February 2008

Fri

February 29, 2008

Miscellaneous

Top 10 Incredible Sound Illusions
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Following the popularity of our optical illusions lists (20 Amazing Optical Illusions, and Another 10 Amazing Optical Illusions), we have put together an amazing array of sound illusions (auditory illusions). In these... Read more
— by Jamie Frater

Recent comment by mitchellpozo

Reblogged this on mitchellpozo.

Thu

February 28, 2008

Science & Nature

Top 10 Strange Phenomena of the Mind
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The mind is a wonderful thing - there is so much about it which remains a mystery to this day. Science is able to describe strange phenomena, but can not account for their origins. While most of us are... Read more

Recent comment by chocolate | Thrive in Life

[...] seem perplexed at all. I started to describe my problem to him when he said, “Sounds like Jamais Vu,...

Thu

February 28, 2008

Entertainment

Another 10 Great Parodies
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[WARNING: Items on this list contain language that may offend] This list follows on from our previous 10 Great Parodies list. The clips here are all hilarious and even though some may be stretching the term... Read more

Recent comment by Carlos

The i-rak parody was funny for about 3 seconds.

Wed

February 27, 2008

Listverse Extras

Your View: What is the Best Horror Movie?
460 Comments
We all love to get frightened from time to time and as a result, some of the earliest films made were horror movies. You can be certain that every year Hollywood will bring out some new form of terror to... Read more

Recent comment by tbies

The EXORCIST III. Not alot of people gave this movie a chance but it is incredibly creepy and disturbing.

Wed

February 27, 2008

Music

Another 20 Beautiful Songs of the 80s
195 Comments
This list follows on from the Top 20 Most Beautiful Songs of the 80s. As I promised on the first installment, the second installment would follow shortly after. Many thanks to Randall who obviously spent... Read more

Recent comment by screwutoo

this list must have been made by someone who live in a place with only one radio station.

Wed

February 27, 2008

Site News

Top 10 Ways You Can Help Listverse
84 Comments
Since starting this site 8 months ago, the administrative load has increased quite a lot. We are now receiving over 2 and half million pageviews a month and as a result of this, the administrative tasks have... Read more

Recent comment by maddy

One of the best site I've ever seen..site keeps me hangin on for 2-3 hours before I sleep..its a habbit...

Wed

February 27, 2008

Food & Health

Top 10 Steps to Making a Perfect Roast Chicken
92 Comments
As you know, we have done many food related lists - but one thing lacking which I think would make a great list, is a step by step instruction on preparing a single meal. If this list goes down well I will... Read more

Recent comment by gemlin

rather fattening looking way of cooking food! why so much butter?! i just put a veg stock cube over the...

Tue

February 26, 2008

Movies

Top 10 Action Movie Face Offs
232 Comments
What's better than a movie with an absolutely awesome hero or an absolutely awesome villain? How about a movie that features both? When the movie doesn't revolve around one character, but two strong... Read more

Recent comment by Grant

Worst list I've ever seen.

Mon

February 25, 2008

Crime & Mystery

Top 10 Most Overlooked Mysteries in History
214 Comments
Over the last few months we have gone through 30 of the worlds greatest mysteries but what we haven't covered are ancient mysteries. This list aims to put that right! Here are ten great unsolved mysteries of... Read more

Recent comment by Jessy

Bastard racist..

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Devastating Unnatural Disasters

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Unpleasant Creatures Made Lovable By Cartoons

By George Khouri

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By Napoleon

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Cool Boxing Moves

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By Tyler Searle

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More Consistent Ghost Story Elements

By Ian Zanni

As mentioned before, ghost stories can have some elements that are alike. Let's be honest with...

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