Archived Posts from Miscellaneous
Published on March 11, 2009 by Handrejka
Endangered languages have been in the news recently with the launch in February of UNESCO's electronic edition of its Atlas of the Worlds Languages in Danger. According to UNESCO, half of the 6500 languages spoken today are in danger of disappearing before the...
Published on March 9, 2009
At some point in our lives, we all have to buy a car. Whether it be brand new or second hand, we usually end up going through a dealer. This list is designed to help you save money by not being ripped off by the little tricks that dealers use to maximize their...
Published on March 5, 2009 by Geraint
Ten more products that were clearly designed by insane people - every one ridiculous. In January we published a list of the ten worst products ever - it proved to be extremely popular and thus paved the way for a second list of similarly bad products and concepts.
Published on February 25, 2009 by JFrater
Nothing beats a good dose of myth busting - it is one of our favorite pastimes here at the List Universe. Today is no exception. Following on from the very popular Top 10 Fascinating Facts That Are Wrong, we are presenting another varied list of "facts" that...
Published on February 22, 2009 by JFrater
Stores, hospitals, entertainment venues, and other places where the public are together in large numbers, use secret codes to pass information between store employees. These are meant to be a secret as they don't want to alarm the non-staff members or alert...
Published on February 16, 2009
Few things are more gratifying to the creatively competitive than hoodwinking one's fellow humans. Coupling a desire for fame with a mischievous streak can spell great entertainment for one person, and vast cultural adaptation for the rest of us. Whenever a hoax...
Published on February 3, 2009
The great thing about Listverse is how accurate it is. But every so often an error will crop up ranging from something only an overly pedantic type-A person (like me) would pick up on, to errors of omission, to outright skewering of the facts...
Published on February 1, 2009
Ten things you can do to add spice to your life before you are too old! Life is too short to sit around on the net all day reading about other people's experiences in life, so we have put together a nice little list of ten absolutely fabulous, fun, naughty, and...
Published on January 9, 2009
Modern life is filled with a myriad of products; many of them are useful, but many of them are junk. Unfortunately we so often buy into the idea that life is better with these junk products and billions of dollars are spent every year acquiring them.
Published on January 2, 2009
Fifteen excellent tips to help you save time now that the New Year is here. Time. Time is money they say. Time is also freedom. We each have the same amount of time every day – 24 hours – to do everything we need to do to: to work, to eat, to rest, to...
Published on December 28, 2008
It is always a good idea to save money, and these are some great tips to help you do that. How much you can save depends entirely on how closely you follow these ideas. These are tips we currently follow in our own home so we can live modestly but comfortably...
Published on December 15, 2008
Here are ten tips that are bound to help you save a fortune decorating your home. If you’ve scrimped and saved and now are finally able to afford to buy a bigger or better place, the last thing you want to do is ramp up your debt on fitting her out.
Published on December 8, 2008
Ten bizarre facts that you probably don't know about death and its related topics. Death is always a sad subject, but it can also be an interesting one. We have already covered a number of death related topics on the site, but never one that was specifically...
Published on December 3, 2008 by I can not tell a lie: I love misconceptions lists - I love writing them almost as much as I love reading them. Therefore, I have put together a third list on the topic! Regular readers will know that we have already presented two such lists.
Ten commonly believed myths debunked: have you been taken in by any of these?
Published on November 30, 2008
Saving money is the hot word at the moment as the world economy gulps for air. Here I give tips on how you could save thousands by making a few changes to your home and lifestyle. The items are listed in no particular order, and the amounts I personally saved by...
Published on November 23, 2008
We all love to argue (as is evidenced by the comments on some of the topics on listverse) but oftentimes an argument ends in a yelling match with insults flying and no conclusion being drawn. Therefore, I have put together this list of tips to help all of us in...
Published on November 20, 2008
The human rights of women throughout the Middle East and North Africa are systematically denied by each of the countries in the region, despite the diversity of their political systems. Many governments routinely suppress civil society by restricting freedom of...
Published on November 13, 2008
There is a chance that the world could be heading in to a depression, so it seems appropriate to make a list that will come in handy should that eventuate.
Published on November 7, 2008
While these are all iconic institutions in America, they are not all American owned any longer (as you can see in our Top 10 American Icons that are not American). This is a list of the ten top mega-franchises - the biggest of the big!
Published on October 22, 2008
Sit back quietly in your chair and enjoy listening to 10 people totally flying off the handle. It happens to everyone, and unfortunately for these people, it happened when a tape machine was rolling.
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