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Real story of American Dollar v/s Indian Rupee

An Advice to all who are worrying about fall of Indian Rupee

Throughout the country please stop using cars except for emergency for only seven days (Just 7 days)
Definitely Dollar rate will come down. This is true. The value to dollar is given by petrol only.This is called Derivative Trading. America has stopped valuing its Dollar with Gold 70 years ago.

Real story of American Dollar v/s Indian Rupee

Americans understood that Petrol is equally valuable as Gold so they made Agreement with all the Middle East countries to sell petrol in Dollars only. That is why Americans print their Dollar as legal tender for debts. This mean if you don't like their American Dollar and go to their Governor and ask for repayment in form of Gold,as in India they won't give you Gold.

You observe Indian Rupee, " I promise to pay the bearer..." is clearly printed along with the signature of Reserve Bank Governor. This mean, if you don't like Indian Rupee and ask for repayment,Reserve Bank of India will pay you back an equal value of gold.(Actually there may be minor differences in the Transaction dealing rules, but for easy comprehension I am explaining this)

Let us see an example. Indian petroleum minister goes to Middle East country to purchase petrol, the Middle East petrol bunk people will say that liter petrol is one Dollar.
But Indians won't have dollars. They have Indian Rupees. So what to do now? So That Indian Minister will ask America to give Dollars. American Federal Reserve will take a white paper , print Dollars on it and give it to the Indian Minister. Like this we get dollars , pay it to petrol bunks and buy petrol.

But there is a fraud here. If you change your mind and want to give back the Dollars to America we can't demand them to pay Gold in return for the Dollars. They will say " Have we promised to return something back to you? Haven't you checked the Dollar ? We clearly printed on the Dollar that it is Debt"
So, Americans don't need any Gold with them to print Dollars. They will print Dollars on white papers as they like.

But what will Americans give to the Middle East countries for selling petrol in Dollars only?

Middle East kings pay rent to America for protecting their kings and heirs. Similarly they are still paying back the Debt to America for constructing Roads and Buildings in their countries. This is the value of American Dollar. That is why Many say some day the Dollar will be destroyed.

At present the problem of India is the result of buying those American Dollars. American white papers are equal to Indian Gold. So if we reduce the consumption of petrol and cars, Dollar will come down

The Above Details are translated originally from Telugu Language to English by Radhika Gr.
Kindly share this and make everyone aware of the facts of American Dollar V/s Indian Rupee.

And here is a small thing other than petrol , what we can do to our Indian Rupee

YOU CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO THE INDIAN ECONOMY BY FOLLOWING FEW SIMPLE STEPS:-

Please spare a couple of minutes here for the sake of India.
Here's a small example:-

Before 12 months 1 US $ = INR Rs 39
After 12 months, now 1 $ = INR Rs 62

Do you think US Economy is booming? No, but Indian Economy is Going Down.

Our economy is in your hands.INDIAN economy is in a crisis. Our country like many other ASIAN countries, is undergoing a severe economic crunch. Many INDIAN industries are closing down. The INDIAN economy is in a crisis and if we do not take proper steps to control those, we will be in a critical situation. More than 30,000 crore rupees of foreign exchange are being siphoned out of our country on products such as cosmetics, snacks, tea, beverages, etc. which are grown, produced and consumed here.

A cold drink that costs only 70 / 80 paise to produce, is sold for Rs.9 and a major chunk of profits from these are sent abroad. This is a serious drain on INDIAN economy. We have nothing against Multinational companies, but to protect our own interest we request everybody to use INDIAN products only at least for the next two years. With the rise in petrol prices, if we do not do this, the Rupee will devalue further and we will end up paying much more for the same products in the near future.

What you can do about it?
Buy only products manufactured by WHOLLY INDIAN COMPANIES.Each individual should become a leader for this awareness. This is the only way to save our country from severe economic crisis. You don't need to give-up your lifestyle. You just need to choose an alternate product.

Daily products which are COLD DRINKS,BATHING SOAP ,TOOTH PASTE,TOOTH BRUSH ,SHAVING CREAM,BLADE, TALCUM POWDER ,MILK POWDER ,SHAMPOO , Food Items etc. all you need to do is buy Indian Goods and Make sure Indian rupee is not crossing outside India.

