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We’ve all achieved something in our lives, and some of these feats are quite amazing. Just today, for example, TopTenz sent this page to hundreds of millions of homes, and made billions of people happy when they read it aloud for the amusement of friends and family. If you aren’t doing that now, by the [...]
Posted by Dustin Koski on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 12:10 am
Filed under People · Tagged Antioch, Ashrita Furman, athlete, Britain, California, David Wimp, driver, Dustin Koski, El Paso Mountains, Fort Worth, head, Houston, Indian government, Istanbul, James Johns, Jeff McKissack, Jim Carrey, Los Angeles, Lucy Pearson, media darling, Mobin Khan, New York City, Pearsonville, postal worker, printing press, Riverton, Robert Coates, scrap metal, Simeon Stylites, Syria, Texas, Tommy Wiseau, Turkey, United States, Vermont, William Schmidt, William Schmidt’s Tunnel, Wyoming
It’s that time of the year again. The time of the year when traditions are carried out faithfully and decorations are mounted precisely where they were a year ago. If you look close, you might even see contrasting dust layers form a sort of farmer’s tan where holiday spirit has offset natural progressions. The holiday [...]
Posted by Ryan Thomas on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Holidays, Music · Tagged adam sandler, Albert Hague, Andy Williams, Arts, Bing Crosby, Boris Karloff, Brenda Lee, Bruce Springsteen, Christian music, Christmas, Christmas music, Dean, Dean Martin, E Street Band, farmer, Grinch, Haven Gillespie, Home for the Holidays, Irving Berlin, Jingle Bell Rock, John Frederick Coots, Let It Snow, macaulay culkin, Miley Cyrus, Music, nat king cole, new years day, Nirvana, o holy night, Perry Como, Phil Spector, rockin around the christmas tree, Santa, Seuss, singers, Thanksgiving, The Chanukah Song, The Christmas Song, Treasury of Christmas, Turkey, white christmas
Isn’t it scary how many people don’t know if Europe is a country or a continent? Wow… What kind of expectations should we have from the poor, ignorant people if even the president called Europe a country?! Now, let’s give the man the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he wanted to say “countries like in [...]
Posted by Timeea on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Travel · Tagged Aeolian Islands, Agenor, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, Asia, brazil, British Columbia, canada, Central Intelligence Agency, china, Church of St. Tysilio, craftsman, Decade Volcanoes, Eiffel Tower, engineer, Etna, Europa, Europe, Europe's Capital, European Union, Finland, France, Frédéric Bartholdi, G20 nations, geography, Geology, Iceland, Ioan Stan Patras, Ireland, Istanbul, Italy, Kenneth J. Hsu, King, king of Tyre, Mary's Church, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, Merry Cemetery, Mount Etna, Mount Vesuvius, Napoleon Bonaparte, New Zealand, Paris, Poland, president, Princess, REpublic of Ireland, Rob Butler, Romania, Russia, Sicily, Statue of Liberty, steel framework, Strait of Bosphorus, Stratovolcanoes, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, United States, United States of America, Vatican City, volcano, Volcanoes of Italy, Volcanology, wales
Crime does not pay, so the old saying goes, but take a look at the top ten crimes in the world today and the amounts involved and you have to admit why some decide it is far too lucrative to be bad. There are some illegal activities you will not find surprising, such as the [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Crime · Tagged Abuse, Afghanistan, Africa, Argentina, Arguments for and against drug prohibition, Bolivia, brazil, Bulgaria, canada, china, Cocaine, Colombia, crimes, Economics, Ethics, Europe, European Union, former Soviet Union, Human trafficking, illegal oil, illegal oil trade, Illegal Wildlife Trading, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Myanmar, oil, oil sales, oil-producing countries, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, peru, Philippines, Political corruption, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Smuggling, South America, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Soviet Union, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines, traditional medicine, Turkey, United States, USD, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela
