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Drama

With such an extensive back catalog to choose from, it's hard to pick just one favorite line from The Simpsons, but there are quite a few that really stand out from the crowd. Some lines are just so absurd that you can't help but chortle every time, others are incredibly relatable (sometimes depressingly so), and more than a few are just so darn versatile that they just never get old.&nbsp;Whether you're a Simpsons fanatic or you live with one, this collection looks at those great lines that have incredibly lasting appeal.

'The Simpsons' Quotes We'll Never Get Tired Of

General

M. Muir

Lists about Matt Groening's animated sitcom about an average family from Springfield, airing since 1989.

The Simpsons

Entertainment

Pinning down when the so-called “golden age” of The Simpsons took place is a matter of personal taste - some choose to cast a larger net but most will generally place it within those first nine or 10 seasons. One of the reasons for the show's unmatched quality in that period was the frequency of the outstanding guest characters who weren't simply celebrities playing themselves. To be sure, there were still plenty of celebrity cameos even when the show was at its peak, but the very best performances came from actors playing unique characters.This collection takes a look back at the greatest guest performances in that era. The rules, which will be enforced arbitrarily, exclude celebrity cameos and recurring characters. As much as we love the likes of Sideshow Bob, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/lionel-hutz-cases-the-simpsons/michael-muir?ref=profile_own">Lionel Hutz</a>, and Troy McClure, they won't be found here, for this list is for the characters who shone for one episode between Seasons 1-9. From the brilliant, benevolent billionaire seeking world domination to Homer's spiritual guide, this list asks the burning question: Who really was the best one-episode golden-age character?&nbsp;

Ranking The Very Best One-Episode Golden Age Simpsons Characters

Culture

Few things in life can be so fraught with irritations and indignities quite like seeking work. Whether it's a part-time job for college, a first “real” job, or trying to switch careers, there's going to be a veritable avalanche of bullsh*t to contend with. As much as <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/red-flags-in-job-interviews/erin-maxwell">interviews</a> can be a real bugbear, getting to that stage in the first place is a whole other level of aggravation.&nbsp;Job adverts are filled with phrases that range from the nonsensical (really, what exactly do they mean by a “ROCK STAR”?!) to the sneakily malicious ("competitive salary" - really?), this collection looks at what those incredibly annoying clichés really mean.

The Real Meaning Behind 20 Annoying Phrases Job Seekers Deal With

War brings <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/wartime-innovations/michael-muir?ref=profile_own">innovation</a> as well as destruction, as many everyday items were initially developed for military use. Changes can also be seen in language, because a great deal of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/great-war-words/michael-muir?ref=profile_own">modern-day speech</a> actually derives from combat. The other side of this linguistic coin is the increasingly vague way in which wars are written and spoken about. Rather than express the stark and often bleak truths of combat, a host of euphemisms have emerged to soften the reality.Some serve to minimize the unwelcome moral quandaries of war, while others stretch our credulity to breaking point. From the absurd to the outright malicious, this collection looks at the real meanings behind military euphemisms and their origins.&nbsp;&nbsp;

10 Of The Most Evasive Military Euphemisms

Animated

Springfield's best law-talkin' guy only graced our screens for seven seasons but provided the very best era of The Simpsons with some of its greatest moments. Played by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0367005/?ref_=tt_cl_t_7">Phil Hartman</a> until his untimely passing in 1998, Hutz was usually shown to be wildly incompetent but actually won a fair number of cases, albeit fortuitously. This collection looks back at the less-than-distinguished legal career of Lionel Hutz AKA Miguel Sanchez AKA Dr. Nguyen Van Phuoc.

An Unreasonably Thorough Analysis Of The Legal Career Of Lionel Hutz

Fun and very interesting lists about slang, vocabulary, language, spelling, and even punctuation.

Words, Words, Words

Language

The <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/why-dont-americans-use-metric-system/melissa-sartore">metric system</a> introduced the world to a simple, standardized way of measuring most everyday things. In some countries, the adoption of the system has been mixed or outright resisted. Then there are circumstances that require a very specific unit of measurement that can't easily be covered by metric, imperial, or other conventional measurements.&nbsp;From the distance reindeer can walk before needing to pee, to just how much a buttload really is, this collection looks at what the specific dimensions of some of the world's funniest and most unusual measurements actually are.

