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Italians are more than a little sensitive about their food but, honestly, who can blame them? Seemingly every culture continues to misrepresent their noble Mediterranean cuisine with greasy, sugar-laden, and highly processed poor substitutes, not to mention the ridiculous Italian-ized labels that contain some of the worst attempts at the language ever seen. You can [...]

Trees, the longest-living organisms on Earth, beautify and protect our environment by providing color, shelter, and shade. They renew our air supply by soaking up carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. Read Top 10 Amazing Trees to discover some of the oldest and most fascinating trees that have graced the landscape for thousands of years. There’s [...]

From stunning city views to magnificent natural wonders, this list will be quite a delight for your eyes.  To make it more interesting, I’ve decided to mention both man-made and natural swimming pools and ponds. 10.  Golden Energy Pool – Iridium Spa St. Regis Lhasa Resort, Tibet The number ten spot goes to the world’s [...]

The “natural flavors” label is quite intriguing.  It is considered a way of protecting the secret formula/recipe, a way of preserving the product’s uniqueness.  Would you expect regurgitated secretions produced in an animal’s digestive system to be approved by the FDA as food additives?  The secretion produced by the beaver’s sacs and civet absolute (“derived [...]

Celebrating TopTenz.net’s 1,000th list, coming up on August 3, 2012, here is our 3rd list this week about the number 1,000. Apparently, there’s something captivating about large, round numbers, especially if they contain many zeroes.  Round numbers pull our deepest psychological strings.  To be honest, I felt quite emotional when I realized TopTenz will be [...]

Every year, various human activities and natural phenomena cause environmental disasters and substantial economic losses throughout the world.  Despite this dark side, there’s something fascinating about the power of nature and its impact. Don’t expect to find the very popular Aurora Borealis or red tides listed here.  The goal of this list is to present [...]