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Great Moment: The Catch The Catch was the winning touchdown reception from Joe Montana to Dwight Clark in the January 10, 1982 NFC Championship American football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers. The Catch is widely regarded as one of the most memorable events in NFL history. Montana threw a high pass to the back of the end zone. 49ers receiver Dwight Clark made a leaping grab with his fingertips from the back of the end zone for the winning touchdown with 51 seconds left in the game....

15 Red Cloud 1822–1909 Perhaps one of the most capable warriors from the Oglala Lakota (Sioux) tribes ever faced by the U.S. military, Makhpiya Luta, his Sioux name, led his people in what is known as Red Cloud’s War. This battle was for the rights to the area known as Powder River Country in northern Wyoming and southern Montana. Eventually, he led his people during their time on the reservation....

According to Wikipedia, “A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. The term has a history of scholarly debate surrounding its exact meaning, but it is usually regarded as being distinct from the general terms fort or fortress in that it describes a building which serves as a residence of a medieaval monarch or noble and commands a specific territory.” I have chosen to use my own criteria for inclusion in this list, that being, if I were a princess in a fairytale, would I want to live there?...

Here are 10 animal behaviors that humans think they may know… but might be surprised to find they’re all wrong. 10 Opossums Don’t “Play” Dead Some people think opossums are adorable, while others hate them. But most people make two false assumptions about them: first, that English speakers are allowed to drop the first “o” when talking about them, and second, that trapped opossums feign death to scare off would-be predators....

So this is your chance to tell us: how is the Wuhan flu affecting you or your family? What impact is it having on you and what changes in your daily life has it brought about? This is a time of great concern for all of us. No matter how well the governments we have chosen respond to this event on our behalf, the world is changed and will be changed for good....

As I mentioned in the comments on the previous “Your View” list, these posts are meant to help us all get to know each other better and to promote the brilliant community spirit that the site has developed. I think the best book ever written is The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles. Paul Bowles was a beat writer and I was really torn between this book and Naked Lunch by William Burroughs....

I must confess to being much more of a light pop music type of person (second to Classical) so this is a very tough one for me. However, having given it some thought, I give my vote to the Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Remember to give your reasons for your selection – we are looking for the BEST. Read More: Twitter Facebook YouTube Instagram

My answer has to be Batman – he is the superhero who does not have magical powers – he does what he does with his own strength and a few cool gadgets. He is also a millionaire! Read More: Twitter Facebook YouTube Instagram

Whether these incidents are top secret military experiments or indeed run-ins with aliens from far away, they are unlikely to be hoaxes or fabrication—at least in the author’s humble opinion. So without further ado, here are ten UFO encounters that left those who witnessed them temporarily paralyzed under the power of a seemingly highly advanced laser technology. 10 Denise Bishop In September 1981, 23-year-old Denise Bishop was returning home to the Plymouth, England, house she shared with her mother and sister....

10Coltsville, Connecticut Samuel Colt is credited with changing gun manufacturing forever. He created the Colt pistol, the “gun that won the West,” and he did a lot of it at Colt’s Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company just outside of Hartford, Connecticut. It was there that he not only revolutionized manufacturing processes, built a new branch of the railway, and built a dyke to protect what had previously been an all-but-unusable floodplain, but he also tried to create a utopian village for all of his workers....

Below are 10 questions that have baffled people every day, along with the simple answers that finally provide closure. 10Why Do Airplanes Have Ashtrays When Smoking Is Banned? Smoking on airplanes is banned by pretty much every airline in the world. Apart from the fact that cigarette smoke is unpleasant for others passengers, smoking is also a fire hazard, possibly even responsible for the downing of Varig Flight 820. Despite the fact that smoking is forbidden, it is hard not to notice that toilets on airplanes have ashtrays in them....

In one of the most awe-inspiring displays of reckless bravery WWII has to offer the history books, Cmdr. Evans, three-fourths Cherokee from Oklahoma, led his destroyer, the USS Johnston, straight into the face of a gargantuan Japanese naval fleet, on 25 October 1944, off Samar Island, in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. He was part of a very small fleet designed to support the marines currently assaulting Leyte. This fleet had 3 destroyers, very small ships, 4 destroyer escorts, even smaller, and 6 escort carriers, with only about 30 planes each....

10Frozen (2013) Disney And Eating Boogers As Anna and Kristoff head up North Mountain in search of Elsa the Ice Queen, Anna admitted that she’s in love with Hans even though the two had only spent a short time together. Kristoff scoffs at the notion and points out that she barely even knows Hans. Memorably, he quips, “What if you hate the way he eats? What if you hate the way he picks his nose ....

10The Location Of Agade Nearly 2,000 years before the Romans stitched their continent-straddling empire together, the Akkadian Empire was in full swing. Stretching from the Mediterranean to the center of modern-day Iran, it was a hotbed of cultural activity. Sculptures and frescos were so far ahead of their time they’re now considered the pinnacle of ancient artwork. A strong literary tradition sprang up, leading to the preservation of the oldest Semitic dialect known to scholarship....

Premise: Thousands of years ago, a megalodon and giant octopus were frozen in place during an epic battle. Cut to the present, when the glacier they were trapped in breaks apart, thawing these ancient foes and unleashing them back into the oceans. The monstrous creatures cause havoc across the globe, so it’s up to a special team of scientists to work with the government to ensure these living legends are no longer a threat to humanity....

Collagen injections are used to smooth out frown lines, crows feet wrinkles, and smile lines as well as to give the appearance of full lips. Like botox, this procedure is quite common but where the main ingredient comes from is just bizarre. Notwithstanding the ninth item on this list – there are two main sources of collagen, a protein responsible for skin strength and elasticity, bovine (cow) and… human. About three in 100 people experience an allergic reaction to bovine-derived collagen which has prompted manufacturers to source collagen from aborted fetuses, placentas, and donated cadavers as the probability of an allergic reaction is virtually non-existent....

10‘Henry,’ The Hexapus Henry, an octopus at Blackpool Sealife—a British Aquarium—has six tentacles. He was caught off the coast of Wales and was transferred to a local zoo where he was picked up along with seven other octopuses by Blackpool Sealife. His mutation was only discovered when he attached himself to his glass tank in the aquarium. Octopuses are capable of regrowing their tentacles if they ever get cut off, but Henry did not have any space in between his tentacles to allow more to regrow, so the possibility of his tentacles having been cut off is ruled out....

See Also: 10 Popular Symbols With Bizarrely Ironic Origins 10 Candido Jaccuzzi The Ordinary Word: Jacuzzi. Come on and enjoy the simmering jets of a jacuzzi. Soak in the warm water and let those problems float away in the height of luxury. Jacuzzi has become shorthand for any model of hot tub. It is an appropriate namesake for a family that was constantly in hot water. The Unordinary Life: Candido Jacuzzi did not have time to relax....

That’s a shame because they can be quite fascinating—usually for reasons that they were never meant to be. Behind the stately columns and torches lies an entire world of weirdness hidden away from the public eye. 10 The Washington Mini Monument The Washington Monument, the giant white obelisk in Washington, DC, was built in honor of the first US president, George Washington. You probably knew that. What you may not have known is that the monument has a forgotten baby brother....

Sex is one of the most fundamental forms of both communication and introspection that we have, and it’s been this way since the dawn of time. Ancient Egypt was one of the marvels of the ancient world, exotic and unusual in almost every way. It seems that we can hardly get enough of their unorthodox practices and bizarre beliefs; even by ancient world standards, Egypt was definitely a weird place....