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Despite this incredible legacy, there are certain facts about the Anglo-Saxons that many people overlook today. The following ten items are but a mere sampling of this forgotten history. 10 They May Have Built An ‘Apartheid’ Society In 2006, a team of scientists from the Royal Society published a paper outlining their theory as to why modern England has such a high number of Germanic male-line ancestors. Specifically, their research concluded that in England today, between 50 and 100 percent of the country’s gene pool contains Germanic Y chromosomes....

10 George Orwell Nearly Died In Spain (Twice) Two days before Christmas in 1936, George Orwell boarded a train and vanished into the madness of the Spanish Civil War. At the time, Moscow-backed communists and independent anarchists were fighting General Franco’s fascist forces in a battle that would claim 500,000 lives. Arriving in Barcelona, the young writer immediately took up arms with the anarchists—only to be shot through the throat and nearly killed by a fascist sniper....

Mother Nature’s influence, in some ways, makes decaying antiques appear even more remarkable than they were before. Vacant buildings are eventually absorbed by the plants and, in some cases, the soil itself, leaving only a faint trace of our human presence. We discovered ten such deserted places that have been reclaimed by Mother Nature and offer a glimpse into a world without human interference. 10 Ta Prohm, Angkor Wat, Cambodia The temple of Ta Prohm is undeniably one of the most popular and largest of the several discovered at Angkor Wat....

10They’re Not Always Star-Shaped The name “starfish” alone elicits immediate thought of the traditional five-point sea star that we commonly see in tide pools, but sea star shapes are very diverse. Commonly present in the right habitats yet far lesser known, sun stars—or sunflower stars—can be enormous and shaped more like a real star with their rounded bodies and multiple “rays” that extend outward. The largest sea stars in the Pacific Northwest, sun stars can measure 1 meter (3 ft) across and can weigh up to 5 kilograms (11 lb) with some of the most well-endowed species sporting over 20 arms....

This week, the news in the United States was understandably dominated by the second hugely deadly mass shooting in barely a month. Away from that particular tragedy, though, the big news was being made in a surprising place. Saudi Arabia was the focus this week of not one, not two, but three major stories, each of which has the potential to completely shake up the Middle East and possibly the world....

SEE ALSO: 10 Mind-Blowing Things That Happened Last Week (11/15/19) In this second week of our rebooted, renamed news column, the airwaves once again found themselves groaning under the weight of the dreaded I-word. Yep, impeachment was big news again, as it probably will continue to be for the foreseeable future. You can scroll down to the bottom to find out just what shenanigans were happening on Capitol Hill. But first, we’re gonna be discussing the continuing protests in Hong Kong, Israel’s continuing inability to form a government, and the bizarre way rich and powerful idiots continue to defend Jeffery Epstein in car crash TV interviews....

10 Seventh Time Unlucky The first successful organ transplant was a kidney transplant between twins that took place in Boston in 1954. Since then, medical science has made tremendous advances in this field, but organ transplantation remains a very complex procedure. The organs need to be harvested almost immediately upon death, implanted successfully, and then accepted by their new hosts. The process remains risky, and with long waiting lists for organs all over the world, there’s no room for mistakes....

Most of us probably know at least one or two people who claim to be walking around with a contact lens stuck permanently behind their eye. They will usually use a fear of having their eyeball popped out to retrieve it as the main reason they have just left it there. Well here is the good news for those of you who think you may be suffering this annoying side-effect to contact lens wearing: it is impossible for a contact lens to get stuck behind your eye....

10Elysian Park Elysian Park is LA’s oldest and second-largest park, spread over roughly 600 acres. It’s not beyond the realms of possibility, therefore, that the legends of treasure there lost for over 150 years could be true. During the US-Mexico war of 1846–1848, Southern California was a hotly contested territory. Troops from both sides fought for control of the land, striking fear into the hearts of the local elite. Legend has it that, to protect their immense wealth from hostile forces, locals took to the hills, caves, and ravines of this vast park to hide gold, jewels, and more....

