Sometimes a trip the museum can be fulfilling, depending on which type of one you go to. Some offer world-renowned art, while others offer fossils and remnants of the past. However, here are the twenty strangest museums that are out there, either because someone doesn't have a life or we want get disturbed by the past. Don't worry, you won't find anything done by Picasso. 20. Vent Haven Ventriloquist… [Read more]
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The Hypno Expo 2009: Are You Getting Drowsy?
Last month, about 400 hypnotists from all over the world gathered at The Hilton Daytona Beach Ocean Front Resort to attend the Hypno Expo 2009 convention. Open to the public, the gathering was organized by Robert Otto, who is renowned for running specific hypnosis programs directed at smokers and obesity. His innovative style and teaching techniques have made him a pioneer in the area of Behavior… [Read more]
Lake Champlain Yields Priceless Historical Shipwrecks & Artifacts of America’s Past
Vermont diver, Fred Fayette, came of age exploring Lake Champlain, and was a key member of the crew that mapped its murky underside over the last decade. Employing a precision and technology never before available, sonar, remote underwater cameras, and computers explored the floor of the lake each summer, probing back and forth across computer-guided grids. Fayette and his crew aboard the research… [Read more]
Texas Man Survives Being Stung More Than 250 Times by Bees
Harold Braun, aged 74, has miraculously survived being stung more than 250 times in an attack by bees while he mowed the lawn in his Waco, Texas backyard. The poor man was hospitalized after he ran over an area covered by a rubber mat and the movement agitated a hive of nearby bees. Paramedics pulled more than 150 stingers from his body and the hospital staff removed another 100 or so. Harold Braun… [Read more]
Politicians and Their Infamous Scandalous Affairs
Sex - it's everywhere. Okay, so no complaints there; but what about if we're talking about sexual affairs - infidelity? We have people in high positions in our country who are really no better than the average Joe when it comes to being faithful to their wives, with South Carolina governor Mark Sanford as the latest to point fingers at. Some have just been accused of being unfaithful to their… [Read more]
