However, before the information age when word traveled slow it was much easier to deceive someone. Once a rumor had spread, it was often too late to reverse it and it entered history as fact, sometimes for months or even years. While these may sound completely unbelievable by today’s standards these tales amazed, baffled, or frightened even the some of the smartest scholars in history. Top 10 Fantastically Elaborate Hoaxes...
In spite of the glory of the Olympics, human nature takes a prominent toll anywhere. On occasion, this has engendered life-altering mishaps never to be forgotten. As opposed to delving into notorious calamities that have befallen competitors, the following ten entries examine lesser-known nightmares surrounding the Olympics. 10 The Silence Of The Doves At the 1896 Olympics in Athens, birds were released as a sign of peace and freedom. The act officially became a part of the opening ceremonies beginning in 1920 at the Antwerp Games....
10Anonymous2011 Starring: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave Director: Roland Emmerich Anonymous is a political thriller with a potent premise: that Edward DeVere, Earl of Oxford, was the true author of the literary works attributed to William Shakespeare. DeVere (Rhys Ifans) attempts to fan the flames of political rebellion through a production of Richard III, which- needless to say- does not go as planned. Director Roland Emmerich has appeared in a previous list of period films, despite being known mainly for epic-scale, effects driven blockbusters....
A number of very common and useful medications employed today have extremely interesting histories and were taken from nature. I am a medical student myself, and I hope you find the origins of these medications to be as fascinating as I do. 10 Cannabis Sativa And Dronabinol The Cannabis sativa plant has been part of the recent controversy regarding the legality of marijuana. While marijuana is most commonly associated with the cannabis plant, there is another extremely useful pharmaceutical that has come from it....
Requests for plastic surgery on genitalia are on the rise, motivated by desires for an improved self-image or increased sexual satisfaction. And while most plastic surgery procedures are performed on women (about 80 percent, in fact), it turns out that more men than women request work on their private parts. This list reveals some of the procedures that are currently on the menu. Would you consider going under the knife down there?...
The physical remains left by ancient rituals give archaeologists a deeply personal glimpse into long-gone societies. Sometimes, these finds confirm long-held beliefs. Other times, they’ve turned them on their heads. 10 Paleolithic People ‘Killed’ Rocks A new angle opened up in archaeology when researchers scrutinized small rocks. These were found in a cave in Italy called Caverna delle Arene Candide.[1] Around 12,000 years ago, an Upper Paleolithic community used the site to bury 20 individuals....
Reason 1 Teenagers think you should include their “current” favorite film – which scored negative numbers on the Internet Movie Database. Reason 2 Old people think you should include their “first” favorite film – which scores well but no one under the age of 60 has heard of. 3. Reason 3 Europeans think you should include 90% non-American films despite the fact that America dominates the film market, and has done since day one...
The age of the Earth is approximately 4.54 billion years old. The natural structures observed on our planet allow geologists, archeologists, and historians to understand environmental events and their impact on humans. This article will examine ten geological discoveries that have made headlines in the scientific world. The events have all occurred in the last 15,000 years, which is recent in terms of the geologic time scale. In 2003, a member of the Holocene Impact Group named Dallas Abbott and her colleagues from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of the Columbia University published a paper that identified the location of a submarine crater on the southern edge of the New Zealand continental shelf, just south of the Snares Islands, 120km southwest of Stewart Island....
This is not a movie Unless you are in a movie, are Bruce Lee, or have Ring / Cage experience, you shouldn’t try to do anything too amazing, and you should not stop hitting your opponent until your sure he is incapacitated. Your objective is not to win If you hurt your opponent unnecessarily, you can find yourself in court. Also if you stun your opponent somehow (for example, you knock the wind out of him) you don’t need to do anything more – just run....
The Spanish and the British have blazed an indelible trail across the oceans of time, but the Portuguese are also to be commended for their groundbreaking world explorations, including being the first Europeans to land in China. The island of Macau was, and is still, a Portuguese enclave off the coast of South China, a result of Jorge Alvares’ 16th century trade expeditions in China. In the year 399, Chinese Buddhist monk Fa Xian departed on what would be a decade-long pilgrimage from China to Nepal to India and Sri Lanka, in search of holy scriptures....
