April 2008

Mon

April 21, 2008

Music

10 Nearly Forgotten Number One Songs
145 Comments
As the decades pass, some songs increase in popularity when they reach new listeners via concerts, advertising, or movie soundtracks. Others aren't readily available commercially, and thus become nearly... Read more

Recent comment by CAIRO

Hello there, I discovered your site by means of Google whilst searching for a similar subject, your website came up,...

Sun

April 20, 2008

Fact & Fiction

Top 10 Misconceptions About The Bible
335 Comments
It is almost impossible to mention religion without some debate issuing forth. Fundamentalist Christians like to use the Bible as their sole source of "revelation" and will argue for hours from its pages... Read more

Recent comment by R.H.Lucas.

Very well observed, it just goes to show again that it's humans that err but the Word is correct with...

Sat

April 19, 2008

Science & Nature

20 Amazing And Unusual Weather Phenomena
257 Comments
The science of weather is a fascinating one; but even more so are the flukes and irregularities that can occur within our world. This is a list of 20 of the most amazing and unusual of those anomalies. Read more
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Recent comment by Jämför Mobilt Bredband

Magnificent goods from you, man. I've remember your stuff previous to and you are simply too great. I actually like...

Fri

April 18, 2008

Art & Literature

Top 10 Obscure But Superb Science Fiction Novels
293 Comments
Sturgeon's Law states that "90% of science fiction is shit -- 90% of everything is shit" but, even though literally tons of crappy SF gets published every year, sometimes the absolute best gets shuffled into... Read more

Recent comment by petet2112

"Rendez-Vous With Rama" by Arthur C. Clarke

Thu

April 17, 2008

Movies

9 Lamest James Bond Villains
76 Comments
A week ago we published a list of the best Bond villains; this list is designed to complement it. Here we see the 9 Bond villains that were the best at being useless. ... Read more

Recent comment by 009

Hey, stupid, there should be Ernst Stavro Blofeld!

Wed

April 16, 2008

Food & Health

Top 10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Cooking
255 Comments
As many of you know, I love cooking; it is my main hobby. Over the years I have discovered little tips that make cooking so much better. These are things which are most often lacking when someone presents... Read more

Recent comment by jon stamos

I hope it's been mentioned that heart issues aren't necessarily the main problem with a high sodium diet, it's stroke....

Tue

April 15, 2008

Movies

Top 20 Classic Hollywood Tough Guys
156 Comments
One of the best things about Hollywood movies is the tough guys. The glitz and gloss of Hollywood are known the world over, but the brooding, hard-as-nails tough guy is one of Hollywood’s most admired... Read more

Recent comment by ChiefMasterSergant

First of all John Wayne was to old to join the military at the time. He had also signed a...

Mon

April 14, 2008

Movies

9 Great Historically Accurate Medieval Movies
136 Comments
I am particularly fond of Medieval movies so I was very keen to do this list. As I progressed through my research I was shocked to realize how few of them are accurate historically. For that reason this is a... Read more

Recent comment by Nord

So I'm guessing these are listed as historically accurate for a reason other than the attire, weaponry, armor, etc? Because...

Sun

April 13, 2008

Food & Health

Top 10 Most Disgusting Candies Ever
415 Comments
Candy is normally a tasty little sweet treat designed to give pleasure to all. However, that is not always the case, as this list proves. For some unknown reason, some candy manufacturers have recently... Read more

Recent comment by Chloe

The hotlix candy is actually good. I mean, first of all, a lollipop with a scorpion in it is just...

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Catalysts for World War III

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After the Great War that was Word War 1, the people of the globe mourned the substantial loss of...

People Who Give Judaism a Bad Name

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Judaism is one of the oldest religions still alive today, and is the oldest of the Abrahamic...

Creepy Girls in Fiction

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A recent trend in media is the idea that children are scary or creepy. Girls seem to be...

Rock Concerts that Were Just Messed Up

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A concert can be a communal experience. As countless strangers bond silently over the sounds of...

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One of the biggest viral news stories of 2011 was the discovery of Comet Elenin (C/2010 X1). For a...

Notable Screen Kisses

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A kiss - so simple yet so emotional. There is something about sitting in a dark theater watching...

Reasons to Admire John Lennon

By Bryan Johnson

John Lennon is one of the most influential people in history. His message of peace, love, and...

Recent Space Discoveries

By Theresa Cornelius

The better technology gets, the more opportunity we have to learn more about our Universe. In...

Unhealthy Foods You Think are Healthy

By Rune Erlandsen

I love food. I do also love unhealthy food, unfortunately, and in an attempt to help myself and...

Top Ten Signs You Are Not a City Person

By Ryan Thomas

It’s very easy to recognize someone who doesn’t quite have city life down. The city is...

Notable Pangrams

By Nic Swaner

Originating from Greek pan gramma, meaning "every letter," a pangram is a sentence using every...

Nuclear Test Sites

By Michael Affleck

For obvious reasons, most of the world's sites for the testing of nuclear weapons are located in...

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