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10 Prancercise In 1989, fitness buff Joanna Rohrback was exercising down Hollywood Boulevard wearing ankle weights. She added rhythmic arm movements to her steps and was struck by the result that she described on YouTube as a “springy, rhythmic way of moving forward, similar to a horse’s gait.” Feeling that she was onto something, she dubbed her new workout “Prancercise.” In 1994, Rohrback wrote a book, Prancercise: The Art of Physical and Spiritual Excellence, which was not published....

10 The First Periodic Table Dmitri Mendeleev (born 1834) was a renowned chemist. He took on the challenge of trying to figure out a logical, scientifically accepted way of presenting all the discovered elements. Although he believed that there was a solid answer to this problem, he couldn’t quite make it all fit. That night, he had a dream where his thoughts all came together. Quoting from his diary, Dmitri wrote: “I saw in a dream a table where all the elements fell into place as required....

Thanks to advancements in technology and forensics, such as the CODIS database, which allows law enforcement and laboratories to collect and share information about convicted criminals, and forensic genealogy, which uses DNA collected from a crime to trace and create a family tree for the suspect, more and more cold cases are finally being solved. However, even with these advancements, that does not guarantee a criminal will be brought to justice, especially if they manage to evade DNA collection....

Saint Simeon Stylites (pictured) was a monk who gained fame in the 5th century for spending 37 years standing on a small platform on top of a tall pillar in Syria. He did it for ascetic reasons and his example was followed in later years by other well known stylite saints. His story is quite amazing and you can read more about it here. In the First Dynasty of ancient Egypt, hoards of staff and family members were walled up with the body of the dead king....

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First game to feature a playable black character – 1979 Although on the Atari 800, the game ‘Basketball’ was the first to feature an obviously black character that was playable. In the same year, ‘Atari Basketball’ was released to arcades but only in black and white. Because of this, the Atari 800 home system (which was, amazingly, in full color), broke the color boundary in more than one way....

But nowhere is our fascination with death exemplified as much as how we treat our dead. In most Western countries, death is celebrated with a (often solemn) ceremony, and the deceased is interred in a necropolis, a city of the dead (more colloquially known as a graveyard or cemetery). The burial site is often given a marker or memorial so the deceased may be remembered by future visitors to the site....

On 28 March 2003, during the Iraq Invasion, four British armored vehicles were carrying out forward reconnaissance when they were spotted by two A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft. The American pilots spotted the orange air recognition panels on the vehicles, but misidentified them as being “orange rockets” on enemy vehicles. After confirming with a Ground Forward Air Controller (GFAC) that they were clear of friendly forces, the aircraft strafed the vehicles twice....

Allow us to oblige you. 9The Hellbound Heart On March 16, 1995, Terry Cottle shot and killed himself in the bathroom of the home he shared with his wife Cheryl. There had been an argument—there had always been arguments—and Terry had threatened himself with a gun just months before. Cheryl heard the shot from the other side of the door after watching her husband enter the bathroom with a ....

We don’t know what’s missing from the patchwork of history. But every now and then, archaeologists find things that don’t quite fit with what’s been written down. We find relics from a society left in a place that should have been a world away from its owners. Nobody knows for sure how these things got there, but they suggest some incredible events that might never have been recorded. Some of the greatest adventures may have happened to people who never made it home to tell the tale—and they might completely change the history of our world....

But sometimes, this doesn’t happen. Unsolved homicides and disappearances leave incredible grief for loved ones seeking answers. Cases go cold, leads dry up, and decades later, there are still no answers. These ten cases may not be as well-known, but they are among America’s oldest unsolved crimes and disappearances. 10 Herman Ehrenberg: A 156-Year-Old Cold Case Herman Ehrenberg was a German immigrant who made good in America. The Prussian-born man fought against Mexico in the Texas Revolution and then trekked west, working as a surveyor and miner....

When the missing person is well known, the emotional upheaval is magnified even further. In the case of pro athletes and amateur sports stars like the ones on this list, their disappearances brought shock to many. Fans who’d grown accustomed to watching them compete heroically were left without answers about their fates. Sadly, the star athletes on this list were never seen again after going missing. Loved ones may yet hold out hope, but answers haven’t come....

This first The Addams Family TV show ran for two seasons (1964–1966) and had 64 thirty-minute episodes. Lisa Loring played Wednesday—a cute six-year-old with raising spiders as her main hobby. Wednesday stands in contrast to the rest of her family, which is decidedly weird. As time went on, Wednesday’s character changed. In 1991, Christina Ricci played her as a dark-minded pre-teen. In the Netflix 2022 series, Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday is just as macabre but older....

Top 10 Ways Google Is Censoring Free Speech 10 DuckDuckGo—Google Alternative Check out DuckDuckGo There are many issues with Google’s dominance of the search engine market, such as them giving preferential status to other Google brands, but one of the biggest concerns people have is the data they collect. Everything from what you search to where you were standing when you searched it, and for how long, is collected and stored by Google....

Here are ten of the ancient world’s most amazing styles. Top 10 Intriguing Cases Involving Art About Jesus 10 Cycladic Figures Cycladic figurines are instantly recognisable. Carved from white marble they tend to show people with elongated heads, pointed noses, and smooth lines. There is some evidence that the blank heads may once have been painted but today they stare out from museum cases with completely expressionless faces. Despite being made over at least a millennium (3300-2300 BC) the figurines show a remarkably consistent style....

10 Belize’s Blue Hole holds a clue to the Maya’s demise Scientific storm records only go back about a century. But nature keeps its own, longer-lasting records, locked in rocks and dirt. Some of these are stored at the bottom of Belize’s famous Blue Hole. It, and similar aquatic sinkholes, trap sediment which floats down and settles in layers. And when storms hit, the sediments become more coarsely strewn. Scientists stabbed into the Blue Hole’s heart and removed a 28-foot-long core that displays nearly 2,000 years of geo-history....

Them (1954) Perhaps the forerunner to the giant bug franchise, in this film we find a group of massive ants ruining more than just a picnic. Eight-Legged Freaks (2002) David Arquette. Kari Wuhrer. A tag line that states, “Do you hate spiders? Do you REALLY hate spiders? Well they don’t like you either” GOLD. Deadly Mantis (1957) What happens when some incredibly idiotic scientists discover a prehistoric chunk of a long-frozen praying mantis?...

10 Jesus The Tin Trader In Britain And did those feet in ancient time, Walk upon England’s mountains green? –William Blake, “Jerusalem” The most fruitful parts of Jesus’s life, as far as fringe theorists are concerned, are the so-called “missing years.” The Bible falls curiously silent about the 18 or so years between Jesus’s childhood and the beginning of his ministry. Several theories link Jesus to Joseph of Arimathea’s visits to Britain to trade tin....

While most people expecting a newborn are excited about the prospect of having a child, women experiencing unwanted or unplanned pregnancies are usually filled with anxiety and panic, especially if they’re not financially able to care for the baby. Many such people decide to give the child up for adoption, while others leave them in places like hospitals, where they will be cared for. In some countries and states, there are safe-haven laws that allow a person with an unwanted newborn child to drop them at selected areas without being criminalized....

Dianne Busscher was woken up at 4:45 a.m. by the cries of the family cat, Oreo, coming from the garage. Busscher went down stairs to see what the fuss was about. What she saw was smoke and flames; she quickly grabbed the cat and rushed back inside to wake up her husband and their five children. The fire destroyed the garage and a bedroom. None of the family was harmed thanks to the cat’s cries....