10 Most Important Inventions Ever
Our ability to create new tools is a pretty big deal. Here are ten of my favorites.
1 The Wheel
Of course this would be on here. You use the wheel for just about every single day of your entire life. So it's pretty important...
2 Fire
Me cook food, me feed family, me build civilization.
3 Electricity
What's the worst thing that can happen on a lazy day at home? The electricity goes out.
4 Writing
Before we figured out the idea out to write symbols down that could mean something, there was no way to communicate ideas to future generations. Plus without writing I wouldn't have been able to jot down this awesome blog.
5 The Printing Press
This took writing to the next level. Suddenly you didn't have to spend months copying books. New ideas spread like crazy throughout the world thanks to the printing press.
6 Television
Why is TV important? How would I be able to watch Downton Abbey without it?
7 Abacus
I was gonna include the computer in this list, but the abacus is just a lot cooler. Plus how often do you get to say the word "abacus"?
8 Telephone
Thanks to this communication became nearly instant. This is a good thing, mostly...
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9 Automobile
Think about it, before the car if you wanted to go somewhere it would take forever. The idea that I could get in my car and be in Las Vegas in a few hours is just mind blowing.
10 The Internet
isn't it obvious? How would you be able to read this blog without the world wide web?
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10 Most Evil People In History
There are pretty damn evil people who have lived on this planet. Just to clarify, I'm limiting this list to people who were around a long time ago. I'm not going to include anyone who was in recent history and included World War II, so no Nazis here because they would just fill up the whole list and then some.
1 Elizabeth Bathory
Who was the most twisted serial killer of all time? This bitch was. And yes, that term is completely justified in describing this Countess who lived in the Carpathian Mountains. You see, she was convinced that if she bathed in the blood of young girls it would rejuvenate her and allow to live forever. So she murdered and tortured somewhere around 650 girls often by stabbing them with needles and burning every body part you can imagine. Most of them died from starvation or other horrible methods. And the worst part is that she was never put on trial for her crimes. Instead she died of natural causes. Obviously bathing in blood didn't do what she thought it would. However she lives on in part as she was one of the inspirations for Dracula.
2 Maximilien Robespierre
Robespierre started off with good intentions. As the leader of the French Revolution he wanted the people of France to have the freedom and rights they deserved. But everything changed when he gained power. The Reign of Terror was a ten month period where he had mass executions carried out with the guillotine. He became so paranoid he would have people killed for any reason he could find because he was terrified of losing his power. Most executions were performed without a trial. An estimated 40,000 people were killed, including King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette. But justice was dished out when Robespierre himself was guillotined without trial.
3 Caligula
Caligula was the third emperor of Rome from the years 37 to 41. Early in his reign he was afflicted by a "brain fever" that caused him to become mentally ill. Believing he was a god, Caligula went about torturing anyone he felt was an enemy. And that was anyone, even small children weren't safe from him. Parents were forced to watch their children being killed. His favorite thing to do was to saw people in half, starting from the crotch and working his way up to the head. His sexual perversion was also well documented. He would have orgies at this palace that included everybody and everything. Animals too. He was finally killed in the year 41.
4 Attila the Hun
This guy lead his army all across Europe and is credited with the downfall of the Roman Empire. How destructive was he? Well his nickname was the Scourge of God. He had no mercy and killed anyone in his path which included several hundred thousand people. No one is sure what caused his death, but one day he started coughing up blood and that was it for him.
5Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan had a talent for killing people and he made good use of it. As ruler of the Mongolian Empire from 1206 to 1227, he conquered most of China and everything around the Caspian Sea. In all the battles that he lead his army into, it's estimated that he killed 20 to 60 million people which would account for 10% to 30% of the world's population at the time. He died of natural causes in 1227. KHANNNNNNNN!
