(Oct. 12, 2016) http://people.com/crime/clown-sightings-2016-stephen-king-twitter-reacts/, Clark, Stuart. You bring some food over to a neighbor who's just had a baby, and the next day the child comes down with a terrible illness. Today billions of videos are uploaded and watched by millions of users of the website. Behind the US dollar, the euro has become the second largest reserve currency and the euro also has the more value in circulation than any other currency. Oh, and Jennifer Aniston divorced Brad Pitt so he could become one-half of Brangelina. Earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale More than 500 people are killed and over 1,000 injured in southern Iran. Sometimes events that happened hundreds of thousands or even millions of years ago are scary, not because tons of people were there to see them, but because they are predictive of what might happen in the future. Mass protests during the G20 Economic Summit in 2009. Live Science. After the war, he was placed in the Edinburgh Zoo where he lived out the rest of his days until he died at age 21. The Virginia Tech shooting was a spree shooting that occurred on April 16, 2007, comprising two attacks on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. Here's just a couple of them: 1) One time I was driving home, dirt roads midday, and I had to stop. The brush with nuclear war was a wakeup call to the rival superpowers, which instituted a direct telephone line between the Kremlin and the White House as a result [source: State Department]. By. On September 11, 2001, four airplanes in the United States were hijacked by Muslim extremists and crashed into various locations. Oil prices rise sharply throughout the year caused by Trouble in the Middle East, and later Hurricane Katrina. "Stephen King Urges People to 'Cool the Clown Hysteria' After More Reports and Arrests." Woody Allen and Mia Farrow engage in a very public and nasty custody battle over their three children. Buckle up kid, 2020 is one big rollercoaster of WTF. So the USSR bought billions of dollars worth of Pepsi by trading submarines, military ships, and a lot of vodka for the soda. Feb 23 Vote of the controversial French law on colonialism, repealed start of 2006. The public reaction was frightening as well. 11. It was Powderfinger's year. (Oct. 11, 2016) http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3024/, Miller, Laura. How I Met Your Mother premiered its first legen (wait for it) dary. Feb. 1, 2005. The second-largest earthquake ever recorded, with at least a 9.1 magnitude, ripped the floor of the Indian Ocean west of Indonesia. Twitter played a pivotal role in the 2009 Iranian elections, and yet all the popular news feeds were over taken on the day Michael Jackson died. American Idol was still the top TV show, and George W. Bush was "the decider.". Despite all this, she returned to work for the same shipping company, White Star, about four years later. Jessop was a stewardess aboard the RMS Olympic, one of the Titanic's sister ships, when it collided with another ship in September of 1911. While most were horrified by the carnage, news footage from around the globe captured some people cheering in response to the attacks. (Oct. 11, 2016) http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-definitive-map-of-americas-creepy-clown-epidemic, Taylor, Jim. In fact, there are so many things we've been scared of over the years that it was hard to narrow down the list. In October of 2001, Apple introduced the world to the iPod, and perhaps they didnt even realize what they were doing. In just a few months, people had reported more than 100 clown sightings and threats in the United States, and the phenomenon began to spread to other countries, including England, Canada and Australia [source: Shilling]. How I Met Your Mother premiered its first legen (wait for it) dary season! How we managed to function without it remains a baffling mystery. The elderly, conservative Ratzinger took the name Pope Benedict XVI, and the new German pontiff meant that the position would not immediately go back to an Italian. A trend toward stronger and more frequent hurricanes, though not yet definitively tied to climate change, is also expected to accelerate. That's nowhere close to enough time, particularly in large cities where evacuation routes could quickly choke with cars [source: Folger]. Johnson, Bridget. Even if you are a PC, you must admit that Apple was doing something right when they introduced the iPod. 43rd US President George W. Bush. Perhaps the most annoying of all entries on this list, reality TV has changed the landscape of television over the past decade. Runners-up: 2000 Bush/Gore Florida election, 2009 Iranian Elections. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV shows! The Oklahoma City ThunderThe Oklahoma City Thunder quickly became one of basketball's most dominant teams after relocating from Seattle in 2008. The Washington Post. Wentworth Miller played Mariah Carey's love interest in her "We Belong Together" music video, which served as a sexual awakening for soooo many millennials. Jan. 21, 2011. A woman in Alabama created a Facebook page for "Flomo Klown" and threatened to kill people at a local school. (Oct. 12, 2016) http://www.salon.com/2005/02/01/witch_craze/, NASA. Their first shot shattered the window of the store but narrowly missed the cashier's head. Who knew reality TV love couldn't last? All the hysteria prompted author Stephen King whose murderous clown character Pennywise from his novel It probably contributed to the clown craze to issue a statement calling for people to cool it [source: Carlson]. "Meet the President Trying to Save His Island Nation From Climate Change." (Oct. 14, 2016) https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis, U.S. Geological Survey. Then, at midnight, nothing happened. 5. ( Bird Flu ) H5N1 strain of Avian Flu claims more lives in Indonesia and other countries around the globe. Long Island Lolita Amy Fisher shot the wife of her lover, Joey Buttafuoco (pronounced Butt-a-foo-co), Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the face. Following 8 years of legal wrangling in the courts Terri Schiavo's feeding tube is removed and she dies 13 days later. Even wilder theories emerged suggesting that the comet's gravity might throw off Earth's tides and cause the Pacific to empty itself into the Atlantic. Something for everyone interested in hair, makeup, style, and body positivity. Jamie founded Listverse due to an insatiable desire to share fascinating, obscure, and bizarre facts. You didn't mean it! Encyclopedia Britannica. Screenshot via YouTube. Just two hours later, before the family had been informed of the death, the man's twin brother rode his own bicycle across the exact same stretch of highway. Saddam Hussein, Iraq's brutal dictator since 1979, was successfully ousted from power; his two sons, Uday and Qusay, were killed fighting with coalition troops; and Hussein was found hiding in a hole on Dec. 14, 2003. Thus, three people died during an operation that was meant to save one life. Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks.com article: by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images, Dina Rudick/The Boston Globe via Getty Images, Thierry Falise/LightRocket via Getty Images. The people of the Gulf Coast braced themselves as the sixth strongest hurricane in Atlantic history hurtled their way. "What Would Happen if Yellowstone's Supervolcano Erupted?" This president didn't do that and now all of America is paying the price. Previously, mp3 players were unpopular because they were fragile, had short battery life, or were simply not sexy and fashionable. Whether that's applied for the the righteous or the trivial is up to the tweeter. Even if Sumatran residents are instantly warned, they may only have 30 minutes to evacuate. Social media has overtaken pornography as the #1 activity on the internet. The disaster also prompted the creation of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System. New York Magazine. 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Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site. So good! 4. Salon. While such actions may seem crazy now, they could one day prove necessary. The Guardian. The New York Stock Exchange, which makes its home only blocks away from the WTC, had its largest one day drop in history when it re-opened. So the whole thing was a nightmare from the start. Coordinates. The Kyoto Protocol which is intended to cut global emissions of greenhouse gasses comes into effect, without the support of the United States and Australia. During the procedure, Liston accidentally swiped near an elderly doctor with a blade, slicing the fabric of the doctor's suit coat. Hurricane Stan hits Mexico and Central America killing over 1,620 people. Adding to the crisis was the weak government response from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with the Coast Guard leading rescue efforts. Kennedy had warned Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev not to do it, so when American spy planes identified missile launch sites on the communist island nation, things got tense. Let's revisit the anniversaries, major headlines and TV premieres that happened in 2007. The world is a strange, surprising place, in ways large and small, serious and trivial. Thirty-five Serbian Orthodox Church called Serbian Orthodox shrines in Kosovo and two mosques in . Thinking he had been cut open, the doctor went into shock and died of a subsequent heart attack. "Steam Explosions, Earthquakes, and Volcanic Eruptions What's in Yellowstone's Future?" An African woman leads the World Trade Organization. President Obama had some strong ideas and plans for the future, and only time will tell if he can truly come through with them. Watch on YouTube 2. Twice, the US and the USSR were likely saved from all-out nuclear war by just one person. Sometimes one person's scary event can have a ripple effect across a nation. Well, on second thought, there was one big difference: A scorned neighbor in the late Renaissance Europe might accuse you of being a witch. The first incident was in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Some of the consequences of a warming planet are already happening, including accelerated sea rise, more intense rainfall, more severe heat waves, increased wildfires and decreased water availability. It was so popular Zac Efron even got a tattoo of the saying on his hand. Rural areas had been completely wiped out. More for you. 3. I'd like to think we respond with thoughtful, positive action, but judging from these events it seems mass hysteria is a more common reaction. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. Now that's a scary quote no matter who said it and what they were talking about. Atlas Obscura. "Carbon Dioxide's 400ppm Milestone Shows Humans Are Rewriting the Planet's History." Jackie Salo. Just as scary as the tsunami itself is the possibility that a deadly event could happen again despite the installation of an early detection system in the Indian Ocean. Ah, 2005. May 5, 2016. Terrorist bombs are planted in crowded marketplace bazaars killing at least 61 people. The town of Palisade, NV like many other "Wild West" towns of the time was actually very peaceful and had so few crimes that it didn't even have an official sheriff. He didn't have a lot of screen time on the film but he did happen to take things too far when all was said and done. Our heart rate increases, blood is redirected to critical body parts, adrenaline spikes, and our strength, stamina and senses are all heightened [source: Taylor]. Clint Pumphrey #HashtagsThe digital revolution has spawned a seemingly endless range of techy buzzwords with ambiguous meaning. Mercifully, police were able to identify Muhammed and Malvo as suspects and capture them at a rest stop, but not before they killed 10 people and injured three others. Here's How We Prepped for the Non-Disaster." The News Feed -- now the homepage of the site -- wasn't introduced until 2006. 1 Russia Invades Ukraine On February 24th, 2022, Russia announced the beginning of its "special military operation" against Ukraine and shortly after began attacking Ukraine using missiles, rockets, and airstrikes. There are now 23 countries using currencies directly pegged to the euro. Churches held prayer vigils, and enterprising con-men sold comet pills to ward off the poison's effects. 9 Things We Can't Believe Didn't Exist Before 2005, 13 Potatoes That Look Like Channing Tatum. Wikipedia. In the 1980s, we wanted our hair to be as big as possible, our fanny packs to be as bright as possible, and our spandex to be as tight as possible. Johnny Carson hosts The Tonight Show for the last time. But, their job was not done yet. (Getty. Citizens from both sides of the wall uses hammers and axes to smash away at the wall until nothing was left. Not only that, but when the original Antioch was destroyed, all of its remaining citizens were relocated to the "new" Antioch. May 2, 2016. Since then, a number of countries have committed to the effort to stop global terrorism. Most recently, prosecutors have said that Ana's phone pinged on her home on both Jan. 1 and Jan. 2 when surveillance video obtained during the police investigation revealed that Brian went to. 17. 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