12 Words We Didn't Realize Actually Had Specific Measurements 

Unusual measurements

Family Entertainment

It's been on the air for more than 30 years, but for most longtime fans of The Simpsons, the &nbsp;show was at its brilliant best during the first 10 years. In the time sometimes known as the golden age of The Simpsons, many great characters showed up for a one-off joke. Though they were only on screen for a matter of seconds, the memory of those one-and-done&nbsp;characters&nbsp;has lived on for years. From Homer's exact double, to the talk show hosted by a bear, this collection looks at the best one-off characters from the best period of The Simpsons' long run.&nbsp;

Obscure But Memorable One-Joke Golden Age Simpsons Characters

Lists about life for soldiers and civilians alike during the Second Great War, which raged around the world from 1939-1945.

WWII

The world breathed a sigh of relief when the Great War drew to a close in November 1918, but few realized at the time that the nightmare&nbsp;they&#39;d lived through was just the opening act. What we now call the interwar years was&nbsp;a time of major economic, political, and social upheaval. Fortunes&nbsp;and allegiances&nbsp;changed dramatically over the course of the two decades sandwiched by world wars - allies in one conflict&nbsp;became enemies in the next. Those&nbsp;turbulent times became fertile&nbsp;grounds for extremist political parties promising a way out.&nbsp;

From American decadence and depression, to Germany&#39;s disastrous&nbsp;first experiment with democracy, this collection looks at what happened in 11 prominent nations between World War I and&nbsp;II.

What Actually Happened To 11 Major Countries Between The World Wars

Everything you didn't know about the so-called leaders of the free world, from their favorite foods to their pets' names.

U.S. Presidents

Politics

To date, 46 men (no women yet) have been elected <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-u-s-presidents-from-best-to-worst" target="_blank">President of the United States</a>, so it&#39;s inevitable that quite a few have largely faded from memory. The Whig presidents&nbsp;and the period between Ulysses Grant&#39;s second term and Theodore Roosevelt&#39;s time in office, in particular,&nbsp;seem&nbsp;to be a legacy graveyard for the executive branch.&nbsp;As a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RigCBb-yRJs" target="_blank">catchy little ditty</a> in a classic episode of The Simpsons reminds us, you won&#39;t find their faces on dollars or on cents (not including <a href="https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/presidential-dollar-coin" target="_blank">commemorative coins</a>). Of the eight historical presidents on the stage, six are named, while a few possibilities exist&nbsp;for the others. Fittingly, most of the kids in the skit&nbsp;aren&#39;t all that memorable either.&nbsp;

For some of the officeholders featured here, the hand of fate took them early;&nbsp;others were thrust into the position by those premature demises, and the final group of non-entities was&nbsp;apparently just not up to the task. This list looks at the forgotten presidents and asks: do they really live up (or down) to expectations?

Ranking The Mediocre US Presidents Seen In 'The Simpsons'

It's always made the world go-round, but how did people of the past let others know how much they had before the days of fast, shiny cars and cheesy name brand apparel? And why do economies keep collapsing? Study up to see why history repeats itself.

Money Matter$

Money

For many films, TV shows, and video games, made-up corporations are a key element of the story. For classic cartoons, an ever-present company can provide every conceivable product for limitless possibilities for jokes. In&nbsp;most of our favorite sci-fi movies, the greed of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-evil-corporations-in-science-fiction-movies-tv/zach-seemayer" target="_blank">evil corporations</a> is a major driving point of the story; for example,&nbsp;Weyland-Yutani was as important a part of the Alien franchise as the xenomorphs. But have you have stopped to wonder how profitable these iconic fictional companies actually are?&nbsp;

We took some of our favorite concocted companies and tried to work out their values based on market capitalization, which is simply&nbsp;the figure&nbsp;you arrive at&nbsp;when multiplying&nbsp;all the outstanding shares of a stock by the price of a single share. In other words - the company&#39;s value on&nbsp;the stock market. The number of shares usually depends on the size of the company, but can vary greatly (Amazon has a little more than 500 million, while Nokia has more than 5 billion), while a new venture will have just a few thousand. In this list, share prices are loosely based on the nearest real-life equivalent, while the total value takes into account the time period, economy, and assets of the company in the world(s) in which they&#39;re set.&nbsp;

This collection looks at some of our favorite fictional companies, great and small, and poses the question: which ones would offer the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-bang-for-your-buck-brands/werner-brandes?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best bang for your buck</a>? Would you be willing to overlook some of the companies&#39; shadier aspects to turn a profit? What&#39;s a little viral outbreak/class-action lawsuit/security breach&nbsp;when there are handsome dividends in the offering?&nbsp;

