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10 Horrifying Cities to Live In

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There are many great cities out there to live in, but there are also some you would rather  stay away from . Some are obvious. They’re known for simply having high homicide rates, or perhaps less than great water quality. However, there are also some cities out there that are so bad at certain things, that they would be absolutely horrific, and almost impossible for most people to stand living in. And yet, despite the everyday horrors, some people manage to live in these cities their entire lives, and find a measure of enjoyment in the world around them. Please note, some of the entries include  disturbing subject matter . You have been warned. 10. Cleveland, Ohio Has A Large Concentration Of Serial Killers For A City Its Size Cleveland, Ohio is a hotspot for serial killers in this country, and may possibly be the most terrifying city in the United States. In fact, while no one seems to have managed to pinpoint any particular reason why, evidence points to Clevel...

10 Reasons You Should Fear Google

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Google is not the richest company in the world or even the most profitable in its own sector; however, the search giant poses the biggest threat to the privacy, security and sovereignty of individuals. How can this be, you’re probably thinking? Google provides free email, storage, and analytics services, they’re not one of those corporations. They’re not bad. It’s true, Google has managed to escape the negative press of companies like Walmart and even Facebook but the truth is that Google is much more dangerous. Here are the Top Ten Reasons to Fear Google. 10. CEO Eric Schmidt is More Than an Engineer After taking over Google in 2001, one man has overseen its growth into an empire. To fully understand the company’s ascent to monopolistic heights, we have to understand it’s CEO: Eric Schmidt. Born in the Washington DC area, maybe politics was in Schmidt’s DNA. After graduating with a degree in engineering from Princeton, he would go on to get his Ph.D. from Berkeley before j...

Top 10 Greatest Asian Rulers Of All Time

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Many of history’s most vast and populous civilizations have existed on  Asia .  Thus, the task of ruling over such empires and kingdoms required particularly talented leaders, in order for their countries to thrive.  Here are the ten greatest (not necessarily friendliest, though) native-born Asian rulers. These ten are remembered for more than just their ability to shed the blood of their enemies. 10. Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar the Great (October 15, 1542 ­ to October 27, 1605) In 2011, Time Magazine ranked  Akbar  among its “   Top 25 Political Icons .” Why? Well, he was the all-time greatest Mughal Emperor of India, for one. In addition to his  military  successes, he greatly influenced India’s art and architecture. His religious tolerance, and scholarly interest in varying religious beliefs, is one of many hallmarks of his long reign. He is considered not just one of Asia’s greatest...

Top 10 Ridiculous Examples of Corporate Greed

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We can’t begrudge a business for making money — that’s the basis of capitalism, baby. But we  can  get annoyed when  businesses  decide to make or save money in ways that are clearly not in the best interest of us, the customer. Or when businesses show us their really unattractive, penny-pinching side, because no one wants to see that. 10. McDonald’s Saves Money by Using Less Cheese The McDouble is one of McDonald’s staple menu items. We’d comment on it being quite telling that one of their most popular items today is their most popular item from a  decade  ago, if we weren’t super annoyed at the next sentence. Pretty much the whole reason the McDouble  exists is because the company wanted to take the ever-popular Double Cheeseburger off of the Dollar Menu, presumably because it was no longer cost-effective. After removing it and putting it on the regular menu with an inflated price, the McDouble took its place. The McDouble was ess...