10 Marty Wayne 1946 In 1946, Marty Wayne was an up-and-coming comedian with a penchant for filthy jokes and pantomime. While performing in Philadelphia, Wayne was arrested. At the time, the newspaper wouldn’t quote the police; they reported that he was arrested “for his purple passages,” which would most likely be considered mild by today’s standards. The venue’s owners were fined, and Wayne spent six months in prison! Wayne’s career never really took off after his release....

Life, however, doesn’t always follow a clear-cut path. Sometimes, the road to success is completely insane—and it often involves absolutely the last thing you’d expect. 10 Samuel L. Jackson Held Martin Luther King Sr. Hostage When the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. died, it affected the young Samuel L. Jackson. He had been inspired by the reverend’s words. He wanted to make Dr. King’s dream of a better world a reality....

10War Horse, 1982Michael Morpurgo English author Michael Morpurgo has over 120 books to his credit. He is a member of the Order of the British Empire and was the British Children’s Laureate from 2003 to 2005. His most famous novel is War Horse. War Horse is told from the point of view of Joey, the titular horse. In 1914, Joey is sold to the army and ends up on the Western front in the midst of the First World War....

Toxic Principle: Diterpene esters in latex To start off, we have perhaps one of the most well-known ornamental plants, the poinsettia. Euphorbia pulcherrima is a plant native to the tropical, deciduous forests of Mexico, but has long been used as a symbol of Christmas. As you might have guessed, this is due to its distinctive red and green leaf combinations, although poinsettias can be cultivated to have a wide range of colors, from blue to pink....

10Poppycock The word “poppycock” holds a cherished space in the British vernacular as a quintessential for swearing without swearing. The word is not, however, a simple synonym for “nonsense,” as it is commonly used. The prevailing theory of the word’s origins traces them back to the Dutch words pappe, meaning “soft,” and kak, meaning “dung,” a fitting way to describe your opinion of the views of someone you don’t like. But these roots might themselves be poppycock, as there is no evidence of pappekak ever existing as a single Dutch word....

10 Sony Practically Gives The Interview To Pirates As you’re probably aware, The Interview caused quite a few problems for Sony shortly before the film’s release. The company was dealt a major blow when hackers managed to steal multiple unreleased films from their servers and threatened to release them online if Sony didn’t pull The Interview from theaters. When Sony refused to give in, threats of attacks were made against any theater that dared to show the movie....

10 The Sea In The Sky For this story, we are indebted to English chronicler Gervase of Tilbury and his work Otia Imperiala. Writing around 1212 for his patron, the Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV, he declared his belief that “the sea is higher than the land,” that it was “above our habitation . . . either in or on the air.” This notion was based on Genesis 1, which speaks of “waters above the firmament....

10 Hello Kitty’s Origins In 2014, the popular feline character Hello Kitty courted controversy when the company who created her, Sanrio, insisted the character was not actually a cat but a British girl living in London with her family. “She is not a cat,” anthropologist Christine R. Yano told the LA Times when discussing how Sanrio corrected her portrayal of Hello Kitty for a retrospective. “She’s never depicted on all fours....

10 Russian Stilyagi In the 1950s, Moscow’s stilyagi (“hipsters”) were teenagers who wore modern haircuts, daring makeup, and brightly colored Western clothes despite the heavy cultural repression of the USSR. In secret, they listened to strictly forbidden American jazz and rock music. Their belief in freedom of expression was so fervent that they were willing to risk being arrested by the Russian police, who organized daily roundups. Since it was hard to find vinyl in the Soviet Union, the stilyagi rescued discarded X-rays from hospital wastebins....

Today, still in prison over four decades after the murders, Manson continues to hold sway over a handful of followers. And he remains a cultural presence. To a few, he is a herald of revolution. To others, he’s a cosmic punchline, whose insane proclamations keep providing fodder for existential laughter. To most, he is the very symbol of evil. He is, for better or worse, one of the more fascinating figures of the 20th century, a charismatic and shadowy figure lurking in one of humanity’s darker corners....

