Author: Shannon Quinn

With all of the hostility around the world today, it’s understable if you may be at least a little bit worried about becoming a victim of a nuclear attack. While we truly hope that you’ll never have to use this advice, it’s still important to be prepared for any possibility. Here are 10 survival tips…

Japan is made up of 6,852 islands in the Pacific Ocean, with 43 distinct prefectures. There is so much to see and do in Japan, you probably can’t get it all done in one visit. If you’re planning a trip to the “land of the rising sun,” be sure to consider visiting these top ten…

The recruitment tactics that cults use to lure in unsuspecting victims are incredibly manipulative. The vast majority of cult recruits are normal people who were tricked into joining a group based on false promises. A cult isn’t necessarily a religion, either. It can also be a business or political group. The common thread among all…

Disneyland is supposed to be one of the most wonderful places on Earth, and it’s probably one of the last places you would ever expect to die. In a recent list, we already mentioned the death of Disneyland employee Deborah Gail Stone, whose head was crushed while working as a hostess at America Sings. Sadly, Deborah…

Alchemy is the ancient science of attempting to transform lead into gold. Alchemists also sought to create the Philosopher’s Stone, which would guarantee eternal life. While none of these people have been proven to have been successful, their efforts in chemical research gave birth to modern chemistry. The names associated with alchemy in history are…

George Lucas is the creator of Star Wars, and he is clearly a creative genius. However, sometimes even geniuses come up with an ideas that don’t exactly work out. Here are 10 projects George Lucas worked on that you wouldn’t exactly call a “roaring success”… 10. Star Wars: Underworld LucasFilm was planning a live action…

With so many amazing shows on Netflix, it’s sometimes hard to actually decide what you’re going to watch next. Yes, we all know the hit shows all of your friends and family are talking about, but sometimes, we just want to discover a great series that no one has ever heard of before. Here are…

During the 1800s, Phineas Taylor Barnum – better known as “P.T. Barnum” – became famous as “The Great American Showman.” Barnum specialized in displaying odd and intriguing attractions to audiences who were eager to pay to see something out of the ordinary. One of the main ways Barnum drew crowds was to exploit abnormalities in…

Following the end of World War II, the fear of nuclear war with the Soviet Union caused many organizations to buckle down on what they considered to be American values. In Hollywood, it was no different. In 1944, the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals (or “MPA” for short) was created. Any…

In the United States, 1 out of every 3 people has at least one tattoo. Clearly, the old-fashioned stigma that tattoos are part of a rough-and-tumble subculture has become a thing of the past. In fact, human beings have been decorating their bodies with permanent ink for thousands of years. Tattoos show up again and…

Most things that are considered to be strange, dangerous, or offensive eventually become illegal at some point in time. However, there are a few things that are truly unsettling, and yet somehow, they are perfectly legal. Here are the top 10 outrageously strange things that are actually legal.   10. Too Many Babies Mitsutoki Shigeta…

Walt Disney opened Disneyland in 1955, and since then, the corporation has only grown its park locations all over the world. Over 20 million people visit each of these locations every single year. So, it only makes sense that in order to keep these Disney fans coming back, improvements need to be made to the…

Electronic Voice Phenomena, or “EVP” for short, is a sound that is unintentionally captured on tape. For those who believe in the supernatural, these sounds are interpreted as voices of ghosts who are trying to contact the living. Here are 10 particularly intriguing stories of people who claim to have spoken with the dead… 10.…