March 2010

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March 31, 2010

People & Politics

Top 10 Careers Damaged by Photographs
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Photographs can be one of the most cherished items we possess but they can also be things that we wish never existed. This list looks at the latter and the damage that some pictures have had on 10 notable careers. Read more
— by Blogball

Recent comment by ThePaintLady

I don't know how much those photos damaged Vanessa Williams' career. They may have initially, but she seemed to rebound...

Tue

March 30, 2010

Science & Nature

15 Terrifying and Little Known Prehistoric Monsters
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Who hasn't heard of a tyrannosaurus Rex or a velociraptor thanks to movies like Jurassic Park? When we think of dinosaurs, we almost all think of a very small subset of these giant creatures from history. But perhaps... Read more
— by TyB

Recent comment by Avi

Spinosaurus became a household name after Jurassic Park 3.

Mon

March 29, 2010

People & Politics

10 More Geniuses of 10 Fields of Human Activity
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Following on from the recent list submitted by FlameHorse, a lot of readers, myself including, wanted people from other fields too. So I took upon the job of writing about 10 more geniuses. I hope you all like it and as... Read more
— by 7raul7

Recent comment by Ofelia Malara

I have to show my thanks to the author of this blog. Keep adding an excellent concepts and strategies. A...

Sun

March 28, 2010

Bizarre

10 More Strange Jobs From History
59 Comments
Last year we published a list on bizarre historical jobs. But ten weird jobs is really just scratching the surface of all of the odd things people have done to make a buck in the past. This list focuses more on the... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by Shopping Marathon

I think that you must write more on this matter. It won't be a taboo topic but generally persons are...

Sat

March 27, 2010

Music

10 Rock Bands You Either Hate Or Love
178 Comments
In politics it’s not too hard to make friends and enemies at the same time. In art, it’s a little bit harder. There are a number of artists who frequently make the “best of” lists but most rational people... Read more
— by jiminut

Recent comment by Corwin

I love five of these and hate the other five. Accurate title.

Fri

March 26, 2010

Bizarre

Top 10 Bizarre Products
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Who would have believed that in nearly three years we haven't produced a list of bizarre products?! We have come close with lists of ridiculous products, but they are more about commonly owned popular goods. This list... Read more
— by JFrater

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Thu

March 25, 2010

Science & Nature

10 Famous Incidences of Death by Radiation
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I used to train people how to operate nuclear power plants and my students were always interested in stories about radiation sickness. Radiation poisoning or radiation sickness is a form of damage to organ tissue caused... Read more
— by amasimp

Recent comment by Name

Interesting but there should be mention of the Therac-25 incidents which were "normal" victims unrelated to working in engineering or...

Wed

March 24, 2010

People & Politics

Top 10 Geniuses of 10 Fields of Human Activity
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[Competition: this list contains a competition, see the first comment for details.] This is another list of human endeavors but it covers ten of the most important aspects of human life through all... Read more
— by FlameHorse

Recent comment by Smaug

Einstein is up there for PHYSICS, not Math.

Tue

March 23, 2010

Miscellaneous

10 Pretty Stupid Business Moves
68 Comments
We all know about "New Coke", the Edsel, and Decca not signing the Beatles. But surely corporate stupidity like that is rare, no? Unfortunately, no - it is actually quite common. Many of the corporate blunders that... Read more
— by Jay K

Recent comment by Big_T

One of the biggest ones you missed, in my opinion, was CocaCola changing their recipe to Coke

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After the surprising success of my first list (by which I mean it wasn't immediately tossed onto...

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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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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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