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Fri

March 25, 2011

Movies

Top 10 Worst Blockbusters In Recent History
286 Comments
[WARNING: potential spoilers] This isn’t necessarily a list of the worst movies of all time, although a lot of them would probably make that list also. This list has more to do with being crappy, escapist... Read more
— by chris Rau

Recent comment by Invisible Apple

I thought of 2012 as a generic (as in machine-churn-out-able) disaster flick with all the tropes and predictability. With that...

Thu

March 24, 2011

Food & Health

10 Food Facts That Should Surprise You
316 Comments
There is no doubt that food is constantly on my mind. If you are a friend of mine on facebook or a Listverse fan you will see that the majority of my recent posts involve my food experiences. So, this list should come... Read more
— by Jamie Frater

Recent comment by MessyNes5y

I'm a Brit and I disagree. 'Tea' means a cuppa tea, AND means dinner. Lots of people say 'scone'...

Sat

March 12, 2011

Fact & Fiction

Top 10 Mental Illnesses And Their Myths
356 Comments
We've had several fascinating lists about bizarre mental disorders on this site, but no lists have been posted of mental illness myths. Mental illnesses, disorders, and differences tend to be very misunderstood by the... Read more
— by Tessa Yelton

Recent comment by Nancy

My boyfriend is quite forgetful. He is 49 years of age. I do not believe he should be that...

Fri

March 11, 2011

Bizarre

Top 10 Prophecies You Don’t Know
504 Comments
[NOTE: This list contains a competition - see bonus entry for details.] Prophesies and predictions are fascinating things. They make us wonder about the future and to seek out fulfillment in past events. Most of us are... Read more
— by Jamie Frater

Recent comment by D

Baba Vanga wasn't a Bulgarian woman, she was Macedonian

Tue

February 15, 2011

History

Top 10 Reasons We Should Revive the Dark Ages
568 Comments
First off I must apologize for using the term “dark ages” as it is a false term coined in the post-medieval period to cast aspersions over the middle ages. The dark ages were not dark – they were, in fact, a great... Read more
— by Jamie Frater

Recent comment by LOL

I laughed out loud when you ended your comment randomly with "Jackass"! Kudos!

Thu

February 10, 2011

Food & Health

15 Frightful Food Facts
239 Comments
I love food lists - that is why we have a section of the site dedicated to food and health lists. In today's lists we are going to look at 15 facts relating to food that are a little (or a lot) revolting. Some of the... Read more
— by Jamie Frater

Recent comment by peter8172

@ guo. For the past 20+ years, we have all read from doctors and nutrition experts as well as health...

Thu

January 20, 2011

Religion

Top 10 Outdated Christian Beliefs
322 Comments
Most Christians are not as bull headed and afraid of change as most people think. Christianity hasn't held on to all of the same beliefs over the two thousand years it's existed. As times changed Christianity has also... Read more
— by Joshua Knode

Recent comment by fwfwef

everything is outdated from the bible lol

Tue

January 18, 2011

Art & Literature

Top 10 Fictional Detectives
307 Comments
Whenever I'm bored I like to read a good detective story. I always make a list of suspects with their motives and alibis, and try to unmask the culprit at least four chapters before the end. Sometimes I'm right;... Read more
— by Naert

Recent comment by You-Know-Who

What about Indiana Jones?

Mon

January 3, 2011

Fact & Fiction

15 Science Factlets You Don’t Know
238 Comments
Now that we are fully settled into the New Year it is time to refresh our brains with another list of fascinating factlets. These mini-facts are all science based and, for the most part, should be news to most readers... Read more
— by Jamie Frater

Recent comment by ahsan ali

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