We would like to point out that noted extremely smart person Elon Musk has publicly stated his belief that the likelihood that we are not living in a simulated reality is one in billions. We would also like to point out that we appear to have been slightly ahead of the curve on this. Mr. Musk, on the off chance that you are reading this, consider this series an ongoing catalog of evidence to support your assertion....
We hear screams in the night, footsteps in the hall. We see shadows flit by, and fog taking the shape of something eerily familiar. We breathe, we pray, and step lightly. We scream, we curse, and we sprint. Some encounters are mysterious, others violent, all terrifying. Why do we insist on investigating places such as these? Mere curiosity only gets us so far, and then we need a driving force embedded much deeper into our psyche in order to power on....
Well, not exactly. Plenty of times in cinema, filmmakers must work around a shooting budget or rules demanded by a certain city. This usually requires the shooting locations to be altered. Sometimes, the movie must be shot in a completely different town or city—which the filmmakers hope is not recognized. Of course, movies allow your mind to escape reality at times, almost taking visualization to the next level. Perception and human imagination is why the movie-magic business has been successful throughout its journey of over 100 years....
There is still so much more left to discover. For now, though, we learn a few answers regarding mysteries involving ancient civilizations, vanishings, secret codes, our planet, and the universe around us. 10 Who Was Joseph Chandler? Back in 2002, a 76-year-old man named Joseph Chandler who was living in Eastlake, Ohio, committed suicide. Sad, but straightforward. At least, that’s what authorities thought at first. When they tried to locate his family, they discovered that the deceased was not the real Joseph Newton Chandler III....
Ancient knowledge was a lot more refined and developed than we have been taught hitherto. From batteries to planispheres, an assortment of gadgets have been excavated and found. Two notable finds were the Nimrud lens and the famous Antikythera Mechanism. The 3,000 year old Nimrud lens was discovered at the palace of Nimrud, in Iraq. Some experts believe the lens was part of an ancient telescope the Babylonians used, hence their advanced knowledge of astronomy....
10 Codex Selden For decades, researchers were convinced that the Codex Selden contained hidden messages beneath its surface. Lost for nearly 500 years under a layer of gypsum and chalk, this precolonial Mexican manuscript is made of leather strips covered with a gesso, a plaster-like material. In 2016, hyperspectral imaging finally allowed researchers to peer within the Mixtec manuscript’s surface, revealing hidden text and images beneath. The technique works by taking high-resolution images across an entire spectrum of wavelengths....
While green is its most common hue, jade can be any color. In 1863, scientists discovered that jade refers to two silicate metamorphic stones: nephrite, ideal for sculpting, and jadeite, which can be stronger than steel. The Maya and the Chinese prized jade over any other material—even gold. 10 Record-Breaking Red Jade Imperial Seal In December 2016, an 18th-century Chinese imperial seal sold at auction for 21 million euros. Dated from the Qianlong period between 1736 and 1795, this symbol of imperial authority is carved from red and beige nephrite....
10 Jonathon Sharkey Sometimes it’s impossible to tell how seriously certain candidates are taking their campaign. This applies to no one more than Jonathon Sharkey, a brash former pro wrestler and self-described vampire who ran for president in 2004, 2008, and 2012. He ran as an independent the first two times and briefly ran for office as a Republican in 2012, although his campaign ended before 2012 even began. Sharkey goes by the nickname “The Impaler” and has a variety of interesting beliefs....
Amid that reminiscing, though, we forget that many modern fashion trends are just as bizarre as those from our past, some even more so. As fashion drastically moves from the expressive to the experimental, the most baffling thing about these ten bizarre modern fashion trends is that many people are still willingly paying to flaunt them. 10 Double Jeans Fashion trends change as often as the seasons (literally), but there’s one thing that has never gone out of style since their invention over a century ago: the trusty jeans....
10 Summum Pyramid Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the nearly 9-meter-tall (30 ft) and 12-meter-long (40 ft) Summum Pyramid is the primary center for the Summum religion. Founded by Claude “Corky” Nowell in 1975, the Summum religion shares many similarities with Christianity, except for two things: They believe their teachings came from extraterrestrial beings and that they are one of the only practitioners of modern-day mummification. The Summums believe that a person’s soul doesn’t really die....
