February 2009

Fri

February 27, 2009

People & Politics

Top 20 Wise Quotes Of Confucius
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Confucius was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese and Vietnamese thought and life. Here are 20 of his greatest quotes. Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by Jan. 23-27 | Mrs. Smith

[...] Monday:  Ben Franklin’s aphorisms and Confucious discussion with our Chinese guests! See sites:  His Life and Philosophy; His aphorisms...

Thu

February 26, 2009

Science & Nature

Another 10 Most Influential Scientists
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The next list of most influential scientists in history in our recent series. Having had two days for our readers to mull over the first list of influential scientists, we are now presenting part two. This was... Read more
— by Mongoose

Recent comment by Edgeguidlill

Name

Wed

February 25, 2009

Fact & Fiction

10 More Fascinating Facts That Are Wrong
210 Comments
Nothing beats a good dose of myth busting - it is one of our favorite pastimes here at the List Universe. Today is no exception. Following on from the very popular Top 10 Fascinating Facts That Are Wrong, we are... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by Dionysus

you got it wrong. He was talking about greek catholic churches which are more like weird orthodox than eastern catholic....

Tue

February 24, 2009

Science & Nature

Top 10 Most Influential Scientists
338 Comments
This is part one of what will be a two part series on the most influential scientists in history. While these are not technically the "greatest" scientists, there is bound to be some overlap as the contributions that... Read more
— by Mongoose

Recent comment by mziwanda

where is FARADAY and MAXWELL

Mon

February 23, 2009

Bizarre

Another 10 Bizarre Disappearances
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Another ten people who mysteriously vanished - never to be seen again. Can you solve the mystery? These lists are always intriguing as nothing adds to the spice of life more than a good mystery. Read more
— by Nicosia

Recent comment by Adrian

About Jean Spangler. Some people say that "Kirk" could be actor Kirk Douglas since Spangler had completed a bit part...

Sun

February 22, 2009

Miscellaneous

Top 10 Codes You Aren’t Meant To Know
291 Comments
Stores, hospitals, entertainment venues, and other places where the public are together in large numbers, use secret codes to pass information between store employees. These are meant to be a secret as they don't want... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by Emily

I once heard a Code Black at a Walmart when there was a tornado in the area.

Sat

February 21, 2009

People & Politics

20 Great Quotes From Ronald Reagan
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Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States of America, from 1981-1989. He is considered a heroic figure in the Republican party and conservative movement. His most famous quote may be "General Secretary... Read more

Recent comment by peter8172

"Mr Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall" (Checkpoint "Charlie a.k.a. The Berlin Wall)

Fri

February 20, 2009

Movies

Top 20 Greatest Science Fiction Movies of the 1980s
205 Comments
Action and adventure dominated sci-fi films in the 1980s, thanks in large part to the Star Wars craze. The decade is splattered with many bad films (Masters of the Universe), terrible movies (Superman IV) and... Read more

Recent comment by George

Hi there I am very interested in finding new 80s films that I never discovered from my youth. I am...

Fri

February 20, 2009

Miscellaneous

10 Hilarious Listverse Comments
207 Comments
Ten of the funniest comments to appear on the List Universe - courtesy of the forums. Read more

Recent comment by Hu99

None of these are particularly funny.

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