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The Hurtgen Forest spans 50 square miles of the Belgian-German border, an extremely rugged woodland with few roads or easily traversed ground. Field Marshal Walter Model commanded 80,000 Germans in its defense, against the American juggernaut of 120,000. From 19 September 1944 to late February 1945, the two armies met in a series of intricate, protracted battles and skirmishes that resulted in 23,000 battle casualties, both killed and wounded, for the Americans, in addition to 9,000 more from frostbite, trenchfoot, and pneumonia....

10 Pai Gow Pai Gow is a Chinese gambling game, played with a set of 32 Chinese dominoes. It is played in major casinos in China, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The name “pai gow” is sometimes used to refer to a card game called pai gow poker (or “double-hand poker”), which is loosely based on pai gow. In the game, each player and dealer will be given four tiles which are then separated into a high hand and a low hand....

Top 10 Striking Images That Show Covid-19’s Impact On The World By now, this is old news. Most of us are fully aware of the dangers of getting too close to others while the coronavirus is out there. The few times we are out and about, during any given week, most of us dutifully practice “social distancing”. Unfortunately, some people are not down with the whole 6 feet apart rule....

But, of course, no magical reset is going to occur in January. Things will probably continue to be tough for some time. Or, if some famous prophecies are to be believed, 2020 might just be as good as it’s going to get for a while and will pale in comparison to what lies ahead. The reality is no one knows what the next 12 months will bring. People are generally optimistic at this time of new beginnings and fresh starts, and that’s all good and well....

The question remains therefore, that if doctors, scientists, researchers or the everyday consumer utilise inventions that have been discovered unethically, are we not simply complicit in the past? Can the discoveries and research of certain people be completely separated from their actions? 10 Nazis Who Killed Themselves With Cyanide Suicide Capsules 10 Fanta How did this zesty refreshing drink originate in the Third Reich? With the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States formally entered WW2, and declared Nazi Germany an enemy....

Clothing There’s no better way to irritate your furry friend than to press them to the floor and forcibly clothe them. You’ll get the satisfaction of seeing your costumed pet stare perplexedly at you for a few seconds, and then commence removing/ripping/soiling his or her new outfit. Pet Stroller “Hey do you wanna go for a walk around the neighborhood?” “Yeah sure! But what about Mr. Whiskers?” “He can come along!...

10 Hawaii Loves “Mulan” In “Lilo & Stitch,” two easter eggs make it clear that Mulan is a movie in this universe, and Hawaii loves it. In one scene, Lilo and Stitch enter the room of Lilo’s sister Nani. On Nani’s wall is a poster of “Mulan.” Not a fake, alternate-universe poster, but the actual Earth-you’re-on-right-now theatrical release poster. So even in this world of Disney, Disney exists. And at least Nani is a fan....

Manuel Pardo had an excellent police record. He graduated at the top of his academy class. He was a decorated policeman who saved a two year old’s life and committed other acts of valor. On the other hand, Pardo was fired from Florida Highway Patrol for falsifying traffic tickets in 1979. Shortly after, he was hired by the police department in Sweetwater, a small city in Miami-Dade County. In 1985 he was fired again for testifying in a fellow officer’s drug trafficking trial in which he lied under oath claiming that he and the other officer were international undercover agents....

The Energizer Bunny is starting work in his 4th decade. Debuting in the 80’s, The Energizer Bunny was in a group of toys featured in the famous battery company’s commercial. He was a standout, and from then on has been acting alone in commercials. I guess it makes sense, since he keeps going.. and going.. and going….. Harvey is a pooka: an Irish spirit in the guise of a giant rabbit....

Anger also has weird side effects, like delusions of intelligence and the slow death of punctuation marks. Then there are the atheists with God rage, anger clubs with protective gear, and the one word that could kill a lot of negativity before it even begins. 10 Dogs And Human Rage Dogs seem to read human emotions much better than we do theirs. To the chagrin of most canine cuddlers, researchers recently discovered that hugging a dog can cause the animal immense stress....

