Top Indian Bloggers For Blogging Tips Tricks

Here's the list of the top 3 indian bloggers who can help you improve your blog. They provide very good blogging tips and tricks.

Name : Amit Bhwanai
Blog Address : AmitBhawani.com
Alexa rank of AmitBhawani.com on  Jan 2012 : 19,512
Estimated Adsense revenue : $5,000 Per Month

Amit Bhwanai

Amit bhawani started writing on his tech blog in year 2007 and added different topics like career, health and travel in his blog. His blog has continuously increased the ranking. He now runs his own SEO firm in Hyderabad.

Name : Harsh Agrawal
Blog : Shoutmeloud.com
Alexa Rank of Shoutmeloud.com on Jan 2012 : 7,528
Estimated Adsense Revenue : $10,000

Harsh Agrawal Shoutmeloud.com

Harsh Agrawal quit his job at Convergys to become a professional  blogger. He now writes on bloging, wordpress, tips and ways to make money online. He lives in New Delhi and blogs regularly to earn his income from ads on his site.

Name : Honey Singh
Blog : honeytechblog.com
Alexa rank of Honeytechblog.com on Jan 2012 : 95,357
Estimated adsense Revenue : $4500 per Month

Honey Singh

Honeysingh is a fresh grad out of college and is a full time blogger. He has opened his company Mediaredefined and constantly writes for his successful blog.
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Top 8 Less Known Useful Websites List

Here's the list of top very useful websites that are not much known.

8. Is it Down for Everyone, or Just Me?

Is it Down for Everyone or Just Me
Nothing’s worse than clicking on a website and waiting  for it to load. What will be your first question. Is it the problem on my end? Well, simply go to this website, type in the site address, and get the answer. Who knows, maybe it’s down for everyone too.
downforeveryoneorjustme

7. Valebrity


Valebrity Website
For every celebrity Twitter page that goes online,dozen's fake celebrity Twitters are created. Type in either the Twitter username or the actual celebrity name on Valebrity and pull up their official Twitter page for your stalking pleasure.
Valebrity

6. Umbrella Today

Umbrella Today
Weather is easy enough to obtain online, but what about rain? Decipher the 20% chance of rain with Umbrella Today, which instantly tells you whether or not it’s umbrella carrying weather with a simple input of your zip code.
Umbrella Today

5. Memorari

Memorari
There are certainly many easy ways to remember something- set a reminder in your cell phone, tie a ribbon in your finger. Well strain no more with Memorari, which will remember what you need and remind you at the specified time, date, and communication method via phone, IM, email, etc.

4. Pic Resize

Pic Resize
Pic Resize, can resize a photo into any size or format quickly via upload and saves it to your computer or keeps it online for you to link to.
Pic Resize

3. HelloTxt

HelloTxt Website
You probably have multiple accounts in social networking sites. With HelloTxt, you can post a status update instantly with a number of sites at the same time.

2. What Does the Internet Think?

What Does the Internet Think
Before getting into any debates, see if you can have the weight of the Internet to support you with What Does the Internet Think? It uses search engines to pull up data on whether or not your keyword is positive, negative, or maybe a bit of both.
What Does the Internet Think?

1. HowJSay

HowJSay
Get a heads up on your big fancy vocabulary words with HowJSay, which says over 100,000 words aloud for you to hear. Just type in the word and listen to its pronunciation.
HowJSay
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Top 10 Most Strange Places In the World

Ever wanted to visit very strange places ? Here's the top 10 strange places list to follow.

1. PAMUKKALE
LOCATION : TURKEY

PAMUKKALE TURKEY

Thousands of years ago earthquakes, which are common in Turkey, created fractures that allowed powerful hot springs to bring water rich in calcium carbonate to the surface. As the water evaporated the chalky thing condensed and formed layer-upon-layer of Travertine and thus slowly built up the walls over time in the same way that a stalactite forms in a cave.


