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Of course, nobody wants to go to prison, but there are some prisons that you really, really don’t want to be imprisoned as an inmate. Being in jail is only part of the problem, staying alive is the bigger issue. Here are the top 10 most dangerous prisons in the world.
10. San Quentin Prison
San Quentin, [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 6:15 am
Filed under All, Bizarre, Crime · Tagged with Alcatraz Island, assassination, bang kwang, Charles Afflic, Crime, crimes, criminals, dangerous prisons, gang, gangbangers, gangs, insane, mental health, outbreak, san quentin, san quentin prison, sick inmates, solitary confinement, Supermax, torture, Veronique Vasseur, violence, violent offenders
The Statute of Liberty is not only an iconic symbol of America, freedom and worldwide friendships – she has also been in more cinemas than popcorn. In most of her movie appearances she has played a peripheral role, lurking in the background as a torch-carrying part of the scenery.
The flying limousine in Team America (2004) [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Monday, September 29, 2008 at 7:30 am
Filed under All, Humor, Movies, Television · Tagged with alien, America, assassination, Charlton Heston, cloverfield, Daryl Hannah, ellis island, film, films, ghost busters, Hitchcock, jean grey, Liberty, Magneto, movie, Movies, New York, New York City, Nicholas Cage, planet of the apes, remo williams, statute of liberty, tom hanks, Wolverine, x-men
Here are the top 10 famous sea stories with plenty of atmosphere, adventure and excitement. Runners-up include the Bounty Trilogy, Forrester’s Hornblower saga, Ed Beach’s Run Silent, Run Deep and Tom Heggen’s Mr. Roberts.
10. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk
Updating the Bounty mutiny, ex-navy man Wouk refashioned Bligh as neurotic petty tyrant Queeg, driving the [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 7:35 am
Filed under All, Animals, Literature, Television · Tagged with boats, Books, caine mutiny, captain corageous, film, films, fish, herman melville, jack london, jules verne, Literature, moby dick, ocean, oceans, rudyard kipling, sailboats, sailing, sea, ships, the sea wolf, water, whales
Most countries have laws against them. In most places around the globe it is illegal to capture, breed, or sell them. Yet world wide there is a fascination with owning wild, bizarre, exotic, and most of the time dangerous pets. What are this fascination with being different and the need to own something illegal and [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Friday, September 26, 2008 at 5:35 am
Filed under All, Animals, Bizarre · Tagged with alligator, Animal, Animals, baby turtles, Bizarre, camels, chimps, constrictors, crocodile, dangerous pets, exotic pets, kinkajou, monkeys, ostriches, pet, pet store, pets, poison, red tailed boa, salmonella, scorpions, snakes, tigers, Turtle, Venom
We can all understand the reasons to root for a team, but what goes into truly despising and hating a team so much that we expend energy on praying and wishing for them to lose? It would seems success breeds contempt and a loathing we can’t deny. You’ll find 10 successful sports teams that many [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 7:20 am
Filed under All, Music, Sports · Tagged with alabama, baseball, Bill Belichick, buckeyes, college football, crimson tide, Dallas Cowboys, Games, hockey, Jerry Jones, Jerry West, jimmy johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, kobe bryant, Lakers, michigan, new england patriots, New York, Notre Dame, ohio state, Phil Jackson, pittsburgh penguins, san antonio spurs, Shaquille O'Neal, sport, sporting, Sports, Tom Brady, Wilt Chamberlain, Yankess
It used to be that poisoning was the murder method of choice for those cunning villains who wanted to “get away with it.” However, following advances in forensic science, poisoning no longer allows murderers any anonymity. Nowadays, the use of poison is so easily detectable it is comparable to the murderer writing a confession. “And, [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 6:07 am
Filed under All, Bizarre, Crime, Health · Tagged with arsenic, Bizarre, brown recluse, castor bean, Crime, cyanide, death, Health, hemlock, heroin, medical, Medicine, poison, pufferfish, Snake, snakes, strychnine, Venom
These truly modern guys are unafraid to buy beauty products, wear makeup, and get pedicures. Confident in their masculinity, they push the envelope as society’s top ten metrosexuals. Metros have been defined as “straight guys who look gay”.
10. Dave Navarro
Rockers are renowned for their use of makeup and their love of chains and leather: Dave [...]
Posted by Heather Matthews on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 6:30 am
Filed under All, Bizarre, People, Sex · Tagged with a-rod, Actor, Actors, Bizarre, bohemian, carmen electra, chase crawford, dave navarro, david beckham, dominic monaghan, Evangeline Lilly, gay, gay rumors, gossip girl, heterosexual, homosexual, johnathon rhys-meyers, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, ken, lenny kravitz, madonna, men, metrosexual, metrosexuals, pete wentz, prince, ryan seacrest, Sex
Who doesn’t root for the underdog, unless of course, the underdog is playing your favorite team. America loves an upset and that is why many upsets of become legendary with books being written and films being made to document the amazing feat that is an upset. And while upsets usually involve a team, we have [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Filed under All, Games, Sports · Tagged with 1994 nba playoffs, alexander Karelin, applachian state, baltimore colts, baseball, ben hogan, boxing, buster douglas, Cinderella Man, college basketball, college football, denver nuggest, Douglas K.O, football, Games, golf, hockey, horse racing, jack fleck, jets, Jim Valvano, Joe Namath, manowar, mets, michigan, mike tyson, nba, NC State, nfl, rulon gardner, Russia, sport, sporting, Sports, super bowl III, tennis, Tom Seaver, Underdog, upset, upsets, us open, wrestling
The word gang has taken on many meanings throughout the years. Originally, the word was just used to express a group or band of people. You probably have heard someone talk about the local gang of boys or something of that sort. In older times, the word gang didn’t have such the negative tone that [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Friday, September 19, 2008 at 6:32 am
Filed under All, Crime · Tagged with Aryan Brotherhood, Black Guerillla, Black Vanguard, bloods, cities, Crime, crips, cults, death, gang, gangs, Kenyan Mafia, La eMe, La Nuestra Familia, Mafia, mara salvatrucha, Mexican Mafia, ms-13, Mungiki, PCC, Primeiro Comando da Capital, religion, Texas 7, Texas Syndicate, The Brand, violence, War
When someone is talked about as being crazy, they usually aren’t the ones calling the shots. However, there have been a few notable cases of these mad men or women, all of royal blood, ruling countries, much to the chagrin of their subjects or much to the delight of their parents who act as regents. [...]
Posted by William O'Dell on Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 7:40 am
Filed under All, History, People · Tagged with arsenic poisoning, carlos II of Spain, catherine ii, charles IX of France, Charles VI, Charles VI of France, crazy, George III, Great Britain, insane, insantiy, Ireland, Juana, king george iii, king ludwig, kings, Ludwig I, Ludwig II, mad, mental health, Neuschwanstein Castle, Otto, Otto of Bavaria, Peter III, princes, princess alexandra, Princess Alexandra Amalie, princesses, queens, royals, Russia, United Kingdom