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Top 10 Everyday Inventions
Published on October 30, 2007
This is a list of the inventions of some of the many objects we use in our every day lives. While these are all very minor things, they all help to make life much easier. So, here is a list of the top 10 everyday inventions. 10. The Safety...
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Top 30 Failed Technology Predictions
Published on October 28, 2007
Throughout history man has been making predictions of the future. With the advent of technology, the predictions moved away from religious topics to scientific and technological. Unfortunately for the speakers, many of these failed predictions have been recorded...
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Top 10 Historical Monsters
Published on October 21, 2007
With Halloween just around the corner, enjoy this short list of traditional monsters. If you are unsure of a halloween costume this year... here is your guide! 10. Oni Japanese 98 Comments | Read more...
12 Labors of Heracles
Published on October 20, 2007
Two nymphs – Pleasure and Virtue - who offered him a choice between a pleasant life or a severe but glorious life, visited Heracles, in his youth, he chose the latter. One of his challenges was from King Thespius who wanted him to kill the Lion of Cithaeron. As...
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Top 15 Manipulated Photographs
Published on October 19, 2007
Images have become the mainstay of our experience of historical events and occasionally people have felt the need to manipulate those images to support their views or manipulate the truth. Since the advent of the Internet, we are now also seeing a large number of...
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Another 10 Historical Photographs
Published on October 15, 2007
Following on from the 15 Incredible Historical Photographs list, we have another selection of 10. In no particular order: 1. Southern Sudan 91 Comments | Read more...
Top 10 Incredible Early Film Firsts
Published on October 14, 2007
One of the great things about film, is that it has a self documenting history by its very nature. Fortunately many important historical (some relating to film itself) events have been captured on this medium. This is, at least in the present time, the closest we...
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10 Decades of the 20th Century
Published on October 11, 2007
We have now moved in to the 21st century, but for virtually everyone reading here, the 20th century was our century. In this post I am taking images of 4 significant events for each decade of the 20th century. A picture paints a thousand words, so here they...
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Top 10 Ancient Inventions
Published on October 7, 2007
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 how the staples of life were invented or discovered...
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15 Holidays and their origins
Published on October 4, 2007
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 celebrated at the same time, they are celebrated in a variety...
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Top 10 Out-Of-Place Artefacts
Published on October 1, 2007
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 evolution; they are also used to support religious...
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The 10 Ages of Palestine
Published on September 23, 2007
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 years, primarily due to the fact that the Jews and the...
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Top 10 Famous Slaves
Published on September 17, 2007
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 world has abolished this practice, there are still some...
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Top 10 Gruesome Methods of Execution
Published on September 12, 2007
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. Thankfully most of them are no longer used. 271 Comments | Read more...
Top 10 Most Evil Men
Published on September 5, 2007
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 based not upon death tolls, but upon the general actions...
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20 Famous Last Words
Published on August 22, 2007
The deathbed can lead people to speak with great honesty and, in many cases, humor. This is a list of 20 last words by famous people. 164 Comments | Read more...
15 Incredible Historical Photographs
Published on August 15, 2007
This is a selection of photographs of some of the most important or famous historical events that have occurred since photography was invented. In 1884, George Eastman developed the technology of film to replace photographic plates, leading to the technology used...
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Top 10 Bizarre Traditions
Published on August 12, 2007
Most of these traditions are now a part of history (and in most cases that is a good thing) and most are considered barbaric or evil. Yet some of them have only stopped recently. This is the list of the top 10 bizarre traditions that are now mostly lost to...
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The 8 Crusades Explained
Published on August 7, 2007
Most people know about the Crusades but know very little about the cause and effect of them. This list explains the main eight crusades. There were additional crusades in later years but they were much smaller and had little effect, therefore they are not...
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The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Published on August 1, 2007
There has recently been a commotion around the world as a new 7 wonders were being voted on and selected. So, before everyone forgets the original list, this is the complete 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. The earliest extant copy of a list of the 7 Wonders...
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