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The “Judas Opening”. A peephole in the door of the gas chamber, through which guards and V.I.P.s could enjoy watching the death agonies of their helpless, defenseless victims at the Mauthausen concentration camp

Man looking for a wife in 1865

Disney rejection letter to woman who applied for job in 1930’s

McLaren Factory

Kwame Ajamu, man freed after being falsely imprisoned for 27 years, being told he is a free man by a judge

Would you spend 27 years in prison for $4.1 million?

Traffic In China

The Smog Is Really Bad In China

600 000 russians waiting for Rammstein – 7th biggest concert ever

Rammstein puts on one of best concerts in the industry

A movie theater in London

This Vietnamese building is a hub. Each balcony is a different cafe or restaurant

A selfie in the police van by young Russians arrested at the anti-corruption rally yesterday

One-legged US Army Special Forces soldier in Afghanistan

North Korean conference room

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This unsuspecting husband just wanted to play some Fallout 4, but his wife decided to go full-on Jigsaw on him and make him work for it.

The first clue seems to point him to his collection of PS4 games…

Fallout 4 being his favorite, he goes for that first.

He was right. Not much of a game…

… oh now she’s just being mean!

She’s actually cleverly placed a famous movie quote into this clue along with the obvious “blu ray”. To the movies we go!

Quite a selection here. Did you figure out that quote yet?

Data in ‘The Goonies’ actually says, “Did you really think that I would be stupid enough to kill myself?”

I feel like a Baby ruth now.

Thank god that’s over. Now for some gaming….

You can’t be serious. Another clue:

“Find your game in the book that reads like stereo instruction.”

This is another movie quote. Can you figure it out?

The Handbook for the Recently Deceased is famously portrayed in Beetlejuice where one of the titles characters proclaims it reads “like stereo instructions.”

Voila!

Nothing like having to work for your game time.

Well played. Now to plot revenge….

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That’s the story of these guys. The intentions were there, the motivations noble, but something didn’t quite get worked out beforehand and now, they’ve become the subject of anecdotes, morality tales and punchlines.

Inventing is a dangerous job.

Thomas Midgley Jr.
Midgley Jr. was a chemist who had a lot of success solving a lot of tough car issues while working for General Motors. One such idea was coming up with the additives that were put in gasoline to avoid engine knocking, as well as coming up with leaded gasoline and chlorofluorocarbons (CFS), which is the reason we’re losing our ozone layer, but hey, at least your car doesn’t sound like it’s chewing softballs under the hood, right?

Ironically, his death had nothing to do with his day job. He contracted polio late in life, so he invented a series of harnesses to get him in and out of bed. One day, his invention, the one that was supposed to help, decided to strangle him in his bed.

Sabin Arnold von Sochocky
This awesomely named gentleman invented glow-in-the-dark paint, which he called Undark. He had a successful factory creating thousands of glowing watch dials a day until his workers started to drop dead. Turns out, his product glowed because it was radioactive.

Sochocky himself succumbed to radiation poisoning from his factory in 1928, and it was only by WW2 that the dangers of radioactivity were truly understood and everyone know how dangerous it was. The site of his factory was quarantined in 1983 and took until last year to be truly decontaminated.

Henry Winstanley
Winstanley is credited with inventing the offshore lighthouse in 1698 and used 50 candles and mirrors. He saved countless lives until one day, during an event we now call The Great Storm, he went outside to repair his lighthouse and it collapsed on him.

Fred Duesenberg
The Duesenberg bothers, Fred and August were known for building fine German cars. They built their first car in 1904 and by the 20’s, their cars were winning at the Indy 500. It seemed like the Duesenberg auto brand was on its way up until Fred D was driving one of his cars at a high speed on a mountain road and flipped it. The crash didn’t kill him, but the resulting pneumonia did.

Perilllos of Athens
Perillos is the inventor of one of the most notorious and heinous tourture/execution methods of Ancient Greece – the Brazen Bull. This was a bronze sculpture that you’d put a criminal in, set ablaze and let his screams of roasting alive come from the bulls nostrils.

He went to demonstrate this to a Sicilian nobleman Phalaris, who didn’t believe it’d work, so Perillos went inside the bull to demonstrate. Phalaris’ henchmen locked the bull and lit it on fire, roasting the inventor alive.

