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Top 10 Unfortunate Product Names
Marketers do a great job of convincing us to buy stuff (often stuff we dont need) - but
through the annals of history they have occasionally gotten things wrong. This is a list of
the ten most unfortunately named products.
!. "ii
This has to be included - perhaps the people that devised the name are not familiar with
the fact that #ritish $nglish speakers (including most of the %ommonwealth) refer to
urine as &wee' - for e(ample) &*oh - + am busting for a wee,' $very time someone
mentions a "ii + think of a wee. %ra-y, &.ets play with our wii' really takes on a whole
new meaning when you speak #ritish $nglish.
/. $lephant #eautiful #alls
0s The .eader in +nnovative #illiards1 $lephant #alls1 .td. ($#.) offers a full range of
billiard merchandise for the enthusiast at every level. 2rom high 3uality pool tables and
furniture to the most uni3ue ball sets and effective training tools in the world1 we have the
perfect gift for even the person who has everything. 4*f course - who the hell has
$lephant balls5, *h - well1 e(cept that +nternet Meme s3uirrel that was passed around a
while back.6
7. 8ray 9oupon
8rey 9oupon is a :ijon mustard now made by ;raft 2oods. +t is currently the best-selling
:ijon-style mustard in the <nited =tates. Thanks - but no thanks,
>. =ars
This drink1 made by 8olden %ircle unfortunately shares its name with the =0?= (=evere
acute respiratory syndrome) virus. There have been two pandemics of =0?= reported in
recent years. The drink is sarsaparilla flavored and is sold in all @ew Aealand
supermarkets (and maybe in other countries where 8olden %ircle products are found).
B. Cussipussi
0n &interesting' bread product by 2innish company primula. 2rankly - + am speechless.
D. ;agome
2ounded in 7// by +chitaro ;anie1 a Capanese pioneer in tomato cultivation1 ;agome
has grown to become the largest producer of Capanese tomato products and a major
producer of other fruit and vegetable foods. <nfortunately1 in 9ortuguese and probably
=panish this sounds like &+ shit myself'.
E. +.beat #la((
@eed an mpF player but dont like the 0pple range of i9ods5 .ook no further than
8erman company Trekstor who produce the +.beat #la((. 0t the time of publishing this
article1 Trekstor have renamed the black edition of the +.beat to just &#la((' - + wonder
why.
F. Gagisil
Gagisil is a full line of feminine hygiene products made by %ombe +ncorporated. +n H!!>1
Gagisil introduced the Gagisil =creening ;it. 0t least they get straight to the point + guess.
H. 0nusol
0nusol is an over-the-counter medication that can be used to treat hemorrhoids (also
known as piles). The 0nusol range includes creams1 ointments1 and the popular ("T2,)
suppository form of treatment. 2or those who may not be aware1 suppositories are wa(y
objects you stick up your bum. .ets hope you dont need a price check on this one ne(t
time you are at the supermarket,
. 0yds
0yds (pronounced aids) was a diet candy from the /7!s. The @I Times (/7H) reported
that the active ingredient in 0I:= was phenylpropanolamine - a substance the 2:0 has
now ruled &not recogni-ed as safe'.
25 Bizarre Buildings
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H. The %rooked Jouse 9oland
F. The %astle Jouse :ominican ?epublic
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. The =hip Jouse %roatia
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F. 0nother =hoe Jouse =outh 0frica
E. 0nother <2* Jouse <=0
D. The =phere Jouse <=0
B. The Thin Jouse <;
>. The .opsided Jouse Capan
7. 0nother :ome Jouse 0ustralia
/. The .og Jouse ?ussia
H!. 9alacio de las 0rtes =pain
H. The Mushroom Jouse <=0
HH. The #ubble Jouse 2rance
HF. The ?obot ?anch <=0
HE. The %ra-y Jouse Gietnam
HD. The Joled Jouse <=0
Top 10 Bizarre Collectibles
=ince the ancient days of humanity as hunters and collectors1 we have had a fascination
with groups of similar objects. "hile these objects are generally 3uite normal - cards1
stamps1 coins1 oftentimes they are strange - or downright bi-arre. This is a list of the top
! bi-arre collectibles.
!. Jubcaps L .icense 9lates
+t seems that the two go hand in hand1 and that this collection of rusted and otherwise
useless car parts can get way out of hand. +magine towering stacks of meticulously placed
hubcaps and entire garage walls embla-oned with license plates from the world over1 and
you have your car enthusiasts dream workshop. 2or some reason1 be it nostalgia or just
another psychotic compulsion1 some people just love the idea of having more hubcaps
than necessary. .icense plates1 okay maybe1 but hubcaps5 "hy5
/. @ewspapers
*ften called hoarding1 or Mnewspaper s3ualor1 many people have the compulsive urge to
save up unread papers or maga-ines in the hopes of reading them some day. Ies1 + have a
M0: maga-ine collection and many have comic books1 but those are generally bagged
and boarded and kept neatly filed in a bo( or something. *h1 and some folks have a nice
little stack of M0N+M or 9.0I#*I for bathroom perusing1 but most of these folks
dont have towering stacks along every wall and corner of the home. 0s it turns out1 mass
collections of such fire-ha-ardous reading materials can be particularly deadly and have1
in the past1 trapped people under collapsing piles and even caused fatal fires. #e careful
with your papers,
7. :uct Tape
Though still bi-arre1 collecting duct tape has become more common of late since
someone discovered its use in making all sorts of fun crafts. Iou can1 with minimal
folding and swearing1 create) wallets1 purses1 small bags1 belt1 hats1 and apparently1 entire
outfits made from rolls upon rolls of the multi-colored adhesive. @ow everyones favorite
mispronounced tape (duck tape) can be worn or collected.
>. 2ood
:aisy ?andone (#rittany Murphy in 8irl1 +nterrupted) ate nothing but rotisserie chicken
from her fathers restaurant. 8ranted1 she was in a mental ward at the time1 during which
she amassed 3uite the collection of mostly-eaten bones from said meals under her bed. +t
was only the smell that alerted the others to her filthy situation. =trangely1 this is not just
a Jollywood concept. 0s it turns out1 there are people obsessed with a specific taste and
smell of a food1 who will go to great lengths to guard it1 regardless of the fact that it is
half-eaten and prone to rot. The neurological phenomenon is classified as hoarding or the
bi-arre desire to want to collect useless things.
B. :ead 0nimals
Jere is an e(cerpt from the =an 2rancisco %hronicle about a woman who collects animals
for a living)
&0s a kid growing up in *akland1 @ancy Galente had one reaction to the idea of a dead
animal) &$eeuuuw,' @ow friends call her up and say1 &+ saw something dead on the road
and thought of you.' &:id you pick it up5' is Galentes comeback. &+ts a standard joke1'
says Galente1 known as &?oadkill @ancy' among local park rangers who are used to the
Mill Galley -ooarchaeologists unconventional ways of adding to her impressive
collection of animal bones. &+m the bone lady1' says Galente1 B>. &+ dont know why +
like them so much. + have a lot of them around the house1 like the elk skull with a whole
rack of antlers. +d love to show it to people1 but + cant even put it in my car.'
2or years1 Galentes cheery mi( of nature and the macabre thrilled kids and grossed-out
parents at the Marin Jeadlands Gisitors %enter with &#ones1 #ones1 #ones1' her monthly
presentation of bones and skins of local animals. Galente has now moved her program to
Muir "ood @ational Monument1 and is also venturing into the $ast #ay.
D. =pit
Ies1 there is a whole club of people who collect spit and enjoy doing it. There is really
nothing else that can be said on this - the sooner we move to item E the better.it
E. =kulls
+n Me(ico1 many religious celebrations relating to the dead involve the e(tensive use of
skulls. These are normally very old skulls - often kept in crypts full of old bones.
Jowever1 the collecting of skulls is also occasionally found outside of religious circles.
The %hicago =un Times reported this in May H!!>)
&+t certainly seemed suspicious O a skull boiling in a pot of water on the stove. That was
the ghoulish report %hicago 9olice received Tuesday night when they were summoned to
a #ucktown apartment in the H!! block of @orth :amen. =ure enough1 police found
four human skulls1 as the witness reported. #ut by "ednesday detectives had determined
this was a legal case of bone collecting. Theres a market O a legal market O for bones1
and + import and sell bones for medical research' on the auction "eb site e#ay1 said HB-
year-old #rian =loan.'
F. #oogers
=trangely1 some people do collect these. *ne #aron Gon;lyf posted this on :ave #errys
website blog in H!!B)
&.eetieP + would donate a good rare and interesting booger for your collection1 but +
seem to have misplaced it under a table at Mc:onalds. +f anyone finds it1 please forward
it to .eetie for her collection. Thanks. *h1 and thanks nannie for your random thought. +t
has been added to the collection.'
To some1 booger collecting is revolting1 but to a few1 it is just another hobby. Many
people1 after successfully rooting through their noses will randomly wipe their found
treasures wherever they can find a conveniently discreet spot. 0nd then there are those
folks who have a specifically designated location for their nose discoveries.
H. =kin
.ets kick this one off with an e(cerpt from The Jarvard %rimson (found in the Jarvard
.ibrary) on @ovember F H!!D)
&.angdells curator of rare books and manuscripts1 :avid 2erris1 says of his librarys
man-bound holding) &"e are reluctant to have it become an object of fascination.' #ut
the =panish law book1 which dates back to B!D1 may become just that.
0ccessible in the librarys $lihu ?eading ?oom1 the book1 entitled &9racticarum
3uaestionum circa leges regiasP1' looks old but otherwise ordinary. :elicate1 stiff1 and
with wrinkled edges1 the skins coloring is a subdued yellow1 with sporadic brown and
black splotches like an old banana. The skin is not covered in hair or marked by tattoosO
e(cept for a &Jarvard .aw .ibrary' branding on its spine. @othing about it shouts
&human flesh' to the untrained eye.'
Jowever collecting skin is not just for the discriminating bookbinder anymore. Many
people collect bits of their own flesh for pleasure. Cust something a bit wrong with that.
. $yeballs
The collection that stares back at you. + guess to some that would be appealing enough to
want to amass a big bunch of eyeballs. =lightly rounded objects resembling eyeballs have
appeared in many gift shops1 vending machines1 and even on websites devoted to the sole
purchasing of ocular memorabilia. Iou can find pillows1 serving bowls1 %hristmas Tree
lights1 gum balls1 and pajamas all with images of eyeballs. *nce you have made the leap
into the more macabre and outlandish1 why not collect the real thing5 There are people
known to collect real human eyeballs and1 lest they deflate1 or become dried out and
unappealing1 one must keep them in a jar of formaldehyde. @ow that is dedication.
=o go out and find something fun to collect,
Top 10 Bizarre Coffins
&@othing is certain but death and ta(es' - so goes the old saying1 and it is1 indeed true
(unless you are lucky enough to live in a ta( haven,) This list deals with the first bit -
death. "hen we die1 most of us end up in a coffin or casket. 2or the average person this is
a fairly uneventful wooden bo( with handles - but not for everyone. Jere are ten bi-arre
coffins for those who like to1 well1 &die' on the wild side,
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0 9erfect $ggsecution
&8o to work on an egg' used to be an old marketing slogan in the <nited ;ingdom.
Jowever1 going to the afterlife in an egg may be seen by some as taking it too far.
9ersonally1 + am with "oody 0llen on this one - its not that + dont like death1 + just dont
want to be there when it happens. $ven more so if my relatives had planned to do a
2aberge on me. $ggsactly,
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+f Ioure @ot %hickenP
=o1 what did come first1 the chicken or the egg5 +n this case1 the chicken. =lightly strange
coffins have been all the rage for an age in 8hana1 and this is a prime e(ample of their
style. 9erhaps too much white meat is bad for you after all1 and you know what they say)
the first symptom of heart disease can be 3uite irritating - sudden death.
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=top "ining,
@othing goes better with a little lightly grilled chicken breast than a glass of fragrant
chardonnay. "homever this coffin was designed for obviously had a love of the tipple1
and was probably popular in life as they were in death. *r so it is hoped1 and let us hope
that lots of people said a great many lovely things about them at their funeral. +ts just sad
that they will have missed it by a few days.
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Jigh as a ;ite
9erhaps the coffin was designed for a person that liked kite flying. 9erhaps it said
something about their intake of certain illegal substances. "ho can say5 0t least this
person lived in hope that after their demise they would be uplifted1 as it were. + would
e(pect this to be the coffin of an agnostic1 who perhaps ordered this so that he who may
or may not e(ist could lend a helping hand if he only1 you know1 kinda e(isted.
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The <2%
*f course1 if the wind is off on the day of your funeral1 you may not get the particular
levitation necessary to reach the clouds. =o1 why not choose a <2% - <nidentified 2lying
%offin. + personally dont believe in <2*s1 but + really should1 considering where + was
brought up. This aside1 a lot of people believe that death is terrifying because it is just so
damn ordinary. 0t least this person wanted to go out in an e(traordinary way,
D
Caws of :eath
*h1 the shark has pretty teeth dear1 and he shows them1 pearly white. *r so goes the old
song1 even though this shark looks as if it didnt keep his dental insurance up to date. =o1
who would get buried in this5 0 fisherman5 0 mafia godfather5 %hurchill once said that
he was ready to meet his maker. Je just wondered if his maker was ready to meet him.