It was a good week for archaeologists, with the promise of even more exciting things to come in the near future. We have to open a mysterious sarcophagus in Egypt, discover ancient settlements using the heat wave, and completely rewrite the history of humans outside Africa. 10 NASA Wants To Touch The Sun NASA is gearing up to launch one of its most ambitious missions ever—the Parker Solar Probe will “touch” the Sun....
They say dead men tell no tales, but that didn’t ring true this week. Napoleon, Michael Jackson, Stephen Hawking, Christopher Columbus, and even Otzi the Iceman were all in the news. 10 Stephen Hawking Tribute Sent Into Black Hole On June 15, the memorial service for Professor Stephen Hawking took place, during which his ashes were interred at Westminster Abbey next to Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton. The European Space Agency (ESA) had its own unique way of honoring the astrophysicist, whose extensive work on black holes led to the discovery of a new kind of thermal radiation that bears his name....
This time, we discuss the real possibility that there might be life on the Moon, but before you get too excited, we brought it there from Earth. We also look at two men, one a basketball player and the other a Brazilian drug dealer, who tried to use the women close to them in order to cheat. Although they had vastly different goals in mind, both of them failed....
I am listing this item first because of its dubious origins. First, an explanation of HTTP cookies. Cookies are used to save a user’s information and relay this information between a website and a browser. This is used to authenticate a user, provide easier access to password controlled sites, or save various preferences of the user. The reason the word cookie is used seems to come from a comparison to fortune cookies – the dessert common from fast-food Chinese inside which there is a slip of paper with a fortune....
Some key characteristics of Film Noir include: -A specific visual style characterized by low-key lighting, deep shadows, and obscuring camera angles. -Disorientation through plot devices such as a non-linear plot line, an unreliable narrator, or flashbacks. -A sense of impending doom or hopelessness. -Stories about crime, either from the perspective of the criminal or the investigator. These crimes often include robberies, heists, or crimes of passion such as murder or suicide....
10 Reasons Some Remain Suspicious Of The Official 9/11 Account In my case, being from South Africa, I first heard the news while driving back from work on 11 September 2001 at around 4 pm. It was the first time I had heard of the towers and couldn’t make sense of the reports over the radio. Seeing the visuals on TV later, I remember not understanding why a pilot couldn’t see the massive towers right in front of him....
But sometimes, the idea of an imaginary friend masks something entirely different. This twisted concept of an imaginary friend has served as an inspiration for horror novels and movies, terrifying people worldwide. And then imaginary friends have played roles in the strangest and most unexplained situations. The following are just a few examples of this. 10 The Murder Of Ricky Cole Ricky Cole hurt and allegedly murdered a lot of people right up until he himself was brutally beaten to death with a pipe by a young man named Jason Cote (pictured above) in 2013....
10 Gerrymandering Gerrymandering is the process of drawing political boundaries to game the political system by giving one party a numerical advantage over the other. When one party controls the state legislature, they can redraw political boundaries in order to maximize the number of congressional districts that they can win. This creates severely skewed and unfair results, as they can be designed in such a way as to produce districts that consistently vote for a single party, as constituents for the other party are divided between districts....
But, as the axiom goes, “truth is stranger than fiction.” Throughout history, real-life detectives have performed amazing feats of sleuthing that rival any fictional exploits. These 10 gumshoes dazzled the general public with their abilities and larger-than-life personalities, and they were also involved in some of the most historically important cases of their respective eras. 10 Izzy Einstein And Moe Smith Isidor “Izzy” Einstein and Moe Smith were two middle-aged men from New York’s Lower East Side who managed to arrest 4,932 offenders, haul in roughly five million bottles of illegal liquor, and sport a conviction rate of 95 percent from 1920–25....
10 They Were A Logistical Nightmare If there was one factor that greatly limited the destructive nature of war in the Middle Ages, it was logistics—the supplying, housing, and movement of armies. Without centralized control, it was difficult for feudal rulers to marshal enough resources and authority to carry out large-scale military campaigns. Logistically speaking, knights were a huge burden. For starters, a knight never went to war alone. At the very least, he brought a squire, who would carry his armor and tend to his horse but wouldn’t participate in combat....
