10 Fictional Characters Who Look Like Other People (And Know It)
There are so many faces, and given the impossibly chiseled features of superheroes, it’s no…
Author Karl Smallwood
Karl Smallwood
When Karl isn’t writing lists for Toptenz, he’s the researcher and writer for Factfiend.com, a website dedicated to sharing facts that weren’t on the front page of Reddit three days ago like all those other fact based sites. Fact Fiend is also on Youtube.
10 Innocent Things That Wound Up Getting Censored
Spend enough time online and you’ll eventually encounter a person mockingly talking about overly PC,…
10 Considerations Before Becoming a Vegetarian
Millions of people currently subsist on a diet free of meat, and millions more do…
10 Things Geeks Should Know About the Lightsaber
A long time ago (40 years today, to be exact), in a movie theater… well,…
10 Surprising Facts About the Movie “Jaws”
Jaws is often called the original summer blockbuster, so before the next glut of CGI-laden…
5 Weird Scientific Traditions
Despite being proponents of logic and reason, scientists, researchers and other professional academics are a…
10 Tasty Facts About Skittles
Unless, like us, you always have a bag of them ready to rock in your…
10 Crazy Marketing Decisions by Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola has been around for a long time, so it’s no surprise that they’ve made…
5 Unusual (and Oddly Popular) Pirated Products
As a wise man once said, piracy is often a pricing issue, not a servicing…
10 Crazy Facts About the Alien Movie Franchise
The Alien franchise is perhaps one of the most expansive in all of science fiction,…
5 Behind the Scenes Facts That Change Famous Movies
It’s the sign of a well made movie when we can watch it without thinking…
10 Crazy Things Done by Egyptian Pharaohs
Like many rulers from the time before we had running water and microwaves, the pharaohs…
10 Seemingly Innocent Things That Reveal Shocking Amounts of Information About You
We live in the digital age, and it has never been easier for… well, anyone…
10 Most British Sentences Ever Uttered
The British are often stereotyped as being stoic and reserved, the kind of people who…
5 Ridiculous Ways Animals Went Extinct
If you’ve been a fan of TopTenz.net for awhile, you’re obviously familiar with our format.…
10 Thrilling Facts About Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson was a man known for many things, including his music, his pelvis-centric dance…
10 Lesser Known Facts About Robin Williams
Robin Williams was a comedic juggernaut, a force of nature with a sharper comedic mind…
10 Fictional Heroes Who Didn’t Really Need Help From Their Teams
Fiction is littered with teams of individuals who collectively kick more ass than an abusive…
10 Reasons Chickens are the Most Badass Animal
When it comes to the debate about which animal on terra firma is the most…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Air Force One
Air Force One, a.k.a. that enormous plane that carts the president around, is one of…
10 Depressing Post-WWE Careers of Wrestling Superstars
In recent years the world of pro wrestling has been dominated by the WWE (formally…
10 Fan Calculations That Change the Way You See TV Shows and Movies
Most films and TV shows take place within the confines of their own fictional universe,…
10 Satisfying Stories of Social Media Comeuppance
Social media is an unavoidable facet of modern life, and while we’ll never make fun…
10 Fascinating Facts About the Knights Templar
The Knights Templar, a.k.a. the bad guys from the original Assassin’s Creed that you take…