2. NINE HELLS
LOCATION : BEPPU

Nine Hells Beppu

Beppu, located on the Japanese island of Kyūshū, is the second largest producer of geothermal water in the world. Located in the same area are the “Nine Hells” or ponds that each has its own remarkable character and colour thanks to the variety of minerals in the outflows. These “Hells” are a popular tourist attraction in Japan but are little known outside of the country.


3. MOERAKI
LOCATION : NEW ZEALAND

Moeraki New Zealand

These large, spherical, alien and strangely beautiful boulders are mainly located on Koekohe Beach, part of the Otago coast of New Zealand’s South Island. Known as “Moeraki Boulders” they were originally formed on the sea floor from sedimentary deposits that accreted around a core in the same way that a pearl will form around a particle of sand.


4. LAS CAÑADAS
LOCATION : TENERIFE

Las Canadas Tenerife

The crater, which is an enourmous sixteen kilometres across, is a picture of what Hell might look like if it cooled a little. Sheer walls that formed when the caldera first collapsed encircle this dry and alien place. And, with an arrogance than can only be accepted as typical, humanity has built roads and observatories across this no mans land that is little more than a plug over a sleeping yet still active and very large volcano.


5. GREAT BLUE HOLE
LOCATION : BELIZE

Great blue Hole Belize

Found on both land and in the ocean throughout the Bahamas and the national waters of Belize are deep circular cavities known as Blue Holes which are often the entrances to cave networks, some of them up to 14 kilometres in length. Divers have reported a vast number of aquatic creatures some of which are still new to science. In addition, they’ve recorded chambers filled with stalactites and stalagmites which only form in dry caves.


6. SANQINGSHAN
LOCATION : CHINA

Sanqingshan China

Sanqingshan is a relatively small National Park near the city of Shangrao in the Jiangxi province of China. What it lacks in size it makes up for in shear natural beauty. It is officially the 7th World Heritage Site designated in China. The key mystique of this remarkable place is the combination of extraordinary granite geology in the form of weird outcrops and pillars combined with seasonal climate variations than often cause mists, fogs and striking sunsets. Those that have visited this place describe a feeling of overwhelming peace and tranquility.


7. HELL'S DOOR
LOCATION : TURKMENISTAN

Hell Door Turkmenistan

Located in the Kara-Kum desert of Turkmenistan is the village of Darvaza (Derweze) near to where, in 1971, a team of Soviet prospectors allegedly drilled into a large chamber filled with natural gas. The roof of the cavern collapsed leaving a crater-like sinkhole some 25 metres deep with a diameter of approximately 60 - 70 metres. It soon became evident that natural gas was still rising into the crater from even deeper sources and the story goes that the decision was made to ignite the emissions rather than risk either a concentrated build-up of gas or local poisoning.


8. THE STRANGE EYE
LOCATION : MAURITANIA - AFRICA

Strange Eye Africa

The image to the left is the "pupil" but a visit to Google Earth zoomed out a little will reveal the cliffs that make up the rest of the eye. This natural phenomenon is actually a richat structure caused by the dome shaped symmetrical uplifting of underlying geology now made visible by millennia of erosion. Please note that this explanation is not wholly accepted by the scientific community. There still remain academics that believe it is the sight of a meteor impact.


9. SUQATRA ISLAND
LOCATION : YEMEN

The Suqatra island Yemen

This enchanting and little known island also known as Socotra is located off the coast of Yemen in the Middle East. Isolated from the rest of the world its plants have evolved into many bizarre shapes and forms that are unknown in other parts of the world. One of the most famous of these is the Dragon's Blood Tree the sap of which is used to make crystals that can be used as a dye or as an alleged aphrodisiac. The plant depicted on the right is the strange Desert Rose.


10. RACETRACK PLAYA

LOCATION : USA

Racetrack Playa Usa

Located in one of the flattest places on the face of this planet are the strange and unexplained Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa - Death Valley - California - USA. Once a year the "Playa" or flat desert pan experiences short winter rains and becomes slippery as the hexagonal desert floor turns back to mud. During this time the boulders and rocks move leaving clearly visible tracks behind them.
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Top 10 Greatest Speech List

10. Socrates “Apology”
399 BC - Athens, Greece

Socrates Picture
One of the finest teachers in history, Socrates would wander throughout the streets of Athens talking to his fellow citizens about discovering the truths. Socrates gained a following of young men, whom he taught to question everything, including the Athenian military. For this he was arrested on the charges of corrupting the youth, not believing in the gods and creating new deities. This speech acted as his defense as he attempted to persuade his jury with reason. Despite this, he lost and was sentenced to death by hemlock, dying as a martyr for free thinking.

