Everybody is scared of getting buried alive and the following people had these nightmares transformed into reality when they were declared dead prematurely.
1. Virginia Macdonald
Virginia Macdonald died in 1851 after she had been ill for a long time. After she was buried, her mother was sure of the fact that Virginia was not dead. Unfortunately, when the coffin was taken out, it was found that the poor girl’s hands were bitten and the body showed other traces of having been buried alive.
2. Madame Blunden
Madame Blunden was declared dead in 1896 and was buried under a school. The coffin was opened up after complaints from children about noises and those who were around managed to watch her take her last breath.
3. Collins
In 1886, New York Times carried an article about a young girl named Collins who died suddenly and was then buried. When her body was being shifted, it was discovered that her knees were pulled till her chin, her arm was turned in an unnatural manner and her face was twisted in such a manner that it was obvious she had been through dreadful torture.
4. Unknown man
The Daily Telegraph carried an article in 1889 about a man who had been buried in Grenoble. Because he stayed intoxicated for 20 hours, it was assumed that he was dead. However, when the sexton was placing the thick coffin in the grave, he heard loud moans and frantic knocks. By the time he opened it up, the man had died and his head was badly mutilated.
5. Unknown man
The Sunday Times carried an article in 1838 about a man in Tonneins who was buried alive. When the coffin was being lowered into the Earth, the grave-digger heard loud noises and sure enough, the man had been declared dead prematurely.
The song is brilliant and Jeff Buckley’s voice is beautiful, to say the least. However, the lyrics are so depressing that you will want to kill yourself before the song ends. It’s a pretty song which mixes breakup with a breakdown and talks a lot about loneliness.
Pink Floyd is known to have created some of the best songs ever and this one is not an exception. If you come out alive after listening to Lover, You Should Have Come Over, make sure you listen to the lyrics of this song which talk about having an unresponsive and indifferent attitude towards the world.
The fact that Ian Curtis had unmistakable suicidal tendencies becomes apparent in this song. The lyrics talk about how ‘we’ knocked on hell’s doors and forced ‘ourselves’ in. It is quite a breaking taking ode to suicide.
This song is laced with every depressing theme you can think of- mutilation, annihilation, alienation and deprecation. Richey James Edward was clearly emotionally unstable and the fact that he disappeared without a trace in 1995 makes it easy to understand why he wrote such mind-numbingly depressing lyrics.
When this song was released, it became clear that the band was a part of the ‘goth pop’ genre. The lyrics centre around a woman who is stuck in a dark society and how she drowns herself to make it end. The atmosphere surrounding the song is dark and depressing enough to make you want to cry yourself to sleep.
These coffee beans are created from the feces of a mammal known as Civet. These animals are fed ripe berries of the finest quality and their feces are only partially digested. It is used to create the costliest coffee available today and can be bought for 600 dollars per pound. The flavor is complex and the beans are not tampered with in order to sustain the original flavor.
An Ox’s Penis is enjoyed by dogs in Western countries after it is dried out. However, the residents of a few Oriental nations seem to enjoy it too. It is either steamed of fried but many prefer to eat it raw. To get an idea of what it tastes like, you can overcook squid and eat that.
Cave Swifts create their nests by spitting repeatedly and when the chemical comes in contact with the air, it hardens and becomes solid. It is also among the most expensive food items available today and is usually mixed with water and served in the form of a soup.
Caterpilla Fungus enters the body of a particular kind of caterpillar and kills it almost instantly. The mushroom will grow out of the caterpillar’s forehead during early summer. It is usually used for medication purposes and is also considered to be an aphrodisiac. Certain groups of people believe that it has the ability to cure anything from cancer to fatigue.
This may shock you but Rats are quite common in a number of countries all over the world. They look slightly different from the rats we are familiar with. The meat is tough and they taste like chicken strips.
Porfirio Diaz’s presidency went on for about 20 years and he single-handedly managed to annihilate the Mexican economy. He headed the Government in the country and gained complete control over the authorities. The Mexican revolution was kick-started when this dictator was re-elected for a second term.
