January 2009

Wed

January 14, 2009

Fact & Fiction

10 Fascinating Facts About Slavery
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Ten fascinating facts about slavery that should be unknown to most of our readers. Slavery has been a part of human society since its beginning - and it continues to thrive today. This is a look through history at how... Read more

Recent comment by Datruth

Think for one second, how can a black man start slavery. It may help you sleep better at night....

Tue

January 13, 2009

History

Top 10 Incredible Early Firsts In Photography
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Ten of the most incredible and significant historic firsts in the field of photography. I love photography, and while I am not a particularly talented artist behind the lens, I get many hours of enjoyment out of it... Read more

Recent comment by Ven9999

What about the portrait of Cornelious in 1838?

Sun

January 11, 2009

Leisure & Travel

Top 10 Most Amazing Streets In The World
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Ten of the most amazing, fascinating, and sometimes odd streets and roads in the world. Travel has been in man's blood since the beginning of time. In order to facilitate travel, we built roads. Read more

Recent comment by Jam

silly england :)

Sun

January 11, 2009

Fact & Fiction

30 Fascinating Cigarette Smoking Facts
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Ten interesting things you may not know about cigarettes and smoking. The world's view on smoking cigarettes has changed dramatically over the last century. The habit was once considered to be cool, sexy, good for your... Read more

Recent comment by Mary Perez

cigaarettes kill dead strait y do u want to smoke for tar on your lungs for cold hands yelllow and...

Fri

January 9, 2009

Miscellaneous

Top 10 Worst Products Ever
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Modern life is filled with a myriad of products; many of them are useful, but many of them are junk. Unfortunately we so often buy into the idea that life is better with these junk products and billions of dollars are... Read more

Recent comment by 10 Worst Products we should stop buying - Page 2 - www.hardwarezone.com.sg

[...] 1. Find a random, semi-meaningful list on the Internet 2. Post in forums, one list item per post 3....

Thu

January 8, 2009

Bizarre

Top 10 Bizarre Medical Anomalies
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Gone are the days of sideshows displaying freaks of nature, but the diseases that caused these so-called "freaks" are still with us. Political correctness has made it impolite to display the sufferers of these... Read more

Recent comment by brb

two penises. 'nuff said.

Wed

January 7, 2009

Fact & Fiction

Top 10 Myths About The Middle Ages
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A list of ten items to dispel the myths and misconceptions of the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages spanned roughly from the 5th century to the 16th century - a total of 1,100 years. During the time following the Middle... Read more

Recent comment by johnsm

for the muslim world if a woman got married, her inheritance from her parents were hers, her property or money...

Tue

January 6, 2009

Science & Nature

Top 10 Poisonous Foods We Love To Eat
259 Comments
Everyday we chow down on food produced from plants that carry deadly poisons. Most of the time we don't need to be concerned with this as the mass production of fruit and vegetables ensures that we are usually safe... Read more

Recent comment by Pet dog license

Should you be mystified by your doggie's circling, whimpering as well as pacing, be assured...

Tue

January 6, 2009

Art & Literature

Top 10 Gruesome Fairy Tale Origins
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The truly gruesome and often revolting original twists in our favorite fairy tales.^The truly gruesome and often revolting original twists in our favorite fairy tales.^The truly gruesome and often revolting original... Read more
— by Jamie Frater

Recent comment by Lyn

Wait a minute. . . In the original story of Snow White, it wasn't Snow Whites' Stepmother that wanted her...

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Great Scenes in Musical History

By Elizabetta

After the surprising success of my first list (by which I mean it wasn't immediately tossed onto...

Offbeat Literary Works of Non-English Writers

By Tombleweed

Most book lists on this and other sites contain the usual suspects, but I think by now everyone who...

Real Life Werewolves

By BumblebeeLovesWaspxXx

There are many stories about werewolves or lycanthropy. Little red riding hood and the wolf that...

Words with Surprising Derivations

By Andrew Pepper

Part of English’s success is due to the embracing of new words; British and Irish people in...

More Awe-inspiring Waterfalls

By Rahat Haque

In the first volume of this list, we covered the top ten awe inspiring waterfalls. The objective...

National Fast Foods You Should Try

By Theodoros (Θ. Κ. ΙΙ )

Before I begin my list of fast national dishes, I openly admit being heavily influenced by...

Actors who Died During TV Shows

By Vincent Williams

There's a list here on Listverse of performers who died on stage, and there is a growing list of...

Space Age Radiation Incidents

By Patrick Weidinger

As if we don't have enough terrestrial examples of potential exposure to accidental radioactivity...

7 Greatest Roman Generals

By Isaiah Roe

The history of the Roman Empire is perhaps unprecedented in its prosperity. It is considered by...

Overrated Filmmakers

By Infinite Jorge

Without great directors we wouldn't have great films. They are basically essential to the movie...

Species Rediscovered This Century

By Andrea G

A Lazarus Species or taxon is one which is thought to be extinct, only to reappear. The Coelecanth...

Disadvantages to Capitalism

By Louis Ryan

There has been much discussion of the current economic system in the western world, capitalism...

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