http://listverse.com Ultimate Top 10 Lists Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:30:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [WARNING: Some images may disturb] Death, dying, burial, and exhumation: all subjects that fascinate and frighten. In this list, ten significant cases of exhumation (the act of digging up a corpse after burial) are discussed. Whether the subject of death interests you as much as us, you are ... http://listverse.com/2009/07/09/top-10-fascinating-and-bizarre-disinterments/ Previously we have published a list of people who died young, but it was not focused on musicians. Furthermore, when writing music lists it is all too easy to overlook jazz in favor of pop. This list corrects both omissions. In this list we look at ten ... http://listverse.com/2009/07/08/top-10-jazz-artists-who-died-young/ In the '80s, it was easy to lose the sword and sorcery in the midst of all the laser guns. Sci-fi was getting a lot of attention with blockbusters like The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Blade Runner and Aliens. For the true fantasy fan though, there was ... http://listverse.com/2009/07/07/top-10-classic-fantasy-movies-of-the-1980s/ Children are the future and it is the responsibility of adults to protect them and ensure that they get the best footing in life. Unfortunately this is not always the case in many nations around the world - including our own! This list looks at ten of the ... http://listverse.com/2009/07/06/top-10-terrible-issues-facing-children-worldwide/ The ancient Greeks have had a massive influence on Western society. Numerous sciences and literary genres were founded by Greeks, and many of their writings have survived more or less complete. This list describes 10 of the most influential ancient Greek writers. The thing that connects them is the huge ... http://listverse.com/2009/07/05/10-ancient-greek-writers-you-should-know/ We have already done a list of well-timed (and mostly amusing) sports photos, so because it is a Saturday and the 4th of July, we thought it would be nice to have another fun list. This time we are not as concerned about the timing (though it is significant ... http://listverse.com/2009/07/04/30-incredibly-hilarious-sports-photos/ There can be no denying it - the unsolved mysteries lists are amongst the most popular on the site. Fortunately for us there are still millions of them to write about. The only problem now is finding new titles for the lists! For those that may be ... http://listverse.com/2009/07/03/10-more-mysteries-that-remain-unsolved/ There is no state song that's any good, really. There's probably not one person in the United States who actually loves their state song, much less that could actually sing their state's official song. The typical ones are loaded up with words like fertile and verdant, with apostrophes slapped randomly ... http://listverse.com/2009/07/02/5-most-mind-numbingly-atrocious-state-songs/ Today is Listverse's second birthday! In that time we have had over 70 million visits! Because it is our birthday, I have decided to do a list of our most popular lists since we opened our cyber-doors two years ago. I am hoping that it will introduce ... http://listverse.com/2009/07/01/top-10-most-popular-lists-ever/ I grew up watching Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry, and Popeye cartoons, because they were regularly shown on the independent stations here in St. Louis. (Disney cartoons weren’t readily available unless the Sunday night Wonderful World of Disney show featured one of them.) Those cartoons helped develop my love ... http://listverse.com/2009/06/30/10-best-uses-of-classical-music-in-classic-cartoons/