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We all use acronyms and initialisms every day. We see them, we read them, we write them - you get the idea. &nbsp;A lot of what we consider to be acronyms are initialisms that pronounce the letters from individual words to represent them. Acronyms, on the other hand, create entire words out of those letters. “Radar” and “scuba” are acronyms. What they have in common is that we often use them without knowing what they stand for or how they came to exist at all. It's okay to say “PIN number” and SOS means “save our souls” or something along those lines, right?&nbsp;Wrong.&nbsp;Knowing what an acronym means comes in pretty handy and makes it even more useful. See for yourself.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Wars rarely have one single cause. Often, the outbreak of a conflict results from multiple grievances that have taken shape over time. Differing beliefs, competing interests, and territorial disputes fester, becoming increasingly infuriating and unacceptable. Blood begins to boil, tempers grow short, and, in a single moment, one small mistake or affront&nbsp;unleashes the frustration and anger that&#39;s been building for years.&nbsp;

Minor incidents that <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/foods-that-started-conflicts/laura-allan" target="_blank">kick off major conflicts</a> may seem insignificant on the surface - but they&#39;re really nothing more than <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/biggest-overreactions-in-history/setareh-janda" target="_blank">breaking points</a>. Vote up the big historical conflicts that stemmed from seemingly small mistakes and left you saying, &quot;Well, that escalated quickly!&quot;

11 Major Historical Conflicts Caused By Seemingly Minor Incidents

Watching some of the biggest movies of 2024, it sure feels like films are running longer and longer. Overall, they're not actually longer, according to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.vox.com/culture/24156463/movies-albums-long-songs-scenes-short">some statistical analysis</a>, but since the most popular movies are getting longer, it really feels like movie running times are bloated and it's worth asking, unscientifically, which 2024 films just feel too long to happily sit through.There are plenty of options: Wicked, which adapts only the first half of the Broadway play, is nonetheless 2 hours and 41 minutes long, including credits. Kevin Costner's first installment in a planned four-film opus, Horizon: An American Tale - Vol. 1 clocks in at just over three hours. Sequels aren't spared, either: both Smile 2 and Deadpool &amp; Wolverine are longer than their predecessors.But you can argue that those movies, or something like Dune: Part Two, need every minute to tell their stories well, in which case, none of these films are actually too long. That can't be true, however, so vote up the movies that left you thinking “It was a little (or a lot) long.”

2024 Movies That Are WAY Too Long

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Tom Cruise is no stranger to the big screen. Stories about his life, relationships, beliefs, and behaviors are fairly common in popular culture, too. As a result, Tom Cruise is no stranger to the big screen. Stories about his&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/crazy-tom-cruise-stories/tracey-graham">life, relationships, beliefs, and behavior</a>s are fairly common in popular culture, too. As a result, the man's a continued source of entertainment.When it comes to<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-all-time-tom-cruise-movies"> Tom Cruise movies</a>, he's well known for action roles like Ethan Hunt in the&nbsp;Mission: Impossible franchise and Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in the&nbsp;Top Gun flicks. Dramatic appearances in&nbsp;Jerry Maguire, A Few Good Men, and&nbsp;Magnolia have helped round out his acting career. Not to say he hasn't appeared in some comedies and thrillers - generally proving that there's not a whole lot he can't do.It's with this in mind that we got to thinking about just how far Cruise will go for a role. From preparation to&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/stunts-that-almost-hurt-tom-cruise/anncasano">on-set stunts</a>, Tom Cruise doesn't hold back. Here are a few of the ways Cruise has really gone over the top for a role.&nbsp;

14 Times Tom Cruise Went Over-The-Top For A Role

This captivating list showcases the hottest women in the Star Wars universe, brought to life by a talented lineup of actresses. At the forefront is Natalie Portman, who enthralls audiences with her portrayal of Padmé Amidala. Equally iconic is Carrie Fisher's timeless depiction of the beautiful Princess Leia Organa. Daisy Ridley breathes new life into the saga as the beloved character Rey.These actresses, among others, light up the screen with their powerful performances and unforgettable presence. Jump into our list of these remarkable women and decide who deserves the top spot as the hottest woman in 'Star Wars.'&nbsp;