Every INDIAN product you buy makes a big difference. It saves INDIA. Let us take a firm decision today.

we are not anti-multinational. we are trying to save our nation. every day is a struggle for a real freedom. we achieved our independence after losing many lives.
they died painfully to ensure that we live peacefully. the current trend is very threatening.

multinationals call it globalization of indian economy. for indians like you and me, it is re-colonization of india. the colonist's left india then. but this time, they will make sure they don't make any mistakes.

russia, s.korea, mexico - the list is very long!! let us learn from their experience and from our history. let us do the duty of every true indian. finally, it's obvious that you can't give up all of the items mentioned above. so give up at least one item for the sake of our country!

We would be sending useless forwards to our friends daily. Instead, please forward this to all your friends to create awareness. - See more at: http://www.allindiadaily.com/2013/08/real-story-of-american-dollar-vs-Indian-Rupee.html#sthash.oLkrhy80.dpuf

How Many Times Has The World Ended...So Far?

How many times has the world ended? For virtually as long as mankind has been able to write we have been trying to predict events that have yet to pass, with a really bad track record. That certainly hasn't stopped the predictions however. It seems almost weekly that someone, somewhere, has a new take on when the end of the world will occur, and as you can probably tell, not one of them has been correct so far. The folks over at http://www.onlinepsychologydegree.net have put together a cool infographic detailing some of those predictions that have come and passed. (Special thanks to Allison Morris for directing me to this, thanks for sharing!)

 
Sources/ More Reading
How many Times Has The World Ended (OnlinePsychologyDegree.net)
List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events (Wikipedia)

Toothpaste on Headlights?

Claim- Toothpaste can clean foggy headlights on your car almost as well as expensive products that claim to do the same thing.

The Claim

Verdict- True. (Well, sorta) Over the years ultraviolet radiation from the sun takes its toll on everything it touches, especially on plastics. As well, particles blowing around in the air can help to scratch and dull the finish on your headlight covers over time. The headlights on my 1999 Dodge Avenger look almost like someone had taken a sandblaster to them - full of scratches and chips, and very foggy from all those years outside. I had looked up online how I could possibly remedy this, and found that the common way without replacing the covers was an extensive sanding and polishing with multiple fine grit sandpapers, with expensive sealants applied afterwards to protect them. Definitely worth it over buying new ones, but a lot of work and hassle with no guarantees of a decent job in the end, as you can still mess them up beyond repair if you screw up.. Then I came across an article that claims toothpaste as the answer, that showed the example to the right. Given, my Avenger's lights are worse, and have a lot of scratches in them, but anything would be an improvement at this point so what do I have to lose? I no longer drive the car, so even if I ruined the headlights it really wouldn't matter anyway. The lights on my newer car are much better, but eventually they too will succumb to the powerful forces of deterioration.

Avenger with a little bit of scrubbing

Does it work? The Instructions are simple enough to follow. Start by applying a small amount of toothpaste on a rag, and rubbing in small circular motions, until done. After only a couple quick passes the results are already noticeable. As you can see by the image on the left, it worked on the Avenger, but not as well because of all the deep scratches and scarring it has.  

 Does it last? A little tougher of a question. With the toothpaste, you may get 2-4 months out of it, unless you apply a wax, or something like Opti-coat, clear coat, or another sealant to your headlights to block the UV rays and keep them from getting hazy again. ( Here is one guy's homemade sealant from urethane Try at your own risk)

What kind of toothpaste works? Toothpaste is a mild abrasive, so it naturally works well to polish things, and fill small scratches. Just don't use any kind of toothpaste with cooling crystals or anything like that, as they will scratch the surface badly. I used regular whitening toothpaste out of my medicine cabinet, and it worked just fine. If you are still unsure try in an inconspicuous spot first. 

Nasa Deforestation Image

Claim- "NASA recently released imagery showing the deforestation of America …in just 34 years" with a picture showing two earths, one from 1978 and the other from 2012.

Verdict- False, Misleading

I am not trying to argue about the effects our industrial civilization has had on our planet, or the damage we may or not be causing to it., but when people, if even for the best intentions, make and spread misinformation to further the causes they believe in, it tends to damage the credibility of that cause. Recently circulating around social media sites and blogs is an image (below) that claims "NASA recently released imagery showing the deforestation of America …in just 34 years."

