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Most of us go through life not knowing who we are, or what we want to do, until at least a few decades in. Well go through many false starts, and travel through many dead-end paths, until we find the one that’s truly right for us. Many companies are the same way. Oftentimes, the most successful [...]

It’s amazing the number of professional athletes, who are loved and adored by millions, that have been accused of committing the ultimate crime. Some have been guilty, some have not. All, unfortunately, are known more for actions that resulted in the loss of life, than for anything they ever did with a ball. 10. Mike [...]

Not all pirates are the romanticized high-seas pillagers of yesteryear. Nor are they sports teams from Pittsburgh or Tampa Bay. There are plenty of people on the outside of the system looking in, trying to circumvent the laws of the day, that you might not consider to be prates, but they very much are. 10. [...]

Unbeknownst to most, it takes 3 years of qualifying to make the World Cup of soccer.  32 out of 209 nations that participate in the arduous journey make it to the month-long finals.  The hard work is worth it though, as the champions are etched in stone and glorified across the ages. The teams at the [...]

When you think of maps, you don’t usually think of them as fluid objects. However, since the fall of the Berlin Wall, it seems all kinds of mergers and separations have been cluttering up atlases on a near-yearly basis.  And that doesn’t include all of the wars and disputed territories. But this article is specific to [...]

Gunplay* is familiar imagery in rock music.  Sadly, it has also been the demise of many a great musician.  Some of the songs on this list were mired in controversy when they were released, but are now radio staples.  Sometimes, the only difference between graffiti and art is time. All of the songs listed below were #1 hits [...]

The progression of becoming a Saint is almost as long and complicated as filling out a tax form with multiple attachments.  There is a process called canonization, in which the church (usually Catholic, but not always) considers the life and death, of a person who has given themselves up to God.  Canonization usually takes decades, sometimes centuries, [...]

Some athletes are blessed with amazing speed, some are blessed with amazing skills, and some are blessed with an amazing work ethic. This list, though, celebrates those athletes who excelled largely because they were BIGGER (and sometimes stronger) than the competition. 10.  Danny Almonte In 2001, the Little League World Series was abuzz about a [...]

Great bands break up all the time.  In my younger days, I longed for all of the original members of a band to patch things up, play nice, and to tour.  Now in my advanced age, I long for the days of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, where you remember the great music, but not the old [...]

Usually, when you hit your 80′s, you are looking to put your affairs in order and make peace with your God.  You know, slip quietly into the dark, dark, night.  These octogenarians, on the other hand, wanted to continue to…well, actively participate in the processes of “human reproduction.” 10.  Tony Randall Randall was best known [...]