:itto the great creator if (s)he comes across this chap before he pops out of his coffin,
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@ot *ne 2or the Gampires
"hen some people decide that there is no use living if they have to be good1 they
invariably die young. This coffin perhaps indicates that the person was good at something
at least1 in a #illy $lliott kind of way. This reminds me of a joke. :o you know what
ballet is adored by s3uirrels the world over5 "hy1 The @utcracker of course, @ow1 what
was that joke1 + seem to have forgotten. 0ngelina Colie certainly wont be buried in this
one. =he once said that when she saw other little girls longing to be ballet dancers1 she
wanted to be a vampire.
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*ne 2or the Gampires5
"ell1 one thing you can say about vampires is that death becomes them. + can imagine
.estat taking a fancy to this little number1 then becoming bored with it and possibly
going for something 3uite different again. This looks like a small coffin1 though. 9erhaps
it was made for a vampire child who hadnt been taught not to run with wooden stakes.
*ne more thing) if :racula cant see his own reflection in the mirror1 why is it that his
hair is always so immaculate5
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9ine 0way 9ineapple
This is another one from those whacky 8hanaians. *ne can only hope that the person
who ordered this coffin just grew them for a living. *r perhaps his relatives bought it
posthumously as an ironic au revoir to him and his proclivities. *r perhaps1 as =heridan
once said1 he (or she) was the very pineapple of politeness. "hatever that means.

?ock 0nd ?oll .ives, "ell1 Maybe @ot.
*ne can only hope that it is the base of this guitar-shaped coffin in which the intended is
supposed to lie1 and not the whole thing. "hether by accident or by nature1 this person
would have to have been giraffe-man in order to make a proper fit. :ecca records1 when
they refused to sign the #eatles1 said that they didnt like the sound of the nascent super
group and that the guitar was on its way out. To be replaced by what e(actly5 The
stylophone5 9erhaps ?olf Jarris can have one made in that particular shape when he
climbs his very own stairway to heaven,
%ontributor) ? C $vans
Top 10 Bizarre Things You Can Buy on
Amazon
=o1 you are shopping for the manLwoman who has everything and have no idea what to
buy5 Jere are ten uni3ue and unusual products that can be bought on 0ma-on.com)
!. "olf <rine
!!Q pure wolf pee. <se this pee to deter unwanted creatures from your home. +ts
effectiveness is vouched for by one 0ma-on reviewer who said)
My <ncle Cared had been under the weather since his wife passed away. Je was also in a
lot of debt and doing drugs. =o one day he bought this "olf .ure1 apparently covered his
body in it1 and went into the forest. "e held his funeral last Thursday1 but there was no
body to place in a casket so we just remembered him the way he was1 and placed flowers
by the forest where his mauled clothing and remnants of teeth and flesh lay in eternal
slumber. The local news ran a report of him1 and we all wish him well with his wife.
9lease note) this product can not be shipped to %alifornia due to state regulations on the
importing of animal pee.
#uy this product
/. =top $ating 9oop,
2rom the product review) &=top $ating 9oop contains 8lutamic 0cid to deter dogs from
eating their own stool. Iucca helps control stool and urine odor. 9eppermint and parsley
help to eliminate bad breath.' The peppermint and parsley are clearly essential for the
dog who enjoys an occasional meal of poo. This product is not fit for human
consumption.
#uy this product
7. 8ay 0ttraction #ody Mist
0ccording to the product review1 &Man To Man was created after years of study to
naturally help 8ays 0ttract other 8ays.' + thought tighty whiteys and cosmos were
already doing that,
#uy this product
>. :r. Cohns 2amous 9ee 9ee
0re you about to take a drug test at work and you know you are going to fail5 :r. Cohn to
the rescue, This synthetic pee tests within normal ranges in standard urine tests. 0void
workplace discrimination by carrying a bottle of :r. Cohns 9ee with you at all times,
#uy this product
B. Tank
2or only R/1//D you can own your very own battle tank. This tank carries a crew of up
to five internally and one e(ternally. +ncludes headLtail lights and a E!! watt premium 90
system. +f you are unsure whether this tank is the one for you1 check out this e(cerpt from
one of the reviews on ama-on)
+ll admit it. =hopping for a personal tank can be a bit daunting. Many times in the past
+ve purchased overpriced1 so-called &battle tanks'1 then driven them into battle only to
be wrecked in ten minutes by the first blow off of some insurgents home-made mortar.
#ut not this baby1 no way.
+t looks like a great deal to me,
#uy this product
D. .i3uid 0ss 2art =pray
+ am speechless on this one. Jere is an e(cerpt from their product description) &.i3uid
0== is an overwhelming1 stinky1 funny prank product. *nce unleashed1 this
powerpacked1 superconcentrated li3uid begins to evaporate filling the air with a genuine1
foul buttcrack smell with hints of dead animal and fresh poo.'
#uy this product
E. <2* :etector
*ver the years many <2* sightings have reported magnetic and electromagnetic
disturbances. The <2* :etector is designed to sense these disturbances and will signal
their presence by flashing an .$: and beeping. @ow you can be the first to arrive on the
scene of alien landings or crashes,
#uy this product
F. ?oswell =oil =ample
2or those of you who have no luck with your <2* :etectors1 you can still e(perience
part of the <2*L0lien phenomenon by buying soil from ?oswell - the crash site of an
alien spacecraft some years ago. "ho knows1 if you add water you may be able to grow
your own Nenu,
#uy this product
H. :eers #utt
This is a genuine whitetail deer rear. 9erfect for the lover of ta(idermy or bottoms. <se
this in combination with item D on the list for many evenings of entertainment,
#uy this product
. <ranium
Ies - it is true - you can actually buy a can of real uranium, 0ccording to 0ma-on1 the
uranium sample is for &educational and scientific use only' so please dont buy this
product if you have any other plans in mind. The .ist <niverse can not guarantee that you
will not end up on an 2#+ watchlist if you buy this product.
10 Bizarre Theories And The Facts
Surrounding Them
9reviously we posted a list on conspiracy theories1 but the items on this list are not really
suited to that genre. This is a list of bi-arre theories or beliefs that many people subscribe
to - with a list of the facts as far as modern science is concerned. This is not meant as a
criticism of believers1 but as a discussion of the theories and facts.
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Magic
The Theory) The theory is by using certain objects such as a candle1 a dagger and a wide
variety of things you can bend the universe to your will completely ignoring the laws of
physics and the practical laws of the universe.
The facts) Many people claim that they can use such powers as summoning demons1
angels or other things and the **#$ or out of body e(perience under laboratory
conditions but no one has been able to prove it so far. There are incidents that do defy
logical e(planations1 such as some peoples claims of using the *uija board1 though since
none of these events can be proven it is very weak evidence.
/
?eptoids
The Theory) This has to be one of the most outlandish theories ever brought forth1 it is
claimed most famously by :avid +cke but as well by several others. +t states that the royal
family of #ritain1 9resident #ushs family as well as many other higher ups are actually
aliens that are here to secretly take over earth1 feeding off of humans to maintain their
&human form'.
The facts) Most of the theorists proof consists of enhanced photos of people such as Mr.
#ush with reptile looking eyes1 though they have come forth with many other forms of
proof such as videos and other reptile aspects of the reptoids here on earth. The videos all
brought forth have been proven fake or are so obviously fake no one has wasted time and
resources to look into it.
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H!!7 is actually >
The Theory) The theory here is that the early Middle 0ges never e(isted and we have
been counting the earth almost H!! years older than it actually is.
The facts) "ell1 there is no solid way to prove or disprove it1 since the very theory says
the carbon dating of this age is flawed. They also claim the written test from that era is a
forgery from people of that era. Though they have not put forth a reason why and there is
no solid evidence from them to prove this theory since the basis of their theory stops us
from being able to scientifically prove they are wrong. +t is a matter of who believes
what1 though the evidence does seem to be stronger for the side against the Middle 0ges
not e(isting. =ince all this theory says is that the carbon dating is incorrect and the
writings are forgeries though we have an almost perfect time line with the carbon dating
we use1 we can almost cast this one aside without proof.
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@a-i 0dvances
The Theory) The theory is the @a-is were much farther ahead than technology would
allow them to be at the time. +t ranges wildly but one of the most popular versions is that
the @a-is landed on the moon as early as /EH and established a moon base on the dark
side of the moon. They also had establishments with at least half a do-en alien
civili-ations1 and that the remaining @a-is remain on the moon to this day.
The facts) There are so many holes in this Theory1 for e(ample most skeptics believe that
we havent had any contact at all with aliens as of yet1 as well the dark side of the moon
is free-ing1 they would need ama-ing machinery to accomplish living there. They would
need a way to renew all their resourcesS this could be e(plained by growing plants for
food and air. #ut they would also need an energy source of some kind1 which there would
have to be one not yet discovered by us back here on earth.
B
Jollow $arth
The Theory) The theory is the earth is actually hollow and is not filled with magma. +t
ranges from there being several layered shells on the inside (usually four) to the inside
having ground like ours1 with 7!! miles of crust between us and them1 most people
usually say there is also an inner sun.
The facts) Though this is not 3uite as insane or as impossible as the others it is still highly
unlikely. "e dont know for sure whats under our earths crust but this theory completely
forgets to mention where the magma that erupts from volcanoes comes from if the earth
is hollow. 0s well1 the inner sun would pose numerous problems such as the inner
inhabitants most likely being sucked into its gravity or caught in solar flares from it. This
theory is often supported by the fact that it is impossible to search the bottom of the
0rctic currently for it. There is also a castle in $urope with defenses set to defend against
an attack from the inside out. =ince the hole to the inner earth is under a chapel in the
castle1 that would involve taking down the castle to check this theory1 the owners wont
allow this1 many often use this as proof. @ote sometimes this and number > have been
mi(ed together1 saying the remaining @a-is fled to the inner earth.
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Terraformed Mars
The theory) The theory here is that Mars is already being terraformed behind our backs
by groups such as @0=0 and the $=01 it is a fairly new claim and is supported only by
speculation and a few pictures.
The facts) 2irst off the price1 it seems almost no theorist takes price into account when
they come up with these ideas1 @0=0 is already having trouble as it is keeping
themselves funded. The price of bringing something to Mars that could terraform it
would cost billions1 possibly even trillions. The computer technology re3uired to make
sure it did every little thing right would cost even more. @ot to mention the time1 it takes
a .ander to get to Mars from earth so something that big would take years to get there
and might not even work when it did. *ur best bet for terraforming Mars at the moment
is to take prehistoric microbes that feed off carbon dio(ide and others gases and let them
form Mars in the same way scientists think they formed earth. *f course this in itself
would take millions of years1 at the present there seems no way to terraform Mars and no
reason to.
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Jealing Thoughts
The Theory) The theory is that using your mind to think positive and encourage yourself
and others to feel better really helps and can replace medicine.
The facts) =adly this is believed by many people1 and though it certainly cant hurt for the
common cold1 since rest and rela(ation are the best things for it after all. 2or more serious
diseases people who really believe in this may not go to a doctor1 and as such they can
damage their body1 or even kill themselves. This is no more effective than prayer which
when it does seem to work can be e(plained away as coincidence. Many people actually
do believe in it and luckily for some of them the placebo effect makes a major
appearance1 since they think their getting better1 their bodies get stronger and they do
sometimes pull through.
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%hakras
The Theory) "e each have seven chakras going down from the top of our head to our
feet1 they can be used for a variety of things and awakening one can usually help you
with a specific thing1 such as enhanced hearing1 sudden reali-ation and the list goes on.
The facts) There is no way to prove these things e(ist. #ut people believe in them1 some
more so than a soul. They are usually connected with paranormal cases and as such
usually dont have any specific stories all their own. Though there have been some
reports of people having slightly greater abilities or knowing what will happen before it
does. This is usually e(plained by a si(th sense1 often described as the brains way to
activate the subconscious mind which helps us gather information and process it in such a
way that we dont know how we ac3uired it but we have the information. This can
e(plain why people think theyve been to places they never have1 and many other
feelings of that natureS this can also e(plain away almost all if not all of the chakra cases.
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Jolographic-reality
The Theory) The theory here is that life does not e(ist1 we are all in fact test programs in
a giant virtual reality or the players of that reality itself.
The facts) *nce again there is no specific way to disprove this theory. Though it would
mean in reality we would probably look much different or not e(ist at all. There is not
much of a base for this to stand on1 since it is another Mcant prove cant disprove
parado(1 it is back to our own judgment. =trange as it may seem this theory could e(plain
a lot of the problems with the world and things such as carbon dating. +f we all wereLare
just test subjects in a large-scale virtual reality test1 then all of the anomalies we find1 and
many of the world mysteries could be e(plained as bugs and glitches in the program.
There is no solid proof that it does e(ist though1 and it is most likely just generated by
peoples fears of the age of technology were stepping into1 and what it may do to us.

?eligion
The Theory) Though the theory varies greatly from religion to religion1 most of them
believe that there is a being or beings greater then anything else in the universe that
created the earth. +t is still generally accepted in western civili-ation that there is a god.