Excerpt:
“Someone will say: Yes, Socrates, but cannot you hold your tongue, and then you may go into a foreign city, and no one will interfere with you? Now I have great difficulty in making you understand my answer to this. For if I tell you that to do as you say would be a disobedience to the God, and therefore that I cannot hold my tongue, you will not believe that I am serious; and if I say again that daily to discourse about virtue, and of those other things about which you hear me examining myself and others, is the greatest good of man, and that the unexamined life is not worth living, you are still less likely to believe me.”


9. Mahatma Gandhi “Quit India”
August 8, 1942 - Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay, India

When India had been under the direct rule of Britain , Mahatma Gandhi and the National Indian Congress began a movement to push the Brits out of India by nonviolent means. On August 8, 1942, Gandhi passed the Quit India Resolution that demanded independence from the British

Excerpt:
“I believe that in the history of the world, there has not been a more genuinely democratic struggle for freedom than ours. I read Carlyle’s French Resolution while I was in prison, and Pandit Jawaharlal has told me something about the Russian revolution. But it is my conviction that inasmuch as these struggles were fought with the weapon of violence they failed to realize the democratic ideal. In the democracy which I have envisaged, a democracy established by non-violence, there will be equal freedom for all. Everybody will be his own master. It is to join a struggle for such democracy that I invite you today. Once you realize this you will forget the differences between the Hindus and Muslims, and think of yourselves as Indians only, engaged in the common struggle for independence.”


8. John F. Kennedy “Inaugural Address”
January 20, 1961 - Washington, D.C.


One of the greatest inaugural addresses in history, by the youngest ever U.S. President to be elected. Kennedy was young, dapper and incredibly intelligent, which made him one of the top man of his time, but many of his critics believed he was too inexperienced to be the President of the United States. His speech addressed these issues and called the American people to act as one and uphold their duty to society.

Excerpt:
“Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will you join in that historic effort?
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility — I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it — and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.
And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.
My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”


7. Franklin Delano Roosevelt “Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation”
December 8, 1941 - Joint Session of Congress, Washington, D.C


The Pearl Harbor attack completely stunned all of America, a nation that was trying desperately to avoid any significant contribution to the Second World War.The day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt made a speech that shook every American family and in a few more hours it became official : "America was going to war".

Excerpt:
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941-a date which will live in infamy-the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan….
…but always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us. No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory. I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.
Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory and our interests are in grave danger.
With confidence in our armed forces-with the unbounding determination of our people-we will gain the inevitable triumph-so help us God.”


6. Queen Elizabeth I “Against the Spanish Armada”
August 8, 1588 - Tilsbury, Essex, England

Queen Elizabeth I
In 1500s there was a battle between Britain and Spain .Elizabeth had been mistreating Catholics within her borders, she had had Mary Queen of Scots (Philip’s ally) beheaded and she had aided William of Orange’s 1572 revolt. Philip and the entire Spanish Armada sailed for England, reaching the southeastern shore on July 12, 1588. Due to a combination of misfortune, miscalculation and an attack of English fire ships, the Spanish Armada was obliterated. From there, Elizabeth made her way to Tilsbury to inspect her army and it was there that she made her famous speech.

Excerpt:
“My loving people, we have been persuaded by some, that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery; but I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear; I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects. And therefore I am come amongst you at this time, not as for my recreation or sport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all; to lay down, for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honor and my blood, even the dust. I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart of a king, and of a king of England, too; and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realms: to which, rather than any dishonor should grow by me, I myself will take up arms; I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field. I know already, by your forwardness, that you have deserved rewards and crowns; and we do assure you, on the word of a prince, they shall be duly paid you. In the mean my lieutenant general shall be in my stead, than whom never prince commanded a more noble and worthy subject; not doubting by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and by your valor in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over the enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.”


