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Note: not all climbers are so fortunate. Many times people coming down the mountain don’t have enough energy to carry fatigued comrades, and those going up don’t want to sacrifice their Everest glory. Thus, you can quite literally die just feet from dozens of people. 25-17. pixabay (public domain), 16. wikimedia commons (public domain), 15. pixabay (public domain), 14. facebook.com (fair use; no free images available; illustrative purposes only), 13-9....

Did we mention it also offers UPF 50+ for sunny days and a clamp that you can use to attach to a chair?

You may catch a glimpse of one if you happen to frequent Monaco, Montserrat, or any other playground for the rich and famous. These luxurious vessels are outfitted with the latest technology and the most modern comforts. It makes a week at sea seem like a week in a five-star resort in the Maldives (and then some). Sporting luxurious delights from helicopter pads to on-ship spas to even a go-kart track, these yachts are the epitome of decadent design....

However, movies, comics and games aren’t the only source of amusing insanity. A lot of things happen every day that are as strange as those you see in fiction. Some of them are even stranger. Did you know for example that your bones are stronger than steel? Yep, in reality you’re stronger than “Man of Steel” a.k.a. Superman. What if we told you that oranges are not even orange really?...

Most of the strange galaxies on this list are known to astronomers by two classifications: the Messier catalog or the New General Catalog. Messier’s catalog was compiled in 1771 by French astronomer Charles Messier as a way to organize the host of cosmic discoveries happening at the time. A particular fan of comets, Messier made the list with his assistant Pierre Méchain to filter out non-comet items. The New General Catalog (NGC) of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars is a collection of various types of deep sky objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer....

Although the United States doesn’t have universal healthcare…there’s an app for everything, including emergency rooms. This website will find the fastest, highest rated ER’s in your area. Note: it won’t help you pay for the visit though… It will tell you whether or not your email has been found in any data leaks. If it has been, it doesn’t necessarily mean that your account has been compromised. Typically, the hackers will have gotten your email, username, and an encrypted version of your password....

The Norwegian fishermen originally described the sea monster as a gigantic animal that was as big as an island and presented danger to passing ships not from direct attack but from the giant waves and tsunamis that its movements could cause. Quickly, however, people began spreading stories about the monster’s vicious attacks and aggressive behavior, which destroyed every ship that had the misfortune of passing through its waters. As for modern historians, they seem to be pretty sure that the Kraken was nothing more than some giant squid and the rest of the stories were nothing but the sci-fi creation of a wild imagination....

Having said all of that, for those of you who do ask these questions, we are here to help! This is a cheat sheet for what you probably already know. The items on this list are the ones to which the answer to the follow up question would be a resounding no! It is absolutely not worth spending more money for this. So, don’t pull out your wallet yet because these are 25 products that aren’t worth spending more money on!...