May 2009

Sun

May 31, 2009

Fact & Fiction

Top 10 Misconceptions About Linux
178 Comments
For most computer users, Windows is the only operating system (OS) they've ever used. In fact, most people don't even know about other OSes at all, and that is not good. In our daily lives we always like to have a... Read more
— by lecterror

Recent comment by Kyle

You guys are painfully petty, for the love of god, read what you're arguing about. Do you guys even care...

Sat

May 30, 2009

Food & Health

Top 10 Failed McDonald’s Products
410 Comments
In an attempt to stay on top of the game, McDonald's occasionally tried out new menu items. Some of them become a great success while others are destined to fail before they even begin. This list looks at 10 of the... Read more
— by Xanthius

Recent comment by DeRo

So people are too damn lazy to put two pieces of a burger together?!

Fri

May 29, 2009

Site News

10 Things To Know About The New Listverse
170 Comments
Well it has finally happened - we have successfully migrated the entire site to Wordpress VIP and you are now looking at it! It has been a very difficult task and incredibly time-consuming, but hopefully we will all... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by Tenzing

I really am very much glad to had founded such a mervolous site as listverse!It's very imformative and beside this...

Wed

May 27, 2009

Science & Nature

Top 10 Best Apple Ads of All Time
83 Comments
We all know and love the current generation of Apple's Mac ads, but let's go back in history to see the evolution that got us where we are today. Whether you're a Mac or a PC, you'll get a laugh. Ok, here's the... Read more
— by cberkeley

Recent comment by sam

Rest In Peace Steve

Tue

May 26, 2009

Fact & Fiction

10 Scandalous Facts About Historical Figures
380 Comments
History tends to hide the ufortunate and unmentionable facts relating to people that become heroic or famous. Fortunately, it is usually possible to find the odd bit here and there - and that is what this list is about. Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by Stephen

Gandhi was also a racist. He hated Africans. And he spoke in favour of Adolf Hitler. Said Hitler was doing...

Mon

May 25, 2009

Music

10 Truly Great Jazz Performances
100 Comments
When this list was submitted I looked back over the past two years worth of lists and realized that we didn't have a single Jazz list! Therefore I am very please to introduce this one! I'd like to emphasize that this... Read more
— by gabi319

Recent comment by Bill "Doc" Webster

Perhaps it was excluded because it happened when live recording was still new, but TO ME, the single GREATEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE...

Sun

May 24, 2009

Fact & Fiction

Top 10 Things You didn’t Know About Che Guevara
334 Comments
Che Guevara. He is loved and he is hated. He is one of the biggest commercial successes and one of the most brutal murderers in recent history. It is no wonder that a man so passionately loved and hated is familiar... Read more
— by Xanthius

Recent comment by Dave

Item #8 Why is being a geek a bad thing? He knew how to play chess and read poetry. That...

Sat

May 23, 2009

Fact & Fiction

Another 10 Fascinating Facts That Are Wrong
476 Comments
Another 10 Fascinating Facts That Are Wrong^Another 10 Fascinating Facts That Are Wrong^We put a lot of trust in our teachers - as pupils we trust that they know what they are talking about, and as parents we trust that... Read more
— by Jamie Frater

Recent comment by Edgar

Since when is fat bad for you? A good fats such as butter is what our body needs not...

Fri

May 22, 2009

Religion

Top 10 Most Stunning Roman Catholic Basilicas
84 Comments
The following is a list of basilicas (generally speaking a basilica is a large Church of special importance - prior to Christianity they were usually Roman civic buildings) recognized by the Roman Catholic Church that I... Read more
— by MichaelS

Recent comment by andrei

You do know that bugger means gay Bulgarian or something like that, right? Ah this is the one "from Old...

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