25 Intriguing Facts About Hollywood History

However, the fact that Hollywood and its movie releases clearly have a significant impact on billions of people across the globe isn’t always a good thing; quite often Hollywood has a negative influence on modern thought and culture. Many stereotypes and misconceptions about certain population groups, countries, and cultures have been disseminated by Hollywood films to the point where people tend to believe they are true. Also, movies are often used as political propaganda with many—especially during the Cold War—being totally inaccurate with a clear desire and objective to mislead the masses about certain ideas and actions.

Read More

25 Intriguing Facts About Mummies That Might Leave You A Bit Surprised List25

Detailed scientific studies on mummies have been taking place since the early twentieth century, but their existence has been well known since antiquity. Mummies have been found in many parts of the world but the Egyptians’ expertise on mummification was unparalleled. See, in ancient Egypt they mummified their dead because according to their religion the physical body would rejoin the soul in the afterlife, so it had to be preserved as best as possible.

Read More

25 Most Hated Insects Ever Known To Man

Thankfully, that’s some of the worst of it. Many other critters on this list aren’t necessarily deadly to us but are definitely annoying. Some destroy our food and cost us millions of dollars each year. Some have incredibly painful stings with welts which can last for months at a time. And some swarm in groups easily numbering in the millions which can wipe out farmland (any plant matter, really) in a matter of days.

Read More

25 Most Unbelievable Things Confiscated By The Tsa

It’s sort of like those silly state laws that somehow made it onto the books because someone actually tied their tiger to a light pole one time back in the 1800s. Surely tying tigers to light poles is not good for society, but is the rule actually necessary? Similarly, confiscating every bottle of toothpaste just because it is over an arbitrary size seems…arbitrary. The bad guys can’t be that dumb can they?

Read More