March 2011

Mon

March 14, 2011

Crime & Mystery

Top 10 People Who Vanished in Airplanes
86 Comments
On September 29, 2008, a hiker found Fossett's identification cards in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California, and the crash site was discovered a few days later 65 miles due south from Flying M Ranch where he took... Read more
— by Patrick Weidinger

Recent comment by Missy

Alfred Loewenstein was another. Very interesting case.

Sun

March 13, 2011

Leisure & Travel

20 Interesting Facts About Japan
177 Comments
Over the years, Japan has become one of the most interesting countries in the world. Its unique culture, great food, and technological edge has fascinated and inspired the rest of the world. However, some of Japan's... Read more
— by Greg Arden

Recent comment by shantay

so

Sat

March 12, 2011

Fact & Fiction

Top 10 Mental Illnesses And Their Myths
351 Comments
We've had several fascinating lists about bizarre mental disorders on this site, but no lists have been posted of mental illness myths. Mental illnesses, disorders, and differences tend to be very misunderstood by the... Read more
— by Tessa Yelton

Recent comment by Gothicdoll

Only stereotypical emos do that. Not all emos are like that and most of them are ice. They dont try...

Fri

March 11, 2011

Bizarre

Top 10 Prophecies You Don’t Know
500 Comments
[NOTE: This list contains a competition - see bonus entry for details.] Prophesies and predictions are fascinating things. They make us wonder about the future and to seek out fulfillment in past events. Most of us are... Read more
— by Jamie Frater

Recent comment by Anonymous

Well, there is a strong possibility that the world may end in March 2012. The feast of Purim will be...

Thu

March 10, 2011

Crime & Mystery

10 Horrifying Acts of Self Immolation
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The act of self –immolation or setting oneself on fire has been around since ancient times. From the 1600’s-1800’s certain religious believers in Europe would self-immolate. The Indian legend of Sati... Read more
— by Patrick Weidinger

Recent comment by tenzin gakyi

http://standupfortibet.org/ What about 12 people who have self-immolated themselves in Tibet since March 2011? World needs to hear the truth!!! #SAVETIBET

Tue

March 8, 2011

Movies

Top 10 Lesser Known Jimmy Stewart Movies
143 Comments
James Maitland Stewart, affectionately known as ‘Jimmy’ to his fans (although the actor didn’t like the nickname), was born May 20th 1908, and appeared in 92 films during his long career – until... Read more
— by Lifeschool

Recent comment by peter8172

I am truly amazed and astounded that "The Flight Of The Phoenix" (1965) starring Jimmy as Frank Towns is...

Mon

March 7, 2011

Bizarre

Top 10 Recent Cases of Strange Behavior
131 Comments
Strange and bizarre news stories are fun to read. People are intrigued by world events that are shrouded in mystery. In many cases, the strange occurrences give the reader a conflict between what is presumed normal in... Read more
— by Bryan Johnson

Recent comment by nigga

bitch suk my balls

Sun

March 6, 2011

Miscellaneous

10 Cases of Vaporware
73 Comments
The Urban Dictionary defines ‘Vaporware’ as ‘anything (usually software, but can be anything) that is promoted and marketed without ever actually being produced’. The term is now being applied to... Read more
— by Jay Karlson

Recent comment by Drac

Nope. It's vaporware.

Sat

March 5, 2011

Movies

Top 10 Remakes That Don’t Suck
149 Comments
The well of original ideas seems to have dried up in Hollywood. For every original film there is a comic book / videogame / novel / stage play adaptation coming around to take the box office by storm. The most guilty... Read more
— by Kevin Uhrich

Recent comment by Name

nice list. good movies. love the thing (1982), but the hills have eyes actually sucks. it's a boring piece of...

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