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10 Not-So-Bulletproof Spell Witch doctors still practice in many African countries, and they actually make a very good living. In 2001, a group of roughly 15 men in a village called Lambu in Ghana went to a local witch doctor. They wanted to become invincible against their enemies living in rival villages, so they asked for a spell that was supposed to make them bulletproof. The witch doctor instructed the men to cover their entire body with an herbal mixture every day for two weeks, which would make their skin impenetrable to bullets....

Middlemarch George Eliot Middlemarch is considered by many scholars to be one of the most important novels of the Victorian era. It was written by George Eliot (pen name of Mary Anne Evans) and was first published in 1871 to 1872. It is set in the 1830s in Middlemarch, a fictional provincial town in England, based on Coventry. Anton Chekhov was a Russian short story writer and playwright. He was born in Taganrog, southern Russia, on 29 January 1860....

What about “I will kill again”? or “I’m sorry” followed by “No, I’m not.” These real-life messages from the most dangerous individuals in society not only prove the depth of depravity inherent in humans and the unbridled horror of a person with an unhinged, delusional and violent mental state. But they also reveal that some of those old tales you heard at sleepovers or behind the bike shed at school weren’t quite as fantastical as you may have thought....

10Antique Silver From Grandma’s silverware to rare silver ornamental weapons, there are plenty of antique silver objects to collect. You can readily find these items in online stores, by visiting auctions, or even by combing through pawn shops, depending on how hands-on you like to get. In terms of the sheer number of collectors, this is one of the top ten, and you can easily narrow it down to specific items – for instance, collecting only silver gravy boats or trowels if you want to put an unusual twist on a commonly-collected category of items....

Simon Pegg plays the leading role of Shaun, a normally average man, on the verge of being a loser, who is likable and easy to relate to. From the start, Pegg’s personality dominates this great horror/satire/comedy. From the opening scene with his groggy waking up moan to his interaction with his flat mates, Pegg’s performance is commanding, and he consistently steals the scene. This is a fantastic movie, and I can’t imagine any other actor being able to pull this character off to the same level....

2020 has been a tough year for everyone so here are ten ways you can get fed for free. Top 10 Disgusting Foods Westerners Eat 10 St Briavels Usually the best food you can expect in an Anglican church is a little cracker and some wine. But every year at the church in the small village of St Briavels you might be lucky enough to get pelted with bread and cheese....

The states that make up the American South have a lot to offer citizens and tourists alike, including legendary mysteries to argue about on cold nights around the campfire. 10 Creepy Mysteries From Around The World, Including The Wailing House 10 The Gloria Colita Mobile, Alabama In the late 1930s, Reg Michell designed and built the largest sailing vessel in the Caribbean. He named the wooden vessel the Gloria Colita....

Some dangerous bacteria hang out at the beach. If you’re not cautious, you may have to cut your trip short with a visit to a doctor. Here are 10 nasty diseases lurking at your favorite beaches. 10 Horrifying Diseases You Definitely Don’t Want To Catch 10 Hepatitis Viral hepatitis inflames the liver and usually comes in the form of A, B, or C strains. Cirrhosis of the liver can occur in severe cases, and some patients may ultimately end up with cancer....

See Also: 10 Of The Creepiest Locations On Google Maps 10 Employees Eavesdrop On The Public The company released a popular AI home device called Google Assistant. A verbal command activates the system and tells it to record an audio file. In 2019, a leak released recordings of unsuspecting Dutch speakers. The Belgium public broadcaster VRT analyzed around 1,000 clips. Disturbingly, over 153 were accidentally captured. The owners had triggered Assistant without meaning to....

Disability: Amputee Sudha Chandran was born to family in Chennai, South India. She completed her Masters in Economics from Mumbai. On one of her return trips from Mumbai to Chennai she met with an accident resulting in the amputation of her right leg. She was given an artificial leg and despite this terrible disability, she became one of the most accomplished and acclaimed dancers of the Indian Subcontinent. She has received and still receives invitations to perform all over the world....

