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Not all American tourists are bad. Repeat:&nbsp;not all American tourists are bad.

Many times, what&#39;s&nbsp;seen as insulting or questionable behavior is the result of culture shock or simple ignorance. <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/whoa-country-facts/pierce-nahigyan" target="_blank">Exploring new areas</a>, meeting new people, and taking in new experiences can be overwhelming, and Americans, like tourists from around the world, may react poorly.&nbsp;

Americans traveling abroad do have a bit of a reputation, however. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ot15ym/non_americans_of_reddit_what_is_the_weirdest" target="_blank">Redditors offered up</a>&nbsp;examples of why that might be the case. Americans not only <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/things-americans-say-to-non-americans/melissa-sartore" target="_blank">say some weird things</a> to non-Americans, but they also behave in some questionable ways.

Are these things problematic? Sometimes. Insensitive?&nbsp;Often. Offensive? Unfortunately.&nbsp;On the whole, the behaviors of Americans overseas may make you laugh, sigh, or want to cry. Vote up the ones that are shocking enough they might just force you to do all three.

30+ Questionable Things Americans Have Done While Visiting Other Countries

General

Melissa Sartore

From Agatha Christie to Clue, everybody loves a good &quot;whodunit&quot; mystery&nbsp;with a surprise&nbsp;ending. But sometimes, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/little-known-mysteries-with-answers/jason-f-collins" target="_blank">truth is even stranger than fiction</a>. Many of these true crime stories seemed like open-and-shut cases. Too often, though,&nbsp;the public can jump to conclusions, ignoring all other possibilities. When investigators do the same, they set themselves up for major plot twists and sometimes even wrongful convictions.&nbsp;

True crime junkies may have heard of some of these <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unexplained-mysteries-that-were-solved/setareh-janda" target="_blank">mind-boggling&nbsp;mysteries</a> in the many rabbit holes of the internet, but others have flown completely under the radar. From the disturbing cases, to the ones with happy endings, to the&nbsp;multiple cases&nbsp;involving bubble gum, all of these unbelievable true crime plot twists will leave your head spinning.&nbsp;

12 True Crime Cases With Unexpected Plot Twists

True Crime Cases With Unexpected Plot Twists

Chrissy Rose

The Medieval Period, AKA the Middle Ages, stretched from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century into the 15th Century, when the Renaissance brought the Age of Discovery.

Welcome to Medieval Times

Looking closer at films, TV shows, docs, and miniseries that explore, recreate, and occasionally flub up real historical events.

Watching History

History

What are the best medieval movies? Kings, sword fights, jousting, horses... fire, pillaging, knights, people with English accents saying &quot;m&#39;lady&quot; and &quot;ye&quot;... This is a list of all the greatest medieval movies ever made, from movies about The Dark Ages to Renaissance films, from stories&nbsp;that took massive liberties with history to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-accurate-medieval-movies/michelle-nati" target="_blank">films that&nbsp;were actually pretty accurate</a>. Many of these may also be considered to be medieval fantasy movies and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/all-knight-movies-or-list-of-knight-movies-or-knight-films/all-genre-movies-lists">movies about knights</a>. The top medieval&nbsp;movies that take place in the Middle Ages are listed and can be sorted by categories. So if you&#39;ve ever asked yourself, &quot;what good films take place in medieval times?&quot; This list has the answer for you.

Be sure to check back for recent medieval movies as they are released and added to the list. For more interesting movie lists, check out the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/samurai-cinema-movies-and-films/reference">samurai movies</a>, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/gangster-movies-and-films/reference">gangster films</a>, and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/all-holocaust-movies-or-list-of-every-holocaust-film/all-genre-movies-lists">Holocaust movies</a> lists.

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

The Best Medieval Movies

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100+ Good Medieval Movies, Ranked By Fans

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Lists about brave mountaineers who climbed the highest point on planet earth, Mount Everest, which rises more than 29,000 ft. in the Himalayas at the border of China and Nepal.

