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Heirloom vegetables are vegetables that are not cultivated for public consumption, or sold to the public. Laws in certain countries like the UK, prohibit the sale of any vegetables not on a national list. These plants have instead been handed down by families and cultures as the name suggests, and their species have been carried on for hundreds and sometimes thousands of years. This just means that there are literally thousands of varieties of vegetables that you have probably never even thought existed....

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But venture into the most beautiful, surreal corners of the world and you’ll find a variety of scientific marvels that form delightful and horrifying scenes straight out of a psychedelic novel. 10 Polka-Dot Shores Although most lakes are formed and maintained by an ever-present source of water, some are instead an accumulation of melted snow, excessive rain, and trace amounts of groundwater. Bodies of water with this easy-come, easy-go nature (here known as an “endorheic” lake) are susceptible to extreme evaporation....

Top 10 Most Evil Men Total Comments: 239 This is an interesting one – on the previous list of most popular comments, the Top 10 Most Evil Women ranked as number 3 with 184 comments. Now it is no where to be seen while the evil men have made an appearance. As you can probably imagine, George Bush Junior made an appearance in the comments and that is always guaranteed to incite a riot....

Whether shameless publicity stunts or poor spur-of-the-moment decisions, the ensuing controversies are often half the fun. In chronological order, here are ten things musicians have been caught in the act doing while doing their act. 10 Holy Humpin’ Hound Dog Elvis Presley’s self-titled debut album was released in March 1956, and by the middle of that year, he was well on his way to becoming The King. The smash-hit “Heartbreak Hotel” rocketed to #1 on the charts, and plans were in the works for his first movie....

Whatever you think about him, there is one thing that no one can deny: Elon Musk is a strange man. As the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, he has pulled some weird stunts over the years. And his social media presence is, arguably, even odder. So, as Elon Musk vies to become the richest man alive, here are ten of his most absurd moments to date. No doubt there are more to come....

Far smaller tracts dot the East River, Long Island Sound and other bodies of water flowing through the city limits. Most of them have harrowing histories. Top 10 Bizarre Islands 10 A Pox on Thee: Roosevelt Island’s Ruins Few diseases have been more impactful than smallpox. Notable victims include France’s King Louis XV, who it killed, and England’s Queen Elizabeth I, who wore makeup to conceal cringeworthy facial scarring from battling the disease as a child....

After wiping out on a giant wave, many surfers feel like they are going to die, but remarkably few people die from surfing big waves. Buzzy Trent, a famous and uber-macho big wave surfer from the 1960s, was once quoted as saying, “Big waves are measured not in feet, but in increments of fear.” So let’s get scared and take a look at the ten biggest surfed waves of all time, at least those that were documented....

Claude Burroughs was a young up and coming actor who had the misfortune of dying in a fire better-known than his short acting career. He died on December 5, 1876, in the tragic and devastating Brooklyn Theater fire. He was only 22 years old at the time. At least 278 people were killed in the fire, possibly more than 300. In terms of lives lost, it is the third worst theater fire in US history, behind only the Cocoanut Grove and Iroquois theater fires....

The country is home to some of the oldest, biggest, and rarest discoveries known to science. Ancient ancestors also present their many mysteries woven into the ruins, DNA, and macabre skeletons they left behind. 10 The Valongo Formation Outside the town of Arouca, supersized bugs inhabit a tile quarry. The goobers died 450 million years ago and formed a fossil bed known as the Valongo Formation. Trilobites scurried about on ancient seafloors, and their fossils are not rare or, in this case, of good quality....

In the biggest prison escape in British history, on 25 September 1983 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 38 Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoners, who had been convicted of offenses including murder and causing explosions, escaped from H-Block 7 (H7) of the prison. One prison officer died of a heart attack as a result of the escape and twenty others were injured, including two who were shot with guns that had been smuggled into the prison....

While we may all be acquainted with the horrors committed by the likes of Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and John Wayne Gacy, serial killers aren’t a recent occurrence. They have been around since the dawn of humanity. The United States especially has had its fair share of homicidal psychopaths who willed harm upon their fellow humans. Here are 10 serial killers who committed their crimes before the turn of the 20th century....

See Also: 10 Common Misconceptions About Atheism The majority of atheists who are accomplished in one way or another are remembered for how they changed the world, for better or worse. These ten examples of history’s greatest atheists and agnostics contributed something of import to society, whether for good or ill, and are listed in no particular order, as they all made incredible contributions to history. 10 Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud is one of the fathers of modern psychiatry, and while many of his theories have been left in the past, he was one of the most important figures in the development of the treatment of mental illness as the founder of psychoanalysis, a method used to treat psychopathology through dialogue....

But there’s a weird fascination over the disgusting and for some few there’s also fame and fortune to be found behind the stigma. These are ten examples of ways an income has been found from gross habits. Top 10 Most Bizarre Modern Jobs 10 Pooping for Profit and Purpose There’s a particularly nasty bacteria called C. Difficile that infects nearly half a million people in the United States alone. The symptoms include watery diarrhea and cramping, which can even reach fatal severity....

Top 10 Disastrous Mistakes Performed During Surgery 10 First Appendectomy: Removal of an 11-Year-Old Boy’s Appendix in 1735 Appendicitis, a condition where the appendix becomes swollen, inflamed, and filled with pus is a common condition effecting 8% of people at some point in their lives. If left untreated, the Appendix will burst, spilling bacteria and debris into the abdominal cavity—likely proving fatal unless treatment is performed immediately. This condition has been well documented throughout history....

10 Biological And Chemical Weapons From The Ancient World 10 The EOKA Pistol The EOKA (which stands for Ethniki Oranosis Kyprion Agoniston—National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters) was a Greek Cypriot nationalist paramilitary group that fought against British forces that occupied the island in the 1950s. As with many insurgency and guerrilla forces, the EOKA had to make do with what they could beg, borrow and steal in terms of weaponry....

10 Ways American Slavery Continued Long After The Civil War 10 Black Codes The Thirteenth Amendment which banned involuntary servitude “except as punishment for a crime” may be the most abused amendment in US history. In November 1865, Mississippi passed laws that quickly spread throughout the South to deny a number of basic rights to black people such as being able to enlist in militias, serve on juries, testify at trials, or take jobs without the approval of a previous employer....

In these types of dreams you are usually in or near a car or some other type of vehicle which is out of control or has other problems that seem insurmountable. For example, the brakes may have failed, you may have lost control of the steering, or be heading over a cliff or crashing. You can either be the driver or the passenger. This is a very common type of nightmare and it occurs in all people – not just those who can drive....

David Elsewhere David Elsewhere, the body of the iPod ads is a pioneer of the style of dance called Popping. This is amazing. Elvis Presley for Rock ‘n’ Roll Rock ‘n’ Roll was a very important stage in the evolution of modern music and dance. Here is Elvis Presley doing his Jailhouse rock. The Evolution of Dance One man takes us through the various styles and periods of dance. Very funny....

However, Tesla is not your traditional carmaker. It actually created its own niche, which puts it somewhere in-between being a carmaker and a tech company. This has made it attractive to jobseekers who want to be part of something new and unique. However, as many have found out, there may be more to what meets the eye. 10 Jobs We Already Lost To Technology 10 You do not walk close to Elon Musk’s desk This is not a written rule but is one many Tesla employees follow to the letter....