10The Uighur Swindler Although Islam Akhun lacked an education, that didn’t stop him from successfully passing off forged Silk Road papers as genuine. Prior to his scam, several European governments were in an archaeological race in Central Asia following the discovery of an authentic document known as the Bower Manuscript in 1889. After learning from Afghan traders how the Europeans paid for every document found, Akhun decided to cash in on the craze without ever having to dig in the desert....

From the Bermuda triangle to stonehenge, our planet is filled with mysterious places that fill our minds with wonder and thrills. Stonehenge is a place filled with mystery – was it used by Druids for sacrifices or was it an ancient calendar? And what about Atlantis – the famed ancient city; where is it or did it even exist? Untold numbers of people have tried to decipher the mysterious Voynich manuscript....

SEE ALSO: 10 Eerie Facts About The Titanic Tragically, the famous vessel collided with an iceberg at 11.40pm on April 14, which led to her sinking into the North Atlantic Ocean at 2.20am on April 15th, 1912. Consequently, more than 1,500 passengers and crew lost their lives and only 705 people survived. Despite much of the world viewing the luxury liner as “unsinkable”, there were a handful of people who had visions about the maritime disaster....

SEE ALSO: Top 10 Ways To Dispose Of Your Body After Death Still, the things corpses can do are shocking and a bit creepy. From giving birth to an awareness that it’s dead, the changes that occur in the body after death seem almost too unrealistic to be true. The following list is not for the faint of heart—or stomach. 10 Move Stories of dead bodies sitting straight up have been told for many years—yet the probability of such drastic movement occurring is slim to none....

Old China was supposedly one roaring party. Not only did both well-heeled and criminally cutthroat Europeans and Americans spend their money foolishly in China, but some even lived there year-round inside of territorial concessions or so-called international settlements. In general, foreigners both inside and outside of China saw it as an essentially lawless den of vice—a land where white merchants ruled the day, while gangsters and a million Sax Rohmer tales owned the night....

Without getting into a debate on morality and the definition of right and wrong, federal law makes it simple for its citizens to stay within the bounds the governing jurisdiction has set. While times change and laws evolve, each law presented and passed has a history behind the mayhem. From idling your car to singing childrens’ songs, here are ten crimes you can commit without knowing it. Make sure to get your lawyer on the phone; we’re all going to need it....

Simply put, cryptocurrencies are alternatives to standard monetary systems. They are a solely digital form of currency which rely on cryptography to secure transactions.[1] Cryptocurrencies are decentralized—they have no central bank or administrator and no main overseeing body who can see what the money is being used for, by whom, or where it’s being sent, making cryptocurrencies an attractive prospect. Blockchain technology is what makes cryptocurrencies possible. It refers to a public ledger of sorts, in which all transactions in the currency are recorded anonymously....

Aspiring stars are pushed through the grinder of one of the most vicious entertainment industries in the world, starting when they’re kids. Children as young as ten years old get locked into unbreakable decade-long contracts, spending their better part of their lives owned by agencies that take advantage of them creatively and sexually. Some come out celebrities, but most are just chewed up and spit out. They’re exploited and pimped out for years and then kicked to the curb, with nothing to show for going through the strangely dark and twisted world of Korean bubblegum pop....

When you consider that Mahatma Gandhi, a revered leader in the quest for India’s independence, was shockingly racist, or that Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg gouged a man’s eye out at age 16, it’s plain to see that even the most high-profile of household names can have dark pasts and controversial opinions that most of the general public don’t know about. No, celebrities definitely aren’t perfect—sometimes, they can be anything but....

10The Mole In the 1940s, the OSS developed an explosive device called “the Mole.” It was also ironically known as “Casey Jones,” a reference to the famous train engineer who prevented the deaths of his passengers in a serious train crash. The Mole used a photoelectric cell that charged during the day and then reacted to sudden darkness to set off an explosive. It was designed to be attached to a critical joint on enemy train cars and automatically detonate when the train passed into a tunnel....