The Market Cap Of 10 Of Our Favorite Fictional Companies

History

The <a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Crimean-War" target="_blank">Crimean War</a> didn&rsquo;t settle much in the long run, but one thing that changed forever was the way news outlets would cover conflicts. As well as <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/old-war-photos-we-did-not-know-existed/gordon-cameron" target="_blank">photographs</a> that captured the action, it was the first war covered from the ground as it was unfolding. The groundbreaking coverage shone a light on the less glamorous aspects of combat. Thereafter, every major war that broke out was covered in real-time by journalists at the front fighting for the latest scoop.

This collection looks at what newspapers said at the start and end of 12 major conflicts around the world, and how the media covered the action. Relations between the military and press differed greatly from one conflict to the next, ranging from broadly cooperative to outright hostility.&nbsp;Wars are no longer only fought with munitions - but also in print and over the airwaves.

How The Media Covered The Beginning And End Of 12 Major Conflicts

In Soviet Russia

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It was years in the making, but when it actually came, the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/soviet-union-collapsed/michael-muir?ref=profile_own" target="_blank">collapse of the Soviet Union</a> in 1991 occurred suddenly. In the immediate aftermath, the Russian people hoped for blue jeans and other Western goods - and the freedom that came with them.

Their hopes were not fulfilled as Russia underwent a dramatic transformation from a planned economy to the market&nbsp;economy via a highly controversial &ldquo;shock therapy&rdquo; process.&nbsp;Amid the wild fluctuations in currency&nbsp;value came a constitutional crisis, a widely condemned&nbsp;invasion of Chechnya, and the rise of a new breed of politician.

This explainer looks at the facts behind Russia&rsquo;s so-called &ldquo;wild &#39;90s.&rdquo;

What Really Happened Right After The Collapse Of The USSR

Since the dawn of civilization, a lot of important things have happened. Here are lists of about the many winding routes we took to get where we are today.

Historical Contexts

Throughout&nbsp;history,&nbsp;great powers have risen and fallen.&nbsp;Some disappear suddenly, while others take decades -&nbsp;if not centuries - to slip into the night. The fall of one order usually provides a vacuum for another to fill, but the immediate transitory period is one of chaos, drama, and intrigue.

A major power&#39;s collapse in one area can fundamentally change the character of another one thousands of miles away. <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/alexander-empire-died/michael-muir" target="_blank">Alexander the Great&#39;s sudden demise</a> dictated the course of the next 300 years of the Hellenic world, while the fall of Constantinople had a huge impact on Moscow.&nbsp;

This collection looks at&nbsp;what really went down right after these major powers fell.&nbsp;

What Happened Immediately After The Collapse Of 10 Major Historical Powers

Lists that explore the creative, visually stunning, most unforgettable worlds in film, TV, literature, comics, video games, and other media.

 Fictional Places & Universes

One of the main ingredients of a long-running show, whether <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/tv-home-values-today/michael-muir" target="_blank">animated or live-action</a>, is the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-houses-in-movies-and-tv/matthewcoleweiss" target="_blank">family home</a>. Some of the most iconic residences on TV exist only on paper. One of the advantages of animation as a creative medium is that the possibilities are pretty much endless, bound only by what the animators can come up with. Some of our favorite TV homes make very little sense at all, but that doesn&#39;t make them any less enjoyable to watch. This collection looks at what the real values of these fictitious homes might actually be.&nbsp;

For the purposes of this list, the nearest real-life equivalents were used to base estimates&nbsp;on. For the more grounded shows, this was reasonably straightforward, while the productions&nbsp;set in the distant past, future, or underneath nuclear test sites required a bit more creativity to get to the bottom of.&nbsp;

The Actual Values Of Famous Cartoon Homes Today

Lists about that most horrifying and destructive human invention in which there are literally no rules.

The Art of War

The world changed forever on the morning of August 6,&nbsp;1945, when an American B-29 (the Enola Gay) <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/aftermath-of-atomic-bombs-japan/christopher-myers" target="_blank">dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima</a>; a second such device destroyed Nagasaki three days later. In the long run, the devastation felt by the Japanese cities prevented an entire country from being destroyed by an invasion. Thousands perished, but millions survived.