Star Wars: The Franchise's Most Beautiful Female Characters, Ranked

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This is a list of some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/most-beautiful-actresses-ever?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most beautiful actresses</a>, all when they were 25 years old.&nbsp;It doesn't matter when these actresses were most popular. Each photograph here is of a famous actress when she&nbsp;was 25 years old. From Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry to Sophia Loren, Rita Hayworth, and Marilyn Monroe - who was the most attractive actress when they were 25 years old?We're pitting the most attractive people in Hollywood at that infamous age. We're reaching all the way back to the 1940s with the likes of Ava Gardner, through the 90s with favorites Christina Applegate and&nbsp;Cameron Diaz, and some of the 2010s&nbsp;most attractive 25 year olds like Blake Lively and Amber Heard.Vote up the actresses you think were the&nbsp;most attractive when they were 25 years old. Then check back to see if your favorite beautiful actresses topped the list!&nbsp;

25 Actresses at the Age of 25: Who Do You Think is Most Stunning?

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One of the most interesting misconceptions about the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/salem-witch-trial-landmarks/triciapsarreasmurray" target="_blank">Salem witch trials</a> is that they were the first and only witch hunts that took place. They may be the most commonly known&nbsp;due to the popularity of Arthur Miller&rsquo;s The Crucible and numerous film adaptations on the subject, but accusing&nbsp;innocent people of - and executing them for - being &ldquo;witches&rdquo; started long before 1692. Over the span of&nbsp;centuries, <a href="https://www.history.com/news/beyond-salem-6-lesser-known-witch-trials" target="_blank">Europe experienced several witch trials</a>, each as horrific as the one in Salem. While the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/religious-panics/mike-rothschild">trials in Salem</a> lasted close to a year, some of the European trials lasted over ten years and claimed many lives. &nbsp;

What is significant about the Salem trials is they&nbsp;were some of the last to take place; they came just as the ones in Europe were dwindling -&nbsp;as something that European colonists brought with them to America. Although other trials took place in North America in the 1600s, notably the <a href="https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/cover-up-connecticut-witch-hysteria-1647-63/" target="_blank">Connecticut Witch Trials</a>, no witch had been tried and executed since 1663. It was thought to be behind everyone, so when the hysteria in Salem began, it shocked and continues to shock people. As you&rsquo;ll see in these witch hunt facts, no one was safe - not even the family pet.

9 Salem Witch Trials Facts That Will Hex Your Understanding of the Past

From spurs and saddles to hip-fired six-shooters, Westerns are full of iconic props. It's not always easy to spot the little details that make them special, however. Sometimes it's about authenticity, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/small-details-minor-characters-westerns/tpetersccc">like the famed skeleton</a> in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, which has a story so bizarre it's almost worth having its own movie. Other times, these prop details provide great character insights, like the piece of horse-riding gear Doc Holliday doesn't have compared to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/small-details-tombstone-movie/tpetersccc">his posse members in Tombstone</a>. In any case, learning these little details makes the Westerns we love even better.

16 Prop Details Hidden In Classic Westerns

Heavily dominated by the Hallmark channel and their notoriously light-hearted plots, most <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-christmas-movies-of-all-time">Christmas movies</a> fill our hot cocoa cups to the brim with the same predictable narrative of two unlikely (but highly predictable) people beating the odds to fall in love during a magical holiday season.&nbsp;And while heart-warming and obvious storylines may be what some look forward to as part of their holiday traditions, some of us would like the opportunity to embrace the Christmas spirit without having to deal with all of the extra cheesy pickup lines and corny, lovey-dovey banter.&nbsp;Thankfully, there are a few Christmas <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/quirky-romance-movies/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">movies without romance</a> for those of us who really just can't sit through another mushy love scene at the small-town holiday fair. Here's a list of our very favorite non-romcom Christmas movies for when you just aren't feeling the love.&nbsp;