The Top of the World

Outdoor Activities

In addition to being the highest point on Earth at 29,000 feet above sea level, Mount Everest is also one of the most sought after destinations of mountaineers and outdoor enthusiasts. While it&#39;s not considered one of Earth&#39;s most dangerous mountains, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-death-climbing-mount-everest/laura-allan" target="_blank">people die attempting to summit</a> its peak each year, prompting many to wonder what it&#39;s like to climb Everest and if it&#39;s worth it. Despite the costs, dangers, and extreme endurance needed, many climbers claim it is.&nbsp;

Everest has been inspiring people to reach its peak since Edmund Hillary and&nbsp;Tenzing Norgay succeeded in 1953, romanticizing the ultimate feat of humans conquering nature and pushing their limits. Contributing to Everest&#39;s mystique is the fact that not everyone who takes it on survives, evidenced by the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/creepy-stories-about-deaths-and-dead-bodies-on-mount-everest/sabrina-ithal" target="_blank">number of bodies</a> the mountain holds. Advances in technology, like weather prediction, contribute to Everest&#39;s survival rate but also diminish the mountain&#39;s dangerous reputation.

As more and more climbers visit the mountain each year, creating trash problems and lines at the summit with devastating consequences, Everest should not be taken lightly; there are still many ways to perish before and after snapping a selfie at the top.&nbsp;British mountaineer George Mallory <a href="https://blog.theclymb.com/out-there/because-its-there-the-quotable-george-mallory/" target="_blank">may have climbed the mountain</a> &quot;Because it&#39;s there,&quot; but according to those who&#39;ve summited Everest, it takes much more determination and hard work than that.

What It's Actually Like To Summit Mount Everest

What It's Like To Climb Mount Everest & Reach The Summit

Erin McCann

Music History

Stevie Nicks became a household name alongside Fleetwood Mac bandmates Lindsey Buckingham, Christine and John McVie, and&nbsp;Mick Fleetwood&nbsp;shortly after the 1977 release of Rumours. Though the notoriously fluid <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fleetwood-mac-lineup-drama-history/sean-kelly" target="_blank">Fleetwood Mac</a>&nbsp;had released&nbsp;several albums prior to&nbsp;Rumours, the soft rock record&nbsp;is responsible for placing the band in the mainstream consciousness. However, it is also responsible for multiple affairs between <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/true-stories-behind-fleetwood-mac-rumours-album/melissa-sartore" target="_blank">Fleetwood Mac members</a>, tumultuous separations, and heartbreak.&nbsp;

Stories from <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/stevie-nicks-loves-and-hookups/celebrityhookups" target="_blank">Stevie Nicks&#39;s love life</a> are threaded throughout Rumours -&nbsp;&quot;Dreams&quot; is about her longtime partner Lindsey Buckingham - but her love affairs of the late &#39;70s were just the beginning of a series of romantic escapades. Aside from her&nbsp;laudable career, Nicks has endured incredible grief and heartache, as well as fairytale-level passion.

Nearly everyone&nbsp;who has dated Stevie Nicks speaks fondly of her,&nbsp;including the Eagles&#39; Don Henley and Joe Walsh - the latter of whom Nicks maintains was the love of her life. Even <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=4L9F_dtB7OYC&amp;printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&amp;q=nicks&amp;f=false" target="_blank">Mick Fleetwood</a>, who thinks of Nicks as a sort of platonic soulmate, considers her and Buckingham to be&nbsp;eternally connected.&nbsp;

For her part, Nicks told&nbsp;<a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/stevie-nicks-a-rock-goddess-looks-back-179984/" target="_blank">Rolling Stone</a>&nbsp;that she would be happy never marrying, as she&#39;s already &quot;had a lot of great relationships&quot; and her &quot;life today is great&quot; because of her friends and music.&nbsp;

Fascinating Stories From Stevie Nicks’s Love Life

Bailey Brown

Royalty

Princess Anne, the only <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/life-of-sarah-ferguson-duchess-of-york/cleo-egnal?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">daughter of Queen Elizabeth</a> II and Prince Philip, may not receive as much scrutiny from the general public as her older brother Prince Charles or nephews Prince William and Prince Harry, but she&#39;s still had an eventful life. From making the British Olympic team as an equestrian, to nearly being&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/attempted-kidnapping-of-princess-anne/cleo-egnal" target="_blank">kidnapped</a>&nbsp;just weeks after her wedding, to being nominated for a Nobel Prize, the Princess Royal has packed a lot of living into her&nbsp;years.&nbsp;

Blunt and often sharp-tongued, and with little use for pretense,&nbsp;she is considered one of the most popular members of the British royal family in the eyes of the general public&nbsp;and has&nbsp;earned the informal title of being the hardest-working royal. And she managed to carry out her royal duties while providing her children with a fairly normal childhood (well, as normal as one can have as a member of the British royal family),&nbsp;keeping them more or less out of the spotlight.

