Despite this, some noble families still own castles today—and a few, like the Percy family of Alnwick Castle, have owned their castle for hundreds of years. Most of these families have replaced their agricultural incomes with money made by opening their properties up to public access. This means that many of these castles are still visitable today, allowing us the privilege of seeing a castle in full occupation with our own eyes....
Now, some celebrities are more cultish than others in terms of their fanbase—and that’s not always a good thing (fanfiction is…a rabbit hole)—but the ones on this list are more of the mainstream kind. The cult following is there, but they aren’t entirely relegated to indie and B-list films. With that, here are ten celebrities who have cult followings. 10 Zoe Lund One look at Zoe Lund, and yes, that’s a cult film actor....
10 Larry Hankin Odds are, the name Larry Hankin may not ring a bell. Acting since the late ’60s, Larry Hankin has over 100 acting credits to his name. With featured roles on shows such as Breaking Bad and memorable guest-starring roles on shows such as Seinfeld and Friends. In fact, he is the only actor besides Brian Cranston to have a role on Malcolm in the Middle, Seinfeld, and Breaking Bad....
Protect them from what? From being kids. 10 Duck, Duck, Goose The war against this game is being waged on several fronts. A few years ago, an anonymous online petition sought to ban Duck, Duck, Goose because it is “a hazard to innocent children across the playgrounds of America.” To avoid the long list of injuries resulting from this game (broken noses, ankles, wrists, and necks) the petition said that children must be protected, and we should “erase the game of Duck, Duck, Goose off the dark underbelly of sinister children games....
Entire civilizations, cities, and empires have faded away, and today’s archaeologists and researchers often try to retrace their inhabitants’ steps and reconstruct what exactly happened to see if we can find a cause, and more importantly, a way to prevent it from happening to our cultures today. Interestingly, some of the cultures on this list were several hundred thousand people strong before they seemingly disappeared without a trace. Here are ten civilizations that just up and vanished mysteriously....
Missing comets are a puzzle to astronomers. Most of the time, they suspect the comet broke apart or was flung out of our solar system when it got too close to a planet. Jupiter is very guilty of this. However, it’s not exactly easy to get a definitive answer. For all we know, the comet might even be around but could not be observed for certain reasons. Some comets have even disappeared, only to reappear and disappear again....
A number of MK-ULTRA experiments were conducted illegally on subjects without their knowledge or consent. Several deaths and lawsuits against the federal government followed. During the Watergate scandal, most of the records of Project MK-ULTRA were destroyed, except for a cache of documents later discovered in a different storage location. Further documents were declassified and released in 2001 and 2008. A complete investigation of MK-ULTRA is therefore not possible, which has sparked many conspiracy theories to this day....
See Also: 10 Crazy Conspiracy Theories Clouding The Music Industry Conspiracy theories almost immediately began to fly. Many claimed that he was killed by fellow rapper, Biggie Smalls, who himself would be gunned down several months later. As time went on though, the theories strayed into “Elvis” territory, with claims that the rapper and actor had faked his own death, theories that still circulate today. Here are ten reasons some people firmly believe Tupac Shakur is alive and well ....
10 Michele Harris It should come as no surprise that the entire world’s attention was focused on New York City on September 11, 2001. But while the city was rebounding from that day’s attacks, a controversial missing persons case was taking shape in a small New York town a few hundred miles away. That evening, Michele Harris left her workplace in Owego. The following morning, Michele’s van was discovered near the end of her driveway....
SEE ALSO: 10 Sex Toys With Ridiculously Ancient Origins 10 Rammstein Penises The German hard rock band Rammstein is not one to shy away from sensitive areas. Their 2009 video for the song Pussy featured rather more flesh and sexual intercourse than American music videos would be allowed to put on display. Coming from the album ‘Liebe ist fur alle da’ – Love is for everyone – the song was a sign of where the band would be going next....