The facts) "e find ourselves at another parado(1 there is no way to prove or disprove any
religion. Many believers in their religion will often say god is testing us as he has faked
much of the things we see in history. =uch as dinosaur bones being millions of years old.
Jowever skeptics usually point out other facts1 such as the second you accept one
religion you are literally rejecting thousands of others. =keptics will also point to the
overwhelming evidence that all so-called effects of prayer can be e(plained through mere
coincidence. They will also point to errors in the #ible writings1 and problems with the
whole idea of heaven in general. :espite this evidence many people continue to worship
their gods. =keptics generally believe that religion was established for one of two
reasons. ?eason one because people were scared and looked for a way to say this life
isnt all you get. The second reason is that people were confused and tried to come up
with an answer as to why and how all this stuff got here1 so they came up with the ideas
of gods. @one the less following certain things from certain religions isnt necessarily a
bad thing. The one common thing you will find in all religions usually written in different
words but with the same meaning) do unto others what you would want others to do to
you. 0 fine motto to live by.
%ontributor) #eranabus1 $ditor) %yn
Top 10 Incredible Food Facts
2ood is something we interact with on a daily basis - fre3uently in fact. There are many
very obscure facts about food that are fascinating and definitely worthy of knowing. =o1
at the behest of Cugg-1 here is a nice trivia list about food.
!. %offee
The Fact: The most e(pensive coffee in the world comes from civet poop
;opi .uwak are coffee beans that come from %ivet (a cat si-ed mammal) poo. The
animals gorge on only the finest ripe berries1 and e(crete the partially-digested beans1
which are then harvested for sale. ;opi .uwak is the most e(pensive coffee in the world1
selling for between RH! and RB!! <=: per pound1 and is sold mainly in Capan and
<nited =tates1 but it is increasingly becoming available elsewhere. My 3uestion is) who
the hell discovered that it tasted good5
/. 2east
The Fact: The largest food item on a menu is roast camel
The camel is stuffed with a sheeps carcass1 which is stuffed with chickens1 which are
stuffed with fish1 which are stuffed with eggs. This feast is sometimes featured in
#edouin weddings.
7. #ugs
The Fact: The 2:0 allows you to sell bugs and rodent hair for consumption
The 2:0 allows an average of F! or more insect fragments and one or more rodent hairs
per !! grams of peanut butter. + will certainly think twice before buying my ne(t jar,
>. =oup
The Fact: The first soup was made of hippopotamus
The earliest archeological evidence for the consumption of soup dates back to B!!! #%
and it was hippopotamus soup,
B. ?efried #eans
The Fact: ?efried beans are only fried once
The reason for this misconception is a translation error. The originals are frijoles refritos
which actually means &well fried beans' - not re-fried.
D. "orcestershire =auce
The Fact: "orcestershire sauce is made from dissolved fish
"orcestershire sauce1 the popular $nglish sauce1 is made from dissolved anchovies. The
anchovies are soaked in vinegar until they have completely melted. The sauce contains
the bones and all.
E. 9opsicle
The Fact: The 9opsicle was invented by an year who kept it secret for 7 years.
The inventor was 2rank $pperson who1 in /!D1 left a mi(ture of powdered soda and
water out on the porch1 which contained a stir stick. That night1 temperatures in =an
2rancisco reached record low temperature. "hen he woke the ne(t morning1 he
discovered that it had fro-en to the stir stick1 creating a fruit flavored ice treat that he
named the epsicle. 7 years later he patented it and called it the 9opsicle.
F. Microwaves
The Fact: Microwave cooking was discovered accidentally when a chocolate bar melted
in someones pocket
This is very true and very scary - imagine what it was doing to his leg, The fact is1 9ercy
.e#aron =pencer of the ?aytheon %ompany was walking past a radar tube and he noticed
that the chocolate bar in his pocket melted. Je then tested popcorn in front of the tube
(surely turning up the power and standing out of the beam)1 and it 3uickly popped all
over the room. Je is (obviously) known as the inventor of the Microwave oven.
H. 9eanuts
The Fact: :ynamite is made with peanuts
9eanut oil can be processed to produce glycerol1 which can be used to make
nitroglycerin1 one of the constituents of dynamite. @ote however1 there are other
processes that can be used to make dynamite without using peanuts at all.
. %oconut "ater
The Fact: %oconut water can be used (in emergencies) as a substitute for blood plasma.
The reason for this is that coconut water (the water found in coconuts - not to be confused
with coconut milk1 which comes from the flesh of the coconut) is sterile and has an ideal
pJ level. %oconut water is li3uid endosperm - it surrounds the embryo and provides
nutrition.
Another 10 Fascinating Food Facts
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#utter Tea
Fascinating Fact: +n Tibet1 a common drink is butter tea - it is made from yak butter1
salt1 and tea.
The average Tibetan can drink D! - B! cups of this tea in any one day, +t is made by
drying %hinese tea in the road for several days (to let it ac3uire a strong flavor). The tea is
then boiled for up to half a day and churned in bamboo churns to which salt1 a pinch of
soda1 and rancid butter have been added. "hen drinking the tea1 you can blow the scum
(from the butter) away from the edge of the cup and sip. =ome Tibetans add &tsu' and
flour to their tea (in much the same way as we add milk and sugar). Tsu is a mi(ture of
hardened cheese1 butter1 and sugar. "hen you sip the tea1 your host will refill your cup as
it should always remain full. "e now move on from one drink to another)
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Jot %hocolate
Fascinating Fact: The ancient Mayans made truly hot chocolate - they added chilies and
corn to it,
The first records of chocolate being used for drinking come from residue found in ancient
Mayan pots - it dates back to the Dth century 0:. The drink was made by pounding
chocolate beans in to a paste which was then mi(ed with water1 chili peppers1 cornmeal1
and assorted spices. The drink was then poured back and forth between a cup and a pot1
which gave it a foamy head. This was drunk cold1 and people of all classes drank it
regularly. The drink tasted spicy and bitter1 unlike todays hot chocolate. "hen %hocolate
finally reached the west1 it was very e(pensive1 costing between RD! - R>! per pound in
e3uivalent modern <= dollars. +f you ever get to 9aris1 be sure to visit 0ngelina for the
best hot chocolate in the world - try the %hocolat l0fricain (pictured above - recipe
below).
%ombine FLE cup whole milk1 LE cup heavy cream and teaspoon confectioners sugar
and heat over med-high till bubbles appear around edges. ?emove from heat and add E o-
of the best bittersweet chocolate (>HQ) you can find (chopped). =tir till melted (you may
need to return it to low heat). =erve with whipped cream.
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Mysterious Jistory of :onuts
Fascinating Fact: @o one really knows when donuts were invented or who invented
them.
:onuts (doughnuts in <; $nglish)1 were originally made as a long twist of dough - not in
the ring form that is most common these days. +t was also common in $ngland for donuts
to be made in a ball shape and injected with Cam after they were cooked - this is still very
common. #oth methods of cooking involve no human intervention as the ball and twist
will turn itself over when the underside is cooked. The ring donut common to 0merica
just seemed to appear - but one Jansen 8regory1 an 0merican1 claimed to have invented
it in 7E> when he was traveling on a steam boatS he was not satisfied with the te(ture of
the center of the donut so he pressed a hole in the center with the ships pepper bo(.
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0pple1 9otato1 or *nion5
Fascinating Fact: 0pples1 potatoes1 and onions all taste the same when eaten with your
nose plugged.
0s a child we had a science class in which we were blindfolded1 had our noses plugged1
and given an apple or onion to eat - we were not told which of the two we would be
given. @ot one person was able to state which was which. This shows the incredibly
important part that the nose plays in the sense of taste. The fact that the three items have a
similar consistency makes it virtually impossible to tell them apart without the sense of
smell. +f you try this1 + should warn you) once you unblock your nose1 you can tell what
you have just eaten.
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2loating $ggs
Fascinating Fact: "hen an egg floats in water1 it is &off' and should not be eaten.
0s eggs age1 gases build up inside the shell making it more buoyant. This is the best way
to test whether an egg has gone rotten without having to break open the shell1 risking the
foul odor escaping. "hen an egg is e(tremely fresh it will lie on its side at the bottom of
a glass of water. 0s it ages1 the egg will begin to point upwards1 and will finally float
completely when it has gone bad. 2resh eggs have a very firm white1 whilst old eggs have
a very watery white. This is why it is best to use the freshest eggs possible for poaching
and frying. *lder eggs are perfectly good for omelets or scrambling.
Top 10 Bizarre Disasters
Through history1 there have been some dreadful disasters leading to enormous numbers
of deaths. There have also been a number of disasters that were just outright weird. This
is a list of those ten most bi-arre distasters.
. The =t. 9ierre =nake +nvasion
Golcanic activity on the Mbald mountain towering over =t 9ierre1 Martini3ue1 was usually
so inconse3uential that no one took seriously the fresh steaming vent-holes and earth
tremors during 0pril1 /!H. #y early May1 however1 ash began to rain down continuously1
and the nauseating stench of sulphur filled the air. Their homes on the mountainside made
uninhabitable1 more than !! fer-de-lance snakes slithered down and invaded the mulatto
3uarter of =t 9ierre. The B-ft long serpents killed D! people and innumerable animals
before they were finally destroyed by the towns giant street cats. #ut the annihilation had
only begun. *n May D1 a landslide of boiling mud spilled into the sea1 followed by a
tsunami that killed hundreds and1 three days later1 May 71 Mt 9elee finally e(ploded1
sending a murderous avalanche of white-hot lava straight toward the town. "ithin three
minutes =t 9ierre was completely obliterated. *f its F!1!!! population1 there were only
two survivors.
H. The =hiloh #aptist %hurch 9anic
Two thousand people1 mostly black1 jammed into the =hiloh #aptist %hurch in
#irmingham1 0labama1 on =eptember /1 /!H1 to hear an address by #ooker T.
"ashington. The brick church was new. 0 steep flight of stairs1 enclosed in brick1 led
from the entrance doors to the church proper. 0fter "ashingtons speech1 there was an
altercation over an unoccupied seat1 and the word Mfight was misunderstood as Mfire. The
congregation rose as if on cue and stampeded for the stairs. Those who reached them first
were pushed from behind and fell. *thers fell on top of them until the entrance was
completely blocked by a pile of screaming humanity ! ft high. $fforts by "ashington
and the churchmen down in the front to induce calm were fruitless1 and they stood by
helplessly while their brothers and sisters1 mostly the latter1 were trampled or suffocated
to death. There was neither fire - nor even a real fight - but D people died.
F. The 8reat #oston Molasses 2lood
*n Canuary D1 //1 the workers and residents of #ostons @orth $nd1 mostly +rish and
+talian1 were out enjoying the noontime sun of an unseasonably warm day. =uddenly1 with
only a low rumble of warning1 the huge cast-iron tank of the 9urity :istilling %ompany
burst open and a great wave of raw black molasses1 two storeys high1 poured down
%ommercial =treet and oo-ed into the adjacent waterfront area. @either pedestrians nor
horse-drawn wagons could outrun it. Two million gallons of molasses1 originally destined
for rum1 engulfed scores of people - H men1 women and children died of drowning or
suffocation1 while another D! were injured. #uildings crumbled1 and an elevated train
track collapsed. Those horses not completely swallowed up were so trapped in the goo
they had to be shot by the police. =ightseers who came to see the chaos couldnt help but
walk in the molasses. *n their way home they spread the sticky substance throughout the
city. #oston smelled of molasses for a week1 and the harbour ran brown until summer.
E. The 9ittsburg 8asometer $(plosion
0 huge cylindrical gasometer - the largest in the world at that time - located in the heart
of the industrial centre of 9ittsburgh1 9ennsylvania1 developed a leak. *n the morning of
@ovember E1 /H>1 repairmen set out to look for it - with an open-flame blowlamp. 0t
about ! oclock they apparently found the leak. The tank1 containing D million cu. ft of
natural gas1 rose in the air like a balloon and e(ploded. %hunks of metal1 some weighing
more than !! lbs1 were scattered great distances1 and the combined effects of air
pressure and fire left a s3uare mile of devastation. Twenty-eight people were killed and
hundreds were injured.
D. The 8illingham 2ire :emonstration
$very year the firemen of 8illingham1 in ;ent1 $ngland1 would construct a makeshift
Mhouse out of wood and canvas for the popular fire-fighting demonstration at the annual
8illingham 9ark fTte. $very year1 too1 a few local boys were selected from many
aspirants to take part in the charade. *n Culy 1 /H/1 nine boys - aged ! to E - and si(
firemen costumed as if for a wedding party1 climbed to the third floor of the Mhouse. The
plan was to light a smoke fire on the first floor1 rescue the Mwedding party with ropes and
ladders1 and then set the empty house abla-e to demonstrate the use of the fire hoses. #y
some error1 the real fire was lit first. The spectators1 assuming the bodies they saw
burning were dummies1 cheered and clapped1 while the firemen outside directed streams
of water on what they knew to be a real catastrophe. 0ll D people inside the house died.