10Psychopaths Can’t Recognize Fear Most of us understand the signs of fear in a frightened person’s face—the eyes widen, the eyebrows shoot up, and the mouth opens to gasp or scream. An ordinary person would see such a face and think “This person is afraid,” but a psychopath wouldn’t think anything of it because he can’t understand fear. It’s not that he chooses not to—it’s that he actually can’t. That’s what Georgetown University researcher Abigail Marsh confirmed when she tested 36 children between the ages of 7–10 years old for their reactions to facial expressions....

10 Sickening Synchronicity Elisa Lam traveled from her home in Vancouver to check into the infamous Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles in early 2013. The 21-year-old was suffering from bipolar disorder and was last seen on hotel CCTV footage behaving strangely in an elevator, pressing multiple buttons and running in and out of the elevator’s doors. For reasons known only to herself, Elisa wound up inside one of the 1.2 by 2....

10 The Murder Of Corporal Maoma Ridings From 1927–31, Maoma Ridings worked as a physical therapist at the Warm Springs Infantile Paralysis Foundation in Georgia. During that time, one of her patients was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was seeking treatment for polio and reportedly considered Ridings to be his favorite nurse. Over a decade later, President Roosevelt was leading the country through World War II and Ridings was serving as a corporal in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC)....

There is no telling why some murderers feel the need to hide their victims when, as history shows us, many bodies are discovered, and their murderers are eventually caught. The victims on this list were no exception. However, the gruesome acts perpetrated on their bodies were the stuff of nightmares. 10 Her Son Was Close By Out of London, in 1946, came the news of a mother’s terrible loss. Mrs....

Some criminals, however, just aren’t willing to let their victims live in peace. They blame them for their injuries, and they file lawsuits to try to get the money they feel they deserve. While most of their lawsuits are unsuccessful, they still manage to revictimize their victims.[1] 10David Belniak In 2007, the McWilliams and Bassi families were on their way to Christmas dinner at a relative’s. The families’ car stopped at a red light....

But sometimes, dead bodies end up in places you wouldn’t imagine. This can be the result of a murderer’s poorly planned method of disposal or even the victim’s own warped ideas. However it was they got there, dead bodies were found in each of the odd locations listed below. 10 Overturned Couch Alan Derrick and Dennis Pring lived in the same neighborhood and became drinking buddies. When Pring lost his home and had nowhere else to go, Derrick offered him a place to stay....

Found in Mexico and Central America, this snake belongs to the pitviper subfamily, and is closely related to the cottonmouth and copperhead vipers from the southern United States. They are highly venomous; their bite causes necrosis, hemorrhage and even renal failure; victims who don’t receive any medical attention after a cantil bite are likely to die in a few hours. But these pit vipers prefer to save their venom for their prey....

Below is a list of the ten most evil doctors history has ever recorded – doctors you really should try to avoid in the ER. Walter Jackson Freeman II was an American doctor and member of the American Psychiatric Association. Although he is the only one on our list who hasn’t performed a direct criminal practice on his patients, he can be blamed for harming as many as 3,400 people by using a very controversial and primitive medical technique: the lobotomy....

SEE ALSO: 10 Reasons Why Communism Sucks 10 Moorish Sovereign Citizens Though less physically violent than some of the other groups on this list, members of the Moorish sovereigns nevertheless have a hate-filled agenda they intend to force on the rest of society. Closely associated with the Afro-centric Moorish Science Temple of America, the group believes they are Moors, the historical group of black Muslims which occupied much of northwestern Africa and southwestern Europe for centuries....

10Medieval Cambodian Cities Just recently, a team of archaeologists discovered several undocumented medieval cities and extensive agricultural networks near Angkor Wat and other temple complexes in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This discovery is monumental since it can potentially “rewrite history books and challenge” everything we know about the Khmer Empire, such as the real reason behind its enigmatic collapse. In addition, the laser scans revealed that the ancient Khmer people were far more technologically advanced than previously thought....