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The World’s 10 top ugly buildings and monuments

According to Web site VirtualTourist.com , The World’s Top 10 Ugliest Buildings and Monuments are:
1. Boston City Hall; Boston, Massachusetts
2. Montparnasse Tower; Paris, France
3. LuckyShoe Monument; Tuuri, Finland
4. Metropolitan Cathedral; Liverpool, England
5. Port Authority Bus Terminal; New York City, New York
6. Torres de Colon; Madrid, Spain
7. Liechtenstein Museum of Fine Arts; Vaduz, Liechtenstein
8. Scottish Parliament Building; Edinburgh, Scotland
9. Birmingham Central Library; Birmingham, England
10. Peter the Great Statue; Moscow, Russia

Written by Dyncpoope on November 14th, 2008 with no comments.
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Top Ten Evil People in the 20th Century

  1. Mao Tse Tung (China) killed 35 million people 1949-1976
  2. Joseph Stalin (USSR) killed 20 million people 1929-1953
  3. Adolph Hitler(Nazi Germany)-killed 11 million people 1939-1945
  4. Kim Il Sung (North Korea) killed 3 million people 1948-1994
  5. Mohamed Suharto (Indonesia) killed 2 million people 1967-1998
  6. Pol Pot (Cambodia)- killed 1.4 million people 1975-1979
  7. Theoniste Bagosara (Rwanda) killed 1 million people April-July 1994 
  8. Saddam Hussein (Iraq) killed 2 million people 1979-2003
  9. Ante Pavelic (Croatia) killed 300,000 people 1941-1944 
  10. Idi Amin (Uganda)-300,000 1971-1979

Written by admin on May 6th, 2007 with no comments.
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Top Ten most expensive cars in the world

Here is a list of top ten most expensive cars in the world:

1.  Bugatti Veyron  Price: $1,700,000

Bugatti Veyron

2. Ferrari Enzo Price: $1,000,000

3. Pagani Zonda C12 F Price: $741,000

Pagani Zonda

4. Koenigsegg CCX Price: $600,910

Koenigsegg CCX

5. Porsche Carrera GT Price: $484,000

Porsche Carrera GT

6. Mercedes SLR McLaren Price: $455,500

Mercedes SLR McLaren

7. Maybach 62 price: $385,250

Maybach

8. Rolls-Royce Phantom Price: $320,000

Rolls-Royce Phantom

9. Lamborghini Murcielago Price: $279,900

Lamborghini Murcielago

10. Aston Martin Vanquish Price: $255,000

Aston Martin Vanquish

Written by admin on April 19th, 2007 with no comments.
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World’s Top Ten Most Expensive Cities in 2006

Rank City
2. Seoul, South Korea
3. Tokyo, Japan
4. Hong Kong, China
5. London, England
6. Osaka, Japan
7. Geneva, Switzerland
8. Copenhagen, Denmark
9. Zurich, Switzerland
10. Oslo, Norway

Source: Mercer Human Resource Consulting

Written by admin on April 10th, 2007 with no comments.
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Top Ten Most Livable Countries in World

Rank Country
1 Norway
2 Iceland
3 Australia
4 Ireland
5 Sweden
6 Canada
7 Japan
8 United States
9 Switzerland
10 Netherlands

Written by admin on February 21st, 2007 with no comments.
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Most Visited American National Park Sites

 Rank  Name, location  Visitors
 1  Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tenn.  9,192,477
 2  Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz.  4,401,522
 3  Yosemite National Park, Calif.  3,304,144
 4  Olympic National Park, Wash.  3,142,774
 5  Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.-Mont.-Idaho   2,835,651
 6  Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo.  2,798,368
 7  Zion National Park, Utah  2,586,665
 8  Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio  2,533,827
 9  Grand Teton National Park, Wyo.  2,463,442
 10  Acadia National Park, Maine  2,051,484

Source: Based on data from the National Park Service.

Written by admin on February 21st, 2007 with 1 comment.
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Top 10 Deadliest Volcanic Eruptions

Rank Volcano Year Deaths
1 Tambora, Indonesia 1815 92,000
2 Krakatau, Indonesia 1883 36,417
3 Mount Pelee, Martinique 1902 29,025
4 Ruiz, Colombia 1985 25,000
5 Unzen, Japan 1792 14,300
6 Laki, Iceland 1783 9,350
7 Kelut, Indonesia  1919 5,110
8 Galunggung, Indonesia  1882 4,011
9 Vesuvius, Italy  1631 3,500
10 Vesuvius, Italy 79 3,360

Source: Volcano World, University of North Dakota.

Written by admin on February 21st, 2007 with no comments.
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Ten Interesting Facts about Christmas Tree

We all know what a Christmas tree is. But I am pretty sure most of us don’t know these interesting fatcs about Christmas tree. Here is 10 interesting facts…hope you will enjoy.

1. Nearly 80 million Christmas tree are planted every year.

2. The average acre holds about 2,000 Christmas trees.

3. The idea of electric Christmas lights was born in 1882 by Edward Johnson, famous for assisting brilliant Thomas Edison.

4.One entire acre of Christmas trees manufactures the oxygen requirements for an average of just 18 people.

5. The first U.S. President to decorate using a tree inside the Whitehouse was none other than President Franklin Pierce (14th President) in 1856.

6. The National Christmas tree Lighting event at the Whitehouse began in 1923 and was started by U.S. President Calvin Coolidge.

7. The average life of an artificial Christmas tree is about six years.

8. In 1979 the National Christmas tree Lighting ceremony was altered for the first time to honor American hostages in Iran, only the top ornament was lit.

9. Over one hundred thousand people are employed in fields related to the Christmas tree industry.

10. Christmas trees are grown in every American state.

Written by admin on February 15th, 2007 with no comments.
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