Words 25 – 21 Girn – To bare your teeth in anger and sadness Yerd – To beat with a stick. Dendrofilous – Loving trees enough to live in them. Wamfle – To walk around with flapping clothes. Ribazuba – Ivory from a walrus. Words 20 – 16 Franch – To eat greedily. Nazzard – A lowly or weak person. Cachinnate – To laugh noisily. Sesamoid – Having the size and shape of a sesame seed....
As it happens, there’s nothing we can do to escape things that make us sad. We can, however, tell you about all the surprising benefits of it. As science has discovered over the last few years, being sad benefits us in many less obvious ways most of us don’t know about. 10 Better Communication When you’re sad, talking to other people seems like a task, unless it’s with a professional or someone you’re close to....
To solve the problems that our law enforcement agencies face on a daily basis, the originators of the following vehicles have come up with some innovative ideas (although some might be rather odd). This list will take you throughout the world because this much peculiarity can’t be found in just one country, let alone one continent. 10 Hoverbike Dubai is home to some of the most exotic police vehicles in the world, but none quite exotic as police-operated hoverbikes....
First off, I want to say thanks to everyone for the feedback and comments regarding the site relaunch. The bug reports were extremely helpful and all of the positive words showed us that you can do a massive site overhaul without upsetting the majority of your readers (a feat that neither Facebook nor Digg were able to achieve in their most recent redesigns). Hopefully those of you who were not so keen on the update have become used to the new look, and are now as comfortable with Listverse as before....
Yes, 2022 has been a busy old year for science. Over the past twelve months, we’ve seen tremendous advances in immunology research, huge breakthroughs for space travel, and, in just the past few weeks, tantalizing evidence that nuclear fusion could be a possibility here on Earth. But it’s also been a year for the surreal and unexpected, like rhino-sized turtles and nose-picking primates. Here are ten of the most bizarre and exciting discoveries that made headlines this year....
These incredible works of art were mostly created by ancient flint tools that chipped away at the medium the ancient artists used. Their methods included gouging, drilling, and chiseling, while metal abrasives were used to refine surfaces with a smooth finish. Interestingly enough, some of the artworks were found hundreds of miles away from their original sources, possibly indicating that some form of trade existed. Although we will never understand its precise meaning, use, or history, it is abundantly clear that continuous effort, technique, and care were involved in their creation....
Somewhat weird and creepy but somewhat neat and sweet, the gnome’s presence makes the house a unique stop on any neighborhood walk. They’ve become so notorious that television shows have parodied the trend for years. Some even suggest these garden guys have secret lives that flourish after the sun goes down and the homeowners go to bed. As it turns out, there’s actually quite an interesting history behind the proliferation of garden gnomes....
Back on the good ol’ isle, England also is home to some of the world’s most remarkable innovations and cultural achievements. Here are just ten of many. 10 Power Plant: The Seed Drill Prior to the 1700s, farmers planted almost exclusively by hand, via one of two manual approaches. The first wasted seed, the second wasted energy. One method simply involved scattering seeds across the soil. The drawbacks were obvious: the seeds were too shallow to take root, prone to be eaten by birds, and often too close to each other for adequate nourishment....
So in honor of my friend’s weird quirk, here are ten tales involving penguins. I very much doubt that she’ll be reading this list, but I hope that you enjoy it. 10 Oddball Yellow Penguin Wildlife photographer, Yves Adams, says he won “nature’s lottery” when he spotted a unique pale yellow-feathered penguin among thousands and thousands of tuxedo-clad birds on a beach in the remote South Georgia Islands in the South Atlantic....
Throughout history, leaders have read the stars for insight into major events like wars or genocides. Some of us may think astrological events are insignificant. But for some world leaders, these events can be extremely influential in their decision-making. It is not uncommon for those in positions of power to seek guidance from the stars—even if only for a sense of reassurance. So while you may be skeptical about the role astrology plays in daily life, it has influenced the decisions of those who lead nations....