B. The $mpire =tate #uilding %rash
*n =aturday morning1 Culy H71 /ED1 a veteran 0rmy pilot took off in a #-HD light
bomber from #edford1 Massachusetts1 headed for @ewark1 @ew Cersey1 the co-pilot and a
young sailor hitching a ride were also aboard. 2og made visibility poor. 0bout an hour
later1 people on the streets of midtown Manhattan became aware of the rapidly increasing
roar of a plane and watched with horror as a bomber suddenly appeared out of the clouds1
dodged between skyscrapers1 and then plunged into the side of the $mpire =tate #uilding.
9ieces of plane and building fell like hail. 0 gaping hole was gouged in the >7th floor1
one of the planes two engines hurtled through seven walls and came out the opposite
side of the building1 and the other engine shot through an elevator shaft1 severing the
cables and sending the car plummeting to the basement. "hen the planes fuel tank
e(ploded1 si( floors were engulfed in flame1 and burning gasoline streamed down the
sides of the building. 2ortunately1 few offices were open on a =aturday1 and only
people - plus the three occupants of the plane - died.
>. The Tunguska $vent
*n Cune F!1 /!71 a huge e(plosion occurred near the 9odkamennaya (<nder ?ock)
Tunguska ?iver in what is now ;rasnoyarsk ;rai of ?ussia. The airburst was most likely
caused by a meteor or comet fragment about H!m (B!ft) across. 0lthough the meteor or
comet is considered to have burst prior to hitting the surface1 this event is still referred to
as an impact event. The energy of the blast was estimated to be between ! and H!
megatons of T@T1 1!!! times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Jiroshima1 or
e3uivalent to %astle #ravo1 the most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated by the <=.
The Tunguska e(plosion felled an estimated 7! million trees over H1D! s3uare
kilometers (7F! s3 mi). The devastation is still visible today in satellite images of the
area.
7. The Te(as %ity %hain ?eaction $(plosions
*n 0pril D1 /E>1 the 2rench freighter 8randcamp docked at Te(as %ity1 Te(as1 and took
on some 1E!! tons of ammonium nitrate fertiliser. That night a fire broke out in the hold
of the ship. #y dawn1 thick black smoke had port authorities worried because the
Monsanto chemical plant was only >!! ft away. 0s men stood on the dock watching1
tugboats prepared to tow the freighter out to sea. =uddenly a ball of fire enveloped the
ship. 2or many it was the last thing they ever saw. 0 great wall of flame radiated outward
from the wreckage1 and within minutes the Monsanto plant e(ploded1 killing and
maiming hundreds of workers and any spectators who had survived the initial blast. Most
of the business district was devastated1 and fires raged along the waterfront1 where huge
tanks of butane gas stood imperilled. =hortly after midnight1 a second freighter - also
carrying nitrates - e(ploded1 and the whole se3uence began again. More than D!! people
died1 and another 1!!! were badly injured.
/. The #asra Mass 9oisoning
+n =eptember /> a shipment of /!1!!! metric tons of seed grain arrived in the +ra3i
port of #asra. The 0merican barley and Me(ican wheat - which had been chemically
treated with methyl-mercury to prevent rot - were sprayed a bright pink to indicate their
lethal coating1 and clear warnings were printed on the bags - but only in $nglish and
=panish. #efore they could be distributed to the farmers1 the bags were stolen from the
docks1 and the grain was sold as food to the starving populace. The +ra3i government1
embarrassed at its criminal negligence or for other reasons1 hushed up the story1 and it
was not until two years later that an 0merican newsman came up with evidence that
B1DF! hospital cases of mercury poisoning were attributable to the unsavoury affair.
*fficials would admit to only ED/ deaths1 but total fatalities were probably more like
B1!!!1 with another !!1!!! suffering such permanent effects as blindness1 deafness and
brain damage.
!. The %handka 2orest $lephant =tampede
+n the spring of />H1 the %handka 2orest area in +ndia - already suffering from drought -
was hit by a searing heat wave as well. The local elephants1 who normally were no
problem1 became so cra-ed by the high temperatures and lack of water that the villagers
told authorities they were afraid to venture out and to farm their land. #y summer the
situation had worsened. *n Culy !1 the elephant herds went berserk and stampeded
through five villages1 leaving general devastation and HE deaths in their wake.
Top 15 Bizarre True Stories
7. #oulders in Trees
+n 0pril //>1 a turkey hunter in Iellowwood =tate 2orest1 +ndiana1 came upon a huge
sandstone boulder wedged between three branches of an oak tree about FD feet from the
ground. The arrow shaped rock was estimated to weight D!!lb. =ubse3uently1 four more
large boulders were found wedged high up in trees elsewhere in the forest. 0ll were in
remote areas. @one of the trees were damaged and there were no signs of heavy
e3uipment begin used or of tornado damage and no one recalled any mishaps involving
dynamite anywhere nearby.
/. Jelpful Goices
"hile on holiday a woman1 referred to by the #ritish Medical Cournal (//>) as 0#1
heard two voices in her head telling her to return home immediately. #ack in .ondon the
voices gave her an address that turned out to be a hospitals brain scan department. The
voices told her to ask for a scan as she had a brain tumour and her brain stem was
inflamed. Though she had no symptoms1 a scan was eventually arranged and she did
indeed have a tumour. 0fter an operation1 0# heard the voices again) M"e are pleased to
have helped you1 they said M8ood-bye. 0# made a full recovery.
!. .a Mancha @egro
0 Ja-ard uni3ue to Gene-uelan highways is a slippery goo called .a Mancha @egra (the
black stain)1 although it is more of a sludge with the consistency of chewing gum.
0lthough the government has spent millions of dollars in research1 no one knows what
the goo is and where it comes from1 or how to get rid of it. +t first appeared in /7> on the
road from %aracas to the airport1 covering D! yards1 and spread ine(orably every year. #y
//H it was a major road ha-ard all around the capital and it was claimed 17!! motorists
had died after losing control. The problem remains to this day.
. 9ostcard 2arewell
"hen Cim "ilsons father died in @atal1 =outh 0frica1 in 0pril /B>1 both Cim1 living in
$ngland1 and his sister Muriel1 living in Jolland1 were informed. Muriel contacted her
husband who was on business in 9ortugal1 and he flew to =outh 0frica right away.
%hanging planes at .as 9almas airport in the %anary +slands1 he bought a postcard
showing holidaymakers on Margate #each1 @atal1 and sent it to Muriel. +t was she who
noticed that the photograph showed her father walking up the beach.
H. @otecase from the =ky
+n *ctober />D Mrs .ynn %onnolly was hanging washing in her garden in the Uuadrant1
Jull1 when she felt a sharp tap on the top of her head. +t was caused by a small silver
notecase1 BFmm by FB.Dmm1 hinged1 containing a used notepad with F sheets left. +t was
marked with the initials M=$1 M%7V1 MT# (or MC#) and M;laipea1 a .ithuanian seaport. @o
one claimed it at the police station1 so it was returned to Mrs %onnolly. +t seems likely it
fell only a short distance but from where5 +f it had dropped from a plane1 it would have
given her more than a tap.
F. 2iery 9ersecution
The village of %anneto di %aronia on =icilys north coast has been plagued by mysterious
fires. The trouble began on Canuary H!1 H!!E1 when a TG caught fire. Then things in
neighbourhood houses began to burn1 including washing machines1 mobile phones1
mattresses1 chairs and even the insulation on water pipes. The electricity company cut off
all power1 as did the railway company1 but the fires continued. $(perts of all kinds carried
out tests1 but no e(planation was found. The village was evacuated in 2ebruary1 but when
people returned in March the fires resumed. 9olice ruled out a pyromaniac after they saw
wires bursting into flames.
E. #ovine $nigma
*n Cune H71 H!!H1 in the middle of a spate of une(plained cattle mutilations in 0rgentina1
something macabre was found in a field near suco1 west of ?io %uarto in =an .uis
province. @ineteen cows were stuffed into a sheet metal water tank1 closed with a conical
cap. @ine were drowned1 the rest barely alive1 having endured free-ing temperatures1 not
to mention the shock of their lives.
D. #oy Turns into a Iam
Three pupils of the $vangelist 9rimary =chool in the northern @igerian town of
Maiduguri rushed into the headmistresses office in March H!!! and said that a fellow
pupil had been transformed into a yam after accepting a sweet from a stranger. The
headmistress found the root tuber and took it to the police station for safe-keeping.
2ollowing local radio reports1 hundreds of people flocked to see the yam and police were
hunting for the sweet-giver. "hat happened ne(t failed to reach the media.
Top 10 Most Haunted Places
$veryone seems to know of at least one haunted houseS as kids there was almost certainly
one in our own neighbourhood. This list contains the most famous and most haunted
places in the world. +f you have had any e(periences of a similar nature1 feel free to tell
us about it in the comments. + should add1 before starting1 that + am a skepticS + have
written this list for entertainment value.
1. Borley Rectory1 $sse(1 $ngland 4"ikipedia6
The haunting of the #orley ?ectory during the /H!s and /F!s1 is undoubtedly one of
the most famous in #ritain1 as well as being one of the most controversial. The wealth of
sightings and e(periences by independent witnesses1 suggests that although much of the
phenomena can be e(plained in rational terms1 a percentage remains which can still be
seen as ine(plicable at the present time.
2. The Whaley House1 %alifornia 4"ikipedia6
0uthor deTraci ?egula relates her e(periences with the house) &*ver the years1 while
dining across the street at the *ld Town Me(ican %afe1 + became accustomed to noticing
that the shutters of the second-story windows 4of the "haley Jouse6 would sometimes
open while we ate dinner1 long after the house was closed for the day. *n a recent visit1 +
could feel the energy in several spots in the house1 particularly in the courtroom1 where +
also smelled the faint scent of a cigar1 supposedly "haleys calling-card. +n the hallway1 +
smelled perfume1 initially attributing that to the young woman acting as docent1 but some
later surreptitious sniffing in her direction as + talked to her about the house revealed her
to be scent-free.'
3. Raynham Hall1 @orfolk1 $ngland 4"ikipedia6
aynham Jall is a country house in @orfolk1 $ngland. 2or F!! years it has been the seat of
the Townshend family. The hall gave its name to the area1 known as $ast ?aynham1 and
is reported to be haunted1 providing the scene for possibly the most famous ghost photo
of all time1 the famous #rown .ady descending the staircase. Jowever1 the ghost has not
been reported since the photo was taken. +ts most famous resident was %harles
Townshend1 Hnd Giscount Townshend (B>E->F7)1 leader in the Jouse of .ords.
4. The Myrtles Plantation1 .ouisiana 4"ikipedia6
The Myrtles 9lantation was built in >/B by 8eneral :avid #radford and called .aurel
8rove. Touted as &one of 0mericas most haunted homes'1 the plantation is supposedly
home of at least H ghosts.4/6 +t is often reported that ! murders occurred in the house1
but historical records only indicate the murder of "illiam "inter. 9ossibly the most well
known of the Myrtles supposed ghosts1 %hloe (sometimes %leo) was reportedly a slave
owned by %lark and =ara "oodruff. 0ccording to one story1 %lark "oodruff had
pressured or forced %hloe into being his mistress. %hloe and %lark were caught by =ara
"oodruff1 and %hloe began to listen at keyholes1 trying to learn what would happen to
her.
5. Eastern State Penitentiary1 9hiladelphia 4"ikipedia6
:esigned by Cohn Javiland and opened in 7H/1 $astern =tate is considered to be the
worlds first true penitentiary. +ts revolutionary system of incarceration1 dubbed the
9ennsylvania =ystem1 originated and encouraged solitary confinement as a form of
rehabilitation. *n Cune st1 H!!> a television show called &Most Jaunted' went live to
the penitentiary. 9art of the group went to 0l %apones cell. Two people passed out while
&investigating' the prison. *ne member of the team1 Ivette1 stated that &this is the most
evil place + have ever been.' They claimed to have had contact with spirits but there was
no hard evidence that their claims were legitimate.
6. The Tower of London1 .ondon 4"ikipedia6
Jer Majestys ?oyal 9alace and 2ortress The Tower of .ondon1 more commonly known
as the Tower of .ondon (and historically simply as The Tower)1 is an historic monument
in central .ondon1 $ngland on the north bank of the ?iver Thames. 9erhaps the most
well-known ghostly resident of the Tower is the spirit of 0nn #oleyn1 one of the wives of
Jenry G+++1 who was also beheaded in the Tower in DFB. Jer ghost has been spotted on
many occasions1 sometimes carrying her head1 on Tower 8reen and in the Tower %hapel
?oyal.
7. Waverly Hills Sanatorium1 ;entucky 4"ikipedia6
"averly Jills =anatorium1 located in .ouisville1 ;entucky1 opened in /! as a two-story
hospital to accommodate E! to D! tuberculosis patients. +t has been populari-ed on
television as being one of the &most haunted' hospitals in the eastern <nited =tates1 and
was seen on 0#%L2*N 2amily %hannels =cariest 9laces *n $arth as well as GJs
%elebrity 9aranormal 9roject. +t was also seen on the =ci 2i %hannels 8host Junters.
8host investigators who have ventured into "averly have reported a host of strange
paranormal phenomena1 including voices of unknown origin1 isolated cold spots and
une(plained shadows. =creams have been heard echoing in its now abandoned hallways1
and fleeting apparitions have been encountered.
