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Fri

January 6, 2012

Crime & Mystery

Top 10 Predictions From Edgar Cayce
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Edgar Cayce was a psychic who could allegedly make predictions on future events and answer questions while he was in a hypnotic trance. Not all of his predictions came true, but most of them did and were fairly... Read more
— by Anthony Strother

Recent comment by Agus

Oh wow! I guess I’ve spent too much time out of the cnutory…I’ve never seen this video before. Thanks, Meliss!

Mon

November 14, 2011

Crime & Mystery

10 Monumental Malignantly Narcissistic Sociopaths
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Psychopathy: a lack of interest in, or care for, the sanctity of human life. Sociopathy: a lack of interest in, or care for, the rules of a society. Malignant narcissism: pathological grandiosity, lacking in conscience... Read more
— by Flamehorse

Recent comment by beirutwedding

It's just you.

Tue

November 1, 2011

Crime & Mystery

10 More Mysterious Ciphers and Languages
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There are many examples of unsolved and mysterious writing systems, codes, ciphers, languages and maps which have yet to be deciphered and cracked. This list will focus on ten that do not appear to be forgeries and are... Read more
— by Patrick Weidinger

Recent comment by Petros Petrosyan

Hi I'm Petros Petrosyan. I now live in Chicago. Attention please! 1. The pyramid is not a sepulcher...

Sat

October 22, 2011

Crime & Mystery

Top 10 Deadliest Rampage Killers
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We've seen plenty of movies, books and documentaries on serial killers, but not so many on those who are so efficient and deadly, that they can murder dozens of people in a single day. Murder sprees seem to have become... Read more
— by Josh Fox

Recent comment by erikajoslin

Why do we waste tax money on housing and feeding these people? Death sentence, please!

Sat

October 15, 2011

Crime & Mystery

10 More Mysterious Conspiracy Theories
180 Comments
To date we have around seven conspiracy theory lists or lists containing entries related to such. This new list is a welcome addition as it has been some time since our last one and they are always extremely... Read more
— by Flamehorse

Recent comment by Honza

babulula1 on October 10, 2010 ...

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!

Sat

September 10, 2011

Crime & Mystery

Top 10 Infamous Cat Burglars
74 Comments
Professional burglary is a crime that is often dramatized in movies. The Hollywood master thief would drive expensive cars and live a rich lifestyle, only to commit daring and creative heists by night. Movie burglars... Read more
— by Josh Fox

Recent comment by Neli

Exactly, same thought. I thought they love cats so much, they decided to steal some.

Sun

September 4, 2011

Crime & Mystery

Top 10 Worst Riots
150 Comments
Riots bring out the worst in human beings and often occur in reaction to a perceived grievance or out of dissent. Most riots rely on killing, damage to property, raping, looting and widespread destruction to get their... Read more
— by Abhinav

Recent comment by LaraP

Nice list, I'd consider expanding and including stuff like the Vancouver hockey riots (which obviously aren't the ONLY sports-related riots,...

Fri

August 26, 2011

Crime & Mystery

Top 10 Prolific Serial Killers
211 Comments
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 beirutwedding

I'm totally curious why you read that autobiography. Hm, of course, probably for the same reason I just read this...

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