Ultimate Top 10 Lists

Top 10 Most Terrifying Natural Disasters in History

Published on March 15, 2010 by FlameHorse

Natural disasters cause fascination in everyone - as is apparent from the enormous amounts of press coverage that they give - Haiti being a good example of this. We all fear the day that we might be caught in one, and perhaps that is the reason for our...

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Top 10 Cases of Animals Saving Humans

Published on March 14, 2010 by Chaos1111

I have been lurking on listverse for a while now and I thought it was about time I contributed something, so here is my first list. This list looks at 10 incidents in which animals have saved human lives. In all but one case the animals were protecting humans...

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Another Top 10 Pink Floyd Songs

Published on March 13, 2010 by oouchan

Pink Floyd was (and is still today) one of the most influential bands out there. They have influenced music genres from contemporary to progressive rock. Floyd was innovative with their music and helped create a new progressive space rock feel. With elaborate art...

Music | 86 Comments | Read more...

10 Battles That Turned the Tide of War

Published on March 12, 2010 by FlameHorse

War is a long series of battles that seem to inch one or the other side ahead - but from time to time, a battle ensues which completely changes its course. This list looks at ten battles through history that have done just that - given the upper hand to the...

History | 91 Comments | Read more...

10 Inexpensive Activities and Games

Published on March 11, 2010 by ianz09

Money is tight anymore. Between a recession that we are all tired of hearing about, low amounts of jobs and high unemployment, we should all be saving our money. But we are going to be equally, if not more, bored when we are poor as we are when we have enough...

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Top 10 Museums For Geeks

Published on March 10, 2010 by JFrater

In a way, all museums are for geeks - because geeks love history, science, and the pursuit of knowledge. But putting aside the mainstream museums we are all familiar with, there are some more specialized ones that are particularly tantalizing to those of the geek...

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10 More Unsolved Murders

Published on March 9, 2010 by Deeeziner

It has been a little while since we have last visited the domain of the macabre here at the List Universe. So I thought I would step up to the plate and compile another list dedicated to the dark half of human nature -- Man's inhumanity to Man. And women...

Crime | 120 Comments | Read more...

Top 10 Modern Night Club Fires

Published on March 8, 2010 by VanOwensBody

Nightclubs, a place for fun, dance, drink, and celebration, can quickly turn into deadly fire traps, killing hundreds of guests, entertainers, and staff. Here are ten of the deadliest nightclub fire disasters from 1940-2009. Though almost 60 years separates the...

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Top 10 Theoretical Megastructures

Published on March 7, 2010 by Makiboypunk

A megastructure would be the most expensive and greatest achievement in mankind. If you are a science fiction fan, you will probably know most of the items on this list, but if you are not, they are fascinating ideas that could, potentially, one day become...

Science | 65 Comments | Read more...

Top 10 Infamous Fake Memoirs

Published on March 6, 2010 by Skeratch aka Scratch

A memoir can hardly be expected to contain the whole truth. Memories are faulty and the authors, of course, are presenting their own personal view of themselves. But faulty memories, omission, and slight exaggeration are far different than completely warping the...

Literature | 66 Comments | Read more...

10 Notable Coincidences of the American Civil War

Published on March 5, 2010 by STLMo

Like all wars, the American Civil War had its share of abnormal, freak and uncanny occurrences. What follows are some of the more fascinating ones. Selection criteria: I limited this list to the better-known ones that are citied and verified in multiple places...

History | 87 Comments | Read more...

10 Wonders of the World You Don’t Know

Published on March 4, 2010 by JFrater

While most of these wonders will be known to a few people, they are, on the whole, not as well known as the famous "seven wonders". Despite that, each has a reason for being considered wonderful and deserves its spot on this list. Enjoy the list and be sure to...

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10 Non-peaceful Peace Corps Incidents

Published on March 3, 2010 by RachelS

The Peace Corps is an organization sponsored by the American government, which trains and supports volunteers who live in developing countries for two years, attempting to improve the lot of the people there, mainly through teaching. I’m a RPCV (Returned Peace...

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Another 15 Fascinating Factlets

Published on March 2, 2010 by JFrater

Since we have adopted the term "factlet" for our little fact lists, we have produced four lists of fascinating titbits of knowledge. This list is the fifth and it contains mostly facts but also some myth debunking which is always a bonus. Enjoy the list and be...

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10 Interesting Places to Visit with Google Earth

Published on March 1, 2010 by WhtKnt

There can be little doubt that technology has changed they way we see our world, and Google Earth is a perfect example. This wonderful tool can be downloaded free of charge from earth.google.com and lets you see the world as never before, zooming about the globe...

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Top 10 Tips For Becoming Famous

Published on February 28, 2010 by JonnyAnscombe

Many people around the world dream of being in the spotlight! The lights, the money, the attention… how could anyone not want to be generally loved and appreciated by the masses? Well hopefully this list will show you ways of making that dream come true for you...

Humor | 97 Comments | Read more...

15 Most Influential Jazz Artists

Published on February 27, 2010 by ClassyKoehler

As one of the most well respected American art forms, jazz has shaped the music industry spawning both the careers of various musical geniuses, and an abundance of elemental new music genres. Jazz was developed in the late 19th century and early 20th century as...

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10 Modern Cases of Linguistic Genocide

Published on February 26, 2010 by Askalon

Linguistic genocide has frequently been used throughout history to systematically eradicate languages for one reason or another. Sometimes it’s to assert the authority of a ruling power, sometimes it’s an attempt to assimilate an ethnic minority, and...

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Top 10 Bizarre or Ridiculous Fatwas

Published on February 25, 2010 by xilebat

With no centralized Islamic religious authority like a Pope or Dalai Lama, pretty much any Muslim “scholar” can create a fatwa, a religious edict for modern life supposedly guided by the Koran or the (less authoritative) hadiths- stories from Muhammad’s...

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55 Academy Award Achievements

Published on February 24, 2010 by Blogball

With the Oscars right around the corner I thought it would be fun to put together an Academy Award list. Because there are so many Oscar lists out there I wanted to do a unique list in a hopefully fun and entertaining format. This bottom to top list (10 to 1) will...

Movies | 142 Comments | Read more...