June 2011

Thu

June 30, 2011

Music

15 Bizarre Rock Videos
123 Comments
Out of all the major musical genres, it could be argued that rock music has most often taken trips into dark landscapes flirted with bizarre imagery. Although far from having a monopoly on bizarre music videos, rock... Read more
— by Ian Zanni

Recent comment by bruce

None of this shit is in the least bit weird. You twits have no fucking imagination. Try 'Fish Heads' by...

Wed

June 29, 2011

Food & Health

10 More Fascinating Food Facts
107 Comments
It has been a few months since my last food list and as it is my favorite topic I thought I would produce another one. This list looks at ten more facts that haven't been on Listverse before. As usual, mention any... Read more
— by Jamie Frater

Recent comment by doughboy

In Japanese SUSHI means vinegar rice SU = vinegar SHI = meiSHI rice. Vinegar rice...

Tue

June 28, 2011

Miscellaneous

Top 15 Funny and Bizarre Wikipedia Pages
122 Comments
disturbing content
People like to read funny and bizarre encyclopedia entries. History is full of strange people, objects and ideas that will make you laugh. Wikipedia has provided the Internet with a platform to share information. In... Read more
— by Bryan Johnson

Recent comment by jervis hill

Re: Mondegreen? Nobody mentions William Safire?

Mon

June 27, 2011

Leisure & Travel

10 Historic Car Races that shaped Motor Racing
55 Comments
Motor racing dates back to the days of the early motor car itself. Back then however, it wasn't motor racing as we know it today. There were cars, which were far from sophisticated. They were huge gas guzzlers and low... Read more
— by Subhayan Mukerjee

Recent comment by David Hyde

What about the Paris-Madrid race of May 1903? It was the last of the city-to-city races. Crowd control was a...

Sun

June 26, 2011

Movies

Top 10 Movies Featuring Prostitution
128 Comments
Prostitution has gone hand in hand with Hollywood ever since the first actor sold out his thespian integrity to play screen candy time and again. Just ask Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage at what point his genuine passion for... Read more
— by Ryan Thomas

Recent comment by carlos

"Leaving Las Vegas", a terrible but excellent film

Sat

June 25, 2011

Food & Health

Top 10 Diseases Named After Food
74 Comments
I personally found medical school to be a grueling and tedious regimen of rote memorization and sleep deprivation--the experience of which can be more or less distilled down to a masochistic exercise in self denial and... Read more
— by Louis B. Lin, M.D.

Recent comment by Al

I have NF1, it sucks. I don't understand why the doctors tell me tumours are not supposed to be painful,...

Fri

June 24, 2011

Music

Another 10 Interesting Stories Behind Classical Compositions
51 Comments
Relating back to the list "10 Interesting Stories Behind Classical Compositions", it is sad that so many people have found it to be boring. This is another 10 great pieces with 10 great stories, hoping to spread the... Read more
— by fliegendeholländer

Recent comment by jrm1000

"I wish you self-serving groundlings would write a list or shut up" hmmmm an interesting concept! Let's see I...

Thu

June 23, 2011

Science & Nature

Top 10 Largest Impact Structures on Earth
69 Comments
There are hundreds of impact crater found around the world, but less than 50 that are considered Large (over 20km in diameter). As an example, one of the most well-known and best preserved craters is Barringer crater in... Read more
— by Christine Vrey

Recent comment by reidsy

Name

Wed

June 22, 2011

Miscellaneous

Top 10 People Shrouded in Controversy
138 Comments
Pejoratives are words or phrases that bring out contempt or distaste in the human psyche. The words elicit a specific emotional reaction in people. Some good examples include the words liberal, punk, hacker, fascist... Read more
— by Bryan Johnson

Recent comment by tbies

Good list, i love these kind of list. i do believe in alien life, however, i dont believe they...

Page:
Amazon › B&N ›
Plus: Purchase The New Book!
The Ultimate Book of Bizarre Lists ›

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...

» Show me a random list