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10 Bizarre Things You Didn’t Know About Christmas
Published on December 25, 2009 by mathilda2
I love Christmas, and I love bizarre, morbid, and just plain weird trivia. I tried to have a varied selection of somewhat obscure trivia in the hopes that you would learn something about Christmas that not only did you not know, but hopefully that you really wish...
Bizarre | 22 Comments | Read more...
Top 10 Famous Mummified Bodies
Published on December 24, 2009 by alicia12345
[WARNING: This article contains graphic photographs of mummified bodies.]A mummy is a corpse whose body has been preserved by either intentional or incidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air. Mummies of...
Miscellaneous | 104 Comments | Read more...
10 Historic Events Then and Now
Published on December 23, 2009 by Blogball
As we come to the close of another year I always look forward to the year in pictures put together by many of the television networks. It gives us a chance to remember the year’s triumphs and tragedies and to also look forward to the year ahead. I thought it...
History | 149 Comments | Read more...
Top 10 Strangest Moments of Movie Monster Science
Published on December 22, 2009 by Mondo Bizarro
Ah - who doesn't love a good monster sci-fi movie? They have been around since film was born (think Nosferatu, Frankenstein, etc.) and the movie-going audiences just can't get enough. In the desperate rush to produce more of these films, sometimes things go a...
Movies | 98 Comments | Read more...
Top 10 Individual Protests
Published on December 21, 2009 by Dash
They came from all sections of society. Some were musicians, others politicians and some others were just commuters on a bus. From a cellist in Bosnia to an Atlanta preacher via a Vietnamese monk, we select protests which have shaped the public imagination...
Miscellaneous | 197 Comments | Read more...
10 Great Non-European Achievers
Published on December 20, 2009 by Scratch
A while ago, a list titled 10 Great Achievements of the Human Mind was published on listverse. I really enjoyed the list, and I thought the author did an exceptional job on it. The list presented “ten works of superlative genius, in no particular order.”...
People | 139 Comments | Read more...
Top 10 Legacies of the Middle Ages
Published on December 19, 2009 by Redisca
I wrote this list as a companion to the "Top 10 Misconceptions about the Middle Ages" list. A few words on the criteria I used to put this list together. First of all, the boundaries of the Middle Ages are a matter of some debate. I define the period as being...
History | 85 Comments | Read more...
10 Unique And Amazing Places on Earth
Published on December 18, 2009 by Cosmo312
After seeing "10 More Amazing Wonders of the Natural World", which many contained places I had never even heard of, I was inspired to make my own list. This list differs from the previous in that it contains things which may not be stunning to behold, but are...
Nature | 130 Comments | Read more...
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 | 200 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 | 125 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 | 188 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 | 140 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 | 225 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 | 142 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 | 278 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 | 125 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 | 273 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 | 267 Comments | Read more...
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