This was a really well done, interesting list.
First of all, the power of hindsight is one that should not be taken for granted. That being said, number 15 only seems ridiculous to us now because it has never been done and nobody can fathom its realization. But the people who said everything else on the list also thought that what they were saying was the truth, in that they could not fathom any other outcome. I think including an unrealized prediction weakened the list for me.
You're wrong about the snapping! The list is right. Any other finger you may snap with also hits the base of your thumb, and that impact is what causes the noise to be made.
Kubrick, quit being such a god-damned goon.
What a fitting list for the current, international political climate.
Despite him having married his own adopted daughter once she grew up, I really like Woody Allen. What a fun list!
Haha, thank you. I'm relatively new to listverse, and to be quite honest, didn't know being- or trying to be- first was such a big deal. Sorry to anyone whom I've offended or who doesn't believe my ignorance!
When I first saw the title of this list, I thought it was oddly specific, but it turns out that there are at least 10, truly tragic human panics and stampedes. Well done.
Gabe, scientific thought actually points to the fact that race is a non-existent thing. Race, scientifically speaking, is a culturally constructed idea. So, political correctness is not the absolute scourge of science and free thinking. Misinformation and self-righteousness, on the other hand...
If these turning points are so little known, were they truly turning points? Sure, in their own right, and when taken as an occurrence relative to a specific group of people, but in absolute terms, were these truly turning points of WWII? The statistics suggest so, but I would argue (without condoning or condemning, though) that turning points are directly related to peoples' perception(s) of the state of war. If these are little known, then I would say they weren't true turning points.
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