Here is more about the Princess Royal, who, as of this writing, is 14th in line to inherit the British throne.

Facts About Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth II’s Overlooked Daughter

TGWrites

Lists of fun facts, fascinating trivia, and wild, charming, and even heartbreaking stories about some of the most famous actors of classic film you feel like you already know.

Gonna Make You a Star

Celebrities

Judy Garland was an undeniably sparkling presence on film, from her breakthrough role in <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/wizard-of-oz-facts/philgibbons" target="_blank">The Wizard of Oz</a>&nbsp;to later successes like A Star Is Born. Unfortunately, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/judy-garland-true-story-movie/patrick-thornton" target="_blank">her life was marked by suffering</a>;&nbsp;all of the horrible things that happened to Judy Garland would dominate any faithful biography of the talented&nbsp;but tragic actress.

Stories about Judy Garland detail the dysfunctional parents, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/classic-old-hollywood-studio-system-abuses/anncasano" target="_blank">studio abuses</a>, early exposure to drugs and alcohol, and series of dreadful marriages that became&nbsp;the foundation of an existence that ended in 1969 at the age of 47. But terrible Judy Garland facts would also have to include her own choices and behavior. Garland was certainly the victim of the horrific world of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/reasons-old-hollywood-sucked/evan-lambert" target="_blank">old Hollywood</a>, but she seemed unable to break the cycle of bad relationships and financial ruin that ultimately took over her life and career.

As Dorothy, Judy Garland was able to successfully make it back home, to a house filled with love and stability. Sadly, in the real world, she would never be able to truly make it over the rainbow, as covered in the 2019 <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/judy-cast-actors-real-life/sarah-blumert" target="_blank">Judy biopic</a>.&nbsp;Here are some of the scandalous and heartbreaking aspects of the life of Judy Garland.

Tragic Stories From The Life Of Judy Garland

15 Tragic Stories About The Life of Judy Garland

Phil Gibbons

Long before Hugh Hefner and his guests&nbsp;in the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/what-living-in-the-playboy-mansion-was-like/rebecca-shortall" target="_blank">Playboy Mansion</a> graced television reality shows, women known as &quot;Bunnies&quot; served as the waitstaff in Hefner&#39;s clubs. Bunnies&nbsp;were distinct from Playmates, and&nbsp;clubs carefully vetted women for elite roles&nbsp;in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York&nbsp;and London. Rare in the 1960s, Playboy Bunnies were afforded a largely unprecedented level of financial independence, and many were able to save enough money to purchase their own homes.

Playboy Bunny jobs were competitive;&nbsp;hundreds of girls often interviewed for the handful of available positions. Hires were trained intensely using&nbsp;the <a href="https://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_playboy_club_bunny_manual_of_1968" target="_blank">&quot;Bunny Manual&quot;</a> and outfitted with their uniforms. However,&nbsp;as glamorous as the job could be, there were downsides. Bunnies were <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/10/history-of-the-playboy-bunny-suit/541929/" target="_blank">subjected to strict rules</a>, such as daily weigh-ins and strict appearance standards.&nbsp;Not abiding by the rules could get a Bunny fired&nbsp;or, at the very least, have her pay docked.

Despite exposes and tell-alls about being a Bunny, many former <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/former-playboy-bunny-jennifer-bassey-memories-2017-9" target="_blank">Bunnies have fond memories</a> of their time at the Playboy Club during its early years and saw&nbsp;it as an introduction to an entirely new world and way of life.&nbsp;

What It Was Like To Be One Of The First Playboy Bunnies In The Heyday Of The Playboy Club

History Of The Playboy Club: What Life Was Like For The Playboy Bunnies

Beth Elias

Lists about the history and quirks of America's highest office.

