Top 10 Dangerous Words and Phrases Women LOVE to Use
The differences between men and women is a tremendously popular topic, especially when it comes to decoding women’s language. Countless books, articles have been written on this subject and many studies portray women and men as alien beings. “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus” by John Gray and “You Just Don’t Understand” by Deborah Tannen are 2 of the books that have topped the... [Read more]
Top 10 Movie Characters Who Love Opera
Opera in the Movies The first known opera was produced in Italy way back in 1597. Since then there have been hundreds of incarnations of this form of musical theater. What distinguishes opera from other forms of theater is that it is wall-to-wall singing, usually in a non-English language. As a source of inspiration, opera music has always been popular with filmmakers. You might not know the specific... [Read more]
Top 10 Games To Be Excited About For 2011
Gamers, prepare for 2011. There are some very cool game titles coming. George Lucas and his studio are releasing the first series of the Star Wars video game. Electronic Arts is trying to take Crysis to a whole new level. We also have Rage, Portal 2 and Gears of War 3, all delightful if you love to smash those evil monsters and see even uglier creatures. Last but not least, Mortal Kombat and Dead Space... [Read more]
Top 10 Fastest Military Airplanes
It is said that the first use of military aviation occurred in 1794 during the Battle of Fleurus when the French were able to use an observation balloon to secretly watch where Austrian soldiers were moving during the battle. Though successful at the time, many advances have been made within the realm of military air power. In today’s world, you probably won’t see an observation balloon in the... [Read more]
Top 10 Famous Scenes (And the Movies They Were Inspired By)
The cinema is an ever evolving art form that has made countless changes in the short time that it has existed. Great masters and auteurs have risen and fallen, inspiring countless other filmmakers. One of the most common ways that filmmakers pay tribute to their influences is to quote, or “homage,” their favorite movies or directors. Whether it is a replicated character type, location, editing... [Read more]
Top 10 Star Trek Languages
Think Star Trek is all about setting your lasers to stun and making out with hot alien chicks? If you want to get with the aliens you are going to need to learn their language or else they won’t be able to tell you apart from the next humanoid that comes along. Otherwise you can never be sure if they are into your or not. Kirk knew it – look at how many languages he knew and the alien... [Read more]
Top 10 Most Unhealthy Fast Foods
Hopefully you’re well aware that fast food is unhealthy; it’s just not possible to cram so much salt, grease and deliciousness together and produce anything even remotely good for you. Still, fast food in moderation isn’t going to kill you… unless you happen to eat one of the following, in which case it probably will. 10. Burger King’s Triple Whopper with Cheese Burger King’s gigantic... [Read more]
Top 10 Dangerous Doctors in Fiction
Top 10 Fictional Doctors You Don’t Want An Appointment With There are plenty of fantastic fictional doctors. Whether it’s the cantankerous, but brilliant Dr. Gregory House on House or the inexplicably “McDreamy” Dr. Derek Shepherd on Gray’s Anatomy, there are plenty of top-notch made-up medical professionals ready to take the best pretend care of their imaginary patients. But not every... [Read more]
Top 10 Most Reputable Historical Gamblers
Historically, gamblers haven’t all been deadbeats, outlaws, criminals and derelicts nor are they today. In this day and age, more and more people of all walks of life are gambling as both a form of entertainment and as a way to make fast, easy cash. From celebrities playing Texas hold’em to business men playing the stock market, gambling is more popularized in its many forms than ever before,... [Read more]
Top 10 Worst Vanity Plates
Vanity plates are a lot like Twitter. You’ve got a limited amount of space with which you must communicate a wide swath of your personality to all the people around you. They can be in-jokes, subtle clues to your political opinions…or show just what a twit you are, or how clueless you happen to be. Here are the ten worst we could find…for now. 10. CLASSSY Yeah, a white Acura with an... [Read more]
10 TV Shows Where the Stars are Cars
There are many TV shows geared around vehicles, from the imaginative to the unbelievable, below is a selection of the best car based TV shows out there. 10: Herbie Although only 5 episodes were made in the TV series, Herbie is known all over the world having featured in 6 films over nearly 40 years. Easily recognizable with the his red, white and blue stripes and sporting the racing number 53, Herbie... [Read more]
Top 10 Most Valuable American Coins
The history of American coinage is really the history of America itself, and the stories each coin tells are as varied and unique as the people who have used them. They are pieces of art in their own right, and a piece of Americana any person can own, which is what makes coin collecting such a popular hobby. While most people understand that coins are valuable in part due to their inherent intrinsic... [Read more]
Top 10 Famous Nurses
In today’s world, nursing is a very popular field of study and a career as a nurse is becoming more and more demanding. However, it took decades for the career to actually gain some sort of credit and recognition. It wasn’t until the 19th century that nursing was truly valued, when many remarkable individuals, mostly women, took the stage to find ways to help the wounded and the sick. Below is... [Read more]
Top 10 Lists In Pop Culture and Media
People like lists. You came to this website, didn’t you? Or perhaps you stumbled upon it. Either way, there’s an intangibly simple quality about a list. Ever since the beginning of time we have been prioritizing events, items and just about anything else you can think of on lists. Cavemen were believed to have created some of the first shopping lists and, yes, they also forgot the milk sometimes. Just... [Read more]
Top 10 Dangerous Toothpaste Ingredients
Even though toothpaste (in some form or another) has been around as long as the Ancient Greeks have, the formula (as we know it) did not become popular until World War I. As soon as companies began manufacturing toothpaste, people began to purchase the magical concoction – guaranteed to produce glistening teeth! White teeth were all the rage after World War I had ended, and toothpaste quickly became... [Read more]
Top 10 Lost Technologies
The world has never been more technologically advanced than it is now, but that doesn’t mean that some things haven’t been lost along the way. Many of the technologies, inventions, and manufacturing processes of antiquity have simply disappeared with the passage of time, while others are still not fully understood by modern day scientists. Some have since been rediscovered (indoor plumbing, road... [Read more]
Top 10 Free Tools To Monitor Your Online Reputation
With the explosion of Consumer Generated Media (CGM), ongoing monitoring of your personal or professional reputation has become a must. Consumer Generated Media consists largely of social networking websites; blogs; photo, audio and video sharing sites; discussion boards; and any other website that allows users to share their experience, opinion and knowledge. Facebook, Twitter, BlogSpot, WordPress…... [Read more]
Top 10 Worst Oil Spills
Oil spills have occurred ever since we began to harvest it for various uses, as a result of human error, laziness, or pure ignorance. Most recently, the devastating Deep Water Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been all over the news- oil was pouring out of the blown rig for almost 100 days- so you probably won’t be surprised to find it on this list. More surprising: there have been worse... [Read more]
Top 10 Worst Licensed Video Games
It’s accepted as a universal truth among gamers: if a game is based on a movie, it’s probably going to be terrible. There are several reasons for this: the game is rushed as a merchandising tie-in, the studio hired does a hack job in the first place, and so on. But the net result is a shoddy product that fooled millions of children. Here are the ten worst: 10. Warlock (SNES/Genesis) What,... [Read more]
Top 10 Greatest Inventions of the 19th Century
While we often imagine that the twentieth century was the era in which the greatest advances in technology and science occurred, many often overlook the remarkable advances that came out of the preceding century—advances which in themselves were equally as astonishing in their era as those of the twentieth century were for us. It’s also important to recognize how these advances laid the foundation... [Read more]