Below, we have a list of 10 omens that people used to believe brought death. Strangely enough, in some cultures, these omens are still widely believed. 10Death Crowns In the Appalachia, hardened crown-like masses of feathers found in pillows of ill people were viewed as an omen of death. These feather crowns measured 3–5 centimeters (2–3 in) in diameter and were about 1.5 centimeters (1 in) thick. They were known as “death crowns” or, less often, as “angel crowns....

10 Golden Curse Tablets Curse tablets, or tabella defixionis, were common in ancient Rome. These inscriptions on metal were harnessed to bring vengeance. In August 2016, archaeologists discovered golden curse tablets in eastern Serbia. While some are written in Greek, others are written in an unknown language with indecipherable symbols. Some of the tablets are demonic invocations. Experts believe the unique symbols were a secret code between the user and the demon....

So, what can you do to feel like an adrenaline junkie? If you love creativity, are impulsive and curious, have the urge to pursue challenges, are flexible to change, and love spontaneity, these activities might be for you! Here are ten experiences to make you feel like an adrenaline junkie that aren’t too over the top. 10 Scuba Diving The environment underwater is rich in animals, plants, and minerals. Scuba diving allows you to dive underwater using gear to breathe....

The shapes of most everyday items are not random as you might think. Sugar is always in cubes, televisions are rectangular, and doughnuts are round for a reason. Most of the time, the shape is selected for practical reasons. Sometimes, they also have one or two things to do with the history of the product. 10 Why Sugar Is In Cubes Sugar used to be sold in tall, hardened cones called sugar loaves....

Various cultures have sought to personify death in different ways, from the Danse Macabre of the Middle Ages, to the Day of the Dead of modern-day Mexico and other areas within the Americas. Death has been given many faces, in many different ways. Here are ten facts about Santa Muerte, the Saint of Death, one of the most fascinating death symbols that humankind has ever believed in. 10 European Similarities Santa Muerte, though technically a goddess-like figure, bears a striking resemblance to the European Grim Reaper....

This list outlines the origin of this less-understood church, the significant writings, and many things that make this church unique, if not as scary and strange as you may have thought. Many members even celebrate Christmas! Let’s get into the top ten facts about the Church of Satan. 10 The Church of Satan Was Founded in 1966 Many people think that the Church of Satan has been around a long time, even as long as Christianity....

Cantor’s work was initially controversial and was vitriolically attacked by some of the most important mathematical figures of his day. However, it gradually came to be accepted as canon and has helped pave the way for set theory, which itself is a potential undergirding for all of mathematics. 10 Infinity Plus One (Or Two, Or Infinity) Equals Infinity It turns out that this old childhood adage has something to it....

Maybe the word “mummy” makes us think of the human remains resting in the Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo, Sicily. They are fascinating and creepy at the same time. Mummies pop up all over the globe and through all time periods. But no matter how diverse they are, they have one thing in common: The process of mummification always occurs after death. Or does it? There’s at least one weird exception to the rule....

But for some people, all this wasn’t enough. They had to go and invent a whole new level of crazy to satisfy their cravings. From the clearly mad to the almost plausible to the downright offensive, here are the fake stories that fooled the media (and even some of us) in 2015. 10Poland’s Nazi Gold Train It was a story that instantly hooked the eight-year-old in all of us. Back in August, two treasure hunters claimed they had discovered a Nazi train stacked to the gills with gold and jewels buried outside the Polish town of Walbrzych....

10The Vuitton Family The Louis Vuitton store was the only shop permitted to remain open on the ground floor of the Hotel du Parc in occupied Vichy, throughout WWII. This grand property was none other than the headquarters of Marshal Philippe Pétain’s puppet government, and Henry Gaston (Vuitton’s grandson) had been urged to forge links with the Petain regime in order to help business. Gaston soon became a regular at the Gestapo’s favorite café nearby and was even one of the first Frenchmen to be decorated by Pétain’s government....