Seven years later, a device approximately 700-1,000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb was successfully tested by the US. The then-USSR debuted the even more powerful <a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/tsar-bomba/31530341.html" target="_blank">Tsar Bomba</a>&nbsp;in 1961. To use such a weapon was unimaginable, but some people really did think the unthinkable. As Cold War tensions escalated, American and Soviet researchers made grim calculations over what a nuclear war would truly entail.&nbsp;

How could a nuclear war actually start? <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/government-plans-for-surviving-a-nuclear-blast/quinn-armstrong" target="_blank">How would it unfold</a>? What would victory look like - if such a thing was even possible? And what would the post-war world look like? The verdicts of studies carried out at the time will be revealed in this explainer of the terrifying details of nuclear war.&nbsp;

10 Details Of How Cold War Experts Thought A Nuclear War Would Actually Unfold

Sigourney Weaver&rsquo;s character Ellen Ripley is one of the most iconic, groundbreaking, and enduring characters in cinema. But Ripley is not the only bright star in the Alien galaxy;&nbsp;across the franchise, there have been many great characters who perished in some creative ways.&nbsp;

This list looks back at the more&nbsp;impactful supporting characters in the original trilogy, from the everyman space truckers of the first to the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/aliens-colonial-marines-ranked-in-combat/michael-muir" target="_blank">Marines of the second</a>&nbsp;and the lifers of the third. As for the ginger stepchild of the franchise, Resurrection, let&rsquo;s just pretend that didn&rsquo;t happen, shall we?

Memorable Supporting Characters In The Original 'Alien' Trilogy

Action

All right now, for all you boppers out there in the big city, all you lovers of the 1979 cult classic&nbsp;The Warriors&nbsp;with an eye for the action, let&rsquo;s get down to it. Here&rsquo;s a list with you in mind. If you&rsquo;ve got to make it all the way back to the big CI in one night, which members of that real live bunch from Coney do you choose to have your back?&nbsp;

Remember, boppers, look out not just for how well your crew handles themselves in a rumble, but for how likely they are to get you home in one piece. Be looking good, Warriors, all the way back to Coney. Real good.

Ranking All The Warriors In The Warriors In 'The Warriors'

Ranking The Warriors

It&#39;s one thing to read <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/blitz-firsthand-accounts/michael-muir" target="_blank">firsthand accounts or histories of World War II</a> decades after it ended, but another to look into <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/firsthand-accounts-leningrad/michael-muir" target="_blank">what people were truly saying</a> and thinking about events as they transpired. Few had a complete idea of what was really going on, but their stories give key insights into the true experience that well-researched historical texts or official documents never can.

This collection looks at a variety of accounts and opinions of people from&nbsp;all walks of life as events unfolded. From the students in Indiana who postulated&nbsp;about the postwar world, to the Russian teenager who just wanted to survive;&nbsp;from opinion polls that showed just how little the American public wanted to get involved, to how confident the British people were of victory -&nbsp;their stories will show what it was really like to be around in the 1940s.&nbsp;

How People Really Felt About World War II As It Was Happening

Interesting

Like them or loathe them - behind every piece of fitness equipment you see at the gym lies a story and a different motivation. Some pieces began life as actual <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/gnarly-ancient-human-suffering-artifacts/theodoros-karasavvas" target="_blank">torture devices</a>, not the voluntary temporary hells we put ourselves through to work off that extra slice of pie. Other machines were made with loftier intentions, such as efforts to make exercise more accessible or to help foster a sense of pan-Germanism at the height of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/napoleon-bonaparte-facts/lisa-waugh" target="_blank">Napoleonic Wars</a>.&nbsp;

This collection looks at the hidden stories behind the best, worst, and most unusual staples of modern <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/how-has-exercise-changed-over-the-years/samantha-dillinger" target="_blank">exercise culture</a>.

The Sweaty Historical Origins Of Our Favorite Exercises And Equipment

All about those interstellar big game hunters, the Yautja, and their runs-in with humanity, the most dangerous game.

If It Bleeds...