5. Winston Churchill “Their Finest Hour”
June 18, 1940 - The House of Commons, London, England


At the time of Battle of France in World War II, Winston Churchill made three famous speeches. one of which was the “Their Finest Hour” speech. This speech came four days after Paris fell into Nazi hands and the day after the French requested an armistice. The British were now alone in the fight against the Nazi war machine and Churchill tried to bring hope in one of Britain’s darkest hours.

Excerpt:
“What General Weygand called the Battle of France is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin. Upon this battle depends the survival of Christian civilization. Upon it depends our own British life, and the long continuity of our institutions and our Empire. The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us.
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sunlit uplands. But if we fail, then the whole world, including the United States, including all that we have known and cared for, will sink into the abyss of a new Dark Age made more sinister, and perhaps more protracted, by the lights of perverted science.
Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, ‘This was their finest hour'.


4. Nelson Mandela “I am Prepared to Die”
April 20, 1964 - Pretoria Supreme Court, South Africa



Son of Tembu tribal chieftain, Nelson Mandela became a lawyer and in 1944 he joined the African National Congress. On August 5, 1962, he was arrested and along with twelve other members of the ANC they were charged with the capital crimes of sabotage and crimes that were equivalent to treason, as well as for plotting a foreign invasion of South Africa. At his trial, Mandela represented himself and in his statement from the dock at the opening of the defence he made this speech. Despite this he was found guilty and spent the next twenty-seven years between Robben Island and Pollsmoor Prison.

Excerpt:
“During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”


3. Abraham Lincoln “The Gettysburg Address” – read by Gregory Peck
November 19, 1863 - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania


Despite being only three minutes long, the Gettysburg Address, along with the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence is the cornerstone of American freedom. Four and a half months after the Battle of Gettysburg, enough money was raised to properly bury the 8,000 corpses that were left behind. On November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery, Lincoln gave his famous speech. He had been invited to speak almost as an afterthought and that day he followed a 2-hour speech by Edward Everett as well as music and a prayer by Reverend T.H. Stockton.

Excerpt:
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate – we cannot consecrate – we cannot hallow – this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us – that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion – that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”


2. Jesus Christ “Sermon on the Mount”
33 AD - An unknown hill in Galilee


No matter what you believe about Jesus Christ, there is no denial that he was a great teacher. Set down in the Gospel of St. Matthew, the Sermon on the Mount is the central tenets of Christianity. It contains both the Lord’s Prayer and the Golden Rule and is widely considered to be a commentary on the Ten Commandments.

Excerpt:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”


1. Martin Luther King “I Have a Dream”
August 28, 1963 - The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C


After a century of supposed freedom and equality, America was still a dangerous place for African Americans, segregation ran rampant and black men, women and children were still treated like second class citizens. From this tumultuous time in history emerged a great leader and hero, Dr. Martin Luther King, who led the African American people into an era of peace and equality between blacks and whites. While most men would resort to violence, Dr. King chose to get his message across peacefully, by arranging boycotts and peaceful protests and making speeches that inspired hope for a new era in American history. The most well known of these speeches is the “I Have a Dream” speech.

Excerpt:
“I have a dream that one day down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification – one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.”
“We will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.”
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Top 10 Failed End of World Theories

End Of The World Countdown

Now ,as 11.11.11 has passed and we are still living ,look at the list of top 10 failed theories of the end of the world.

The 11.11.11 Prophecy

Despite a lack of solid evidence, or at times even common sense, a number of groups have issued reports suggesting the world will end on 11 Nov., 2011.One of the prominent "theories" circling the cyber-highways suggests that the Mayan calender prophesied the world's end on the 11 Nov. 2011.
Luckily the exact reason for the 11.11.11 date's link to the ancient calender is questionable at best. The long-count Mayan calender is reported to end soon, though the common date given for its end is actually 21 Dec. 2012.

