From the ever-recurring love ballads, to songs about murderous intent, Disney boasts a wide range of great and terrible songs. While it is no secret that films and musicals generally create additional songs and melodies that are never put to use, it might intrigue some Disney fans to know just how many songs have never seen the light of day: the following is a list of ten Disney songs that didn’t make the cut....
10 Unclear Succession System Augustus, the first Roman emperor, could never establish a clear imperial succession system. The result: When the time came to replace an emperor, there were numerous rivals for the throne competing with one another. Sometimes, the potential emperors had an incentive to end the service of the ruling emperor prematurely so that they could take the throne for themselves. This is part of the reason behind the long record of imperial assassination plots....
10Argentinian Football Lives By The ‘Cabala’ Not connected in any way with the Jewish Kabbalah, the “cabala” is a set of superstitions whose goal is attracting good luck during a game. It’s a practice shared by many sportspeople around the world, but Argentinians take it up several notches. If your team manager (“DT” for the Spanish acronym that means technical manager) is a superstitious type, you can be refused a position on the team if you have the wrong zodiac sign....
But what if we told you that you could do all of that? Right now, this very second? While the miracle of teleportation is still some years away, the Internet offers the next best thing: live webcams. Just one click of a button can instantly take you almost anywhere you can imagine. So why not visit . . . 10International Space Station One of humanity’s greatest achievements to date is sending objects into Earth’s orbit and beyond....
The sad reality is that the modeling industry lures in young people who have dreams of fame and abuses them in more ways than one. Their stories are often a mystery to those who are not involved in the industry. These unattainable ideals plastered in the media aren’t just damaging to the models themselves but to society as a whole. We truly have no idea just how messed up the life of a professional fashion model can be....
Still, our observations and studies so far have revealed many strange phenomena in space. Surprisingly, one of the most complex objects in the universe is right here on Earth—and even closer than you probably imagined. 10 Galactic Years We all know that a year on Earth is 365 days, but there are also galactic years. For our entire solar system to make one orbit around the Milky Way, it would take 230 million years....
10 Genghis Khan The fact that we are yet to find Genghis Khan’s final resting place shows that the Mongolian leader’s intentions were met. Chinese and Persian sources suggest that Khan died in 1227 during a campaign in China and his son returned his body to Mongolia. Soldiers honored Khan’s request to keep the gravesite a secret. They apparently did this by hiding the grave by trampling over it with 10,000 horses until the ground was even and diverted a river over it to protect it from robbery....
Sure—only if you knew the right people. These gangsters and mobsters were family men by day and cold-blooded killers by night. You probably know a lot of their names: Mickey Cohen, “Bugsy” Seigel, “Baby Face” Nelson, John Dillinger, and of course, the infamous Al “Scarface” Capone. The swagger of these gangsters lives on through their crimes and hideouts. Many hideouts have become museums or are part of gangster tours in vacation spots....
It’s hardly surprising to hear that a musician has invented a guitar or a microphone that will improve their performance or that an actress has invented support pantyhose. However, many famous people actually had achievements far outside their entertainment field. A surprising number of celebrities have either patented inventions or made accomplishments that most people aren’t aware of, and here are ten examples. 10 Hedy Lamarr—Wi-Fi Austrian-born film star Hedy Lamarr was a box office hit during the Hollywood Golden Age in the late 1930s and early 1940s....
10John Wayne The classic Western hero was born into a Presbyterian family in Iowa and given the uninspiring name of Marion Robert Morrison, which he fortunately changed when he decided to go into acting. Despite his Presbyterian background, Wayne was surrounded by Catholics for his entire adult life. All three of his wives were Catholics of Hispanic descent. His seven children were raised Catholic, with one of his grandchildren even becoming an ordained priest....
10He Grew Up In Poverty Larry Bird was born in West Baden, a small town next to French Lick, Indiana (itself a small farming town with a population of 2,000). He was the fourth of six children born to Joe and Georgia Bird. His father mainly worked construction between long stints of unemployment, and his mother worked in a diner to make ends meet. The family’s small house was situated beside railroad tracks and only had a coal furnace for warmth—one that would often break down, leaving the family in harsh conditions during some winter nights....