8. The Queen Mary1 %alifornia 4"ikipedia6
?M= Uueen Mary is an ocean liner that sailed the @orth 0tlantic *cean from /FB to
/B> for %unard .ine (then %unard "hite =tar .ine). The Uueen Mary was purchased by
the city of .ong #each1 %alifornia in /B> and transformed into a hotel. The most
haunted area of the ship is the engine room where a >-year-old sailor was crushed to
death trying to escape a fire. ;nocking and banging on the pipes around the door has
been heard and recorded by numerous people. +n what is now the front desk area of the
hotel1 visitors have seen the ghost of a &lady in white.' 8hosts of children are said to
haunt the ships pool.
9. The White House1 "ashington :% 4"ikipedia6
The home of the presidents of the <nited =tates. 9resident Jarrison is said to be heard
rummaging around in the attic of the "hite Jouse1 looking for who knows what.
9resident 0ndrew Cackson is thought to haunt his "hite Jouse bedroom. 0nd the ghost
of 2irst .ady 0bigail 0dams was seen floating through one of the "hite Jouse hallways1
as if carrying something. The most fre3uently sighted presidential ghost has been that of
0braham .incoln. $leanor ?oosevelt once stated she believed she felt the presence of
.incoln watching her as she worked in the .incoln bedroom. 0lso during the ?oosevelt
administration1 a young clerk claimed to have actually seen the ghost of .incoln sitting
on a bed pulling off his boots.
10. Edinburgh Castle1 $dinburgh1 =cotland 4"ikipedia6
$dinburgh %astle is reputed to be one of the most haunted spots in =cotland. 0nd
$dinburgh itself has been called the most haunted city in all of $urope. *n various
occasions1 visitors to the castle have reported a phantom piper1 a headless drummer1 the
spirits of 2rench prisoners from the =even Iears "ar and colonial prisoners from the
0merican ?evolutionary "ar - even the ghost of a dog wandering in the grounds dog
cemetery.
Another 10 Eerie Haunted Places
Many of you will remember our original list of haunted places in which we visited some
of the most famous haunted sites in the world. This list contains fewer famous1 but
e3ually spooky places. @ot restricted to houses1 we also look at graveyards and towns.
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#abenhausen #arracks
0t the 8erman #abenhausen #arracks (now a museum) the ghosts of 8erman soldiers1
some in "orld "ar ++ era uniforms1 have been reported. .ights are said to turn off and on
by themselves and voices are heard in the basement. 2ootsteps and commands are
allegedly heard at night1 supposedly without physical cause. .egend has it that if a soldier
happens to visit the museum and pick up a telephone1 a woman will at times be heard
&talking backwards'1 unintelligible1 in neither 8erman nor $nglish. The town was the site
of a witch burned at the stake in the /th century1 and her ghost is said to have seduced1
and then killed1 several 8erman soldiers since then. 9ictured above are two 0merican
=oldiers at the #arracks in />E. 4"ikipedia6
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The =creaming #ridge
Maud Jughes ?oad is located in .iberty Township1 *hio. +t has been the site of many
terrible accidents and suicides. ?ailroad tracks lay HD feet below the bridge1 and at least
FB people have been reported dead on or around the Maud Jughes ?oad #ridge. 8hostly
figures1 mists1 and lights have been seen1 as well as black hooded figures and a phantom
train. The legend says that a car carrying a man and a woman stalled on top of the bridge.
The man got out to get help while the girl stayed. "hen the man returned1 the girl was
hanging on the bridge above the tracks. The man then perished with une(plained causes.
To this day1 many people have reported hearing the ghosts conversations1 then a
womans scream followed by a mans scream. 0nother story says that a woman once
threw her baby off the bridge and then hanged herself afterwards. 4"ikipedia6
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H *cean 0venue
This house will be no stranger to people who love horror movies. +t is the house on which
the film The 0mityville Jorror is based. The house is a si(-bedroom :utch %olonial style
house built in /HE. The best known feature of the house was1 at one time1 its pair of
3uarter circle shaped windows on the third floor attic level1 which gave it an eerie1 eye-
like appearance. These windows have since been removed and the house renumbered to
keep tourists away. *n @ovember F1 />E1 HF-year old ?onald :e2eo1 Cr. fatally shot
si( members of his family at the house. :uring his murder trial in />D1 he claimed that
voices in his head had urged him to carry out the killings. Je was found guilty and is still
in jail in @ew Iork. +n :ecember />D1 8eorge .ut- and his wife1 ;athy1 purchased the
house and moved in with their three children. 0fter H7 days they left the house1 claiming
to have been tormented by paranormal phenomena while living there. The family
e(perienced foul smells1 faces at the windows1 screams1 moving objects1 and all manner
of bi-arre phenomena. The image above is the house as it appears today. 4"ikipedia6
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9ickens %ounty %ourthouse
The 9ickens %ounty %ourthouse in %arrollton1 0labama is a courthouse in west 0labama
famous for a ghostly image that can be seen in one of its windows. The image is said to
be the face of Jenry "ells1 who1 as legend has it1 was falsely accused of burning down
the towns previous courthouse1 and lynched on a stormy night in 7>7. The image on the
window is easily seen1 although it is more face-like from some angles than from others. +t
is said that the image is only visible from outside the courthouseS from inside the pane
appears to be a normal pane of glass. =ince the photo above was taken1 the city of
%arrollton has installed1 on the e(terior of the courthouse1 a reflective highway sign with
an arrow pointing to the pane where the image appears. There are permanent binoculars
installed across the street from the window for people who wish to get a closer look.
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#alete :rive
#alete :rive is a street located in @ew Manila1 Uue-on %ity1 9hilippines. +t is known for
apparitions of a white lady and haunted houses which were built during the =panish $ra
(7!!s). @ew Manila has an abundance of balete trees1 which1 according to legend1 is a
favorite spot of wandering spirits and other paranormal beings. 9aranormal e(perts
believe that the white lady was raped by Capanese soldiers during the =econd "orld "ar.
"itnesses of the white lady1 advise motorists to avoid the street at night1 especially if they
are alone. +f it is necessary to travel the route1 they advise that the backseat of the car is
fully occupied and that no one should look back or look in any mirrors. The apparition
wears a night gown1 has long hair but has no face or one covered with blood. 4"ikipedia6
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?osenheim1 #avaria
More well known as the ?osenheim 9oltergeist1 this infestation of bi-arre activity is one
of the most well known in 8ermany. +n /B>1 strange phenomena began occurring in the
office of lawyer =igmund 0dam. Telephones would ring with no one at the other end1
photocopiers spilt their ink1 and desk drawers would open without being touched. 0
8erman paper installed e3uipment to monitor the phones and in F month they recorded
over B!! calls to the speaking clock - despite the fact that all of the telephones were
unplugged. +n one D minute period1 EB calls were recorded - a rate that seemed
impossible given the mechanical dialing system in place. +n *ctober /B>1 all light bulbs
in the building went out with a huge bang. 0fter installing cameras and voice recorders1
investigators were able to discover that the events only took place when /-year-old
0nnemarie =chneider (a recently employed secretary) was present. +t was claimed that a
suspended light would swing violently when Ms =chneider walked beneath it1 and the
lights would flicker whenever she walked in to the office. "hen =chneider went on
holiday the events stopped. <pon her return1 the poltergeist activity returned. =chneider
was fired and the problems stopped for good. 9ictured above is =chneider beneath the
lights that were seen to swing.
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#Wlme- de la Moraleda
*ne house in one street in #Wlme- de la Moraleda1 =pain has recently become very
famous thanks to eerie faces that have been appearing in the floor. =treet ?eal D has
become a popular attraction for ghost tourists as the faces appear fre3uently and can be
easily photographed. The appearances in #Wlme- began on 0ugust HF1 /> when MarXa
8Yme- %Zmara saw a face appear on her cement kitchen floor. Jer husband took a
picka(e and destroyed the face. =oon after another one appeared. 0n e(cavation1
conducted under the location of the house1 revealed human remains1 which were
removed. The picture above is one of the faces.
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<nion %emetery
<nion %emetery in $aston1 %onnecticut is not just the most haunted cemetery in
%onnecticut1 it is considered by many to be the most haunted cemetery in the <nited
=tates. The most famous ghost there is the "hite .ady. @umerous photographs have been
taken of her and she has even been caught on film. =he has long dark hair and wears a
bonnet and nightgown. =he fre3uently appears in the roadway along route D/ and
sometimes route where she is often &hit' by oncoming vehicles. *n one occasion in
//F1 a fireman was driving along the road when he hit the lady - he heard a thud and a
dent was left in his vehicle. 0s the woman appeared in front of his car he also saw a
farmer with a straw hat sitting beside him in the car. The cemetery is locked at night and
regularly patrolled by the police. The image above is one of many that can be found on
the +nternet.
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9luckley
9luckley is a small village in ;ent1 $ngland that is believed to be the most haunted
village in $ngland. +n addition to the H (some say F or E) ghosts in 9luckley1 the
village is also famous for the television program The Darling Buds of May which was
filmed there. *f the ghosts you can see here1 the most spectacular are the ghostly
highwayman and coach and horses seen near the town hall1 the ghost of a gypsy woman
burned to death in her sleep1 two hanging bodies1 a phantom monk1 three upper class
ladies and1 perhaps spookiest of all1 the =creaming "oods. The =creaming "oods is an
area just outside the town haunted by the ghosts of many people who were lost there.
Their screams can be heard coming from inside the forest at night.

D! #erkeley =3uare
This residential area of .ondon best known for the song A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley
Square1 is also home to the most haunted house in .ondon, @umber D! #erkeley =3uare
is home to a large number of ghosts1 the earliest of which is that of a young girl murdered
in the >!!s by a sadistic servant. =he is fre3uently seen on the top floor sobbing and
wringing her hands in despair. 0nother woman trying to escape her uncle fell from a
window - her ghost is often seen hanging from a windowsill. "hile the house was vacant
in the 7>!s1 the neighbors heard numerous screams and moans coming from the house.
They also heard furniture moving1 bells ringing1 and windows being slammed shut. Iears
later the house was occupied by a Mr. :upre1 who locked his insane brother in a room on
the top floor. Je fed the insane man through a special opening in the door. This is the
room that is supposed to be central to the haunting. The house is currently home to a
bookstore - strange occurrences have been noted by all of the staff of the shop. The top
floor is kept locked at all times and no one is allowed to enter it.
10 Truly Bizarre Deaths
:eath is a part of every persons lifeS in this article we e(plore ten of the strangest deaths
that have occurred in recorded history.
1. Francis Bacon (22 1anuary 1561 - 9 April 1626) 4#ritannica6
Manner of death: =tuffing snow into a chicken
2rancis #aconS statesman1 philosopher1 creator of the $nglish essay1 and advocate for the
scientific revolution (he established &The =cientific Method' still used today)1 was one of
very few people to die as a result of one of their own e(periments.
+n BHD1 whilst ga-ing out the window at a snowy afternoon1 =ir 2rancis #acon had an
epiphany of sorts. "hy would snow not work as preservative of meat in much the same
way salt is used5 @eeding to know and unheeding of the weather1 #acon rushed to town
to purchase a chicken1 brought it home and began the e(periment. =tanding outside in the
snow1 he killed the chicken and tried to stuff it with snow. The e(periment was a failureS
the chicken didnt free-e1 and as a conse3uence of standing around in the free-ing
weather1 #acon developed a terminal case of pneumonia. Trying to stave off the
inevitable1 #acon roasted and ate the chicken. That too was a failed e(periment. Je died.
2. Horace Wells (1anuary 21, 1815 - 1anuary 24, 1848) 4#ritannica6
Manner of death: <sed anesthetics to commit suicide
0n 0merican dentist1 born in Germont and educated in #oston1 Jorace "ells was one of
the pioneers in the field of anesthesia. "eary of screaming patients1 (it was known to
upset him terribly1 he often debated leaving the field of dentistry altogether)1 he was one
of the first practitioners to see the value of nitrous o(ide or laughing gas as an anesthetic.
0fter a failed e(periment and falling out of favor with the medical community1 "ells
became a traveling anesthetic salesman and $uropean e(pert for his former partner1
8ardner Uuincy %olton. Jis Minvestigations led to a chloroform addiction that would be
his down-fall. +n 7E71 delirious and deranged after a week of self-e(perimentation1 "ells
ran into the street and assaulted two prostitutes with sulfuric acid. Je was arrested and
confined at @ew Iorks infamous Tombs 9rison. ?ecovering from the drug induced
psychosisS the true horror of his actions came home to roost. <nable to live with this
shame1 "ells committed suicide by first inhaling a substantial dose of chloroform and
then slitting his femoral artery.
3. Tycho Brahe (December 14, 1546 - October 24, 1601) 4#ritannica6
Manner of death: :idnt get to the toilet in time
2amous as an alchemist and astronomer1 #rahes pioneering observations of planetary
motion paved the way for =ir +saac @ewton to develop the theory of gravity.
<nfortunately brilliance and common sense do not always go hand in hand1 the manner
of his death being the case in point. ;nown to have a weak bladder and knowing that it
was very bad form to leave the ban3uet table before the festivities concluded1 #rahe still
neglected to relieve himself before dinner. To compound matters1 he was known to drink
e(cessively1 and this particular ban3uet was no e(ception. Too polite to ask to be e(cused1
his bladder strained causing a protracted ( day)1 agoni-ing death. "hether he died of a
burst bladder or hyponatremia (low levels of sodium in the blood) or mercury poisoning
is now debated.
