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Flags today are primarily something to wave while yelling something at a sporting event, or something to roll yourself up in before attending a town council meeting, or to express yourself in some other, more subtle way. While most flags are fairly simple and convey a clear message, others can be a little busy… or just plain incoherent. Here are ten notably weird flags from today, yesterday and tomorrow. LIBYA (1977-2011) Strictly speaking, this is the flag of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, a confusing mouthful of Communist and Muslim buzzwords that represented Muammar ...
We like to think that being rich will solve all of our problems, but that’s not the case. Even the super wealthy can lose it all in the blink of an eye. In this feature, we’ll tell ten tales of insanely rich men who went bankrupt. The reasons vary from bad investments to nasty divorces, but they all end the same way: in the poorhouse. Sean Quinn In 2008, Sean Quinn was the richest man in all of Ireland, with a net worth north of four billion Euros. He made that money from a wide range of industries, including gravel, plastics and hospitality, but diversification led to his fall from power. In 2007, Quinn ...
Let's be fair, this is more of a "pretty good wall of China." Keep clicking to see today's "Great Gallery of Funny Photos" (This one lives up to it's name. We promise. ...
Typically, when we think about big divorce settlements, it’s the woman making off with the cash. But that’s not always the case. When the lady is the breadwinner of the family, sometimes the man is entitled to a bigger slice of the pie. In this feature, we’ll examine ten of the biggest male divorce settlements of all time. Rene Elizondo, Jr. Life in the Jackson family isn’t particularly normal, so it’s unsurprising that when Janet Jackson fell in love with Mexican-American songwriter Rene Elizondo, Jr., she kept it secret from her crazy relatives. The pair were married in 1991 without any ...
Taking up arms for a foreign country in exchange for hard cash has been called “the second-oldest profession in the world.” Then again, being a spy, politician, lawyer, teacher, hotel manager, pawnbroker or gambling tip-sheet publisher have also been called the second-oldest professions in the world. But as author Peter Tickler said in the introduction to “The Modern Mercenary,” mercenary work has been considered by some to be “a peculiarly male version of prostitution,” with a maybe more literal definition of selling one’s body. During eras where many armies were made up of ...
There are beautiful women all over the world, but when it comes to sexy, which nationality tops the list? According to a recent poll of more than 13,000 American men, women from these ten countries are the sexiest women in the world. No. 10 - Italian Women Pictured: Monica Bellucci More Sexy Women From Italy: Bianca Balti ...
