In 2004, Big Brother was shown in Bahrain. After a few minutes of the first episode, Abdel Hakim kissed Kawthar of Tunisia. This really offended cultural values and traditions and the show was cancelled after just two weeks. Hundreds of protesters gathered to declare that the show was “un-Islamic” chanting “Stop Sin Brother! No to indecency!” despite the fact that the producers of the show provided separate bedrooms for male and female members of the Big Brother House, and a prayer room....

The first week of October was a grim week for anyone watching the news. Heartbreaking scenes from Las Vegas filled the airwaves, reminding us that sickening violence can happen anywhere at any time. While we’ll endeavor to keep you updated with what was happening elsewhere over the last seven days, there was no ignoring the appalling bloodshed on display in Nevada or the awful human tragedies that accompanied it....

Despite numerous investigations into the phenomena, it still isn’t known who or what is responsible for these seemingly precise “medical” mutilations or why they are happening. Theories range from UFO and alien involvement to satanic cults and rituals to the acts simply being the work of sick individuals who want to inflict pain on animals. The cases are as interesting as they are perplexing. Here are ten modern incidents from around the world....

Scrimshaw is the handiwork of carving and engraving the byproducts of marine mammals, most commonly the bones and teeth of sperm whales, the baleen of other whales, and the tusks of walruses. The practice originated on whaling ships around the 1750s on the Pacific Ocean, and was largely practiced until the ban on commercial whaling. The practice still survives as a hobby and as a trade for commercial artisans. A maker of scrimshaw is known as a scrims hander....

This is a bit of a pity. Sure, many commentary tracks are unbearably dull, particularly those which are nothing but feature length self-congratulations. But something about being in that booth during the recording session can cause some entertainers, even celebrities, to completely drop their public relations persona and let their anger out in entertaining ways. Podcasts wish they could get such uninhibited sound bytes. 10 ‘The Principal And The Pauper’Commentators: Ken Keeler, Matt Selman, Etc....

2007 Formula One Championship – Brazilian Grand Prix The 2007 formula one season marked the first season without veteran driver Michael Schumacher. The season was marked by intense competition between three premier drivers – Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen. The Brazilain Grand Prix was the last race of the season, and it was the first time since 1986 that three drivers were in contention for the championship with only a single race remaining....

10 Egyptian Animals The ancient Egyptians were keen naturalists and tedious archivists, allowing modern researchers to piece together the region’s ecology as it flourished 6,000 years ago. Animal iconography was a common motif, and the assortment of local beasts was preserved through a variety of media, including carvings, rock art, ceremonial pieces, and murals on tomb walls. Combined, these sources provide a thorough record of Egyptian fauna and a depressing reminder that of the 37 large mammal species that once roamed the Earth, only eight remain....

How many sailors have spotted an island on the horizon and wondered if it meant salvation or a supernatural threat? Here are ten mysterious islands from folklore that brave readers may want to set sail for. 10 Avalon King Arthur, the legendary king of the Britons, was much like the modern crop of British royals—he had marital troubles. When he discovered his queen was having an affair with Sir Lancelot, he pursued the naughty knight to France....

Such mysterious deaths have not been confined to Russia’s borders either. London and Berlin are just two examples of cities where Russian individuals have died under suspicious circumstances. Many of these deaths remain unsolved, even decades later. In this list, we take a look at ten of the most mysterious Russian deaths. 10 Boris Nemtsov On February 27, 2015, politician and former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov was assassinated within a stone’s throw from the Kremlin walls....

But you’re not like them; you think things through before making commitments. You do your research. Here are 10 myths about exercising that will make you mad—and all the information you need to make sure you don’t fall victim to them…again. 10 Myth: Sweating Out a Cold Whether it’s a quick HIIT or 10 minutes in the sauna, “sweating out” a cold is something that just doesn’t work. There are a few components to this myth that make it so believable....

