February 2010

Wed

February 10, 2010

Fact & Fiction

14 Miserable Facts About St Valentine’s Day
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[This list contains a competition - see comment 1 for details] St Valentine's day is fast approaching and those who are in love, want to be in love, or want to re-ignite their love are preparing... Read more
— by Lia and Nick Romeo

Recent comment by Cocoa

Ehh being a shy overweight kid in middle school on valentines days was the worse I remember every one of...

Tue

February 9, 2010

Entertainment

10 Tricks Casinos Use On You
164 Comments
Casinos are a psychological minefield. Their architectural design, as well as everything in it, has a methodical function devised to keep you, the player, inside spending your money. Some tactics they use are as... Read more
— by Kjsem78

Recent comment by killswitch

now i understand why they say "winners know when to stop",thats bull**** winners dont know when to stop look at what...

Mon

February 8, 2010

History

10 Possible Resting Places of the Holy Grail
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The Holy Grail is a sacred object figuring into literature and certain Christian traditions, most often identified with the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper and said to possess miraculous powers... Read more
— by FlameHorse

Recent comment by mucha

nie wierze w te bzdety iwgl. tą religie ... dlatego jestem Ateistą

Sun

February 7, 2010

People & Politics

Top 10 Oldest People Ever
247 Comments
We would all love to live longer, so long as we can do it functionally and with all our faculties in place. There is much argument and many conflicting ideas on what allows people to live a long and healthy life... Read more
— by Chris

Recent comment by Guitararcher

fuck this man i dont want to live to be anywhere near as old as these people! My family has...

Sat

February 6, 2010

Bizarre

Top 10 Unbelievable Miniatures
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There was once an excellent collection of miniatures displayed in a Southern California themepark (not Disneyland) that was known as Mott's Miniatures. Sadly, that marvelous collection has been auctioned out to others... Read more
— by Deeeziner

Recent comment by hung

having some smallet sculpture be carved on ruby and sapphire by handmade.plseae show all customers

Fri

February 5, 2010

Art & Literature

15 More Kids Books Your School Doesn’t Stock
135 Comments
Two years ago we published a humorous list of book titles you are not likely to see at your kid's school. Because we have had a lot of fairly serious lists of late, it seemed like a nice idea to publish a second list... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by Geneva

Not to mention incredibly fake. The whole 'satanic ritual abuse' debacle that got kicked off with that Michelle girl was...

Fri

February 5, 2010

Fact & Fiction

10 Fascinating International Facts That Are Wrong
270 Comments
My first list was accused of being too American-centric. So here are 10 more corrections to misconceptions that non-Listverse people may have but this time you’ll need your passport handy to read it. Read more
— by Saint Cad

Recent comment by Man

An error I see is that you seem to believe that Scotland and 'Britain' are separate entities. Scotland is a...

Thu

February 4, 2010

History

Top 10 Most Influential Writing Systems
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In scholastic philosophy, writing is known as a sign - it is a sign of another sign (the spoken tongue) and it was created because man lived in communities and needed a means to provide knowledge to people far away (in... Read more
— by Askalon

Recent comment by Mina Iskandar

the one language that was fogotten on there before arabic and after egyptian was coptic , which was used by...

Wed

February 3, 2010

Fact & Fiction

Yet Another 10 Fascinating Facts That Are Wrong
268 Comments
Use these 10 facts (or are they officially factlets yet?) at your next party or office meeting and you'll be guarantied an argument. People will insist that you're wrong because, "Everyone knows..." Incidentally, I... Read more
— by Saint Cad

Recent comment by guyinasuit

Did anyone else notice that all of these were Christian or American in topic exept for #9?

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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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