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25 Most Disturbing Government Secrets Ever Revealed
Ideally, governments should be transparent and open about their activities. However, for reasons involving national security, sometimes governments need to classify information to protect it from enemies abroad. Over time, when the threat becomes no longer relevant, governments might declassify information, potentially revealing some disturbing things. Are you curious about what your government has been […] More
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25 Brilliant Ron Swanson Quotes You Need Right Now
Ron Swanson quotes are nuggets of truth heavily drenched in a carnivorous, capitalistic, and American worldviews. He tells it like it is and doesn’t sugar-coat the truth. Of course, while his character satirizes a Libertarian, macho perspective; the writers of the show Parks and Recreation always gave him a lovable humanity, wit, and intelligence. It’s […] More
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25 Shocking Rumors That Are Actually True
Whether it was a celebrity, a government, or a company, we can all remember at least one shocking rumor that just so happened to be true. Of course, sometimes we expect it, but when we don’t, it can be quite a surprise. These were 25 Shocking Rumors That Are Actually True. Subscribe to List25 More
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25 Super Shady Things Companies Are Doing To Rip You Off
Whether you live in Sweden, Germany, the United States, or Russia, there is one thing that you can be sure of – you will be ripped off. Human nature all but requires it. Keep in mind, however, these are not scams. In fact, many of them are legal. The key difference though, is that they […] More
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25 Strange Tax Laws You Would Probably Have Issues With
Taxes, we love to hate them. They cause more conflict than anything else on Earth. In fact, the majority of wars have been waged over money and taxes. Even conflicts like the American Civil War that are typically taught from a strong ideological standpoint of “right versus wrong” were actually influenced heavily by taxation. Throughout history […] More
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25 Demystifying Facts About Area 51 The Government Probably Doesn’t Want You To Know
Widely regarded as the research center for aliens and UFOs in popular culture and conspiracy theories, Area 51 is a mystery. Despite the theories, there’s little published evidence to prove Area 51 has extraterrestrial ties. What we know to be true (declassified documents have proven it) is Area 51’s role as a development and testing zone […] More
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25 Conspiracy Theories That Actually Ended Up Being True
We’ve all had friends and family that are really into the conspiracy stuff. You know, the ones that send you emails with blazing red headlines proclaiming how 9/11 was an inside job and the president is actually a KGB agent and the KGB works for the CIA and it’s the connections bro, the connections. Ok, that’s not what we’re […] More
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25 Of The Least Corrupt Countries In The World
Every year Transparency International ranks (most of) the countries in the world according to the amount of perceived corruption within their borders. One of the most telling results of the annual survey is the fact that no country receives a perfect score. In fact, the highest score is 92/100 which was achieved by Denmark. After that, […] More
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25 Most Fraudulent Political Elections In History
An election is considered the greatest “weapon” of democracy, which is widely considered the most perfect form of government. However, there have been many recorded cases in which elections were sullied by violence, fraud, corruption, and bribery, and as a result had the exact opposite results than a fair and democratic election is supposed to […] More
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25 Of The Most Baffling Ways The American Government Is Spending Its Money
Everyone knows that governments are wasteful when it comes to money. And of course, none of these bizarre expenses are anything when compared to the big payments of social security, healthcare, etc. So, although not spending $76 million to round up wild horses would be a great thing, putting a stop to it wouldn’t really […] More
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25 Things You Should Know About The Government Shutdown
With the 2013 shutdown of the United States government people are asking a lot of questions. How will the shutdown affect you? Find out right now. Here are 25 things you should know about the government shutdown. Subscribe to List25 More
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25 Most Top Secret Military Operations in History
Many events in history have been changed because of covert missions undergone by the military or by secret organizations led by the government. As a result of such activities, there have been discoveries made, conspiracies disclosed, injustices done, lives killed, and governments changed as a result of keeping everything concealed from public knowledge. For better […] More
