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October 7, 2007

History

Top 10 Ancient Inventions
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I wanted to make a list that tells us about the history of some of the things in life that we take for granted. We all know who invented things like the telephone and the television, but we don't know when or... Read more

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Thu

October 4, 2007

History

15 Holidays and their origins
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Every country has its own set of special days that are remembered with time off work, family gatherings, or other activities. There are some, however, that are international; while they are not always... Read more

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I'm not certain the place you are getting your information, but great topic. I must spend a while finding out...

Mon

October 1, 2007

History

Top 10 Out-Of-Place Artefacts
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An out-of-place artefact is an object that exists in a place in which it is impossible for it to exist. OOPArts are often of interest to creationists and others who seek evidence that may refute the theory of... Read more

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Fri

September 28, 2007

History

Top 10 Shortest Wars
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Since Biblical times and before, man has been constantly fighting. It seems that never a year goes by without one war or another starting or finishing. Some of these wars take many years and have very high... Read more

Recent comment by mark

what about the conch rebulic vs. u.s. last one minute

Sun

September 23, 2007

History

The 10 Ages of Palestine
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The Geographic region between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea is known by many names - Palestine, Israel, the Holy Land, and Canaan. There has been a great deal of conflict in the area in recent... Read more

Recent comment by Your-daddy

The message from the photo is to die for your country you Morón

Sat

September 22, 2007

History

Top 10 Inventions of the Middle Ages
142 Comments
The middle ages (5th - 15th Centuries AD), often termed The Dark Ages, were actually a time of great discovery and invention. The Middle ages also saw major advances in technologies that already existed, and... Read more

Recent comment by Sue Buttalk

Oh my got he turned you down:( U <3 Jack oh well u r still my BFF love yah!! ...

Mon

September 17, 2007

History

Top 10 Famous Slaves
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Slavery is a very ancient institution which is even sanctioned in the Bible: "Let your bondmen, and your bondwomen, be of the nations that are round about you" [Leviticus 25:44]. While most of the Western... Read more

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Wed

September 12, 2007

History

Top 10 Gruesome Methods of Execution
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Since we started writing down the history of our race, man has frequently come up with revolting methods of killing for punishment. This is a list of the most revolting methods of execution from history... Read more

Recent comment by Zane

Yes and this is mankind. human nature its self!

Wed

September 5, 2007

History

Top 10 Most Evil Men
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The most unfortunate aspect to researching this list was the realization that that I could do a top 100 most evil men and still have a multitude of people for a second list! The selection of this list is... Read more

Recent comment by wung97

mao killed no one, why are you guys so into american propaganda.

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