6Tomas de Torquemada
This asshole was the Grand Inquisitor of Spain. Yep, the Spanish Inquisition was this guy. He ordered Jews and other non-Catholics to death for being heretics. His spies turned friends and family against each other as he fervently searched for anyone he thought was an enemy of the Catholic Church. People were tortured in all sorts of ways such as having their limbs ripped from their sockets, being burned alive or drowned. He's responsible for the deaths of over 30,000 people in some of the worst ways imaginable. Ironically there's a good chance he was part Jewish himself. Like so many other people on this list he died of old age instead of facing justice. But if there is a hell, that's where he is now.
7 Ivan the Terrible
Ivan was the ruler of Russia from 1533 to 1584. As a young child he took great pleasure in throwing animals to their deaths off of tall buildings. That's one of the signs of a future serial killer by the way. And since he was the Tsar of Russia his sadism was felt by everyone. He enjoyed torture, death and pain so much he would watch nearly every execution he ordered letting them drag on for hours so he could get off as much as he could from the suffering of his victim. Execution methods included beheading, strangling, hanging, burning, stabbing, boiling, disembowelment, being buried alive, impalement and being fried. Yeah, fried to death. He would destroy entire villages just because he could. He killed anyone who questioned him, including his wife and son. He died while playing chess one day. It's thought that he was poisoned.
8 Nero
Another Roman emperor, Nero was the 5th supreme ruler of Rome and he drove it right into the ground. He burned entire cities and murdered just about every member of his family just because he could. He was so damn evil that many Christians thought he was the Antichrist. He was the one had the apostle Paul and his disciple Peter tortured and killed. The expression "Nero fiddled while Rome burned" is of course about this guy. Finally the people rose up and Nero committed suicide when he realized he was about to lose power.
10 Vlad Dracula
And now we have this dude, the prince of Wallachia. Vlad the Impaler is the inspiration for Dracula himself. Dracula literally means the devil, or the dragon depending on how you translate it. He's well known for impaling people since it was his favorite method of killing people. He made sure that each stake he used was well oiled and not too sharp since he didn't want to kill the person right away. The stake was then inserted from one end until it came out through the other. I'm sure you can figure what that must have looked like. He hated anyone he saw as being sick or weak and would burn alive anyone who offended him. It's said that he killed 100,000 people which would be 20% of the population of Wallacha. And yes, it was said he enjoyed drinking blood. He was finally decapitated in 1476.
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The Most Epic Mustaches Of All Time
Let's be honest, mustaches are freaking awesome. There's nothing more masculine then sporting the ultimate 'stache. And the guys in this list take ultimate to the next level!
Batman wins every time.
There's more beard here than mustache but it's impressive nonetheless.
Santa went hipster here.
Chia pet?
Handlebar mustaches are awesome. I wish I had one, the upkeep is a bit much though...
That's a heck of a wingspan.
This is totally old school here.
Painter Salvador Dali was a weird dude. But not because of his mustache. There are various other reasons for this. More on that later...
Ron Burgandy. Good enough for me.
The ultimate of the ultimate goes to Ron Freaking Swanson. He is my idol. Everyone only wishes they could be him.
What was your favorite mustache? Let me know!
Posted by Jonathan Cocco10 Crazy Facts About Disneyland
Everyone loves Disneyland, right? And everyone loves learning more about the mostest magical place on Earth! Right?
Walt Disney got the inspiration to build Disneyland while he was riding the merry-go-round with his daughters at L.A.'s Griffith Park. That same bench is on display at the entrance of Great Moments.
There's only on place where you can consume alcohol openly inside the original Disneyland. It's the super duper exclusive Club 33. The waiting list to become a member is 10 years freaking years long and it costs $25,000 to join and then you have to play $10,000 a year. Is it worth it? Tom Hanks, is a member so it must be.
How often do you see rats and mice at Disneyland? Not very often. You know why? Disneyland encourages stray cats to hang out in the park. Yup.
Pirates of the Caribbean was the very last ride that Walt Disney supervised the construction of. Oh, and there's a real human skull in the ride. It's in the treasure room at the beginning of the ride, see if you can find it next time you go.
Speaking of Pirates of the Caribbean, a woman was once caught spilling human ashes into the water of the ride. Ever since then, fans have been requesting that their ashes be spread on Disneyland rides. Hey, whatever floats your boat.