Montanus was an early “heretic” in Christianity who predicted that the end of times were upon the world. Joined with two “prophetesses”, Montanus claimed to be the embodiment of the Holy Spirit and began to preach a third testament. Montanus’ beliefs became fairly widespread and caused a great deal of confusion and dissent within the early Christian church. Tertullian, the Christian writer (pictured above) rejected mainstream Christianity and converted to montanism....

Although this robbery is far from what one might describe as “high-profile,” its strangeness and hilarity warrant it a place on this list. Earlier this year three young British men got themselves drunk and broke into SeaWorld on the Gold Coast in Australia. They proceeded to climb over high security fences before swimming with dolphins in the aquarium. It was then they disturbed Dirk the sleeping Penguin and snatched him before leaving....

For some, it would be an idyllic village. For others, a futuristic city. From utopian kingdoms to secluded Rousseauian wildernesses, many of us have an idea of what our perfect environment would be. You don’t have to go crazy on the fantasy front. Even imagining that you own and operate the nicest restaurant with a beautifully designed apartment upstairs could be the highest ideal for some aspiring chefs. In real life, however, utopian ideals always lead to hell on Earth....

The root of the English word cheese comes from the Latin caseus, which also gives us the word casein, the milk protein that is the basis of cheese. In Old English, caseus was c?ese or c?se, which became chese in Middle English, finally becoming cheese in Modern English. Caseus is also the root word for cheese in other languages, including queso in Spanish, kaas in Dutch, käse in German, and queijo in Portuguese....

Top 10 Surprising Secrets Of Modern Airliners 10 Everyone Smoked The only smoke-free-zone was the front rows of first class. Second class had non-smoking zones at the front, but they got second hand smoke from the smokers in first class. If you look at an aircraft, it has a port at the back where the air from inside the cabin, which is 75% port air and 25% fresh air gets recycled back to the interior....

Here are ten of the most fascinating gay texts from history. 10 Strange Attempts To Create A Real-Life Gaydar 10 Sappho Sappho of Lesbos was one of the most revered poets of the ancient world. Born around 630 BC she was called by some ‘the Tenth Muse’ because of the beauty of her words. Her poetry was collected and preserved in the Library of Alexandria in nine whole scrolls – unfortunately almost all of it is now lost....

This is one I actually found in the “Christian” Non-Fiction section, which can be unfair. There’s no question Miller is a Christian, but he’s a writer first and foremost, he’s not preachy, and his questioning of his own faith, of reasons for existence, of who and what he is or is becoming is reminiscent of the fantastic soul searching that came from the travel writing of the Beat generation. Miller’s account of his trip is great, going through the moments of beauty, the necessity of good road trip music, and admitting his moments of embarrassment and fear as freely as any other part of his journey....

Main Villain(s): Pamela Voorhees; Jason Voorhees; a crazed ambulance-driver; Freddy Kreuger Number of movies, etc.: 12 (including the remake, and “Freddy vs. Jason”); 1 TV show; 1 video game Amount of Money Grossed, to date: $380,637,525 (not counting the TV show and video game) Average Amount of Money Grossed, per movie: $31,719,793.75 Neither Jason–nor this franchise–can be stopped! With 12 films (2 of which, don’t even feature Jason as the villain), a relatively unrelated television show, and a mask that will never leave the memories of camp-counselors everywhere, Jason isn’t just a fierce, unrelenting killer: He’s also a very wealthy, fierce, unrelenting killer!...

NYC was built from the southern tip up. A walking tour of Lower Manhattan is refreshingly rambling as its narrow streets predate the grid system imposed on the remainder of the island starting in the early 1800s. Consider the following a best-of history guide for the next time you’re in the Big Apple. 10 Fascinating Facts About New York City 10 Collect Pond The area currently occupied by Chinatown’s Columbus Park sits atop what was once Lower Manhattan’s primary source of fresh water: the (eventually) aptly named Collect Pond....

Movies with ambiguous endings leave it up to the audience to decide how the story concluded. It’s rarely done well, but when a solid ambiguous ending works, it often results in a great movie. And of course, SPOILERS ahead… Top 10 Influential Movies With Dark And Surprising Origins 10 Inception (2010) There were plenty of people confused about the movie Inception, but most agreed that the ending was the most ambiguous part of the entire movie....