September 2011

Fri

September 30, 2011

Miscellaneous

Top 10 Strong Human Fears
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Fear is an emotion that protects us from the threats in our surroundings and that has evolved to become more complex; with our fears extending from the weird to the plain absurd, there are certain fears that the great... Read more
— by Caty Medrano

Recent comment by Seini

you're so childish. why can't you just respect that some people have different connections in this world. i myself feel...

Thu

September 29, 2011

Entertainment

Top 15 Controversial TV Specials
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A TV special is a program that is not part of a regular series, but is broadcast on television. They usually appear as a movie, documentary, award show, news event, or interview. The term originally applied to a major... Read more
— by Bryan Johnson

Recent comment by Dave K

All of these look silly, except for #6. I think man made global warming is a hoax, but I could...

Wed

September 28, 2011

Music

10 Obscure Fusion Genres
155 Comments
Ever since there has been music, people have been inventing new musical genres by combining two or more different styles in exciting and unusual ways. Fusion genres are the basis of nearly all popular music today - rock... Read more
— by Ethan Craigo

Recent comment by Phoenix

Chico Moreno? Do you also think the name of the Deftones bassist in the coma is Ching Chong? Sheesh.

Tue

September 27, 2011

Crime & Mystery

10 Fascinating Kidnappings
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Kidnapping is one of the most fascinating modern crimes, due to the psychological effects on the captive, the captors, and the captive’s family. For example, the captors who care for the victim at times become... Read more
— by Perry L Stepp

Recent comment by Kimberley

I'm missing the Heineken kidnapping!

Mon

September 26, 2011

Movies

Top 10 Terrible TV Movie Adaptations
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Why do they make movies out of old T.V. shows? That requires a two part answer: either a) because devoted fans of discontinued series have requested or even demanded to see their favorite characters return for one more... Read more
— by Ryan Thomas

Recent comment by Miho

I'm surprised "The Last Airbender" isn't on this list. The cartoon rocked! I loved it! It had just the right...

Sun

September 25, 2011

Science & Nature

Top 10 Unnervingly Large Invertebrates
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Coming from a country where the worst creature I have to face is an earwig (Why must they live in the vegetable patch!?) whenever I go abroad I am always startled by insects, bugs and all manner of other invertebrates... Read more
— by LordZB

Recent comment by 34GG

This has probably already been said but they need to either change the size of the Japanese spider crabs or...

Sat

September 24, 2011

Miscellaneous

Top 10 Subtler Forms of Discrimination
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While society has not completely discarded racism, sexism, and homophobia, at least there’s some public awareness of those issues; other forms of discrimination occur every day and are recognized only by the... Read more
— by Jay Karlson

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Fri

September 23, 2011

Bizarre

10 Unusual Ways to Die Through the Ages
111 Comments
There is one certainty in life and that is that it must end. Every living thing will eventually die; some just pass in stranger and sometimes funnier ways than others. This list is written in chronological order, moving... Read more
— by Christine Vrey

Recent comment by CatintheBox

Actually, Mythbusters already debunked this myth (with golfers, not footballers but the same principle applies). They did not find that...

Thu

September 22, 2011

Fact & Fiction

Top 10 Interesting Facts About Psycho
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It was in 1960 that Alfred Hitchcock, master of suspense, released Psycho, based on the popular novel by Robert Bloch. All over the world it frightened the heck out of people, and subsequently went on to be considered... Read more
— by Jack Belcastro

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Most book lists on this and other sites contain the usual suspects, but I think by now everyone who...

Real Life Werewolves

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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...

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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

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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

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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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