March 2009

Tue

March 31, 2009

Music

10 Rock Acts That Sabotaged Their Careers
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Sure, you could torpedo your chances for a place in the rock'n'roll pantheon with drugs, alcohol and your choice of sexually transmitted diseases. But where's the fun in that? The following bands found new and... Read more
— by JayK

Recent comment by woteva

The christ statement by John was to maureen cleve a reporter with the times and was made at a party...

Mon

March 30, 2009

Fact & Fiction

10 Fascinating Talking Points About Cockroaches
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Cockroaches are all members of the order Blattaria and consist of five families. Entomologists, those who study these things, report that there are about 4,000 species of cockroaches. According to the World Health... Read more
— by stevenh

Recent comment by gabrielspierz

THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS... " LETS EVERYTHING FLY (KNIVES, ARROWS, ROCKS AND AIRPLANES ^_^) . . . ...

Sun

March 29, 2009

History

Top 10 Ancient Inventions You Think Are Modern
144 Comments
The industrial revolutions and the years following them produced some of the greatest inventions known to man - and certainly the most complex. Because this has been a part of our history for so long now we tend to... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by Daniel

Dude this is a big help for my 7th grade projest on ancient rome and other civilizations, make more!!!

Sat

March 28, 2009

Religion

10 Strange Legends And Images Of Saints
236 Comments
Throughout the history of the Catholic Church, thousands of saints have come and gone. Many of them become patron saints because of the experiences in their own lives. These experiences are often bizarre and... Read more
— by Dana

Recent comment by Pedestals & Halos « Me importa. Me importas. Me importan.

[...] I am familiar with the church’s devotion to saints – both the more recent and the obscure folks, whose realities...

Fri

March 27, 2009

Bizarre

10 Incredibly Bizarre And Awful Cakes
232 Comments
Okay - this sounds like a strange topic I am sure, but we all love food and we all love bizarre stuff. So here we have a list which nicely combines both. Maybe these cakes will give you some good ideas for your next... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by joe

surpised baby cake didn't make the list

Thu

March 26, 2009

Science & Nature

Top 10 Utterly Pointless USB Devices
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When it was developed almost 11 years ago, the USB port, which stands for Universal Serial Bus; creators envisioned it as a way to make it easy for users to attach devices to their PC’s. By simplifying things for... Read more
— by SaraB

Recent comment by Online Storage Going Personal

[...] having to transport a storage device around with them. It lessens the storage space required on USBs and other...

Wed

March 25, 2009

Food & Health

10 Odd Superstitions About Food
339 Comments
Superstitions can fill peoples lives with a bit of innocent fun, but they can also be incredibly crippling. This is a list of some of the more unusual superstitions that surround food. Many of these superstitions... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by Vishanth

ummm... have not read the whole list so I might not be commenting on a fully informed basis about the...

Tue

March 24, 2009

Miscellaneous

10 More Ultimate Rivalries
263 Comments
Another ten rivalries that show the spirit of timeless conflict and ruthless confrontation. Don’t underestimate these new rivalries, though; each of them still keeps the undying spirit of timeless conflict and... Read more
— by Kreachure

Recent comment by Vampboy70

Goku vs. Vegeta?

Mon

March 23, 2009

Fact & Fiction

10 Misconceptions About Common Sayings
398 Comments
Ten commonly misunderstood, mispronounced, or misused errors in common English sayings. Some involve spelling errors, while others involve conception or comprehension errors. Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by Stephen

What about "Just Desserts" it should be just deserts. Snopes did an article on it.

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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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