April 2009

Sun

April 12, 2009

Fact & Fiction

Another 10 Amazing Animal Facts
149 Comments
The animal world contains so many amazing facts, misconceptions, and mysteries that we could write a list based on it every day. So it is probably a little surprising that we only have one list of animal facts on the... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by MrJangles

Yes my thoughts exactly! Loled when I read that, this guy clearly loves animals!

Sat

April 11, 2009

Science & Nature

Top 10 Very Unfortunate X-Rays
180 Comments
Warning: contains disturbing images. X-Ray photography has had an enormous impact on the quality of health-care that we receive in modern days. There is no doubt that it makes surgeries for the removal... Read more
— by rushfan

Recent comment by Lexy

Is drill bit for real? Or is it just me taking things to seriously?

Fri

April 10, 2009

Science & Nature

Top 10 Wrongly Attributed Inventions
289 Comments
Many of us have heard of the inventions attributed to Thomas Edison that were, in fact, just improvements on others' work, but this list goes beyond Edison (though it does include him) to other areas that you may be... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by Parad0xfool

Great list. Very interesting.

Thu

April 9, 2009

History

10 Gunslinging Outlaws of the American Wild West
122 Comments
The American Wild West includes the history, folklore, people, and events of the mid-1800s to the beginning of the 20th century (though some people date it up to the 1920s). During this time of expansion from coast to... Read more
— by Nicosia

Recent comment by ulick

hey how come hulk hogans not on that list,~?

Wed

April 8, 2009

Fact & Fiction

Top 10 Ridiculously Common Science Myths
383 Comments
There is nothing better than a bit of mythbusting (which accounts for the popularity of the television program of the same name), so here we are again, presenting you with a new list of terribly common misconceptions... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by Lajith

If we travel in the surface of Earth at any speed, does our body weight reduces?

Tue

April 7, 2009

Music

10 Outstanding Music-Revival Artists
133 Comments
Often, you have to go back to the past to find success in the present. Such is true with the many musical artists around today. With recent music awards and big record sales going to artists such as Amy Winehouse and... Read more
— by Steeveedee

Recent comment by Melissa

Pleeease replace Duffy with Adele!!!

Mon

April 6, 2009

Crime & Mystery

10 Recent Scientifically Solved Mysteries
220 Comments
Since the beginning of modern science we have been solving the great mysteries around us. Because of recent advances in science and technology we now have the ability to unravel some unknowns like never before. This... Read more
— by Blogball

Recent comment by nomorecommonsense

According to ancient scripts, #2 is destined to free the sharks from human captivity, a "messiah" shark if you will....

Sun

April 5, 2009

History

Top 10 Weapons That Could Have Lost Us The War
203 Comments
Imagine if the Nazis had bombed New York City the same way they bombed London. Imagine if they had a fleet of aircraft carriers rivaling, at least, Japan’s fleet. Imagine if they fielded a jet fighter in large... Read more
— by STL Mo

Recent comment by Jstrump

At that time there were very few gun laws in the majority of countries...

Thu

April 2, 2009

People & Politics

Top 10 People Rumored To Be Alive After Death
251 Comments
History is full of faked deaths and re-appearances of people long thought dead, but there are also a small number of people who did most likely die, but become the center of theories that claim they live. This list... Read more
— by ChrisF

Recent comment by Suprieo

Subhash Chandra Bose,popularly known as 'Netaji' is also believed by many to be living.He was a great indian freedom fighter...the...

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