March 2010

Thu

March 4, 2010

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While most of these wonders will be known to a few people, they are, on the whole, not as well known as the famous "seven wonders". Despite that, each has a reason for being considered wonderful and deserves its spot... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by VHCHAUDHARI

I LIKE THIS WEB MY KNOWLEDGE INCRESES THIS WEB PAGE

Wed

March 3, 2010

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The Peace Corps is an organization sponsored by the American government, which trains and supports volunteers who live in developing countries for two years, attempting to improve the lot of the people there, mainly... Read more
— by RachelS

Recent comment by Han Solo

I know I'm late to this party because I just found this list as a link from a link, but...

Tue

March 2, 2010

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Since we have adopted the term "factlet" for our little fact lists, we have produced four lists of fascinating titbits of knowledge. This list is the fifth and it contains mostly facts but also some myth debunking... Read more
— by JFrater

Recent comment by Bob

"11. 35 passengers died in the dreadful Hindenburg disaster; but did you know that 97 other passengers survived the event?" Small...

Mon

March 1, 2010

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There can be little doubt that technology has changed they way we see our world, and Google Earth is a perfect example. This wonderful tool can be downloaded free of charge from earth.google.com and lets you see the... Read more
— by WhtKnt

Recent comment by Mayank

Hey, you forgot Titanic's wreck !

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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