April 2011

Wed

April 13, 2011

Leisure & Travel

25 Funny Quotes of Yogi Berra
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Yogi is famous for his fractured English, malapropisms and sometimes nonsensical quotes. He's closing in on 86, and there seems to be no end to his fan's love for him. In honor of the beginning of the US baseball... Read more
— by Christine Marsilio

Recent comment by peter8172

Someone should do a Top 25 List of the quotes of the legendary actress / comedienne Mae West. There are...

Tue

April 12, 2011

History

10 Great People You Should Know But Don’t
115 Comments
As a child the things that most interested me were things little known by others. I am not sure what drew me to love all things obscure and unknown, but that passion remains with me to this day - and can... Read more

Recent comment by Matra

How about Jayavarman, King of Cambodia? Just a suggestion

Mon

April 11, 2011

Miscellaneous

Top 10 Truly Extreme Noses
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Lots of bodily features get attention. There are songs exulting eyes, lips, butts, legs, breasts, hair-- but never a nose. It's about time someone gave noses their due credit, don't you think? So, without further ado... Read more
— by Sasha Rosser

Recent comment by Chloe Popplewell

Well in addition to Sana and mountain Hata, last? That's what I got...

Sun

April 10, 2011

History

Top 10 Shameful Events in American History
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This lister realizes that he has posted several America-praising lists, and offers this list as a truce to all the foreigners out there. For the sake of fairness, shall we accept good from America and not evil? Read more
— by FlameHorse

Recent comment by Madeline

Christopher Colombus?? For one, he wasn't even American. And two, he never even stepped foot on North American...

Sat

April 9, 2011

Miscellaneous

10 Cases of Incredibly Small Spaces
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In the developed world, when it comes to our homes, conventional wisdom dictates bigger is better. But why? So we can spend years slaving away to pay off a mortgage for a house that may not appreciate in value? And then... Read more
— by Jay Karlson

Recent comment by house designs

Hey as a student you can make it work. But try raising a family in such an environment. The solution...

Fri

April 8, 2011

Movies

Top 10 Kubrick Stares
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Few film directors had a more stunning and original visual style than the late great film director Stanley Kubrick. The Kubrick Stare, sometimes referred to as the Kubrick Glare, is a common camera shot of an actor in... Read more
— by Patrick Weidinger

Recent comment by That Guy

I saw Lolita recently, and the expression she is making in the photo above is actually given in response to...

Thu

April 7, 2011

Music

Top 10 Best Known Classical Melodies
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If you think Classical music is boring, or that you don't know enough about it to ever get your foot in the door, think again. Here are the 10 most well known melodies in Classical music history, and we guarantee that... Read more
— by FlameHorse

Recent comment by Danielle

Dumb comment Julius. Beethoven IS the bridge between "classical" and "romantic." Wagner and Richard Strauss are certainly not...

Wed

April 6, 2011

Bizarre

Top 10 Strange UFO Encounters
360 Comments
The topic of UFOs is one on which everyone has an opinion. From the strong believer to the condescending skeptic, everyone has deep rooted beliefs regarding the subject. Some believe UFOs are travelers from other... Read more
— by ValleysofNeptune1

Recent comment by Bubble Spinner - Bubble Shooter

Hi, how are you? I hope you are doing well. I needed to say that I like this article.

Tue

April 5, 2011

Miscellaneous

15 Things You Didn’t Know Were German
198 Comments
While doing research for an article recently, I came across so many things that I had no idea were German or that I never knew had their roots in German traditions. It isn't hard to imagine that America and Germany... Read more
— by Lindsey Leavitt

Recent comment by bionicragdoll

While you may be correct that German Immigrants were referred to as Pennsylvania Dutch the proper term is actually Deutsch....

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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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