Top 10 - Number of Innings Without a Duck

1) David Gower - 119 (26/8/82 - 26/12/90)
2) Richie Richardson - 96 (23/11/84 - 25/7/91)
3) Allan Border - 89 (26/11/82 - 2/12/88)
4) Alec Stewart - 86 (17/3/94 - 28/11/98)
5) Ken Barrington - 78 (5/7/62 - 28/368)
6) AB de Villiers - 78 (17/12/04 - 19/11/08)
7) Aravinda de Silva - 75 (23/8/84 - 11/10/94)
8) Clive Lloyd - 74 (3/6/76 - 9/8/84)
9) Herbie Taylor - 72 (27/5/12 - 29/1/32)
10) Glenn Turner - 72 (27/2/69 - 11/3/83)

Rugby Union - England victories over the All Blacks

In 105 years England have beaten New Zealand just seven times;

1936 - England 13 New Zealand 0
1973 - New Zealand 10 England 16
1983 - England 15 New Zealand 9
1993 - England 15 New Zealand 9
2002 - England 31 New Zealand 28
2003 - New Zealand 10 England 16
2012 - England 38 New Zealand 21

The Ryder Cup - Year / Locations / Winners / Scores / Captains

Year - Venue - Winning Team
Score (Captains)

2012 - Medinah Country Club, Course No.3 (Medinah, Illinois - United States)
(USA Davis Love III - Europe José María Olazábal)

2010 - Celtic Manor Resort, Twenty Ten Course(Newport, Wales) - Europe
Europe 14½ - 13½ USA (USA Corey Pavin - Europe Colin Montgomerie)

2008 - Valhalla Golf Club(Louisville, Kentucky - United States)
USA 16½ - 11½ Europe (USA Paul Azinger - Europe Nick Faldo)

2006 - The K Club, Palmer Course(Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland) - Europe
Europe 18½ - 9½ USA (USA Tom Lehman - Europe Ian Woosnam)

2004 - Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course(Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) - Europe Europe 18½ - 9½ USA (USA Hal Sutton - Europe Bernhard Langer)

2002 - The Belfry, Brabazon Course(Wishaw, Warwickshire, England) - Europe
Europe 15½ - 12½ USA (USA Curtis Strange - Europe Sam Torrance)

1999 - The Country Club, Composite Course (Brookline, Massachusetts) - USA
USA 14½ - 13½ Europe (USA Ben Crenshaw - Europe Mark James)

1997 - Valderrama GC, Sotogrande(Andalusia, Spain) - Europe
Europe 14½ - 13½ USA (USA Tom Kite - Europe Seve Ballesteros)

1995 - Oak Hill CC, East Course (Rochester, New York) - Europe
Europe 14½ - 13½ USA (USA Lanny Wadkins - Europe Bernard Gallacher)

1993 - The Belfry, Brabazon Course (Wishaw, Warwickshire, England)- USA
USA 15 - 13 Europe (USA Tom Watson - Europe Bernard Gallacher)

1991 - Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course(Kiawah Island, South Carolina) - USA
USA 14½ - 13½ Europe (USA Dave Stockton - Europe Bernard Gallacher)

1989 - The Belfry, Brabazon Course (Wishaw, Warwickshire, England) - Europe (Tie)
Europe 14 - 14 USA (USA Ray Floyd - Europe Tony Jacklin)

1987 - Muirfield Village(Dublin, Ohio) - Europe
Europe 15 - 13 USA (USA Jack Nicklaus - Europe Tony Jacklin)

1985 - The Belfry, Brabazon Course (Wishaw, Warwickshire, England) - Europe
Europe 16½ - 11½ USA (USA Lee Trevino - Europe Tony Jacklin)

1983 - PGA National Golf Club (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida) - USA
USA 14½ - 13½ Europe (USA Jack Nicklaus - Europe Tony Jacklin)

1981 - Walton Heath Golf Club(Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England) - USA
USA 18½ - 9½ Europe (United States Dave Marr - Europe John Jacobs)

1979 - The Greenbrier, The Greenbrier Course(White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia) - USA
USA 17 - 11 Europe (USA Billy Casper - Europe John Jacobs)

1977 - Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club (Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England) - USA
USA 12½ - 7½ UK & Ireland (USA Dow Finsterwald - UK & Ireland Brian Huggett)

