascinating origin; individual numbers also have their own fascinating and downright surprising histories....
Of course, you can always go another way: Slap some paint on a canvas, and sell it for millions. Here are 10 artists who created works with a single color. Whether they are great works or not depends on your interpretation of their meaning. See Also: 10 Pop Culture Versions Of Famous Paintings 10 Abstract Painting Ad Reinhardt Adolf “Ad” Reinhardt was an abstract painter from New York who was an early proponent of abstract expressionism—the subconscious application of colors and shapes....
Post-apocalyptic stories are yet to be exhausted, though, and this list rounds up 10 of the best from the 21st century. From zombie outbreaks to killer viruses to robot uprisings, the novels on this list cover a range of grim apocalyptic aftermaths. 10 The Girl with All the Gifts (2014) by M. R. Carey The Girl with All the Gifts is set twenty years after a fungus has wiped out most of humanity, turning the infected into mindless flesh-eaters called “hungries....
Hubbard was a drug abuser L Ron Hubbard was a drug abuser, which is ironic considering the organisation is very anti-drugs and even runs an organisation called Narconon to help people get off drugs. This from the Narconon website: Narconon is a non-profit drug rehab program dedicated to eliminating drug abuse and drug addiction through drug prevention, education and rehabilitation. I am not sure how much you can trust an organisation to help you with the very problem its founder suffered until his death....
The entries on this list are not world or national records – although exceptional, they will not be covered here – rather, these are examples of things that are possible to do but take an incredible amount of mastery, professionalism (and a good deal of luck) to successfully complete. Fewer ‘high scores’ and more ‘points for flare’ and ‘I cannot believe I just saw that!’. Enjoy. Top 15 Worst Sports Moments of All Time...
They were exceptionally tall with heavy weights and voracious appetites to match. In most instances, they end up with life-threatening ailments as their bodies could no longer support their height and weight. Too often, they were regarded as circus exhibits and a jumble of statistics rather than humans who had the same wishes and dreams for their lives as the rest of us. 10 Fyodor Makhnov Fyodor Makhnov (alternatively spelled “Fyodor Machnow” or “Fedor Machnov”) was born in Kasciuki (in today’s Belarus) in June 1878....
See Also: 10 Types Of Prostitutes In History 10 Corinth’s Temple Of Aphrodite The Greek port of Corinth once excited the loins of the ancient world. The city’s patron god was Aphrodite. She appeared on their coinage and there were at least three temples dedicated to the Goddess of Love – including the main one on the lofty summit of Acrocorinth. According to Strabo, this temple of Aphrodite owned 1,000 prostitutes that worked around the clock to make money for their deity....
10 Whiteboys Formed in Ireland in the 18th century, the Whiteboys were a secret peasant group, bound by secret oaths and known by elaborate pseudonyms, who rebelled against the way that farmers and laborers were being treated by the establishment. Their name derived from group members’ tendency to wear white shirts and the fact they were exclusively young males. The Whiteboys would proclaim new “laws” that wages were to be increased, tithes were to be reduced, or some other act to help the workers....
The techniques involved in cyber warfare are evolving at alarming rates. Here are ten sinister facts about the realm of computerized combat. Top 10 Ways You Didn’t Know You Could Get Hacked 10 US Government Encouraged To Invest In AI Weapons In armed conflict, decisions need to be made quickly. Reaction times are paramount when people’s lives are on the line. If military leaders want to compete in the age of technological warfare, they need to develop AI weapons systems....