In ancient Rome, they didn’t share our hang-ups over human rights. At the Colosseum and the Roman games, the Romans acted out every sadistic, twisted thought they could imagine—and turned it into first-rate entertainment. 10 Criminals On Seesaws Slaughtered By Animals The people who organized the Roman games came up with some strange ideas. The weirdest one was probably a device called the petaurua. This was a gigantic seesaw that could lift people 5 meters (15 ft) into the air....
10 The Last Olympic Rugby Games In 1924, during the last Olympic rugby games ever played, the US handily defeated the French 17–3 to claim the Olympic gold. While the French team members were good sports about the loss, the French crowd was less than pleased. Members of the US reserve team were attacked, and the referee needed police protection. During the medal presentations, the crowd shouted and booed while “The Star-Spangled Banner” was being played....
However, while most urban legends are indeed nonsense, some of the crazier ones have way more underlying truth than you would have ever imagined. Sometimes, the truth is even more disturbing than the legend. 10 The Real Russian Sleep Experiment Kept Puppies Awake Until They Died We’ve all heard of the crazy urban legend of the so-called “Russian Sleep Experiment,” an alleged experiment that later turned out to be a story made up for a creepypasta....
That freeze continued until 2015 when a 67-year-old man was named as the primary suspect in two of the murders. Furthermore, police in Nevada linked one of their cases to the Gypsy Hill slayings, thus bringing the total number of corpses to at least five. 2018 could very well be the year that the mystery of the Gypsy Hill murders is finally put to rest. 10 The Murder Of Veronica Cascio The first crime of the Gypsy Hill killer was discovered by police on Thursday, January 8, 1976....
10 Dino Bravo In his day-to-day life, he was known as Adolfo Bresciano, an Italian immigrant in Quebec. When the spotlight was on, he became Dino Bravo, professional wrestler. Dino achieved his greatest success in the late 1980s working with the World Wrestling Federation where he was billed as “Canada’s Strongest Man.” Dino Bravo retired in 1992. Less than one year later, he was dead. His body was found in his home, sitting in front of a hockey game and riddled with 17 bullets....
10 The Movement For The Restoration Of The Ten Commandments Of God In 1989, Credonia Mwerinde (center left above) started traveling to spread the word that her father had received a vision from Heaven that instructed him to gather believers together in a new church. When she met Joseph Kibwetere (center right above), they found that they were describing some similar visions and prophecies. Believers thought that the world would end on December 31, 1999, unless everyone started following the Ten Commandments to the letter....
10 Land diving Pentecost is one of the islands which make up the nation of Vanuatu in the South Pacific. Men of the island perform a ritual, which, to outsiders, looks like madness. Land Divers climb a 75 foot (25 meters) tall platform made from roughly hewn logs. At the top they tie a vine to each foot. Then they leap off the tower. This ritual is said to be around 1,500 years old, though its origin is not exactly known....
The trolls used bots and fake social media accounts to post controversial and divisive political statements to sway voters or, in some instances, discourage prospective voters from voting at all. However, there are lots of misconceptions and facts we don’t know about these trolls. As usual, we’ve got you covered. 10 They Have A Website For Their Memes Russian trolls use a lot of memes, referred to as “demotivators.” Memes are so important to their campaigns that “troll farms” have entire departments set up to create them....
10King George V Kings can usually count on the best of everything. The best food, the best castles, and the best medical treatment. That is why kings generally live longer lives than the peasants they rule over. King George V of the United Kingdom was actually killed by his status. The king was already dying but not nearly swiftly enough to be convenient. Once he fell into a coma, it seemed that the monarch’s last breath would happen too late for the deadlines of the morning papers....
What could the subject of this week’s list be, you ask? It could only be the fascinating country of Norway. Let’s see what the frozen land of happiness has to offer. 10 Norway Saved Japanese Sushi Way back when, before the Japanese began focusing exclusively on producing anime and ignoring the opposite sex, they ate fish. So much fish did they eat that soon, Japanese fishermen were banned from every non-Japanese fishing zone....
