Some people manage to age gracefully, getting better with age like a fine wine, as the saying goes. Others just seem to fall apart completely, looking years older than they really are. Sure, there may be some genetics at work there, but many people have habits and lifestyles that bring it on, big time. This list presents ten things that people do that can accelerate the aging process, making one’s appearance old far ahead of their time.

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In the 100+ years that the US Open Tennis Championship has been played, interest in tennis has soared. In the spirit of the tournament that is half-way through at the time of this post, LOP presents a selection of stats on women’s champions, players and top achievers of the modern era of the US Open Tennis Championship.

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In the 100+ years that the US Open Tennis Championship has been played, interest in tennis has soared. In the spirit of the tournament that is half-way through at the time of this post, LOP presents a selection of stats on mens champions, players and top achievers of the modern era of the US Open Tennis Championship.

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Matt’s genius is usually locked safely away in his brain. But we take a step not only through Matt’s front door, but into his mind’s eye, to see your internet connection the way he does. See if you can pick up some tips to make your connection faster in ‘Matt’s House’.
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On this day – September 5 – we take a look back in time. This list presents Twenty Memorable Events that happened on September 5, this day in history, to track what this day on the calendar celebrates in our common, shared past.
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In 1949 the FBI came up with a list of the hardest criminals to catch and due to great public support this led to the creation of the first ‘Ten Most Wanted Fugitives’ list on March 14 1950. The saying goes that “the FBI always get their man”. This list looks at the very first group  – the Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives of 1950 – and what happened to them.

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Matt’s genius is usually locked safely away in his brain. Take a step not only through Matt’s front door, but into his mind’s eye, to see your internet connection the way he does. See if you can pick up some tips to make your connection faster in ‘Matt’s House’. Read the rest of this entry »

The list of the oldest universities in the world varies, depending on how one defines a university. If a university is considered to be a degree granting institution, all of the world’s oldest universities are located in Europe, where the practice of granting certification was widespread by the 1100s. However, many institutions of advanced learning in Asia and Africa are far older than European universities, and rightly belong on a list of the world’s oldest universities when one thinks of them as institutions of learning. For the purpose of this list, both are considered as institutions of learning, some of which offered degrees later than others, but all were established to provide a higher standard of learning and knowledge advancement. In some instances, the exact date of foundation is sometimes difficult to establish, since many universities organized themselves slowly.

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The Rothschild dynasty has been around for centuries. Legend has it that the family banking fortune began with the British defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, when Meyer Rothschild established the investments required to back Britain in the war effort. From that start, the family followed the colonialism of European powers and branched out throughout Europe, Africa and South America, then into the newly forming nation of the United States in North America, and developed ownership in the banking industries of dozens of countries. Little is conclusively known of the true extent of their empire, with its net worth estimated in the hundreds of trillions of US dollars. This list presents a collection of the family holdings as estimated by many experts. Could this really be true? If so, it would make the family far more powerful than any nation on earth.

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Infidelity, the ugly word: maybe your partner cheats – happens all the time, right? Maybe something else happens that would normally be grounds for breaking up. But not every wife goes down the path of divorce and split ups; some women stick around, and the magic question is always why. There may be one or many reasons to the answer – this list presents ten reasons why women stick around even at the worst of times.

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