The South African–born visionary’s ultimate goal is to enable multiplanetary human existence by drastically reducing the cost of launching material into space. With our current technology, escaping Earth’s gravity is not easy and comes with a hefty price tag. For example, it will cost about $500 million to send NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS)—currently, the most powerful rocket to ever be developed—to low Earth orbit with about 70,000 kilograms (150,000 lb) of payload....

SEE ALSO: 10 Must-See Recent TV Shows With A Dark Side 10 Welcome To The Neighborhood On the surface, Welcome to the Neighborhood was a reality show that dealt with tough issues like race, religion, and prejudice. Developed as a social experiment and filmed in its entirety in 2006, the show was slated to run on American network ABC before an uproar over its violation of federal housing laws. The story was based in a Texan neighborhood that took pride in its white, Republican, and Christian populace....

10Paul Revere Known now as: One of the riders instrumental—through his famous “Midnight Ride”—in assembling a force of militia for the 1776 Battles of Lexington and Concord, which were vital to American victory in the Revolutionary War. Historians have since noted that for all his fame—widely attributed to the poet Henry Longfellow’s poem written long after Revere’s death—Revere hardly was the most significant person in that historical effort. For example, one Sybil Ludington rode twice as far as he did on that momentous night....

Mongolia’s fascinating history includes unexpected inventions, cities that move, rare horses, and the strangest race on earth. To Mongolia, and don’t spare the horse-archers! 10Mongolia Is One of the Oldest Countries in the World The Xiongnu people who lived north of the Great Wall were a pastoral, nomadic sort. This didn’t prevent them from organizing into a nation a full three years before the founding of the Han dynasty in 209 B....

From talking like a person and sharing a rare biological quirk with humans to carrying military equipment to surprised fishermen, belugas are more than just cute faces. They have a bubble language, adopt other whales, and apparently have a job somewhere in the Russian forces. 10 One Visited The Thames Belugas are Arctic animals, but one made his way to the River Thames in the United Kingdom. Nicknamed “Benny,” he attracted quite a following upon his arrival in 2018....

But perhaps the most revealing stories come from the teenagers who never lived to grow old. How they lived and what caused their untimely deaths can paint vivid images of their struggles, games, places in the community, and the social problems of the time. 10 Girl From Cerro Juanaquena While scouting for a location to build a new solar plant, archaeologists unearthed an ancient camp. Situated near the Santa Maria River in Mexico, the 10,500-year-old site was a toolmaking center used over many generations....

Psychedelics are drugs primarily known for causing visual and auditory hallucinations and altered states of consciousness. Think of comedic movie or TV show scenes in which a character does a drug, leading to a sudden point-of-view shot where the colors become vibrant, the audio turns bizarre, faces and objects start to swirl, and perhaps sitar music is suddenly heard. The following are ten of the most fascinating psychedelic drugs....

10ManaphyThe Carnivorous Sea Angel The legendary water Pokemon, Manaphy, has been the subject of its own movie and enjoyed popularity for its cute, angelic appearance, but the innocent looking creature draws its inspiration from a not-so-innocent animal, a type of swimming sea slug known as the clione or “sea angel.” Adapted to polar waters, winter ice floes bring swarms of these tiny creatures to Japanese shores once a year, and they’re popular enough to have had Hello Kitty merchandise, candy, mascots, and countless cartoon appearances....

10 “Gloria” – Gloria Trevi Laura Branigan enjoyed great success with her cover of “Gloria” after it was released in 1982. The song stayed on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 36 weeks and peaked at No. 2. Originally, “Gloria” was an Italian love song written and composed by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi in 1979, after which it was translated into English by Jonathan King. Mexican singer Gloria Trevi, who is also know as the ‘The Supreme Diva of Mexican Pop’ has had worldwide success with several albums and number one hits....

10Aksum The kingdom Aksum (or Axum) has been the subject of countless legends. Whether as the home of the mythical Prester John, the lost kingdom of the Queen of Sheba, or the final resting place of the Ark of the Covenant, Aksum has long been at the forefront of Western imaginations. The Ethiopian kingdom of reality, not myth, was an international trading power. Thanks to access to both the Nile and Red Sea trading routes, Aksumite commerce thrived, and by the beginning of the common era, most Ethiopian peoples were under Aksumite rule....