Always topping lists of places to visit in Buenos Aires, the Cementerio de la Recoleta is a fascinating glimpse into Argentine history. The most famous tomb is undoubtedly that of Eve Peron’s, but there are many more Argentinean politicians, poets and personalities. The cemetery is designed much like a city, with wide avenues branching off into alleyways, all lined with “houses” for individuals and families. Many are exceptionally well maintained, but there are many more that no longer have family members to maintain them and have thus fallen into disrepair....
10 The First Personal Photo Uploaded To The Internet Hands up—who uses Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or any of the other zillion and one ways to post pictures on the Internet? Literally every single person reading this probably just raised their hand. In that case, you’ll know how important image sharing has become to culture in the Internet age. But where did the first photo to kick-start this trend come from, and who did it show?...
Virtually unlimited options have led to opportunities to make mistakes. And there are a lot of food combinations out there that really should never have seen the light of day. Here are ten of my favorite, not-so-favorite food combinations that shouldn’t exist. 10 Snails with Garlic Butter Snails have been around for about 500 million years. Being very slow, they evolved two defense mechanisms. First, a shell for protection and then, having no taste whatsoever....
10You Couldn’t Pack Light The Gold Rush began in 1896 with the discovery of gold in Canada’s largely uncharted Yukon territory. Word traveled fast, and within a year the northern reaches of Canada were swamped with people seeking their fortunes. That caused a serious problem. People needed supplies to survive, and they needed a lot of supplies to survive the rocky, cold, hard trek in the North. Unfortunately, there was a distinct lack of grocery stores along the way....
The Black Star Passes John W Campbell HTML | Zip John Wood Campbell, Jr. (June 8, 1910 – July 11, 1971) was an important science fiction editor and writer. As a writer he was first influential under his own name as a writer of super-science space opera and then under the name Don A. Stuart, a pseudonym he used for moodier, less pulpish stories. However, Campbell’s primary influence on the genre was as the editor of Astounding Science Fiction, a post that he held from late 1937 until his death....
Think Nicolas Cage (gracing our list 3 times) performing useless somersaults amidst a gunfight with John Travolta in a church, as a dozen doves inexplicably migrate through the room. Think Charlie Sheen having relations with Kristy Swanson while engaged in a high speed pursuit with policeman played by Henry Rollins. Think Keanu Reeves wrestling with a laid-back California surfer accent, and Patrick Swayze with his inexplicable karate moves. These movies are perfectly awesome, dripping cheese sandwiches....
Those attending or working at the schools on this list are not that fortunate. While dealing with difficult classes or pupils, homework, or horrid teachers who “just don’t get me at all,” they have to keep an eye out for the supernatural as well. 10 Lee Williams High School In 2013, the principal of Lee Williams High School in Kingman, Arizona, Steve Elwood, spoke to the Los Angeles Times about the multitude of ghost stories surrounding the school....
10 Maxwell Marion Morton On February 4, 2015, Maxwell Marion Morton and Ryan Mangan, two 16-year-old friends, were hanging out at Morton’s house near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Morton claimed that the two of them were playing with a 9-millimeter handgun, and Mangan was supposed to take a picture of Morton aiming the gun at him. With the gun aimed at his friend, Morton pulled the trigger, shooting Mangan in the face. After the murder, Morton took a selfie, which was uploaded to Snapchat, an app that allows users to send pictures, which will automatically delete themselves in 1–10 seconds, to other users....
10“Lord” Timothy Dexter Sometimes it is better to be lucky than smart, and nobody exemplified this better than 18th century Massachusetts businessman Timothy Dexter. Born into a family of laborers, Dexter was largely uneducated but had a lifelong desire to integrate himself into the upper echelons of society. He took the first step in the right direction when he married a well-off widow while working as a leather craftsman apprentice. Dexter’s true stroke of fortune came towards the end of the Revolutionary War....