Henry Smolinski
Though it wasn’t the first prototype of a flying car, this was the most notorious. In the 19070’s, Smolinsky thought it’d be fun to attach wings and a giant Cessna propeller onto a Ford Pinto, which already was one of the most dangerous commercial vehicles invented.

He and his partner actually had some successful test flights, but there was one issue. The wings were detachable, and during a routine test flight in 1973, the wings actually fell off, causing them to plummet to the ground in a hatchback known for exploding.

Smart.

William Nelson
Nelson, an engineer for General Electric, invented a motor attachment for a standard bike in 1903. He went to demonstrate it, gained too much speed going down a hill and crashed, getting killed instantly.

Louis Slotin
Further proof that dudes in the 40s and 50’s were unadulterated badasses, Louis Slotin helped build the first atomic bomb. When he was giving a demonstration of a procedure called “ticking the dragon’s tail,” he brought a nuclear core to the brink of detonation, then back – most likely casually smoking in his Raybans.

There was a blue flash of light, and Slotin’s body received 4x the lethal dose of radiation, giving him internal 3D sunburns and killing him 9 days later.

Valerian Abakovsky
Keeping up the tradition of strapping engine parts to things that don’t need them, this Russian gentleman put a propeller on a rail car and made a journey between Moscow and another town, and while it shook and seemed dangerous, they made it.

On the way back, however, physics took over and the train car derailed at a high rate of speed and Abakovky and other Russian officials were killed.

Horace Hunley
Hunley was an engineer and a Confederate solider who built a prototype submarine for the South in 1862. After a succession of failed attempts, he finally had one that could fit 8 crewmen and he went out a test run and the submarine sank with Hunley on it. The Confederates salvaged it, renamed it and tried to repurpose it and it sank again.

It was the only invention that not only killed it’s inventor, it also killed more of its own crew than the enemy.

Alexander Bogdanov
If you’ve ever had to get a blood transfusion, this is the guy to thank. While he didn’t invent all the components of it, he was using blood transfusions in an experimental capacity to discover rejuvenation and youth, until he was injected with a blood sample that was incompatible with his blood type. Other accounts claim that the blood was infected with malaria and TB as well, so it was a trifecta of stupidity that killed him.

Max Valier
This 1920’s rocket scientist was literally that. He’d attach black powder rockets to anything – gliders, sleds and race cars. But when that wasn’t fast enough, he started to play around with liquid rocket fuel.

One day, as he was testing his liquid rocket fuel-powered car, it exploded and sent a piece of shrapnel flying into his heart.

Franz Reichert
This Austrian-born Frenchman had big, brass ones that cannot be measured. He was a tailor and designed a parachute/flightsuit/jacket combo. He invited the press and a film crew to the Eiffel Tower for a demonstration in the winter of 1912. Originally planning to use a dummy, Rreichelt decided to test the coat himself.

Expecting to float to the pavement like a flying squirrel, instead he plummeted to the ground, dying instantly.

Thomas Andrews Jr.
Thomas Andrews Jr. was the managing director and head designer of the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast Ireland; the company responsible for building the Titanic.

It was his design that led tot the flaws in the ship, and thus, he helped evacuate those he could and ended up heroically going down with the ship.

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Eyelash vipers are the kind of snakes that will actually camp out in a specific spot and wait for prey to wander by before they strike. The interesting thing about these particular snakes is that they will return to the same ambush spot yearly, just in time to catch birds migrating in the spring. There is even a belief among South American villagers that this snake will give you a little wink before it strikes.

Saw-Scaled Viper

Don’t let their small stature fool you. These vipers are known for their extremely potent venom, easy irritability, and aggressive nature. Like all snakes, they strike in an instant. They also boast the highest kill rate for all snakes in Southwest Asia. On a non-scientific note, they also look incredibly menacing. Those eyes are not welcoming.

Coral Snake

The definition of beautiful but deadly. The Coral snake delivers a bite that leaves you with very minimal swelling and pain. But if you give it 12 hours without any antivenom, things will go downhill really fast. The neurotoxins will leave the victim with blurred vision, paralysis, and eventually cardiac failure.

Indian Cobra

The fact that this thing can literally spit venom at you, and not metaphorically like a rapper, is scary enough. Their hoods just make it even worse. They typically feed on small rodents, frogs, and lizards. Should any venom enter the eyes of a poor victim, they will find themselves in severe pain and badly damaged.