The American Presidency

Secret Service agents protect presidents, vice presidents,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/rules-and-traditions-for-first-family/matt-manser" target="_blank">the entire first family</a>, and even candidates on the campaign trail. Due to the nature of the job, these agents remain&nbsp;attached at the hip to the people they&#39;re sworn to protect. There are obvious downsides to being in the Secret Service (mostly regarding the secretive aspects of the job), but these men and women also get to travel the nation and bear witness to many incredible events.&nbsp;

Initially founded in 1865 as an agency to stop counterfeiting, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/secret-service-trivia-facts/ranker-news" target="_blank">duties of the Secret Service</a> have expanded during the last 150 years. Tasked with protection and investigation, Secret Service agents&nbsp;not only learn&nbsp;a great deal about the elected officials they guard,&nbsp;but they also possess a wealth of&nbsp;insight into the underpinnings of the political process.&nbsp;

Luckily, some agents have talked about their experiences and shared their stories, which&nbsp;offer a fascinating look into what it&#39;s really like to guard the leader of the free world.&nbsp;&nbsp;

What It’s Actually Like To Guard The President, According To Former Members Of The Secret Service

Stories About Guarding The President From Former Secret Service Members

Actor Trivia

Chuck Norris may have earned his own custom line of jokes regarding his supposed superhuman qualities, but legends about Bruce Lee have been kicking butt for much longer. And considering the Bruce Lee real story proves many of his legendary feats have a solid base in reality, consider that another knockout for Lee. Although rumors about playing ping pong with nunchucks and snatching rice out of the air using chopsticks may not be true, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/little-known-bruce-lee-facts/philgibbons" target="_blank">Bruce Lee facts</a> include an astonishing record of physical feats, endurance, and stories about his amazing achievements.

When his legends blended into the Bruce Lee true story, epic myths about a near-superhuman man emerged. His devotion to training both his mind and body led him to master power and strength that seem wild to everyone else. Lee&#39;s study of philosophy also helped grow his myth, as people consistently attribute wise quotes and sage advice to the<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-martial-art-movies/all-genre-movies-lists" target="_blank"> martial arts</a> master. When he passed at age 32, he was just becoming a star in the US, having already gained a huge amount of popularity overseas. Perhaps because his life was so short and the world never got to see him as an old man saddled with age like the rest of humanity, legends about Lee remain strong. He will always be young and strong in fans&#39; eyes, and the legends he created will remain unchallenged by time. Could Lee really send a man flying with only a one inch movement of his fist or knock someone out in a matter of seconds? While the legends say yes, the truth may surprise you.

Bruce Lee Stories That Show How Man Became Legend

Possibly True Bruce Lee Stories That Show How Man Became Myth

In Soviet Russia

Russian History

On December 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev announced both his resignation as president of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/life-in-the-soviet-union/kellen-perry" target="_blank">Soviet Union</a>&nbsp;and the communist state&#39;s&nbsp;dissolution after 79 years. The abrupt end of the regime was a shock to many at the time, but in the ensuing years,&nbsp;historians have identified several contributing factors both long- and short-term.

From the economic stagnation and ruinously high levels of military spending to the well-intentioned but highly destabilizing&nbsp;reforms Gorbachev introduced, this explainer looks at the real reasons the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.&nbsp;