Earth. Going bald, or just a bad case of fleas?

Maybe it looked too exaggerated, or maybe it was the lack of information behind it, but something didn't seem quite right about the image. A Google search turned up a lot of results, but little explanation or information behind it. Searching Nasa's site didn't turn anything recent about deforestation, but i did find the separate images while going through the picture galleries. It wasn't long and all the pieces of the puzzle fell into place. It turns out, our planet has an interesting phenomena that some of you may have heard about before called "seasons." As a result, a picture of the earth is only going to be as green as the season it was taken in. An image taken in July for instance will naturally look greener than one taken in January after the majority of trees have shed its leaves,  The picture on the left is claimed to be from 1978, but in reality was taken by a multiple picture process by Nasa from June through September 2001, and was slightly edited to look slightly greener than the original. (Source) The second image on the right was taken by Nasa on January 4th, 2012 ( Hi Res). According to Wikipedia, Most of the Deforestation in North America happened prior to 1910. Since then, forest resources have remained about the same, largely due to planting new trees to replace the ones that were removed.

While there may be no truth to the picture, it may still for a worthy enough cause. Old growth Forests around the world are still getting steamrolled by progress. In North America alone around 10,000 square kilometers (6213 miles) of old growth forests are harvested every year spelling disaster for countless species of plants, animals, and the people that rely on them to survive. Loggers go in and clean out the forests, and tree planters come in behind them and reseed the areas so they can be logged again in the future. In the meantime, all the plants and animals that used to depend on the forest no longer have a home, and many end up being crowded out , or simply dying off.

If We Evolved From Monkeys, Why Are There Still Monkeys?

A simple explanation to the question "If humans evolved from monkeys, then why are there still monkeys?" (Infographic courtesy of user "slipperyfish" from reddit.com.)

Sources/More Reading
Understanding Evolution
Why Evolution Is True (Video)
Evolution (Wikipedia)

Microsoft Windows Progression Timeline – The Rise of Windows

Since Microsoft first created Windows, the operating system and computing world has progressed further than we could have imagined over 20 years ago.
Here’s a nostalgic timeline of Microsoft’s operating systems.

Microsoft’s Operating Systems before Windows:

Xenix (Late 1970s) – Unix-based operating system by Microsoft and AT&T.
MS-DOS (Early 1980s) – The main precursor that Windows evolved from.

The Birth of Windows:

Windows 1.0 (1985)

Microsoft’s first attempt at a GUI-based operating system.

Windows 2.0 (1987)

Improved upon Windows 1.0 and was the first version of Windows to run Word and Excel.

Windows 3.0 (1990)

Third major release and rival to Apple Macintosh and Commodore Amiga. Featured significantly revamped GUI. Was the last version of Windows to advertise 100% backwards compatibility with older Windows applications.

Windows 3.1 (1992)

Introduced the TrueType font system, which made Windows a viable desktop publishing platform for the first time.

Windows NT 3.1 (1993)

Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 (1994)

Windows 95 (1995)

Major commercial success. Integrated MS-DOS and Windows. Introduced many new features and an significantly improved GUI.

Windows 98 (1998)

Codenamed Memphis during development, Windows 98 is the second major release in the 9x line featuring improvements to hardware support and web integration amongst other things.

Windows 2000 (2000)

Marketed as the most secure Windows version ever, Windows 2000 was a continuation of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It featured many improvements and new features like Internet Explorer 5.

Windows ME (2000)

Targeted specifically at home users, Windows Millennium Edition was a highly criticised release for being buggy and unstable.

Windows XP (2001)

Windows XP, “XP” being short for “eXPerience”, featured a new task-based GUI and visual effects were introduced.

Windows Vista (2007)

Codenamed “Longhorn” during development, Windows Vista featured many improvements and new features.

Windows 7 (2009)

Windows 7 was built to be a more “focused”, “incremental” update to the Windows line. Windows 7 was pretty much presented as an improved and polished Windows Vista.

Windows 8 (2012)

First operating system designed for use on desktops, laptops, and tablets.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

                                                                  

1)  Founder of Modern Germany is Bismark


2)  Most famous painting of pablo picaso is Guermica


3)  First president of egypt Mohammed Nequib


4)  Independence of India and south korea 15th august


5)  Founder of Singapore  Sir Thomas stamford Staffles

6)  The country also known as "country of copper" is Zambia.

