Sometimes we are at a loss for where a top 10 list should go and that means we toss it here. Sure, some lists defy categorization, but Miscellaneous is a category, right?
Not too long ago, we told you about some pyramid schemes that went horribly awry.…
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Everyone has misplaced something at least once in their life. But there’s a huge difference…
Not long after the Wright Brothers’ historic first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, airplanes…
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It’s often been said, “Heavy is the head who wears the crown.” Although paraphrasing Shakespeare…
Many people love watching shows or movies set in some sort of post-apocalyptic universe, and…
Americans have always had a love-hate relationships with outlaws, from the folk heroes of the…
Today we take a look at some notable and some slightly odd female firsts that…
Back by popular demand, we’re bringing you part three in our series of stories about…
In 1797 an act of Congress created the United States Navy and authorized the construction…
Since the end of the Second World War the escape activities of Allied troops and…
Started by Allan Pinkerton in 1850, the Pinkerton Detective Agency grew so large that it…
When you can’t avoid a war but your enemy is outnumbering you with ridiculous numbers,…
If you’re an adrenaline junkie, you probably enjoy going on roller coasters and other high-speed…
The world is full of important world leaders, or at least world leaders who think…
They say that truth is stranger than fiction. While storybook detectives like Sherlock Holmes, Hercule…
In 1915 the French World War One pilot Roland Garros hit upon the novel but…
Here at TopTenz, we have already talked about both Florida Man and Florida Woman (with a…
For some people, a house is four walls and a roof. Others see it as…
In his 2014 article for Elite Daily, Adam Pliskin argues that milennials are especially fascinated by…
When you hear about someone serving a life sentence, you probably imagine that they committed…
There’s a scene in the film The Princess Bride in which Vizzini tells Westley, “You fool!…
As the old saying goes, “you do the crime, you do the time,” but for…