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We’ve all achieved something in our lives, and some of these feats are quite amazing. Just today, for example, TopTenz sent this page to hundreds of millions of homes, and made billions of people happy when they read it aloud for the amusement of friends and family. If you aren’t doing that now, by the [...]
Posted by Dustin Koski on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 12:10 am
Filed under People · Tagged Antioch, Ashrita Furman, athlete, Britain, California, David Wimp, driver, Dustin Koski, El Paso Mountains, Fort Worth, head, Houston, Indian government, Istanbul, James Johns, Jeff McKissack, Jim Carrey, Los Angeles, Lucy Pearson, media darling, Mobin Khan, New York City, Pearsonville, postal worker, printing press, Riverton, Robert Coates, scrap metal, Simeon Stylites, Syria, Texas, Tommy Wiseau, Turkey, United States, Vermont, William Schmidt, William Schmidt’s Tunnel, Wyoming
After an interesting response from my, “Top 10 Reasons not to live in California” list, we now turn our attention to other spots around the nation that one might not want to call home. Moving all the way across the country to the east coast, we find one of the original states of the great [...]
Posted by Lee Standberry on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Travel · Tagged Black P. Stones, Born to Kill, California, china, Crime, Criminology, crips, East Coast, Ethics, federal government, gang, Gangs in the United States, Houston, i.e. manufacturing, law abiding citizens, law enforcement, lee standberry, local law enforcement, Maine, New, New York, New York can the, New York City, new york yankees, Rodney King, Snatch, Sociology, South Dakota, Texas, The Warriors, Times Square, United States, Urban decay, US Federal Reserve, USD, Washington, Washington DC
We are all familiar with the phrase “your mind plays tricks on you.” In many scientific cases, this statement has proven to be true. The human brain is extremely complex and organized. Professionals are skilled at making observations surrounding cognitive tendencies, but understanding the mechanisms behind human perception is challenging. The cognitive map that develops [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, Nature · Tagged America, Aristarchus plateau, artist, bad Internet behavior, Bryan Johnson, Cocktail Party Effect, Contagious Shooting, developed advertising techniques, disorientation, Electronic games, Entertainment, fellow officer, Forced Perspective, Games, Grand Canyon, Green Flash, hallucination, Harry Potter, Havasu Falls, Houston, Illusory Superiority, Index of psychology articles, Internet users, Las Vegas, Michelangelo's statue of David, Moons, Nevada, New York, online advertising purposes, online disinhibition effect, online message board, Optical illusion, Oregon, Oxford, Peter Jackson, queens, Rogue River, Statue of Liberty, Tetris, Tetris Effect, Texas, The Color of Water, The Gruen Transfer, The Lord of the Rings, The Moon Illusion, United States, Vert, veterinarian, water
Ever since mankind first began building structures out of wood rather than stone, fire has been a part of the learning process. In fact, so common have these infernos been throughout history that nearly every major city in the world has been largely burnt to the ground at one time or another in its history. [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Friday, March 18, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under History, Nature · Tagged 2nd millennium, A.D., Amsterdam, author, B-29, Boston, by-product, California, canada, chemical plants, Chicago, chief, Colorado, Copenhagen, denmark, Dennis Sullivan, Denver, Disaster_Accident, East Coast, Emergency management, emperor, Europe, Fire, fire insurance policy, Firefighting, Firestorm, flammable building materials, Great Chicago Fire, Great Fire of London, Greater London, Halifax, Halifax Harbor, History of the United States, Houston, Illinois, insurance, Italy, Japan, Jeff Danelek, London, London Bridge, Louisiana, maid, Massachusetts, Moscow, Netherlands, New Orleans, New York, New York City, newspaper reporter, North Holland, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Peshtigo, Peshtigo Fire, Peshtigo River, proper equipment, Province of Rome, real estate, Region Hovedstaden, Rhode, Rhode Island, Roman historian, rome, Russia, san francisco, San Francisco earthquake, Storm, Texas, Texas City, Thames, The Great Michigan Fire, TNT, Tokyo, United Kingdom, United States, Wisconsin, www.ourcuriousworld.com
