I think I will start this list with one of the most recent series. A personal favorite of mine, the I.T Crowd follows the lives of Maurice Moss, Roy Trenneman and Jen Barber in their I.T department at Reynholm Industries. Moss and Roy are “Standard Nerds”, they are pretty much ignored by the rest of the company and have even been overlooked by the toilet cleaners. Jen Barber on the other hand is a socially outgoing young woman who becomes the head of the I....
Ptolemy was one of the first astronomers. He developed one of the earliest known models of the universe based on his observations of the night sky. His model placed earth at the center of several “celestial spheres” to which the sun, stars, and other planets were fixed. His model was one of the first to account for the “wandering” of the planets in the night sky. His astronomical treatises the Almagest and the Tetrabiblos cataloged 48 constellations and provided a table for astronomical predictions that were used by future astronomers....
When Innsbruck, Austria hosted the 1976 winter Olympics, they needed a mascot that best represented their country as well as the chilly-season games, so they went with a stubby sort of snowman – who wears a Tyrolean, cowboy-looking hat – named Schneeman. He is, after all, supposed to represent what was referred to as the ‘Games of Simplicity.’ While Scheenman may indeed be categorically a snowman, he looks a lot more like one of the M&Ms mascots, with his torso-head hybrid and molded shoes/gloves where twigs and a large ball of snow should be....
As a result, entire countries, not just armies, were legitimate targets. World War II was a total war, so navies thought nothing of attacking ships carrying food—even if the food was destined for civilians. The goal was to starve the enemy, disrupting public life and damaging the country as much as possible. 10 Food Inventions That Changed The Way We Eat Breakfast This kind of warfare quickly led to food shortages....
10 Bernard “Bernie” Madoff Bernie Madoff was a career financier. After high school, Madoff earned a degree in political science, tried law school, and dropped out to found his own Wall Street firm, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities. All it took to start his firm was a little hard work, grit, and… a large loan and many connections from his father-in-law. Shocker. The company took off, becoming one of the biggest market maker businesses on Wall Street, and helping to create the NASDAQ stock market, which helped launch Madoff to the role of NASDAQ chairman....
Institutional review boards are used to regulate research in the United States. Despite many countries having similar panels, unethical studies continue. In large part, this is due to the differing ethical guidelines in animal research and the pursuit of knowledge at any cost. Below are 10 modern-day experiments with disturbing implications. 10 Mind-Controlled Rats Researchers at the State University of New York have found a way to control rats remotely....
SEE ALSO: 10 Historical Drinking Games From Around The World 10 Flip, Sip, or Strip! This drinking game is best with 3 to 5 people, but more and the game will last longer. The rules are simple. Flip a coin and while it is in the air, call heads or tails. If you guess right, pass the coin to your right. If you guess wrong, pass the coin to your left and either take one article of clothing off (anything that is a pair counts as one item) or drink a shot....
For decades, inanimate objects coming to life have scared the daylights out of people, and as the saying goes, there’s a little bit of truth in each made-up story. The people on this list each have their own tale to tell about creepy dolls. So take your porcelain doll off the shelf, turn your soft toys the other way, and read on . . . 10 Doll In A Painting Creepy paintings are bad enough (think The Crying Boy and The Anguished Man), but take a creepy painting that includes a freaky-looking doll and a haunting tale surrounding it, and you have yourself a horror story....
This is an important factor to keep in mind when thinking about the 10 most evil businessmen from modern history. Leaders of businesses large and small have committed acts that can be considered evil time and time again, but only a handful of them have gained the notoriety their crimes deserve. Evil acts from businessmen can range from directly taking a life, sanctioning evil practices that lead to loss of life, or even deceiving employees and the public while defrauding a company of millions of dollars....
10Royal Dutch Shell The history of Royal Dutch Shell can be traced to 1833, when London shopkeeper Marcus Samuel started importing oriental shells—which was used for interior designing—from the Far East. By 1886, the business was in the care of his children, Sam and Marcus Samuel Jr, who added rice, silk, copper, and chinaware to their imports. They also exported machines and textiles to Japan and the Far East and traded in wheat, sugar, and flour....
