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All of these events, along with the burden of the presidency, doubtlessly contributed to Lincoln’s crippling “melancholy,” which would likely be recognized today as clinical depression. The great man stared down the barrel of gloom and death his entire life. When that life was cut short, many of those he touched seemed to have inherited his curse, a legacy of madness and death. 10Mary Todd Lincoln Many historians argue that Mary Lincoln suffered from bipolar disorder, or possibly narcissistic personality disorder, and a head injury sustained in a carriage accident caused her to suffer frequent migraines....

10The Nobel Committee’s Strange Unwillingness To Revisit Past Decisions As we have mentioned before, the Nobel committee flatly refuses to ever consider revoking an award that they have previously offered. To many people, this is an extremely strange move due to the controversial decisions that have often been made, including many that are obvious only with hindsight. They have given awards to people like Yassar Arafat, who was controversial for being involved in and organizing acts of terrorism....

10 Raza Unida Party In the 1970s, the Raza Unida Party (RUP) formed in Texas through a number of spontaneous grassroots political organizations. While nobody knows exactly when and where the party started, RUP filed as a political party in several Texas counties in January 1970. RUP politicians wanted autonomy and nationalism for the Chicano population of Mexican Americans. Anybody could join the party, regardless of ethnicity, but everyone was committed to the party goals of bilingual education, equal pay, more oversight over police forces, and increased self-determination for the Chicano population....

The need for a pressure valve and the fact that students have far too much free time has meant that British and US universities have evolved numerous customs and rituals over the centuries to help their members remain sane and encourage bonding with their classmates. 10 Hacks And RatsMIT The brainy and technically gifted students of MIT are notorious for carrying out elaborate practical jokes on campus known as “hacks....

10 Tao Dan Park Tao Dan Park is one of the most alluring green spaces in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The locals love getting their daily exercise here, and the park includes a pool, tennis courts, and a sculpture garden. The park is situated behind the Reunification Palace and is home to historic structures, including an ancient temple and a Lam tomb. However, when night falls over the city, residents ensure they are far away from Tao Dan Park....

With a mere 9 months in office as the President of the United States, Barack Obama somehow managed to make the whole world pay attention to what was going on in the U. S. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the prize to him “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” It is a controversial decision, and detractors are still arguing that he did precisely nothing in terms of foreign policy during the Nobel nomination period and the voting afterward....

In 2002, Gary McKinnon hacked into NASA’s computer systems, and the data that he found seems to corroborate the supposition that this government agency is hiding information from the public.[1] McKinnon uncovered pictures of UFOs that had been edited out of satellite imagery, flight manifests for spacecraft that didn’t officially exist, and lists of military officers involved in extraterrestrial operations. Buzz Aldrin, one of the first men on the Moon, has reported encountering an L-shaped UFO, and this space veteran also drew attention to an artificially constructed monolith on Mars’s moon Phobos during a startling C-SPAN interview....

10The Founding Fathers Summoned A Bat Demon In Gotham Long-time bat fans know that Gotham City has been through much more than the average comic book town. Earthquakes, plagues, and a rotating door on the one asylum. Why, both Gotham’s citizens and Batman readers may wonder, is Gotham so messed up? Demons, of course! Well, one specific demon, summoned by no less than Thomas Jefferson. A bat-demon named Barbatos was summoned by Jefferson, an ancestor of Bruce Wayne, and other characters, and imprisoned beneath the city before the Revolutionary War ended....

Many Iranians who enjoyed considerable freedoms before 1979 never gave up their desire for Western culture and still try to enjoy it behind closed doors. For most of us who perceive Iranians as radical or completely devout, the reality is actually quite shocking. 10 Iranians Consume An Enormous Amount Of Alcohol Despite an official ban on alcohol in Iran, 60–80 million liters of alcoholic beverages are smuggled into the country every year....

We can’t guarantee any answers. After all, you have to die to confirm the truth. But we do believe that these stories will raise intriguing questions for even the most skeptical readers. 10 Black Elk When he was a young boy, Lakota Sioux medicine man Black Elk (1863–1950) told author John Neihardt about his near-death experience at age nine. He had collapsed due to swelling of the arms, legs, and face....

