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10 Black MIDI Warning: Do not watch black MIDI videos if you are epileptic! In the 1980s, the world of music was revolutionized by the invention of the Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI). This new system streamlined the ability of electronic musical instruments and computers to “talk” to each other, making it possible to control notation, pitch, tempo, and countless other parameters at the push of a button. Today, you’d be hard-pressed to find artists who don’t use MIDI in some way as it has become ubiquitous with pop and electronic music....

But in what ways are children different? Do they have to learn or develop everything they need to later survive as an adult, or are they born with some of it? Unsurprisingly, children, in some ways, are worse than adults at performing some tasks. But surprisingly, there are some ways that children are better. 10 Real Or Imaginary? Children often believe things happened that didn’t, that something they imagined actually did occur....

They are not a modern invention, though. Whether there were dollars, dinars, or denarii jangling in your pocket, there was always someone encouraging you to spend them through the use of an advertisement. 10 Pompeii Brothels Don’t you hate it in fast-food restaurants when people get to the front of the line and still haven’t decided what they’re having? Well, the owners of the brothels in the Roman city of Pompeii clearly faced a similar problem....

10 The Dust Bowl Lasting eight years, the Dust Bowl was a severe drought in the 1930s, the roughest time of the Great Depression. It affected parts of Texas, Colorado, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, driving thousands from their states to seek a better life elsewhere. The combination of over-farming, reliance on a small number of crops, and lack of rainfall led to soil depletion, which turned normally fertile topsoil into fine-particle dust....

Thankfully, science and technology are continually advancing. With the help of these two valuable tools, archaeologists are able to conduct thorough examinations and better studies, enabling them to paint a better picture of the past. Slowly but surely, archaeologists are unraveling the many mysteries that have puzzled and fascinated people for centuries. 10 The Puquios Of Peru Puquios are spiral, rock-lined holes located in the Nazca region of Southern Peru, the same area where the famous Nazca Lines are found....

10 Moses Punches Angel Of Death Moses was a true badass in his stories. Aside from the generic splitting-the–Red Sea stuff, he made the Pharaoh’s magicians repent after thrashing them in their magic contest. Although only mentioned in passing in the Koran, Islamic tradition states that Moses was quite ripped in his old age. To dispel nasty rumors that Moses was suffering from some bodily defects, God had a rock steal his clothes as he was taking a bath....

See Also: 10 Truly Bizarre And Chilling Cases Of Mass Disappearances Many have lost loved ones in inexplicable ways, while others wait for word on missing family members that never comes. On this list are 10 disappearances to be debated and mulled over. But all the while, we should not forget those left behind who are praying for their missing loved ones to return unharmed. 10 Boris Weisfeiler Forty-three-year-old Boris Weisfeiler had just about had it with all the snow in Pennsylvania in December 1984....

10His First Mutant Act Destroyed A City One morbid topic that X-Men tales rarely touch on is the mortality rate of humans when a mutant first discovers his or her powers. With characters whose powers include bone claws and optic blasts powerful enough to level a building, it seems amazing that mutant puberty leaves any survivors. In Magneto’s case, the comic writers went the route of grim realism. With his family trapped inside a burning house and Magneto unable to save his daughter, he unleashes his novice powers on the mob of angry humans responsible for his daughter’s death....

The reason people become sexually attracted to abnormal sources or activities remains highly debated. The idea that a traumatic childhood incident caused a certain sexual behavior to manifest used to be more popular, but many in the psychiatry field have since dismissed the theory that the root of all sexual behaviors can be traced back to one’s early years. The cause of paraphilias may not be known, but they do exist, and some of them are quite strange....

10C & C Music Factory Known for their hit single “Everybody Dance Now,” C & C Music Factory was caught in a compromising position in 1990. Martha Wash, an accomplished singer best known for her hit “It’s Raining Men” with The Weather Girls, sang the famous refrain of C & C Music Factory’s most iconic song, but she was deemed too unattractive to appear in the official video and replaced by a model....

