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Airplanes are a great way to get from one place to the other in a relatively short period of time. They are also a great place to catch a disease. Airplanes are a breeding ground for germs -an enclosed space filled with people who may or may not have washed their hands, covered their mouths, or taken their medicine for that nasty virus they had.&nbsp;“When you go to the airport, you’re around people from all over the world. And not just people — also their germs,” Dr. Amesh&nbsp;Adalja, an infectious disease physician at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, told&nbsp;<a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/01/airplanes-sick_n_4855321.html" target="_blank">The Huffington Post</a>. “Like any place of mass congregation, it’s a viral exchange center.”Between the dry air inside the airplane cabin and the fact that the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2012/11/14/germiest-surfaces-planes-airports/1702683/" target="_blank">latches on overhead bins</a> also get &quot;lots of touching, but no cleaning,&quot; it's no surprise that people walk away contracting one of these 10 diseases — all from taking a flight.&nbsp;

10 Diseases You Could Get Just By Stepping Onto an Airplane

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Unfortunately, according to the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm" target="_blank">Center for Disease Control and Prevention</a> (CDC),&nbsp;about&nbsp;610,000 people&nbsp;die of heart disease in the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/tags/united-states?ref=internalCrossLinking_tag">United States</a> annually. That accounts for&nbsp;one in four deaths. In fact, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women; around&nbsp;735,000 Americans have a heart attack each&nbsp;year.However, if you're aware of the dangers of cardiovascular problems, you can proactively seek out solutions.&nbsp;Certain measures can&nbsp;reduce the&nbsp;likelihood&nbsp;of heart disease. You may even be able to increase the quality and length of your life if you follow a few rules.

Things You Never Knew Could Lower Your Risk of A Heart Attack

10 Surprising Things That Can Lower Your Risk of A Heart Attack

Shark Tank

Few reality shows impact the real world like&nbsp;<a href="https://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank" target="_blank">Shark Tank</a>.&nbsp;The Emmy-winning show features The Sharks –&quot; tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons&quot; – as they look for the next best business endeavor to invest their own money in. Since premiering in 2009, the show has given entrepreneurs to deliver the pitch of their lives, with only one chance to convince The Sharks that their business is the next big thing.&nbsp;Some make the long walk out of the studio without a deal, but many walk out with funding and new opportunities. In fact,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2017/02/10/the-sharks-of-shark-tank-dish-on-some-little-known-facts-about/21711112/" target="_blank">as of 2017</a>, the Sharks had&nbsp;invested&nbsp;over $100 million in entrepreneurs from the show. Here are the most successful products from Shark Tank.

The Most Successful 'Shark Tank' Products Of All Time

TV Program

The 12 Most Successful 'Shark Tank' Products In History

Tips

Let's talk about sex, baby. Maybe things are going great for you and you consider yourself to be a god or goddess in the bedroom, at which point congratulations are in order. But if you're someone who feels like things could be better, you're not alone.&nbsp;According to a <a href="https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/9/e016942" target="_blank">study by BMJ</a>,&nbsp;15% of men and 34.2%&nbsp;of women reported lacking interest in sex. This can cause a lot of problems in a relationship. But have no fear, as most of the time it literally has nothing to do with you or your partner's attractiveness. Sometimes it's just life getting in the way and the problem can be solved by taking a look at what's going down (or who isn't going down, in this case,) and making a few adjustments.It's can be as simple as&nbsp;turning on the TV to get yourself turned on again. You can thank us later.&nbsp;

12 Surprising Things That Can Improve Your Sex Life

True Crime

Most people have an interesting story in their background. Maybe you won an award or had a wild experience traveling in a foreign country. Whatever it is, this is your go-to story when swapping stories with a bunch of your friends.But how many people can actually say someone attempted to murder them?Not many, and thanks to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/4ahxt1/survivors_of_attempted_murder_whats_your_story/" target="_blank">Reddit</a> we can read the details from the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/7-real-people-who-survived-horror-movie-situations/samantha-wilson?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">people who survived</a> such a crazy attempt. The warning is that some of the stories are pretty intense, as you would image, but just be glad that this never happened to you.&nbsp;

Survivors Of Attempted Murder Share Their Amazing Stories

12 Survivors Of Attempted Murder Share Their Amazing Stories

Fan Made

Many of rock and roll&#39;s most brilliant stars burned out too early. There are <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/members-of-the-27-club/famous-celebrity-deaths-list" target="_blank">members of the infamous 27 Club</a>, including Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Amy Winehouse; plenty of other artists also suffered&nbsp;untimely deaths,&nbsp;such as Elvis Presley, Keith Moon, and John Lennon.

But what if they were still with us today? This&nbsp;was the vision behind the <a href="https://sachsmedia.com/rockheaven/" target="_blank">Rock and&nbsp;Roll Heave</a><a href="http://sachsmedia.com/rockheaven/" target="_blank">n</a> project by <a href="https://sachsmedia.com/rockheaven/" target="_blank">Sachs Media Group</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;the photo restoration and manipulation <a href="http://phojoe.com/" target="_blank">company Phojoe</a>. The companies created a visual representation of what these <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/rockstar-graves/alby-thompson" target="_blank">late artists</a>&nbsp;would look like today, and&nbsp;included <a href="http://www.amazon.com/default/e/B001HCWTP4?redirectedFromKindleDbs=true" target="_blank">expert conjectures</a>&nbsp;from two <a href="http://www.elijahwald.com/" target="_blank">noted musicologists</a> on what these stars could have achieved with their talents.

