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Tue

May 22, 2012

Fact & Fiction

Top 10 Facts Surrounding Comet Elenin
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One of the biggest viral news stories of 2011 was the discovery of Comet Elenin (C/2010 X1). For a wide variety of reasons, people began to think the comet posed a threat to Earth. Articles were written that examined... Read more
— by Dylan Angeles

Recent comment by p1t1o

I think there is a comparison being drawn to the present where we also have a black president, apparently some...

Tue

April 24, 2012

Fact & Fiction

10 New Facts To Make You Seem Smarter
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Facts are the life force of Listverse. We even have an entire category dedicated to it. In this list we look at ten new facts that have never featured here before - facts that will help us to seem much smarter to our... Read more
— by Jamie Frater

Recent comment by Tessa

I'm currently in Taiwan. Please be advised: Do not come here and ask to eat/as if they eat dog....

Sat

April 14, 2012

Fact & Fiction

Top 10 Little-Known Facts About Wolves
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Arguably no other animal on earth has been as important to humans as the wolf. They were gods in the Norse mythologies and nursed Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. Most importantly, the wolf was the first animal... Read more
— by Mike Devlin

Recent comment by jprecon

Okay, none of these were facts I didn't know but still a great list. I had a dog when I...

Mon

April 9, 2012

Fact & Fiction

Top 10 Fascinating Facts About Rats
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Few creatures in the world inspire more dread than the rat. Long a symbol of death and pestilence, they haunt our nightmares and scuttle in our walls, scaly tails dragging behind them. Rats cause billions of dollars in... Read more
— by Mike D

Recent comment by Urbanosmith

There are Lots of dangerous and Horror facts for the rat. http://www.zimbio.com/Anti-aging/articles/X3kx7KMhMKX/Derma+Pure+Cream+Reviews+Dermapure+Anti+Aging

Mon

March 5, 2012

Fact & Fiction

Top 10 Facts About Elephants
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Elephants are a huge part of popular culture and show up as metaphors across all media. They form a part of religious beliefs and are often associated with wisdom or altruism. However, many people who live outside the... Read more
— by Kate Mulcahy

Recent comment by MaryGrace

elephents are the biggest animals i ever saw in my life!!!!!

Fri

February 3, 2012

Fact & Fiction

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 Joey

I wanted to thank you for vntisiig The Beer Trappe on your beery quest last Sunday. We enjoyed having you...

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 Discounted Conference Calling

Awesome issues here. I'm very satisfied to see your article. Thanks a lot and I'm having a look ahead to...

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 Korean#123

Nice point you've made. However, it's very hard to say "us" Koreans are in favor to US. Let's say we...

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 Julie

Kind of nitpicking, but Spanish, British, and Russian are not races. They are nationalities and Russian can also refer...

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