We often check out sci-fi movies and books for ideas on what future tech could look like – anything from Marty McFly’s hoverboard to Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber – but what we don’t realize is that there are so many amazing gadgets and gizmos already around us. Every year, genius minds come up with fantastic ideas…
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There are many different ways to study the Bible, all beneficial. Getting deep into God’s word provides guidance, understanding, and peace. Specific issues are best addressed using topical studies. But there is something special about the study a book of the Bible. You start to better appreciate the intent of the writer. Verses have context…
No one wants to get that phone call or see that piece of mail in the mailbox, but it happens. Whether you forgot to pay a bill, didn’t have the money to pay a bill, or a mistake was made, you could wind up dealing with a debt collector. If so, here are ten things…
Pregnancy happens to be a pretty surreal experience for women. This broad term encompasses the mental, emotional as well as physical dishevels, you are always bound to experience during this milestone in your life. Still, this should not in any way come as a shock to you as a little babe is developing within you.…
This United Airlines public relations nightmare video has been circulating the Internet and we thought these memes and hilarious takes on the overbooking were worth reposting. If you don’t know what we are talking about, here is the lowdown. An unidentified man who refused to be bumped from a plane screamed as a security officer…
The modern world is a stressful place, and sometimes we need to blow off a little steam after a tough day. Here are 10 things you can do once you get in from work, or when the kids are at school, to help you unwind, relax, and vent. 1. Video Games Playing a video game…
We can all agree, the general consensus among the majority of hard working people today, that our beds become our best friend at the end of each and every long enduring work day. Up early and to bed late, with a million and one to-do list items in between, the day is never long enough…
You cannot deny the rise of e-commerce in today’s world, which has been amply proven by the increase in online sales over the latest holiday season. According to the report from comScore, published on the 5th of January, the retail e-commerce spending from desktop devices reached the new height of $63.1 billion in the US…
In the recent times, everything in your life starting from food, entertainment, accommodation to travel, fashion and luxury is very expensive. And when the year rolls down, we all realize that we’ve crossed our budget and not having much savings in the banks. Most of us make an organized plan generally about how much to…
We’re making a t-shirt, and we want your ideas! The best idea (totally at our discretion) will become our official t-shirt, which we’ll be giving away each week on Youtube to our favorite comments. $100 gift card + the finished shirt will be given to one lucky viewer. Please visit our YouTube Channel and leave…
As the country and the world prepares for Super Bowl Sunday this weekend we thought it would be fun to look back at over forty Super Bowls and select the football heroes that surprised us all. Our favorite sports writer Chuck Bednar has compiled a wonderful list of the top 10 most unlikely Super Bowl…
Most of us are familiar with the dangers of illegal drugs. According to a report by Philadelphia drug rehab centers, along with the risk of addiction, severe health problems and other unwanted side effects, there is also the danger that a drug user will face punishment if caught. Depending on the drug and area, this…
Sometimes we don’t get enough, sometimes too much, and others we get just the right amount; but everyone needs sleep and no one can avoid it for too long. It is the single best way way to refresh the body and to relieve daily stress and tension. There’s nothing better than being able to lie…
Halloween brings out the kid in all of us. Although for the adults, it’s really about dressing up in wild costumes for a fun party or decorating the house to scare the bejeebus out of any visitors. For kids, Halloween is still all about the candy. It’s quite a unique holiday that, over time, has…
Cannibalism is a fairly normal part of nature. After all, why let perfectly good food go to waste, even if it used to be part of your best friend? But just because it’s common doesn’t mean we have to like it, and we particularly don’t have to like it when adorable animals that belong in…
We list ten of the oddest musicals to ever play on Broadway. At one point, producers took chances on Broadway shows, no matter how odd or outrageous the subject matter and you can read all about them on Toptenz.net.
Ten years can happen in a flash. It sure seems to pass a little faster with each year you get older, doesn’t it? We were curious to find out who were the most popular women being searched for just a mere 10 years ago in 2003. Would the Internet, and the men doing the majority…
a not-do-subtle effort to cater to the growing popularity of Pinterest, Toptenz will be attempting more articles based on image-focused lists that also look to teach and inspire. Sure, we’ll have our standard lists about the bizarre, food and “Why Batman and Teddy Roosevelt are Similar” but we hope you will find these simple lists…
Congratulations to Fred Hunt Mr. Hunt wrote the most popular top 10 list during the month of January 2013 and for winning the $100 bonus! Mr. Hunt’s list was titled: Top 10 Cities That Didn’t Exist in 1960. Here is the opening paragraph with the number 10 entry; we encourage you to read the whole…
If you have been following Toptenz.net you might know that we publish our fair share of comic book related lists. I still find time to see what’s going on at the Xavier’s School for Mutants, The Daily Planet and the Avenger’s Mansion when I can. Rather than publish just another comic book list, (we seem…
Celebrity life is often cocooned and sequestered from what is commonly referred to as ‘the real world.’ As such, celebrity memoirs can often have the effect of reading translated text from an alien race. The following list is of the celebrity memoirs that are the most disconnected, not only from reality, but from even their…
Whether they are respected as objects of beauty or admired for their efficient milk production, or- on the other end of the spectrum- erroneously used to gauge a woman’s IQ, there is no question that breasts are a popular and controversial part of our culture. This is my list of 10 famous breasts (20, actually).…
From many of the comic book lists on this site you can tell Toptenz.net is big supporter of comic books. In today’s comic books you don’t see the advertisements you used to – no ads with outrageous promises to be taller or more muscular. No advertisements to own a nuclear sub or army tank can…
Well, here we are at top 10 list number 1,000! I never dreamed Toptenz.net would have the success to reach 4-digits in the number of lists published. I am very thankful and blessed that Toptenz.net is still around to publish this milestone list. But what to write about? I thought long about what the subject…