Although many of these beloved figures sprang fully formed from their creators’ imaginations, some were based on actual people. Others were inspired by characters played by comedians or actors on radio and television shows. 10 W.C. Fields A United Productions of America creation, the bald, cantankerous, nearsighted Mr. Magoo was an immediate hit when he debuted in 1949. He starred in 53 animated cartoons and won two Academy Awards. Mr....

10 Lip Syncing with a Demon TikTok is home to millions of lip sync videos, and every time, users post themselves doing popular challenges. @herony is a master of surprises, and in this video, he has a shocking twist for his fans. The video starts normally with the young influencer posing as if he’s about to lip-sync to a catchy pop tune. But within seconds the music stops and the camera zooms into a dark corner....

Top 10 Crazy YouTube Channels Where People Risk Their Lives In a USA Today article, YouTube was quoted as saying, “If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use the service. There are lots of other great websites for you. Talk to your parents about what sites are appropriate for you.”[3] Really? How many children are going to inform their parents that what they’re watching on YouTube is too mature for them?...

See Also: 10 Facts About Human Cannibalism From Modern Science 10 A Taste of Tlatelcomila Stained and broken bones from a 2,500 year old site of Tlatelcomila outside Mexico City have not only proved that late pre-classic Mexico experienced cannibalism, we now know how the victims were cooked. Experts were prompted to do analysis based on the red and yellow color of the bones. They uncovered an ancient recipe for human flesh....

10 Stacey Dash Joke Falls Flat During the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, Stacey Dash did herself no favors in 2016 when she declared that Black History Month and the BET Awards should be done away with. She believed that it was a double standard to criticize the Academy Awards for being almost exclusively white when the BET Awards were awarded to black celebrities only. A month later, host Chris Rock had people in stitches during the 2016 Oscars ceremony....

10 Reasons The Coronavirus Should Terrify You Right now there’s little chance of people dying en masse, and there’s no risk of a zombie outbreak just yet, but that doesn’t mean the situation isn’t serious and that it couldn’t take a turn for the worst. Preparing yourself for an outbreak that could wipe out millions of people can be done, and you don’t need to start digging a shelter in your backyard to do it....

10 Two Divorces Created The PG-13 Rating A look at the box office will show how influential the PG-13 rating has become. Eight of the 10 past highest-grossing movies of the year were rated PG-13. This rating has been blamed for drastically reshaping Hollywood by dumbing down films for adults and children alike. However, the movie that inspired the creation of the PG-13 rating was not really child-friendly. 1984’s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom featured graphic scenes of monkey brains, child slaves, and a beating heart ripped out of someone’s chest....

You know you’re the best driver on the road; just like me and everyone else. In a way driving defensively means you assume everyone else is a little slower to react, a little more distracted (like the young lady above), perhaps even a little stupider. Since you can’t control how smart or quick someone else is, all you can do is be as responsible as you can for your own piece of road....

10 Terrorist Death Threats Religious symbols and their use have always been a source of controversy, even outside the porn world. In 2015 however a new shock began after Lebanese born porn-star Mia Khalifa appeared in a scene wearing a hijab, a garment used by Muslim women to signal modesty. Upon release, this scene garnered the attention of the Islamic State, who in turn called for the murder of Khalifa, even going so far as to post a photo of her home to their twitter page and creating a fake video of her being prepared for execution....

10 The Simpsons Ten-year-old Alex Hardy was eating lunch in his school cafeteria when he started to choke on his ham sandwich. Hardy struggled to breathe, and he turned purple. Lunch ladies patted him on the back to try to dislodge the sandwich, but they were unsuccessful. Then Hardy’s best friend, fellow 10-year-old Aiden Bateman, walked over to his choking friend. Bateman picked up Hardy and performed the Heimlich maneuver. The sandwich popped out of Hardy’s mouth....