Fidel Castro was Cuba’s prime minister in 1959 and became the president soon after. He was successful in what he did and was not as ruthless as the rest mentioned in this list. His record is quite clean and he was a good leader.
Mao Tse-tung headed the People’s Republic of China for a long time till his reigned ended in 1976. His philosophy was created keeping the elements of both Marxism and communism in mind. He believed that the peasants should be liberated and he spread his ideas through the country with the help of well-designed campaigns. He managed to gain control over all of China except Taiwan. However, Mao was quite ruthless when it came to dealing with the enemy.
This Ugandan dictator controlled this small nation and was the self-proclaimed president of the nation. He replaced certain laws with military law and ran the country on martial law practices. Thousands were murdered during his regime and dozens of villages were wiped out quite frequently. Amin had some unique quirks and a short fuse.
Lenin started off as a lawyer and later started publishing pieces laced with Socialist literature. He was against the World War and did not like the fact that the working class had no choice but to fight. Elements of Marxism and communism can be seen in his policies and his body is at display at a certain mausoleum.
Extra is a brand which manufactures chewing gums. It claims to make the consumer’s teeth stronger. Some time back they created an advertisement which showed a steel spoon lying in a plate. The consumer realizes that a bit of the spoon has been bitten off and then their logo flashes on screen- “The Extra for Healthy Teeth.”
Tabasco, as we all know, is the hot sauce we cover our food with when it is too bland or just plain bad. A certain advertisements showed a bottle of Tabasco lying next to a corn on the cob. A significant portion of the corn has been removed and has been replaced by popcorn. The message is clear- the sauce is hot enough to pop corn!
This laptop claimed to be the thinnest laptop in the world. When it was first launched, the advertisement was placed in a magazine. The reader would flip over a page to find himself staring at a keyboard and a screen. The pages would combine to give the appearance of a real laptop. The Macbook Air is paper thin and Steve Jobs has done a great job in marketing it!
When the movie Kill Bill was about to hit theaters, the publicity department came up with a great idea. What they did was plaster a life-size picture of a man whose back is towards us on the outside of the elevator doors. The doors would open to reveal Uma Thurman standing with a knife and the man would be sliced in half.
A certain fitness studio tried to promote their services with the help of paper bags which were created in such a way that it seemed like the person was carrying weights as he walked around.
J.R.R. Tolkien was a professor before he started writing- fact which is clear in these books. Even though The Lord of the Rings series is very popular and has raised the bar as far as the fantasy adventure genre is concerned, it will not be an exaggeration to say that the details are superfluous and the plot is slightly vague.
The characters in this popular book are described in such a way that they seem like wooden and lifeless caricatures, the plot is quite boring and the writing is out-dated.
Don Delillo is doted on by professors of English literature and is despised by an equal number of students who are forced to read it.
Once a child passes a certain age; he is told to read Atlas Shrugged. It is a widely celebrated book and is considered to be epic and massively successful. In reality, the book moves at a snail’s pace and the political theme is over-hyped enough to bring down the overall quality of the book.
One Hundred Years of Solitude is said to be that book which gave rise to the genre of magical realism. The plot is extremely complex and there is no doubt that the average and for that matter, the above-average reader will need to log onto the internet just to understand the basics of the novel.
While this candy may just taste okay, the experience is definitely ruined as it has to be scraped out of a plastic ear. The container consists of a swab as well- thank god. It makes one wonder if kids will start using the swab to eat their own ear wax once the ‘candy’ runs out.
Again, this candy may just taste okay but they look like real scabs and come along with plasters as well. How can kids enjoy consuming something that looks like it was once oozing blood?
This candy is in the form of small balls and is licorice flavored. This may sound okay to you but wait for it- it is also drenched in salt. Dubbel Zout is candy which is salty. This is definitely among the most revolting candies ever and the fact that it looks like a pill does not make it any better.
A Hotlix Candy is colorful and is definitely sweet but once the coating is licked off, you will find yourself face to face with a real scorpion. Kids will be expected to consume a scorpion’s guts after ingesting a large amount of sugar. It is difficult to figure out which part is worse.