10 Alyssa Hemmelgarn Died From A Hospital Infection In 2007, nine-year-old Alyssa Hemmelgarn became sick and didn’t seem to be getting any better. She had swollen glands and cold sores that wouldn’t disappear. Because of the malaise that Alyssa displayed, her mother, Carole, suspected that she may have had mono. However, when she took her daughter to the doctor, she received some devastating news. Alyssa was admitted to a Denver hospital, where she was diagnosed with leukemia....

You wouldn’t think it’d be that easy to “discover” something that doesn’t actually exist—because it doesn’t exist. However, many people throughout history have claimed to have discovered things which were later shown not to be real, be they mythological creatures, dinosaurs, moons, islands, or even elements. 10 Mermaids On January 8, 1493, Christopher Columbus spotted three mermaids swimming in the ocean as he made his first voyage to the Americas....

In the ensuing days and weeks, the public would learn about the now-controversial government program that civil libertarians had been clamoring about for years—the US Department of Defense’s “Excess Property Program,” colloquially referred to as “1033,” after the section of the congressional National Defense Authorization Act that made it a reality. In response to a glut of military surplus—combined with concern surrounding several high-profile school shootings and an increasingly militarized approach to the war on drugs—the Department of Defense gave or sold weapons of war to small, local police departments across the country....

Take these 10 documentaries, for instance. They cover everything from exorcisms to Chinese festivals. Some might pull at your heartstrings, while others will just make your skin crawl. Whatever the topic, at least one of these 10 films will leave you a little unsettled. 10Reborn Babies Meet Anasha. She’s 54, married to a musician, and has four young kids with one on the way. If you want to get technical, Anasha is actually the one on the way ....

10Isabella Beeton Miss Beeton’s Book of Household Management was one of the most influential and best-selling books of the 19th century, even though it was just a cookbook. The massive bit of writing goes on for more than 900 pages, with all but a few dozen of them recipes. At the end, Beeton cites merely “a great doctor” and solicitor for sources on medical and legal matters. Later critics have found that Isabella Beeton stole every recipe from the writings of such other authors as Florence Nightingale and Eliza Acton....

10 Wikileaks Snitch Wikileaks is in the business of exposing the secrets of the world’s governments and corporations, so it should come as no surprise that those same institutions hatched a plan to steal Wikileaks’ secrets. Their snitch was an 18-year-old from Iceland named Siggi. Sigurdur “Siggi” Thorsdarson began volunteering for Wikileaks in February 2010 when he was just 17. At first, Siggi was driven by a passion for the politics of Wikileaks and its founder Julian Assange....

Far from being just a pretty sight in the sky, the Andromeda Galaxy is an impressive, turbulent patch of the cosmos. It is even expected to collide with the Milky Way years down the road. If you find that fascinating, then you are going to enjoy these ten amazing facts about the Andromeda Galaxy. 10 Also Known As Messier 31 Our closest neighboring galaxy is also known as Messier 31 or M31....

Some early council decisions, however, seem obscure, frivolous, or simply outlandish. What seemed like important issues back then come off as quite strange to most of us today. At times, these decisions dealt with complex theological issues; at others, it’s likely that some odd incident had riled up the clerics on a particular issue. Either way, you may not have expected major religious debates to cover subjects like . ....

10 Simon Parkes In 2013, a city councillor for the seaside town of Stakesby in the UK claimed that he had a sexual relationship with an entity he called the “Cat Queen,” even fathering a daughter named Zarka with his alien mistress. He believed that his first extraterrestrial encounter was in the womb. He also remembered another in his crib at six months old when a being reached out to him with “two green stick things, like beanpoles....

Once news stories have run their course, they tend to stop making the front page. Things keep happening, though, and the little details we miss can sometimes change everything. 10 The Al-Qaeda Anthrax Attack Wasn’t Al-Qaeda One week after the 9/11 attacks, letters coated with anthrax spread throughout the US and killed five people. The letters were dated “09-11-01” and ended with the lines, “Death to America. Death to Israel....