Mormon Armageddon 

Mormon Armageddon

The Mormon church's founder Joseph Smith originally made his doomsday prediction all the way back in February 1835. In his famous meeting with church leaders Smith claimed that he had spoken to God "recently" who had revealed to him that Jesus would return within the next 56 years and that the End Times would soon follow.

Pope Innocent's Number Of The Beast

One of the most "colourful" of all the Pope's, Innocent III did away with all modesty, redefining his role as Pope to making him more akin to a demigod than a man. Proclaiming himself as a Biblical priest-king, Innocent housed a profound hatred of Islam.
In his writings he went so far as to claim that the prophet Muhammad was actually "the beast" referred to in the book of Revelation. Continuing his hatred of the religion Innocent III went on to predict the world would end in 1284. He made the prediction by adding together the number of beast 666, to 618, the year he calculated Islam as being founded.

Harold Camping

In 2011 California preacher and former radio personality Harold Camping predicted that the world would end 21 October.
Now defunct -- by merit of the fact we're still here -- the theory followed Camping's previous failed prediction that the rapture would occur on 21 May, when God would take 200 million good Christians, meaning people who followed Camping, to Heaven.
After swinging two misses, 90-year-old Camping resigned from his post at Family Radion and apologised to his followers admitting that he found the whole thing a bit "embarrassing" -- well at least he was a polite fake prophet.

Jehovah's Witness Predictions

While the Jehovah's Witnesses can't necessarily be listed as a "failed" prophecy as they are still putting out new dates, they certainly have had their fair share of failed doomsdays.
Since popping up in 1870s the Witnesses have predicted the world will end on 1915, 1918, 1920, 1925, 1941, 1975 and 1994. Luckily for members, given the groups tendency to just add a new date a few years down the line they're bound to get it right sooner or later -- it just may take while.

Joanna Southcott

Self-proclaimed English mystic Joanna Southcott was born 1750. Well balanced person that she was, at some unknown point in her life she became convinced she had supernatural powers and proclaimed that she was the woman spoken of in Revaluations 12:1-6.
"And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars," read the exact passage.
Following her bold claim-to-fame Joanna predicted that she would give birth to the Messiah and that the world would end on 19 October, 1814.As you would guess the world didn't end and Joana herself died two months later.

Edgar C. Whisenant

Despite apparently being a man of science, working as a NASA engineer, Edgar C. Whisenant not only offered his own doomsday prediction, he gave 88 "reasons" why it would.
In his book "88 Reasons Why the Rapture is in 1988," Whisenant unsurprisingly predicted that the rapture would occur between 11-13 September 1988. While some would call him a fool, the book did sell 4.5 million copies and he managed to get a nice career re-releasing doomsday predictions right up to the day he died on 16 May, 2001.

Y2K
The lead up to the millennium saw one of the largest and most widespread doomsday theories ever constructed sweep across the globe.
The most prominent theory revolved around the theorised "millennium bug." According to a slew of "experts" the world's computers would be unable to deal with the "rollover" from 99 to 00. The biggest fear-mongers even went so far as to suggest that the bug would effect military computers, potentially "accidentally" launching nuclear missiles.
For better or worse, come the actual turn of the millennium all people really had to worry about was the inevitable 1 January, 2000 hangover.

Nostradamus

One of the most famous hit-and-miss foreseers of the future, Nostradamus predicted that the end of the world would occur in July 1999.
Specifically, Nostradamus wrote: "The year 1999, seventh month, From the sky will come a great King of Terror. To bring back to life the great King of the Mongols, Before and after Mars to reign by good luck."
Lucky for us, come July 1999 the martians failed to appear, leaving them safely housed next to Scientology's Xenu in the realm of things that -- probably -- don't exist.

