The Atmosphere Many layers of atmosphere coat our planet including the mesosphere, ionosphere, exosphere, and the thermosphere, but it’s the troposphere, closest to the planet itself, that supports our lives and is, in fact, the thinnest at only about 10 miles high. Deserts Believe it or not, most of the Earth’s deserts are not composed entirely of sand. Much, about 85% of them, are rocks and gravel. The largest, the Sahara, fills about 1/3 of Africa (and it is growing constantly) which would nearly fill the continental United States....

10 Axolotl Axolotls’ adorable smiles and feathery external gills lend themselves more to a new Pokemon lineup. This native lake dweller has become critically endangered due to rapid urbanization in Mexico City and the resultant increased pollution. Though sometimes mislabeled as the Mexican walking fish, it is in fact a neotenic salamander. Neoteny, which is when animal retains its larval features throughout its lifespan, is responsible for the axolotl’s unique appearance....

You may not remember the funny name, but you’re sure to remember the mechanical arm. Tee Hee is Mr. Big’s right-hand man. This film is notable for Mr. Big’s hilariously over-the-top fate at the hands of Bond and an exploding shark pellet. Tee Hee is out for revenge, the film being notable also for the primary villain dying before the end. Tee Hee sneaks onto Bond’s train and interrupts him while he’s making love with Solitaire, the psychic....

Together, the Herculoids battled to defend their planet from menaces on Quasar and from Outer Space. All of the Herculoids displayed Human-level intelligence, and Zandor & Tarra displayed a working knowledge of complex alien technologies as well as the ability to pilot interstellar spacecraft. Although the “speech” of their companions was limited and repetitive, Zandor, Tarra and Dorno (c.f.The Mutoids: “Gleep says that the aliens who landed are attacking Dorno and Tundro....

These are some of the most successful and celebrated military units in history. In addition to their prowess in war, their reputations alone gave enemy soldiers pause long before they’d stepped onto the battlefield. The fear their mention struck into the hearts of warriors was a weapon in and of itself. 10 The Immortals A lot has been said and written about the Spartan war with Persia during the ancient times, though we forget that most of it doesn’t narrate the full story....

It’s no surprise in Hollywood, then, when personalities clash. And clash they do, at times spectacularly. Regardless of who is to blame and whether or not it’s deserved, some careers take major hits from these conflicts. No matter the star’s size and brightness, no Hollywood celebrity is immune to being shunned by their red-carpet peers. When this happens, they enter the dreaded Hollywood Blacklist—a dark pit of obscurity and late mortgage payments on that third house in Maui....

We know to be wary of corporations and politicians, but we’d really like to think that authors would keep their own spiritual and political beliefs out of their offerings when it comes to children. Well, authors are people too and often weave their personal viewpoints into the stories they tell. For anyone who has a child in their life, it’s definitely worth knowing what lies between the lines. Here are ten children’s books with hidden agendas, be it cases of hidden messaging or surprising origins....

10 Cigarettes Cause Cancer Today, it’s common knowledge that tobacco products are deadly. For many, it seems outlandish that there was ever a time that cigarettes were not considered extremely hazardous to the health of smokers and those around them or that smoking was actually thought to be good for you. Tobacco companies began to truly grasp the scale of the problem in the 1950s. Researchers had suggested the possibility for decades but were more or less dismissed....

Despite a huge audience, the show has been heavily criticized by the scientific community. But are Erich von Daniken, Giorgio Tsoukalos, and the countless other authors, radio hosts, and even religious leaders who appear on Ancient Aliens really so crazy? 10 Mysterious Artifacts That Are Allegedly Alien In 2012, one study showed that 77 percent of Americans believe that there is proof that aliens have visited Earth. Also, although many claims by Ancient Aliens have been debunked, many prominent scientists believe that extraterrestrial life does exist....

The macrobiotic diet is actually quite ancient. It involves eating grains as a staple food supplemented with other foodstuffs such as vegetables and beans, and avoiding the use of highly processed or refined foods. This is probably the least bizarre diet on the list, but it does have one noticeable quirk: some leaders in the field of macrobiotics advocate smoking for good health, claiming that it is the non-macrobiotic foods that cause cancer, not smoking....

