“The fact that there’s hundreds of words that are only found in English shouldn’t surprise you at all. The Oxford English Dictionary lists over 250,000 distinct words, not including many technical or slang terms, making English one of the richest languages (if not the richest) in terms of vocabulary. [Here] some examples of words that represent a challenge when attempting translation. Many of them now serve as loanwords to other languages.” w/ photos

“A few of these horror hosts became icons and gained nationwide, or international, recognition for their roles. However, most of these hosts were local and not recognized outside their local areas, but their characters added to the enjoyment of the movies. My criteria for the list are that the host must have started as a local program that presented horror movies. All of the hosts on the list, except for one, were presented in costume.” w/ videos

“We’ve all played as him and we’ve all seen him as a hero, but have we all identified with him? Most likely not. Why? Because he’s a f*cking dick. Here are seven reasons why Mario is one of the most self-centered, inconsiderate, egotistical assh*les in video game history. Yet we all still love him for it. This list is about calling Mario on his sh*t.” w/ photos + videos

“What defines a great empire? Is it its sheer size? Or perhaps its influence over others? Some may say an empire’s wealth is what truly makes it great. Whatever it is, there are some empires that stand out in history as being the greatest of all time.” w/ photos

“Here, in the non-tropical Northern Hemisphere, we have come to divide the year into four seasons: the cold of winter, the warming and greening of spring, the warmth or heat of summer, and the cooling and leaf-changing of autumn. However, on freak occasions, weather does not behave in a manner according to its season. In this list, we will discuss some of the rare cases where the weather has taken an unseasonal turn or has acted otherwise unusually.” w/ photos

“Everyone needs a villain. But sometimes writers are so eager to create a nemesis for their protagonists that they forget the most important thing: the villains’ motives. Be it revenge, insanity or simply their desire to bang the hero (I am looking at you Agent Smith), it is the motivation of the villain that ultimately sells the character. The following 10 examples failed at that miserably.” w/ photos

“Celebrities. We love them. We hate them. We can’t stop watching them. And while everyone loves a rags-to-riches success story, it’s even better the second time around. Here are ten celebrities who did.” w/ photos

“There may be some celebrities that, given a chance, would bring a fresh perspective to the world. Who do you think has enough business sense and bravado to hold their own as the leader of the free world?… Here are the top 10 celebrities we’d like to see as president.” w/ photos

“People have already done the 101 hottest red heads, and that’s great, but we all know being a hot redhead is like being an endangered species: doors are going to open because you are so rare. But let’s just say that other redheads probably consider the people we are listing today as scum… Top 15 ugliest redheads who became celebrities.” w/ photos

“One thing that most Listversers have in common is a love of good books and a love of monsters, mysteries and the bizarre. This list combines the lot by selecting the most horrifying of all monsters from literature through the ages.” w/ photos