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Published on June 13, 2009 by JFrater
Following on from our extremely popular top 20 amazing science facts, we have produced another list of fifteen fascinating facts that are entertaining and educational. These are all facts that are (hopefully) not especially well known to the average person.
Published on June 2, 2009 by Blogball
Where would the world be without scientific studies? I think most would agree that some can be very informative, some not so informative and others are just plain silly and a waste of money. The studies on this list are all rather unusual in nature, hopefully...
Published on May 31, 2009 by lecterror
For most computer users, Windows is the only operating system (OS) they've ever used. In fact, most people don't even know about other OSes at all, and that is not good. In our daily lives we always like to have a choice. Whether it's different flavors of...
Published on May 27, 2009 by cberkeley
We all know and love the current generation of Apple's Mac ads, but let's go back in history to see the evolution that got us where we are today. Whether you're a Mac or a PC, you'll get a laugh. Ok, here's the countdown, in no particular order. Enjoy!
Published on May 20, 2009 by JFrater and pee-yaj
Technology is all around us - it has now become an integral (some might even say essential) part of our daily lives. With the complexity of technology comes a huge assortment of misconceptions and misunderstandings. This list looks at ten of the most common and...
Published on May 11, 2009 by JFrater
My love of salt is no secret (as anyone who has read some of my food lists will know) so it seems a fitting subject for a list of fascinating facts (another thing I love). I have tried to restrict the list to facts that are less likely to be well known - but in...
Published on May 1, 2009 by rushfan
There are many sources of energy that are renewable and considered to be environmentally friendly and harness natural processes. These sources of energy provide an alternate 'cleaner' source of energy, helping to negate the effects of certain forms of pollution...
Published on April 15, 2009 by Lifeschool
Hemp is the common name for plants of the entire genus Cannabis, although the term is often used to refer only to Cannabis strains cultivated for industrial (non-drug) use. Industrial hemp has many uses, including paper, textiles, biodegradable plastics...
Published on April 11, 2009 by rushfan
Warning: contains disturbing images. X-Ray photography has had an enormous impact on the quality of health-care that we receive in modern days. There is no doubt that it makes surgeries for the removal of foreign objects much easier (in the old...
Published on April 10, 2009 by JFrater
Many of us have heard of the inventions attributed to Thomas Edison that were, in fact, just improvements on others' work, but this list goes beyond Edison (though it does include him) to other areas that you may be less likely to know about. This is a list of...
Published on April 8, 2009 by JFrater
There is nothing better than a bit of mythbusting (which accounts for the popularity of the television program of the same name), so here we are again, presenting you with a new list of terribly common misconceptions and myths - this time about science.
Published on April 6, 2009 by Blogball
Since the beginning of modern science we have been solving the great mysteries around us. Because of recent advances in science and technology we now have the ability to unravel some unknowns like never before. This list consists of 10 such mysteries which...
Published on March 26, 2009 by SaraB
When it was developed almost 11 years ago, the USB port, which stands for Universal Serial Bus; creators envisioned it as a way to make it easy for users to attach devices to their PC’s. By simplifying things for product developers and users, this new and simple...
Published on February 26, 2009 by Mongoose
The next list of most influential scientists in history in our recent series. Having had two days for our readers to mull over the first list of influential scientists, we are now presenting part two. This was submitted with the original list as a list of 20, so...
Published on February 24, 2009 by Mongoose
This is part one of what will be a two part series on the most influential scientists in history. While these are not technically the "greatest" scientists, there is bound to be some overlap as the contributions that many of these men and women made to science...
Published on February 4, 2009
A list of facts and anecdotes that have a science-related slant - all are false. They are items of trivia that people all seem to know and share whenever the opportunity arises. But, at the List Universe we like to get our facts straight - and the items on this...
Published on January 26, 2009
The ten most commonly believed myths about cannabis and its use: busted - once and for all. Cannabis is probably the world's most popular casual use drug that is illegal in most nations. It has become so widespread that many people wouldn't think twice about...
Published on January 19, 2009
Ten theories that were once believed to be true - but are now debunked. Science fills us all with great wonder and it has done so for generations, but there have been an incredibly number of "scientific discoveries" which were later found to be completely false.
Published on January 11, 2009
Ten interesting things you may not know about cigarettes and smoking. The world's view on smoking cigarettes has changed dramatically over the last century. The habit was once considered to be cool, sexy, good for your health, and widely enjoyed by many people.
Published on January 5, 2009
Ten of the most significant signs of evolution left behind in modern man. Through history, as natural selection played its part in the development of modern man, many of the useful functions and parts of the human body become unnecessary...
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