Top 10 Common Medical Myths

The Myth: Sugar makes kids hyperactive Dr. Vreeman and Dr. Carroll, both pediatricians at the Riley Hospital for Children recently said: “in at least 12 double-blinded, randomized, controlled trials, scientists have examined how children react to diets containing different levels of sugar. None of these studies, not even studies looking specifically at children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, could detect any differences in behavior between the children who had sugar and those who did not....

December 31, 2022 · 6 min · 1234 words · Marjorie Feller

Top 10 Coolest Santas

Bill Goldberg (Santa’s Slay) Bill Goldberg plays the devil’s son, who lost a wager with a angel and was forced to spend 1000 years playing Santa. Now the wager of that time has run out, and Mr. Santa isn’t so joyful anymore. He makes up for lost time and starts to kill people. And really, how incredibly cool does WWE Wrestler Goldberg look as the holiday elf? BAD ASS....

December 31, 2022 · 4 min · 730 words · Roberto Rodriguez

Top 10 Dinosaur Fossils Frozen In Time

Over the years, we have unearthed some really interesting fossils frozen in time. We say “frozen in time” because the fossil is usually enough to let us know what the dinosaur was doing at a certain time in its life or at the time of death. Others allowed us to know exactly how the dinosaur looked during its lifetime. 10 Two Fighting Dinosaurs In the lawless wild, it is not news that animals kill and eat one another....

December 31, 2022 · 10 min · 2104 words · Min Riggins

Top 10 Dumbest Products On Shark Tank

The sharks have missed opportunities to invest in products that have become successful, like the Ring Doorbell. And, of course, they’ve seen some pretty dumb products, too—like the 10 we’re about to jump into. Here are 10 of the dumbest products on Shark Tank. 10 Morninghead (Not as Exciting as It Sounds) What is a scam? In this case, it would be a product that is entirely ordinary, more straightforward than a DIY project, and can make a lot of money off unsuspecting consumers....

December 31, 2022 · 8 min · 1596 words · David Fried

Top 10 Fascinating Construction Site Secrets

10 Tragedies Due To Construction-Related Faults 10 The Job Box When a site is closed for the evening or the weekend and the worker’s shifts are over, there is a consistent sight whenever a crane is involved. The crane (despite being unmanned and shutdown) holds a metal container in the sky, giving the appearance of a lazy worker who dismissed the idea of lowering it before they clocked off. In actuality, the crane holds the container high off the ground for a particular purpose: it is storing the equipment that would otherwise be at risk of being stolen from the empty site....

December 31, 2022 · 9 min · 1775 words · Patricia Collins

Top 10 Fascinating Facts About Al Capone S Final Years

10 The End Of Luxury Countless myths have swirled around Capone’s final years. One of them is that he stocked his entire swimming pool with fish so that he could spend his days catching them to pass time. Though the legend is false, few know that if he had wanted to do so, he would have been unable to because he was broke. The man who had once earned $40 million a year now struggled to support his family on an income of $600 a week, which was provided by former associates of the Chicago “Outfit....

December 31, 2022 · 9 min · 1890 words · Irma Weddle

Top 10 Fascinating Facts About Laos

10 The Children Of CIA-Trained Operatives Still Fight The Government Imagine what it must be like for the descendants of the Hmong fighters who took part in the Vietnam War. Your grandparents were trained by the CIA to kill communists, so your whole family has been on the run, hiding in the jungle, and conducting guerrilla campaigns. For 45 years. It would be nice to maybe stop being a combatant in a war that your Gramps got drafted into, but coming out of the jungle has dangers....

December 31, 2022 · 8 min · 1699 words · Ana Stokes

Top 10 Fascinating Facts That Are Wrong

False Fact: A scientific study on peanuts in bars found traces of over 100 unique specimens of urine. After rigorous searching for more information, it turns out that no scientific study (or non-scientific study for that matter) has ever been conducted in to peanuts at bars. However, there was a study in ice-cubes in UK bars in 2003 which discovered that 44% of ice cubes tested contained coliform bacteria – bacteria that comes from human poop....

December 31, 2022 · 6 min · 1177 words · Eden Lee

Top 10 Favorite Films Of Jfrater

The reason I love this film is the stunning cinematography. Also, it is filmed in Venice (obviously) – the site of one of the best holidays I have ever had! The director (Visconti) is one of my favorite directors – virtually everything he has produced is brilliant. The film tells the tale of a composer who retreats to Venice to recover from a breakdown. Unbeknownst to him, Venice is about to be hit by a deadly pestilence....

December 31, 2022 · 4 min · 763 words · Wayne Merna

Top 10 Festivals For Ufo And Alien Lovers

10 Roswell UFO FestivalRoswell, New Mexico Roswell, New Mexico, boasts of being the “UFO capital of the world” and for good reason. An unusual 1947 crash caused a local rancher, Mac Brazel, to find pieces of debris on his property. Unable to identify the materials, Brazel contacted the local sheriff. Soon, soldiers from the nearby air force base came to quickly collect the materials. The air force claimed that the debris came from testing dummies to determine what happens to pilots when they fall from planes....