Bah Humbug to Romance in These Christmas Movies That Keep It All About the Festivities

Gladiator II, released more than 20 years after the original, tells the story of Lucius Verus (Paul Mescal), a captive taken to Rome and forced to fight as a gladiator. The movie unravels a web of lies, conspiracies, and power struggles as it becomes clear that Lucius is more than just any prisoner. He's the son of Maximus (Russell Crowe) and Lucilla (Connie Neilsen) from the 2000 film Gladiator.Lucius Verus struggles to survive inside and outside of the Colosseum, taking on wild beasts and conniving politicians alike. Emperors Caracalla and Geta (Fred Hechinger and Joseph Quinn, respectively) and a former slave named Macrinus (Denzel Washington) all threaten and manipulate him at every turn.While there is some element of truth to Gladiator II, it's full of historical inaccuracies and fiction. Details about people, specifics about events, and even the creation of pivotal characters are just some of the crimes against history. It's actually hard to decide where director Ridley Scott took the most liberties.&nbsp;

11 Things 'Gladiator II' Got Wrong About History

The 1996 movie Twister gave storm chasers a real boost, so the 2024 sequel, Twisters, could very well do the same. But is storm chasing really as dangerous as movies make it out to be? Are these real-life chasers putting their lives in danger by hunting down <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/10-things-to-know-about-tornadoes/analise.dubner">tornadoes</a>?&nbsp;Well, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-natural-disasters/jim-rowley">storm chasing</a> isn't quite like what Hollywood makes it out to be. Although the practice does have <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/firsthand-accounts-history-natural-disasters/melissa-sartore">exciting moments</a>, much of a chaser's time is spent planning and prepping.&nbsp;It's actually easy to get started as a chaser if you're interested. You can tag along with a pro, or even book a weeklong storm chasing tour in Tornado Alley.&nbsp;So if it's on your bucket list to play out the movie Twister, strap yourself in to learn how to make that dream a reality.

10 Storm-Chasing Facts We Bet You Don't Already Know

Rank the most annoying guys who are constantly twittering absurd posts, women who act like sports are a beauty contest, athletes that overreact over every situation, and any other annoying athletes.&nbsp;So who are the most obnoxious athletes? Well, that depends on your definition of obnoxious. If brash, brazen, cocky and crude fits your bill, then you'll have no problem sifting through the people on this list. These are the most annoying American athletes, the most obnoxious sports figures and the top jerks in sports. Vote up the athletes that you can't stand.&nbsp;

The Most Obnoxious Athletes of All Time

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History can be fascinating, but how do you relate to historical figures who inhabited such vastly different time periods? We can picture the lives, daily struggles, and in some cases even the internal monologues of famous historical figures, but when we try to <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/what-us-presidents-would-look-like-today/garri-chaverst" target="_blank">see the figures themselves</a>, all we have to go on are stuffy descriptions, old portraits (if we&#39;re lucky), and maybe a Hollywood actor&#39;s portrayal. One artist is helping to fix that.

Becca Saladin runs Royalty Now, and her passion for&nbsp;art, history, design, and&nbsp;Photoshop is bringing history to life for thousands of followers on social media. Becca says she modernizes portraits of people from the past so that &quot;we can learn about the past with a little more empathy for the figures involved.&quot;

These portraits bring us a step closer to relating to the women in the life&nbsp;of Henry VIII, as well as the king himself, and reveal what they may have looked like in a modern context. These portraits, and more of&nbsp;Becca Saladin&#39;s work, can be found on the Royalty Now&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/royalty_now_/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/royaltynow" target="_blank">Etsy store</a>. You can see the process behind the portraits on her <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/beccasaladin" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Henry VIII and His Wives: What They'd All Look Like in 2024

