It wasn’t until the 18th century that Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus developed the architecture for our modern system of binomial nomenclature, the naming of species using Latin grammar, which places an animal’s genus and then species in its formal name. Today, the field of identifying and organizing species is just as alive as ever. You’d be shocked at the animal life that has existed beside us for years without recognition....
10 The Glaswegian Conehead Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland, has become well known over the last couple of decades for being a bustling cultural hub. It is home to a world-famous School of Art and has recently played host to the COP26 Climate Change summit. Something which may seem strange to non-locals, however, is the tradition of placing a traffic cone onto the head of the Duke of Wellington Statue found outside the Gallery of Modern Art on Queen Street....
10 AlgolThe Demon Star Algol, a star in the constellation Perseus, represents the severed head of Medusa, the Gorgon. In the well-known story, the hero Perseus used Medusa’s own reflection as a weapon against her and then saved her head to employ as a weapon. The star Algol as a representation of Medusa’s death-causing head is a rather unsettling addition to the star’s mythos. Algol waxes and wanes, seeming to wink in the night sky....
10John F. Kennedy Whether you think there was a lone gunman or a conspiracy of Oliver Stone proportions, there’s no denying the JFK assassination was weird. From magic bullets to changes in parade routes, the case is full of bizarre circumstances and odd coincidences, but perhaps the strangest mystery of all is the case of JFK’s missing brain. Of course, there wasn’t much of a brain to go missing. One of Oswald’s bullets hit Kennedy in the head, spraying bits of skull and matter everywhere....
10 The 1980s UFO Wave Perhaps the best place to start would be the UFO wave that took over the Hudson Valley in the early-to-mid-1980s. Many of the sightings of these strange otherworldly crafts were often seen up-close, with the objects in question passing over highways or housing developments at an extremely low altitude. What’s more, most of them featured multiple witnesses. Watch this video on YouTube A typical sighting, for example, would often see motorists pulling their cars to the side of a normally busy highway....
10 Shiny Things Possibly the briefest of dragon-slaying tales is that of Gerolde, a lesser-known figure of British folklore whose journey began with a happy accident but ended rather messily. When he set out to become a dragon slayer, Gerolde donned the shiniest armor he owned. Though likely selected for vain reasons, his choice of attire unexpectedly proved to be a deciding factor in his first conquest. When he happened upon a small dragon, the brightness of the Sun reflecting off of Gerolde’s armor surprised and dazzled the beast....
10Pewdiepie vs. WSJ: The Calm before the Storm During a since deleted video on his channel, Pewdiepie visited a website called Fivver where you pay people to perform different jobs or tasks for you. He asked its users to do things ranging from zany to downright horribly inappropriate. To the YouTuber’s surprise, he actually got someone to unfurl a banner with the words DEATH TO ALL JEWS printed on it, as the people holding it laughed and yelled, “Subscribe to Keemstar!...
Bermuda is more than just a certain eponymous triangle. The archipelago has an interesting history, rich culture, and many beautiful sights. Here are some of the most intriguing facts about Bermuda. 10 There Were Devils Here—Or So Sailors Thought Bermuda was first discovered in 1505, but for years afterward, the Spanish and Portuguese sailors who passed the islands weren’t too keen to row ashore. They didn’t fancy their chances against the treacherous reefs, but almost as frightening were the strange sounds that emanated from the islands as dusk fell....
In case you were wondering, no, this is not just another serial killer article; this is possibly even more sinister and evil than any of the serial killers I’ve done—I’ll let you be the judge. Peter Frederiksen committed crimes that strike almost everyone as utterly unthinkable, especially considering the many other sexual assaults and violations of female bodily autonomy coming to light like we have today. Here are ten facts about Peter Frederiksen, the man who severed external genitalia from living women and kept them in his freezer....
But what if your sense of touch is off? Who do you go to? Basically, you have to go see a neurologist or even a brain surgeon. There is no one who specializes just in your sense of touch—maybe because we tend to believe that touch is the least useful of the senses. Or maybe it’s because science knows so little about touch relative to the other senses. Every year, we learn more about our underappreciated sense of touch....