10An Anonymous Servant Nearly Averted World War I The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on the streets of Sarajevo in June 1914 led directly to World War I, which in turn led to the rise of Hitler and World War II and the creation of the modern world. Yet all this was nearly averted by a single clumsy servant. In November 1913, Archduke Ferdinand visited the Duke of Portland in Britain as part of a diplomatic push....

10 Hija There are interesting theological implications for humor in the Islamic world, which has always been a part of Islamic literary tradition but has been criticized by many as disrespectful and heretical since the Middle Ages. Mohammad was said to have condemned humor (mezah) in the Quran, and there is the implication that too much lightheartedness is dangerous. But there was also a tradition known as motayeba or “gentle teasing,” which the Prophet engaged in....

The most terrible pestilence humanity has witnessed, the Black Death of the 1340s, killed an estimated 75–200 million people. To many, it seemed that the end of the world had come. In a sense, they were right. The “Great Mortality” ended one world and ushered in a new, better one. Despite the horrors of the bubonic plague, Europe showed remarkable resilience in its survival. The Black Death, tragic though it was, may have made the world a brighter place....

Sufferers feel overwhelmed in the presence of what they perceive to be immense beauty. Doctors at a hospital in Florence regularly treat patients who have become overwhelmed when looking at Michelangelo’s statue David. However, it is not just Stendhal syndrome sufferers who are affected by art. Many frustrated artists and political activists have reacted to art works, too, mostly by trying to destroy them. Here, we look at 10 famous artworks that have been attacked by vandals....

SEE ALSO: 10 Times Wild Animals Saved Humans On the edges of the wilderness, though, we’re not always so safe. There are times when the predators that prowl our forests turn from their usual prey toward people—and those people have been forced to fight tooth to nail to survive. 10 The Bridal Party Attacked By Wolves In March 1911, a Russian wedding turned into a massacre. A total of 120 people had gathered in the village of Obstipoff for the ceremony....

Old, dark places are prime candidates for ghostly tales. Tunnels add a touch of claustrophobia to the mix. Humans have been digging through things for a long time, so the world isn’t short of tunnels with more history than lighting. Whether people were crushed building them or run over by trains, many have lost their lives underground. Tunnels have taken their place in folklore, fascinating both ghost hunters and those of us with a general interest in the macabre....

10 Laura McComb On May 23, 2015, Laura McComb, her husband, her children, and another family of five were vacationing together in Wimberley, Texas, when a violent storm hit the area. It caused the Blanco River to flood, and the waters rose 8 meters (26 ft) within one hour. That water surrounded McComb and her family and forced them onto the second level of the cabin. At 11:11 PM, McComb called 911 and told them that she and her family were on the second floor....

SEE ALSO: 10 Plans Hitler Would Have Put In Motion If The Nazis Had Won Many Jewish people were forced to live in the Warsaw ghetto, which was the largest of its kind in German-occupied Europe during the Second World War. The ghetto was established by the German authorities in 1940 and imprisoned more than 450,000 Jews, who either passed away due to squalid living conditions or were later deported to concentration camps and mass killing centers....

The list that follows features ten legendary races, in chronological order, which were milestones in this fascinating story of evolution. The first international race series in history was the brain child of the eccentric James Gordon Bennett Jr, millionaire owner of the New York Herald. In 1899, Gordon Bennett offered a trophy to the Automobile Club de France, to be raced for annually by the automobile clubs in the various European countries....

10 The Annunciation With Saint Emidus1486 The Annunciation with Saint Emidus, which was painted in 1486 by Italian artist Carlo Crivelli, shows the Virgin Mary shortly before she realizes that she will give birth to Jesus the saviour. A beam of light coming from a round opening in the sky to Mary’s head is said by most mainstream art critics and historians to be the halo of the Lord projecting down to Mary....