7)  The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand Line.

8)  The coldest place in the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia.

9)  The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily.

10)Japanese call their country as Nippon.

11)The world's oldes known city is Damascus.

12)The biggest island of the world is Greenland.

13)The biggest stadium(Foot ball) in the world is the Strahow Stadium, Prague

14)The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 km.

15)The city which was once called the "Forbidden City" was Peking.

INTERESTING THINGS IN MONOLISA PAINTING:-

1)  The famous painting monolisa was painted by Leonardo Davin ci.
2)  In the monalisa painting, It was believed that monalisa has no eye brows. But it is a rumor that Mona Lisa has no eyebrows in the painting because when they were trying to restore the painting, they made an error and removed the eyebrows accidentally. However, there are others think that Da-Vinci never finished the painting because of he was the consummate perfectionist and also because most of Leonardo’s paintings were left unfinished.
3)  It is one of the famous Oil painting which was painted in 16th century.
4)  In 1956, a man named Ugo Ungaza threw a rock at the painting, which resulted in a small patch of damaged paint next to her left elbow.
5)  In monalisa painting.. she kept  both her hands softly in her stomach, which symbolises that she is 
pregnant..
6)  Where ever we go.. If we look at the monolisa painting.. Her eyes follows us.. which seems to that she is watching us..
7)  The unrivaled fame of this work is partially because it was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in broad daylight by an employee in 1911. It was quickly recovered two years later.
8)  The painting now is in the Louvre Museum in Paris and is protected in a climate controlled environment and encased in bullet proof glass which caused seven million dollars to built the room.
9)  The painting is considered priceless and cannot be insured.
10)There are three different versions painted under the presently viewed version

Facts About Facebook

1)   Mark Zuckerberg is a founder of face book and he launched it in feb 4, 2004.

2)   "Al Pacino’s face" was on the original name of Facebook homepage.

3)   Psychologists have introduced a diagnosis FAD (Face book Addiction Disorder) as a new kind of addiction

4)   Face book is responsible for 1 in 5 Divorces in US indicated by one law firm.

5)   1 in every 13 people on Earth is on Face book. It has 845 million active users, and 83 million daily active users.

6)   85%+ of all college students use FACE BOOK and 70% of them log in EVERYDAY.

7)   According to a research, people in Face book relationships are happier than single people.

8)   The first person to invest in Face book was the co founder of PayPal, Peter Thiel, who invested $500,000 in June 2004.

9)   People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Face book

10) As an Average, In one hour 3,0000,000 links are shared, 4,452,000 events invites as posted, 3,969,000 photos are tagged, 5,553,000 status updated, 6 million friend requests accepted, 8,148,000 photos uploaded, 8,148,000 messages sent, 31 million comments posted, 4,761,000 walls posts written in face book.

Facts About BlackHole

1)   Black hole is a super massive region of space from which nothing can escape like Bermuda triangle.

2)   Black hole is at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. It was invented as 'black hole'  by John Archibald Wheeler.

3)   Since no light comes out of a black hole, some say this is proof that even light is being sucked into the black hole

4)   Steven Hawking proposed that black holes were not entirely black. They emit radiation.

5)   Life doesn’t survive in a black hole because anything that falls into it will get heated to very high temperatures and compressed to zero volume.

6)   Black holes causes time to stop in space. This causes an event horizon into which objects can fall or be pulled, but those objects will never reappear.

7)   Black hole is made up of three parts. Outer Event Horizon, where there is the possibility of escape by man. Inner Event Horizon, will be alive but cant escape.  Center of the black hole Singularity, the end.

8)   Black holes are the cold remnants(something left over) of former stars, so dense that no matter not even light is able to escape their powerful gravitational pull.

9)   The nearest black hole is 1,600 light years away. That is about 16 quadrillion kilometers for Earth.

10) Most black holes are formed from the death of large stars (larger than the sun) that run out of fuel and cannot sustain its nuclear reaction.

Facts about Pablo Picasso's best painting -"Guernica"

1)   Guernica is Grey, black and white, 3.5 meters (11 ft) tall and 7.8 meters (25.6 ft) wide, a mural-size canvas painted in oil.

