Even in Western medicine, many of these illnesses and disorders lack any tangible cause, explanation, or treatment. Most of the affected tribesmen attribute these ailments to a spirit, curse, or witch. 10 Uppgivenhetssyndrom Uppgivenhetssyndrom is a bizarre illness that only affects refugee children from former Soviet or Yugoslav states who now live in Sweden. The children suddenly develop the illness whenever they realize that their family is about to be deported to their original country....

From 1478 until 1834, the Inquisition killed thousands of people in Spain and its colonies and arrested countless more. Its purpose was to root out heresy, and as we will see, it wasn’t afraid to go after children and even entire families. 10 Ines Esteban In 1499, an unusual prophet popped up in the little Spanish town of Herrera del Duque. The soothsayer’s name was Ines Esteban, a girl of about 10 or 11 who claimed that the Messiah would come to the Earth next year....

But…this article is not about those life-changing inventions. This article is about dumb inventions that turned out not to be so dumb after all! Sometimes an idea that seems silly, crazy, or even dumb turns out to be very lucrative, making you dare I say, a millionaire! Most of our products listed are still popular today or have at least become pop culture icons along their million-dollar journey. Heck, I have several of these items tucked away in my home junk drawer!...

SEE ALSO: 10 Creepiest Photos Of Victims Taken By Serial Killers [DISTURBING] 10 Serial Killer Gilles de Rais, Born 1404 Gilles de Rais (a French nobleman) is considered to be the precursor to the modern serial killer. Before he began his killing spree, he rode as a military captain in the army lead by St Joan of Arc – though it is unlikely that she knew him. He was accused and ultimately convicted of torturing, raping and murdering dozens, if not hundreds, of young children, mainly boys....

Description: Political hip hop (also political rap) is a sub-genre of hip hop music that developed in the 1980s. Inspired by 1970s political preachers such as The Last Poets and Gil Scott-Heron, Public Enemy were the first political hip hop group. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five released the first well-known sociopolitical rap song in 1982 called “The Message”, which inspired numerous rappers to address social and political subjects. Why it is Extreme: Political hip hop might not be extreme in every sense of the word but nowadays artists such as Immortal Technique, Dead Prez and Looptroop rockers use their music to promote and sometimes encourage themes such a socialism, anarchy, conspiracy theories, black power and even presidential assassination....

From charges of drug possession to attempted murder, an abundance of our most beloved household names have once taken a dip in the misdemeanor and felony pools alike, and only a fraction of these cases have withstood the test of time. The following list highlights the most scandalous and forgotten occurrences in which celebrities were charged with committing crimes. 10 Tim AllenCocaine Possession Tim Allen, ironically known for several iconic child-friendly roles in the film industry, committed felony drug trafficking....

10 Elizabeth Branch Elizabeth Branch was an 18th-century English widow who had a nasty reputation for cruelty to her servants. Born in Bristol, Elizabeth had a sizable fortune thanks to a generous dowry from her father, a former shipmaster, in addition to the income and estate of her husband, Benjamin Branch. It seems as though Elizabeth’s compulsions were somewhat kept in check while her husband was alive. Once Benjamin died in 1730, however, she not only began indulging her violent tendencies, but she also enlisted the help of her daughter, Betty....

10 Facts About Ancient Egyptian Mummies You Didn’t Know 10 The Birth of the Sahara Desert 8,000 years ago, the Sahara was fertile and green. Farmers produced grains and millets in peace until — little did they know — gravitational influences from the solar system changed the Earth’s tilt by one degree,[1] causing a flood of sunlight to permanently hit the Sahara. Almost instantly, it turned into a scorching desert, expanding, leaving dead crops in its wake, chasing the farmers to the Oases where they became stranded like shipwrecked survivors....

While I’d settle for not feeling like I’m in an earthquake every time I drive on local highways, America has a long history of breaking ground on groundbreaking infrastructure projects – ones that helped shape the nation. Here are ten, in chronological order. 10 The Erie Canal (1825) The most important infrastructure project in New York City’s history was constructed hundreds of miles from New York City. In the early 1800s, personal travel was slow and commercial freighting even slower....