Starship Troopers, Road House, Robocop...&nbsp;it&#39;s likely these films don&rsquo;t bring to mind the phrase &quot;deadpan satire,&quot;&nbsp;but they should. Some of the most brilliant <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/satire-movies-and-films/reference" target="_blank">satirical films</a> of the last five decades aren&#39;t the kind of pictures audiences view as&nbsp;intellectual think pieces, because any&nbsp;writer&nbsp;and director worth her salt knows satire is not broad comedy, like parody, but rather an act of becoming the thing you wish to critique&nbsp;and taking it apart from the inside. Many of these movies are couched in the language of tentpole productions, as a way to quietly communicate with the masses.

Some of these films work better than others, but&nbsp;that&rsquo;s not to say any are bad; some were simply trying to do too much too soon. For instance, 1974&rsquo;s Death Race 2000 predicted the 21st century&rsquo;s preoccupation with audiences voting for the onscreen pain of contestants, but we&rsquo;re just now figuring out how accurate and insightful those predictions are, from a film many dismiss as exploitative nonsense. With others, it&#39;s possible the&nbsp;people making them didn&#39;t even realize their brilliant meta commentaries themselves. &nbsp;

The best self-aware movie satires barely even acknowledge that they&#39;re satires, instead choosing to lean into their genre and let the audience figure it out. Directors like Paul Verhoeven and Brian De Palma have made entire careers out of making films that perfectly play into their audience&rsquo;s sensibilities, while also saying something about the people who paid to see the film and the world around them. Those two maestros have plenty of thoughtful contemporaries in horror, a genre full of movies that <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/horror-movies-with-deeper-meanings/orrin-grey" target="_blank">aren&#39;t about what they seem to be about</a> on the surface.

If you&#39;re confused about&nbsp;what all this means, take a look at this collection of movies you thought were <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/top-stupid-comedy-movies/skyler-hanrath" target="_blank">stupid but are secretly brilliant</a>, films that are trying to do something more than&nbsp;genre trappings will allow.

16 Satirical Movies That Flew So Far Over Audiences' Heads They Might as Well Be in Outer Space

What happens to your body in a falling elevator? Is it even possible to survive? The good news is that modern elevator technology makes these incidents extraordinarily rare. The bad news is that if you were to find yourself in an old, malfunctioning elevator… it would be bad news.So what your body does in a falling elevator is actually pretty similar to what happens to astronauts in zero gravity, but only if the conditions are perfect. Most likely, a falling elevator won’t be totally unobstructed. But if it was, you would get to experience weightlessness for a few seconds before being crushed like a bug. Because what happens to your fragile body in a falling elevator can’t be undone by any “tricks” like jumping at the last second. Who do you think you are, Wile E. Coyote? Read on to learn what really happens to your body in a totally unobstructed, free-falling elevator death trap.

What Happens To Your Body When You're In A Falling Elevator

The <a href="https://www.ancient.eu/Vikings/" target="_blank">Vikings</a> were known throughout Europe as fierce warriors, and no discussion of Viking warrior culture is complete without an examination of the history of berserkers, a particularly wild, violent sect of Norsemen. Berserkers entered a state of animalistic frenzy before combat. This bizarre cult of crazies was eventually outlawed, even in the warrior culture of the Scandinavian Middle Ages, but not before making their mark on history.If you're interested in <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/berserker" target="_blank">Norse berserker </a>history, look no further than this list. Here you will find wild berserker facts&nbsp;and learn about the Viking berserker drugs imbibed before these beastly warriors enter the fray of war. Hold onto your battle-ax because things are about to get kinda berserk.

Crazy Facts About Viking Berserkers That Prove Why They Were So Feared

Well-heeled aristocrats, gilded halls, manicured gardens - the Court of Versailles is remembered for its opulence. But the reality of French court hygiene revealed that life at Versailles was likely dirtier and smellier than most people imagine. After all, thousands of people lived cheek by jowl in a 17th-century palace without the convenience of modern plumbing.

