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Top 15 Greatest Composers Of All Time
Published on December 17, 2009 by FlameHorse
When FlameHorse sent this list in, I was rather surprised to find that after two and a half years, we have not features a list of greatest composers! We have had influential composers, composers you didn't know, and composers who died odd deaths. So, filling in...
Music | 96 Comments | Read more...
Top 10 Action Movies To Laugh Out Loud To
Published on December 16, 2009 by agentofevolution86
Today we are presenting a countdown of the 10 Action movies that truly fail to live up to their genre. These are action films that are so ridiculous, they end up being comedies. So go ahead crack open another beer, order some Chinese and check your brain in...
Entertainment | 111 Comments | Read more...
10 Bizarre Works of Body Art
Published on December 15, 2009 by MarcusK
[WARNING: Some images are disturbing and NSFW] Most people think of tattooing and piercing when they think of body art, but performance art involving the human body is also considered to be a subset. This list looks at ten extremely bizarre works...
Bizarre | 183 Comments | Read more...
Christmas Competition Entry Closed
Published on December 15, 2009 by JFrater
The Listverse Christmas 2009 Competition is now official closed. The winner will be the person who contributes the list that I feature on the front page of the site on Christmas Day (December 25, 2009). The second place getter will have their list featured on the...
Administration | 13 Comments | Read more...
Yet Another 10 Bizarre Mental Disorders
Published on December 14, 2009 by JFrater
The human mind is a fascinating thing - and a great source for lists on the bizarre! For those who don't know, we have three previously published lists of disorders. So before reading this one, you should check them out! I should also mention that this list was...
Bizarre | 128 Comments | Read more...
Top 10 Heavyweight Boxers of All Time
Published on December 13, 2009 by FlameHorse
On a previous list I mentioned that I had done a little boxing in my youth. It was a lot of fun and a huge amount of hard work. You really do have to give credit to the guys who do this for a living. Recently someone asked for a boxing list and coincidentally...
Sports | 213 Comments | Read more...
Top 10 Bizarre Relationships in Children’s Media
Published on December 12, 2009 by KellyR
Ahh... love... it's everywhere, and children's media is no exception, in fact, sometimes the couples that are in love in these pieces of children's media are as weird as they come. I've taken the liberty of sorting out some of the weirdest ones and listing them...
Entertainment | 139 Comments | Read more...
10 Incredibly Significant Moments In History
Published on December 11, 2009 by dbezan
Ten Great Moments in the (Recorded) History of Civilization. The ten periods of history which saw the most rapid advances in human achievement or quality of life. These are all events that have contributed to the forming of society as we know it today - even...
History | 275 Comments | Read more...
Top 10 Best Books For Inquiring Minds
Published on December 10, 2009 by JFrater
We have done a number of previous book lists that have featured some very popular books. It seems, with Christmas just around the corner, that we ought to do a special list of books that are perfect as gifts for the kinds of people that frequent out site - people...
Literature | 122 Comments | Read more...
15 Quite Bizarre Factlets
Published on December 9, 2009 by JFrater
We have recently presented two lists of fascinating factlets (a word I am still not entirely convinced is real) but, in light of the popularity of both bizarre lists and fact lists, we have put together this special list of factlets which are from the dark and...
Miscellaneous | 270 Comments | Read more...
10 Most Important Vice Presidents of the US
Published on December 8, 2009 by TonyR
This list is not ranking who was the "best" or "worst" or "greatest" vice-president. It is exclusively concentrated on which vice-presidents were most influential in regards to the evolution of the office. Subjects such as political ideology and personal...
People | 171 Comments | Read more...
10 Delights To Try Before You Die
Published on December 7, 2009 by FlameHorse
More accurately the title is Ten Foods, Drinks, and Destinations to Try Before You Die. I don't presume that you are about to die, but let's consider our mortality with a generous measure of humor. As Marcus Aurelius said, "Death smiles at us all. What...
Travel | 266 Comments | Read more...
Top 10 Emotional Olympic Moments
Published on December 6, 2009 by Dash
"Great is the victory, but the friendship is all the greater", said Emil Zatopek when asked about the Olympic Games. The Olympics have become a magnet for all that is good within the human spirit. We look at ten moments in the history of the games when the...
Sports | 199 Comments | Read more...
10 More Bizarre Music Videos
Published on December 5, 2009 by ianz09
Listverse commonly plays host to things bizarre, musical, cinematic, and on one particular list, all of the above. Top 10 Bizarre Music Videos saw it's fair share of attention, but never a sequel. I have compiled a list of 10 more odd and sometimes disturbing...
Music | 163 Comments | Read more...
10 Vilest Villains of Fictional Literature
Published on December 4, 2009 by FlameHorse
Villains - we all love to hate them. Without wicked characters, most books would be extremely dull. This list looks at ten of the most vile of the vile villains to grace the pages of literary works.
Literature | 265 Comments | Read more...
Christmas Competition Again
Published on December 3, 2009 by JFrater
Since we last published our Christmas Competition rules we have had a huge influx of entries. The prizes are great (espeicially since the new iPod Nano now includes a video camera!). This is just a little reminder that there are but a few weeks to enter...
Administration | 20 Comments | Read more...
Top 10 Martial Arts From Outside The Orient
Published on December 3, 2009 by Joshua the Samurai
When someone says “Martial Arts,” it conjures images of ancient Chinese warriors locked in combat or Samurai and Ninjas fighting it out in a bamboo forest. While it's true the most popular martial arts originate from either Japan, China or elsewhere in Asia...
Miscellaneous | 159 Comments | Read more...
Top 10 Bathroom Reads
Published on December 2, 2009 by Dash
It is during the process of excretion that a book seems most useful for some people. Somehow many in our modern culture has embraced the idea of reading while using the toilet. We take a look at some books which are tailor made for that purpose. The subjects range...
Literature | 219 Comments | Read more...
10 Largest Robberies in History
Published on December 1, 2009 by Iakhovas
Most men have probably had a fantasy or two about pulling off a “once in a lifetime” kind of heist worth millions. Fortunately, most of us are sane enough not to let it get further than a thought. Below are a few men who were not. The only criteria for entry...
Crime | 125 Comments | Read more...
15 Truly Bizarre Creatures
Published on November 30, 2009 by superbloop
The world is full of strange creatures. From vertebrates to invertebrates, there are many creatures on the earth that are unlike any other. Here we are presenting 15 creatures, in no particular order, that definitely stand out as extraordinary
Bizarre | 177 Comments | Read more...
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