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NYC was built from the southern tip up. A walking tour of Lower Manhattan is refreshingly rambling as its narrow streets predate the grid system imposed on the remainder of the island starting in the early 1800s. Consider the following a best-of history guide for the next time you’re in the Big Apple. 10 Fascinating Facts About New York City 10 Collect Pond The area currently occupied by Chinatown’s Columbus Park sits atop what was once Lower Manhattan’s primary source of fresh water: the (eventually) aptly named Collect Pond....

Movies with ambiguous endings leave it up to the audience to decide how the story concluded. It’s rarely done well, but when a solid ambiguous ending works, it often results in a great movie. And of course, SPOILERS ahead… Top 10 Influential Movies With Dark And Surprising Origins 10 Inception (2010) There were plenty of people confused about the movie Inception, but most agreed that the ending was the most ambiguous part of the entire movie....

This is a very small time capsule compared to the others but I wanted to include it because it inspired the list. The 50 year old newspaper clipping above describes a silver-plated lead capsule containing 35-mm films. The capsule was placed in the Magnolia Boulevard Bridge in Burbank California when it was built in 1959 and was to be opened 50 years later. City officials didn’t know the capsule was due to be opened until a local historian came across the 1959 newspaper article a few weeks earlier....

But it shouldn’t be a surprise that a lot of people still fall for these pranks, especially the elaborate and well-executed ones. Many of them are quite entertaining, particularly if they happen to other people. Here are 10 that we saw this year. Which ones did you fall for? 10 The Observer Reported That An Italian Firm Had Created Brexit Emoji, And The BBC Fell For It The BBC is a master of April Fools’ jokes....

10 Black and White Camouflage Orcas are easily recognized by their beautiful black and white color, but things are different for their underwater prey. Ocean fish that travel long distances are dark on top and light on the bottom. This helps them avoid being seen from above and below by matching their bodies with the darkness of the deep and the light from the surface. The great white shark is a good example, and even military planes are built to follow this camouflage coloration....

The name Rainn Wilson may not sound familiar to the average person, but the character of Dwight Schrute from NBC’s The Office sure will. Before Dwight was brute forcing us with his tremendous comedic abilities in an office setting, he was playing as Lahnk, the Requisition Officer in Galaxy Quest. You can catch him the most in the first quarter of the film or so. Another actor that is better known for his lesser roles than his major ones, Seth Green overshadows every role he’s ever taken in this movie....

10 Times Memes Got People In Trouble 10 Deflated Garfield To start this list off, let’s take a look at the Deflated Garfield meme. It takes the final panel of an original Garfield comic and takes it out of context to make a surprisingly funny meme. Though the image is used to create joy, the original picture depicts the limp and lifeless corpse of Garfield with Jon practically begging him to be alive....

The people who instigate this kind of global change are frequently persecuted and vilified, but this often encourages them to fight harder. Whether it was to bring change for one or for all, these ten people broke the rules to make the world a better place, and they’re presented in no particular order. 10 Archaeological Relics From The Life Of Jesus Christ 10 Galileo Di Vincenzo Bonaiuti De’ Galilei While the history of scientific observation has many prominent figures, few hold the candle to Galileo....

Top 10 Tips For The Perfect Diet 10 Should You Stare Into The Fridge Deciding, Or Look Really Fast, Close It And Decide? This is one I personally ran into as a kid, and it is something that electricity saving parents or housemates have been harping on for years. Some people will open up the refrigerator or freezer, and simply stand there perusing it, looking at all the various things inside and trying to decide what they want to make or eat....

As one of the original apostles of Jesus, and one of the greatest purveyors of Christianity at the time, the apostle Simon Peter became the ire of Emperor Nero of Rome who despised Christians (going so far as to blame them for the Great Fire of Rome earlier in the year 64AD). An order was sent out by Nero for Peter’s arrest, but he escaped. During his escape, Peter witnessed a vision of Jesus which inspired him to return to Rome and accept his martyrdom....

