November 2011

Sat

November 12, 2011

108 Comments
With the current expansion of Photoshop, it can be difficult to determine if a picture posted online is real or fake. Every year hundreds of photographs become viral on the Internet and in most cases we have an opinion... Read more
— by Bryan Johnson

Recent comment by I.M.Right

It is times like this I wish I could upvote comments on listverse.

Fri

November 11, 2011

105 Comments
After my previous fruit lists I have had some requests for a vegetable list, the research of which led me to a shocking discovery. In my plight to discover if I could use tomatoes for this list, I discovered that half... Read more
— by Christine Vrey

Recent comment by barnesjerry

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Thu

November 10, 2011

108 Comments
Disney is often seen as the harmless, child-friendly entertainment industry for all the family - then why is it they have such terrifying villains and nightmarish scenes. Ever since Snow White, there have been some... Read more
— by Evilgidgit

Recent comment by Nachtegaal

Chernabog is definitely one the most scary things ever. I but have to listen to Moussorgsky at night and I'm...

Wed

November 9, 2011

490 Comments
Loss is inevitable; from car keys to aging relatives, sooner or later they shall vanish from our midst and, more often than not, at a time when we need them most. While some forms of loss affect just one person or one... Read more
— by Ryan Thomas

Recent comment by peter8172

In all due respect, let me vent out some pent up frustrations about No.5, The Assassination of John Lennon. The...

Tue

November 8, 2011

111 Comments
Strange and bizarre news stories are fun to read. Every year hundreds of reports are made that document unusual experiments, inventions, criminal investigations, historical events, and medical discoveries. Dozens of... Read more
— by Bryan Johnson

Recent comment by GAijiN

Global Warming & Aliens (sic). This reminds me of a character (Keanu Reeves) in the movie "The Day The Earth...

Mon

November 7, 2011

61 Comments
Obituaries have fascinated me since I was old enough to read a newspaper. I love reading the tales of lives lived, everyone from ordinary neighbors to the famous. Everyone has a life and everyone has a story to be told... Read more
— by Patrick Weidinger

Recent comment by screwjack

This happened to Hemingway twice.

Sun

November 6, 2011

173 Comments
Films are an art form. Even the earliest forms starting with nickelodeons in the 18th century were meant to elicit some kind of emotional response from their audience. This emotional response has to be specific though... Read more
— by Kevin Merryman

Recent comment by Nick

The Room MUST BE on this list! And if you're going to have Troll 2 then you need its companion...

Sat

November 5, 2011

75 Comments
To win a Nobel Prize is the ultimate accolade for a scientist. However the Nobel prizes have rules which sometimes lead to people being overlooked for a prize: prizes may only be awarded to those still alive at the time... Read more
— by LordZB

Recent comment by Chthon

NICOLAE PAULESCU - True inventor of insulin

Fri

November 4, 2011

169 Comments
It seems incredibly but we are now only 6 months from the 100-year anniversary of one of the most historic events of the last two centuries. When the ocean liner, Titanic, sank on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic... Read more
— by Patrick Weidinger

Recent comment by persizelmish

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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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