Boomslang

Not only does the Boomslang have an awesome name, it can deliver a highly potent venom via two large fangs situated in the back of the jaw. A bite from the Boomslang can claim a victim through internal bleeding. What is also impressive about these guys is that they can open their jaws a jaw dropping 170 degrees when delivering a bite.

Black Mamba

Although widely exaggerated thanks to African legends, the black mamba is still indeed incredibly venomous. Not to mention aggressive and easily agitated. They are named so thanks to their black tongue and mouths, as their scales are actually a shade of grey.

Western Brown Snake

Otherwise known as a ‘Gwardar,’ the Western Brown Snake is native to (you guessed it) Australia. It’s highly venomous and can blend into the environment with ease, It is considered to be the second most venomous land snake in the world.

Death Adder

Death you say? Well, see ya later then. These guys are not only one of the deadliest land snakes on earth, they’re smart and patient hunters. What they will often do is lay low in a particular area, covered in leaves, often for days at a time before something will come by for it to eat. It strikes quick and injects a lethal venom before feasting.

Blue Krait

Even if you’re lucky enough to be treated with antivenom after a bite from one of these things, the kill rate is still over 50%.

Tiger Snake

When your name contains both the words ‘tiger’ and ‘snake,’ you know you’re a badass animal. These snakes are not only very venomous, but they have been able to adapt to survive in some of Australia’s harshest environments.

Philippine Cobra

Experts in the field of toxicology tend to agree that the Philippine Cobra has the most toxic venom in the cobra family. Taking only half an hour to kill a full grown adult, the venom of a Philippine Cobra will completely cripple your respiratory systems should you be unfortunate enough to get bit.

Inland Taipan

As far as toxicity, the Inland Taipan reigns supreme against any other land snake in the world. Not only does it have the most potent venom, it strikes incredibly accurately and more than just once per attack.

Belcher’s Sea Snake

Experts say that the venom of this beautiful bastard is approximately 100x more potent than the next most potent snake venom out there. For example, if you took one drop of a King Cobra’s venom, you could kill about 150 people. A few milligrams of venom from this guy can kill over a thousand. Lucky for us, it’s a relatively timid snake that really wont do anything to you if you just leave it alone.

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Kyoto University lets grads wear whatever they please when graduating, and students take pride in coming up with the most elaborate costumes that can think of to spice up a rather bland ceremony. Some are definite crowd pleasers while others miss the mark but it’s all in fun as professors and families enjoy the festivities that much more.

If given the chance, I would 100% ditch the robe for a superhero outfit.

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Egyptians started intentionally mummifying bodies around 2600 B.C. during the fourth and fifth dynasties. While the methods and quality of mummification varied throughout the years, it’s generally accepted that the best-kept mummies come from around 1570 – 1075 B.C. between the 18th and 20th dynasties. That’s when King Tut was mummified, for

Firstly, we should understand why the Ancient Egyptians would mummify the bodies of dead people. The Ancient Egyptians believed that the soul of someone who has passed would leave the body for some time, only to return to it again once the body had been buried. In order for the soul to be able to identify the body, it needed to recognize it. So Egyptians came up with a method to preserve bodies well enough that the soul would be able to find it. Pretty cool eh? Now onto the process.

The process of properly mummifying a body took 70 days. Only qualified priests (who had full knowledge of both the proper prayers to use and an understanding of the human anatomy) were qualified to perform the mummification of bodies. They were called ‘Embalmers.’ The first thing that they did was remove all of the internal organs to avoid having them decay within the body. The brain was removed through the nostrils with long hooked instruments. All other organs were removed through an incision on the left side of the abdomen. Everything but the heart was removed and placed in Canopic Jars.

The next step was to completely rid the body of any moisture. After completely washing out the inside of the body with wine and spices, it was time to dry it all out. Embalmers did this by both covering the body in natron (a type of salt) as well as filling it with natron packets. When the body has been completely dried out, embalmers would then clean it entirely and fill it with linens to get rid of any sunken areas. The embalmers also added fake eyes to make the body look more life-like.

Then came the most famous part of mummification, the wrapping. A mummy required hundreds of yards of linen, as even fingers and toes were individually wrapped. During the wrapping process, extra care was taken in order to protect the body and soul from any harm via prayers written onto some of the linen as well as amulets being placed onto the body. A mask was often placed over the face of the body. Towards the end of the wrapping process, the body would be coated in a warm resin and then wrapped some more. Once the linen was all used up and secured in place, the mummy was considered to be complete and ready for burial.