READ MORE: 10 Horrifying Stories Of People Killed By Snakes 10Wagner’s Viper Vipera wagneri, or the ocellated mountain viper, is a venomous viper found in northwest Iran and eastern Turkey. This snake lives at altitudes of over 1,500 meters (5,000 ft) and prefers rocky or grassy areas. In 2008, the status of the Wagner’s viper was changed to critically endangered as it was feared that the planned construction of a dam within its limited habitat range would devastate the viper’s population....

In recent times, researchers have found fascinating alternative stories attached to known explorers, unique ships, and unexpected technical knowledge used by seafarers. Divers also continue to investigate great tragedies as well as encounter unbelievable treasures and massive ships in unexpected places. 10 New Franklin Artifacts In 1845, Sir John Franklin sailed from Britain to find the Northwest Passage, which was said to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In one of history’s worst polar disasters, both ships, the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror, were lost....

Siberia’s permafrost guards the only traces of unknown cultures, unusual graves, and even more unexpected DNA. There are riddles refusing to be solved, bizarre things that land in the woods, and art displays on a scale never seen before. 10 The Dancing Skeleton In the Russian province of Primorsky Krai, a skeleton seemed to have a jolly time.[1] Named Mikhail by the archaeologists who opened his grave in 2017, he was the only 30-something in a graveyard for the elderly....

A lot of songs from these different rock genres were huge hits back when they were first released and they remain popular to this day. On this list are just some of the rock tunes still pumping up the party in 2021. Top 10 Performances In Rock Music History 10 “Should I Stay or Should I Go” – The Clash On March 9, 1991 English rock band The Clash scored their only U....

Science fair projects are part of the exciting activities that students take part in at their schools. They are instrumental as they allow the students to explore and be inventive. However, it may be challenging to develop a successful science fair project. In such scenarios, some impressive ideas can help kickstart your journey. So let’s leave the erupting chicken-wire volcano and vegetable batteries in the past and try something a bit different....

If you’ve never heard of an “AIDS village” before, that’s because, up until now, no book on China’s rampant AIDS pandemic has ever been published. Yan Lianke exposes how hundreds of thousands of impoverished Chinese peasants across the country have been infected with HIV by corrupt “blood kingpins”, while selling their blood for cash. Instead of prosecuting the bad guys, however, the Communist Party’s answer is to contain the infected populous in isolated villages until they are all dead....

St Peter’s Basilica is found in Vatican City and has been at the center of the Catholic Church since it’s very beginning. In the first century AD St Peter was buried in that spot after his crucifixion. Because of his importance as first pope the place was remembered and revered by the early Christians. In the 4th century the first basilica of St Peter was built there and that was replaced in the 16th century by the current Basilica – designed by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini....

10Hail Cannons Hail cannons are bizarre-looking contraptions that supposedly stop the formation of hail. They were first proposed by an Italian professor in 1880 and were first built by Austrian M. Albert Stiger between 1895 and 1896. Stiger’s cannon resembled a giant megaphone, and it fired smoke rings that caused an upward moving wind that supposedly prevented hail from forming in the clouds. Stiger’s hail cannon became a hit after the region he tested it in suffered no hail for two consecutive years....

Pay Pay for everything. Don’t mention splitting the bill. If the lady suggests paying part of the bill do not accept the offer. If she insists, allow her to pay what she wishes (this is not just a rule for dating). You will be the best judge at the time whether your date is only insisting because she feels obliged. Location No movies on the first date. How can you get to know each other if you spend the majority of the time in silence?...

Know the laws in your place of residence This one is particularly important since laws regarding schooling can vary from state to state, and country to country. Do some research before you start and find out what is required and what isn’t. Some places require meticulous record keeping and others only require the student to be evaluated regularly. Make life easier on yourself and just find out. Talk to your children While the decision to home school ultimately rests with you as a parent, it is always a good idea to discuss it with your children....