Saving money is the hot word at the moment as the world economy gulps for air. Here I give tips on how you could save thousands by making a few changes to your home and lifestyle. The items are listed in no particular order, and the amounts I personally saved by...

The subject is still a touchy one when it comes to Hollywood. There is a fine line between glamorizing alcohol and drugs while at the same time conveying the moral and legal ramifications associated with using them. There are a handful of movies that show the...

Route 66 was once the Main Street of America. It was officially decommissioned on June 27, 1985, but continues to draw a certain sort of traveler. If you like friendly people, small towns, and history, Route 66 has a lot to offer.

Etiquette used to be the glue that held society together. It enabled people to get on with friends and neighbors without causing offense or harm. Sadly, these days it has mostly gone by the wayside. This list is of 10 of the best rules of etiquette that have...

I absolutely LOVE the Star Wars trilogies (yes, trilogies, plural—I thoroughly enjoyed Eps 1-3, so sue me) but aren’t so much of a Star Wars nerd to take them TOO seriously. What follows are some of the best spoofs of Star Wars, done both by “amateurs” and...

We have already done a "your view" on the best human invention and as I was recently browsing the forums, I saw a post by The...

Following hot on the heels of the very popular "20 Historical Oddities You Probably Don’t Know", and "Another 20 Historical Oddities You Don’t Know", we now present you with a third list of historical oddities. Thankfully for us, history is so full of them...

We all love to argue (as is evidenced by the comments on some of the topics on listverse) but oftentimes an argument ends in a yelling match with insults flying and no conclusion being drawn. Therefore, I have put together this list of tips to help all of us in...

I am a firm believer in the idea that reading a book is better than watching a film, because it allows your own imagination to make marvelous worlds and characters. Nevertheless, I concede that on a number of occasions, a film director has managed to take a great...

The bands on this list are good and at times can be great, but through constant overkill have revealed themselves as celebrity debasement at its nadir.

The human rights of women throughout the Middle East and North Africa are systematically denied by each of the countries in the region, despite the diversity of their political systems. Many governments routinely suppress civil society by restricting freedom of...

Ten more photos of famous people after they have died. This list is definitely not for the faint of heart, but I promise that the people in the photos are whole, or that at the very least you can't see anything particularly gory. Requiescat in pace.

If you ever saw Ken Burns’ “The Civil War” documentary, you might recall it mentioned during the final episode how many photos, daguerreotypes and tintypes were destroyed after the war. Some were used as glass for greenhouses. Among those that survive...

We all love spooky tales which defy explanation - which is clear from the popularity of our many unsolved mysteries lists. Therefore, we have dug around the vast body of literature on anomalous phenomena to present you with yet another list of mysteries of the...

Cover songs play a vital role in the music industry. Many bands have been launched on the back of a great cover - going on to perform and record original music.

For any young lad growing up in the 80s, the Transformers were just about the coolest show ever. With that in mind, this is a list of the ten coolest Transformers characters from the original cartoon.

Fifteen of the sporting moments that will be forever remembered in history. While I am not a sporting person, I certainly can appreciate the great moments that sports has given to history.

There is a chance that the world could be heading in to a depression, so it seems appropriate to make a list that will come in handy should that eventuate.

This list consists of 10 last time stamps in history taken of and by some fascinating individuals.

Some time ago the List Universe published a list of the 10 most densely population countries or territories. By way of comparison, here are the 10 least densely populated countries or territories.