Modern cities today are extremely vulnerable to future disasters. However, they have so many systems to address regular daily needs, that most residents end up having a false sense of security living in these urban, dense areas. Here are 5 major future disasters to happen in modern cities sooner than later:   5. Bad Plumbing… Read More »

Not every military battle comes out the way the numbers say it should. History is full of situations where an under-equipped, outnumbered force turns the tide on a larger and seemingly more effective one. Here are five of the greatest underdog victories in military history:   5. The Battle of Salamis, 480 BC This battle… Read More »

Military conflict has been a part of history for as long as man has populated the earth. The reasons humans can’t seem to get along are as numerous as the conflicts themselves, but there are some overriding reasons that nations or groups with a country feel the need to take up arms. Here are the… Read More »

Create an image in your head; Paul McCartney wearing a sari and singing along to the tune of “Yellow Submarine” but with the lyrics modified to “we all live in socialist secular republic”. This may seem a little strange, but you can still remember the banking PIN that a friend gave me about three years… Read More »

It used to be common to have to wait a significant length of time for films to move from theaters onto broadcast television. Pre-video, films often returned to theaters for longer runs, before eventually winding up on networks. Until the rise of video and cable television in the 1980s and 1990s in the world, having… Read More »

Auctions have always been known for the bizarre auction items that often go up for bid. Some items are odder than others, however, and deserve special mention. What follows are six of the strangest items ever put up for auction. Some were sold while others had the auctions pulled or otherwise interrupted. All of them are… Read More »