Top 10 Most Important Battles for Western Civilization

While unfortunate, it cannot be denied that warfare has had a major role in shaping our world. It has defined our history, created and destroyed entire nations, and repeatedly altered society in both major and subtle ways for thousands of years. While history is replete with battles both large and small,...

Top 10 Short Films Available Online

Short films rarely get major releases these days, so it’s no surprise that even serious movie fans often neglect them. But with the rise of websites like YouTube, shorts have finally found a viable exhibition platform. The following are ten of the most famous short films available online. Whether they’re...

The World's Most Desolate Countries

10 Mauritania Location: Northwest AfricaPopulation: 3,069,000Population density: 8.2 humans per square milePrimary Airport: Nouakchott International AirportPrimer: Mauritania is a sand swept country offering desolation and one of the lowest GDPs on the African continent. Even the well-traveled must...

Ten Greatest Science Hoaxes

The whole thing started in 1912 when Charles Dawson claimed to find some interesting bones in a gravel pit. A palaeontologist at the British Museum assembled the bones and believed that they represented the “missing link” between humans and apes. 40 years later scientists proved that the Piltdown man...

7 Breathtaking Aquariums Around The World

1  Dubai aquarium in the Dubai Mall Stingrays swim in the Dubai aquarium in the Dubai Mall, which covers the area of 50 soccer pitches.The Dubai Aquarium – vast, entertaining, an engineering marvel, three storeys tall and featuring glass ‘walk-through’ tunnels that contain exotic marine life.2...

Top 10 Weirdest Versions of Hell

Today, even people of the same religion often have different beliefs about Hell. Does it exist? Is it a literal place of punishment, or just a symbol of spiritual suffering? But those questions are really just the beginning. Throughout history, people have imagined vastly different scenarios for those...