2)   The overall scene is within a room where, at an open end on the left, a wide-eyed bull stands over a woman grieving over a dead child in her arms.

3)   The center is occupied by a horse falling in agony as it had just been run through by a spear or javelin

4)   It is important to note that the large gaping wound in the horse's side is a major focus of the painting.

5)   There are two hidden images, A human skull overlays the horse's body and A bull appears to gore the horse from underneath.

6)   The bull's tail forms the image of a flame with smoke rising from it, seemingly appearing in a window created by the lighter shade of gray surrounding it.

7)   Under the horse is a dead, apparently dismembered soldier; his hand on a severed arm still grasps a shattered sword from which a flower grows.

8)   A bird, possibly a dove, stands on a shelf behind the bull in panic.

9)   On the far right, a figure with arms raised in terror is entrapped by fire from above and below.

10) A dark wall with an open door defines the right end of the mural.

Facts About Aliens and UFO's

1)  There is no Scientifical proofs that, Aliens are exist.

2)  The most important fact is, It was believed that Aliens built "The Great Pyramid".

3)  As from sighted people, Aliens are predicted to come in various forms with approximately 68 categorized types.

4)  Aliens come to earth to research.

5)  1 in 5 Americans believe in alien abductions(kidnappings). Interestingly, males are more likely to believe in abductions than females.

6)  The first photograph of a UFO(Unidentified flying object) was taken in 1883 by astronomer Jose Bonilla in Zacatecas, Mexico.

7)  There are an average of 70,000 reported UFO sightings every year, worldwide. That's an average of 192 per day.

8)  Unfortunately, No UFO has ever been tracked on radar entering the Earth's atmosphere.

9)  UFOs were often seen and photographed during NASA's space missions in the 1960s.

10)  1 in 7 Americans say that they, or someone they know, have had an "encounter" with a UFO.

Facts About Big Bang

1)   The universe came into existence at a definite moment in time, some 13 billion years ago, in the form of a super hot, superdense fireball of energetic radiation. This is known as the Big Bang theory.

2)   In the beginning the universe was so hot all the universal forces (gravitation, electromagnetism, etc.) were one force.

3)   The universe was very hot and concentrated in the distant past and, ever since then, space has been stretching and cooling.

4)   The Big Bang Theory was actually first theorized by a Catholic priest Georges Lemaître, who founded hubbles law

5)   The Big Bang theory is one of the most strongly supported theories in all of science. It explains the observed facts.

6)   Astronomers see galaxies moving apart from one another, space in the universe is stretching.

7)   All the matter in the universe used to be very close together (very dense) and pushed matter apart.

8)   Until the arrival of the Big Bang theory the universe was believed to be essentially eternal and unchanging, represented by the Steady State model.

9)   After its initial expansion from a singularity, the Universe cooled sufficiently to allow energy to be converted into various subatomic particles, including protons, neutrons, and electrons.

10) Many people think of the Big Bang as a kind of explosion that happened at some specific point in space, but this isn't correct, as the Universe didn't spring from one central ignition point. Instead, during the Big Bang space was first created and then stretched.

Facts About Eiffel Tower

1)   Eiffel Tower has been named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel.

2)   Even people on wheelchair can visit the Eiffel Tower using the elevator.

3)   The Eiffel Tower is painted every 7 years, in 3 shades of brown with darkest shade at the bottom.

4)   The construction work of Eiffel Tower started on January 26, 1887 and was completed on March 31, 1889.

5)   The Eiffel Tower has got restaurants on the first and second platforms. Its height is 24 m (79 ft) antenna, is 324 m.

6)   The Eiffel Tower is six inches taller in summer than winter! This is largely due to the fact that steel contracts when it’s cold and expands when it’s hot.

7)   Initially the pieces were assembled in the factory using bolts, and then were replaced one by one with heated rivets, which contracted during cooling creating a very tight fit.

8)   The names of 72 prominent French scientists and famous personalities are affixed on the sides of Eiffel Tower just beneath the first platform, 18 names per side.

9)   There are 1665 stairs steps in the Eiffel Tower. Currently, Eiffel Tower is the fifth-tallest structure in France.

10) You can use the steps or elevator to reach the top, but these stairs are only available till the second platform, and the third platform is accessible only via elevators.