Predator was a genre-bending classic that combined over-the-top &#39;80s action with sci-fi and slasher-horror&nbsp;elements that ended up being far better than it really had any right to be. The tight direction, memorable cast, and quality special effects still stand up today. The film produced <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/predator-franchise-timeline/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">a raft of sequels</a>,&nbsp;gubernatorial&nbsp;candidates, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsweek.com/goblin-spider-arnold-schwarzenegger-predator-1124746" target="_blank">names for goblin spiders</a>.&nbsp;It&nbsp;also introduced us to one of the all-time great movie monsters: the Predator.&nbsp;

The clever bait-and-switch at the start shows an elite team of commandos annihilating&nbsp;a nondescript&nbsp;guerilla&nbsp;base with ease (some 50+ kills in less than four minutes) before they become the prey of a mysterious alien that hunts for sport. A couple of&nbsp;members of the team get a fair shake, but most are dispatched&nbsp;very cheaply by a Predator&nbsp;that only seems to enforce its own rules when it feels like it. So all things being equal, which members of Dutch&#39;s&nbsp;team were actually the best soldiers?

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Ranking The Commandos In 'Predator'

Lists about customs, rituals, and daily life in Ancient Rome and the Roman Republic, which ruled the Mediterranean from 8th Century BC until its spectacular collapse in 476 AD.

Rome If You Want To

When you imagine elite fighters in the ancient era, chances are you&rsquo;ll think of the coordinated might of the Roman legion and the individual flair of the gladiator. There were similarities with how <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/workout-secrets-greeks/michael-muir?ref=profile_own" target="_blank">the Greeks</a> pursued fitness, but also some key digressions. By examining&nbsp;how both the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/life-fighting-in-the-roman-front-lines/ryan-sargent" target="_blank">Roman legions</a> and the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/ancient-roman-gladiator-facts/aaron-edwards" target="_blank">gladiators got into fighting shape</a>, we can still learn a great deal in the present day.

This collection looks at the uncompromising methods the Romans used in pursuit of martial excellence. From the forced marches of raw recruits to the plentiful helpings of barley, the fitness secrets of the Romans will be revealed.

The Actual Ways The Romans Got Fighting Fit

Few jobs in television are quite so lucrative as a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/whoa-facts-nostalgic-minor-sitcom-figures/melissa-sartore" target="_blank">starring role on a hit sitcom</a>, especially in the heyday of the 1990s. The usually working- and middle-class characters (<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/whoa-sitcom-dad-facts-80s-90s/melissa-sartore" target="_blank">often dads</a>)&nbsp;were played by actors making orders of magnitude more money for a single episode.

This collection looks at just how big the discrepancy between the finances of the actor and character was by posing the following question: How long would it take the character to earn what the actor made for a single episode?

How Long It Would Take Sitcom Characters To Earn As Much As The Actors Who Play Them

Fictional Character

Sci-Fi

When it comes to iconic military units in film, few have had the longevity and influence of the Colonial Marines sent to LV-426 in the 1986 <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/alien-trivia-facts/coy-jandreau" target="_blank">sci-fi classic&nbsp;Aliens</a>. Even decades later, the names of most of the Marines can be easily recited by fans. Almost every character was given a bit of development so that their losses stung just that much&nbsp;more than secondary characters usually would. How do they stack up against one another under fire? Aside from Vasquez, obviously, which Colonial Marine would you most want to have your back?

To determine how effective each Marine was in combat, a points system will be used. Any Xenomorph visibly or audibly (a scream counts) dispatched by a Marine adds one&nbsp;point, but a Marine dying loses a point, as does friendly fire or any other incident&nbsp;that directly results in another Marine&#39;s demise.

Ranking The Combat Efficiency Of Each Colonial Marine From 'Aliens'

Are you already an expert in everything America? Great! No need to read about these fascinating facts and important events that have shaped the U.S. as we know it today.

US History You Should Know

The Constitution of the United States remains one of the most influential documents ever written, crafted over four torturous&nbsp;months in the midst of summer by <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/alexander-hamilton-facts-not-in-hamilton-musical/stephanroget" target="_blank">men with greatly divergent priorities</a>. It was not an&nbsp;easy or smooth process -&nbsp;controversial bargains had to be struck, uneasy compromises made. Some of those deals would be rued in the future,&nbsp;and some mistakes weren&#39;t revealed until much later. While the framers are held in high regard today, it&rsquo;s easy to forget they were human beings acting in what they thought was their own best interest.&nbsp;

This explainer takes a peek behind the curtains of the Pennsylvania&nbsp;State House, and the men known to history as the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/founding-fathers-horrifying-facts/isadora-teich" target="_blank">Founding Fathers</a>, to look at how it all came together.