The Prophet Hen of Leeds, 1806

One of the most bizarre failed doomsday predictions, arose in 1806 when a hen allegedly laid an egg with the words "Christ is coming" written on it.
The prophetic hen was from Leeds, England. After the eggs began to emerge many of the local populace became convinced that the end of the world was at hand. Luckily, one unnamed sensible chap decided to actually watch the magic hen lay eggs and soon learned that the hen was just a hen.
As it turned out, the hoaxster had etched the "Christ is coming" message into the eggs before reinserting them back into the hen.
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Top 10 Unsolved Mysteries

The top 10 unsolved mysteries list includes the most famous mysteries known , that really defy logical explanation

10. Shroud of Turin
Shroud of Turin
The shroud of Turin is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who had apparently died of crucifixion. Most Catholics believe it to be the burial shroud of Jesus Christ. It is currently held in the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Turin, Italy. Despite many scientific investigations, no one has been able to explain how the image has been imprinted on the shroud and despite many attempts, no one has managed to replicate it. Radiocarbon tests date it to the middle ages, however apologists for the shroud believe it is incorrupt , and carbon dating can only date things which decay.

9. Black Dahlia
Black Dahlia
Imagine finding the naked body of a woman who had been cut in half at the waist, lying on her back with her arms raised over her shoulders, her legs spread eagle, her face and body slashed viciously, with rope marks on her ankles, wrists and neck. That’s precisely what police found on January 15, 1947, when they discovered 22-year-old Elizabeth Short (Black Dahlia). She often dressed in black and - like most pretty faces in her day - she was trying to break into the movie business, which meant that she had to get her break by meeting the right person at the right time.
The murder of the Black Dahlia was among the most high-profile crimes and biggest unsolved mysteries of the era.

8. The taos hum

The taos hum
The ‘Taos Hum’ is a low-pitched sound heard in many places worldwide, especially in the USA, UK, and northern europe. It is usually heard only in quiet environments, and is often described as sounding like a distant diesel engine. Since it has proven indetectable by microphones or VLF antennae, its source is still a mystery.
For years those who had heard the noise, often described by them as a “hum”, had been looking for answers. To this day no one knows the cause of the hum.

7. Mary Celeste
Mary Celeste
Mary Celeste was launched in Nova Scotia in 1860. Her original name was - Amazon. She was 103 ft overall displacing 280 tons and listed as a half-brig. Over the next 10 years she was involved in several accidents at sea. She turned up at a New York salvage auction where she was purchased for $3,000. After extensive repairs she was put under American registry and renamed “Mary Celeste”.
The new captain of Mary Celeste was Benjamin Briggs, 37, a master with three previous commands. On November 7, 1872 the ship departed New York with Captain Briggs, his wife, young daughter and a crew of eight. The ship was loaded with 1700 barrels of raw American alcohol bound for Genoa, Italy. The captain, his family and crew were never seen again. The ship was found floating in the middle of the Strait of Gibraltar. There were no signs of struggle on board and all documents except the captain’s log were missing.
In 1873, it was reported that two lifeboats grounded in Spain, one with a body and an American flag, the other containing five bodies. It has been alleged that these could have been the remains of the crew of the Mary Celeste. However, the bodies were apparently never identified.

6. Comte de Saint Germain

Comte de Saint Germain
The Count of St. Germain (allegedly died February 27, 1784) was a courtier, inventor, amateur scientist, violinist, amateur composer, adventurer and a mysterious gentleman; he also displayed some skills with the practice of alchemy. He was known as ‘Der Wundermann’ - ‘The Wonderman’. He was a man whose origin was unknown and who disappeared without leaving a trace.
Since his death, various occult organizations have adopted him as a model figure. In recent years several people have claimed to be the Count of St. Germain.

5. The Lost City of Atlantis

The Lost City of Atlantis Manuscript
Plato was great at stirring up trouble and two of his dialogues - Timaeus and Critias - have served as the basis for the theory behind the Lost City of Atlantis. While most critics attribute this story to the creation of a philosopher's imagination to illustrate an argument, there are proponents who claim that it was the other way around; that his dialogues were inspired by catastrophic events, leading to the destruction of the Minoan civilization on Crete and Thera.

4. Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper Letter
In the later half of 1888, London was terrorrised by a series of murders in the east end. The name Jack the Ripper was taken from a letter sent to a newspaper at the time by someone claiming to be the killer. The victims were typically prostitutes who had their throats cut and bodies mutilated. In some cases the bodies were discovered just minutes after the ripper had left the scene.
In modern times there has even been some speculation that Prince Albert Victor was the murderer. But to this day no one knows who exactly the ripper was.

