From Salvador Dali and his surrealism to Michelangelo and his sculptures and, of course, the grand, gorgeous, awe-inspiring ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, that can move even the stiffest of us who “don’t get art,” we’ve been making art from a long time. It began likely as simple decorations for tools, rocks, or even the dead bodies of friends and loved ones. Grave design is art; face paint is art....
10 Hans Christian Andersen‘The Ugly Duckling’ Hans Christian Andersen, known for writing classic stories such as “The Snow Queen,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “The Ugly Duckling,” may have made the latter story more autobiographical than readers might guess. In the end, it turns out that the “ugly duckling” was really a swan whose egg accidentally rolled into a duck’s nest. Similarly, although Andersen grew up poor as the son of a shoemaker and a washerwoman, it was long rumored that he was the illegitimate son of the crown prince of Denmark....
The Millennials are simply tired of trying, and the Boomers get a lot of flack and blame for many of the world’s problems. While it’s true that financial issues and costs of various things can be attributed to Boomers, the generation has done a great deal Millenials can be thankful for. See Also: 10 Ways Young Generations Are Better Than Their Parents 10 They Won The Cold War Before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the world was in the grips of the Cold War....
Here are ten mysteries about royalty that have been put to rest through the application of science. 10 The Romanovs The Romanov family ruled the vast domains of Russia for three centuries as autocratic monarchs. Few royal families in Europe enjoyed as much luxury and power as the Romanovs. In 1917 however, the whole facade of their authority crumbled. Losses in the First World War and a desire for change saw Tsar Nicholas II forced to abdicate....
10HypercaneInnocent Venus In this anime TV show from Japan, the world has been completely ravished by a series of hyper hurricanes. The hurricanes managed to kill five billion people, leaving economies and governments in shambles. Terrifyingly enough, hyper hurricanes are theoretically possible. They were discovered by an MIT professor who named them “hypercanes.” A hypercane would be 64 kilometers (40 mi) high and have winds of over 965 kilometers per hour (600 mph)....
Big businesses have several secrets they do not want us to know. Obviously, we will spend less money on their products or even stop purchasing them altogether when we discover their tricks. However, we dug in and uncovered 10 of these secrets. 10 Supermarkets Add Carbon Monoxide To Make Meat Redder Do you consider the redness of meat an indication of its freshness? Well! Redness does not always equate to freshness....
Today, pioneering research into LSD has revealed that this “demonized hippie drug” can treat mental illness, provide us with a map of psychosis, unlock humanity’s innate linguistic genius, and more. 10 LSD Brain Scans In April 2016, researchers published the first modern brain scans of people under the influence of LSD. The UK-based team learned that lysergic acid reduces activity within brain regions but increases connections between areas. According to study coauthor Dr....
John Tyler 1,430 Days Wikipedia In Office: April 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845 Served the remainder of William Harrison’s term. Denied renomination by the Whigs, Tyler flirted with the Liberty Party, but was persuaded not to run by the Democrats (his former party). Tyler’s presidency was rarely taken seriously in his time. He was usually referred to as the “Acting President” or “His Accidency” by opponents. Further, Tyler quickly found himself at odds with his former political supporters....
Most of these combinations—for better or worse—don’t make it very far. Maybe they’ll divide to make a two-cell embryo or perhaps a hollow ball. Either way, they eventually fizzle out. So we’re just left with a bunch tiny, dead things . . . and one big question. What would these creatures look like if they had been born? 10 Sheep-Cow By crossing yaks and cows, we can make yakows. By crossing cows and buffalo, we can make beefalo....
The Scots certainly agree. Many misty Highland moors, ancient battlefields, and old, spooky castles have spectral stories and creepy legends that are as scary as they are mysterious. Let’s explore some of our favorite ones. 10 Lady Catherine Of Dalhousie When you visit Scotland, you may not even need to leave your hotel to witness ghosts. In fact, if you’re staying in the Dalhousie Castle Hotel and Aqueous Spa, you might have an old-timey ghost hanging out in your room....
Before founding Listverse I was studying to be an opera singer at the prestigious Royal College of Music in London. While I ultimately started a business focused mainly on writing and the internet (hooray!), my foray into the world of opera and classical music generally, continues to bring me great joy to this day. I hope you enjoy this small selection from me . . . with love to you....
10Open-Pit Mines Open-pit mines are essentially massive quarries where gold, copper, uranium, and other resources are extracted from the ground. The process requires digging a hole into the ground to access the resources, and this hole continues to deepen and widen so long as the miners are unearthing things of value and making money. Consequently, these pits often expand to gigantic proportions that are as noticeable from space as any lake or mountain....
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10Darth Vader’s Original Voice Was Hilarious During the filming of the original Star Wars, Darth Vader didn’t have the grating, deep voice we’ve all come to identify with the character but instead sounded West Country English, which makes it difficult to picture him as evil if you watch some unedited footage. That was what David Prowse—the actor playing Darth Vader under the mask—actually sounded like. Of course, George Lucas was never actually going to keep Prowse’s voice as that of Darth Vader....
Nearly everyone and everything deserves sympathy, provided you know their side of the story. Look closely at the tales of some of our popular hate figures and you might even find yourself feeling sorry for them. No diagnosis or explanation changes the actions of these people, but in looking at the stories of these pop culture villains, it’s much easier to understand how they got to where they are today....
10 Fashion Faux Pas The fashion during the 2000s was a hot mess of layering perfection. We are each guilty of one or two or twelve of these fashion faux pas. The first half of the 2000s brought us oversized clothes, monochrome hues of brown, and lots of tracksuits, but not just any tracksuit, terry cloth, velour, or cashmere tracksuits. Usually with rhinestone embellishments across the butt proclaiming, “Juicy.” During the latter half of the 2000s, we donned calf-high boots, fingerless gloves, layered tank tops, and then topped our ensemble with a black vest....
Of course, these are just stereotypes that you may have heard throughout the years; by no means are these things facts. So with a bit of a tongue-in-cheek attitude, let’s get to it… 10 Choosing When to Work This is the dream, right? Most of us work hard to afford the luxuries of relaxing and choosing how to spend our time on evenings and weekends. I’m sure many of us would love to be able to choose when we worked and be able to go lunching on a Wednesday or play golf on a Monday morning....
10 He’s the Reason There Are Hippos in Colombia Pablo Escobar is well known for importing and exporting drugs from Colombia. However, that’s not all that he imported. He also imported a herd of hippos for his private zoo! And while some of the hippos are contained on Pablo’s former property turned amusement park, others roam free. Today, the debate is ongoing on whether the hippos should be put down in order to leave Pablo’s legacy behind or whether they should be protected as part of Colombian history....
Many of the ideas and ideals on which our societies are based were born in the rebellious fervor that accompanied the French Revolution. But it also influenced changes in less critical areas like food, fashion, and zoos. 10 The Idea Of Equitable And Humane Capital Punishment Championed by Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, the head-chopping machine was adopted in 1792 as the sole method of execution approved by the state. And it was, truly, a huge improvement over other methods of execution, such as death by hanging, drowning, or burning....
10The Moon Landing Tapes Readers old enough to remember video tapes recall the embarrassing feeling of having recorded over something important. It can be quite frustrating, but you probably taped over nothing more significant than your favorite football game or your child’s school recital. At least it wasn’t the original footage of mankind first landing on the Moon. That’s right. The original tapes of the Apollo 11 mission with the iconic footage of Neil Armstrong first setting foot on the Moon are gone....