Lou Diamond Phillips plays Jack La Roca, a US Marshall and former Navy Seal assigned to pick up “Rabbit”, who is in the federal witness protection program but has been on the run. La Roca is to take Rabbit from Arizona to California to testify in court against some mobsters, but along the way they run into a variety of obstacles, the most serious of which are the result of La Roca’s decision to take a shortcut on Route 666....
Science has yet to fully grasp the mechanism of action or the cause of autism, although theories abound from childhood inoculations to genetic mutations. A captivating symptom of this disorder in some subjects is an intense, single-minded focus, a savant “genius” in some certain area, such as that exhibited by the Dustin Hoffman character in the movie “Rain Man,” who had a extraordinary affinity for numbers. Although autism was not fully described until the 20th century, history is full of suspected cases, many of which are amongst the most celebrated and brilliant minds to have ever existed....
Sometimes, however, Mother Nature got day-drunk and cooked up something really weird, even according to those scientists who uncover strange old things for a living. 10 Amazing Evolutionary Discoveries In Prehistoric Creatures 10 The Tooth-Beaked Dinosaur-Bird Birds are basically dinosaurs. But the transition between the two happened in such a gradual, piecemeal way that sorting it out is a huge headache. A new creature has been discovered from this headache-inducing period of animal evolution: the Ichthyornis dispar....
10The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living Artist: Damien Hirst Damien Hirst (born June 7, 1965) is an English artist and the most prominent of the group that has been dubbed “Young British Artists” (or YBAs). He dominated the art scene in Britain during the 1990s and is internationally renowned. Death is a central theme in his work. He is best known for his Natural History series, in which dead animals (such as a shark, a sheep or a cow) are preserved, sometimes cut-up, in formaldehyde....
10 Weiner Wrap Weiner Wrap was conceived as a way to oven-bake the hot dog and bun together in one step. The can of six flat sheets of dough made by Pillsbury easily wrapped neatly around the individual hot dog. You placed them on a cookie sheet, and twenty minutes later, out came a plump, hot juicy hot dog in a flavorful warm bun. Weiner Wrap came in three flavors, plain, cheese, and onion....
Not surprisingly, most ape populations are currently endangered as a result of habitat loss, and so it is in a spirit of conservation and protection that I offer this top ten. Please enjoy. Koko is a female lowland gorilla who was born into captivity in the San Francisco Zoo, in 1971. She is famous for having learned over 1,000 signs in American Sign Language (technically, it’s a slightly modified version of ASL, which her trainer Penny Patterson calls GSL, Gorilla Sign Language)....
Alfred Schnittke, Russian [Born: 1934; Died: 1998] Here we have the Schnittke Concerto Gross for 2 Violins – movement 2: Toccata. This piece perfectly sums Schnittke’s music up – we have delicate pretty tunes on the solo instruments which start to explode into a sound world that is totally unique to this composer. Listen for little snippets of other famous pieces – Schnittke loved to quote a famous piece and then rip it to shreds....
You’ll notice some common themes throughout the list, as many of these controversies have arisen because of modern industrial farming practices, and the two sides of an issue are often split based on whether we see cattle more as commodities or fellow living creatures. In most cases, I aim not to take sides but simply to present the issues. (For the record, I’m no vegan.) Decide for yourselves, and share your thoughts on these and other contentious cattle-related issues in the comments....
To some, however, the Ark is far from mere legend and is not only very real but an object worth the time, money, and even ridicule to try to recover. Indeed, if anyone were to ever locate the lost Ark, it would surely be one of the greatest finds in recorded history. Of course, there are some who believe they know exactly where the Ark is, and their claims are among many intriguing, unlikely, and even outlandish theories concerning the Ark of the Covenant....
10 Alligators Even without making any noise, alligators are creepy enough! Alligators have been around for so long that they look like almost nothing else (except crocodiles, of course). American alligators can be as long as twenty feet. During their mating season, they call out to each other with a bellow. Both male and female alligators bellow, but the male alligator (often called a bull) is much louder. The sound makes me feel like I’m watching Jurassic Park!...