3. The Babushka Lady


The Babushka Lady
During the analysis of the film footage of the assasination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, a mysterious woman was spotted. She was wearing a brown overcoat and a scarf (she wore it in a similar style to Russian grandmothers – also called babushkas). The woman appeared to be holding something in front of her face which is believed to be a camera. Even after the shooting when most people had fled the area, she remained in place and continued to film. Shortly after she is seen moving away to the East up Elm Street. The FBI publically requested that the woman come forward and give them the footage she shot but she never did.
In 1970 a woman called Beverly Oliver came forward and claimed to be the Babushka Woman, though her story contains many inconsistencies. She is generally regarded as a fraud. To this day, no one knows who the Babushka Woman is or what she was doing there.

2. The Zodiac Killer

The Zodiac Killer
The Zodiac killer was active in Northern California for ten months in the late 1960s. He killed at least five people, and injured two. He comitted the first two murders with a pistol, just inside the Benecia border. 40 minutes later the police recieved an unknown phonecall from a man claiming to be their killer and admitting to the murders of the previous two victims. One month three letters were sent to Newspapers in California containing a cypher that the killer claimed would give them his name. They cypher was decrypted to read:
“I LIKE KILLING PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS SO MUCH FUN IT IS MORE FUN THAN KILLING WILD GAME IN THE FORREST BECAUSE MAN IS THE MOST DANGEROUE ANAMAL OF ALL TO KILL SOMETHING GIVES ME THE MOST THRILLING EXPERENCE IT IS EVEN BETTER THAN GETTING YOUR ROCKS OFF WITH A GIRL THE BEST PART OF IT IS THAE WHEN I DIE I WILL BE REBORN IN PARADICE AND THEI HAVE KILLED WILL BECOME MY SLAVES I WILL NOT GIVE YOU MY NAME BECAUSE YOU WILL TRY TO SLOI DOWN OR ATOP MY COLLECTIOG OF SLAVES FOR MY AFTERLIFE EBEORIETEMETHHPITI"
While Arthur Leigh Allen was the prime suspect, all of the evidence was against him being the killer. To this day the Zodiac murders have not been solved.

1. Bermuda Triangle


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The Bermuda triangle is an area of water in the North Atlantic Ocean in which a large number of planes and boats have gone missing in mysterious circumstances.
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Top 10 Most Disturbing Novels List