@ote) this is very similar to an event in which a lady died recently in a competition
entitled &Jold Iour "ee for a "ii'. =he died of hyponatremia.
4. Attila the Hun (406 - 453) 4#ritannica6
Manner of death: Je got a nosebleed on his wedding night
Jistorys most brilliant tactician1 warlord1 and notorious villain1 0ttila the Jun con3uered
all of 0sia by ED! 0:. <sing a combination of fierce combat and ruthless assimilation1
Mongolia to the very edge of the ?ussian $mpire fell to 0ttila and his armies.
;nown for his frugal eating and drinking habits1 0ttila must have thought that his own
wedding was an occasion to celebrate. Marrying a young girl named +ldico1 in EDF 0:S
he over-indulged in both food and drink. =ometime after retiring for the evening1 his nose
started to bleed. Too drunk to notice1 it continued to bleed1 ultimately drowning him in
his own blood.
5. Aeschylus Aoo] (525 BC/524 BC - 456 BC) 4#ritannica6
Manner of death: 0n eagle dropped a tortoise on his head
%onsidered the founder of tragedy1 0eschylus is the first of the three ancient 8reek
playwrights whose work still survives. Je e(panded the characters of a play so that there
was conflict between them instead of actors solely interacting with the chorus. =ophocles
and $uripides famously followed in his footsteps.
"hile visiting 8ela on the island of =icily1 legend has it that an eagle1 mistaking
0eschylus bald pate for a stone1 dropped a tortoise on his head killing him. =ome
accounts differ1 stating that a stone was dropped on his head1 the eagle mistaking his
shining crown for an egg. This is not as far-fetched as it seems. The .ammergeier or
#earded Gulture is native to the Mediterranean1 and is known to drop bones and tortoises
on rocks to break them open.
6. King Adolf Frederick of Sweden (May 14, 1710 - February 12, 1771) 4#ritannica6
Manner of death: $ating too much pudding
0dolphs 2rederick was the titular ;ing of =weden from >D [ >>. The omnipotent
?iksdag or senate held the reins of power despite 0dolphus best efforts to wrest it from
them.
0nother victim of personal e(cess1 0dophus 2rederick is known by =wedish children as
&the king who ate himself to death'. *n 2ebruary H1 >>1 after partaking of a ban3uet
consisting of lobster1 caviar1 sauerkraut1 smoked herring and champagne he moved on to
his favorite dessert1 =emla1 a traditional bun or pastry made from semolinaLwheat flour1
served in a bowl of hot milk. *ne or two portions would have been sufficientS E servings
was e(cessive. Je died shortly thereafter of digestion problems.
7. Grigori Rasputin Ipnropnn Eqnuonnu Pacny1nn] (1anuary 22, 1869 -
December 29, 1916) 4#ritannica6
Manner of death: :rowning after being poisoned1 shot1 stabbed1 and bludgeoned
The Mad Monk1 8rigori ?asputin1 was a peasant and mystic healer who found favor with
the royal court of ?ussia by providing relief to %rown 9rince 0leksey1 a hemophiliac and
heir to the throne.
"ielding much influence on the royal court1 the unkempt1 vulgar1 and ama-ingly resilient
?asputin made many political enemies. Je had to goS much easier said than done. The
conspirators first tried poison1 enough poison to kill a man three times his si-e1 but he
seemed unaffected. @e(t they snuck up behind him and shot him in the head. This should
have done it1 but noS while one of the assassins was checking his pulse1 the mystic
grabbed the conspirator by the neck and proceeded to strangle him. ?unning away1 the
would-be assassins took up the chase1 shooting him F times in the process. The gunshots
slowed him down enough to allow his pursuers to catch-up. They then proceeded to
bludgeon him before throwing him in the icy cold river (?ussian winter). "hen his body
was recovered an autopsy showed that the cause of death was drowning.
8. Isadora Duncan (May 27, 1877 - September 14, 1927) 4#ritannica6
Manner of death: =trangulation and a broken neck
+sadora :uncan is widely considered as the mother of Modern :ance. #orn in =an
2rancisco1 %alifornia1 :ora 0ngela :uncan was the product of divorced parentsS her
father a disgraced banker and her mother and pianist and music teacher. Jer free form
style was never very popular in her home country1 but she found great success after
immigrating to 9aris. =he founded three schools of dance and her likeness is carved over
the entrance to the ThW\tre des %hamps-]lysWes.
+sadora :uncan died of a broken neck and accidental strangulation when her scarf caught
on the wheel of a car she was traveling in. The @ew Iork Times1 succinctly and brutally
described it thusly)
&The automobile was going at full speed when the scarf of strong silk began winding
around the wheel and with terrific force dragged Miss :uncan1 around whom it was
securely wrapped1 bodily over the side of the car1 precipitating her with violence against
the cobblestone street. =he was dragged for several yards before the chauffeur halted1
attracted by her cries in the street. Medical aid was summoned1 but it was stated that she
had been strangled and killed instantly.'
9. Christine Chubbuck (August 24, 1944 - 1uly 15, 1974) 4"ikipedia6
Manner of death: =uicide on live TG
%hristine %hubbuck was the host of &=uncoast :igest' a well regarded public affairs
program on "N.T-TG in =arasota1 2lorida. #reaking format1 her guest was waiting
across the studio at the news anchors deskS %hristine read eight minutes of national news
stories before the tape reel malfunctioned while describing a shooting at the #eef and
#ottle restaurant. =eemingly unfa-ed by the technical glitch1 %hristine looked into the
camera and said)
&+n keeping with %hannel E!s policy of bringing you the latest in blood and guts1 and in
living color1 you are going to see another first) an attempted suicide.'
Taking a revolver out from under her desk1 she placed it behind her left ear and pulled the
trigger (she learned this was the most effective way to commit suicide from the police
while researching a project for her show). =he tumbled violently forward as the technical
director slowly faded to black. =ome viewers called / while others called the station to
see if it was real. %amerawoman Cean ?eed later stated that she didnt believe it to be
genuine until she saw %hristines body twitching on the floor.
10. Sharon Lopatka (September 20, 1961 - October 16, 1996) 4"ikipedia6
Manner of death: Golunteered to be tortured and murdered
=haron .opatka was an internet entrepreneur and one sick puppy. .iving in Jampstead1
Maryland1 <=01 =haron was killed by ?obert 2rederick 8lass in a case of consensual
homicide.
"hile advertising unusual fetishist pornography on her web site1 =haron began her hunt
for a partner willing to torture and kill her for their mutual se(ual gratification. 0fter
many false starts1 of course most replies were not serious1 she finally found ?obert 8lassS
more than willing to fulfill her fantasy. They e(changed many messages1 culminating in
their meeting in @orth %arolina. 8lass tortured her for several days before strangling her
with a nylon cord. Je was later convicted of voluntary manslaughter and possession of
child pornography.
20 Weird Superstitions
0ccording to the dictionary1 =uperstition is an irrational belief arising from ignorance or
fear. There are superstitions for almost all aspects of our daily lives and most have
unknown origins. =ometimes they are logical (for e(ample1 dont walk under a ladder)
but most of the time they are ridiculous. =ome people can become controlled by their
superstitions (such as the fear of walking on cracks) which is very unhealthy. Jere is a
list of H! weird superstitions.
. 0 bird in the house is a sign of a death
H. 0 loaf of bread should never be turned upside down after a slice has been cut from it.
F. @ever take a broom along when you move. Throw it out and buy a new one.
E. +f the first butterfly you see in the year is white1 you will have good luck all year.
D. +f a black cat walks towards you1 it brings good fortune1 but if it walks away1 it takes
the good luck with it.
B. 0n acorn at the window will keep lightning out
>. 0 dog howling at night when someone in the house is sick is a bad omen.
7. +ts bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it.
/. 0 horseshoe hung in the bedroom will keep nightmares away.
!. +f you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all
winter.
. +f a mirror in the house falls and breaks by itself1 someone in the house will die soon.
H. :ropping an umbrella on the floor means that there will be a murder in the house.
F. 0ll windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave.
E. +f the groom drops the wedding band during the ceremony1 the marriage is doomed.
D. To dream of a li-ard is a sign that you have a secret enemy.
B. +f a friend gives you a knife1 you should give him a coin1 or your friendship will soon
be broken.
>. Iou should never start a trip on 2riday or you will meet misfortune.
7. :ream of running) a sign of a big change in your life.
/. +f a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes1 there will be a death in the
family.
H!. +t is bad luck to light three cigarettes with the same match.
Top 10 Bizarre Things in Space
2rom miniature black holes to distortions in the fabric of space-time1 from gala(ies that
are eating each other to matter that can neither be seen nor detected directlyPspace is
full of many strange things. 0nd here are ten of the strangest1 courtesy of M=@ and
=pace.com)
!. Uuasars
These bright beacons shine to us from the edges of the visible universe and are reminders
to scientists of our universes chaotic infancy. Uuasars release more energy than hundreds
of gala(ies combined. The general consensus is that they are monstrous black holes in the
hearts of distant gala(ies. This image is of 3uasar F% H>F1 photographed in />/.
/. Gacuum $nergy
Uuantum physics tells us that contrary to appearances1 empty space is a bubbling brew of
&virtual' subatomic particles that are constantly being created and destroyed. The fleeting
particles endow every cubic centimeter of space with a certain energy that1 according to
general relativity1 produces an anti-gravitational force that pushes space apart. @obody
knows whats really causing the accelerated e(pansion of the universe1 however.
7. 0nti-matter
.ike =upermans alter-ego1 #i--aro1 the particles making up normal matter also have
opposite versions of themselves. 0n electron has a negative charge1 for e(ample1 but its
anti-matter e3uivalent1 the positron1 is positive. Matter and anti-matter annihilate each
other when they collide and their mass is converted into pure energy by $insteins
e3uation $^mcH. =ome futuristic spacecraft designs incorporate anti-matter engines.
>. Mini #lack Joles
+f a radical new &braneworld' theory of gravity is correct1 then scattered throughout our
solar system are thousands of tiny black holes1 each about the si-e of an atomic nucleus.
<nlike their larger brethren1 these mini-black holes are primordial leftovers from the #ig
#ang and affect space-time differently because of their close association with a fifth
dimension.
B. %osmic Microwave #ackground
0lso known as the %M#1 this radiation is a primordial leftover from the #ig #ang that
birthed the universe. +t was first detected during the /B!s as a radio noise that seemed to
emanate from everywhere in space. The %M# is regarded as one of the best pieces of
evidence for the theoretical #ig #ang. ?ecent precise measurements by the "M09
project place the %M# temperature at -EDD degrees 2ahrenheit (-H>! %elsius).
D. :ark Matter
=cientists think it makes up the bulk of matter in the universe1 but it can neither be seen
nor detected directly using current technologies. %andidates range from light-weight
neutrinos to invisible black holes. =ome scientists 3uestion whether dark matter is even
real1 and suggest that the mysteries it was conjured to solve could be e(plained by a
better understanding of gravity.
E. $(oplanets
<ntil about the early //!s1 the only known planets in the universe were the familiar ones
in our solar system. 0stronomers have since identified more than /! e(trasolar planets
(as of Cune H!!B). They range from gargantuan gas worlds whose masses are just shy of
being stars to small1 rocky ones orbiting dim1 red dwarfs. =earches for a second $arth1
however1 have so far turned up empty. 0stronomers generally believe that better
technology is likely to eventually reveal several worlds similar to our own.
F. 8ravity "aves
8ravity waves are distortions in the fabric of space-time predicted by 0lbert $insteins
theory of general relativity. The waves travel at the speed of light1 but they are so weak
that scientists e(pect to detect only those created during colossal cosmic events1 such as
black hole mergers like the one shown above. .+8* and .+=0 are two detectors designed
to spot the elusive waves.
H. 8alactic %annibalism
.ike life on $arth1 gala(ies can &eat' each other and evolve over time. The Milky "ays
neighbor1 0ndromeda1 is currently dining on one of its satellites. More than a do-en star
clusters are scattered throughout 0ndromeda1 the cosmic remains of past meals. The
image above is from a simulation of 0ndromeda and our gala(y colliding1 an event that
will take place in about F billion years.
. @eutrinos
@eutrinos are electrically neutral1 virtually mass-less elementary particles that can pass
through miles of lead unhindered. =ome are passing through your body as you read this.
These &phantom' particles are produced in the inner fires of burning1 healthy stars as well
as in the supernova e(plosions of dying stars. :etectors are being embedded
underground1 beneath the sea1 or into a large chunk of ice as part of +ce%ube1 a neutrino-
detecting project.
Top 10 Bizarre Curses
Jistory is full of curses - even dating back as far as #iblical times. These curses are
normally attributed to simple bad luck but many of them do make for very eerie reading.
This is a list of the ten most famous curses.