However, many things that people wouldn’t ordinarily give a second thought to can actually be incredibly toxic to common household pets. Animals don’t have the same metabolisms as humans; a compound that human bodies can break down effortlessly may prove to be lethal in a smaller animal at the same dose. Here, we will explore several foods and plants that you may not realize are present in your pet’s reach—and the potential medical dangers they can bring if consumed....

SEE ALSO: Top 10 Amazing Facts About Dreams There are actually a number of things that can go wrong when you close your eyes and slip into unconsciousness—and for some people, the danger is real enough that they never wake up again. In fact, according to an ancient Greek proverb, death and sleep are brothers . . . death being the perfect fulfillment of sleep and sleep being the imperfect embodiment of death....

Although the facts in criminal cases are the same, defense and prosecuting attorneys interpret them differently. According to the former, their clients are almost always not guilty or, at most, committed their crimes under extenuating circumstances. The latter almost invariably contend that the crimes were deliberate, if not premeditated. Where defenders often urge leniency, prosecutors frequently want convicted defendants to be punished to the fullest extent of the law. The cases involving this list of 10 tenants who murdered their landlords illustrate these differences....

The accounts below are not legends, however. Neither are they just spooky stories meant for the campfire or to freak out your friends. On this list are just ten of the thousands of stories about people who were unaware (for a while at least) that they were not alone, whether at home, in their car, or elsewhere. 10 Who’s Under the Bed In a story reminiscent of the guy who thought his dog was licking his hand from under his bed, a woman from Palm Springs, Florida, got the fright of her life in 2015 while searching for her cats....

WARNING: Some of the crimes discussed in this article are of an extremely disturbing nature. 10William Inmon The strange case of William Inmon started to unfold in September 2009, in the rural town of Springerville, Arizona. The 21-year-old fled his home and ran two blocks to the local police station, where he told Chief Steve West that officers from neighboring St. Johns had a search warrant to look through his house....

The common head louse is only able to survive on humans. Many parasites are species specific – we often forget that when one creature goes extinct, so too do dozens of parasites which are species specific to it. Nevertheless, of all the many human-specific parasites, head lice are of interest as they are one of the few from which we benefit. A childhood infestation by head lice, although irritating, is a harmless affair....

10There Are Different Types We hear most about the bubonic plague, but that’s actually just one of three plague varieties. The bubonic plague is distinguished by swollen lymph nodes, called “buboes,” which give the disease its name. This type is spread only through the bites of fleas and blood contact with the infected insect; there is no way that bubonic plague can spread from one person to another. Similarly, septicemic plague is spread only through breaks in the skin and by blood contact....

10 Corporal Punishment In Schools If you think we left corporal punishment behind with segregation and McCarthyism, you couldn’t be more wrong. Hundreds of thousands of American children still get flogged, legally, in public schools every year. In 1977, the Supreme Court declared the practice lawful “where it has not been explicitly outlawed by local authorities.” And in 19 states—mostly in the South and Midwest—your duties as a teacher or administrator may still include smacking students’ behinds with a wooden or fiberglass paddle....

Even though we do have a lot of information about the core that is easily accessible on the Internet, there is still so much to be learned about this hot and hard-to-reach place. In this list, we will look at 10 ideas, facts, and misconceptions that you may not have known about the center of the Earth. 10 The Size Of The Core When we imagine the layers of Earth, the core is the smallest and innermost part....

Others involved in noncriminal issues have received hefty fines or experienced avoidable inconveniences for using supposedly innocuous emojis to convey their emotions and reactions. 10 An Israeli Couple Was Fined After They Unwittingly Sealed A Deal With Several Emojis In 2017, an Israeli couple discovered that emojis are not playthings after they received a $2,200 fine for using these types of images during a deal. Trouble began for Rosen and Nir Haim Saharoff when they started negotiations with Yaniv Dahan over an apartment he had for rent....