Black Republicans are rare, and prominent black female Republicans are especially scarce. Jennifer Carroll, born in Trinidad and educated at St. Leo University, is the first female to serve as Lieutenant Governor in the history of the state of Florida. Carroll also holds the highest elected office of any black Republican in the country. Carroll retired from the United States Navy as a Lieutenant Commander, Aviation Maintenance Officer, earning numerous commendations....

This one is at the number 10 spot for many reasons, but the most prominent reason is, perhaps, my bias towards it. I visited this road the night before I wrote this list and it was definitely a strange place to be. I saw nothing clear, so I dare not say it’s haunted (of course, I am almost entirely a skeptic). The road has an S curve with a bridge over a very fast moving creek....

Thankfully, these kinds of accidents are a rarity in Hollywood, particularly nowadays with all the experts and health and safety measures required on sets. However, there are still multiple examples of movie shoots that only narrowly avoided disaster and included stunts that almost killed famous actors. Here is a list of just 10 of these almost-tragic stunts. 10 Eli Wallach The Good, the Bad & the Ugly During the production of The Good, the Bad & the Ugly, Eli Wallach, who played the role of Tuco, narrowly avoided possible death not once, not twice, but an incredible three times!...

10 New Zealand Zeppelin Panic In 1909, the British Empire was buzzing about the possibility that the German navy might have become strong enough to launch an invasion of the British Isles. There were also many fears regarding Germany’s growing fleet of zeppelins. Many in Australia and New Zealand feared that the British navy would be recalled to defend the British Isles and leave the antipodes open to invasion. Furthermore, aerial warfare was a much-used trope in science fiction at that time....

10 Dian Kingdom In 2001, a team of archaeologists working at Fuxian Lake in China discovered a vast collection of underwater buildings at the bottom of the lake. Locals had often claimed to be able to see a ghostlike city beneath the waters on a calm day, and over the years, the stories became something of a local legend. On subsequent diving trips, the archaeologists found standing walls, streets paved with flagstones, and the ruins of an entire city spread across 6....

Haitian immigrant Abner Louima was attacked and raped by white police officers in 1997. Because the mayor was reluctant to investigate he was labelled as prejudiced. This banned cover subtly shows his prejudice. The sketch is by Harry Bliss. With the advent of Obama’s health reforms the New Yorker ran an article about the new bill. The image here shows a democratic checking the health of the reluctant republicans. The cover was passed over along with an even riskier image showing a donkey preparing to give a rectal examination to an elephant....

10Madge Oberholtzer David Curtiss Stephenson was one of the most reprehensible men in the Ku Klux Klan, itself a reprehensible organization. By the early part of the 1920s, he had risen to “Grand Dragon” (state leader) status and was a hugely powerful individual. However, Stephenson’s relationship with a young woman named Madge Oberholtzer would lead to his downfall and effectively destroy the Klan in the state of Indiana. The young schoolteacher and the KKK Grand Dragon dated for a short while, until Madge decided to break it off....

Today, it’s easy to find a copy of just about any book. You simply go to your local library or bookstore or order the book online. The books we mentioned below are not so easy to find. These are ten of the rarest books in history. They are rare because the author decided to print a smaller number of copies, copies got lost to history, etc. In any case, all of the books on our list today have two things in common: They are historically or culturally significant and extremely hard to find....

10 A Preserved Mole The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is home to many of America’s most important documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. But it’s also home to the preserved skin of a mole. The small mammal was discovered in 2005 by a member of staff going through the Civil War Widows Certificate Approved Pension Case Files. The subterranean creature found its way into the tent of Union soldier James J....

Alessandro Baricco is an Italian author, who is most known for his very small novella ‘Silk.’ He is often called the successor of Italo Calvino, and though that comparison isn’t exactly right, it gives at least a vague guideline of what to expect. I always think of his novels as disturbed Disney movies, and especially ‘Ocean Sea’ fits that description. In a small seaside town, professor Bartlebloom is trying to find out where the sea ends....

It has been quite a notable week for science. We talk about zombie pigs, ancient urine, giant prehistoric lions, and the first molecule in the universe. We have not one but two tales from the world of pornography and the story of the Japanese Walter White. Spoiler Alert: If you don’t want to read any potential spoilers about the final season of Game of Thrones, you should skip entry 10 and proceed straight to entry nine....