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The All-Time Worst People in History
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The Most Influential Contemporary Americans
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The Most Influential People of All Time
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Freedom Fighters of India
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Famous Suicides List
views: 264,789 2 weeks agoA list of famous people who committed suicide - celebrities and historical figures, with photos. The complete list of the most famous suicides in history, including a lot of Hollywood suicides. What celebrities have killed themsel...
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14 Great People Who Were Also Perverts
views: 7,393 1 week agoAs some sort of a sequel to Beau Iverson's list (http://www.ranker.com/list/the-13-most-historically-important-perverts-of-all-time/beau-iverson), I've decided to compile this list of 14 other allegedly awesome people who were rea...
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Famous People Who Died Of Starvation
views: 16,857 1 week agoWith reports of deaths dating back to roughly 1,000 BC, a list of famous people who died of starvation includes those who intentionally starved themselves for one reason or another, those who were forced to starving to death again...
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Criminals Who Mysteriously Vanished
views: 24,292 2 weeks agoCriminals who are caught typically want to vanish, escaping the long arm of the law and living out their days in freedom - say fixing boats in some remote Mexican beach paradise - instead of behind bars where they belong. While th...
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Death By Poison: List Of Famous Poison Victims
views: 37,203 2 weeks agoHere is a list of famous people who died of poisoning. Death due to poison could not be detected in earlier ages and so was the most popularl method used to kill people. Only in the recent past, has the cause of death by poison be...
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Great Rulers Who Turned Into Tyrants As They Aged
views: 4,814 3 days agoEven some of the best rulers in history turned into villains or almost did so as they got old. Here are some of them.
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The 70 Most Notable Left Handed People
views: 6,119 2 weeks agoThese are the most notable leftys in history. Today, roughly 11% of the world's population is left handed. That number surged throughout the 20th century as adults stopped forcing left handed children to use their right hand. Left...
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The 15 Greatest Bands Named After Real People
views: 93,822 2 weeks agoIn honor of school principal Leonard Skinner, who inspired the name for classic rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, here are the 15 greatest, most famous bands in history that have been named after real people; along with a song from each b...
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Famous Christians Who Converted to Judaism
views: 19,051 2 weeks agoList of notable Christians who converted to Judaism, with photos. These former Christians who became Jewish converts switched their religion for many different reasons. Some of these converted Jews did so out of deep religious res...
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Royal Twins
views: 4,077 2 weeks agoA List of Royal Twins, with photos! This list includes both fraternal and identical twins. Only 2% of the world's population are twins, and only 0.2% are identical twins. Why have a singleton when you can double the kids for doubl...
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Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History
views: 3,666,764 2 weeks agoAll the most famous gay men through history, with photos included. Over 1800 gay dudes and counting! These historically famous gay males have either been confirmed as homosexuals or there is strong evidence that they were/are gay....
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Famous (Alleged) Illuminati Members
views: 1,594,496 1 day agoList of Famous Illuminati Members Past and Present, supposedly. So, who are Illuminati?The following list is of alleged Illuminati Members as reported by various sources. These possible famous Illuminati members range from world l...
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The 15 Hottest Casey Anthony Party Pictures
views: 950,734 17 hours agoFor someone who just got acquitted of murder, she's sure got some killer looks. The greatest part about the Casey Anthony case, or as I'm calling it the "Racy Casey" case, is the fact that nobody believes she's innocent....
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People From Biblical Times You Would Most Like To Meet
views: 351 5 days agoWouldn't it be cool to meet and have a conversation in person with people from Biblical times? If you are a student of the Bible or just someone who has knowledge of those times in history, who would you be most excited to meet in...
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Famous People Who Don't Drink Alcohol
views: 385,271 5 months agoThis is a list of all the famous people who don't drink alcohol, with photos. What celebrities don't drink? Famous Teetotalers: people who don't drink. In some cases, these individuals have stopped drinking after overcoming an alc...
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13 People Who Have Committed Public Suicide
views: 17,767 2 weeks ago13 people who have committed suicide include some of the most tragic, controversial and politically motivated suicides that took place as the world watched in horror. These 13 men and women for one reason or another each choose to...
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The 9 Strangest Deaths of the Renaissance Era
views: 47,815 2 weeks agoList of odd deaths that happened during the Renaissance, including some of the rumors and legends behind them. It includes stories of people dying from laughter, a rule who died due to shyness about using the restroom and a man be...
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The 13 Most Infamous Irish Mobsters
views: 133,465 2 weeks agoFamous Irish gangsters in America, with photos (yes, some are mug shots). Who are the worst Irish Mobsters? These are the notorious godfathers - the top crime bosses from the Irish Mob and associated crime syndicates, listed from ...
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Fictional Pirates
views: 690 2 months agoList of fictional pirates, who sailed the seven seas exclusively in our imagination. In popular culture, the romantic image of the pirate - a lone marauder of the seas, living by his own code, narrowly overcoming dangerous and eve...
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Billionaire College Dropouts
views: 24,738 9 months agoThe richest college dropouts - billionaires who never graduated college - are all listed here, with photos. If money is an indicator of success, it's safe to say that these are the most successful college dropouts in history. Plen...
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8 of History's Greatest Gluttons
views: 34,253 4 days agoAs suggested by being one of the seven deadly sins, gluttony has led to the death of more than a few of history's greatest gluttons, many of whom have reached in excess of 1,000 pounds at one time or another. Sadly, despite obesit...
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Unusual Deaths: Prehistoric People Who Died In Strange Ways
views: 8,613 2 weeks agoHere are some very strange deaths that have occurred in prehistoric times. The following list includes some of the most unusual ways of dying imaginable. There are lots of strange ways to die and these might be the strangest death...
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Famous U.S. Assassinations
views: 19,612 2 weeks agoThere have been multiple assassinations in the USA - attempts and plots to assassinate notable US citizens. Following is not only the presidential assassination list, but also includes all prominent US assassinations that made bre...
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Political Figures I Find Fascinating
views: 1,984 2 weeks agoPolitics is something I’ve found myself being very drawn too, and these are the political figures that I have found to be the most interesting to me personally in some way. It runs the gamut from historical-to-current, American-to...
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10 Richest U.S. Presidents
views: 17,123 1 week agoRichest U.S. Presidents: Here is a list of the wealthiest presidents in U.S. history. These presidents top the list of United States' richest presidents. Being the head of the White House may come at a high price, but it also lend...
