Henry VIII, a man of great appetites and jealousies, could not bear the thought of being considered a lesser monarch than his continental rivals. The palaces he inherited were rather dingy affairs, and so he decided to build a palace of equal status to that of the King of France. This palace was designed to be the jewel in crown of Renaissance architecture; no building would be its match in all the world....
Despite this, there are more attempts to escape from prison each year than you could count. Predictably, most of these attempts go about as well as trying to get a shot past Dikembe Mutombo in a Geico commercial. Inevitably a guard blocks you, wags his finger, and gives you a charmingly mischievous, “Not in my house.” This makes for a lot of failed prison escape attempts, and here are ten of the best that ended really badly....
As horrific as this storm and its floods have been, the world has witnessed far worse deluges, some of which claimed victims numbering in the millions and property losses assessed at billions of dollars. As a result of some of these floods, hundreds of square miles of once-rich farmland were forever ruined, whole cities and villages were destroyed, and entire coastlines were reconfigured. These top ten killer floods are unlike any others, past or present....
The truth is that most crimes are quite simple, both in the action and in the resolution—a guy punched another guy then got caught. A woman stole stuff from another person and was let off with a warning. It’s true that more Hollywood-worthy crimes occur from time to time, but there is a subsection of crimes that don’t reach the wider public consciousness—weird crimes. Here’s a list of such wacky, shocking, and hard-to-believe crimes that’ll leave you questioning how mankind ever became the dominant species on Earth....
Misconception: All cancers are the same. Probably the biggest cancer misconception because the “Cure for Cancer” slogan makes people assume it is essentially one drug that will fix one illness. There are over a hundred types of cancer and they are all approached differently, depending on how much knowledge is known about the specific cancer and also depending on the patient’s specific needs. Thanks to the fund raising efforts of organizations such as Susan G....
10Rapiers Are Light And Delicate Every decade has its own Three Musketeers movie and quite possibly several. This has ensured that the rapier is well enshrined in all our heads as the weapon of choice for foppish, yet deadly, European aristocrats. In fact, most rapiers weigh between 1–1.4 kilograms (2–3 lb), the same as surviving historical longswords. Many rapiers have narrower blades than other renaissance swords, but they are also longer, some 107 centimeters (42 in)....
The following are some of the means by which we scratch our bloody little itches. Some may have come from long ago, but all are presently practiced. Here now, for our sadistic glee, are the ten most brutal modern-day fighting sports. 10 Catch Wrestling Catch wrestling, for those unfamiliar with the term, is basically a combined form of grappling, allowing for techniques from wrestling, judo, and jujutsu. It values both pins and submissions while focusing more on the power of wrestling as opposed to the finesse-oriented principles of judo and jujutsu (the names of both of which translate roughly to “gentle way” in reference to their focus on technique over strength)....
SEE ALSO: 10 Extraordinary Languages That Do Not Involve Speaking 10 French Number of speakers: 129 million Often called the most romantic language in the world, French is spoken in tons of countries, including Belgium, Canada, Rwanda, Cameroon, and Haiti. Oh, and France too. We’re actually very lucky that French is so popular, because without it, we might have been stuck with Dutch Toast, Dutch Fries, and Dutch kissing (ew!...
A few weeks ago we looked at some of the best albums from that year. We now turn our attention to the cinema with a mix of superior dramas, action and animated films. Here are ten of 2001’s top movies. Top 10 Albums That Launched the 2000s 10 Memento The disorienting film about a man with anterograde amnesia got everything backwards – including its release. Despite being an American-made move, Memento initially debuted with a limited run in Europe (including the Venice Film Festival) in 2000 before its wider release in March 2001....
Monsieur Chouchani (died 1968) is the nickname of an anonymous and mysterious Jewish teacher who taught a number of highly regarded students including Emmanual Levinas (pictured above) and Elie Wiesel in Europe after World War II. Very little is known about Chouchani, including his real name. His origins and entire life history were kept a closely guarded secret. His gravestone in Montevideo, Uraguay where he died reads: “The wise Rabbi Chouchani of blessed memory....
