Despite the pressure of holding countries accountable for human rights violations, groups of people still find it necessary to persecute others for being the wrong kind of different. Unfortunately, some of the countries doing the most discriminatory practices are the richest and most developed nations in the world. Top Tenz takes a deeper look at the worst countries for persecution.
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When we think of the “Big One,” we’re talking monster earthquake on the West Coast. Perhaps the most dangerous areas are those surrounding the ominous San Andreas Fault. But the less-famous and equally dangerous Cascadia Fault stretches 700 miles along the West Coast from Vancouver Island to northern California. So what would happen if either of the faults exploded? Top Tenz puts the earthquake dangers in perspective.
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If you’re into monsters and terrible creatures, you might want to peruse the Holy Bible. Take beasts in the Book of Daniel. Among them are four hideous creatures that emerge from the sea to prey on humanity. Surprisingly, they are said to represent four nations that existed in Daniel’s day. Top Tenz describes nine other dragons, behemoths and locusts that were equally as terrifying.
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There are many events throughout human history that are tagged with the “once in a lifetime” moniker, most likely to never happen again. Among them was the last public execution in the United States.
On August 14, 1936, black man Rainey Bethea was hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky, before a throng of 20,000 for raping a white woman. Public outrage over the manner of execution, which included numerous errors and a media circus, led the United States to abandon public executions. Tune in to this edition of Top Tenz for nine other events that we’ll most likely never see again.
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