This French futuristic film is not well known but has received quite a bit of attention because of the great stunt work and for it’s depiction of parkour which means the aim of moving from one point to another as quickly as possible, using only the abilities of the human body. Butch Cassidy: Then you jump first. Sundance Kid: No, I said. Butch Cassidy: What’s the matter with you? Sundance Kid: I can’t swim....
Misconception: The Vikings were a nation The Vikings were not one nation but different groups of warriors, explorers and merchants led by a chieftain. During the Viking age, Scandinavia was not separated into Denmark, Norway and Sweden as it is today, instead each chieftain ruled over a small area. The word Viking does not refer to any location, but is the Old Norse word for a person participating in an expedition to sea....
Celebrity culture seems so broken that possessing wacky, easily debunked, and even dangerous ideologies or cultish beliefs could now be considered a prerequisite for being a celeb. Once upon a time, the public was willing to pay to simply watch or listen to the amazing things that celebrities did. Sometimes, we even bought their wares. Oh, they can still be put on the same sort of pedestals now, but they also have to be total weirdos who must broadcast their peculiarities....
This is a personal favorite and while it is not very bizarre where I come from, some may find cow stomach soup to be a little odd. Menudo is a traditional Mexican soup that is very popular and often made for special occasions. It is also widely known as a cure all for hangovers. Menudo consists of tripe or cow stomach, onions, cilantro, oregano, chilis and hominy. It takes anywhere from seven to ten hours to make, as the meat needs to cook for an extended time to make it tender....
People have been attacked and menaced by some strange characters—including those so bizarre that some people question whether these villains existed at all. Here are 10 mysterious attackers and all we know about them. Top 10 Heroic Abductees Who Refused To Die 10 The Garroters In 19th-century London, an odd range of clothing came into vogue. Gentlemen of fashion began wearing heavy studded leather collars or cravats with razor blades sewn into them around their necks....
Whereas most of the other entries on this list made their money through racketeering, money laundering, illegal contraband sales, etc., Buchalter was the boss of “Murder, Inc.,” an organization of several thousand killers-for-hire who were paid regular salaries by the New York and Chicago mafias to hunt down and kill anyone who irritated them. Other members of this group were Meyer Lansky, Charles “Lucky” Luciano and “Bugsy” Siegel. After Buchalter was imprisoned for drug trafficking, he was sentenced to 30 years in Leavenworth, but then New York discovered that he was behind the murder of Joseph Rosen, a truck driver who refused to get out of town on Buchalter’s order....
Javed Iqbal Mughal (1956?-2001) was a serial killer from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. He claimed he killed 100 boys during an 18 month period. He had been arrested in June 1998 for sexually abusing 2 boys for money. He went off on bail, and began murdering boys shortly afterward. Iqbal found boys on the street, charmed them into his confidence, and then drugged, raped and strangled them. He then cut the body into pieces and put them in a vat filled with hydrochloric acid....
But now it is time to put that behind us and look to the future at what successes we are likely to see under President Donald J. Trump. 10 Clean Up The Media The 2016 election process exposed many problems in the US media. Thanks to the First Amendment, the United States has a long history of free press, and it is perfectly legal and fair for media organizations to pick sides and root for a particular candidate....
Soldiers patrolled the barrier, and they were ordered to shoot anyone who tried to escape. The Wall was largely effective, although many people still risked death or imprisonment trying to escape. The following people each made extraordinarily brave escapes over, under, around, or through the Berlin Wall. 10 Peter Strelzyk And Gunter Wetzel Coworkers Peter Strelzyk and Gunter Wetzel wanted to escape East Germany. However, they could not think of a safe way to freedom....
The government of Germany installed a totalitarian dictatorship in a series of measures in quick succession. On the night of 27 February 1933 the Reichstag building was set on fire and Dutch council communist Marinus van der Lubbe was found inside the building. He was arrested and charged with starting the blaze. The event had an immediate effect on thousands of anarchists, socialists and communists throughout the Reich, many of whom were sent to the Dachau concentration camp....
10 Whorepresents A site called ‘Who Represents‘ where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name… wait for it… is www.whorepresents.com. 9 Expertsexchange Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at www.expertsexchange.com. 8 Penisland Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at www.penisland.net. 7 Therapistfinder Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder at www.therapistfinder.com. 6 Powergenitalia Then of course, there’s the Italian Power Generator company… www....
However, many seemingly old-fashioned things are making a big comeback in 2020 for some interesting reasons. Top 10 Extremely Cool Retro Style Gifts 10 Record Players And Vinyls For many years, records were the optimal way to listen to music. People brought up in the age of vinyl fondly remember their visits to record stores to check out the latest releases and add them to their growing collections. But as the digital age approached and tapes and CDs changed the industry, vinyl became obsolete....
10 Roof Collapse At Stanford-Cal ‘Big Game’San Francisco Field, 1900 The (American) football game between Stanford University and the University of California Berkeley on Thanksgiving Day 1900, the 10th contest between the two colleges, was much anticipated, as it always was. This time, it was being referred to as the “Big Game.” Stanford’s stadium in San Francisco’s Mission District was little more than a field, with no adequate stands for the many fans who would attend....
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This is probably why the entertainment industry is notorious for its ranks attending rehab. Yet, while certain actors and actresses are commonly associated with addiction and recovery, below are 10 surprising members of the upper crust who bucked industry pressure and live a sober life. 10 Bradley Cooper Beyond being a Hollywood heartthrob, Philadelphia-born Bradley Cooper is a smart man. He graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, with a BA in English before going off to study theater in the Big Apple....
Star of TV’s “Moonlighting” and now a bankable movie star, Bruce released his debut album in 1987, titled “The Return Of Bruno”, which was an album of cover versions of past hits, and had guests on the album like the Temptations and the Pointer Sisters. “Respect Yourself” was the first single released and it climbed all the way to #5 in 1987, seven positions higher than the original by the Staple Singers....
Some worked together to escape through teamwork, while others simply walked off at the right moment. Some fled from abuse by guards, others escaped to protect loves ones, and some just wanted out. Here are the top ten women to make their own way out of prison. 10 Deborah Gavin In 1974, Deborah Gavin escaped from the Georgia’s Women’s Correctional Institution in Baldwin County, Georgia. Gavin was serving time after being convicted for armed robbery....
Okay, there are some people who like black licorice, but for many others, and for many kids who haven’t grown into the taste yet, it is nasty as hell. Not to mention that Good n’ Plenty’s are a tease – colorful pink and white candy shells, anise-flavored hell underneath. Licorice Allsorts also fall into this category. And I won’t even mention how easy it would be to slip a few quaaludes into the mix!...
Human history is filled with absolutely horrible years that saw natural disasters, wars, and other issues cause so much pain and chaos, it’s hard to imagine how humanity survived through them. Sure, the pandemic is terrible, but the majority of people didn’t have to also endure a worldwide conflict, a far deadlier disease without medicine to treat it, or a global drop in temperature that destroyed the annual harvests. Those are the issues that make for a terrible year, and these ten (presented in no particular order because they all suck) are the worst....
This picture looks like it could be just an ordinary touristy snapshot. But it actually shows General Grant (left) and five officers on Lookout Mountain, near Chattanooga, Tennessee, after Grant whipped the Confederates in November 1863. Sticking out of Grant’s mouth is one of his ever-present cigars (which would eventually give him the throat cancer that killed him). A quartet of black children wearing Army hats (at least they look like children) sit in the ruins of Circular Church on Meeting Street in Charleston, birthplace of secession....