We’ve all grown up to Tony the Tiger’s growls of how Frosted Flakes are “G-R-R-REAT” and have been told of the “magically delicious” power of Lucky Charms since youth. But few go as far as to look into how some of these popular cereals were created or by what manner they came to land on our breakfast tables in the morning . . . until now. Here are ten cereals with strange and interesting backstories to interest the curious mind....

See Also: 10 People Who Actually Lived With Human Corpses 10 Fraud And Dismemberment An Ohio judge sentenced Linda Buckner to life for the murder and dismemberment of Patsy Hudson. Hudson, 62, went missing from her home in July 2015. In February, her remains were found scattered across Richland County. Buckner, 58, and her boyfriend Walter Renz were apprehended at a Tennessee campground. Investigators tracked them through purchases on Hudson’s stolen credit card....

In 2014, name recognition for the disease reached an all-time high, and fundraising efforts are breaking records, but the average person still knows very little about ALS. 10ALS And Athletes Athletes are at a higher risk for ALS than the general population. Indeed, ALS is often referred to by its more colloquial name, Lou Gehrig’s disease, after the legendary first baseman for the New York Yankees. For over 50 years, Gehrig held the record for the most consecutive games played, an accomplishment that earned him the nickname “The Iron Horse....

But crimes—even murder—and the people who commit them aren’t always black and white. Usually, they exist in shades of gray. So in the 10 cases presented in this list, we’re asking one simple question: Was justice served? 10 John Ferguson John Ferguson’s mental health problems were first recorded in 1965 while he was in prison. He reported having visual hallucinations, and by 1971, he was diagnosed with severe schizophrenia. It was recommended that he be committed to a state hospital....

10 NUMEC In the 1960s, the Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation (NUMEC) in Apollo, Pennsylvania, which produced nuclear material, was the town’s largest employer. When it closed its doors in 1983, the federal government declared that several nearby streets were contaminated with radiation. Watch this video on YouTube To make matters worse, analysts determined that hundreds of pounds of highly enriched, weapons-grade uranium had gone missing from the plant in the 1960s....

Well, others haven’t given a flying fudge—they have gone straight to their boss and told them, “You know what, I quit!” Others have chosen to do it in “style;” they decided to go with the crazy way of doing things, and those right there are our subjects for today. What crazy ways of quitting your job can you come up with? Well, here are the top 10 craziest ways someone quit their job....

That leads to the appearances of many fan theories that offer alternative explanations to the actions showcased on screen. They tend to range from the insane and completely impossible to the insane and somewhat plausible. These next ten entries are part of the latter. 10 Jar Jar Was A Sith Lord When The Phantom Menace came out in 1999, Star Wars fans were divided in their response to the film but united in their hatred for new character Jar Jar Binks....

10 Crocodiles Have Eye Crystals To Reflect Moonlight And Starlight While we immediately pay attention to their incredible jaws, crocodiles’ eyes are equally worthy of close examination. Crocodilian eyes shine brightly at night due to the presence of guanine crystals, which form a layer known as the tapetum lucidum, which is positioned behind the retina. The vertical, slit-shaped pupil can widen at night to accommodate extra light, returning to a narrower position during the daylight hours....

Scary stories, be they films, TV shows, or books, are enjoyed by many and can provide a fun dose of fear without the actual danger. At the end of the day, they’re works of fiction, right? Well . . . not always. The following ten creepy reads are based on “true stories” and are guaranteed to get you in the Halloween spirit. 10 The ExorcistWilliam Peter Blatty It’s not surprising that William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist would appear on a list of Halloween stories, but it may surprise you that it’s based on an actual event....

10 The Dyatlov Pass Incident In 1959, on Siberia’s notorious Dyatlov Pass (aka “Death Mountain”), nine young Russian students on a skiing trip disappeared and were later found dead under extremely mysterious circumstances. The group had been missing for weeks, and a rescue team was sent to find them. However, what they found was not at all what they expected. The group’s tents had been slashed open, with all the equipment still inside in almost pristine condition....