Americans have modified not only how much they purchase, but also what they’re buying. “You can definitely see that as people have stayed home, their focus shifted,” said Walmart CEO Doug McMillon. When the shutdowns began, true panic purchasing kicked in. The first things to fly off the shelves (in stores and online) were protective face masks, toilet paper, and disinfectant cleaning products. Nielsen reported that, during the first week of March, hand sanitizer sales rose 470 percent from the same period in 2019....

10Carol and Helen Thomas—Abducted in an Alleyway In the early hours of March 30, 1988, Helen Thomas and her mother Carol set off for work at the nearby mill.[1] They walked through the city housing estates and back alleyways as they always did. This particular morning, however, both women suddenly noticed a low humming sound above them, before an intense, bright light shone down, effectively blinding them. As the light disappeared, both women came to their senses, feeling a little nauseous and dizzy....

Here are the top 10 creepiest things found in attics. 10 A Secret Apartment Owning a house is exciting, but what would you do if you found out that your house had its own secrets? A Reddit user by the username “CatchingWindows,” was shocked to discover an apartment in his attic. The discovery sent the property owner down an investigative rabbit hole. Before the house was converted into a two-story building, it was a store, and the owners lived upstairs....

Many of the games kids design themselves for the playground and the home are downright ridiculous in their inherent danger. A lot of the ‘challenges’ that kids now play together online are worse. And as crazy as it is, a lot of the mass-produced, high-budget games kids buy can be the worst of all. There’s just no end to the way in which kids can get hurt. And though sometimes it’s all a part of growing up, like how falling off your bike toughens you up, sometimes it can lead to not growing up at all....

More often than not, they probably take the pressures of their jobs home with them. The following list delves into the lives of 10 stockbrokers whose dreams of fortune came crashing down in the most insane ways imaginable. 10 Stockburglar It’s no surprise and quite frankly expected that stockbrokers fall on hard times every now and then. One could only imagine that such was the case for John Patrick Phalon, a 33-year-old stockbroker who was employed with the Baltimore-based brokerage firm Legg Mason....

The death and resurrection of Jesus gets a lot of attention, but there are some biblical deaths that deserve to be better known. Here are 10 of the most dramatic demises of biblical characters. 10 King Eglon’s Guts When the ancient Israelites “did evil in the eyes of the Lord,” things tended to get a bit messy. Due to their disobedience to God, a wicked foreign king called Eglon was given power over them....

Although we might consider Mars a wasteland, its Earthllike properties make it more comparable to Earth than we think. These interesting similarities are the reason why many scientists believe that we could one day colonize the “Red Planet.” 10 Mars Has Four Seasons Like Earth, Mars has four seasons. Unlike Earth, where each season lasts for three months, the length of Mars’s seasons depends on the hemisphere. To be clear, a Martian year has 668....

Top 10 Failed McDonald’s Products 10 Tesla: Cybertruck Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, is an entrepreneur, engineer, and industrial designer who revolutionizes transportation on Earth and into space. Elon Musk started Tesla in 2003 and aimed to create environmentally friendly all-electric cars. Tesla’s total revenue has increased from 204.24 million U.S dollars in 2011 to 21461.27 million dollars in 2018. But there have been some bumps in the road....

Here are ten fascinating facts from the trial of the (20th) century. 10 Creepy Images From American Courtrooms [Disturbing] 10 The Murders Were Both Exceptionally Brutal Lost in the shock of a near-universally liked celebrity standing trial for double murder was the extraordinary brutality of both homicides, which were a cut above most blade-inflicted killings. For starters, the assailant likely knocked out Nicole Brown-Simpson, either with his fist or the knife handle....

10 The Token Female Gladiator battles were very stylized, and fighters were trained to make combat as entertaining as possible for the audience. Since the gladiator games continued for almost 1,000 years, “showrunners” were constantly trying to make things new and interesting. Gladiators took on personas, complete with costumes and specialized armor. There were also rivalries that went on for multiple battles. This is similar to modern-day wrestling in the WWE, where audience members can follow a narrative as to what is going on between the fighters....