The Reasons Why The Soviet Union Collapsed So Suddenly

M. Muir

Celebrity Trivia

Jay Leno has long been considered an everyman, albeit an everyman with millions of dollars in the bank and a fleet of cars hidden in a Burbank aircraft hangar. Stories about <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/young-jay-leno-pictures/cari-fortier" target="_blank">Jay Leno</a> and his insatiable desire to host&nbsp;The Tonight Show are legendary in comedy circles, and&nbsp;despite being written about at length in Bill Carter’s books The Late Shift&nbsp;and The War for Late Night,&nbsp;many people aren’t aware of Leno’s do-anything-to-win attitude. Leno pulled maneuvers that sound like something out of an <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-nbc-dramas/ranker-tv" target="_blank">NBC drama</a> rather than the behind-the-scenes antics of a talk show. You may know Leno and Letterman had a falling out over who would host The Tonight Show in 1992, but what suggests Jay Leno is a jerk are the stories of how he rose to prominence as the voice of Middle America in the early '90s. Even though Leno claims to be an unassuming guy who just ended up in show business,&nbsp;he reportedly employed underhanded tactics&nbsp;to create <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/sexist-late-night-interviews/rebecca-shortall" target="_blank">a toxic atmosphere</a> in which he thrived. Long before <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-late-night-shows/ranker-tv" target="_blank">Late Night </a>Wars of '92 began, people were sure David Letterman was the next in line to host The Tonight Show. Not only was Letterman hosting The Late Show&nbsp;-&nbsp;the program that followed Johnny Carson's show at 11:30 pm -&nbsp;but he openly glorified the gig. In a 1989 interview with Time, Letterman was already fielding questions about taking over for the beloved host. When asked if he would take over for Carson when he retired, Letterman answered, &quot;I guess, of course, I would. But I think ultimately I would be happy <a href="http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,956906-4,00.html" target="_blank">just to be considered</a>.&quot;If only Letterman knew how wrong he was, and if only he knew he -&nbsp;and the hosting gig -&nbsp;was in Jay Leno's crosshairs.

The History Behind How Jay Leno Became The Most Hated Man In Show Business

The Shameless, Disgusting History Behind How Jay Leno Became The Most Hated Man In Show Business

Jacob Shelton

On January 30, 1889, the body&nbsp;of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary was found alongside his teenage&nbsp;mistress at his Mayerling hunting lodge outside of Vienna. Though more questions than answers surround their deaths, many believe it may have been the fulfillment of a murder-suicide pact. Rudolf's&nbsp;death had global repercussions, and&nbsp;anticipated the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the start of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/how-world-war-1-changed-the-world/kellen-perry" target="_blank">World War I</a>.&nbsp;Born on August 21, 1858, Rudolf was the only&nbsp;son and heir of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary. Rudolf had a difficult childhood and a turbulent young adulthood. His drug and alcohol use fueled a dramatic love life, and he probably ended up with syphilis before he was 30. In 1888, Rudolf began an affair with Baroness Mary Vetsera, and by January 1889, the two had apparently entered into a kind of suicide pact.The&nbsp;Mayerling incident’s true significance lies in what happened in the wake of the tragedy. Rudolf’s death threw the imperial line of succession into crisis. Eventually, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was named the new heir; he was&nbsp;Rudolf’s cousin and a man whose own violent death in 1914 led to world war. Anyone asking, “How did <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/a-list-of-all-world-war-i-battles/reference" target="_blank">WWI</a> start?” needs to begin at the Mayerling story.

The Murder-Suicide Pact That Paved The Way For World War I - And Changed The World Forever

The Murder-Suicide Pact That Paved The Way For World War 1 – And Changed The World Forever

Setareh Janda

Who was John Smith? While most people probably think of him as&nbsp;an early American gentleman, the truth is the real man&nbsp;was much more complicated. Yes, he is famous for his assistance in establishing the first permanent English settlement in the New World, and famed for his encounters with the Powhatan woman, Pocahontas. The story of Jamestown and John Smith go hand-in-hand, but what about the rest of his life?

It turns out that Smith led a life of adventure unimaginable to people of his time, and he&#39;s still insanely well-traveled by today&#39;s standards. We know all about his exploits thanks to primary sources, including John Smith&#39;s journal, which he kept meticulously over the years.&nbsp;If anyone ever lived life to the fullest, it was John Smith.

11 Dark Facts About John Smith, Who Wasn't Exactly The Hero History Presents Him As

Things History Didn't Teach You About Explorer John Smith

Cheryl Adams Richkoff

Lists about the fascinating, often brutal customs and rituals about the legendary Norse seafarers.

A Viking's Life for Me

Ancient History

The Vikings were a brutal group of conquerors and explorers who were famous for ransacking villages and riding around in ornately crafted boats. As a concept, they&rsquo;ve grasped ahold of the public&#39;s consciousness and pillaged their way into our homes via television, but it turns out that there were some brutal Viking acts that were too hot for TV. Audiences are used to seeing warlords and clans of warriors fight&nbsp;en masse, but some of the things Vikings did go beyond being historically interesting and are vile enough to make you rethink ever opening a history book again. Bloody Viking rituals applied to animals, children, and especially their slaves, who&nbsp;were treated with as little respect as possible.

