10John Woolman Woolman was a quiet Quaker in 18th-century Pennsylvania. His hobbies included tailoring clothes, enjoying spiritual nature hikes, and taking unarmed solo expeditions deep into dangerous Indian territories. Woolman’s intent there was pretty commendable: He just wanted to learn about the natives while spreading a message of brotherly love. As he gained respect for the neighboring tribesmen, he began to feel a bit conflicted on the matter of human rights, particularly in regards to slavery....

This week, we look at the exploits of Wilfred the cat and the man dubbed “the Indiana Jones of the art world.” We’re thankful for a lucky elevator escape and a Vietnam vet who finally got to meet the little girl who kept him going through the war. We are impressed by the efforts of a Filipino engineer and two quick-thinking Russian police officers. We giggle at the penis owl statue and marvel at the star that might be our Sun’s twin....

10Chen Yongfeng Chen Yongfeng killed 10 people in Wenzhou in Zhejiang province of China between February and May 2003. His victims were his competitors in the “garbage collecting” trade. They would sift through trash to find any usable material which they could later resell. When business became tough, Chen began luring his competitors to his home, where he murdered and dismembered them before dumping the body parts in different places across the city....

Any video that touches on these topics is bound to get attention from people on both sides of the issue. The following videos try to dramatically change people’s opinions, with varying degrees of success. 10’10 Hours Of Walking In NYC As A Woman’ This video’s setup is simple. Actress Shoshana Roberts is filmed walking around the Big Apple for 10 hours solid. During that time, she doesn’t speak, doesn’t smile, and keeps her eyes firmly ahead....

See Also: 10 Dark Stories Behind The Muppets 10 Always green? Jim Henson’s original idea for Oscar was for him to be purple. Despite this fact, in the first season in 1969, he was actually orange. It wasn’t until the following year that Oscar the Grouch took on his trademark green color. In order to explain the switch from orange to green, Oscar in a couple of extraordinary interviews explains about a visit to Swamp Mushy Muddy for his vacation....

The consequences have been enormous. Billions of dollars’ worth of intellectual property, US government policy secrets, and military technology are only a few examples of stolen secrets. Since 2003, 123 Chinese agents have been identified in the United States. How has China become so effective at espionage? For starters, Chinese politics are far more forgiving, since there is only one political party. If caught spying, China’s government can more easily recover politically than a liberal Western democracy with free press....

“One cannot trust people whose cuisine is so bad,” French President Jacques Chirac was overheard snarkily commenting to Vladimir Putin in 2005. “The only thing they have ever done for European agriculture is mad cow disease.” Ironically, less than a decade later, in the 2012 San Pellegrino World’s Best Restaurants awards, Britain had three eateries place in the top 15, one more than France. Other misunderstandings regarding British cuisine are often purely linguistic… bangers are sausages, and so are toads....

10 The Phantom Bird Of West Drayton Around 1749, the villagers of West Drayton, England, frequently heard screaming as well as a knocking noise coming from the local church. Nobody was certain where exactly the sounds originated, but there were a lot of sightings of a strange raven that would fly inside the church and its vaults. A group of four men and two boys who found the bird in the chancel one time tried chasing it down....

George Washington: first president of the United States of America. He commanded forces in numerous battles, defended our country against the British, and risked his life to save others. He seems fearless, right? Wrong! He had a very serious fear of premature burial. This was clearly expressed on his deathbed, in 1799, where he made his attendants promise that his body would be left out for two days, in case he was still alive....

My criterion for inclusion on this list is simple: I want women that bring it. And by “it”, I’m talking about good ol’ balls-to-the-wall hard rockin’ attitude. What? Did I just say “balls”? On a list about women? Hell yeah I did and every woman on this list has a pair, and if you don’t like it, go listen to Britney Spears. For those of you still on the page with me, I hope you’ll agree with my choices....

Ad hominem – ‘To the man’ arguments are ones which attack the opponent to discredit him without addressing the dispute. “Dr Madeup is an adulterer, therefore you should ignore his medical advice.” Occasionally a person’s character is meaningful to a discussion but only when directly related to the matter at hand. Ad hominem attacks are always amusing to spot because they make the arguer appear like a petulant child....

Bride kidnapping is a common practice in Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. When it is time to get married in Kyrgyzstan, a man or his family will pick a woman and she will be kidnapped. The prospective groom and his male relatives or friends or both abduct the girl (in the old nomadic days, on horseback; now often by car) and take her to the family home, where the older women of the family try to get her to accept the marriage....

10 Bad For Dogs Onions are commonly used vegetables in many meals for humans, but they are actually toxic for dogs to devour. Onions contain a toxin called allyl propyl disulfide, or N-propyl disulfide, that causes the breakdown of red blood cells in a dog’s body. This leads to secondary autoimmune hemolytic anemia, which can ultimately be fatal for dogs.[1] It’s important to know that cooked, boiled, and fried onions all contain the lethal toxin....

Archaeologists are constantly uncovering all kinds of bizarre artifacts and discoveries from the crazy civilizations of yore. Here are ten of the most ludicrous things they have found out about our absurd ancestors. 10 The Cannabis Smokers of Ancient China In the mountains of ancient China, more than 2,500 years ago, people smoked cannabis to get high. Archaeologists have found evidence of long-gone stoners during an excavation of Jirzankal Cemetery....

Other animals have proven to be better than or on a par with dogs in providing security. Sometimes, these critters are trained to become guards, and at other times, especially in the instances of wild animals, they just happen to be natural deterrents. 10 Geese Geese are very good guard animals. They have better eyesight—both near and far—than we do. This allows them to pick out strange movements, no matter how small....

Here’s a list where that phenomena are definitely at play – near-death experiences with some mercifully happy endings. But in some entries, the magnitude of what could have been may serve to dampen down the momentary relief, putting into action changes that effect the way we live today. 10 Absurd Ads That Tried To Cash In On Tragedy 10 Broken Trust As much as the idea of CCTV being everywhere is creepy, there is an obvious benefit to the remotely monitored cameras being all over the place....

Movies have offered an excellent medium for comedy duos to stretch their comedic talents, and some of the greatest stuck around for decades. Because they have been around for over a century now, it’s possible to look at each decade to find the best movie comedy duo going back 100 years. This list features the best comedy duos from each decade, beginning in the 1920s and ending in 2020. Take a look below, and if you think there’s a funnier comedy duo from your favorite decade, share their hilarious exploits in the comments!...

Below you will find a list of the most common fibs spat our way on a daily basis. From fakery in our food to, brace yourselves, lying politicians, get ready to learn that some sentences are not quite what they seem. 10 You Have Bad Credit Car salesmen don’t exactly have a reputation for honesty. Now, many car salesmen are hard-working, honest folk who don’t need to resort to tricking you....

10 Underwater Welding The idea of welding metals together underwater seems almost impossible, but it’s one of the more useful trades a commercial diver can pick up. The technique for joining metals together underwater dates to the 1930s and is most often used to repair submerged structures like bridges, ships, and pipelines. Watch this video on YouTube There are two basic types of underwater welding: dry and wet. Dry welding, the more common version, requires a hyperbaric chamber which creates a seal around the welding area....

Kazakhstan had slipped the world’s attention before a certain Borat Sagdiyev gave the world an insider’s scoop of his country. Needless to say, this infused a sense of patriotism in the Kazakhs who used the same medium, albeit far more conventionally to produce ‘Mongol’, an Oscar nominated movie which depicts the life of Genghis Khan. By adopting Khan as their own, Kazakh’s created a hero with whom they could counter the liabilities that Borat had heaped on their country....