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Legends and exaggerations aside, the Wild West still holds great interest for history buffs. And, just like with other historical periods, we’ll occasionally learn new things regarding affairs thought truly dead and buried a long time ago. 10 No Pardon For Billy The Kid In 2010, the governor of New Mexico brought into discussion a potential pardon for one of the country’s most notorious outlaws—Billy the Kid. This was due to a pardon that the Kid was supposedly offered back in 1879 by Lew Wallace, then governor of the New Mexico Territory and, coincidentally, the man who wrote Ben Hur....

Diane Wiest has enjoyed a successful career on stage, television, and film. She might be best known for roles in Parenthood and Edward Scissorhands, and she has become better known for a series of anxious, insecure women who seem to be taxed to the breaking point just getting through the day. Hedaya had a minor role in Oliver Stone’s Nixon and later played Nixon himself in Dick. He was a junior high school teacher for many years before deciding to pursue acting full-time....

Sources: Google Images, Heritage of the Great War, and World War I Color Photos We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields....

This is the ability to understand information regarding agriculture. For those who work as farmers, this is rarely a problem, but to a city-dweller, reading that “90% of farmland was lost due to drought” might not seem a serious problem due to an utter lack of understanding of how farming works. People who are agriculturally illiterate fail to understand how important agriculture is, how dependent we all are on it, and make statements like “lack of farmland never causes famines, it’s just farmers being unreasonable and complaining” or “if they can grow this food overseas, then we can grow it here just as easily....

Method of Death: Murdered by monks with shells Hypatia of Alexandria was a Greek scholar from Alexandria in Egypt, considered the first notable woman in mathematics, who also taught philosophy and astronomy. Believed to have been the reason for the strained relationship between the Imperial Prefect Orestes and the Bishop Cyril, Hypatia attracted the ire of a Christian population eager to see the two reconciled. One day in March 415, during the season of Lent, her chariot was waylaid on her route home by a Christian mob, possibly Nitrian monks led by a man identified only as Peter, who is thought to be Peter the Reader, Cyril’s assistant....

From sniffing out a horrible disease to treating skin conditions, various bugs and insects can come to humanity’s aid. So here are ten disease-carrying creepy crawlies that can also cure diseases. Unfortunately, we may have to deal with the bad to get to the good! 10 Flies Maybe not as bad as roaches or mice, but nobody wants flies buzzing around their food. They can carry disease, lay maggots, and are just irritating....

However, fewer folks know the harrowing, often gory details of what transpired immediately afterward. Here are ten tales from Parkland Hospital, President John F. Kennedy’s next—and final—stop that terrible day. 10 Jackie Wouldn’t Let Them Take JFK Inside Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who famously splayed himself over JFK and the First Lady seconds after the shooting, knew the president was dead. As the limo floored it toward Parkland, Hill flashed a thumbs-down signal to the agents in the follow-up car, indicating how grave the situation was....

Robbery may be no laughing matter, but these criminals have done some things so stupid that they are more of a danger to themselves than others. And it’s hard not to laugh at their misfortune. Let’s just hope that these ten robbers can find more honest employment because they were never meant to be criminal masterminds. Remember that all suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, regardless of how incompetent they are....

See Also: Top 10 Incredible Recordings 10 Halloween, 1978 Halloween jumpstarted the golden age of slasher films. Unusual for its genre it has won awards, been praised by critics and is as much loved 40 years after its release as it was when it first launched. It can be said that in some ways the film was an early viral success as it relied heavily on word of mouth for its popularity....

See Also: 10 Jaw-Dropping Videos Of Amazing Scientific Phenomena No longer do you have to get your hands dirty in a smelly lab or trek into unknown regions to witness something wonderful. You just have to start up your computer and watch a video of it. Here are 10 phenomena worth seeing and the scientific theories behind them. 10 Prince Rupert’s Drops Prince Rupert’s drops have been fascinating scientists for hundreds of years....

Since that time, Tarantino has gone from strength to strength. His filmography adds its own blood-soaked spin to a number of tried and tested genres, from the Spaghetti Western-inspired Django Unchained to the Samurai swordsmanship of Kill Bill. Today, each of Tarantino’s films nets hundreds of millions at the box office and the director has become a cultural phenomenon in his own right. Seeing as Tarantino has previously talked about retiring after his tenth film, threatening instead to focus on writing novels and theater productions, now is perhaps a good time to explore the film legend’s impressive body of work....