!. #j_rketorp ?unestone
This is one of a group of runestones found in #lekinge1 =weden1 dating back to the Bth
century 0:. The stones measure up to E.H metres in height. =ome of the stones appear in
circles while others stand alone. The #j_rketorp stone bears the following inscription)
+1 master of the runes(5) conceal here runes of power. +ncessantly (plagued by)
maleficence1 (doomed to) insidious death (is) he who breaks this (monument). + prophesy
destruction L prophecy of destruction.
0 local legend relates that the curse was once tested and proved. 0 very long time ago1 a
man wanted to remove the stone so as to get more land to cultivate. Je piled wood
around it in order to heat it up and then crack it with water. The weather was dead calm
and there was no wind. Je had just lit the fire when a sudden gust of wind turned the
direction of the flame setting the mans hair on fire. Je threw himself on the ground to
e(tinguish it1 but it spread to his clothes and the poor man died in terrible agony.
Jowever1 the fire around the rune stone was e(tinguished as if an enormous hand had
enveloped the stone and smothered the fire.
/. %urse of the #ambino
The curse of the #ambino refers to the run of bad luck that the #oston ?ed =o(
e(perienced after trading #abe ?uth to the @ew Iork Iankees in /H!. <p until that time1
the @I Iankees had never won a "orld =eries1 and hoped that ?uth would change this
for themS he did. 0fter the trade1 the #oston ?ed =o( did not win the "orld =eries Title
again until H!!E. :uring their winning game1 a total lunar eclipse occurred - a first for the
"orld =eries. $ven more dramatic was the fact that the H!!E win was against the @ew
Iork Iankees.
7. %urse of Tippecanoe
"illiam Jenry Jarrison won the presidency in 7E! with the slogan1 &Tippecanoe and
Tyler Too.' This refers to his participation in the #attle of Tippecanoe in 7. *ne year
later1 he died. 2rom then1 until the election of ?onald ?eagan in /7!1 every president
elected in a year ending in a -ero died whilst serving their term. The years and presidents
who suffered this curse were) 7E! (" Jarrison - natural causes)1 7B! (.incoln - shot)1
77! (8arfield - shot)1 /!! (Mc;inley - shot)1 /H! (Jarding - natural causes)1 /E! (2
?oosevelt - natural causes) and /B! (;ennedy - shot). +nterestingly1 an assassination
attempt was aimed at ?eagan - had it succeeded1 he would have died before the end of his
first term.
>. %urse *f =uperman
The superman curse refers to the misfortunes that occurred to people involved with the
=uperman story over the years. 9robably the most famous people to have been allegedly
afflicted by this curse are 8eorge ?eeves1 who played superman in the television series1
and %hristopher ?eeve who played the character in the early movies. 8eorge ?eeves
committed suicide1 and %hristopher ?eeve became paraly-ed after falling from his horse.
*ther victims often named are Cerry =iegel and artist Coe =huster who created the
character but made very little money from it because :% %omics1 their employer1 held all
the rights. =ome even say that Cerry and Coe put the curse on the character because of
what they believed was unfair compensation for their work. There is even speculation
that Cohn 2 ;ennedy was a victim of the curse. =hortly before his death1 his staff
approved a =uperman story in which the hero touts the presidents physical fitness
initiatives1 scheduled to be published with an 0pril /BE cover date. #ecause of this
curse1 many actors have refused to play the role of =uperman in the latest movie. 9aul
"alker (Top ! #ad Male 0ctors) was one of these actors1 though perhaps in his case it is
for the best1 as he was more likely to kill the role than to have the role kill him.
B. %urse of the #illy 8oat
The %urse of the #illy 8oat is a curse on the %hicago %ubs that started in /ED. 0s the
story goes1 #illy =ianis1 a 8reek immigrant1 had two R>.H! bo( seat tickets to 8ame E of
the /ED "orld =eries between the %hicago %ubs and the :etroit Tigers1 and decided to
take along his pet goat1 Murphy (or =inovia). The goat wore a blanket with a sign pinned
to it which read &"e got :etroits goat'. =ianis and the goat were allowed into "rigley
2ield and even paraded about on the playing field before the game before ushers
intervened and led them off the field. 0fter a heated argument1 both =ianis and the goat
were permitted to stay in the stadium occupying the bo( seat for which he had tickets.
#efore the game was over1 =ianis and the goat were ejected from the stadium at the
command of %ubs owner1 9hilip ;night "rigley1 due to the animals objectionable odor.
#ecause the %ubs organi-ation had insulted his goat1 =ianis was outraged and allegedly
placed a curse upon the %ubs1 that they would never win another pennant or play in a
"orld =eries at "rigley 2ield. The %ubs lost 8ame E and eventually the /ED "orld
=eries1 prompting =ianis to write to "rigley from 8reece1 saying1 &"ho stinks now5'
2ollowing a third-place finish in the @ational .eague in /EB1 the %ubs would finish in
the leagues second division for the ne(t H! consecutive years. This streak finally ended
in /B>1 the year after .eo :urocher became the clubs manager.
D. Cames :eans 9orsche
0t D)ED p.m. on F! =eptember /DD1 film icon Cames :ean was killed in a car accident
when his new 9orsche =pyder (nicknamed &.ittle #astard') crashed head on into another
car. ?olf "utherich1 :eans friend and mechanic (who had been riding with the movie
star) was thrown from the =pyder and survived the wreck1 but :ean was pinned inside1
his neck broken. :onald Turnupseed1 the driver of the other car1 suffered only relatively
minor injuries. 0fter the tragedy1 master car customi-er 8eorge #arris bought the wreck
for RH1D!!. "hen the wreck arrived at #arris garage1 the 9orsche slipped and fell on one
of the mechanics unloading it. The accident broke both of the mechanics legs. "hile
#arris had bad feelings about the car when he first saw it1 his suspicions were confirmed
during a race at the 9omona 2air 8rounds on *ctober HE1 /DB. Two physicians1 Troy
McJenry and "illiam $schrid1 were both racing cars that had parts from the &.ittle
#astard.' McJenry died when his car1 which had the 9orsches engine installed1 went out
of control and hit a tree. $schrids car flipped over. $schrid1 who survived despite serious
injuries1 later said that the car suddenly locked up when he went into a curve. 0ccidents
continued to occur in relation to the car1 until /B! when it vanished. +ts whereabouts is
still known.
E. The ;ennedy %urse
The ;ennedy %urse refers to a series of unfortunate events that have happened to the
;ennedy family. "hile these events could have happened to any family1 some have
referred to the continual misfortune of the ;ennedy family as a curse. =everal of the
;ennedys died young1 notably brothers Cohn 2. ;ennedy and ?obert 2. ;ennedy who
were assassinated while in office1 and Cohn 2. ;ennedy1 Cr.1 who died in a /// plane
crash. *ther members of the family cited as evidence of the curse are Cohn 2 ;ennedys
sister1 ?osemarie1 who was institutionali-ed due to an unnecessary lobotomy1 Coseph
;ennedy1 killed during "orld "ar ++1 $dward ;ennedy Cr1 who had his leg amputated at
age H1 and Michael ;ennedy1 who died in a skiing accident.
F. The Jope :iamond
The Jope :iamond dates back to BEH1 it is a diamond noted for its remarkable color1
si-e1 clarity1 beauty1 and history. The Jope :iamond is a very brilliant deep blue faceted
ovoid diamond1 that measures HD.B! millimeters by H.>7 millimeters by H.!!
millimeters and weights ED.DH carats. The diamond is set in a pendent in which it is
encircled by si(teen white diamonds. The Jopes color is a combination of blue1 caused
by boron1 as in all blue diamonds1 and gray diamonds. +t is most famous for bringing
great misfortune upon its owner. 0ccording to the legend1 a man named Tavernier made a
trip to +ndia and while he was there1 he stole the large blue diamond from the forehead (or
eye) of a statue of the Jindu goddess =ita. 2or this transgression1 Tavernier was torn apart
by wild dogs on a trip to ?ussia (after he had sold the diamond). ;ing .ouis NG+ is
probably the most famous owner of the diamond - he was ultimately beheaded along with
his wife Uueen Marie 0ntoinette. +t was eventually donated to the =mithsonian institute.
The Jope diamond is currently on display as part of the @ational 8em and Mineral
%ollection in the @ational Museum of @atural Jistory for all to see.
H. The H> %lub
The H> %lub1 also occasionally known as the 2orever H> %lub1 is a popular culture name
for a group of influential rock and blues musicians who all died at the age of H>1
sometimes under mysterious circumstances. There is some debate as to the criteria used
to include people in the &H> %lub'. The impetus for the %lubs creation was the death of
an unusual number of H> year old prominent musicians within a two year period of time.
.ists commonly include Jendri(1 Morrison1 and CoplinS #rian Cones is usually included
too. ;urt %obain is now often included due to his impact on music in more recent years.
. The %urse of Tutankhamen
0 few months after the opening of Tutankhamens tomb tragedy struck. .ord %arnarvon
(the financial backer of the search for Tutankhamens tomb)1 D>1 was taken ill and rushed
to %airo. Je died a few days later. The e(act cause of death was not known1 but it seemed
to be from an infection started by an insect bite. .egend has it that when he died1 there
was a short power failure and all the lights throughout %airo went out. Jis son reported
that back on his estate in $ngland his favorite dog howled and suddenly dropped dead.
$ven stranger1 when the mummy of Tutankhamun was unwrapped in /HD1 it was found
to have a wound on the left cheek in the e(act position as the insect bite on %arnarvon
that lead to his death. #y /H/ eleven people connected with the discovery of the Tomb
had died early and of unnatural causes. This included two of %arnarvons relatives1
%arters personal secretary1 ?ichard #ethell1 and #ethells father1 .ord "estbury.
"estbury killed himself by jumping from a building. Je left a note that read1 &+ really
cannot stand any more horrors and hardly see what good + am going to do here1 so + am
making my e(it.'
Top 10 Bizarre Death Related Facts
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$co-#urial
Bizarre Fact: 0 =wedish company will pulveri-e your body and bury it in a cornstarch
urn1 providing a completely bio-degradable burial.
=hortly after your death (within one and a half weeks) your corpse is fro-en to minus 7
degrees celcius (BE.E 2) - causing the body to become very brittle. +t is then subjected to
vibrations that render you to a fro-en powder. This powder is then placed in a vacuum
tube which e(tracts all the water - resulting in a dry powder. The powder is then put
through a metal separator - removing fillings1 and other metal objects that have become a
part of your body over your lifetime. The powder is then placed in a cornstarch coffin for
burial at any time in the future. The organic powder1 which is hygienic and odorless1 does
not decompose when kept dry. The burial takes place in a shallow grave in living soil that
turns the coffin and its contents into compost in about B-H months time. +f you are
interested in one of these burials1 here is the 9romessa website. +f you are wanting a more
permanent resting place1 you might want to look into the ne(t item instead)
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.ife8ems
Bizarre Fact: 0 <= company will take your remains and turn them into a diamond which
can be used by your loved ones.
The company uses the cremated remains of you or a pet to create synthetic diamonds
which range in weight and price. 0 full human body can provide sufficient carbon to
make up to D! one carat diamonds (which cost around RE1!!! each). 0fter the carbon
from the corpse is purified1 it is converted to graphite which is then used in the synthetic
diamond process. The resulting diamond is engraved with the name of the dead1 and is
accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. +n H!!> the company used carbon e(tracted
from strands of hair from .udwig van #eethoven to produce three diamonds for charity.
.ife8em retained one diamond1 they donated one to Cohn ?e-nikoff who provided the
hair sample1 and the third was sold on $bay for RH!H1>!! <=. 8et your .ife8em here.
9ictured above is an authentic .ife8em (image copyright .ife8em).
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=ky #urial
Bizarre Fact: Tibetan #uddhists cut and beat a dead body (including the bones) to a pulp
and leave the results for vultures to eat.
This has been featured on the site before1 but it certainly deserves another mention here,
0s Tibetan buddhists believe in re-incarnation1 they consider the dead body to be an
empty vessel which has no further use in life e(cept as food for nature. %oupled with the
very hard rocky ground in Tibet1 =ky #urial seemed the most effective method of
disposal. "hile accounts differ slightly from burial to burial1 common features e(ist.
Tibetan monks cut the limbs off the body and hack them to pieces. $ach piece is handed
to an assistant who bashed it to a pulp with rocks and then mi(es it with barley flour1 tea1
and yak butter. This is then left for the vultures. +n some places1 the vultures are so eager
to eat that the monks have to beat them off with sticks until they are ready to feed them.
The photograph above shows family standing by as the vultures eat their loved one. 2or
more of the original copyright photos by ?otem $ldar1 go here1 but be warned - they are
very graphic.
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:ance of :eath
Bizarre Fact: +n Madagascar1 people dig up the bones of their loved ones and dance with
them.
$ach year1 the Malagasy people of Madagascar perform a funeral tradition called
2amadihana. The ceremony involves the digging up of the bones of loved ones1 dressing
them in new clothing1 and dancing with them around the tomb to live music. The custom
is surprisingly not especially ancient (>th century) and it is permitted by the %atholic
%hurch because it is not a religious but rather cultural custom. The practice is begining to
decline in modern days due to objections from fundamentalist protestants and the high
price of the silk shrouds usually used in the ceremony. 9ictured above are some dead
bodies being readied for the dance. 4=ource6
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$disons :ying #reath
Bizarre Fact: Thomas $disons dying breath was captured in a bottle.