Warning: Potential spoilers. 10Donkey Is From Pleasure Island Shrek is everyone’s favorite ogre, but Donkey has his fair share of fans, too. When their adventure played out on the big screen in 2001, kids couldn’t get enough of this strange new animation, and adults snickered at the naughty humor. 15 years after the movie’s release, a theory about Donkey’s back story is making waves on the Internet. And it involves Pinocchio....

Coca Cola is an excellent rust buster. If you have a bunch of small objects that need de-rusting, soak them in coke overnight and give them a good scrub in the morning. The properties of coke help to break down the rust particles, making cleaning much easier. You can also apply coke to a chrome finish which is rust spotted – pour some on a rough textured cloth and rub it in a circular motion....

10Droopers by Forum Novelties$24.73, free shipping This cute little number is highly reminiscent of a certain national restaurant chain that features attractive, scantily-clad servers. An inexpensive option that is guaranteed to make an impression on all but the totally blind, Droopers is perfect if you are a burly guy who has absolutely no shame. We’re betting that a couple of you have no need for the rest of the list, and have your mouse pointer hovering over the link to this product right now....

10 A Hot Jupiter With Three Suns Astronomers have documented many “hot Jupiters,” or gas giants that are super-close to their stars, but KELT-4Ab is special. It’s a planet with three suns. It resides in what is known as a hierarchical triple stellar system. KELT-4Ab is about 1.7 times the size of Jupiter, and its main star, KELT-A, would appear 40 times larger than our Sun does in the sky.[1] KELT-A has snagged two smaller stars, KELT-B and KELT-C, which are so far off that they require 4,000 years to complete their orbit....

10 Inescapable Prisons People Somehow Escaped From 10 Michael Swango: “Dr. Death” Like every other medical professional, Dr. Michael Swango swore an oath to do no harm. But he would break this oath dozens of times, as he was convicted of killing four people, and possibly killed up to 60 while he worked as both an EMT and a physician. From his earliest days working as a volunteer ambulance driver during his undergraduate years, patients seemed to die around Swango at a higher than normal rate....

Always read instructions carefully Do not drink urine. Or sea water. Or bird blood Do not eat jellyfish. Or fish that have spikes. Or fish that have parrot like beaks. Or that puff up like balloons. Pressing the eyes of fish will paralyse them The body can be heroic in battle; if a castaway is injured, beware of well-meaning, but ill-founded, medical treatment. Ignorance is the worst doctor, while rest and sleep are the best nurses....

Some, however, are more flawed than others. Here’s one that ranks the Foo Fighters higher than Nirvana, a sign that the writer needs a good ear exam or a great therapist. Hopefully this list is, if not less contentious, somewhat less ridiculous. Unranked except for the obvious first two entries, the only rules are that the group must be rock (so no The Cure) and must be a band (so no Bruce Springsteen)....

Bouncers, like cops, are there to maintain the status quo: ensuring that the good-looking, monied classes get preferential treatment and aren’t made to shuffle their feet with the rest of the lumpenproles in line, however this isn’t their sole responsibility: they’re also called upon to do the kind of math long forgotten since the 5th grade: being able to calculate how old someone is, simply by looking at the date of birth on their authentic, state of Hawaii Driver’s License....

Time and time again, ordinary people come through for one another. The Good Samaritans on this list have made incredible sacrifices to help others—whether it was time, money, food, clothing, or shelter. These people are not rich or famous. But they still went above and beyond to help those in need. 10 Phil Packer’s Marathon In 2008, British soldier Phil Packer was wounded in Basra, Iraq, during a rocket attack....

However, many other discoveries have gone largely unnoticed by the public, although they are no less spectacular. From cryovolcanoes to extragalactic planets, we will see some of the best celestial findings and inventions that this year has left us. 10 The Largest Star Map Ever Made In April 2018, the European Space Agency (ESA) publicly released the largest sky map ever created to date. The map is a three-dimensional reconstruction of the sky seen from Earth, thanks to data obtained by the Gaia spacecraft....