Businesses have commissioned some of them. Others have been inspired by cartoon lettering, music, road signs, and puzzles. Still others are based on marketplace needs, requirements imposed by technological devices, or innovations in art, design, and manufacturing. Whatever led to the development of these fonts, the inspirations behind them are, at times, inspirational in themselves. 10 Wingdings Originally, the weird font that became known as Wingdings was hand-drawn before being digitized, printed, and exhibited at the 1984 Association Typographique Internationale conference in London, England....
Turkey Curry 2 Tbls. Curry Powder 4 Tbls. Butter 1 whole medium sized onion, diced 3 cups left-over turkey (light or dark) 1/2 tsp. parsley 1/2 tsp. cumin 1/2 cup left over gravy or grease-less drippings Combine butter and onion in saucier or sauce pan and heat over medium until sweated (not sauteed, that would give the onion color) then add the turkey and heat through. When thoroughly mixed, pour in drippings or gravy to thicken, add cumin (salt and pepper to taste) and serve hot over rice or cold in a roll....
This is a song uniting despair and hope. Tupac goes to a great length to pay homage to all his friends doing time or killed. He overtly makes it sentimental, pouring out all his emotions in the track. As the song’s title suggests, Pac suggests that it is the best for everybody to move on but not forget the past, as some of the memories you form are indelible. Perhaps, this is the best example of Pac’s realism; living through his own struggles, even immersing himself and identifying with the struggles of others; but quietly moving on at the same time, expecting better days to follow....
Used to prevent browning as a sort of bleaching agent, sulfur dioxide (a.k.a. coal tar) can be found in fruits and veggies, as well as soft and hard drinks. This preservative, however, has a vicious side: it destroys Vitamin B1 and has caused 12 deaths of individuals with a sensitivity to the substance. Here’s one chemical for which the negligible benefits aren’t worth the cost – or rather, the savings....
Fossils and mummies give unprecedented insight into extinct species, geological features, and modern horse biology. Even horse art can sometimes add surprising historical details. 10 Clues To Tibetan Plateau Ancient animal bones can provide a kind of geographical report about the area in which they were found. In this case, a three-toed horse has added details to the youngest and highest plateau on Earth. Today, its average elevation stands around 4,500 meters (14,800 ft)....
On 22 August 1791, the slaves of Saint Domingue rose in revolt and plunged the colony into civil war. The signal to begin the revolt was given by Dutty Boukman, a high priest of voodoo and leader of the Maroon slaves, during a religious ceremony at Bois Caïman, on the night of August 14th. Within the next ten days, slaves had taken control of the entire Northern Province in an unprecedented slave revolt....
Liliane Bettencourt Wikipedia At the age of 83, Liliane Bettencourt is the wealthiest woman in the world and is the 12th richest person overall. She has a net worth estimated at $20.7 billion made possible through the family business, a little company called L’Oreal. She is the daughter of L’Oreal founder Eugene Schueller and holds a controlling stake in the cosmetics giant so is likely to make even more money in the future....
Flying Cars Imagine being stuck in traffic. It sucks right? Now imagine that you could flip a switch, and suddenly your car would begin to rise into the air. You fly over all those suckers stuck in traffic, gloating. Now that you’re flying, imagine running into a tree. Next, imagine getting into a fender bender with another flying car and plummeting toward your death in a flaming heap of twisted metal....
On a sunny day in late autumn of 1982, a boat set out on a routine trip from Maine to Florida. There where five people on board, John Lippoth and his girlfriend Meg Moony, Mark Adams, Brad Cavanagh and Deborah Scaling Kiley. Although they would have to endure each other’s company for quite a while on the trip, they were all strangers except for John and Meg. From the start of the trip things were going south as John and Mark just could not see eye to eye and were both heavy drinkers....
10 Ways Modern Technology Is Destroying Natural Selection 10 Putting Batteries in the Freezer makes them last longer I remember those days. After hours of playing pokemon on my Gameboy and going through my last set of AA batteries, my intense gaming session is brought to an abrupt halt as my game powers down. Feeling defeated, I throw my batteries into the freezer in a desperate attempt to continue hunting legendary pokemon....