10
Justine
Written by : Marquis de Sade
Justine Marquis de Sade
Upon anonymous publication, this book so scandalized France that Napoleon ordered the arrest of the author, stating that book was “the most abominable book ever engendered by the most depraved imagination”. The plot concerns Justine, who is presented with vice and abuse everywhere she turns. For example, she seeks refuge and confession in a monastery, but is forced to become a sex-slave to the monks, who subject her to countless orgies, rapes and other kind of abuses. This is a must-read for anyone interested in French literature, the history of sadism, or disturbing literature.
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9
Perfume
Written by : Patrick Suskind
Perfume By Patrick Suskind
In 18th century France, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with no scent of his own, but with with a supernatural ability to detect the scent of others is driven to murder in order to create the perfect perfume. The book is a bizarre tale, but it is also hypnotic and lyrical –almost a fairy tale of terror. The ending is utterly vile and if you like disturbing literature, that alone makes this book worth a read. You won’t be disappointed, I bet you.
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8
Misery
Written by : Stephen King
Misery Stephen King
Anyone who has read this book will appreciate its inclusion here; if for no other reason than the axe scene
( the protagonist chops off one of his feet with an axe – this is the hobbling scene in the movie). That scene aside, the pages upon pages of descriptions of the pain suffered by the bedridden main character, coupled with the psychological torment as he tries to move through the house unnoticed, make this a much deserved entry.
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7
American Psycho
Writtenby : Brett Easton Ellis
American Psycho Book
This is one of the only books that I have not finished reading. I was so horrified by a scene early in the book (involving a dog, a bum, and a very sharp knife) that I could not go on. It was my first introduction to truly disturbing writing. I have since learnt to cope better and will, eventually, give this book another go. In this novel, people are sawed in half, gutted, sliced, diced and quartered in every imaginable form. What is striking about this novel’s violence is how emotionally unattached the protagonist is to all of it , he has lost all feeling for anything but the thrill of the taboo. This book will make a great impact on you !
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6
The Painted Bird
Written by : Jerzy Kosiński
The Painted Bird
The ‘Painted Bird’ is a holocaust novel that mentions the concentration camps only in passing, and rarely details the Nazis and their terrible work. This is the story of a young boy who gets separated from his parents when they send him to the (perceived) safety of the countryside when World War II breaks out in Eastern Europe. What happens to the boy – the things that are done to him, the things he sees and endures – is staggering. It’s a shocking description of hell on Earth. This book is a carnival of torture.
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5
Geek Love
Written by : Katherine Dunn
Geek Love Katherine Dunn
Straddling the borderlands between realism, fantasy and horror,this novel deals with the remarkable Binewski carnival family: Arturo the Aqua-Boy, born with flippers but no limbs; the musical Siamese twins Electra and Iphigenia; the telekinetic boy-wonder Chick; and the long-suffering Olympia, our narrator, who is a bald hump-backed dwarf. The story progresses through the family’s relatively innocent conception into much darker territory, primarily concerning Oly’s megalomaniac brother, Arty, and eventually culminates in a catastrophic event which claims the lives of all but a few Binewskis.
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4
The Wasp Factory
Written by : Iain Banks
The Wasp Factory
The book is told entirely by Frank, a 17 year old who manages to sound perfectly sane and rational as he explains how he killed 3 people while he was still just a child or as he performs the rituals of the Wasp Factory (bizarre rituals that need to be read to be believed). The casualnes with which violent and unpleasant events are described is possibly more horrible than the events themselves and the irony that Frank considers himself the sanest person he knows is understated throughout. “I had been making the rounds of the Sacrifice Poles the day we heard my brother had escaped. I already knew something was going to happen; the Factory told me.”
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3
We Need To Talk About Kevin
Written By : Lionel Shriver
We Need To Talk About Kevin Book
Kevin is a 15 year old mass murderer; a child who’s been emotionally unstable throughout his life. This book is written from the perspective of his mother, Eva. She, too, is emotionally very disturbed. Shriver does do a creepily good job of highlighting all of the real school shootings that have taken place in America in the last few years, making We Need to Talk About Kevin not just disturbing in the far-off sense, but in the sense that although this particular story isn’t real, Eva could be any number of mothers in this country whose children have done the unthinkable.
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2
Glamorama
Written by : Brett Easton Ellis
Glamorama Picture
I normally restrict these lists to one book per author. Today I am breaking that rule. Glamorama definitely needs to be on this list (along with the other Easton Ellis book, American Psycho) because of the gut churning violence depicted throughout the entire second half of the novel. There is a poisoning scene which you will reman in your mind forever, a scene involving dismemberment (and described in every detail as is always the case with this author), and a plane crash. This book does have many elements of humor (for example, the main character, a male model, thinks that Global Warming is a type of shampoo) and I found it to be an enjoyable read, but it is definitely up there as one of the most disturbing books I have ever read.
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1
Haunted
Written By : Chuck Palahniuk
Haunted Chuck Palahniuk
Haunted is truly a disturbing but entertaining book of short stories. The first story is about a guy who loses some of his organs – it is the perfect example of “disturbing” literature. This is possibly the most blatantly twisted of Palahniuk’s novels; Haunted pushes the borders of what is considered socially acceptable. The book tells the story of 18 or so struggling writers who sign up for a “workshop” that involves being locked inside a dilapidated mansion for several days to develop story ideas. The chapters are the consequences of their brainstorming. One review sums up the gruesomeness of this book : “I thought that if I made it through story #1 (eating your way through your own prolapsed rectum) that I could get through anything, but I was wrong.”
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