Liechtenstein is the fourth-smallest country in Europe with just 11 municipalities and an equally tiny population. But don’t let its size fool you. The nation is a financial powerhouse. And despite having just one main ski resort in Malbun that will put your credit card well over its limit, Liechtenstein has snagged more Olympic medals per capita than any country in the world. It’s surely one of the nicest places you’re never going to live and can’t afford to visit....

10 Holiday Bonus No one felt the impact of Russia’s struggling industries more than the factory workers in Penza, a city 550 kilometers (340 mi) southeast of Moscow. The jubilation shared among the employees at the cash-strapped clock factory abruptly ended upon receiving their bonuses—150 rolls of toilet paper. This “generous” addition to their already dismal salaries took many workers three days to carry home. One woman even attempted to use her bonus as an unconventional means of paying rent but to no avail....

Yes, real-life reality shows are usually started when the focus of the show agrees to it, but The Truman Show predicted that in several years, reality shows would be common. That was 1998, when there were few reality shows. Now in 2012, television is filled with them: Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Mob Wives, and the worst of them all, Jersey Shore. Back in 1998, the idea of making a show about someone’s life was strange enough to make a movie about it....

10 Vojtech Tuka When Jozef Tiso came to power in October 1939 as President of the First Slovak Republic, he did not hesitate to appoint Vojtech Tuka as Prime Minister. Tuka – a lawyer, journalist, and fascist politician – made a name for himself early on by implementing comprehensive domestic anti-Semitic laws. His favorite pastime, however, was overseeing the mass deportation of Slovak Jews to concentration camps. As the years passed and exterminations mounted, Tuka found himself in rapidly declining health....

10 Hilarious Realities Behind Your Favorite Movie Scenes Like Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta[1] before us, we could all use a good laugh lately – a welcome escape from our current housebound humdrums. There may never be a better time to curl up on the couch and revisit some legendary comedy films. And whether or not you agree with every entry, I hope you’ll have as many chuckles reading it as I did putting it together....

runners-up: Marcus Tullius Cicero, Gaius Julius Caesar, Publius Ovidius Naso, Quintus Horatius Flaccus You’re sure to remember Vergil because of The Aeneid, his poetic account of the fall of Troy and founding of Rome under Aeneas. Vergil may have been the strictest perfectionist in literary history. He wrote The Aeneid at the astoundingly slow rate of 3 lines per day. He proceeded no faster because he wanted to be sure there was no better way to write those three lines....

This list looks at some of the common endings we are familiar with—and explains the original gruesome origins. 10 The Pied Piper In the tale of the Pied Piper, we have a village overrun with rats. A man arrives dressed in clothes of pied (a patchwork of colors) and offers to rid the town of the vermin. The villagers agree to pay a vast sum of money if the piper can do it—and he does....

Top 10 Cool Car Hacks Every Driver Should Know 10 Stuff Your Fridge And Freezer To Save Money (Jeans In Freezer Bonus) One of the biggest energy sinks in your home is your refrigerator and freezer, and there is actually a really simple trick you can use to maximize the energy efficiency of your fridge. See, the thing is that the less stuff is in your fridge and freezer, the more often it has to cycle on and off in order to keep your stuff cool — as you might imagine, this uses a lot of energy....

Please proceed with caution and a blanket ready to cover your eyes—spoilers ahead! 10 A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) What is more terrifying than a killer you can run from? A killer that you can’t. This is what has made Freddy Krueger, along with his ability to speak, stand out among his mute and wake-state counterparts. In the opening scene of Wes Craven’s original film, the audience is introduced to Tina, who we are assuming will be the main protagonist of the film (you will see this effective trope repeated a few times in the list) and the glove-welding Krueger in 13 minutes of suspense....

In 2017, a former grad student (who was also an ex-cop) revealed the findings of his analysis of a police crime database. From 2005 through 2012, approximately 1,000 US police offers were arrested each year for crimes. About half of those transgressions were violent. According to an article in The Atlantic in 2014, as many as 40 percent of police families experience domestic abuse problems, which is four times higher than in the general population....