Gorilla Boogers are black beans which have been dried and sweetened. This candy tastes like dirt which has been doused in sugar. Children should just go outside and sprinkle sugar on some mud and eat that. It will definitely taste better than Gorilla Boogers.
They were known for their poaching abilities during the 1800s. These identical twins came from a good family but for some reason, turned to crime related activities. They got each other out of trouble all the time and never went poaching together.
A German man and a Jamaican-English woman gave birth to a pair of twins in 2006. While Alicia’s skin is dark and her hair is black, Jasmin’s skin is fair and her hair is blonde. A Genetic expert explained that this happened because the mother’s genes which determine what the skin color of her babies will be, were mixed.
These twins were considered to be telepathic after several experiments were carried out on them. One such experiment involved Richard plunging his hand into freezing cold water and while his respiration rate changed, so did Damien’s.
Tamara Rabi and Adriana Scott were given up for adoption shortly after they were born. Both adoptive parents kept this secret from them but surprisingly, neither knew that the sisters were growing up only 20 miles away from each other. When they turned 20, mutual friends started figuring it out and made the two meet. Even though they did not grow up together, they had very similar traits and tastes.
These two are also known as the Silent Twins. The twins were inseparable from the time they were born but spoke only to each other in a language that nobody else understood. They did not interact with other children and the situation got so bad, that they had to be separated. However, this only made the problem worse and the two got withdrawn and catatonic. After they got reunited, they came to a decision that one of them had to die. Jennifer took the plunge after which June started speaking and communicating with others.
If your company fired you, you should go right ahead to the nearest unemployment office and apply for un-employment insurance. If your application is good enough, you will be compensated for months at a stretch. You can also apply if you quit your job but it may be harder to get through.
Go through the details of your current budget and find out how you can trim it off. This can include switching over to a different cell phone or cable service provider or buying unbranded breakfast cereal. If you do this, you will remain comfortable till you find another job. At this stage, it is imperative that you step over your pride and do whatever it takes.
Dig out your resume and cut out all the lies you can spot and add additional skills you may have learnt over the years. In addition to that, when you are jotting down the references, add only those that will speak in your favor.
Networking should be your highest priority if you find yourself without a job. Most people tend to hide under the covers so that nobody finds out about their situation. What they should do is get out there and let family members and friends know that they are on a look-out for a job.
Instead of panicking and popping pills to keep anxiety at bay, try and relax so that your mind is clear enough for you to assess all the available options. Spend your days reading or in front of the television without feeling bad because you will find a job soon enough after which it becomes difficult to find some time off.
The colonial administration of King Leopold II of Belgium was one of forced labour, mass murder and torture. Estimated range of victims was about 30 million, starting from 1885 and continuing into 20th century. The population of Congo declined from about 30 million to under 9 million during this time of atrocity.
During World War II, United States, conducted atomic bombing against Hiroshima and Nagasaki. During the first 2-4 months, the acute affects killed 90000-166000 in Hiroshima and 60000-80000 in Nagasaki. During the following months large numbers died from burns, radiation sickness and other injuries. Since then more have died due to Leukemia and Cancer.
Approximately six million European Jews, ethnic Poles, Romani, POWs and Soviet civilians were killed during World War II under a program of state-sponsored extermination by Nazi Germany. Hitler established concentration camps at places such as Auschwitz, Treblinka and Sobibor in which women, children and old people were executed and other inmates were used for slave labour, until they died of exhaustion and disease. The toll is estimated to be at 11 million to 17 million people.
Known as “Holodomor (murder by hunger)”, it was a famine in the Ukrainian SSR from 1932-33 during which millions of people starved to death as a result of the trade and economic policies of Joseph Stalin. It was the largest peace time catastrophe in the history of Ukraine. Estimates of the number of casualties ranged from 2.6 million to 10 million.
3 million people died from starvation and malnutrition due to this man-made famine. The British army stored all grains in anticipation of Japanese invasion and exported food to allied forces in middle-east and Europe while the local people starved to death.
