If you are British, or know a lot about Britain, you won’t be surprised by the misconceptions below. However, you may be even MORE surprised to learn that in some places these things are...

Sure, you could torpedo your chances for a place in the rock’n'roll pantheon with drugs, alcohol and your choice of sexually transmitted diseases. But where’s the fun in that? The following...

I’m probably in danger of being type-cast as the bug guy, but as I’ve done other topics as well, perhaps I’m safe. In any event, the “talking points about spiders” comments seemed to...

Ten amazing saints: Throughout the history of the Catholic Church, thousands of saints have come and gone. Many of them become patron saints because of the experiences in their...

To prove that peanut butter has endless uses, here is a list of ten unusual ones.^To prove that peanut butter has endless uses, here is a list of ten unusual ones.^Peanut butter is for some, food...

A mummy is a corpse whose body has been preserved by either intentional or incidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air. Mummies of humans and animals have been found throughout the world – both as a result of...

As we come to the close of another year I always look forward to the year in pictures put together by many of the television networks. It gives us a chance to remember the year’s triumphs and tragedies and to also look forward to the year ahead. I...

Ah – who doesn’t love a good monster sci-fi movie? They have been around since film was born (think Nosferatu, Frankenstein, etc.) and the movie-going audiences just can’t get enough. In the desperate rush to produce more of these films,...

They came from all sections of society. Some were musicians, others politicians and some others were just commuters on a bus. From a cellist in Bosnia to an Atlanta preacher via a Vietnamese monk, we select protests which have shaped the public...

A while ago, a list titled 10 Great Achievements of the Human Mind was published on listverse. I really enjoyed the list, and I thought the author did an exceptional job on it. The list presented “ten works of superlative genius, in no particular...