January 2011

Mon

January 31, 2011

Music

Top 10 Instrumental Songs from the ’60s
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There is little argument that no other decade gave rise to so many different genres and musical acts as the 1960's. From the music that helped fuel the counter culture revolution to the influence of the British... Read more
— by Salvador Barajas

Recent comment by Sacha Ahlers

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Mon

January 31, 2011

History

Top 10 Things The Nazis Got Right
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The NDSAP is one of the most famous political systems in the history of the earth. Both good and evil was done by Adolf Hitler's staff, and this list is to show the good where most show the evil. Thousands of studies... Read more
— by Rigato

Recent comment by nwihfowh

Wasn't the jet aircraft created in Nazi Germany?

Sun

January 30, 2011

Religion

Top 10 Truly Badass Saints
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We all think of Saints as quiet and holy people - but history is full of some pretty amazing and curious people who came to be canonized. This list looks at ten of the toughest saints to have walked the earth - men and... Read more
— by Jamie Frater

Recent comment by bkj

you are mad trippin

Sat

January 29, 2011

Miscellaneous

Top 10 Adventurers Who Never Returned Home
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For every handful of successful adventurers and pioneers who retire in comfort, there is probably at least one who died or was killed or disappeared underway. Many, probably most of them died young and early, often of... Read more
— by John Watson

Recent comment by Sabre 25

And i think some of the history books states that if not the intention to convert, Ferdinand Magellan was already...

Fri

January 28, 2011

History

Top 10 Famous People Named Adolf
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With such an odious personality in the world’s history as Adolf Hitler it is not surprising that the male name Adolf will always be associated primarily with the Third Reich Führer. That is also the reason of... Read more
— by Praskovia Tretyak

Recent comment by peter8172

I guess you have to be born in Germany to be named Adolf............

Thu

January 27, 2011

People & Politics

10 Great Philanthropists Who Are Kids
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Fear for the next generation? You're not alone. If you're not in the right frame of mind, it's easy to see kids today as over-stimulated, over-entitled, and terminally self-involved. How could they not be? They're... Read more
— by Jay Karlson

Recent comment by Name

These kids are amazing! It is obvious they have supportive families that believe in them and their dreams -...

Wed

January 26, 2011

Miscellaneous

10 Tragic Fatal Motorsports Crashes
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Motor racing - more specifically auto racing - is one of the largest and most popular spectator sports in the world. Formula One remains the most popular and enduring forms of motorsport worldwide, while in America... Read more
— by Joe O

Recent comment by Pharmd912

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Tue

January 25, 2011

History

10 Fascinating Interracial Marriages in History
283 Comments
Attitudes towards Interracial marriage have changed dramatically in just the last generation. In the United States it was just 43 years ago when interracial marriage was made fully legal in all 50 states. Today in many... Read more
— by Paul Holtum

Recent comment by So There

I'm just going to come out and say it, you never see white men or any other non-black man so...

Mon

January 24, 2011

Leisure & Travel

Top 10 Unusual Borders
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Most of the time, a border is an imaginary line that isn’t remarkable in any way, usually not even readily visible. More often than not, the only indication you’ll get when you’re crossing one is a... Read more
— by pianodwarf

Recent comment by Heidi

Im from Newpirt VT which is right next to Derby line, it's really not that interesting. You have to be...

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