King Louis XIV of France permanently moved his royal court to Versailles in 1682. Though Versailles had originally been a hunting lodge, Louis expanded and remodeled it so that it became a glittering palace worthy of his status as the &quot;Sun King.&quot; French aristocrats were expected to live there as well. <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/french-court-etiquette/setareh-janda" target="_blank">Etiquette and manners</a> were highly regulated at the palace, a fact that underscored the theatricality of courtiers&#39; lives.

But though Versailles was gorgeous to look at, living there was another story. Aristocrats at Versailles kept as clean as they could, based on the practices, knowledge, and assumptions of the&nbsp;era. But like <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/french-revolution-hygiene/jim-rowley" target="_blank">hygiene during the French Revolution</a>, cleanliness at Versailles was not just&nbsp;a way to keep clean; it was also a way of being. Hygiene at Versailles was consistent with other aspects of life at the palace: It was built on artifice. Some of the most intimate acts a person could perform - like cleaning their bodies or producing waste in Versailles toilets - were also social and political acts that demonstrated there was little distinction between public and private life at the elite court of the Sun King.

A Glittering — and Incredibly Gross — Palace: What Hygiene Was Like At The Court Of Versailles

The modern master of horror is&nbsp;a massive movie buff. And many of Stephen King&#39;s favorite movies transcend the genre that defines him. His top picks include horror and&nbsp;a&nbsp;few surprises: suspense tales, action flicks, and foreign films. This list of movies recommended by Stephen King brings&nbsp;seemingly disparate&nbsp;movies together&nbsp;and pairs them with&nbsp;the celebrated author&#39;s words on why each pick is special.

King&nbsp;found inspiration early from both literature and movies. As a kid, he loved horror comics&nbsp;and going to the movies; he has cited 1955&#39;s <a href="http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/103745|0/Heaven-and-Hell-to-Play-With-The-Filming-of-The-Night-of-the-Hunter.html" target="_blank">The Night of the Hunter</a> as one of the first movies that truly terrified and enthralled him. But he&nbsp;<a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2018/05/the-outsider-stephen-king-the-shining-stanley-kubrick-1201966980/" target="_blank">reportedly had&nbsp;different&nbsp;feelings</a>&nbsp;about Kubrick&#39;s The Shining. Over the years, King has never shied away from <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/books-stephen-king-recommends/jacobybancroft" target="_blank">giving his opinion on books</a>, whether&nbsp;his own works inspired them or not, and he&#39;s equally as open about sharing his film critiques.

The films <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/books-stephen-king-recommends/jacobybancroft?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Stephen King recommends</a> run&nbsp;the gamut from black-and-white classics&nbsp;to modern remakes.

28 Films Stephen King Has Awarded His Personal Stamp Of Approval

The pages of the Bible are filled with stories of awe-inspiring miracles, profound teachings, and some of the most horrific biblical creatures ever conceptualized. These creatures, often symbolic, reflect the fears and <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unsolved-ancient-mysteries-from-around-the-world/jeffrichard?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">mysteries of the ancient world</a>, painting vivid images of chaos, judgment, and divine might. For centuries, their descriptions have captured the imagination, offering a glimpse into a realm where the natural and supernatural collide in often terrifying ways.Pit locusts, for example, found in the Book of Revelation, are said to rise from the abyss, possessing the tails of scorpions and faces resembling humans, a nightmarish vision of an apocalyptic future. The Book of Daniel introduces the Four Beasts, each representing powerful nations with monstrous forms that include lion's wings and leopard-like bodies, illustrating the tumultuous nature of world empires. Leviathan, often depicted as a massive sea creature, stands as a foreboding symbol of chaos and destruction in biblical poetry, its presence a testament to the untamable forces of nature.For those intrigued by these vivid and eerie depictions, we invite you to vote on the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/scariest-fictional-monsters/ranker-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most terrifying monsters</a> in the Bible. Your selections will illuminate which creatures continue to inspire awe and dread in the minds of readers seeking to understand these ancient texts.