The Rise of the X-Men 1963 The X-Men are a team of science-fictional comic book characters as super heroes and, occasionally, super villains in the Marvel Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, they debuted in The X-Men #1, published in September 1963. The X-Men are fictitious ‘mutants’ who, as a result of a sudden leap in evolution, are born with latent ‘superhuman’ abilities, which generally manifest themselves at or very near puberty....
See Also: 10 Trump Conspiracy Theories You May Have Missed 10 First Victim Whether you love them or loathe them, there’s no denying that the Clintons have played a major role in American and world history. From Bill’s outstanding record on the economy, to Hillary becoming the first female nominee of a major party, there are plenty of things that the Clintons will be remembered for. And whether they like it or not, the Lewinsky scandal is one of them....
10Houbara Bustard This rare bird was nearly hunted to extinction along the Arabian Peninsula due to its meat’s supposed aphrodisiac qualities. The species is now listed as threatened and is still hunted by those looking to satisfy their urges through the ingestion of this bird’s flesh. Hunting the bustard is banned in Pakistan, but that doesn’t stop Arab royals from going on their annual hunts for the chicken-sized birds. Pakistan quietly issues between 25–35 special permits to wealthy sheiks so they can hunt the birds in their winter habitat....
Throughout history, lightning has both fascinated and frightened us. It’s played a role in our religious beliefs and superstitions. As we delve into these little-known historical facts—some sparked by highly improbable disasters—you’ll see how lightning has sometimes impacted and even transformed cultures, science, and personal lives in extraordinary ways. 10 Superstition It has been said that lighting strikes oak more than other trees, so they became known as “lightning oaks....
Like a concert pianist crushed by a plummeting Baby Grand, irony can add a layer of macabre mockery to scenarios that would otherwise be simply unfortunate. Other times, defeat or even death seem snatched from the jaws of victory, adding fleeting false hope to the doomed or the damned. Here are the top ten tragic ironies—in order of happening. 10 Images of Irony 10 From Freed to Fried Toward the end of the American Civil War, Confederate prisoner of war camps were no place to be....
US Chamber of Commerce We have a lot of kids who don’t know what works means. They think work is a four-letter word. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), speaking to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, May 2006 Comment on subpoenaed documents I’m not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president. First Lady Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of subpoenaed documents in 1998 To a Representative We just can’t trust the American people to make those types of choices … Government has to make those choices for people....
10 Times Hackers Hacked Live Television 10 Drive-By Downloads This is a term that sounds scary, and it is, as it can happen when visiting a website that would normally be trustworthy. If you visit a website that has been hacked, it may appear to be acting normal, but it could be secretly scanning your computer or mobile device for known vulnerabilities, installing malicious software through whatever vector it finds, then being able to do pretty much anything....
This movie is based on the story of young Ritchie Valens, the rock and roll pioneer who had a string of hits in his 8 month professional career as a recording artist. Valens career was cut short when he died in a plane crash at the age of 17. Buddy Holly and “The Big Bopper” were also on board this plane as it was traveling to North Dakota on February 3rd 1959, this has become known as the day the music died....
The most important (but probably the least obvious) change is the inclusion of links to the most popular social networking sites on each list – found on both the list, itself, and the front page. Hopefully, you will all take advantage of these links to share your favorite lists. This is useful in two ways – it lets all of your friends know about Listverse, and it gives you a reference to your favorite lists on facebook, twitter and the like....
The error: Franklin Roosevelt’s “New Deal” was not built upon the ideas on John Maynard Keynes. I put this one first since it is probably the most open to dispute. Marriner Eccles was a prominent banker who saved his family bank from ruin when the Depression hit. It was he who told the Senate in 1933 that the key to stopping the Depression was spending. Roosevelt later rewarded Eccles with the chairmanship of the Federal Reserve and he wrote the Banking Act of 1935, a post he held for fourteen years....