While the embalmers were working on mummifying the body, craftsmen were working just as hard in creating the tomb and sarcophagus (provided the mummy was someone of very high status.) The tomb was often filled with things like furniture, prayers, and art work. The tomb was very elaborate and decorative to ensure that the spirit of the body was comfortable and well prepared for the afterlife.

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From the same company that is making and selling private submarine yachts, Switzerland’s “Migaloo” designers are now offering the biggest privately owned sea vessels ever conceived.

Its main “beach deck” spans 384 feet long and wide.

Take an elevator to your penthouse for a perfect view sitting at 262 feet above sea level.

Inside it has a waterfall, 2 beach clubs, a spa, gym and a beauty salon.

If you like ocean nature, there’s a second elevator that takes you to a shark feeding station…or go another level down to the underwater dining saloon.

All of the plants will be living…no fakes for the ultra rich.

If you’re a billionaire, like myself, you’ve gotta have a helicopter pad.

VIP and guest deck is located under the beach deck. Each room has a private balcony with an infinity pool.

Addition toys include installing an outdoor movie theater and personally designed gardens along with about anything a client can think of.

My favorite part is the penthouse which has a glass-bottomed jacuzzi.
You can simply look down to make sure your submarine yacht is still parked out front.

The island gets around using its 8 massive engines which cost a half a million dollars to refuel.
Getting from continent to continent will take time because it moves at a max speed of 8 knots (around 9mph).

Cost of it all?
According to Migaloo’s representative,
“the price depends strongly on the client’s wishes.”

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Pink Fairy Armadillo – Nothing like the armadillos you would see in Texas. This is the smallest breed of armadillo in the world at 9 – 11.5cm long. You can find these little guys in Argentina.

Gobi Jerboa – They kind of look like mini kangaroos, but these jumping rodents don’t live in Australia. Gobi Jerboa are endangered and native to Mongolia, China, and the Gobi Desert.

Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtle – This giant turtle has a skin-like shell and basically doesn’t move throughout the day. It comes out twice a day just to take a breath and returns to its cave. They are native to Southeast Asia.

Sunda Colugo – These bat-like animals have wings similar to a kite. They can navigate while gliding over 300 feet. They are a protected species that live in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Babirusa – These pigs have crazy long tusks that never stop growing and can eventually pierce their own skull. They live on the islands of Indonesia and are endangered (probably because of those tusks!).

Goblin Shark – We don’t know too much about these creatures because they live over 100m deep in the abyss. They have extendable jaws that can shoot forward, which is pretty scary. This type of shark is mostly found in the Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, and Atlantic Ocean.

Aye Aye – Native to Madagascar these nocturnal animals are nearly extinct because locals think they are a bad omen.

Kiwa Hirsuta – This scary looking underwater animal was only discovered in 2005 in the Pacific Ocean.

Tufted Deer – This species of deer kind of look like vampires with their fanged canines. They are endangered and live in Central China.

Okapi – One of the coolest looking animals on this list because it’s half zebra and antelope, but they are most related to the giraffe! There are only 30,000 in existence and they’re in the Congo.

Lyrebird – Some birds are noisy and then there’s the lyrebird. It can imitate any sound because of their strong syrnix muscle. We don’t know how many exist, but they live in Australia.

Axolotl – Not a fish, but actually a salamander that can regrow lost limbs and heal itself. Native to Mexico and is also called the “Mexican Walking Fish”

Golden Tortoise Beetle – This color-changing bug goes from gold to red when it’s mad or mating. There’s not a lot of information on them besides that they are only in the Americas.

Irrawaddy Dolphin – They are more similar to killer whales than dolphins, but they can squirt water to help herd fish when they are hungry. This type of dolphin is super rare and can only be found in the Bay of Bengal and and Southeast Asia coast.

Narwahl – They don’t just exist in Elf, they are real! Narwahls have a 50-year life span and a unicorn-like horn that can grow up to 10 feet. There are only 75,000 left and they primarily live in the waters around Russia, Greenland, and the Canadian Arctic.

Turritopsis Dohrnii aka ‘The Immortal Jellyfish” – A very small jellyfish that can never die. When it reaches the end of its life cycle it folds in on itself and transforms back into its early stages before growing into an adult jellyfish again. Super weird sea creature that lives in the Mediterranean Sea.

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