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February 3, 2012

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10 Interesting Facts About Beer and Wine
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Beer and wine have been called many things: delicious, evil, holy, unholy, addictive, and so on, but there is no doubt that one of the most beloved of all human inventions is beer and wine. Therefore, you should know... Read more
— by Napoleon

Recent comment by Padraig

Oh, and it's the Bavarian, not the German purity law. I know, I'm starting to nitpick, but I DO love...

Sat

January 7, 2012

Fact & Fiction

Top 10 Facts About Earth and its Orbit
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The earth passes through four seasons as it orbits the sun, along with increasing daylight length in the six months between the winter and summer solstice and decreasing daylight length between the summer solstice and... Read more
— by David Hopkins

Recent comment by Badr

The poles are shintifg. I read a report about some airports having to alter their guidance systems

Tue

December 20, 2011

Fact & Fiction

Top 10 Misconceptions About South Korea
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With the recent death of dictator Kim Jong-Il, all eyes are on North Korea (or as it is ironically named, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea). Consequently it seemed appropriate to post a list about its thriving... Read more
— by James V. Cassels

Recent comment by Grayson Pulis

I would disagree with many statements here including that South Koreans aren't grateful to Americans, I'm guessing their are a...

Thu

December 15, 2011

Fact & Fiction

Top 10 Misconceptions About Africa
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I am African, well I'm Namibian which is in Africa, so I guess I can call myself African. I was born in Namibia, my parents were born in Namibia and even my grand parents were born in Namibia. I have traveled to several... Read more
— by Christine Vrey

Recent comment by Jibreel shaikh

one thing that relay makes me angry, is that a lot of people from Africa or Asia feel they need...

Thu

September 22, 2011

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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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Mon

August 29, 2011

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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 Miranda franco

Can u learn about the forgotten ruler sincara I was reading about tut the book fell and got on that...

Thu

June 2, 2011

Fact & Fiction

10 More Things You Ought To Know
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This list acts as a part 2 of ’10 Things You Ought to Know’. Again, the facts here are all from ‘The Book Of General Ignorance’, based on the British TV show ‘Qi’. The book is written by John Lloyd and... Read more
— by Oliver Anscombe

Recent comment by seo

Howdy! I could have sworn I've been to this website before but after browsing through some of the post I...

Fri

May 27, 2011

Fact & Fiction

10 Things You Ought To Know
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These are 10 of the most interesting facts hand picked from ‘The Book of General Ignorance’, written by John Lloyd and forwarded by English broadcaster and entertainer Stephen Fry. The human brain is by far... Read more
— by Oliver Anscombe

Recent comment by Kai

In regards to this statement in #3: "Since around the fourth century BC, almost no-one, anywhere has believed the earth...

Fri

April 29, 2011

Fact & Fiction

25 Fascinating and Fun Factlets
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Facts facts facts - we can't get enough of them! This list looks at facts that are both fun and fascinating and, hopefully, largely unknown to most of our readers. They are generally tidbits of information that are... Read more
— by Niall Murray

Recent comment by chetna

wow...great facts...:))

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Amazing Facts About the Transit of Venus

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By Emily Knowlton

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Controversial Pictures

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People Whose Warnings Went Unheeded

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By Eric

Over the last 15 years, numerous men worthy of Oscar nominations have not been nominated, while...

Facts and Fibs About Pink Floyd

By Nic Swaner

Pink Floyd are one of, if not the most, well-known rock bands of the progressive rock genre...

Devastating Unnatural Disasters

By Daniel Fearn

This is a list of 10 of the worst disasters in our history, however the devastation caused by these...

Unpleasant Creatures Made Lovable By Cartoons

By George Khouri

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Interesting Facts About Beer and Wine

By Napoleon

Beer and wine have been called many things: delicious, evil, holy, unholy, addictive, and so on...

Cool Boxing Moves

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There is a lot to learn about the sweet science if you want to be a part of the fistic world. If...

Outstanding Neo-Noirs of the 2000s

By Tyler Searle

From the early 1940s to the late 1950s, “Film Noir” dominated Hollywood. It was an era...

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