Politics & History

Most Important Historical Events of the 20th Century

Lots of things happened last century. Which are the most important?

The Worst Tsunamis in History

List of the worst tsunamis in history, with pictures where possible. From the most recent, current tsunamis to those of the past, this list has them all. What was the worst tsunami ever? With death tolls reaching tragic proportion...

The Worst Volcanic Eruptions in History

From the most recent, current volcanic eruptions to those of the past, this list has them all. With volcanic death tolls reaching tragic proportions, these are not only the worst volcanic eruptions environmentally, they're also th...

The All-Time Worst Cult Leaders in History

These men promise a better life for their followers. What they bring is murder and misery.

The 7 Craziest Things Ever Blamed on Homosexuals

In light of the Catholic church blaming homosexuals for the child rape they are committing, here are the 7 most inane, ridiculous and idiotic things that have been blamed on homosexuals. People in a position of power, including va...

Top 10 Hitler Downfall Parodies Of All Time

For the last few years, the Hitler Rant meme has been one of the longest running memes on the internet and has served as the soapbox from which many geeks have found a place to have their viewpoints heard and illustrated with the ...

The Worst Tornadoes in History

As tragic as it is to lose lives from natural disasters like tornadoes, these are the worst tornadoes in history, each claiming hundreds of lives in a matter of minutes. From the most recent, current cyclones to those of the past,...

The 13 Dumbest Lawsuits in Recent History

We live in a litigious world and, more importantly, one filled with scam artists and cry babies looking for any excuse to blame their mistakes, problems or minor shortcomings on bigger companies. Here are thirteen cases that will ...

10 of the Most Doomed Expeditions in History

History is just FULL of doomed expeditions. It's hard to choose just 10 and it's hard to rank them in any kind of order. I chose these because these were doomed before they set out and almost all of them were victims of bad planni...

The Most Widely Believed Conspiracy Theories in US History

Conspiracy theorists: Call them birthers, deathers or just plain conspiracists, but don't call the people who believe the most widely believed conspiracy theories in US history gullible. These people will argue up and down that NA...

Most Controversial Supreme Court Cases

Looking for information about some of the most controversial Supreme Court cases in history? These U.S. Supreme Court decisions, some of which date back more than 100 years, include rulings on such hot button issues as abortion, c...

The 8 Largest Terrorist Attacks Thwarted by the US

Some of the largest terrorist attacks thwarted by the U.S. include attempts by terrorist suspects to bring down commercial airliners, plans to bomb U.S. landmarks and religious institutions and attempts to injure or kill U.S. sold...

Top 5 US Counterculture/peace Movements

The 7 Worst Things Protected by the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is often a necessary evil. Many times the Court has voted in favor of the party that 'seems wrong' in effort to uphold the Constitution and the Bill of Rights that we all value, most recently voting in favor of t...

People I can't stand

In alphabetical order

Worst Events in the US in the last 30 years

self explanatory, you may not agree this is my personal opinion, these are SINGLE EVENTS so wars dont count

Proof Science Hates The Tyrannosaurus Rex

Every so often Science comes out with "facts" that make the T-Rex look like more of a complete wuss than last time Science came out with "facts" that made the King of the Dinosaurs look like a complete wuss.Her...

The Worst Time Travel Destinations

OK, so you’ve built your time machine, great. You’ve created the most powerful and revolutionary device in the history of man, go you. The big question now is where should you go? Well, I’m sure you’ve got a bunch of ideas and a f...

10 Biggest, Deadliest, Most Destructive Hurricanes EVER!!

List of the worst hurricanes in history, with photos. What are the worst hurricanes in hostory? Every hurricane season, some areas of coastline around the world are threatened. To get some sense of the proportion of the damage cau...

Top 10 Types of Medieval Torture

They call them horrific torture devices, but I can think of several people who would deserve a few hours on at least one.

Pens out, please.

The 10 Strangest Ancient/Outdated Sex Beliefs

In the early 20th century, one "old wives' tale" went: if a woman sneezed after sex, she would expel the semen from her body and would not get pregnant. Well, beliefs were even weirder before we came upon something wonde...

Top 10 Oldest People in the World