Interesting Random Facts

1)   The famous music director, Allah Rakka Rahman, what we call A.R.Rahman was really a Hindu..
2)   The present United States President Barrack Ussain Obama  married his class teacher..
3)   7% of Americans don't know the first 9 words of the American anthem, but know the first 7 of the Canadian anthem.
4)   Their is no snakes in Hawai Island..
5)   The inventor of Telephone, Alexander Grahambel had never made call to his wife or mother. Because both or deaf and dump.
6)   About 75 acres of pizza are eaten in the U.S. Everyday.
7)   The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they start with.
8)   Strawberry is the only fruit with its seeds on the outside.
10) The cigarette lighter was invented before the match box.
11) Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
12) On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.
13) Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear any pants.

10 Of The Most Haunted Places In The World

There are certain places on earth that really inspire fear and bring out the inner coward in everyone. Some say that these places were witnesses to the most gruesome of murders, suicides, and other grisly events. Most people don’t truly know the real reason why ghosts or spirits inhabit these places.
One thing’s for sure, though, these places will do their level best to scare you into hiding. So what are the most haunted places in the world? Here are ten of them:

1. Berry Pomeroy Castle, Totness

Berry Pomeroy Castle (Photo: Wikipedia)

Although it is associated with plenty of hair-raising stories, this centuries-old castle is most famous for being home to two well-renowned female spirits: the Blue Lady and the White Lady. The Blue Lady is said to be free-roaming and haunts throughout the entire castle. With her mysterious and somewhat spellbinding presence, she lures individuals into sections of the ruin. Needless to say, if you see her, don’t follow!

The White Lady, on the other hand, is supposedly Margaret Pomeroy’s spirit. She was held captive by her envious sister and was left to die of starvation in the dungeons of the castle, where her presence lingers to this day.

2. Sedlec Ossuary, Czech Republic

Sedlec Ossuary (Photo: Wikipedia)

Located underneath Sedlec’s Cemetery Church of All Saints, this tiny Roman Catholic chapel serves as the final dwelling place of an estimated 40,000 to 70,000 individuals. Many of their skeletons and bones have been creatively arranged in order to give the chapel a more pleasing appearance.
Despite this brave attempt at keeping the creepiness away, Sedlec Ossuary has earned the title of being the most haunted place in the world, and as such, has lured over 200,000 tourists to the area every year. Clearly, tourists just love being spooked and look upon the experience as a unique holiday treat.

3. Catacombs, Paris, France

Catacombs of Paris (Photo: Wikipedia)

Paris is known to be the most romantic city in the world, yet few know that it is also one of the most haunted. Several years ago, in order to provide adequate living space for the growing population, the remains of the dead were discreetly deposited along the walls of the city’s underground passageways.

The Paris Catacombs, being of a somewhat controversial nature, have been the subject of much discussion and speculation. Many tourists, along with their guides, have had a lot of other-worldly encounters as they pass the seemingly empty passageways. Feelings of being grabbed, touched, and other unexplained, odd sensations have been reported, while plenty of photos taken show ghostly apparitions and orbs. Perhaps, this is the dead’s silent protest to being set aside just to open up the city for more residents. If so, then their protest is coming across loud and clear.

4. Borley Rectory, UK

Borley Rectory (Photo: Wikipedia)

Borley Rectory, located in a tiny village near Sudbury, was constructed for the Reverend Henry Bull in the year 1863. Said to be England’s Most Haunted House, the Borley Rectory is situated on a site where a monastery used to stand. Stories have it that a nun’s ghost can be seen patrolling the “Nun’s Walk” while she mourns the awful death of her lover. She and her beloved, who was a Borley Monastery monk, attempted to elope, but they were tracked down and captured in no time. She was thrown into and imprisoned in the cellars of the monastic buildings, while the monk was put to death for their sins. Talk about tough love!

5. Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Salem Town (Photo: Wikipedia)

Being the town where scores of people were accused of and punished for being witches, Salem surely deserves to be part of the list of the most haunted places in the world. The tragedy of the Witch Trials, which killed 19 alleged witches, happened over 400 years ago, but the horror still lingers in every corner of this place.
The full story of what transpired during that time can be checked out at the Salem Witch Museum, while the spooky experience can be completed with a walk through the haunted grounds. Owing to its creepy past, Salem now serves as the gathering place of spook fanatics and horror enthusiasts all over the world.

