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8 Most Expensive Mistakes The World Has Ever Made

Did you know how much it costs to clean up, let’s say, an oil spill? Or how much money was lost when the Japan’s stock market crashed after one of the workers made a typo? The world is full of mistakes. Some way-way more expensive than the rest. Millions upon millions of dollars wasted. Just poof… and they’re gone.

10 Best HBO Series of All Time

HBO have been giving the viewers amazing content way before Chernobyl or Westworld rolled into town, and many people think that we should thank HBO for the current golden age of TV. Naturally, after 50+ years of TV programming, there are some titles worthy of being called “crème de la crème”. In other words, here are the top 10 best HBO shows of all time!

11 Movies that Changed Our Idea of Good CGI Forever

CGI is becoming an increasingly important part of nearly every movie we see in the cinema these days. From the completely CGI “live action” remake of Lion King, to the Marvel blockbusters like Avengers: End Game and Spider-Man: Far From Home. To be honest, it feels like we take a lot of this CGI work for granted, but every great movie of today was built on the foundation laid by movies that came before them.

6 Amazing Facts about Hurricanes

As much as hurricanes are terrifying natural mechanisms of absolute destruction, they’re also extremely interesting. And, since they are becoming more and more common (because of climate change), it could be important to know more about them.

10 Actors That Started Their Careers On Soaps

We go to the movies several times a year and see these well-known actors play in big budget movies, yet we often forget that even these massive superstars at one time had to start out with their first big acting gig. For many actors, that meant starting in a soap opera. It’s not exactly the most glamorous acting job out there, but it is one that will get you noticed in the big leagues.

6 Apocalyptic Scenarios That Could (But Hopefully Won’t) Happen Today

The apocalypse is a weird obsession of the human race. Ever since our existence evolved into being able to predict the near future when it comes to things like weather, economy, space,… we’ve been wondering what and when will finally be the undoing of us. It’s a bit nihilistic to say the least, but that doesn’t make it any less fascinating.

6 Strangest Archaeological Discoveries

Digging up some old treasure or a 3000-year-old trinket is always super exciting, especially if you’re an archaeologist and that little trinket may change everything we knew about some ancient civilization or a long forgotten city.

11 Theories On Why Aliens Keep Avoiding Us

Whether you know about the Fermi Paradox or not, it’s pretty strange that no alien civilization has contacted us yet. According to Enrico Fermi there’s bound to be life in this vast Universe that is billions of years old with billions of billions stars and planets, some of which definitely support life in some form. Yet, here we are, all alone. This raises some questions as to what is the reason we are kept in the dark about other civilizations.

10 Inventions That Make Us Question Humanity

Humans as a race are driven to improve and invent. In fact, since the industrial revolution, the speed in which new inventions have been revealed to the world has increased massively. As we move into the 21st century it is totally unbelievable how fast we have advanced in science, medicine and technology. Will this advancement ever end?

12 Most Technologically Advanced Countries Today

After the end of World War II many of the world’s countries were left in a bad way, Japan had been bombed, Germany had lost most of its power and India was waiting for its independence from the British Empire. Fast forward a few decades and many things have changed for these and other countries in the world, the list of the world’s most technologically advanced countries in 1945 and today are very different! Check out today’s list of the most technologically advanced countries.

10 Modern Things That Were Predicted Hundreds Of Years Before They Appeared

We, human beings, like to make things up. Our imagination takes us to the future filled with mind-bending technologies, surreal gadgets, and abilities that surpass everything we thought possible. We read about them in science-fiction books, watch futuristic movies, and eventually get inspired to create them in real life. Think smartphones are a totally new invention?

What Iconic Female Characters Look Like In Remakes (Lara Croft Will Really Surprise You)

Creating remakes of popular­ movies is a risky business. Characters become iconic due to their unique features, style, intricate plotlines, and of course appearance. There’s no denying the fact that we also fall for some characters just because they look cute. This is why so much controversy surrounds new characters of Lara Croft, Catwoman, and the Enchanted trio. Some fans could go along with the new actresses, but others simply couldn’t put up with the transformations their favorite heroines went through.