The Viking practices too graphic for TV have one major theme in common: not knowing when to stop. From torture methods like the &quot;blood eagle&quot; to the filing down of their teeth to appear more frightening, there are multiple moments in Viking&nbsp;history when the ancient Scandinavians could have chilled out or pulled back the reins, but instead, they pushed forward and turned their crazy up to 200%. You may think you know about the brutality that Vikings dished out on a daily basis after watching shows - like History Channel&#39;s Vikings -&nbsp;about the ancient Norse people, but until you read about these incredibly graphic rituals, you&rsquo;ll never truly know how the Vikings lived.&nbsp;

15 Brutally Violent Things The Vikings Did That You Won't Be Seeing on TV

Viking Sh*t Too Brutal for TV

History is full of triumphant events, heartwarming happenings, and general good times. But throughout the long span of time, there have also been truly horrific moments full of pain and suffering. Many of the most <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/haunting-photos-that-show-the-dark-side-of-history/brenden-donnelly" target="_blank">horrific moments in history</a> have survivors who, at one time or another, told their stories. These individuals provide vivid accounts of what they saw and how they felt that&nbsp;humanize the hard statistics and objective facts often presented in history textbooks.

Some of the worst moments in history are testaments to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/intense-survival-stories/lea-rose-emery" target="_blank">survival</a>;&nbsp;others are reminders of humanity&#39;s capability to commit devastation and cruelty. All, however, should remain part of our collective memory in hopes that no one will have to live through them again.

12 Moments In History That Would Have Been Horrific To Live Through

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The Most Horrific Moments In History To Have Lived Through

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Weird, spooky, and tragic stories of people who passed in odd ways or on strange days.

Unusual Demises

There were some strange deaths that have occurred during the 20th century and these are the most bizarre ways that people passed in the 1900s. The following list includes some the most unusual ways of passing imaginable. There are plenty of strange ways to perish, but these might be the strangest&nbsp;of all&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;unique and extremely rare circumstances that you can think of.

What are the most bizarre ways famous people have died in the last century? Do you know someone who swallowed a toothpick at a party and then perished because of peritonitis? Did you know about an actress who passed when she fell down a chimney, thinking it was a balcony? If not, read this list of all the unusual deaths of 20th century people who died in strange ways.

Unusual Deaths: Bizarre Deaths Of The 20th Century

Person

Bizarre Deaths | List of Unusual Ways To Die

Notable Famous Deaths

Before tickets even went on sale, every major motion picture employed dozens of people and cost thousands, if not millions, of dollars. Here is how some of them screwed it all up.

Famous Film Fails

Real accidents happen on the sets of big budget movies, but most of them don&#39;t cost the cast or crew their lives. Film productions follow a number of regulations to keep performers and crew members safe, but while shooting scenes of manufactured peril, performers sometimes put themselves in situations where the slightest miscalculation can quickly become deadly. Some occurred on <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-most-nausea-inducing-great-films/randolph" target="_blank">nausea-inducing sets</a>; others happened in seemingly commonplace situations.

What are some examples of people dying on movie sets? People have lost their lives on films as early as 1928&#39;s Noah&#39;s Ark. Here are some of the worst cases where mistakes and misfortune have collided to produce fatal consequences.

12 Film Sets On Which People Were Actually Killed

Deaths on Movie Sets | List of Fatal Accidents During Film Productions

Matt Blackwood

Looking closer at the 15th and 16th centuries in Europe, a period during which artists, architects, politicians, scientists, and writers embraced humanism, bringing their society from the Middle Ages to the modern era.