Ranking the Bible's Most Horrific Monsters: Leviathan, Beasts, and — We're Not Kidding — a Unicorn

Detailing the most dramatic, pettiest, most savage and entertaining feuds in the history of the music biz.

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Eminem disses a lot of people in his songs, but the Eminem lyrics that reference Diddy are brutal. And Eminem has been mentioning Sean Combs (AKA P. Diddy, Puffy, Puff Daddy) in songs since 1996.&nbsp;

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There are a lot of places to visit in this big world, but not all are created equal. There are a lot of places with<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/disappointing-tourist-destinations/nathan-gibson"> tourist traps</a> that are underwhelming, boring, packed with tourists, or super expensive. Maybe the food is bad or the people are rude.&nbsp;Whatever the reasons, vote up the popular destinations that are not worth going to.&nbsp;

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The long awaited Deadpool &amp; Wolverine hit theaters on July 26, 2024, and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-deadpool-fourth-wall-breaks/damon-davis">the fourth wall may never recover</a>. Anyone familiar with the Deadpool franchise knows that <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-deadpool-insults/ranker-comics">meta jokes and references</a> are pretty much par for the course, but the third film in the series ups the stakes considerably. Thanks to Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s real-life friendship, absolutely no punches are pulled and no subjects are off the table. With quips ranging from the poor critical and audience reception to the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Avengers: Endgame to Jackman’s personal romantic life, this superhero team-up is hard hitting in more ways than one.&nbsp;Whether you’ve already seen the movie or you simply don’t care about spoilers, these meta jokes in Deadpool &amp; Wolverine are guaranteed to get a chuckle out of you. Which of these hilarious references do you think helped bring down the fourth wall?

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The TV shows of 2023 brought us a lot of new characters who were <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/2023-best-fictional-characters/mallory-weiler">lovable</a>, forgettable, and downright <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-hated-tv-characters/matthewcoleweiss">unlikable</a>. Some characters can immediately get on our nerves when they show up on screen (Tedros, anyone?), while others play the villain role so well that we start to hate them for it. Whether it's Elia Kane's betrayal or young Sheldon's know-it-all-ness, these TV characters rubbed a lot of fans the wrong way.

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The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/worst-movies-2023/alex-alvarez">movies of 2023</a> introduced characters who were <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/2023-best-fictional-characters/mallory-weiler">lovable</a>, forgettable, and downright <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-hated-tv-characters/matthewcoleweiss">unlikable</a> - whether on purpose or not. Some characters can immediately get on our nerves when they show up on screen (Ezra, anyone?), while others play the villain role so well that we start to hate them for it. Whether it's Oliver Quick's cunning antics or Kang's deviousness, these movie characters rubbed a lot of fans the wrong way.

The Most Hated Movie Characters Of 2023

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2023 brought us a lot of new TV shows and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/worst-movies-2023/alex-alvarez">movies</a>, with characters that were <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/2023-best-fictional-characters/mallory-weiler">lovable</a>, forgettable, and downright <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-hated-tv-characters/matthewcoleweiss">unlikable</a>. Some characters can immediately get on our nerves when they show up on screen (Tedros, anyone?), while others play the villain role so well that we start to hate them for it. Whether it's Flounder's new look or the Roy children's arrogance, these characters rubbed a lot of fans the wrong way.