6. Monte Cristo, New South Wales, Australia

Monte Cristo Homestead (Photo: Wikipedia)

When it comes to haunted mansions, few can compare to Australia’s Monte Cristo. Within the walls of this huge house, you’ll encounter unusual and ghostly voices, bodiless apparitions, floating ghosts, as well as phantom faces appearing out of nowhere. You should also gear yourself up for the sudden switching on and off of lights as you pass through the rooms.
What’s even scarier, if accounts are to be believed, is that you might even lose your breath and die if you step foot in the boys’ bedroom. No one really knows what’s behind the haunting, but the ghost of the owner, Mrs. Crawley, is said to be the eerie culprit.

7. Aokigahara Forest, Japan

Aokigahara Forest (Photo: Wikipedia)

A forest that lies at the foot of Japan’s Mount Fuji, Aokigahara is translated as the Sea of Trees. Aside from being rumored to be infested with goblins, ghosts, monsters, and weird beasts, this most haunted place in the world is also Suicide Central, as well as the site of an incredible amount of paranormal activity. In the year 2002 alone, the number of bodies discovered within the forest reached an astonishing seventy eight! With an average of 30 suicides per year, the forest is counted as the third most famous suicide site in the world.
Whether the suicides can be attributed in part to the paranormal phenomena or other unrelated reasons, no one is certain. You can only be sure that walking through this forest will be a petrifying adventure.

8. Bhangarh Fort, India

Inside Bhangarh Fort (Photo: Wikipedia)

One of the most haunted places in the world is India’s Bhangarh Fort. Based on Indian legends, the palace is cursed in such a way that everyone who stays in it dies, with the soul remaining trapped within its walls for centuries without the possibility of a rebirth. Perhaps, the most intriguing part about the fort is that the houses in the said area can’t have roofs.
This is because if a roof is built, it collapses for no logical reason. You might also want to heed the warning about not staying in the area after the sun sets. Aside from the restlessness and anxiety that may be experienced, a safe return from Bhangarh Fort isn’t guaranteed.

9. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

New Orleans (Photo: Wikipedia)

New Orleans is famous not only for being a sultry and vibrant place, but also for being one of the most haunted places in the world. Home to the widely-famous Queen of Voodoo, Marie Laveau, New Orleans has plenty to offer in the way of cemetery and ghost tours, museums, voodoo shops, and fear-provoking tales of vampires and demons. It’s no wonder that plenty of terrifying novels, like Anne Rice’s, are set in this little Louisiana town.

10. Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Poland

Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp (Photo: Wikipedia)

Even without the misty apparitions, unseen but chilling presences, and other unexplainable phenomenon, this spot still packs a wallop of horror, terror, and fright. In the five years of its operations, from 1940 to 1945, the concentration camp has seen over 2 million deaths, a number which most historians consider to be a minimum, owing to the fact that no one can really be sure of the total body count during that most unfortunate time.
Anyone who has set foot in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp will most likely report a feeling of overwhelming foreboding and melancholy, and given the history of the place, it isn’t so surprising when a visitor suddenly gives in to heart-wrenching sobs and leaves the tour group in a torrent of tears.
There are a number of places on earth that will have your insides quaking with fear, no matter how brave you think you are. Yet, few can compare to the ten most haunted places in the world on this list.

10 Most Bizarre Animals Found On Earth

We all know the universe has a twisted sense of humour at the best of times, but it must have been having a particularly bad day when it decided to come up with these bizarre animals.

1. Blobfish

Psychrolutes Phrictus (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

First up on the list is the aptly named Blobfish. The best way I can describe this thing is by asking you to remember those old Wild West movies. Remember how everyone was always spitting their chewing tobacco into those metal bins? Well, imagine you looked into the bin after a couple of hours. What you’re looking at is basically a massive slimy blob of phlegm and snot. Throw in a two googly-eyes and use some lipstick to draw a mouth like the Joker’s. That is essentially your Blobfish.It’s a pretty lazy animal too. It doesn’t even waste energy swimming. Found at the bottom of the sea near Australia and Tasmania, its largely gelatinous body allows it to just float on the sea floor, swallowing any edible matter that happens to float in front of it. You cannot get lazier than that. 

