10 Strange And Obscure Secret Societies
Secret societies like the Illuminati and the Freemasons always seem to get the limelight. However, a good number of lesser-known groups have their own strange stories to tell that make them just as...
View ArticleTop 10 Badass Ancient Weapons
Long before drive by shootings and police stabbings, our ancestors used some truly badass weapons against each other. Our ancient ancestors seemed to have a knack for finding the most gruesome and...
View ArticleTop 10 Lesser-Known Friday 13th Events
Happy Friday the 13th, the first one of 2012. The year 2012 is one of the rare years in which there are three Friday the 13ths – January, April and July. That combination of a year where Friday the...
View Article10 Amazing Strongman Feats of the Past
For centuries strongmen have been entertaining crowds by their demonstrations of strength. Many strongmen relied on unique acts that would set them apart from other strongmen and usually claimed they...
View Article10 Unfortunate Fates of English Kings
Historically, the early English kings have a reputation for living high on the hog, and pleasing themselves at the expense of the people they ruled. It was not always so. In the middle ages many of...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Powerful Families In History
A week ago I removed a list (something I very seldom do) which had caused quite a stir; it was a list of the most powerful families. This new list is designed to replace the original and to give a...
View Article10 Amazing Female Pirates
It may be hard to believe, but having a magnificent beard isn’t a requirement for being a pirate. Some pirates broke the macho-male stereotype altogether. Whether they took on Rome or the Royal Navy,...
View Article10 Tragic And Significant Firsts
“Firsts” are often interesting because they are groundbreaking, or give us a new way of looking at things. The “firsts” on this list are all tragic as they involve death or dying. There are, of course,...
View Article10 Stories Of Triumph Over Slavery In The American South
Courage and strength in the face of a system that’s designed to be as repressive as humanly possible is an amazing thing, and the stories of those who struggled against their oppressors can be truly...
View Article10 People’s Lives in Famous Photographs
There have been many famous photo lists on Listverse, and many of the photographs contained in this list have been shown before. I thought it would be interesting, and hopefully entertaining, to do a...
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