There is a basketball court inside the Matterhorn. Enough said.
My favorite ride at Disneyland is the Indiana Jones ride. And to make it even cooler the stuff in his office while you're waiting in line are actual props from the film. Awesome!
Over 100,000 lightbulbs are used to light the buildings on Main Street, U 5 pilule de viagra.S.A.
There is a secret series of underground tunnels underneath Disneyland. Okay, it's not really that much of a secret since tons of people know about them. The employee use the tunnels to quickly move around in the park.
Splash Mountain isn't exactly the most accurate name for the ride. Flash Mountain is more like it actually. Why? Because tons of women have taken the opportunity to show off their assets to the camera. In fact, there is someone whose sole job is to filter out the "bad" photos so innocent families don't get an "eye-full".
Posted by Jonathan Cocco10 Amazing Facts About Mars
Mars. It was named after the Roman god of war. It's inspired tons of science fiction stories and here are some cool facts about it.
Mars's surface is the most like Earth's. That's why we've sent so many probes there. But it wouldn't be a fun place to live, the temperature go between -255 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit and you couldn't breathe the air. The atmosphere is made up of carbon dioxide (95.3%), nitrogen (2.7%), argon (1.6%), oxygen (0.15%) and water (0.03%).
That being said, it's still our best hope for finding life elsewhere in our solar system. So we're looking as hard as we can right now.
Mars has two moons. Phobos and Deimos which are named after the sons of Mars in Roman mythology.
Mars has the highest mountain in the solar system. Olympus Mons is 22 km high and 600 km across. Mount Everest is only 8.8 km high.
It does snow on Mars though. But instead of water, the snowflakes are made of carbon dioxide.
One day, humans will walk on Mars. NASA is making plans right now. But they aren't the only ones. SpaceX is a company founded by Elon Musk, he's the real life Tony Stark. His goal is to not only reach Mars, but to also terraform it so humans could walk openly and live easily. Can he do it? Well he's also the guy who created Pay Pal and the Tesla, so if anyone is going to do it, he will.
Posted by Jonathan Cocco10 Mind Blowing Facts About Dinosaurs
It's a commonly known fact that dinosaurs are freaking awesome. So here are a few tidbits that make them even cooler.
1 Not every dinosaur was big.
Nemicolopterus crypticus had only a wingspan of a little less than 25 centimeters.
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2 The mystery of the fake dinosaur.
I'm sure you've heard of the Brontosaurus right. Well good, because it never actually existed. It was actually an incorrectly identified dinosaur created by putting the head of a Camarasaurus on the body of an Apatosaurus. D'oh!
3 They were long lived.
Assuming a dinosaur didn't get eaten by another dinosaur, they seemed to live from 75 years to about 300. Scientists can't be completely sure about this figure, but they got this from studying dinosaur bones and running math on their size and metabolism.
4 Can you name every species of dinosaur?
No one can, because there are most certainly many more species that we don't know about. We only know of the ones whose fossils we have found.
5 Just how long is 65 million years?
This might blow your mind. The difference between when a T-Rex and Stegosaurus lived is actually longer than the time difference between when a T-Rex lived and present day. Whoa!
6 Dinosaurs may have been warm-blooded.
At least some of the of carnivorous dinosaurs may have been warm-blooded. This would have allowed them to move faster and remain more active in order to hunt their prey.
7 Mammals and dinosaurs lived together.
No, it's not what you think. I'm not saying that humans frolicked with the dinosaurs, but there were mammals around. Just rats and other ancient rodents. Hey we had to come from somewhere.
8 Dinosaurs had feathers.
Yep, that's what a velociraptor probably looked like. But they can tell some dinosaurs had feathers because of the notches on their bones.
9 Dinosaurs are still around today.
Well not really, but kinda. See birds evolved from dinosaurs. So whenever you're eating chicken, just think, you might be eating a descendent from a T-Rex!
