There are top 10’s for any topic, good when looking for info. One of the Most Famous Streets in the U.S. ? The famous part of Sunset Boulevard is a 1.5 mile section in West Hollywood that is widely known as “Sunset Strip.” The Strip is recognized for its top notch night clubs, restaurants, concert venues and boutiques. This street is associated with its plethora of colorful billboards as well. A large amount of celebrities live in and around the area as there are luxurious and elite condominium complexes here. Additionally, the Hollywood Hills just above Sunset Boulevard are home to an overabundance of multi-million dollar mansions that many celebrities call home. After wandering the Strip you can take a drive past the homes of stars like Halle Berry, Cameron Diaz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino and James Franco.
One of the Highest Grossing Movies of All Time ? The Ten Commandments, Ten Commandments is a retelling of the story of Moses (played by Charlton Heston) based on the Bible. This film was directed by Cecil B. DeMille and was released in 1956. In total, when adjusted for inflation, the movie would have made $2,098,600,000. The movie is over 3.5 hours long and was the most expensive film made up to that time ($13.27 million). The film was nominated for 7 Academy Awards but only won one for Best Special Effects – perhaps due to the scene where Moses parts the Red Sea. In 1999 The Ten Commandments was picked to be preserved in the United States National Film Registry through the Library of Congress because of its historical, cultural and aesthetic significance.
One of the Longest Living Animals ? The hydra is a tiny freshwater polyp that is related to coral, sea anemones and the jellyfish. Similar to the Turritpsis nutricula jellyfish, the hydra has regenerative powers. Every time you cut one of these tiny creatures apart, each piece quickly develops into a new hydra. Hydras do not appear to age at all. Their bodies are tubular in shape and have a mouth on one end that has poisonous tentacles. The hydra uses its tentacles to paralyze insects and crustaceans after which it consumes them. They only grow to be a little less than an inch long; however, they can consume prey that is up to twice their size. These strange creatures move around by utilizing a cup-like foot or pulling themselves along with their tentacles and then “somersaulting.” All kind of top 10’s at UtopTens.
One of the Tallest Mountains in the World ? K2 (Mount Godwin-Austen) is located on the border between Pakistan and China and is part of the Himalayan Mountain Range. It is the second highest mountain in the world and is a far more treacherous climb than Everest. In fact, one of every four people that attempts to reach the summit at about 28,251 feet (8,611 meters), dos not live to see the bottom again. Of all of the highest mountains, above eight thousand meters, K2 has the third highest mortality rate.
