Top 10 Shakespeare Misquotes 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)- The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew has all the traits for a successful teen rom-com- “difficult” teenage daughter, younger daughter with male interest, overprotective father- which is possible why 10 Things I Hate About You works so well. Possibly the most popular modern Shakespeare adaptation, 10 Things I Hate About You gives us a 90s twist to the classic; with Julia Stiles as “difficult” Kat- the independent, empowered young woman that teenage girls everywhere aspired to be- and bad boy turned sweetheart Patrick (Heath Ledger)....

10 Henchmen Are Bad Shots How many times can action heroes dodge dozens of bullets and never get hit? They have obviously never heard of target practice. Seen in: Virtually every action film ever made! 9 Everyone’s a Cracker It appears that these days all you need to crack into government files is a laptop and a local library. Nevermind the fact that a lot of government data is still on paper and is not electronic; if you need it in a film, you will find it....

This makes for some of the purest love and deepest resentment because it is so close to yourself yet out of your control. Siblings act as natural foils to each other in stories because their differences are highlighted by their shared origin. Whether they are your best friend or arch nemesis, siblings make great characters by showing both how people are different and what they share simultaneously. So, if you love your sibling or hate them, here are ten sibling movies that really feature these intimate and involuntary relationships whether the bond is loving, tragic, or disturbed....

As a species, humans are not dealing well with the amount of plastic waste we’re generating. However, plastics are incredibly useful materials! It might surprise you to learn that plastics aren’t completely bad. Let’s look at 10 helpful aspects of plastics. Top 10 Fascinating Alternatives To Plastic 10 Lightweighting Plastic waste is bad for the environment, but plastic products can be helpful, if used properly. Imagine a lorry transporting plastic bottles of milk from the dairy to the supermarket....

As it happens, being abnormal is a good thing. This list looks at how being abnormal can make your life better. It turns out you shouldn’t be like everyone else if you want to live a happier and more fulfilling life. 10 Tips for Success in Everything 10 Nonconformity Lets You “Be Yourself” Our whole lives, we’re told to fit in and conform to the group — to not be different or stand out from the crowd....

We tend to think of ancient civilizations like those in Rome and Egypt as holding all our historical secrets. We look to the landmasses in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia for even more archaeological clues. But islands with a lot of foot traffic in the past can also hold missing pieces from history as well as extinct cultures and unusual graves. 10 The Temple Of Artemis Lost temples may be cliche movie fodder, but in real life, archaeologists diligently hunt them....

10 Adultery Is Bad, Incest Is Okay Mogambo is a 1953 adventure film set in Africa starring Clark Gable as big game hunter Victor Marswell. Part of the plot involved a budding love triangle between Gable’s character and Eloise Kelly and Linda Nordley, played by Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly, respectively. Also along for the ride was Linda’s husband, Donald. Linda’s marriage was a key component to the story since it was the main thing that kept Marswell at a distance and, eventually, guilt-trips him into depression and heavy drinking....

10 B.S. Myths We Believe Because Of Advertising 10 Pop Rocks and Coke Those who grew up in the 80’s will never forget the first time we heard the tale of John Gilchrist, the actor who played Little Mikey in the Life cereal commercials. For me it was my cousin while we were sitting on the swings at the playground behind my house. He told me Mikey was dead, had in fact died when his stomach exploded after he ate Pop Rocks candy and then drank a Coca-Cola....

From heart attacks and shrinking brains to first psychotic episodes and the loss of happiness, pot may not be the safe herb that many believe it to be. Marijuana is also behind several medical mysteries and, ironically, could be the answer to another rampant—and more deadly—drug crisis. 10 The Heart Attack Lollipop In 2019, a medical report revealed how dangerous weed lollipops could be. The patient involved was an elderly man, aged 70, who had smoked a little marijuana in his youth....

Papers have been published on everything from a ketamine-related antidepressant nasal spray to a potential new method for treating Alzheimer’s. A stellar new species of frog rubs shoulders with a male contraceptive pill. Fascinating stuff. 10 Hangover-Free Alcohol Researchers have produced a synthetic drink that replicates the feeling of alcohol without having to suffer a hangover the next morning. The drink, named Alcarelle, contains a synthetic molecule known as alcosynth which can target the enjoyable areas of the brain while carefully avoiding the unpleasant areas....