10Coloured Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL) fielded its first black player in 1958 when Willie O’Ree signed with the Boston Bruins. Eight years earlier, a player named Art Dorrington signed with the New York Rangers in 1950, but he never played in the NHL. This was nearly five decades after the formation of the Coloured Hockey League (CHL), which was Canadian as the spelling shows. Founded in 1895, the CHL featured only black players along with an incredibly modern style of play....
Their hard work has sometimes been for nothing as they have been disqualified from competing or retrospectively stripped of titles and medals. Their sexual anatomy has sadly overshadowed some truly great human achievements and raised some uncomfortable questions about our gender binary prejudices. 10 Pinki Pramanik Pinki Pramanik was an Indian female track runner, specializing in 400- and 800-meter events. Her career was advancing well until she encountered some disturbing harassment....
Many consider Perlman the greatest violin player of the 20th century. He contracted polio at the age of four, but made a good recovery, and learned to walk aided by crutches. Today, he generally uses crutches or a scooter to get around. He plays violin while seated, which you may have caught at American president Barack Obama’s inauguration. Charlie Daniels calls him “Sir”. Winter is an American blues musician. An adventuresome multi-instrumentalist at home on keyboards, saxophone, percussion, and vocals, Winter was most successful in the 1970s with The Edgar Winter Group....
This is assuming you believe the Gemstone File is true, though. In fact, the debate over the authenticity of the conspiracy theorists’ dream that is the Gemstone File is where we will start our list, as it also explains in a little more detail just what the file actually is. 10 It Is The Modern-Day Version Of The Tulli Papyrus Although its influence, at least in conspiracy circles, is undeniable,[1] the fact is that nobody other than Bruce Roberts and conspiracy theorist Mae Brussell (who are both dead) are alleged to have actually seen the original “file....
The catch? You must light a magical fire in her honor and never let it go out. You wonder: How could the kingdom preserve such a fire? After much thought, you decide that such a task could only be taken on by a holy college of virgin women. This sort of thinking is exactly why they elected you king. These women were known as the vestal virgins, or the vestals for short....
The reasons for the Americans’ love of their flag are deeply rooted in the nation’s history, but not many people know as much about the flag as they think they do. Many of the “facts” taught to American schoolchildren are not as accurate as teachers may believe. To dispel the myths and attempt to explain its history, here are ten fascinating facts about the American flag. 10 It Didn’t Always Have 13 Stripes Pretty much everyone familiar with it knows the American flag has 13 stripes representing the 13 original colonies that came together to form the nation....
Sealed Until: 2073 David Kelly worked for the U.K Ministry of Defense as an expert in bio-weapons. He was also one of the key UN weapons inspectors in Iraq. In 2003, he became concerned about the US/UK claims of WMD in Iraq in the build-up to the Iraq war. The trouble started when Kelly became an anonymous source for a BBC journalist, who quoted his doubts about the existence of weapons of mass destruction....
10 A Boy Genius On Death Row Marcos was said to be a genius with a photographic memory, able at a young age to recite the Constitution and even entire speeches dictated to him. He studied law at the University of the Philippines, topping the 1939 Bar Examinations with a score of 92.35 percent. When he was accused of cheating, he had to retake the exam—and got a perfect score of 100 percent (though whether he really scored that or just cheated again is unclear)....
But diapers and spit-up are only the tip of the disgusting iceberg when it comes to babies. Those darling little bundles of joy have horrible secrets that will turn your stomach and make you question any future reproductive plans. Cleanliness may be next to godliness, but babies don’t know that yet. 10 Babies Have Two Sets Of Teeth We’ve all had baby teeth, lost them, got some kickback from the tooth fairy, and then grew some proper adult teeth in their place....
After leaving Washington, D.C., Attorney General William Wirt was ran an unsuccessful candidacy for President in the 1832 as the candidate of the Anti-Masonic party. This was perhaps ironic because he was, in fact, a former Freemason and, according to some sources, even gave a speech at an early Anti-Masonic convention defending the organization although it has also been said that he regretted his membership afterwards. The Anti-Masonic Party holds the distinction of being the nation’s first third party, and amongst the most successful....