Top 10 Mysterious People 10 Baby Bruce Lee Since he was a little boy, Ryusei Imai has been rumored to be the reincarnation of the famous Chinese actor and kung fu master, Bruce Lee. The boy’s father has clearly been a lifelong fan and started showing his son Lee’s movies when he was only a year old. At the age of 3, Ryusei began developing his skill with nunchucks and at age 4, he started imitating Lee’s kung fu....
The Fact: There are numerous Mayans still living in their home regions In fact, there are over seven million Mayans living in their home regions, many of whom have managed to maintain substantial remnants of their ancient cultural heritage. Some are quite integrated into the modern cultures of the nations in which they reside, while others continue a more traditional culturally distinct life, often speaking one of the Mayan languages as a primary language....
Top 10 Dogs for Lazy Owners More and more scientific research is coming out about the mind of dogs, what they’re thinking inside, and how they interpret their surroundings. Although we may never know every single detail about the mind and body of dogs, the significant amount of progress we have made so far has given us more of an insight and a better understanding of canine cognition. Let’s take a look at ten interesting facts about the mind of a dog....
Despite the reef’s popularity, some of most fascinating facts surrounding it are not well-known. Its remotest corners still deliver unexpected surprises big and small. We’ll explore some of them now. 10 Half The Reef Is Dead Ecologist Katharina Fabricius has explored the underwater wonderland since 1988. By 2012, she had discovered that the landmark had lost half its reefs. The dramatic percentage was calculated after Fabricius studied over 2,000 surveys of the Great Barrier Reef....
Apple Airport Express $90.72 AirPort Express with AirTunes brings your iTunes music in your Mac or PC into your living room — or wherever in your home you have a stereo or a set of powered speakers. All you have to do is connect your sound system to the audio port on the AirPort Express Base Station using an audio cable (included in the optional AirPort Express Stereo Connection Kit) and AirTunes lets you play your iTunes music through your stereo or powered speakers — wirelessly....
Top 10 Most Notorious Metal Bands Ever 10 Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” Song that kept it off: Kris Kross’ “Jump” Watch this video on YouTube The stranger thing might be that “Bohemian Rhapsody” nearly topped the charts seventeen years after its 1975 release. The cultural power of Queen’s operatic odyssey has never faded. It took a couple of headbanging doofuses to revitalize interest in the classic rock mainstay. An iconic scene in Wayne’s World features five friends jamming out to the gloriously theatrical “Galileo” breakdown....
Please note, in the interests of full disclosure, I wish to address this here rather than in the inevitable comments: NFL Films produces and airs on the NFL Network cable channel a program called “Top 10”, which ranks and showcases players, teams, games, and other notable achievements in various categories for each hour-long episode. I hereby acknowledge that my list closely resembles an episode of theirs titled “Most Feared Tacklers”....
This list of the ten most hilarious insurance scams shows that even a cop can try to cheat the system to get that free payday. 10 Cop Reported Lost Car But Kept Driving It For 3 Years In New Jersey, Suliman Kamara, a police officer, claimed that his car had been stolen. In good faith, Kamara’s insurer paid off the $10,000 claim to settle the dues, all according to plan....
But the revolution wasn’t all positive. Thousands of innocent people lost their lives and the country was torn between different groups who used force to crush rebellion. It led France into dictatorship and, eventually, back to the days of kings. Here, we’ve rounded up ten of the most dreadful atrocities of the French revolution. Top 10 Pretenders to the Thrones of Europe 10 Beheading Louis XVI The beheading of Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette was one of the biggest events of the French Revolution, but it didn’t have to happen....
This aria has been accepted into popular culture, as opposed to most opera. Gilbert and Sullivan made themselves very rich in the realm of comic opera, and their masterpieces are the quintessential English light operas: The Pirates of Penzance, H. M. S. Pinafore, The Mikado, The Yeomen of the Guard and a slew of others. They may not have invented the modern idea of a foppishly gay British Naval officer, but they hoisted him to his pinnacle....
