October 2008

Fri

October 31, 2008

Crime & Mystery

Top 10 Mysteries of Ancient or Lost Civilizations
168 Comments
Understanding our past is what historians and anthropologists seek to do. Looking back we will witness civilizations rise and fall, as humanity walks down a very repetitive path of construction and destruction. Read more

Recent comment by Bri

Explanations explained, except for whats waiting in the before world world, where we all come from. Any comments from demons, are...

Thu

October 30, 2008

Movies

Top 10 Movies About Italians That Don’t Involve The Mafia
73 Comments
It seems that Hollywood loves to glamorize the nasty side of Italian-Americans. There are lots of movies featuring Italian-American characters, and most of them are about the mob, or at least involve the Mafia in some... Read more

Recent comment by itslucky

I suppose when most people think of "Italian-American" movies they think of mafia dramas like THE GODFATHER. But to me...

Wed

October 29, 2008

Entertainment

Top 15 Most Influential Driving Games of All Time
154 Comments
Driving games have held the fascination of geeks and non-geeks alike since they first began to appear - decades ago (can you believe it!) Read more

Recent comment by luke marshall

Forza Motorsport. Literally the best racing game ever made.

Tue

October 28, 2008

Music

15 Greatest Halloween Party Songs
388 Comments
In just a few days it will be Halloween! The night of trick or treating, costumes, candy, and all things spooky. In celebration we have put together a list of the ten songs that absolutely must feature at your... Read more

Recent comment by Dinz

Anything by the Horrors' Strange House album really, all nuts but pretty good. New stuff it even better just not...

Tue

October 28, 2008

Listverse Extras

Videocast: Top 30 Brilliantly Timed Sports Photos
26 Comments
Our resident videocaster (PaulB) has taken our brilliantly timed sports photos list and made it come alive! Here we see the most hilarious moments in sport captured on film for the side-splitting laughter of... Read more

Recent comment by Петр

НЕ в тему немного, но радует, что автор к блогу не просто тупо взял какую то тему для Wordpress, а...

Tue

October 28, 2008

People & Politics

Top 10 People Made Famous By Their Deaths
202 Comments
Andy Warhol once said that every man would have 15 minutes of fame - unfortunately for the 10 people on this list, that fame came at a high price - their life. Read more

Recent comment by Hellena Holtzmann

and that one little girl, Amber.

Sun

October 26, 2008

People & Politics

20 More Great Quotes of Mark Twain
73 Comments
Mark Twain is undoubtedly one of the greatest writers in US history and he is also well known for his rapier wit and brilliant quotes. This is a list of 20 dazzling quotes by Mark Twain. Read more

Recent comment by jillblair09

i love number 15 to be cautious in talking

Sat

October 25, 2008

Entertainment

Top 20 Greatest Strategy Games
171 Comments
Throughout the centuries people have enjoyed games. From simple ones to pass the time to more complex ones that use strategy and challenge the participants to compete intellectually and have been called mental sports. Read more

Recent comment by Napoleon666

Most of these are games of luck. True they have lots of strategy but they rely on luck too much...

Fri

October 24, 2008

Art & Literature

Top 10 Lost Works of Literature
68 Comments
This list contains not only works that have been completely lost to time and carelessness, but also those which have been left unfinished by their authors. Read more

Recent comment by Scott

What about Shakespeare's lost version of Don Quixote, called Cardenio?

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