December 31, 2022 · 9 min · 1726 words · Marjorie Sutton

Top 10 Film Industry Disasters Of 2010

Many of you may not remember this actor, but there was a time when he was basically THE guy. With roles in A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander and The DaVinci Code, the man was pretty much everywhere (fun fact: he is also the voice of Robert Downey Jr.’s computer sidekick in the Iron Man series). Then…2010. He began the year with Legion, a hilarious religion-based action thriller that featured a profane grandma climbing up walls and a zombie spider ice cream truck driver....

December 31, 2022 · 9 min · 1772 words · Ciara Diaz

Top 10 Firsts In The 2012 London Olympics

First: City to Host a Third Time. Having previously hosted in 1908 and 1948, London proved itself to be a gracious host, as it will soon come to host more times than has any other city. With everything it has in store this year, it will have no trouble winning over the Olympic Committee a fourth time. First: Completed Venue, the Velodrome. The first completed venue of the Olympic Park was the Velopark’s Velodrome, a giant indoor cycling track....

December 31, 2022 · 5 min · 862 words · Theresa Hathaway

Top 10 Frightening Facts About Hallucinations

The deep end is terrifying. Some people live with epic hallucination disorders that cannot be fully explained or treated. Experts are also stumped about when touch appeared to give police officers visions or why most grieving people see the dead. See Also: Top 10 Unbelievable Types Of Illusions And Hallucinations 101 in 20 People Has Hallucinations When the World Health Organization interviewed 31,000 civilians, the survey was designed to gauge the mental health of 18 countries....

December 31, 2022 · 11 min · 2260 words · Leah Simmons

Top 10 Futuristic Inventions We Should Have Now

(As seen in: the Back to the Future franchise, The Time Machine, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, The Twilight Zone, Terminator, Planet of the Apes, Time Bandits, Donnie Darko, Click, Futurama and countless other cartoons). If you could go back or forward in time, when would you go? Perhaps to Jesus-times to see if he really worked miracles… Or to pre-WWII Germany to assassinate Hitler… Or even to when the script for Hot Tub Time Machine was being drafted so you could throw the screenwriter’s Macbook into a brick wall....

December 31, 2022 · 8 min · 1552 words · Sammy Tidwell

Top 10 Grossest Facts About Beef

If you have a weak stomach, maybe tread carefully with this one. Here are the top 10 grossest facts about beef. 10 Antibiotics in Beef Are Creating Superbugs Farmers commonly use antibiotics in their livestock to prevent, treat, and control diseases by stopping the growth of bacteria. They also use it to make cows grow bigger, faster. The use of antibiotics can increase the amount of meat by 1%-2%. Additionally, about 50% more antibiotics are used on pigs and cows than on humans....

December 31, 2022 · 9 min · 1780 words · Korey Brewer

Top 10 Gruesome Methods Of Execution

10 Brazen Bull The Brazen Bull was invented by Perilaus of Athens (a Brass worker) in the 6th Century BC and offered to Phalaris, Tyrant of Agrigentum, as a gift. It was a large brass bull that was completely hollow inside with a door on the side large enough for a man to enter. Once the man was inside the bull, a fire would be lit beneath it in order to roast him to death....

December 31, 2022 · 8 min · 1658 words · Pamela Fleeman

Top 10 Haunted Areas Of The Whitehouse

William Henry Harrison holds the dubious distinction of being the shortest-serving president and the first to die in office, succumbing to pneumonia a mere month after his inauguration. However, subsequent residents have believed that Harrison’s ghost still haunts the White House attic, rummaging around for something unknown. Several presidents have reportedly heard the unexplained noises coming from the attic above the Oval Office. Others report that Harrison is not alone....

December 31, 2022 · 6 min · 1119 words · Jason Bowers

Top 10 Horrible Outcomes For People Who Mimicked Movies

As you are about to see, in far too many cases the attempts to mimic what is seen at the movies can lead to some truly bizarre events, and even heartbreak and tragedy. Let these tales of woe be a lesson to us all, lest we join the ranks of next year’s Darwin Award nominees. 10 Wedding Crashers Inspired People To Poison Their Friends You might expect a movie like Wedding Crashers (2005) to encourage bad behavior, but it inspired more than just people showing up uninvited at weddings....

December 31, 2022 · 13 min · 2686 words · Darcy Whitehead

Top 10 Horrific Details Of Famous Historical Events

Top 10 Terrible Jobs Boys Have Done Through History 10 The Doolittle Raid Fueled Horrific Retaliations Following the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the US launched the infamous Doolittle Raid- a suicidal bombing run targeting the Japanese mainland. The attack may not have caused much physical damage, but was a vital psychological victory. It gave the American public vengeance for Pearl Harbor, and it made the Japanese doubt the safety of the home islands....

December 31, 2022 · 9 min · 1862 words · Laura Marlow

Top 10 Innovative Products Of The Last Decade

See Also: 10 ‘Green’ Products That Are Bad For The Environment In the years between 2010 and 2019, there were tons of impressive gadgets, innovations to existing technologies, and inventions that captivated the marketplace. Some even went on to influence pop culture and establish itself in the zeitgeist. These ten gadgets were the most innovative of the decade, ordered from beginning to end. 10 2010: Instant Pot Instant Pots work like slow cookers, but they can also be used to steam rice, boil dozens of eggs, cook meats, bake a cheesecake, make oatmeal, and a thousand other things you’d never expect a pressure cooker would be capable of doing....

December 31, 2022 · 9 min · 1783 words · Evelyn Feazel