Top 10 Most Complicated Mazes
Ever wanted to get lost somewhere? Well, there are some mazes out there where you can do just that. You go in one side, and it’s down to luck rather than judgement if you ever come out again. Mazes have been a feature of popular culture since the Ancient Greek [...]
Top 10 Most Unusual Town Names
Perhaps because of the diversity of American settlers, or perhaps because of frontier humor, towns with strange names abound in the United States. Some of the most entertaining names have equally intriguing origins (unlike the often-mentioned Intercourse, Pennsylvania, which was simply named after an old usage of the word, meaning [...]
Top 10 Obscure, Strange and Scary Toys
Childhood truly is a wonderful time in a person’s life, when the days are long and bright, the summers hot and endless and the worries non-existent. As a society, we have many ways of both preparing a child for their impending adolescence and abating the surprise often caused by coming [...]
Top 10 Strange World Customs
Our world is one of constant parallels. As all we as a species know, planet Earth has spent the last few million years undertaking a comparatively brand new adventure, of which human beings have played a leading role. Slowly spreading from our humble primitive beginnings to establish ourselves as the [...]
Top 10 Scariest Motels in America
Hollywood doesn’t do a great job of selling motels to us, does it? From “Psycho” to “Vacancy“, it’s a pretty safe bet that if you check into one of those handy roadside hotels, you won’t be checking out again. You may get tortured, stabbed in the shower or find yourself [...]
Top 10 Creatures that Glow in the Dark
Bioluminescence, by definition, is the emission of visible light by living organisms. Of all the discovered bioluminescent groups out there, 80% are found in the depths of the world’s oceans. In fact, most deep sea creatures glow in some fashion. On land, however, bioluminescent creatures are less widely distributed. There [...]
Top Ten Real World Miracles
Maybe miracles are the mind’s way to exert extraordinary control over the body. Whatever you may believe, this list will certainly have you questioning the fabric of our existence. 10. Man’s Wedding Ring Deflects Bullet It is becoming a common debate whether the institution of marriage is growing outdated. [...]
Top 10 Real-life Vampire Hunters
You know all the vampire fiction – Dracula, Buffy, Twilight – but did you know that there are people out there who believe that vampires are real? And there are real-life vampire hunters to track them down and kill them? They don’t all quip like Buffy and the vampires aren’t [...]
Top 10 Celebrities Who Have Had Close Encounters With Aliens
Do you believe in life on other planets? If you do , you’re far from alone – a survey last year revealed that 36% of Americans believed in aliens. That’s 80 million people! 10% of respondents even think they have seen a UFO themselves. Whether that’s the influence of realistic-looking [...]
Top Ten Spooky Places of the Wild West
Few times in history have captured the popular imagination like the Wild West. Deeply romanticized by most people, the West was a rough place where people struggled to survive—and many didn’t make it. Listen to the stories of the Wild West and there is no wonder why this blend of gun fights, [...]