10 Dinosaurs ruled the earth for a very, very long time.
We don't live very long and we don't really think about or are even able to comprehend just how long a million years is, let alone 100 million. Modern humans have only been around a few hundred thousand years and we've had civilization for maybe 10,000 years. That's really nothing when you think about it. Dinosaurs first appeared about about 230 million years ago and were the dominant life form on this planet for 135 millions years. Think about that number, 135 million. Can you even wrap your brain around that? Nope. So maybe next time you're sitting in a really boring class for an hour or you're on a bad blind date and you think you've been trapped forever, think about the number 135 million years and maybe that'll help pass the time a little faster!
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Top 10 Most Disgusting Foods
Warning: the foods in this article are incredibly gross. Proceed with caution! Now who's ready to eat!
1 Casu Marzu
This is a "traditional" Sardinian sheep milk cheese. Okay so basically they let cheese flies lay eggs and let the larvae create an advanced level of fermentation. Yeah, disgusting right? Also it's not a prequestite to clear the larvae from the cheese before eating it. Some people do, some don't. The cheese becomes very soft from this process, almost liquid-like. They say the taste of this food scorches your tongue a bit and the aftertaste can last for hours.
2 Fried Tarantulas
They eat these in Cambodia. That's all I wanted to learn about this delicacy.
3 Escamole
These are ant larvae that you eat. They get them from roots of Agave plants in Mexico.
4 Pig Blood
This Hungarian dish is prepared with onions and served for breakfast. Definitely not kosher.
5 Sannakji
It's a raw Korean dish where live octopi are seasoned with sesame and sesame oil. Be careful when you eat this, their tentacles can choke you to death if they manage to get stuck in your throat.
6 Tuna Eyeball
I love sushi, especially raw tuna. But this... Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
7 Fruit Bat Soup
They eat this in Palau, Micronesia. I don't know why.
8 Cockscombs
Yeah...... Why, just why? Turns out that when people do eat these, they tend to be part of a recipe involving other parts of the chicken like their kidneys. Some people use them for garnishes. Still doesn't make me want to eat one.
9 Ox Penis
It turns out that people eat the penises of many other animals out there. In fact that's one of the reasons why tigers are nearly extinct. I don't get it either...
10 Squirrel Brains
I had to end this list with an American food just out of fairness. It's a southern delicacy in places like Kentucky. Doctors have been warning people for years that they could get mad squirrel disease from eating their brains. But they still do anyway.
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10 Mind Blowing Facts About Dogs
DOGS! Have I got your attention yet? Here are a few cool facts about them and some cute pictures as well!
Three dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic, two Pomeranians and one Pekingese. Legend has it that the two Pomeranians were Hitch's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great parents. At least that's what he tells me...
Dogs chase their tails for many reasons: curiosity, exercise, anxiety or boredom. But mostly because they're dogs.
Dogs and humans have similar patterns to sleep. They both exhibit slow wave sleep (SWS) and rabid eye movement (REM). During REM dogs can dream. If you see your dog twitch and move their paws than that means he or she is dreaming.
Dogs have a membrane called tapetum lucidum that allows them to see in the dark.
On the same topic, dogs have three eyelids, an upper lid, a lower lid and a nictating membrane or a "haw" that keeps the eye moist and protected.
A dog's normal temperature is between 101 and 102.5 Fahrenheit.
Dogs actually do sweat, but it's only through the pads of their feet.
Dogs curl up in a ball when they sleep not because it makes them look cute; it's actually a defense mechanism to help keep themselves warm and to protect their vital organs from potential predators.
A dog's nose is wet because there is a thin layer of mucous there that helps to absorb scents. Dogs also lick their noses to help sample smells through their mouth.
And this is my favorite fact about dogs, their sense of smell. There are lots of numbers thrown out there about how strong a dog's sense of smell is, so I'm just gonna go with the most over-the-top figures I could find. Some scientists say that it's up to 1,000,000 times better then ours. Dogs can detect smells and odors at concentrations of just 1 part per trillion. Think about how accurate that is. They can distinguish people just from their individual smells. Pretty cool huh?
Posted by Jonathan Cocco