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		<title>Top 10 Extreme Forms of Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TopTenz Master</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our lovely blue planet is extraordinary for a number of reasons. The most significant of these reasons, to most of us, is the fact that it is the only place in the universe that we know for certain houses life. But on the thin film of gas and liquid that coats our planet, that life [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Recent Signs Evolution is Real</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TopTenz Master</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Cryptids</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 05:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The term cryptid refers to any creature whose existence is not supported by science. This can include animals that were thought to be extinct but may still exist, as well as legendary creatures that exist only through stories and circumstantial evidence. Although most of these creatures are undoubtedly just myths, they do occupy a unique [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Facts That May Surprise You About Mosquitoes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TopTenz Master</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing we can all agree on here. Nobody likes mosquitoes. But our hatred for these pesky insects is also intertwined with an ironic interest to know more about them. Here are some mosquito facts you may not know and a few facts that may help you from becoming of victim of their love bites.
1. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Smartest Animals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Birds That Could Kick Your Ass</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ash Grant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you think about birds, you probably think of small, cute animals flying through the air, swooping down to reach their nest. Maybe you think of those “pretty” song birds in the morning. I, personally find them annoying. In any case, the image of a bird generally doesn’t produce anything terrifying.
However, not all birds are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Famous Monkeys</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Matthews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, I realize this list contains some primates that are not monkeys, but Top 10 Famous Primates doesn&#8217;t sound nearly as fun as a barrel full of monkeys, I mean a top 10 list of famous monkeys. So take some time to monkey around and read a fun list of monkeys and other primates.
10. Bubbles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Ugliest Dogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TopTenz Master</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ugly is a subjective term, but it’s pretty accurate in the cases listed below.  And, whilst all dogs have a special canine appeal that makes them adorable, there are some cases where that special appeal is not aesthetic. Or to be more kind, these dogs are so ugly they are actual cute.
10. Chihuahuas

Let’s start by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Sea Stories</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TopTenz Master</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the top 10 famous sea stories with plenty of atmosphere, adventure and excitement. Runners-up include the Bounty Trilogy, Forrester&#8217;s Hornblower saga, Ed Beach&#8217;s Run Silent, Run Deep and Tom Heggen&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Dangerous Exotic Pets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TopTenz Master</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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