License To Kill 1989 Wikipedia After Bond’s American friends are attacked by Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi), a drug lord seeking revenge for a drug bust, Bond (Timothy Dalton) wants payback and quits MI6. Bond becomes a rogue agent and, with the assistance of Pam Bouvier (Carey Lowell), tracks down Sanchez to South America to assassinate him. This movie has unjustly received bad criticism. This film is dark and humorless, unlike other Bond films, but Timothy Dalton managed to perfectly convey what Ian Fleming originally intended to do with the character: portray a cold-blooded professional killer....

If you haven’t been to England’s capital, take a trip (once it is safe to do so) to one of these places instead of joining the hordes of tourists at the usual spots. Some of these locations aren’t strictly open to the public, but most are . . . or, at least, they have guided tours. The ones that aren’t open to the public? We’re sure you’d get to see them if you asked someone nicely....

Ambitious, if slightly extraordinary concepts in films such as Tron, Blade Runner, Back to the Future and more recently I, Robot, gave us a ‘glimpse’ of what the future may hold, but how far away are we really from witnessing the ideas of these over-stimulated directors come to fruition? Unfortunately, we are still some way off being able to pop to the shop on a Marty McFly Mattel hoverboard, but that is not for the want of trying....

Nonetheless, the insanity defense as a strategy is fascinating. Its validity has been widely debated since its inception in the 20th century, mainly due to the difficulty in proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the criminal was insane during the commitment of their crimes. There are also ethical implications of allowing deranged criminals to avoid incarceration. The following list explores some of the most notorious cases and debunks some of their popular misconceptions at the same time....

Don’t believe it? Well, would you have ever thought there would be a game that tasked you with pressing a button for four whole hours to save a cardboard cutout of a baby? If you did somehow think of that, you’re probably as crazy as some of the things in this list. 10 ZeldaIts Hardest Puzzle Is Also Its Easiest The puzzles in Nintendo’s Zelda series have always ranged from either so easy that you solve them without even realizing it to so mind-numbingly hard that you go online not to find the solution but to cry into the endless void of unfairness....

Considering the fact that the Roman Empire existed for so long, and so much of our own Western society has derived from it, it is no surprise that we all have at least one or two misconceptions about the Empire and its people. For this reason, we have put together a list of the most misconceptions people hold about the Ancient Roman society and customs. Fortunately most are easily proven wrong as you will see when you read on:...

There are also the inevitable burials and bodies, but even these reveal intriguing architecture, facts, and unique artifacts. Some elaborate graves are not even for the living. The pyramids also continue to add new discoveries, even the missing ones. 10 Cemetery Of Thoth A fruitful find insured that 2018 might become another bumper year for Egyptologists. Outside the city of Minya in the Nile Valley, a large necropolis was unearthed....

After a dozen amazing movies, this was the one that Denzel Washington finally won an Oscar for. Really? Aside from the fact that this rehashed plot is nothing close to original, it feels like this movie received the attention it did because Denzel played a bad guy and that was out of character. This had the same effect that Wayne Brady as a psycho did for the Chapelle’s Show: it might be wildly popular because it’s out of character, but that doesn’t mean the movie was that good....

Some traits people are just born with, while others are earned through rigorous training and a yearning to be the best. Try to see this article through your rose-colored glasses. Any super-athlete will say that no matter how much natural talent you have, your skills need to be honed. In other words, don’t let this list turn optimism to pessimism when it comes to working out. The struggle is real....

Dr. Kevin Dutton, who has spent a lifetime studying psychopaths, explains their personality characteristics include: ruthlessness, fearlessness, impulsivity, self-confidence, coolness under pressure, charm, charisma, reduced empathy, and lack of conscience. They are able to wreak havoc and, often, kill without any signs of remorse. Yet psychopaths on the big screen are not always accurate. In 2014, Belgian psychiatry professor Samuel Leistedt and his team set out on a mission to watch more than 400 movies, spanning from 1915 to 2010, in three years and report back which characters truly embodied psychopathy....

Treasure hunting is a popular activity around the world, especially in locations such as Oak Island, Nova Scotia which is rumored to be the place one might find the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail, supposedly buried there by the Knights Templar. Numerous attempts have been made to locate these items, as well as pirate treasure and even Shakespearean manuscripts thought to also be hidden somewhere on the island....