Thomas $dison1 the well known inventor who perfected the modern light bulb1 was
friends with Jenry 2ord1 founder of the 2ord Motor %ompany1 and considered to be a
father of modern assembly lines. 0s $dison lay daying1 2ord convinced his son1 %harles1
to fill a bottle with $disons dying breath. %harles complied by bottling some of the air in
the room. The whereabouts of the bottle is unknown. 9ictured above is $disons death
mask.
Top 10 Famous Corpses
1. Marilyn Monroe
Monroe was found dead by her housekeeper on 0ugust D1 /BH. Jer death was ruled as
an overdose of sleeping pills. Uuestions remain about the circumstances and timeline of
housekeeper $unice Murrays discovery of Monroes body. 0lso1 some conspiracy
theories involve Cohn and ?obert ;ennedy. The official cause of her death was &probable
suicide'.
2. 1ohn F Kennedy
9resident ;ennedy was assassinated in :allas1 Te(as at H)F!pm %entral =tandard Time
on @ovember HH1 /BF1 while on a political trip through Te(as. Je was pronounced dead
at )!!pm. .ee Jarvey *swald was arrested1 in a theatre about 7! minutes after the
assassination and was charged by :allas police for the murder of :allas policeman C.:.
Tippit1 before eventually being charged for the murder of ;ennedy.
3. Pol Pot
*n the night of 0pril D1 //7 the Goice of 0merica1 of which 9ol 9ot was a devoted
listener1 announced that the ;hmer ?ouge had agreed to turn him over to an international
tribunal. 0ccording to his wife1 he died in his bed later in the night while waiting to be
moved to another location. Ta Mok claimed that his death was due to heart failure.
4. Che Guevara
0fter capture in #olivia1 8uevara was taken to a dilapidated schoolhouse in the nearby
village of .a Jiguera where he was held overnight. $arly the ne(t afternoon he was
e(ecuted. The e(ecutioner was Mario TerZn1 a =ergeant in the #olivian army who had
drawn a short straw after arguments over who got the honour of killing 8uevara broke
out among the soldiers.
5. Benito Mussolini
*n H7 0pril1 Mussolini and his mistress were both shot1 along with most of the members
of their fifteen-man train1 primarily ministers and officials of the +talian =ocial ?epublic.
The shootings took place in the small village of 8iulino di Me--egra.
6. Nicolae Ceausescu
*n :ecember HD1 %eausescu and his wife were condemned to death by a military court
on charges ranging from illegal gathering of wealth to genocide1 and were e(ecuted in
T\rgovi`te1 ?omania. #efore they were shot dead1 %eau`escu sang part of &The
+nternationale' and proclaimed that history would judge him well. Jis wife was
screaming at everyone to go to hell.
7. Mao Tse-Tung
Mao Tse-Tung was a %hinese military and political leader1 who led the %ommunist 9arty
of %hina (%9%) to victory against the ;uomintang (;MT) in the %hinese %ivil "ar1 and
was the leader of the 9eoples ?epublic of %hina (9?%) from its establishment in /E/
until his death in />B. <nder his leadership1 %hina suffered the %ultural ?evolution1 a
struggle for power within the %ommunist 9arty that manifested into wide-scale social1
political1 and economic chaos1 which grew to include large sections of %hinese society
and eventually brought the entire country to the brink of civil war. There are estimates of
up to D!!1!!! deaths as a result of Maos policies.
8. Saddam Hussein
=addam was hanged on the first day of $id ul-0dha1 :ecember F!1 H!!B1 despite his wish
to be shot (which he felt would be more dignified). The e(ecution was carried out at
&%amp Custice1' an +ra3i army base in ;adhimiya1 a neighborhood of northeast #aghdad.
The e(ecution was videotaped on a mobile phone1 showing =addam being taunted before
his hanging. The video was leaked to electronic media1 becoming the subject of global
controversy.
9. Vladimir Lenin
.enin died on Canuary H1 /HE1 aged DF. ?umors of .enin having syphilis sprang up
shortly after his death. The official cause given for .enins death was cerebral
arteriosclerosis1 or a fourth stroke. #ut out of the H> physicians who treated him1 only
eight signed onto that conclusion in his autopsy report. Therefore1 several other theories
regarding his death have been put forward.
10. Hermann Goering
8oering (second in charge of @a-i 8ermany) was found guilty on four counts raised
against him) of conspiracy to wage war1 crimes against peace1 war crimes and crimes
against humanity. @o mitigating circumstances were found and he was sentenced to death
by hanging. Je asked to be e(ecuted by firing s3uad - the re3uest was refused. *n Dth
*ctober /EB1 two hours before his e(ecution was due to take place1 8oering committed
suicide in his @uremberg cell1 taking a capsule of poison that he had succeeded in hiding
during his imprisonment.
Another 10 Celebrity Corpses
WARNING: this list contains images of dead people. +n =eptember last year1 we wrote
a list of the ten most famous corpsesS it was a rather popular list. =o1 a year later we have
decided to do another, This list is definitely not for the faint of heart1 but + promise that
the people in the photos are whole1 or that at the very least you cant see anything
particularly gory. %lick images for larger version. ?e3uiescat in pace.
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#lessed Teresa of %alcutta
Mother Teresa was the founder of the religious order Missionaries of %harity which she
remained the head of until shortly before her death of pneumonia in //>. =ome years
prior to her death1 the 0rchbishop of her diocese performed an e(orcism on her because
she believed she was under attack from the devil. Mother Teresa has now been beatified -
the first step to sainthood1 by the %atholic %hurch.
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%arole .andis
%arole .andis was an 0merican film actress. =he landed many roles as the &second lady'
in notable films of the /E!s. .andis was also an accomplished author. .andis was
plagued by depression her entire life and attempted suicide in /EE and /EB. #y /E71
her career was fading and her marriage with =chmidlapp was failing. =he was reported to
be crushed when her lover refused to divorce his wife for her and1 unable to cope any
longer1 she committed suicide at 9acific 9alisades1 %alifornia1 by taking an overdose of
=econal. =he was H/ years old.
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Tiny Tim
Tiny Tim was an 0merican singer1 ukulele player1 and musical archivist. Je was most
famous for his rendition of &Tiptoe Through the Tulips' sung in a distinctive high falsetto
L vibrato voice. +n =eptember //B1 he suffered a heart attack just as he began singing at a
ukulele festival at the Montague 8range Jall. Je continued to play concerts despite the
warnings that1 due to the fragile state of his heart1 he could die at any moment. "hile
playing &Tiptoe Through the Tulips' at a 8ala #enefit at The "omans %lub of
Minneapolis on F! @ovember of that year1 he suffered another heart attack on stage. Je
was rushed to Jennepin %ounty Medical %enter1 where he died after doctors tried to
resuscitate him for an hour and fifteen minutes.
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Cesse Cames
Cesse Cames was an 0merican outlaw in the state of Missouri and the most famous
member of the Cames-Iounger 8ang. 0fter his death1 he became a legendary figure of the
"ild "est1 although his robberies benefited only him and his band. 0fter his life of
crime1 with his gang depleted by arrests1 deaths1 and defections1 Cesse Cames thought that
he had only two men left whom he could trust) brothers ?obert and %harley 2ord. .ittle
did he know that #ob 2ord had been conducting secret negotiations with Thomas T.
%rittenden1 the Missouri governor1 to bring in the famous outlaw. *n 0pril F1 77H1 after
eating breakfast1 the 2ords and Cames prepared for departure for another robbery when
Cames noticed a dusty picture on the wall and stood on a chair to clean it. ?obert 2ord
took advantage of the opportunity1 and shot Cames in the back of the head.
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$lvis 9resley
$lvis 9resley was an 0merican singer1 musician and actor. 0 cultural icon1 he is
commonly referred to by his first name1 and as the &The ;ing of ?ock Mn ?oll' or &The
;ing'. 0fter his divorce in />F1 9resley became increasingly unwell1 with prescription
drugs affecting his health1 mood and his stage act. Jis diet had always been unhealthy1
and he now had significant weight problems. Je overdosed twice on barbiturates1
spending three days in a coma in his hotel suite after the first. Jis health plummeted as
his weight ballooned. +n />>1 9resley was found on his bathroom floor by fiancWe1
8inger 0lden. 0ccording to the medical investigator1 9resley had &stumbled or crawled
several feet before he died'S he had apparently been using the toilet at the time. :eath
was officially pronounced at F)F! pm at the #aptist Memorial Jospital.
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.enny #ruce
.enny #ruce was an 0merican stand-up comedian1 writer1 social critic and satirist of the
/D!s and /B!s. Jis /BE conviction in an obscenity trial led to the first posthumous
pardon in @ew Iork history. *n 0ugust F1 /BB1 #ruce was found dead in the bathroom
of his Jollywood Jills home at 77HD ;ings ?oad. The &official' photo1 taken at the
scene1 showed #ruce lying naked on the floor1 a syringe and burned bottle cap nearby1
along with various other narcotics paraphernalia. Jis official cause of death was acute
morphine poisoning caused by an accidental overdose.
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Ted #undy
Ted #undy was an 0merican serial killer. #undy murdered numerous young women
across the <nited =tates between />E and />7. 0fter more than a decade of vigorous
denials1 he eventually confessed to F! murders1 although the actual total of victims
remains unknown. 0t >)!B a.m. local time on Canuary HE1 /7/1 Ted #undy was e(ecuted
in the electric chair at 2lorida =tate 9rison in =tarke1 2lorida. Jis last words were1 &+d
like you to give my love to my family and friends.' Then1 more than H1!!! volts were
applied across his body for less than two minutes. Je was pronounced dead at >)B a.m.
=everal hundred people were gathered outside the prison and cheered when they saw the
signal that #undy had been declared dead.
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Cohn :illinger
Cohn :illinger was a notorious bank robber in mid-western 0merica. =ome considered
him a dangerous criminal1 while others idoli-ed him as a present-day ?obin Jood. Je
gained this latter reputation (and the nickname &Cackrabbit') for his graceful movements
during bank heists1 such as leaping over the counter (a movement he supposedly copied
from the movies) and many narrow getaways from police. *n Culy HH1 /FE1 :illinger
went to the movies with his girlfriend1 9olly Jamilton1 and 0nna =age1 a brothel madam
in 8ary1 +ndiana. #ecause of the nature of =ages profession1 she was considered an
undesirable alien by the +mmigration and @aturali-ation =ervice1 and deportation
proceedings had begun. =he made a deal with the 2#+ to help them get :illinger in
e(change for dropping the deportation proceedings. "hen they e(ited the air-conditioned
theater that hot summer night1 =age tipped off the 2#+ agents1 who opened fire as
:illinger ran1 drawing his weapon1 killing him.
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8rigori ?asputin
8rigori ?asputin was a ?ussian mystic who is perceived as having influenced the later
days of the ?ussian Tsar @icholas ++1 his wife the Tsaritsa 0le(andra1 and their only son
the Tsarevich 0le(ei. ?asputin had often been called the &Mad Monk'. +t has been argued
that ?asputin helped to discredit the tsarist government1 leading to the fall of the
?omanov dynasty1 in />. The murder of ?asputin has become legend1 some of it
invented by the very men who killed him1 which is why it becomes difficult to discern
e(actly what happened. "hat is known is that he was poisoned (unsuccessfully)1 then
shot (unsuccessfully)1 and then drowned (successfully).

$dgar 0llen 9oe
was an 0merican poet1 short-story writer1 editor and literary critic1 and is considered part
of the 0merican ?omantic Movement. #est known for his tales of mystery and the
macabre1 9oe was one of the earliest 0merican practitioners of the short story and is
considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. Je was the first well-known
0merican writer to try to earn a living through writing alone1 resulting in a financially
difficult life and career. *n *ctober F1 7E/1 9oe was found on the streets of #altimore
delirious1 &in great distress1 andP in need of immediate assistance'. Je was taken to the
"ashington %ollege Jospital1 where he died on =unday1 *ctober >1 7E/1 at D)!! in the
morning. 9oe was never coherent long enough to e(plain how he came to be in his dire
condition1 and1 oddly1 was wearing clothes that were not his own. 9oe is said to have
repeatedly called out the name &?eynolds' on the night before his death1 though it is
unclear to whom he was referring.
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;urt %obain
;urt %obain was an 0merican musician who served as lead singer1 guitarist1 and
songwriter for the =eattle-based grunge band @irvana. "ith the lead single &=mells .ike
Teen =pirit' from @irvanas second album @evermind (//)1 %obain with @irvana
entered into the mainstream1 bringing along with them a subgenre of alternative rock
called grunge. *n 0pril 71 //E1 %obains body was discovered at his .ake "ashington
home by an electrician who had arrived to install a security system. 0part from a minor
amount of blood coming out of %obains ear1 =mith reported seeing no visible signs of
trauma1 and initially believed that %obain was asleep until he saw the shotgun pointing at
his chin. 0 suicide note was found that said1 &+ havent felt the e(citement of listening to
as well as creating music1 along with really writing . . . for too many years now'. 0 high
concentration of heroin and traces of Galium were also found in his body. + have included
this photo as a bonus1 for the obvious reason that it only shows %obains leg.
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