2. Proboscis Monkey

Proboscis Monkey (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Second is the Proboscis Monkey. Also known as Long-Nosed Monkeys, these are located in the South-East Asian island of Borneo. Imagine a normal sized monkey with a massive beer-gut and a deflated balloon attached to its face. They usually just hang high in the trees and don’t come down unless they’re looking for food.They eat mainly leaves and seeds but due to their diet, they’ve developed a large belly. At least, that’s what scientists tell us. But we know the truth; this is one binge-drinking monkey.

3. Glass Frog

Glass Frog (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In late 2007, in the Hiroshima University, some scientists were ecstatic that they had created a translucent frog. What they didn’t know was that in Venezuela, there existed a (hipster) Glass Frog which was translucent before it was cool.It’s easy to see (or is it?) that this frog isn’t very easy to hunt since it’s mostly active at night and is relatively small, only ranging from 3 to 7.5 centimetres. If you’re ever lucky enough to find one, get close enough and you might actually see its heart beating.

4. Philippine Tarsier

Philippine Tarsier (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Philippine Tarsier got its name from the fact that it has really long tarsus bones in its feet. Its fingers are also elongated and the third finger is roughly the same size as its upper arm. But none of that matters because the thing you’ll notice first is its eyes – they’re 16 mm in diameter and are as large as its entire brain!This creature may look cute, but it is not to be messed with. Not only will it flip you the finger, but it’s the only entirely carnivorous primate still alive, meaning it attacks birds, snakes, bats and lizards. Judging by the size of its eyes, it must have been strapped to a chair and forced to watch the entire Twilight Saga. I suppose that would explain why it attacks bats.

5. Yeti Crab

Yeti Crab (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Yeti crab is a recently discovered animal which lives in the South Pacific Ocean. The Yeti crab looks like it’s always wearing the bright yellow crab-mittens its grandmother gave it for Christmas one year. It’s roughly 15 cm long and its pincers contain bacteria which it can use to clean the water around its body. It usually eats green algae and small shrimp. 

6. Star Nosed Mole

The Star Nosed Mole must have jumped straight out of a Bugs Bunny cartoon. It looks as if its head just got blown up, an effect made even more realistic by the pink tentacles stretched out on its nose. This weird creature is found in Canada and in the north-eastern part of the US. The name comes from its strange nose (which is more like a squished octopus attached to its face than a nose). The tentacles on the nose help the mole find snails, molluscs, worms, and other small creatures it likes to eat. They probably see it coming and die laughing, allowing the mole to simply walk up and gobble them up.

7. Angora Rabbit

Angora Rabbit (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Angora rabbit is an animal that seems to have an eternally bad hair day. One of oldest types of rabbit in the world, it’s bred for its long, soft, silky hair. This is a very high maintenance animal since it needs to be sheared every few months. Apparently, their long fur can cause these rabbits to sometimes overheat. And we all know there’s nothing worse than having a rabbit melt on your carpet.

8. Hungarian Komondor

Hungarian Komondor (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Hungarian Komondor, known as the Komodorok, is essentially a pile of spaghetti with eyes. The entire body of the dog is covered by dense, white strands of hair, giving it the look of a gigantic mop with legs. However, its coat is especially useful in protecting the dog against predators and extreme weathers.The Komondor is extremely fast and agile, so it is usually used as a guard dog to protect flocks of sheep from predators such as other dogs, wolves, and coyotes. Because it’s not a hero. It’s a silent guardian. A watchful protector. A dark white knight.

9. Sea Pig

Sea Pig (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Number nine on the list is the Sea Pig, which looks nothing like a pig. What it does look like is as if someone decided to detach a cow’s udders and give it eyes. These weird creatures are found in oceans all over the world and are usually 10cm long. They eat deep-sea mud particles and don’t really do much. One cool thing is that they can actually inflate and deflate their tentacles at will.

10. Aye-Aye

Aye Aye (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Last on the list is the world’s largest nocturnal primate: the Aye-Aye. It’s found in Madagascar and acts like a primate version of a woodpecker. It taps on trees to find food, expertly cuts a hole into the tree using its teeth, and then uses its elongated finger to snatch out the grub and eat it.Unfortunately, these creatures were considered to be bad luck and were hunted down. Although, let’s be honest: if you look like Gollum from Lord of the Rings, you can hardly be expected to bring good luck, can you?