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Has the random thought &quot;show me a picture of a mummy!&quot; ever just popped into your head? We don&#39;t blame you. Mummies are some of the <a href="/list/whoa-natural-mummies/mallory-weiler/" target="_blank">most fascinating bits of history</a> - even for people who aren&#39;t into sci-fi or death. They represent culture and status while also satisfying that morbid curiosity of <a href="/list/what-famous-mummies-really-looked-like/christy-box" target="_blank">what people looked like centuries ago</a>. Often, it&#39;s the Egyptians that are most well-known for their mummifying practices, but many other societies cherished this process of preservation as well, and it&#39;s these such practices that keep bodies from completely disintegrating as they would without the treatment.&nbsp;

But let&#39;s not forget that&nbsp;bodies can be preserved even without the aid of morticians postmortem. How? If the conditions are just right, hair, soft tissue, and muscles can remain attached to the skeleton long after passing. Pictures of mummies that are preserved in a non-traditional manner like this can sometimes be even more mind-blowing. One thing&#39;s for sure: these pictures of mummies have &#39;woah&#39; written all over them.

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30 Pictures Of Mummies That Made Us Say 'Whoa'

Cleopatra

Cleopatra has been depicted in Hollywood for decades as one of the most decadent and powerful women of ancient Egypt. But how much of that is actually true? And how much more is there <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/cleopatra-private-life/melissa-sartore" target="_blank">we don&#39;t know</a>? While some facts about her life are well known - like her affair with Julius Caesar or her romance with Mark Antony - others aren&#39;t so&nbsp;publicized, like her intelligence or her heritage.

Check out these interesting <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/cleopatra-small-poignant-facts/megan-summers" target="_blank">facts about Cleopatra</a> and vote up the ones you&#39;re glad to have learned!

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Facts We Just Learned About Cleopatra That Made Us Say 'Really?'

A look at stuff that's always been around, then and now.

What's Old Is New Again

Toilets are an essential home appliance, and using them is something most people don&#39;t even think about - get in, get out, forget about it. So how have toilets changed over time?&nbsp;Many porcelain thrones of years&nbsp;past weren&#39;t <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/flushable-toilet-history/tom-reimann" target="_blank">flushable</a>, and some weren&#39;t even that private! That makes relieving yourself a bit more stressful than we find it today.

Yet toilets have been fundamentally the same throughout history - for the most part. Check out how much,&nbsp;or how little, toilets have changed over the years.

How Toilets Have Changed Over Time

Tutankhamun

King Tut - or Tutankhamun - is one of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/what-famous-mummies-really-looked-like/christy-box?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most famous mummies</a> and ancient Egyptian pharaohs of today. But in reality, much of his health and life has been shrouded in mystery.&nbsp;When his tomb was found in 1922, a lot was unknown about this seemingly lavish ruler. Over the years, there have been many speculations made about what life was like for Tut, including his <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/king-tut-garments-recreation/shonna-wright" target="_blank">dress</a> based on findings within his burial site.&nbsp;

In recent years DNA testing has been conducted and&nbsp;we now know more than ever about his genetics, cause of demise, and life. That by no means states that all of this information is common knowledge. In actuality, people are constantly learning Tutankhamun&nbsp;facts - and his life is more bizarre and tragic than most would imagine.

Facts We Just Learned About King Tut That Made Us Say 'Whoa'

Wild Facts

The Hollywood version of mummies is often the most people remember when they think of mummies&nbsp;- an ill-wrapped man with a staggered walk, groggily moaning. Of course, that was a scary movie&nbsp;exaggeration based on the mummies found buried in Egypt that were found <a href="/list/woah-mummies/mallory-weiler" target="_blank">dutifully wrapped in cloth</a> to help with preservation. But that isn&#39;t the only way bodies can be preserved - sometimes a body can be completely preserved without care post-mortem.&nbsp;

Bodies that weren&#39;t properly mummified but were still somehow preserved are considered to be <a href="/list/whoa-natural-animal-mummies/jamaal-armstrong" target="_blank">natural mummies</a>. In these situations, it&#39;s generally the weather and other natural circumstances that naturally mummified remains: salty air, frigid temperatures, and <a href="/list/mummy-museum-guanajuato-mexico/genevieve-carlton" target="_blank">dry environments</a> can all be attributed to helping people and animals begin the mummification process after death. Some naturally preserved creatures hardly look like any time has passed.

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