The scientific community has remained dubious and has viewed many reported cases of spontaneous human combustion with mistrust. They have felt that these events had an external ignition source (albeit possibly not apparent) and that spontaneous human combustion without such a source was exceedingly unlikely. Regardless of its validity, we can’t deny that this concept is fascinating despite its terrifying nature. Indeed, several real-life examples of spontaneous human combustion are so compelling that they can make you more invested in the idea....

10 Jeffree Star and Kanye West In 2021, the American people combined two of our very favorite things—conspiracy and sex scandals. Eager fans on social media began circulating rumors that the then alleged divorce between Kanye West and Kim Kardashian resulted from a torrid love affair between the rapper and beauty mogul Jeffree Star. With both men living in Wyoming— and in the same community in California at one point—it didn’t take much for online communities to start pulling theories out of thin air....

Well, one thing has remained the same. Throughout the years, these shows have garnered quite the reputation as bizarre, outrageous, and even enraging moments marred them. The result? Nowadays, many people tune in only to see if anything crazy will happen. 10 Unexpected Things That Happened During Award Shows 10 Oscar Winner Needs Permission To Attend Ceremony Born in 1893, Hattie McDaniel became a famous actress, comedian, and singer-songwriter. She auditioned for the role of Mammy in Gone with the Wind wearing an authentic maid’s uniform, which has been credited as a major factor in her winning the part....

10 Ant-Eating Paussinae Beetles The subfamily Paussinae (adult example pictured above) is an unusual, seldom-seen group of tiny bombardier beetles that usually live within the nests of ants, preying on both their adults and young. The larvae of these beetles are distinguished by a terminal disk, a branching, saucer-shaped array on the end of their tails. In many species, the terminal disk secretes an attractive odor and clamps shut on unwary insects like a second set of jaws....

Dans le Noir means “in the dark” in French, and that is exactly how you eat at this restaurant which can be found in Moscow, Paris, and London. According to one review: Nothing can prepare you for the uniqueness of Dans Le Noir? It works like this; you meet in the tall-ceilinged entrance bar, put your phones and anything else that might emit light in a locker, then order from the ‘surprise’ menu where you don’t know what you’ll get....

The following 10 books are from different times, different genres, different authors, and cover different topics, but the one thing they all have in common is the contents of their pages contain the type of wisdom and illuminating insights that, if heeded and appropriately applied, can dramatically change your life. Whether you’re looking for some inspirational guidance or just some engaging food for thought, you can’t go wrong with any, or all, of these....

Top 10 Most Evil Men 10 Julian Edgren In his childhood, Edgren was an accomplished piano player, playing in the Westminster Conservatory in High School. His piano playing was an addition to his impressive grades, excellence was simply a part of life. This led to Edgren being accepted to the prestigious Princeton university, playing with Princeton’s Pianist Ensemble. Therefore his fall from grace is all the more shocking. Drug addiction and drug overdoses are becoming more and more common in the United States and the world at large....

Lincoln Logs (Invented 1916-17) I think it’s fair to say that everyone, at one time or another, has owned that giant cardboard tube full of timber. Lincoln Logs are likely a staple for early childhood development as they teach youngsters how to build, how to use eye-hand coordination, and how to fashion weapons out of notched wood. Good times. Watch this video on YouTube Slinky (1943) Richard James, a Philadelphia native was evidently bored one day at the fabrication plant he worked in and noticed that the coiled cut-off from certain machines looked like something that could be a lot of fun....

Here’s a list of some of the weirdest, coolest, and most obscure terms used on the streets; in the cantinas, the pubs, and coffee houses; on the farms and the decks of fishing boats; and rarely, if ever, in the halls of academia or on the pages of textbooks. 10 Sigogglin – Appalachian English, USA Appalachian dialects are old, perhaps the oldest English language dialects in the continental U.S. What is amazing is that there are still many people who speak this way, allowing terms that are entirely alien to most English speakers to live alongside the modern, everyday language (primarily the broader Southern U....