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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:25:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-influential-firsts-in-history.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-influential-firsts-in-history.php#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:01:12 +0000 Bryan Johnson http://www.toptenz.net/?p=3789 History always has something to say about someone who is number one.  A certain individual can become famous for a variety of heroic, unfortunate, ground breaking, or even uncontrollable events.  When a new trend appears in transportation, communication, or the technical word, an innovator is always there to be the first to develop or test [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-influential-firsts-in-history.php/feed 7 http://www.toptenz.net/10-famous-final-photographs.php http://www.toptenz.net/10-famous-final-photographs.php#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:45:14 +0000 Bryan Johnson http://www.toptenz.net/?p=3493 An interesting emotion can be felt when you look at the last monumental photo of a historical figure, object, or landmark.  It can fill you will rage, peering into the eyes of a cynical creature, sadness, as you remember the life and legacy of a great man, or intrigue, as you wonder what these individuals [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/10-famous-final-photographs.php/feed 21 http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-most-successful-actors-at-the-box-office.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-most-successful-actors-at-the-box-office.php#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:05:03 +0000 Bryan Johnson http://www.toptenz.net/?p=3380 A good movie will transport you into a separate time or era with an intriguing story, everlasting characters, and imaginative plot development.  It could have a happy, sad, romantic, or action packed theme.  As a whole, the world population adores the character actors who star in these stories.  People can personally relate to certain movie [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-most-successful-actors-at-the-box-office.php/feed 30 http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-recent-signs-evolution-is-real.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-recent-signs-evolution-is-real.php#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:15:53 +0000 Bryan Johnson http://www.toptenz.net/?p=3272 When a living organism reproduces, genes are passed from one generation to the next, thus producing inherited traits in a species.  Evolution is a gradual process of changing in the genetic material of a population of organisms from one generation to the next.  Most changes are extremely gradual, but can accumulate over time and can [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-recent-signs-evolution-is-real.php/feed 13 http://www.toptenz.net/10-slow-jams.php http://www.toptenz.net/10-slow-jams.php#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:22:42 +0000 Bryan Johnson http://www.toptenz.net/?p=3243 Let’s take a trip back to the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s, a musical time when we didn’t need the internet, iPods, or even cell phones to function.  MTV was growing and music was changing, from disco, to electro-phonic, to 80’s rock, and grunge.  We are all in search of those few songs where everything is [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/10-slow-jams.php/feed 8 http://www.toptenz.net/10-incredible-slam-dunks-get-posterized.php http://www.toptenz.net/10-incredible-slam-dunks-get-posterized.php#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:01:52 +0000 Bryan Johnson http://www.toptenz.net/?p=3147 One of the most humiliating things that can happen to an NBA player is to get posterized.  This occurs when a player dunks in the face of another, basically it comes down to the simple fact of who can jump higher.  While I do respect players for attempting to block the incoming freight train and [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/10-incredible-slam-dunks-get-posterized.php/feed 8 http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-live-performances-of-1960%e2%80%99s-and-70%e2%80%99s.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-live-performances-of-1960%e2%80%99s-and-70%e2%80%99s.php#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:01:11 +0000 Bryan Johnson http://www.toptenz.net/?p=3122 The evolution of the music industry has been astounding, traveling from the time of Elvis to Beatlemania, The Supremes, the British Invasion, and The Rolling Stones–Michael Jackson, Run DMC, Nirvana, Enya, Justin Timberlake and Linkin Park.  Yes, Linkin Park has sold more albums then any other band during the last ten years.  Unfortunately, in modern [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-live-performances-of-1960%e2%80%99s-and-70%e2%80%99s.php/feed 9 http://www.toptenz.net/10-shocking-deaths-you-may-not-have-heard-of.php http://www.toptenz.net/10-shocking-deaths-you-may-not-have-heard-of.php#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:05:20 +0000 Bryan Johnson http://www.toptenz.net/?p=3086 As you would probably expect, probing through the internet one can find many lists and sites dedicated to people who have suddenly and mysteriously died.  This is only normal as in human nature there is a desire to understand the concept of death.  We want specific details, so that we can recreate and understand what [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/10-shocking-deaths-you-may-not-have-heard-of.php/feed 7 http://www.toptenz.net/10-amazing-youtube-videos.php http://www.toptenz.net/10-amazing-youtube-videos.php#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 08:22:44 +0000 Bryan Johnson http://www.toptenz.net/?p=2883 It is a special occasion when you capture that one in a million shot, when you witness an amazing spectacle and have your video camera at your side.  Natural disasters and unexplained phenomena happen every day.  Still, there are few videos of these events as they occur.  With the expansion of personal video cameras in [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/10-amazing-youtube-videos.php/feed 16 http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-smartest-animals.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-smartest-animals.php#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:18:25 +0000 Bryan Johnson http://www.toptenz.net/?p=2548 Earth is full of a wide variety of creatures.  Living organisms need to hear, think, see, and adapt with precision in order to evolve, flourish, and survive on this planet.  The animal kingdom is built around primates, mammals, rodents, cetaceans, marsupials, birds, reptiles, and mollusks, to name a few.  As humans, we pride ourselves on [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-smartest-animals.php/feed 10