10 The Poison Squad Food, drinks, supplements, and pharmaceutical drugs available in the United States are all heavily regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to ensure public health. This is mostly thanks to the efforts of a chemist named Harvey Washington Wiley (pictured above). He lobbied for the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, which led to the creation of the FDA. Wiley even served as the board’s first commissioner....

But the drive for better pet health care has brought an issue to light that was previously unknown to the population at large: Pets need mental health care. Our animals, be they mammal or otherwise, can suffer from myriad mental illnesses and disorders just like we do. Pets also take medication, have therapy, and recover just like we do. As more of us are realizing how important it is to treat our pets’ mental health, it is more important than ever to ask what is causing the distress in the first place....

Some of these predictions came true—like Neptune, which was discovered after its existence was predicted. However, many more have remained hypothetical. We believe that some of these planets could exist, while we know that others do not. Nevertheless, we should always keep our fingers crossed. 10 Vulcan Vulcan is a hypothetical planet believed to lie between Mercury and the Sun. A few centuries ago, the planet was proposed after astronomers observed that Mercury had slightly changed its orbit with every revolution around the Sun....

But desperate times can also bring out the best in us. Occasionally, someone faced with horrors beyond description will do something that transcends basic humanity and makes them a bona fide hero. 10 The Muslim And Jewish Families Who Saved Each Other The early 1940s were a terrible time to be a Jew. One of the worst places was the city of Sarajevo. Sandwiched between the genocidal ambitions of the German Nazi Party and the fascist Croatian Ustasa, the city’s Jews perished in terrifying numbers....

SEE ALSO: 10 Absolutely Brutal Child Killers Thousands of child murders are never solved, and their killers never brought to justice. Police spend decades trying to bring closure to families. Parents die without ever knowing who was responsible for their child’s murder. On this list are 10 such cases—tragic, devastating, and seemingly forever unsolved. 10 Carol Ann Stephens On 7 April 1959, 6-year-old Carol Ann Stephens ran up to her mother, Mavis, and happily told her she was going outside to play....

While many of the procedures on this list are quite risky, the face slapping bit is in good fun. Offered by Bangkok masseuse Tata in her San Francisco massage parlor, the treatment consists of pinching and manipulating the skin and light slaps that are said to cure wrinkles and shrink pores. Whether this is at all helpful in restoring a youthful appearance is highly debatable, but it doesn’t come cheap....

10 Cappadocia’s Vast Underground City With over 200 underground cities and villages as well as hand-carved caves which sheltered some of the earliest Christians, Turkey’s Cappadocia region is historically one-of-a-kind. Long ago, researchers unearthed a large subterranean settlement known as Derinkuyu. Recently, they dug up another multilevel settlement that served as the world’s biggest safe room. Its total size is unknown, but to call it sprawling is an understatement. Archaeologists estimate its area at approximately 5 million square feet, and it goes as deep as 113 meters (371 ft)....

Considering how important sound is in our lives, most people believe that we have the concept fully figured out. However, there are still many mysteries about sound that we have yet to solve. 10 The Mysterious Space Roar In 2009, NASA discovered a phenomenon—dubbed the “space roar“—for which they have no solid explanation. They had sent a probe above the Earth’s atmosphere to search for radiation from the oldest stars in the universe....

It is a yew tree growing in the churchyard of Llangernyw, Wales, and its core trunk died long ago, leaving its current appearance: several huge trunks having separated from the original. These trunks did not sprout after the original died (see #7), but were homogeneous sections of the original until its core died, whereupon they separated and continued to live off the same roots. Without the core, counting the tree’s rings cannot be accomplished....

Mostly, these huge brands throw a bunch of money at a professional. The event passes by without any drama. Sometimes, though, they hire the wrong people, and it all goes disastrously wrong. 10 Jagermeister’s Pool Party Imagine a Venn diagram with Jagermeister’s event team on the left and skilled chemists on the right. The middle section is likely sparse. In other words, best not to leave the Jagermeister team in charge of dangerous chemicals....

Imagine a truly realistic war film. Most people wouldn’t make it to the end. Those who did would realize that war is mostly about doing everyday chores instead of combat and thus is extremely boring. It’s a problem, though, when movies get crucial stuff like medical care wrong. This influences popular understanding of the whole field and causes complications in serious situations. Here are some of the most widely held medical myths solely due to how they’re portrayed in pop culture....

Known officially as apitherapy, the practice of using bee venom to treat medical conditions like rheumatism goes back for thousands of years, some believe as far as ancient Greece. So you would think that it’s something that would have been phased out at least a few hundred years ago, but that’s not the case. Bee venom has recently been used by hospitals around the world as a treatment for arthritis, tendonitis, and herpes, among others....

The week that took us up to Valentine’s Day 2019 was a pretty slow one by this column’s standards, by which we mean there happily weren’t any mass-casualty disasters or attacks that dominated headlines. There was even a whiff of compromise in Washington over the government’s spending bill, which marked a welcome change from recent months. Elsewhere, we had a grab bag of stories, some intriguing, some important, and some just plain odd....

This week was defined in many parts of the media with the hysterical buildup toward the UK royal wedding this Saturday, which will see US actress Meghan Markle officially become a British princess. Exciting times, no doubt. But while it dominated headlines in British and British-obsessed papers, the royal wedding wasn’t the only show in town this week. Even as the flags went up in London, the rest of the planet was up to its usual craziness....

After two weeks’ absence, Morris M. is back to guide you through the dimly lit forest of headlines in search of the path marked “this week’s important news.” Grab a torch, and prepare yourself for a foray into the swirling shadows of US politics, international LGBT rights, and the latest round of chaos gripping the EU. 10 Sweden’s Elections Disappointed Everyone On Sunday, Sweden went to the polls in an election that had been hotly anticipated across the globe....

SEE ALSO: 10 Pictures That Almost Got Their Photographers Killed If the day comes that you fall off a building and Superman saves you, try not to look into his eyes because this is exactly what they might look like. A person with two pupils may have improved eyesight in more ways than one. They might be able to escalate the amount of visual information they take in as well as have enhanced focus....

10 It’s In The Constitution “Separation between church and state” is not in the US Constitution. The First Amendment’s Establishment Clause reads, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” The first mention of the phrase came in a letter from Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptist Association in Connecticut in January 1802: “[ . . . ] their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,’ thus building a wall of separation between Church & State....

Ricetti is possibly the most flamboyant hermit on this list. The Italian-Australian had various jobs, including miner and craftsman, in the New South Wales area of Australia before taking up work on river boat. Legend says that one day Ricetti was out walking when he was caught in a sudden downpour. He sought shelter in a nearby cave; a cave he wouldn’t leave for some 22 years. Over the years, Ricetti turned his rocky home into an Aladdin’s cave of wonders....

10 Casey Anthony Caylee Anthony was born in August 2005 after Casey lied about being pregnant and said she wasn’t sure who the father was. She said it could have been her fiance or another man who she said died in a car crash. A few months short of Caylee’s 3rd birthday, Casey had an argument with her family and drove away her daughter. A month later, Casey’s mom Cindy calls the police to report that Caylee is missing and that she thinks Casey killed her....

Some of the most important advances in science, technology, engineering, and math were accomplished as a direct result of the missions talked about below. Here are some of the coolest and most important missions ever launched by NASA. 10 WMAP Satellite Did you know that humanity has a baby picture of the early universe? We can’t get any images from the moment of the big bang. For the first few hundred thousand years of the universe’s life, stuff was just too hot and close together for photons to get anywhere....