March 2009

Sat

March 7, 2009

People & Politics

16 Signs That You Live In A Tyranny
380 Comments
The most common sixteen signs that you live in a tyranny or are in a nation heading that way. Tyranny is an important phenomenon that operates by principles by which it can be recognized in its early emerging stages... Read more
— by Jon_Roland

Recent comment by Peacenlove

It may be a genralisation yes, and not everyone with a gun goes out on shooting sprees (your canadian cousins...

Fri

March 6, 2009

People & Politics

10 Lesser Known or Used Forms of Government
209 Comments
Ten systems of government that most of us are not familiar with (for which we should be thankful). The readership of the List Universe is varied, and many of us come from government systems that are quite different from... Read more
— by Trigun472

Recent comment by Ln

Criminy, learn some spelling and grammar.

Thu

March 5, 2009

Miscellaneous

Another 10 Ridiculous Products
359 Comments
Ten more products that were clearly designed by insane people - every one ridiculous. In January we published a list of the ten worst products ever - it proved to be extremely popular and thus paved the way for a second... Read more
— by Geraint

Recent comment by lermruvqdj

Name

Wed

March 4, 2009

Science & Nature

Top 10 Worst Things In Nature
251 Comments
Ten of the nastiest most revolting things that nature has thrown our way. Nature provides for almost all of our needs and it is as diverse as the stars in the sky. But there is a dark side too. Nature also contains... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by Top 10 Most Horrific Parasite Infections

[...] is a bonus item courtesy of Top 10 Worst Things in Nature. The Candiru is a small parasitic catfish which...

Wed

March 4, 2009

Movies

15 Great Movies From Directors Under 30
177 Comments
Great movies by great directors. All of whom were younger than 30 at the time. Breaking into Hollywood is tough sledding, particularly if you want to get behind the camera. As a big fan of Kevin Smith movies, I... Read more
— by bucslim

Recent comment by RubyMoon

I love Christopher Nolan 's work!What an absolute genius!

Mon

March 2, 2009

People & Politics

10 Fascinating Only Existing Photographs
124 Comments
Ten fascinating people of whom only one photograph remains to this day. I have always loved historical photographs especially photos that are rare. You could say there are two kinds of only existing photographs. One is... Read more
— by Blogball

Recent comment by peter8172

There is a daguerrotype (not a photograph) of Nicolo Paganini (1782-1840)

Mon

March 2, 2009

Art & Literature

10 More Books That Changed The World
132 Comments
Our second list of books that had an impact so large they influenced the world. Before complaining about books that you think are missing from here, be sure to check the original list as you may find it listed there... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by xenical en ligne

so three a lot times, but each the herbs with a miscarriage sometime lacked thus first trimester.Vanessa was soft spoken...

Sun

March 1, 2009

Bizarre

Top 10 Unusual Uses For Peanut Butter
295 Comments
Peanut butter is for some, food of the gods. It can be eaten with chocolate, it can be eaten with jam, it can be smeared on chicken, and it can even be used in drinks! It seems that the uses for the wonderful stuff... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by goglet

What about making Diamonds with is? Yup it really happened in some science place.

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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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