Our ancient ancestors would undoubtedly have a hard time believing what mankind has been able to accomplish. We’ve traveled to the Moon, launched satellites into space, landed rovers on distant planets, and manned the International Space Station. The medical community has accomplished things that many would have thought impossible in years past, such as curing and managing disease, intricate transplant operations that save lives, and developing medications that treat illnesses to give humans a better quality of life....

Fittingly, the Satanic Temple is headquartered in Salem, Massachusetts. Chapters are also established in Texas, Georgia, Arkansas, Illinois, and several other states. One of the biggest past media stories on the Satanic Temple is the statue of Baphomet that members placed outside the Oklahoma state capitol building, next to a large wall sculpture of the Ten Commandments. The message was clear: All religions need to be given equal consideration in a government space, according to the US Constitution’s established freedom of religion....

Serving aboard a destroyer is considered in naval circles as serving in the “real navy.” With a crew of over 300 confined within the small dimensions of the ship, life can be entertaining, amazing, and frightening at the same time. Short clips of destroyers in film, television, and recruiting videos paint a pretty rosy life aboard the small but robust vessels, but they leave out some vital details. Here are ten facts of life aboard a destroyer (or any small surface combatant) revealed after peeling back the Hollywood veneer....

Most nations will complain if Google gives this type of territory to their rival. They will not agree if the company lists the region as disputed, either. At other times, Google has made errors and labeled formerly contested areas as part of rival nations, causing embarrassing incidents. 10 Nicaragua Invades Costa Rica After Army Commander Used Google Maps In 2010, Nicaraguan troops invaded Costa Rica’s Calero Island after mistaking it as part of Nicaragua’s territory....

Following reality TV’s birth in the 1990s and explosion in the early 2000s, it’s evolved to a curious state and it’s easy to cringe in hindsight at some of the concepts or episodes from previous years. But that’s with justification because there’s been some horror examples when reality TV producers and executives have treaded over the acceptable line and gone too far, exploiting unwitting contestants, creating unnecessary risks and/or simply coming as across tone deaf....

10Murry Wilson Pretty much everyone has heard of The Beach Boys and Brian Wilson, but you may not know that the chief reason for Wilson’s much-publicized mental problems was his manipulative ogre of a dad, Murry, who managed the band in their early days. While Brian was under huge amounts of pressure trying to deliver hits, his father was manipulating him into giving up his 50-percent share of the income from his songs....

But when it comes to hauntings, the most threatening and negative are demonic hauntings. In these cases, houses and people are tormented by nonhuman entities that seek to possess the living. Demonic hauntings tend to be mentally and spiritually draining. They also tend to last a long time because demons, which were never humans, can only be expelled through certain religious rituals. Of course, if you’re skeptical about all of this, demonic hauntings can sometimes come across as examples of mental illness....

10 Lice Was So Bad That People Just Gave Up On Hair Most people shaved their heads in ancient Egypt. We know this from pictures and from records written by people in other countries who looked at Egypt’s fashion choices and puzzled over why Egyptians thought going bald was such a good look. Today, though, historians are pretty sure they know why. Lice were everywhere in ancient Egypt. The tombs of Egyptian rulers are infested with lice, apparently flooding out from the remains of the bodies....

However, nothing quite beats practical effects. The human eye is incredibly perceptive and can easily detect when something did not actually happen. So here are ten amazing movie moments that were created entirely using practical effects. They are increasingly rare, but large-scale stunts performed for real can provide the wow factor that makes blockbuster cinema so special. 10 The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) The production team behind James Bond is famous for preferring practical effects where possible....

This weird snake is found mostly in Indonesia, although some close relatives are also found in Australia. It gets its name from its unusual skin, which is wrinkled and baggy, and gives the impression of being several sizes too large for the snake. The scales are also unusual; they are large and knobby, hence the snake’s alternate common name, ”warty snake”. They can grow up to 2.5 meters long. Elephant trunk snakes are completely aquatic, and are practically helpless on land; they can’t slither because they lack the broad scales in the belly that are common to most snakes, and an important aid when moving on land....

10Font Men Grab a magazine. Open a book. Pick up a box of cereal, a stick of deodorant, or a bottle of bleach. What do these things have in common? They’re all covered in words. Of course, the letters are all just a tad different. The tagline on that movie poster isn’t quite the same as the brand name on that can of corn. Why? Because they’re in different fonts. Fonts are everywhere you look....

Interestingly enough, the pandemic seems to have opened naturist opportunities for many people, either through comfortably working from home or from personal expressions of liberation. It has also become a symbol of environmental concern. Nudist organizations and clubs across the U.S. and Europe have announced a spike in membership since 2020, and they claim there are many advantages to living a naturist lifestyle. So let us get down to the bare facts of the matter as we explore these benefits…...

10John Lennon Got High And Told The Beatles He Was Jesus Christ One day in 1968, John Lennon, high out of his mind on LSD, called an emergency meeting of The Beatles. He seemed so worked up about it that the band was sure it was a crisis. They rushed over as soon as they could and, first thing the next morning, gathered together in Apple Records boardroom. “I’ve got something very important to tell you,” John Lennon announced, standing before his bandmates in the boardroom....

Techniques 1 – 5 TEMPLE – A very susceptible vital spot. If struck with sufficient force, it may cause unconsciousness or death. NASION – This is the summit of the nose. If struck with sufficient force may cause death. PHILTRUM – This is the area between the upper lip and the bottom of the nose. Attack to this area may also cause unconsciousness or death. HOOK TO JAW – A powerful hook punch to the front side of the jaw may snap an enemy’s neck....

George Washington – Thinking that shaking hands was beneath the dignity of the President, Washington preferred to bow to greet guests. To avoid being forced into a handshake he would place one hand on his sword and hold his hat in the other. John Adams – Adams, the second President, and Jefferson, the third, both died on the same day, July 4th 1826, exactly fifty years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence....

10 Ellen Peck If you were a New Yorker in the nineteenth century, chances were good that you were swindled by Ellen Peck. Her career spanned five decades and countless victims. In 1892, assuming she had retired, police put her lifetime take at $1,000,000 (around $30,000,000 today). But they were wrong; Ellen kept right on scamming. Her first big score came in 1878. That year, she conned soapmaking millionaire Benjamin Babbitt by pretending to be a detective who could track down bonds that had been stolen from him....

Despite that fact, however, plans for theme parks are regularly written down and announced. At the Disney parks, the “Imagineers,” or people designing the park, have what is referred to as a “Blue Sky” period where they plan without any budget or restraint in mind. More often than not, other parks across the world sometimes find themselves eternally trapped in this Blue Sky stage. This is a list covering ten incredible-sounding theme parks that never saw the light of day....

Soon after arriving in Boston in 1829, the strange yet endearing duo started performing for large crowds all over the United States and eventually Europe in carnivals, freak shows, and circuses. They performed with other human rarities, such as “Zip—The Man Monkey” and “The Amazing Wolf Children of Australia.” Even though many thought they were fake, Chang and Eng were permanently connected below their breastbones by an appendage consisting of ligaments and cartilage, about 13 centimeters (5 in) long and 5 centimeters (2 in) wide....

He’s nail free today, but in 2004, Mejia was doing construction work on the roof of a house when he fell. The fall didn’t kill him, but the six 3 1/2 inch nails that accidentally shot into his neck and skull certainly should have. He survived because the nails barely missed his brain stem and spinal cord. In 1968, the first mafia attempt against this canadian gangster took place. Two hired gunmen entered a bar where he was enjoying some drinks....