August 2009

Mon

August 31, 2009

Site News

Top 10 Favorite Lists of JFrater
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It's my birthday! Today I turn 35 so to celebrate I am writing another vanity list. Over the past two years I have written two other lists of this nature for my birthday. Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by isaburd

Happy birthday dude! Love both the sites, you have introduced me to my new obsession - number stations! ...

Mon

August 31, 2009

Leisure & Travel

Top 10 Impressive Single Game Baseball Feats
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In honor of Mark Bruehle’s perfect game for the White Sox in July, and Eric Bruntlett’s unassisted triple play in August, we present the Top Ten Impressive Single Game Baseball Feats. In roughly 750,000 major league... Read more
— by RandomPrecision24

Recent comment by tim

Travis hafner :)

Sun

August 30, 2009

Entertainment

10 Extinct Advertising Villains
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They don't make advertising villains like they used to. In fact, they hardly make advertising villains at all. Today's television ads are slick MTV-style montages, amusing slice-of-life vignettes, or testimonials that... Read more
— by Elizabeth Kelly

Recent comment by Nick

idk what it says about the hamburglar being extinct, here in new jersey we see him in ads all the...

Sat

August 29, 2009

Bizarre

Top 10 Creepy Aspects of Victorian Life
182 Comments
My birthday is on Monday so today I am in a mood of recollecting that life is short and we should live it to the full. In honor of the "life is short" bit, I have come up with a slightly depressing list (don't worry -... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by ian

buses in victorian times?

Fri

August 28, 2009

History

10 Heroic Last Stands from Military History
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To me, the “heroic last stand” is one of the most awesome of all the awesome footnotes of history. Sure, not all of them work out this way, but I can almost see the noble bunch of heroes looking at one another and... Read more
— by Shannon

Recent comment by Carlos Baeza

Both have some truth...The USA soldiers were at the outside of Mexico city, The "Castillo de Chapultepec" was the militar...

Thu

August 27, 2009

Science & Nature

10 Mammals You Probably Didn’t Know Exist
160 Comments
Even to wildlife devotees, the riches of the animal kingdom are a constant surprise. The world is still full of fabulous and peculiar creatures with fascinating habits and, often, extraordinary exotic names. Here are... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by bhumisvara

lol how cute is that Fennec fox?

Wed

August 26, 2009

Bizarre

10 More Truly Bizarre Relationships
149 Comments
In putting together this list it became apparent that some of the items were less bizarre than they were revolting. Also, be sure to check out the more complete article on the Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by Joetta Mutter

This is one of the best shows on tv today. I watch it a lot. Sam Waterston is the best...

Tue

August 25, 2009

Bizarre

Top 10 Bizarre Places To Get Married
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Who doesn’t like a wedding? Well actually many people don’t but here are a few reasons why you should go anyway. Because you never know what you may find, love makes people do crazy things. Read more
— by flores88

Recent comment by breezy

This is crazy!!! people be doing anything now a days!!! ctfu!!! ahahahahah!!

Mon

August 24, 2009

Science & Nature

10 More Amazing Wonders of the Natural World
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On our previous list, Top 10 Amazing Natural Wonders, we almost exclusively covered amazing places. With this list we are showing some more amazing wonders which are less about places and more about formations and... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by Karen

You'll be happy to know that #1 wasn't destroyed after-all: http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/9632076/lost-world-wonder-rediscovered-in-nz/2/#comments

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Great Scenes in Musical History

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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

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Most book lists on this and other sites contain the usual suspects, but I think by now everyone who...

Real Life Werewolves

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Words with Surprising Derivations

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By Rahat Haque

In the first volume of this list, we covered the top ten awe inspiring waterfalls. The objective...

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Before I begin my list of fast national dishes, I openly admit being heavily influenced by...

Actors who Died During TV Shows

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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

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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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