These days, nearly everyone in the developed world has a smartphone with access to the internet, which means that cellphone apps are more important than ever before. Millions upon millions of apps are downloaded every year, but not every app on your phone is all that important when you think about it. Sometimes, an app

Around 12 million people in the US use vaping pens or e-cigarettes. The device turns liquid, often flavored or containing nicotine, into a vapor to inhale. In 2019, an outbreak of deadly lung disease was connected to the smoking alternative. In all the states, except for Alaska, over 2,000 people became seriously ill and nearly

It’s no secret that hipsters are ridiculed. What is more opaque is the definition of a hipster, but the fact remains that being a hipster is associated with trying too hard to be different. What makes someone a hipster can be as varied as how they get their caffeine, their transportation choices, or their fashion

It’s not uncommon to hear someone passionnante about a cause or goal say they would give their life for it. But for some people put their money where their mouth is by making their death a part of the plan. The following are ten examples of people who achieved their goals with their own demise.

Effective bureaucracy can serve to ensure an administrative process runs smoothly. From schools to local councils, institutions need rules and regulations to maintain some degree of societal order. But problems often arise when those enforcing the rules become tangled in a web of their own red tape. SEE ALSO: 10 Screwups That Changed The Course

It’s been a while since a new Jason movie featured on the big screen or a green and red striped jersey brought terror to our dreams. While those horrors have been left behind in their own era, a host of new scary movies exist to keep us shivering. And as with most movies, the fan

To men in power, Jeffrey Epstein was incredibly dangerous. He’d been a pimp supplying child prostitutes to the wealthy elite, and he’d been caught. He knew things that could bring down some of the most powerful people on earth. SEE ALSO: Top 10 Murder Victims Who Solved Their Own Murders He was tied to princes,

There’s a reason journalists will usually not accept Wikipedia as a reliable source—because the site can be edited by anyone, misinformation and hoaxes are lurking around every corner. While most of these are quickly caught by Wikipedia’s team of moderators, many have gone unnoticed for years. Here are some of the most disruptive cases—that have

Typically, the race for President of the United States of America is a serious affair, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been some ridiculous contenders over the years. It’s not unheard of for a professional comic to throw their hat into the race, and seeing as the office was won by an actor and a

[This list has a competition! See the bonus item at the end for details.] We here at Listverse are no strangers to myths that refuse to go away—we spend a lot of time debunking them! From the five-second rule to bats being blind, some of them are believed almost everywhere in the world, despite being

Would you ever expect a government to ban a family film from release? Since they are based at a young audience, family films usually do not contain content that would anger film censors. But these films—which certainly look “kid-friendly” on the surface—were prohibited from being screened in certain countries for surprising reasons that don’t always

The United Kingdom is one of the most recognisable and admired countries in the world. For centuries, it has been on the front lines of history, and to this day, its politics are among the most-discussed in the world. It is easy to assume, as most of us have, that it will always be around.