World War I will be remembered as one of the bloodiest wars in human history. Millions of soldiers died on both sides, and whole generations of young men were wiped out. Armies were bogged down in impenetrable trenches, resulting in thousands dying in futile assaults against fortified enemies. The war also introduced new and terrible [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Friday, January 28, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under History · Tagged Allied, Arras, Australia, Austria, Battle of Amiens, Battle of Arras, Battle of Passchendaele, Battle of the Somme, Battle of Verdun, Belgium, Belgrade, Belgrade,Serbia, Britain, British Army, Canadian Corps, commander, David Lloyd George, Douglas Haig, Erich Ludendorff, Europe, Ferdinand Foch, France, Gavrilo Princep, General, German Eight Army, German Second Army, Germans, Germany, Hundred Days Offensive, Hungary, Justin Jurek, Kosovo, Marnes river, Marshal, massive trench networks, miles, New Zealand, New Zealand Army Corps, Ottoman army, Paris, Paris,France, Passchendaele, Politics, Prime Minister, Russia, Russian army, Second Battle of the Marne, Serbia, Serbian army, Somme, Spring Offensive, supreme commander, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Verdun, War_Conflict, Western Front, winston churchill, world war i
Kids love Halloween: between staying up late, dressing up with their friends and getting a ton of free candy, they always have a great time. But if you’re a parent who had a miserable childhood, or if you just hate your children, then watching them have so much fun can be unpleasant. So why not [...]
Posted by Mark Hill on Monday, October 18, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, Fashion, History, Humor, Photos · Tagged bad halloween costumes, bad halloween costumes for kids, bakery product, Costume, demeaning halloween costumes, demeaning halloween costumes for kids, Federal Bureau of Investigation, film, fireman, food, food costume, food handouts, gothic princess, halloween, halloween costumes, hatchet, hobo, Independent films, irish culture, irish folklore, kids bad halloween costumes, kids costumes, kids halloween costumes, police officer, ravager, Slasher films, sushi, toilet costume, Trick-or-treating, Turkey, United States, ups deliveryman, UPS manager, wonder bread, worst halloween costumes
Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first. (Ernestine Ulmer) Sure it’s great to have a nice hearty meal, but what’s a nice meal without the perfect dessert to end the night? There’s nothing better than being able to enjoy something sweet and tasty: cake, cookies, pie, pudding, or anything else- as long as it has sugar [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under Food · Tagged Amedei Porcelana, American cuisine, Arnaud’s restaurant, Atlantic City, British cuisine, cake cookies, Cakes, chef, Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel, desserts, diamonds, East Coast, Ernest Cassel, Ernestine Ulmer, expensive, flavor profiles, food, food and drink, food presentation, Fortress Stilt Fisherman, France, French Polynesia, golden anniversary, heft price, hospitality_Recreation, ice cream, international, Istanbul, Japan, jewelry, Louisiana, Madagascar, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York, New York City, New York City restaurant Serendipity, Nobue Ikara, noka, Paris, pastry chef, People, Pierre Herme, Platinum Guild International, pudding, Rinko Kikuchi, royal finance advisor, Serendipity 3, Serendipity’s 50 th Anniversary, Sri Lanka, Sundae, sweet desserts, tasty cake, th anniversary, Tokyo, TopTenz, TopTenz.net, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, USD, valentine's day, vintage collection, Wine3 Fisherman
There are many different types of buildings all throughout the world, and occasionally a building is built that captivates a city or even a nation. Over time these buildings become the defining pinnacle of the greatness of the city they improve the skyline of. This is a list of buildings that the world wouldn’t be [...]
Posted by Loni Perry on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 8:55 am
Filed under Engineering, Games · Tagged architect, architecture, Australia, Barcelona, Big Ben, buildings, city, denmark, Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Engineering, famous architecture, famous buildings, France, Giza Pyramids, Hagia Sophia, iconic buildings, India, Istanbul, Italy, landmark buildings, landmarks, nation, New York, New York City, Paris, pyramid, rome, skyline, Sydney, Sydney Opera House, taj mahal, The Burj Al Arab, The Colosseum, The Louvre, top ten buildings, top ten lists, TopTenz, Travel, Turkey, Waldorf