The moon has been associated with a wide variety of superstitions across cultures, even if there’s nothing particularly noteworthy about it; far cooler satellites exist right in our solar system. From its use in the occult to dating advice on Instagram, many people believe it to be much more influential in our daily lives than

Seeing a unicorn in the bathtub is not always a sign of mental illness. Hallucinations are surprisingly common. Healthy individuals can trigger otherworldly experiences with coffee, the wrong medication and gazing at a loved one. The deep end is terrifying. Some people live with epic hallucination disorders that cannot be fully explained or treated. Experts

Between 1984 and 1985, the terrified people of Los Angeles County and San Francisco Bay made sure their doors and windows were locked at night as there was a serial killer on the prowl. Known only as ‘The Night Stalker’, the cold-blooded monster was believed to be responsible for the brutal slayings of 14 people.

We’ve all heard stories of people who are addicted to eating sofa cushions or bathing in bleach. These are far from the norm; it turns out that there’s plenty of no less strange addictions that are far more common. So common, in fact, that the chances are good that you know people that have an

China is ancient and beautiful. But cherry blossoms and the Great Wall aside, the country’s freakiest issues could harm its own population, the international community, and even unborn sacred leaders. See Also: 10 Ways You Are Ruled By Communist China There is a terrifying reason why China is never short of organ donors. Its social

Anything in life can become haunted. From houses to people to patches of land to toys, ghosts will attach to anything in their power to affect. This apparently includes retail stores! See Also: Top 10 Famous Haunted Landmarks You Didn’t Know Were Haunted Across the US (and England, apparently), retail stores like Walmart, Target, Sam’s

Ted Bundy is known as one of the worst serial killers of all time. The seemingly charming all-American boy and law student, in fact, was a twisted monster who had kidnapped, raped, and murdered 30 young women and girls during the 1970s in several different states. Bundy claimed he was an innocent man but evidence

Teaching is often a calling, and the people who enter into the profession do so for noble reasons. After all, it isn’t for the excellent compensation and benefits, but that’s a conversation for a different list. Teachers work their butts off to ensure our children don’t grow up without a basic understanding of math, history,

For the past two months, the people of Iran have been fighting and dying in their streets to end the regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. See Also: 10 Surprising Facts About Iranian Culture Outside of Iran, though, there’s been little press on just how violent things have become. By some estimates, 1,500 people have been

To have a person vanish out of thin air is extremely disturbing, but to have bizarre events surrounding the disappearance can make the situation even more unsettling. This list compiles ten of the most unsettling disappearances that have occurred. The circumstances surrounding each disappearance are extremely bizarre and many of the crimes have yet to

The most-enduring conspiracy theories tend to be those that focus on a powerful elite pulling the puppet strings of the world to manipulate it to their liking. For an entity as powerful as the European Union, it is pretty much inevitable that such theories will form. From military might and monetary policy, to language and

“Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the ‘Titanic’ who waved off the dessert cart.”? Erma Bombeck Travelling goes hand in hand with trying out unfamiliar exotic cuisine. And while you’re at it, why not try it in a unique restaurant? On this list are some of the most unusual restaurants in the world,

McDonald’s is an American staple. Almost every town has at least one and many have upwards of three. It’s even spread and branched out to become a worldwide brand! It’s in our movies, our books, the ads are everywhere, it’s one of those brands that’s woven into the fabric of everyday life to the point

Declaring war is normally considered to be an act of last resort. After all, we reason, no one would risk the safety of their people over a trivial slight. Would they? We may hope that all governments would put the interest of their people first, but, if we look to history for examples, we can

The British Royal Family is probably the most famous and far reaching Royal Family in the World, with the Queen of England being the official Head of State in 16 countries around the world. In addition to the Commonwealth, the British Royal Family is beloved internationally as symbols of class, elegance and humility, which they

We all watched Sesame Street as a kid, and we’ve all seen Oscar the Grouch. He’s the furry, green, grouchy fiend who lives in a trash can and sings about how much he loves trash. A chronic complainer, Oscar is always up for bringing things down in a very real way. Whether you love him

When a serial killer is convicted of the most horrendous crimes, we often expect them to spend the rest of their life behind bars—most likely sat on death row. Yet the justice system will always find a new way to anger the general public. These following serial killers committed the worst crimes imaginable and have

When Jesus spoke of money and possessions in the New Testament, he pled for people not to amass or become too attached to materialistic gains. As it turns out, many of his purported followers tasked with spreading his message haven’t taken these words to heart and have amassed considerable fortunes for themselves. Thanks to the

Math is, understandably, a complicated subject to get a hang of. Most of us are simply not wired to do anything with a large amount of numbers, even if we’re intuitively mathematical beings. We’re adding, subtracting, multiplying and doing even more complicated equations in our heads all the time. It’s a problem, though, when that

Creepy stories are always a hit, unless you are the star of one. There are hundreds of internet discussions about ghost sightings, weird sounds, unexplained incidents etc. And it’s always those personal experiences that get the most interaction. See Also: 10 Creepy Things Bodies Can Do After Death 10 Warning note A hotel guest found

Between 1978 and 1990, there was a serial killer was on the loose in the town of Rostov in western Russia. The State refused to publically admit such a monster existed whilst also launching a manhunt as the mutilated bodies of women and children were piling up. See Also: 10 Creepy Photos Of People Unaware

There are some facts we all get wrong about colors. Like the belief the sun is yellow, or that we see black at night. We wrongly think water is colorless, gold is gold and that there are seven colors in the rainbow. The supposedly simple act of seeing color is a more complicated than we

It hasn’t been a full week since the last YouTube video was released but I am quite eager to get this latest one live so I can get more feedback before I venture back into the recording studio to record the next batch of lists. This time there is only spoken audio and a small

Food sustains us, it fills us up and keeps us going. There is healthy food and junk food. There is fast food and slow food. Food can be spicy, sweet and sour. It can be organic or processed. Food is all this and so, so much more. See Also: 10 Interesting Stories Behind The Invention

Child marriage a violation of human rights and many of the children have no say in the matter. Child marriage has a host of negative consequences: increased mortality rates for both the mother and the child, mental health issues, sexually transmitted disease, and pregnancy complications. Despite laws against child marriage, millions of children are married

The biology of the human is well-studied. But the organ’s abilities continue to surprise even the experts. Adults can no longer see their entire reality and there are kids who dive with dolphin-like vision. Humans can also see the invisible or get tricked by their own eyes to miss something visible right in front of

Aileen Wuornos is one of America’s most recognizable female serial killers. Convicted of fatally shooting six middle-aged men along the Florida highways in 1989 and 1990; her story has been portrayed in movies, books, documentaries and even an opera. Investigators labeled her as a killer who robs rather than a robber who kills, as she

Genetic diversity is essential to the survival of a species. We all inherit a mix of genes from our parents, some of them passed down along several generations. Along the way, these genes are often mutated – for example, a single base in our DNA may be randomly swapped for another during replication, or a

“Florida man” is a meme. It refers to every déclassé and dumb (especially dumb criminals) person that has ever crawled out of the Everglades. For those addicted to the Internet, the Sunshine State is the magical place where robbers use Sharpie goatees as disguises and eight-foot-long alligators carry out impromptu home invasions. See Also: 10

The 2010’s, as they’re now being called, have been eventful to say the least. If we’d have to sum them up, we’d say that it was a decade of widespread – and permanent—change around the world. Economic instability, civil wars and general social unrest dominated the headlines in many countries, though we also made massive