August 2011

Wed

August 31, 2011

Movies

Top 10 Lost Films
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A lost film is one for which there is no known print to exhibit. Most of these films come roughly from around the turn of the century into the fifties, when less flammable film stock was adopted by the motion picture... Read more
— by Michael M. Shimp

Recent comment by Rick

What about "I'll Say She Is!", the lost first Marx Brothers movie?

Tue

August 30, 2011

People & Politics

Top 10 Women of the 20th Century
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I think Listverse is at its best when it teaches you things you did not know and also provokes debate. Any list of the most important, influential, best women of the 20th century is certainly bound to be provocative. So... Read more
— by Ben Gazur

Recent comment by stephenfederici

She had the chance to alleviate poverty; instead she embraced it as a necessary suffering. She did nothing to help...

Mon

August 29, 2011

Fact & Fiction

Top 10 Myths About Ancient Egypt
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The Ancient Egyptians are shrouded in an aura of mystery and intrigue, cultivated by continuing archeological discoveries. Unfortunately, the sense of awe that pervades Ancient Egypt has also produced countless myths... Read more
— by Laura Tennant

Recent comment by Nozer Master

The above article is very very informative. Its true that only one third of the Ancient Egypt has been discovered...

Sun

August 28, 2011

Music

Top 10 Famous Cases of Backmasking
129 Comments
Backmasking is the process of reversing an audio signal and placing it in a something meant to be played forwards. When played normally the message will sound like gibberish, however when the song is played in reverse... Read more
— by Andrew Cruez

Recent comment by peter8172

All, I can say about the parents and No.3, Judas Priest is......."Oh Well".........I bet the judge presiding over that case...

Sat

August 27, 2011

Science & Nature

Top 10 Futuristic Inventions We Should Have Now
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It’s about time we saw some new things enter our physical world. While nature tells the same old story, as big as it may be, it’s up to man to allow impossibilities to drop the prefix. Science has brought us... Read more
— by Ryan Thomas

Recent comment by 33rd Square

Great list. Check out our list of the Top Innovations for 2011 to see how close we are getting....

Fri

August 26, 2011

Crime & Mystery

Top 10 Prolific Serial Killers
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A serial killer is an individual who has killed at least 3 people over a period of more than a month. This list ranks serial killers not by their brutality, but by their death count. While some of the entries here have... Read more
— by John Waller

Recent comment by imewaster

What a waste of time posting anythinghere....

Thu

August 25, 2011

Religion

Top 10 Ancient Religious Sites
118 Comments
Whether you are religious or not; it must be accepted that religion has been with us for a very long time. Some of the most monumental structures ever made have had religious functions. Even today it is possible to be... Read more
— by Ben Gazur

Recent comment by carlos

Sepulchre of Santiago, Saint Christian patron of Spain, in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. The best of all is scientifically,...

Wed

August 24, 2011

Miscellaneous

10 Lesser Known Hoaxes Frauds and Pranks
135 Comments
Hoaxes and frauds are anything but recent inventions of schemers and scam artists. Historical records show evidence of cons and deception dating as far back as man has walked the earth. While the subject has been... Read more
— by Alex Stacy

Recent comment by linda10989

Wasn't the Mitchell-Hedges crystal skull proven to be a modern artifact, and not made by the Mayans? I seem to...

Tue

August 23, 2011

Science & Nature

Top 10 Banned Dog Breeds
254 Comments
In the late 1980s, an epidemic of attacks by Pit Bull type dogs and other related breeds led to widespread bans. In 1991, the Parliament of the United Kingdom banned the ownership of Japanese Tosa Inus, Argentine Dogos... Read more
— by Mike Devlin

Recent comment by Aaron

Question. Where did you get your facts about zorba the neo mastiff you picture which was taken without permission. It...

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By Andrew Pepper

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Space Age Radiation Incidents

By Patrick Weidinger

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7 Greatest Roman Generals

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Overrated Filmmakers

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Species Rediscovered This Century

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Disadvantages to Capitalism

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There has been much discussion of the current economic system in the western world, capitalism...

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