12 Key Details About How The Constitution Was Really Written

Fictional Places

Certain <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/tv-home-values-today/michael-muir" target="_blank">homes seen in television</a> or films live long in the memory;&nbsp;sometimes that&rsquo;s because they seem like appealing places to live, and sometimes it&rsquo;s the exact opposite. Usually,&nbsp;where the movie is supposed to be set and where it&rsquo;s shot are two different places. For the purposes of this list, the attached values are based upon where the home is supposed to be rather than where it was filmed.&nbsp;

From the crumbling Paper Street Soap Company in <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fight-club-small-details/damon-davis" target="_blank">Fight Club</a> to the luxury of Tony Montana&rsquo;s mansion in <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/scarface-behind-the-scenes-facts/anncasano" target="_blank">Scarface</a>, this eclectic collection of movie homes looks at how much they&rsquo;d be worth today based upon their real locations. If the town or city is fictional, the nearest plausible real-life equivalent is used in the estimates.

How Much 14 Famous Movie Homes Would Cost Today

Film

Criminals

It&#39;s a tricky business staying one step ahead of the law, especially if you find yourself on the FBI&#39;s Most Wanted list. Yet some of the individuals featured here evaded capture for staggeringly long periods of time; in some cases, almost entire lifetimes spent on the run.

Some were the result of cunning, others of corruption and a worldwide web of resources, while others were just plain old dumb luck and incompetence on the part of the pursuers. This collection features some of the longest-lasting manhunts in modern history whose &quot;hunted men&quot; were finally caught.&nbsp;

How Long The Longest Manhunts In History Actually Were

The Longest Manhunts in History

Historical Entertainment

The film 300 is an adaptation of a comic book based on historical events, but it makes no pretense of being historically accurate. However, the battle of Thermopylae was a real event, with 300 Spartans at the center of the story. Quite a few little details from the film have a basis in fact; for example, many of the iconic lines, such as, &quot;We will fight in the shade,&quot; or, &quot;Come and get them,&quot; were based on real quotations, as was the Persian demand of &quot;earth and water.&quot; So what would happen if the film were to more closely resemble the real story of the battle of Thermopylae?

This list looks at some of the biggest deviations from the real story and the changes necessary&nbsp;to make the film more historically accurate. In some cases, the filmmakers&#39; choices were clearly to the benefit of the movie, but there are a few cases where, if anything, the movie undersells the true drama and brutality of the Greco-Persian Wars.&nbsp;

What A Historically Accurate Version Of '300' Would Actually Be Like

Not every manhunt ends in success. Despite the best efforts of the authorities, some fugitives really did get away with it and disappeared into obscurity after a life of infamy. Others met dramatic but sometimes unverified ends.

Whether it&#39;s the self-castrated, fervently religious army veteran who offed Lincoln&#39;s killer in cold blood, or the mysterious plane hijacker who disappeared completely, none of the featured individuals did the time for their crime.&nbsp;

12 Fugitives Who Did The Crime But Not The Time

Fails

From small-scale tactical nukes&nbsp;to&nbsp;spy cats,&nbsp;from laser tanks&nbsp;to aircraft carriers made from ice, some of the military experiments carried out in the 20th century defy belief. Yet all these bizarre projects were taken seriously at some point, and in some cases cost tens of millions of dollars before they were scrapped.

Although none of these schemes came to fruition in their own time, it&#39;s likely that more than a few will provide the foundation for future breakthroughs.&nbsp;

15 Bizarre Military Experiments That Made Us Say "Yikes"

Exploring ancient societies and cultures that have gone the way of Blockbuster and Dunkaroos. 

Bygone Civilizations

Ancient Greece

Few places placed as much importance on physical fitness as the city-states of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/whoa-ancient-greece-facts/mallory-weiler" target="_blank">ancient Greece</a>. In the pursuit of athletic excellence, the Greeks developed ideas and methods that are still remarkably applicable to the present day. Such fundamental fitness concepts as a proper warm-up and cool-down have their origins in the sandy gymnasiums of Athens and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/weird-but-true-sparta-facts/emily-mast" target="_blank">Sparta</a>. While the dress code of the modern gym is a little stricter, the lessons gleaned from those ancient workouts are well worth a look.&nbsp;

This collection examines&nbsp;the stories behind how the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/ancient-athletes-better-than-modern-sports-stars/theodoros-karasavvas" target="_blank">Greeks got into such amazing shape</a>. From using a newborn calf to achieve Herculean strength, to letting it all hang out on the gym floor, the workout secrets of the Greeks will be unveiled.&nbsp;

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