This Artist Imagined How These Dead Rock Stars Would Look If They Were Still Alive Today

Band/Musician

Travel

Some people are perfectly content keeping their two feet planted firmly on the ground. Excitement for them might be taking in a ballgame or going hiking for a weekend. We're not talking about those kinds of people.No, we're talking about people who seek out danger and excitement in the form of roller coasters that shoot them up in the air at record speeds, plummet them towards the ground at a rate that causes your stomach to drop, and turns them upside down and sideways until they don't know which end is up.&nbsp;These are the scariest coasters in the world. Ride at your own risk.

The All-Time Scariest Rollercoasters In The World

The 12 Scariest Rollercoasters In The World

Historical Figures

Certain people in history are engrained into the fabric of society, known by their famous faces, their famous tales, and their famous names. And a lot of them never really existed. That’s right —&nbsp;some of your favorite spokespersons, authors, and icons are nothing more than the brainchildren of some very creative people. That doesn’t make them any less interesting. It just makes them a little less, well, real.While there are plenty of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/real-people-who-inspired-iconic-characters/robert-wabash" target="_blank">fictional characters inspired by real people</a>, including a few on this list, the names on this list are pure fiction.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Famous People Who Never Actually Existed

Fictional Character

12 Famous People Who Never Actually Existed

Distinguishing Features

Turn on the TV, go to the movies, or flip through a glossy magazine and you'll see pictures of perfectly-coiffed celebrities looking glamorous and fancy. Of course, they have teams of people behind them -&nbsp;trainers, makeup artists, stylists, chefs -&nbsp;so it makes sense why they look like, well, celebrities.&nbsp;But what you can't tell by looking at someone is how they smell, and it turns out some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/3d-recreations-of-historical-figures/stephanroget?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most famous faces</a>&nbsp;have a bit of a funk. For one reason or another, these stars shun deodorant and prefer to go the natural route - hopefully adhering to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/how-to-improve-body-odor/amy-slocum" target="_blank">alternative methods for improving body odor</a>. Plenty of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-with-gross-hygiene-habits/rebecca-shortall" target="_blank">celebrities have unusual hygiene habits</a>,&nbsp;and&nbsp;these armpit choices&nbsp;may be just a little questionable.

Celebrities Who (Proudly) Refuse To Wear Deodorant

Person

12 Celebrities Who Refuse To Wear Deodorant For Some Reason

Pop Culture

Over the years, the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fbi-biggest-secrets/abby-heugel" target="_blank">FBI</a> has collected information about many people —&nbsp;most of whom&nbsp;are people suspected of serious crimes. But it's not just criminals with FBI files. Since it was formed in 1908, the Federal Bureau of Investigation&nbsp;has collected information about actors, musicians, and other&nbsp;people in the public arena, and much of that information is now available to the public at<a href="https://vault.fbi.gov/" target="_blank"> the FBI's Records Vault</a>.<a href="https://vault.fbi.gov/reading-room-index" target="_blank">The Vault</a>, which launched in 2011, is an FBI reading room of more than 6,700 documents that contain details of investigations on everyone from Marilyn Monroe and Tupac to Steve Jobs. Most of these people would be considered &quot;non-threatening,&quot; but were being monitored for very interesting reasons. What’s up, Walt Disney?

Celebrities You Didn't Know Had FBI Files

12 Celebrities You Didn't Know Had FBI Files

Government

Even though the most patriotic, law-abiding American can feel a little nervous&nbsp;when thinking about the&nbsp;FBI. The Bureau's job&nbsp;is to&nbsp;monitor the country’s criminal activities and take action when things go awry, but there's a&nbsp;veil of secrecy surrounding the bureau. While that veil is necessary, it also encourages citizens to see the Federal Bureau of Investigation as an almost supernatural bureaucracy.Blame it on Fox Mulder or Robert Mueller, if you will, but you can't help but wonder what's really going on behind closed doors of one of the nation's most private agencies. We've gathered some of the juicier government secrets — from massive files of human and hair to Walt Disney's time as a secret informant.

12 Undercover Facts About The FBI That You Didn't Know

12 Interesting Facts About the FBI You've Never Heard Before

Lists about America's pastime, including rankings of MLB players by every position. 

Play Ball!

Lists about the zany little things we believe anyway.

Very Superstitious

Baseball

What feels like the most boring moments of baseball are loaded with superstition. Players&nbsp;step to the plate, adjust their gloves, dig a hole in the batter’s box, take a few practice swings, do the sign of the cross and maybe spit to the side for good measure. For many players, these innocuous moments are steeped in superstition.&nbsp;And that’s just what they do when they go up to bat, not to mention all the routines and superstitions that go on before the game even starts. We’re talking about extremes like players peeing on their hands to not washing a very important article of clothing.With that said, let’s play ball!

Baseball Players With The All Time Weirdest Superstitions

Baseball Player

The Weirdest Baseball Superstitions In History

Celebrity Facts

There is a reason celebrities are celebrities. They possess some kind of talent that rocketed them into fame and fortune. Maybe they’re an amazing athlete, or an actor/actress with dozens of credits to his or her name.Or their last name is Kardashian.Whatever the reason, they’re famous, and as it turns out, ocassionally delusional. Because the fact that you’re good at one thing does not automatically mean that you’re good at other things —&nbsp;like singing. But these famous faces decided to leave their comfort zone and branch out into music. While it worked out for a few of them, the others really shouldn’t quit their day job.

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