October 2010

Tue

October 5, 2010

215 Comments
I recently read the list on 10 Tricks Casinos Use on You and found it interesting. As someone who has worked in the casino industry, I was well-aware of these subtle but powerful Jedi mind-tricks, and I've developed a... Read more
— by WhtKnt

Recent comment by Toulsececlilk

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Mon

October 4, 2010

48 Comments
这些传统现在大多是历史的一部分(在大部分情况下,是一件好事),也有很多被认为是野蛮的或是邪恶的。然而,其中有一部分最近却传不下来。 Read more
— by Jamie Frater

Recent comment by purle

my browser cannot decode the lletters. everything is square dots... :o

Mon

October 4, 2010

239 Comments
A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, "a turnaround") is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place over a relatively short period of time. It is mostly used to refer to political... Read more
— by 7raul7

Recent comment by Shoubhik Chakraborty

BLOODY NONSENSE...Revolution(INQUILAB) was what Bhagat Singh and his team led against the British Empire.A revolution based on 10 years of...

Sun

October 3, 2010

81 Comments
While the amount of musical theory and composition I know could fit on one fingernail, I nevertheless love listening to these amazing pieces. What follows is a list of 10 fascinating stories behind either the... Read more
— by Big Mo

Recent comment by peter8172

Regarding No.8, "Fanfare For The Common Man" by Aaron Copland where there is reference to it being heard at Rock...

Sat

October 2, 2010

240 Comments
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has registered that in several countries in Asia and the Middle East, information is submitted to censorship by their governments. In some cases the dictatorships or... Read more
— by Lilkty

Recent comment by Shakia

wow i live on a island and we could do whatever we want on the internet (what ever we want)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fri

October 1, 2010

137 Comments
This year has been quite productive for dinosaur-hunters, and probably the most spectacular fossils found recently belong to the group of ceratopsians, the horned dinosaurs. Triceratops is of course the most famous... Read more
— by TyB

Recent comment by reginaldquinto

euoplocephalus???

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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