The Renaissance

List of odd deaths that happened during the Renaissance, including some of the rumors and legends behind them. This list includes stories of people dying from laughter, a ruler who died due to shyness about using the restroom, and a man who was beaten to death with his own artificial limb. "The Renaissance" is a term used to refer to a broad cultural movement that swept across Europe from the 14th through the 17th century, as well as the period in European History that divides the Late Middle Ages from the beginnings of the modern era. Through the term is most typically used to refer to the Renaissance in Italy - which includes a number of the most famous writers, thinkers, and artists of the period - the Renaissance itself spread to a number of European nations, including Scandinavia, The Netherlands, England, France, Hungary, and Russia.Need more? Check out the most unusual murders of other eras such as the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/unusual-deaths-bizarre-deaths-during-the-middle-ages/notable-famous-deaths">odd deaths during the Middle Ages</a> and the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/unusual-deaths-bizarre-deaths-of-the-21st-century/notable-famous-deaths">bizarre deaths from the 21st century.</a>

The 9 Strangest Deaths of the Renaissance And Early Modern Eras

Renaissance Deaths | List of Strange Renaissance Era Killings

A look at major events that happened a long time ago and the people who played the biggest roles in shaping the world as we know it.

Historical Facts & Figures

Historical Figures

Some of the most prolific&nbsp;figures in history got off in ways that would have been considered untoward in their time.&nbsp;

Nowadays, many&nbsp;of the&nbsp;behaviors described here are seen as normal, or at least, somewhat so. But back in the day, some of these writers, revolutionaries, philosophers, and the like kept their sexuality&nbsp;and kinks a secret, only to be discovered decades after their passing by scholars and curious readers.

Perhaps if these legends were alive now, they would wave their flags proudly and let the world know what turns them on. Or not, and that&#39;s fine too; after all, it&#39;s nobody&#39;s business what you&#39;re into.

10 Historically Important Figures With Extra Colorful Personal Lives

The Most Historically Important Perverts Of All Time

Beau Iverson

Weird History

George W. Bush

Barack Obama

Donald Trump

Leonardo da Vinci

Marie Curie

Galileo Galilei

Politics

List of the Greatest Minds of All Time, throughout history. This list represents the most influential thinkers across various disciplines, ranked in a way that represents the power of their ideas and their impact on the world. The wisest men and women include <a href="/list/top-philosophers-ever-/jedralski">top philosophers,</a> physicists, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/notable-poet_s)/reference">famous poets</a>, thinkers, teachers, physiologists, artists, inventors, engineers, <a href="/list/the-most-irreplaceable-ceos-in-the-world/ready-to-startup">the most irreplaceable CEOs in the world</a>, economists and politicians and those whose talents span across many fields of study.This list takes a historic perspective, so the greatest thinkers who are included on this list come from many different eras. The greatest minds of the 21st century may be quite different from great geniuses from the distant past, but each person should be judged within the context of the time that they were living. For example, inventing a new type of telephone in 2013 would not qualify one as &quot;the most brilliant mind of all time,&quot; but in 1876 when Alexander Graham Bell first patented the telephone, it was an act of genius not seen before. See Also: <a href="/crowdranked-list/the-most-influential-people-of-all-time">The Most Influential People of All Time.</a>

Isaac Newton

The Greatest Minds of All Time

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Walter Graves

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U.S. Presidents

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The worst U.S. presidents of all time, measured by their negative impact on the nation, its citizens health and happiness, and its future prosperity. (In some cases -&nbsp;such as the popular selections of Warren G. Harding and Richard Nixon -&nbsp;the negative view of the president and his administration is due to various scandals and perceived corruption within its ranks. Nixon remains the only president to step down from the office amid&nbsp;threats of impeachment.)

Much of a president&#39;s job -&nbsp;including serving as the figurative head of the American state and setting the nation&#39;s general legislative and diplomatic agenda -&nbsp;is sort of intangible and hard to evaluate in strict &quot;good vs. bad&quot; terms. This makes any list of the &quot;best&quot; or &quot;worst&quot; US presidents essentially subjective, and though there were administrations with a significant series of positive or negative outcomes, it&#39;s rarely clear just how much these had to do with the person in office and how many were simply due to accidents of fate or circumstance. Nonetheless, in particularly extraordinary cases -&nbsp;such as the administration of Abraham Lincoln, which kept the nation intact during the Civil War crisis, or the administration of Andrew Johnson immediately after that threatened the entire success of the Reconstruction project -&nbsp;it is clear which presidents did an overall good or bad job.

So who were the worst presidents of all time? We&#39;re ranking them here, based on your votes! When you&#39;ve had enough political negativity, be sure to check out Ranker&#39;s ultimate uplifting presidential list: <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-u-s-presidents-from-best-to-worst" target="_blank">The Best US Presidents</a>.