Viktor Meyer Viktor Meyer was a German chemist and significant contributor to both organic and inorganic chemistry. Born in Berlin in 1848, he is best known for inventing an apparatus to measure vapour densities, the Viktor Meyer apparatus, and for discovering thiophene. A hugely gifted chemist, Meyer was a workaholic whose taxing lifestyle took tolls on his nervous system. After a series of mental breakdowns, he killed himself by taking cyanide in 1897, at the age of 49....

10 Jack Unterweger Jack Unterweger was abused and abandoned as a child. He was arrested when he was 16 for assaulting a prostitute. In 1976, he was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Margaret Schaefer. While in jail, he wrote an autobiography that went on to become a best-seller. He was released on parole in 1990 and became a literary celebrity. However, multiple prostitute murders matched the details of the Schaefer murder, and after months of investigation, Unterweger was arrested....

A couple seek to educate readers about the natural world or the wonders of mechanical inventions and discoveries. One is a purveyor of smut, another a favorite among professional, but private, soldiers. Despite often promising beginnings and long-term success, these popular magazines have also each been at the center of controversies so shocking as to be, in some cases, literally unbelievable. 10 Cool Magazines From The Past You’ll Want To Get Your Hands On...

Steroids, in actual fact, greatly increase endurance by creating a greater count of red blood cells. Red blood cells are one of the most important physiological components for athletes – especially endurance athletes. These cells are responsible for carrying oxygen to the body’s tissues (including muscles). On a quick note, blood doping, the practice of increasing the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream, is illegal, however altitude training, the practice of training for several weeks at high altitudes too ultimately increase the red blood cell count too, is legal....

Did you know the socks you’re wearing right now might contain silver? Apart from its many uses in dentistry, jewelry, optics and photography, silver also has some serious antibacterial properties. It can inhibit the growth of bacteria and fungi in fabric, which makes it nature’s own odor stopper. Because of this, the clothing industry uses quite a lot of silver—in nanosilver form—to stop the clothes they make from smelling. Apart from socks, almost all of your clothes (up to and including your shoes) may well have some silver in them....

10 Tommy Page “My whole life, I dreamed of having a No. 1 record, ever since I could remember getting into music. I wanted to be on top of the Billboard charts,” said Tommy Page. And so he did in April 1990 with his No. 1 single, “I’ll Be Your Everything.” In doing so, Page was instrumental in setting the stage for the boy band revolution that few could have foreseen or imagined....

10 Colossus If you want to run for president of the United States, New Hampshire has the least stringent requirements of any state to get your name on the ballot for the primary. It was perhaps with that in mind that the staff of Benson’s Wild Animal Farm tried to enter their candidate, a 215-kilogram (475 lb) gorilla named Colossus, in 1980. The zoo argued that the US Constitution never specifically stated that a presidential candidate must be human....

Usability is rarely a high priority for such languages; often quite the opposite. The usual aim is to remove or replace conventional language features while still maintaining a language that is Turing-complete, or even one for which the computational class is unknown. Many fascinating and unlikely languages have been developed, and there is a small but active Internet community of people creating, programming in and debating them. A “Hello World” program has traditionally been the first program most people learn in a language that is new to them....

Producers originally considered television merely an experimental technology— a “radio with pictures.” But as broadcasting gaps in rural areas were filled, prices dropped, and millions of Americans purchased sets and watched shows, producers changed their minds. People by the millions reserved time in the evening to watch their favorite comedy and variety shows. Television became America’s first nationally shared experience. Young Baby Boomers claimed television as their own, watching icons such as Howdy Doody and Captain Kangaroo....

As the 1789 revolution was only the first of several in France, it is difficult to evaluate it in isolation. There can be no doubt, however, that many of the events that followed it were not in line with the principles that had inspired it. From a complete breakdown of social order to the eventual restoration of the ancient royal line, here are 10 unintended consequences of the first French Revolution....