Author: Karl Smallwood

A while ago we published a list of badass sounding military mottos giving both some background information on the unit they belonged to and our reasoning for why their motto was cooler than the underside of Sub Zero’s pillow. Today we have another 10 mottos belonging to a wide variety of military units that we…

Set design is an important aspect of filmmaking and for the most part, many of the props you see on screen in your favorite movies are just that: props. Things made in a warehouse somewhere by an underpaid intern. Every now and again, though, sometimes filmmakers decide to just use the real thing. Here are…

At this very moment there are likely countless men and women standing in immaculate white lab coats staring at beakers filled with various kinds of liquid, discovering the secrets of our world. Many of these researchers, scientists, and academics will likely learn amazing things about the human body, nature, and the animal kingdom, but that’s…

Mellivora capensis, better known by it’s adorably badass (badorably?) nickname the “honey badger” is one of the internet’s favorite animals. Maybe you’ve seen that YouTube video all about the “crazy nastyass honey badger” or the Cracked article it stole all its research from; either way, you’ve likely heard that the honey badger, simply put, don’t…

Sloths are an animal that you probably don’t spend all that much time thinking about, which doesn’t seem fair considering it’s the only animal that constantly moves in slow-motion, therefore making everything it does look supremely badass. So to correct that, here are 10 lesser known facts about the world’s most lackadaisical animal. 10. Experts…

There are so many faces, and given the impossibly chiseled features of superheroes, it’s no wonder they often end up looking like celebrities, or even other fictional characters. Here are 10 of the more amusing times this has happened – and was commented on either by the character or the celebrity. For example, did you…

Spend enough time online and you’ll eventually encounter a person mockingly talking about overly PC, censor-happy snowflakes who’re triggered by mean words. This, as it happens, isn’t a new phenomenon, or even one limited to one specific end of the political spectrum (who’d have thought it?). Here are 10 examples of the most innocent things…

Millions of people currently subsist on a diet free of meat, and millions more do so on a diet completely free of any animal produce whatsoever. For some reason, what a person chooses (or rather in this case, chooses not) to eat is a weirdly contentious issue online. So we compiled a list of 5…

A long time ago (40 years today, to be exact), in a movie theater… well, not too far away, Star Wars premiered, and we were introduced to the most badass item with which to slice and dice our enemies we could ever imagine. The lightsaber is the coolest fictional weapon to come out of pop culture…

Jaws is often called the original summer blockbuster, so before the next glut of CGI-laden superhero movies fills screens worldwide, why not read a few lesser known facts about the OG blockbuster that set the precedent that allows them to exist? Starting with… 10. Jaws was a PG Release https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1fu_sA7XhE Jaws is a film that…

Despite being proponents of logic and reason, scientists, researchers and other professional academics are a surprisingly superstitious lot with a multitude of confusing and often bizarre traditions. Here’s a list of 5 of our favorites, starting with…. 5. NORAD tracks Santa This is perhaps the most famous entry on this list, so it’s the one…

Unless, like us, you always have a bag of them ready to rock in your freezer (seriously, try Skittles straight from the freezer, they taste amazing), you probably don’t spare much thought for the rainbow colored candy snack unless you’re eating them. Well, we do. So we compiled this list of stories and facts about…

Coca-Cola has been around for a long time, so it’s no surprise that they’ve made their share of marketing blunders over the years. What is surprising is just how easy it was for us to research 10 of them to write this list, starting with that time… 10. Coke released Tab Clear just to screw…

As a wise man once said, piracy is often a pricing issue, not a servicing issue. In short, people pirate things not because they don’t want to pay for them, but because the legal avenue to obtain them is unnecessarily obtuse or customer unfriendly. With that in mind, here are five amusing stories about lesser…

The Alien franchise is perhaps one of the most expansive in all of science fiction, with countless books, comics, and an entire crossover deal with the Predator franchise under its belt. With that in mind, there’s a lot about the franchise even seasoned fans don’t know. For example, did you know… 10. The Pitch for…

It’s the sign of a well made movie when we can watch it without thinking about the fact it’s just an actor on screen reading lines. Sometimes, though, there’s stuff that happens behind the lens that completely changes how you see a given scene. For example, did you know that… 5. RoboCop blew away all…

Like many rulers from the time before we had running water and microwaves, the pharaohs of Egypt were considered to be only rivaled in power by the gods their people worshipped. Considering the ancient Egyptians worshipped a god with crocodile for a head, they must have thought their pharaohs were pretty boss. So boss in…

We live in the digital age, and it has never been easier for… well, anyone to find out all your dirty little secrets. While we expect agencies like the NSA, the FBI, and Google to know a terrifying amount about us, there are a bunch more innocuous things that a person with the right know-how…

The British are often stereotyped as being stoic and reserved, the kind of people who respond to poor customer service with a sternly worded letter and consider the response “it’s fine” to be a withering insult. In celebration of British wit and understatement, join us as we discuss what we believe to be the 10…

If you’ve been a fan of TopTenz.net for awhile, you’re obviously familiar with our format. Heck, it’s right there in the name, after all. But we’ve heard some of your requests, particularly over on our YouTube channel, asking for a few shorter lists now and then. We listened, and last week we introduced a new series…

Michael Jackson was a man known for many things, including his music, his pelvis-centric dance moves, and the fact he was able to wear a fedora without looking like an idiot. But a man as complex and unique as the King of Pop could never be summed up with a list of just three things.…

Robin Williams was a comedic juggernaut, a force of nature with a sharper comedic mind than IMB’s Watson after a Netflix binge. To honor his memory and fondness for making people laugh, here are 10 lesser known facts from his life to perhaps help you appreciate how unique and talented he truly was. Starting with……

Fiction is littered with teams of individuals who collectively kick more ass than an abusive donkey farmer. While teamwork, as they say, makes the dream work, some of these teams could probably get by with only a single member who makes the rest of their teams seem obsolete with their skills, abilities, and general ability…

When it comes to the debate about which animal on terra firma is the most awesome and capable of snapping necks and cashing checks, few people ever give consideration to the animal that’s also the most delicious: the humble chicken. We’re going to try and fix that with this list of 10 reasons gallus gallus…