The tantalizing announcement that the Man of Steel sequel would also introduce Batman to a…
Absolute power corrupts absolutely, says just about everybody who can’t think of their own damn line. But cliched as it may be, it’s usually true, especially in these ten cases. When nobody has the ability to overrule a psychopath with power, everybody loses. Except the psychopaths, who tend to do OK in such cases.
Some animals are so popular and ubiquitous that it’s just assumed they’ve been part of our lives forever. However, it turns out some of these creatures were in hiding longer than we think, and our knowledge of them is restricted to the past 200 years or less. Who knows what else is out there?
Every day, it seems like the world just gets stupider and stupider. Except for one little problem: it’s not. Despite the existence of reality TV and a new Fast and Furious movie every damn year, scientific research is proving that, as a whole, we’re better at humanity than ever before.
It’s always a horrible casualty when a police officer is forced to shoot a suspect to death. But when word gets out that the shooting might not have been necessary at all, things become even worse. And when you realize that this kind of thing happens a LOT, that pit in your stomach drops deepest of all.
Some of the most common characteristics of a bear include a large body, stocky legs,…
1800 did not look one thing like 1899, thanks to incredible advancements in both technology and society. It’s odd to think about it at first, especially since photos from that century are rare, and voice recordings are even rarer. But amazing things happened over those hundred years, just about every day. Here are ten of the most news-worthy stories of the bunch.
There has been much said about the general public’s ability to trust the criminal justice…
Entertainment today is so advanced, and evolves at such a rapid pace, that it’s easy to take it all for granted. Here’s a tribute to the trailblazers of the past, the ones who helped make our high-tech, high-def world possible in the first place.
Museums and libraries are human treasures, but they aren’t eternal. All it takes is one well-timed disaster, man-made or otherwise, and the entire thing could go up in flames. Today, we focus on the man-made disasters, those cases where people actively, and successfully, destroyed human knowledge and delayed our advancement as a species.
If you didn’t commit the crime you were convicted of, a pardon would truly be a gift from Heaven. Unless, of course, you’re already in Heaven when it happens. Post-mortem pardons are almost always a cases, made even worse once you realize even a freakin’ turkey can get pardoned in a timely manner.
If you had to pick a city to bestow the title Serial Killer capital of America onto, you’d probably nominate Detroit, or maybe Miami. Well, Cleveland, Ohio has something to say about that. Over the years, they’ve racked up a impressive number of mass murderers that might well trump every other city in the nation. And none of them were motivated by LeBron leaving.
Going to prison’s kinda like playing the lottery. Rob a 7-11 in one city and…
And now for Part II of our US Election Prediction Spectacular! Previously, we offered up ten reasons why the Democrats will dominate this election. But the other side has just as many reasons to support their endeavors. So here are ten reasons to expect a Republican majority in your life real soon.
The problem with a religion that started in the 1800’s is that books and record-keeping were very much a thing by then, making it very easy for today’s researchers to cast doubt on everything their Holy Book claims. This is why we have so much hard evidence pointing to Mormonism, South Park’s favorite religion, as being one gigantic latter-day lie.
There is something pleasurable about being scared – about telling ghost stories around a campfire,…
The 2014 US Elections are almost here! Will the Democrats win a majority in both branches of Congress and rule the government, or will the Republicans take the Senate back, keep the House, and make things even more difficult for Obama? Here, in Part I, we examine why this is the Donkey’s time to shine.
Dogs can’t eat candy, but that doesn’t mean they can’t go trick-or-treating! Actually no, wait. We’re wrong. They can’t trick or treat. They’re DOGS. But this hasn’t stopped a bunch of companies from designing elaborate costumes for your pooch to contemplate murder in. And yes, several of them are sexy. It IS Halloween, after all.
For the most part, ghosts tend to lurk in obscurity, content to haunt random old buildings and curse sports teams that they don’t like. Some ghosts, however, crave the spotlight a bit more, and so they take up residence in some fairly famous locales. If you visit any of these places, don’t be surprised when the wind turns violent and freezing cold.
Ghosts aren’t real right? They’re simply figments of our overactive imaginations, good for spooky Halloween tales and little else. Except what if they’re not? Our resident paranormal expert offers up ten reasons why believing in spirits may not be the worst idea in the world.
It’s Halloween Week at TopTenz! To celebrate, here are ten people who unwillingly (and horrifyingly) turned into cannibals. In some cases, they were forced. Other cases, it just kind of happened. In all cases, the victim was scarred for life, even if that life only lasted a few hours longer.
Yes, of course! Insane mass murderers, serial killers and spree slayers did exist before the…
Eating as a sport is rarely anything but dumb, but certain challenges go way beyond “dumb,” taking a giant flying leap of faith straight into Ludicrous Land. These are challenges that nobody save for maybe Superman can, or should, attempt to pull off. And Superman’s too busy saving the world for this crap, so it turns out nobody should try these at all.
Exploitation films are not for the weak of heart, weak of stomach, or weak of anything really. Filled with blood, guts, violence, and horrible death, these movies are made specifically to churn stomachs and make you glad you’re not any of the characters. here are ten of the worst.