Halloween is one of the creepiest times of the year. The holiday was molded from ancient Celtic practices, religious rituals, and European folk traditions. Halloween is a time for celebration, candy, and ghostly superstition. The day has long been thought of a time when the dead come alive and watch over the land. These spirits [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Friday, October 22, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, History, Holidays, Travel · Tagged Africa, Albert, America, Americas, author, Battle of Okinawa, BBC, Blue Bell, Blue Bell Hill, British Broadcasting Corporation, Bryan Johnson, buffalo, Bund, Burke, Camp Scott, canada, Canadian National Railway, Canadian National Railway Company, castle site, Chidester Mill, Clinton, commander, Corll Candy Company, counselor, Crime, Crime in the United States, David Brooks, Dean, Dean Corll, Doris Denise Milner, Doylestown, Durham, East Africa, Eastern Air Lines, Eastern Air Lines Inc, Edinburgh, Egypt Road Bridge, Elmer Wayne Henley, emperor, Energy, energy surrounding, england, Europe, France, Gene Leroy Hart, Germany, Girl Scout camp, Great Britain, Guadalupita, halloween, Hare, Heights Boulevard, Heights Elementary School, Hirohito, Houston, Houston Heights, Human height, Inc., Indian Ocean, Japan, Japanese government, Japanese military, Jefferson County, Ku Klux Klan, L-1011, Lake Sam Rayburn, large archeological site, large mining boom, law indicating, Liberty Township, Lori Lee Farmer, mainstream media, Mariana Islands, Maud Hughes Bridge, Maud Hughes Road Bridge, Mayes County, Mayes County Jail, Medway, MERCAT TOURS, metal warehouse, Mexico, Michele Guse, Missouri, Mount Tapochau, Mun, Netherlands, New Jersey, New Mexico, Norrie Rowan, North Bridge, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oklahoma police, Pacific Ocean, Passaic County, PERA Building, priest, prince, Richard Cross, Richard Kuklinski, Rogue Hollow Bridge, Rogues’ Hollow Bridge, Saipan, Salem, Santa Fe River, Saskatchewan, Scotland, Screaming Bridge of Maud Hughes Road, Snake creek, South America, South Bridge, Spring creek, St. Louis, State Highway, Stockholm, Sweden, Södermanland, Tanzania, Texas, The Netherlands, Tim Kerley, transportation, United Kingdom, United States, United States Army, United States' Commonwealth Day, USD, Weird NJ, West Milford, Yellowstone River, Yi script
Death is something that most people fear, simply because we don’t know what happens after we die. Others aren’t afraid to die, but I think it’s safe to say that a lot of us get a bad feeling when we think about what comes next. While we may not know when or what is next, [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Filed under People, Sports · Tagged baseball, Belmont Park, bill masterson, Bill Masterton, Boston, championship, chuck hughes, congenital heart failure, dale earnhardt, death, ed sanders, football, football game, frank hayes, Games, Houston, houston oilers, howard glenn, jv mcain, Life, new york titans, North Stars, olympics, Philadelphia, philadelphia eagles, ray chapman, reggie lewis, scott brayton, Sports, st louis cardinals, Yankee
Many college footballs players dream of making it to the NFL. While only a fraction of the those who play college football eventually play on Sundays there were a lot of “sure” bets that failed to live up to expectation or just simply failed due to injury or lack of talent. Here is the top [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 8:00 am
Filed under People, Sports · Tagged andre ware, Archie Griffin, art schlichter, baltimore colts, bo jackson, bo knows, Chicago, college football, football, gambling addiction, gary beban, gino toretta, heisman award, Houston, jason white, Mike Ditka, nfl bust, rashaan salaam, Ricky Williams, sport, Sports, terry baker
The Fourth of July is the best holiday, end of story. Other holidays have family obligations, religious implications and the chore of gift buying. Halloween has its intimidating “will your costume be good enough?” factor and St. Patrick’s Day has its “will your bar be fun enough?” issues. But the 4th is all about picnics, [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 7:30 am
Filed under Holidays, Travel · Tagged 4th of July, 4th of july ideas, Alyssa Duvall, american fireworks, american veterans, Boston, celebration, cincinnati reds, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Constitution Avenue, D.C., Declaration of Independence, Denver, Fireworks, fourth of July, Hong Kong, Houston, Independence, Independence Day, Liberty, Lincoln Memorial, Memorial, National Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia, Richmond, richmond braves, San Diego, top 10 list, Washington, WWII Memorial
Lets get one thing out of the way: The 70′s and 80’s spawned some of the worst uniform ideas imaginable. Yes, fashion was a low point all around, and we don’t need to look much further than our professional sports teams to realize that decadence and illegal chemical substances were rampant during those times. Thankfully, [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 6:46 am
Filed under Fashion, Sports · Tagged Denver, fashion sense, Hartford, hartford whalers, Houston, Nicknames, Philadelphia, philadelphia eagles, professional sports teams, Quebec, quebec nordiques, San Diego, Sports, Syracuse, Tampa Bay, top 10 list, top ten, ugly uniforms, uniforms, Vancouver, worst uniforms