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10 Creepy Photos Of People Unaware They Are With A Serial Killer Looking at these seemingly innocent moments that were captured on camera, nobody could have guessed the sinister crimes they would later be held responsible for. Yet during their younger years, the early warning signs were clearly there and these photos all come with very creepy backstories. 10 David Berkowitz Killed His Mother’s Pets Just To Hurt Her David Berkowitz was also known as the ‘Son of Sam’ after he killed six victims in New York City during the summer of 1976....

There are some of you out there, and you know who you are, who get more excited about the possibility of meeting a Taliban member or witnessing an historic coup, than spending a week at a five-star beachfront hotel. You probably swung from trees pretending you were Indiana Jones as a kid, and your favorite Halloween outfit was to dress up as James Bond. If that’s you, you’ll be sure that at least one of these top ten destinations will make their way onto your next travel itinerary....

Geology is the history of our Earth written in rock and chemical. It is a language that still humbles experts with its immensity and truth. In a heartbeat, new discoveries can dismiss long-supported beliefs and, in their place, offer the strange, the unknown, and the mind-bending changes that Earth has experienced. There are surprises and mysteries everywhere—from the core of our planet to an offspring in space. 10 The Vityaz Earthquakes The Pacific Ocean is home to mysterious tremors....

10 Ghostbusters The celebrated 1984 comedy classic Ghostbusters had some eerie happenings on set, one of which actually made it into the film. Specifically, the now-famous scene where Dan Aykroyd comes face-to-face with a ghost, causing his cigarette to fall from his mouth but miraculously stay put on his bottom lip, was supposedly spontaneous without special effects or adhesives. Watch this video on YouTube Though one can reasonably argue that saliva played a major role....

This is clearly evident when you look at the small number of franchises in the NBA that have won a Championship. Since 1980, the league has been dominated by the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, and San Antonio Spurs. This is awesome if you live in one of those areas, but fans in other NBA cities have been struggling. Here are ten facts about the NBA during the 2012 playoffs....

Scammers discovered that they could live their best lives stealing welfare. Fortunately, some of these scammers get what they deserve. After all they take, the only thing they end up with is a fine, prison time, or a mark of failure. Here are the top 10 failed welfare scams. 10 The Lakewood Fraud The clause on documents that acknowledges you are filling everything out in good faith, to the best of your knowledge, is there for a reason....

What if sweet, blank-faced Danny Torrance was to blame for the horrors that befell his family in the Overlook hotel. A popular theory says that because Danny’s imaginary friend ‘Tony’ lived in his mouth and hid away in his stomach, it was a clear sign that Danny suffered from psychosis and may have used his ‘shine’ to drive his father insane by conjuring up hallucinations inside Jack Torrance’s head. This would also mean that Danny was never even slightly afraid of the creepy twins, because they were his own creations… Convinced?...

No less interesting is the history of the inhabitants of these islands who have formed a deep bond with their environment over the centuries. Their cultures and histories are shaped by the rugged surroundings and their isolation from the outside world. Much like the first settlers were inspired to carve out a life on the fringes of the civilized world, these Atlantic islands continue to inspire explorers, adventurers, and anyone who is fascinated with remote and mysterious places....

Big Night 1996, English Primo and Secondo are two brothers who have emigrated from Italy to open an Italian restaurant in America. Primo is the irascible and gifted chef, brilliant in his culinary genius, but determined not to squander his talent on making the routine dishes that customers expect. Secondo is the smooth front-man, trying to keep the restaurant financially afloat, despite few patrons other than a poor artist who pays with his paintings....

Émilie Simon In May 2003, she released her debut album Émilie Simon. The electronic album was critically acclaimed and went on to become a commercial success. To promote her album, she did numerous live performances and TV appearances all over France. In 2004, she was rewarded with a Victoire de la musique in the ‘Electronic Album’ category for the album. This girl needs to get the acclaim she deserves outside of France!...

Below are listed ten forms of art crime, in no particular order (unless you count saving the most scandalous for last). Many of the categories overlap – for example, art forgery is a type of fraud – but each details a certain genre of criminal phenomena, some much more serious and widespread than others. The art market is a massive moneymaking industry, but also one of the least standardized and policed....

This list was a bit easier for me to compile, especially the Top 3. What I found to be most difficult was trying to squeeze in so many wonderful films that took home the award, in just ten slots. Sadly, a few of them didn’t make the cut, though I wish there was more room. My criteria? Well, first it has to be a superb, timeless movie; a film that, looking back, you can still tell that it was the best in that respective year....

Horrifying Moment: Bela Lugosi Skins Boris Karloff One of the finest horror movies ever made, this one from 1934 was quite controversial at the time for its atrocious acts of violence. The first of Lugosi and Karloff’s six pairings tells the story of two innocent tourists in Europe who get caught up in Lugosi’s plan of revenge against his old enemy, Karloff. 18 years before, Lugosi left his wife to go to WWI, and was caught and put in a Russian prison camp for 15 years....

There are so many great guitar solos that even a list of 100 or more would have some notable omissions. And, of course, judging and ranking them is a matter of taste and personal preference, which is to say it’s entirely subjective. The point of this list, then, is simply to highlight 10 of the more noteworthy guitar solos in history – those that are still relevant today and went on to have a profound impact on their respective genres, and music in general....

Asteroids was released in 1979 by Atari. It was immensely successful and soon became one of the most played games of the 1980s. The game was so popular that video arcade operators sometimes had to install larger boxes to hold the number of coins that were spent by players. Due to Asteroid’s success, a sequel was introduced by Atari, in 1980, named Asteroids Deluxe. In the game itself, the player controls a triangular space ship flying in an asteroid field, the objective being to avoid contact with asteroids whilst also destroying them to gain points....

Before starting, this is a brief definition of an Internet meme: An Internet meme is a piece of digital content that spreads rapidly, widely, and organically from person to person on the Internet. The term is a reference to the memes as virus-like self-replicating packet of information. 10 Lolcats A lolcat (the term is a portmanteau of lol – laughing out loud, and cat) is an image of a cat with an amusing or odd caption....

This list isn’t all about baddies, or killers or MEN for that matter. Here I include Ellen Ripley because if you piss this woman off she will take your head off and come back for the bloody stump. The day begins normally for our heroine; it’s the run of the mill day for Ellen, travelling in space minding her own business when this little snapping alien shows up and starts feasting on her crew....

10 The Search For Kony Was Finally Called Off Remember Kony? The star of super-viral hit Kony 2012 is an African warlord who heads the insane Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a kind of Christian ISIS that wants to put Uganda under strict Old Testament law. At their height, they caused mayhem in Uganda, the DRC, CAR, and what is now South Sudan, killing some 100,000 civilians. Their modus operandi was to level whole villages, rape and mutilate the women, and then abduct their children and force them to become soldiers....

SEE ALSO: Another 10 Bizarre Videos 10 The Alphabet, David Lynch The Alphabet. This is the first film David Lynch recorded – based on a dream by the young sister of his then girlfriend. I really think this is first equal with the Artaud piece, but I had to pick one or the other. This is nightmare material. Make sure you watch to the end as the very last scene if horrifying....

Some of you may not know that bedbugs are actually more than just a cute little good night rhyme that your parents said to you before you went to sleep. They are as real as the other 9 entries. While they are not the worst or deadliest on the list they certainly have their share of difficulties. Bedbugs have been on the rise lately and there are several theories as to why....