1975 - Laurel Valley Golf Club (Ligonier, Pennsylvania) - USA
USA 21 - 11 UK & Ireland (USA Arnold Palmer - UK & Ireland Bernard Hunt)

1973 - Muirfield Links(Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland) - USA
USA 19 - 13 UK & Ireland (USAJack Burke, Jr. - UK & Ireland Bernard Hunt)

1971 - Old Warson Country Club (St. Louis, Missouri) - USA
USA 18½ - 13½ UK (USA Jay Hebert - UK Eric Brown)

1969 - Royal Birkdale Golf Club (Southport, England) - USA (Tie)
USA 16 - 16 UK (USA Sam Snead - UK Eric Brown)

1967 - Champions Golf Club (Houston, Texas) - USA
USA 23½ - 8½ UK (USA Ben Hogan - UK Dai Rees)

1965 - Royal Birkdale Golf Club(Southport, Lancashire, England) - USA
USA 19½ - 12½ UK (USA Byron Nelson - UK Harry Weetman)

1963 - Atlanta Athletic Club (Atlanta, Georgia) - USA
USA 23 - 9 UK (USA Arnold Palmer - UK John Fallon)

1961 - Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club (Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England) - USA
USA 14½ - 9½ UK (USA Jerry Barber - Dai Rees)

1959 - Eldorado Golf Club (Indian Wells, California) - USA
USA 8½ - 3½ UK (USA Sam Snead - UK Dai Rees)

1957 - Lindrick Golf Club (Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) - UK
UK 7½ - 4½ USA (USA Jack Burke, Jr. - USA Dai Rees)

1955 - Thunderbird Country Club (Rancho Mirage, California) - USA
USA 8 - 4 UK ( USA Chick Harbert - UK Dai Rees)

1953 - Wentworth Club (Virginia Water, Surrey, England) - USA
USA 6½ - 5½ UK (USA Lloyd Mangrum - UK Henry Cotton)

1951 - Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 (Pinehurst, North Carolina) - USA
USA 9½ - 2½ UK (USA Sam Snead - UK Arthur Lacey)

1949 - Ganton Golf Club (Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) - USA
USA 7 - 5 UK (USA Ben Hogan - UK Charles Whitcombe)

1947 - Portland Golf Club (Portland, Oregon) - USA
USA 11 - 1 UK (USA Ben Hogan - UK Henry Cotton)

1937 - Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club(Southport, Lancashire, England) - USA
USA 8 - 4 UK (USA Walter Hagen - UK Charles Whitcombe)

1935 - Ridgewood Country Club(Paramus, New Jersey) - USA
USA 9 - 3 UK (USA Walter Hagen - UK Charles Whitcombe)

1933 - Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club (Southport, Lancashire, England) - UK
UK 6½ - 5½ (USA Walter Hagen - UK John Henry Taylor)

1931 - Scioto Country Club (Columbus, Ohio) - USA
USA 9 - 3 UK (USA Walter Hagen - UK Charles Whitcombe)

1929 - Moortown Golf Club (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) - UK
UK 7 - 5 USA ( USA Walter Hagen - UK George Duncan)

1927 - Worcester Country Club (Worcester, Massachusetts) - USA
USA 9½ - 2½ UK (USA Walter Hagen - UK Ted Ray)

Summary
Team, Wins, Losses, Ties
USA, 25, 11, 2
Europe, 8, 7, 1
UK & Ireland, 0, 3, 0
UK, 3, 15, 1

The 33 Chilean Miners

Here are the names and photographs of the 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for 69 days after part of the San Jose mine in Chile's Atacama desert collapses.
The names and photographs are in order of rescue (age).

Florencio Avalos (31)
Mario Sepulveda (39)
Juan Illanes (51)
Carlos Mamani (23)
Jimmy Sanchez (19)
Osman Araya (30)
Jose Ojeda (46)
Claudio Yanez (34)
Mario Gomez (63)
Alex Vega (31)
Jorge Galleguillos (56)
Edison Pena (34)
Carlos Barrios (27)
Victor Zamora (33)
Victor Segovia (48)
Daniel Herrera (27)
Omar Reygadas (56)
Esteban Rojas (44)
Pablo Rojas (45)
Dario Segovia (48)
Yonni Barrios (50)
Samuel Avalos (43)
Carlos Bugueno (27)
Jose Henriquez (54)
Renan Avalos (29)
Claudio Acuna (35)
Franklin Lobos (53)
Richard Villarroel (27)
Juan Aguilar (49)
Raul Bustos (40)
Pedro Cortez (24)
Ariel Ticona (29)
Luis Urzua (54)

Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom

Sir Robert Walpole 1721 - 1742 Whig Party
The Earl of Wilmington 1742 – 1743 Whig Party
Henry Pelham 1743 – 1754 Whig Party
The Duke of Newcastle 1754 – 1756 Whig Party
The Duke of Devonshire 1756 – 1757 Whig Party
The Duke of Newcastle 1757 – 1762 Whig Party
The Earl of Bute 1762 – 1763 Tory Party
George Grenville 1763 – 1765 Whig Party
The Marquess of Rockingham 1765 – 1766 Whig Party
The Earl of Chatham “William Pitt the Elder” 1766 – 1768 Whig Party
The Duke of Grafton 1768 – 1770 Whig Party
Lord North 1770 – 1782 Tory Party
The Marquess of Rockingham 1782 – 1782 Whig Party
The Earl of Shelburne 1782 – 1783 Whig Party
The Duke of Portland 1783 – 1783 Whig Party
William Pitt The Younger 1783 – 1801 Tory Party
Henry Addington 1801 – 1804 Tory Party
William Pitt The Younger 1804 – 1806 Tory Party
The Lord Grenville 1807 – 1809 Tory Party
The Duke of Portland 1807 – 1809 Tory Party
Spencer Perceval 1809 – 1812 Tory Party
The Earl of Liverpool 1812 – 1827 Tory Party
George Canning 1827 – 1827 Tory Party
The Viscount Goderich 1827 – 1828 Tory Party
The Duke of Wellington 1828 – 1830 Tory Party
The Earl Grey 1830 – 1834 Whig Party
The Viscount Melbourne 1834 – 1834 Whig Party
The Duke of Wellington 1834 – 1834 Tory Party
Sir Robert Peel 1834 – 1835 Tory Party
The Viscount Melbourne 1835 – 1841 Whig Party
Sir Robert Peel 1841 – 1846 Tory Party
The Lord John Russell 1846 – 1852 Whig Party
The Earl of Derby 1852 – 1852 Tory Party
The Earl of Aberdeen 1852 – 1855 Peelite / Whig
The Viscount Palmerston 1855 – 1858 Whig Party
The Earl of Derby 1858 – 1859 Tory Party
The Viscount Palmerston 1859 – 1865 Liberal Party
The Earl Russell 1865 – 1866 Liberal Party
The Earl of Derby 1866 – 1868 Tory Party
Benjamin Disraeli 1868 – 1868 Tory Party
William Ewart Gladstone 1868 – 1874 Liberal Party
Benjamin Disraeli 1874 – 1880 Tory Party
William Ewart Gladstone 1880 – 1885 Liberal Party
The Marquess of Salisbury 1885 – 1886 Tory Party
William Ewart Gladstone 1886 – 1886 Liberal Party
The Marquess of Salisbury 1886 – 1892 Tory Party
William Ewart Gladstone 1892 – 1894 Liberal Party
The Earl of Rosebery 1894 – 1895 Liberal Party
The Marquess of Salisbury 1895 – 1902 Tory Party
Arthur Balfour 1902 – 1905 Tory Party
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman 1905 – 1908 Liberal Party
H H Asquith 1908 – 1916 Liberal Party
David Lloyds George 1916 – 1922 Liberal Party
Andrew Bonar Law 1922 – 1923 Tory Party
Stanley Baldwin 1923 – 1924 Tory Party
Ramsey MacDonald 1924 – 1924 Labour Party
Stanley Baldwin 1924 – 1929 Tory Party
Ramsey MacDonald 1929 – 1931 Labour Party
Ramsey MacDonald 1931 – 1935 National Labour Party
Stanley Baldwin 1935 – 1937 Tory Party
Neville Chamberlain 1937 – 1940 Tory Party
Winston Churchill 1940 – 1945 Tory Party
Clement Attlee 1945 – 1951 Labour Party
Winston Churchill 1951 – 1955 Tory Party
Sir Anthony Eden 1955 – 1957 Tory Party
Harold Macmillan 1957 – 1963 Tory Party
Alec Douglas-Home 1963 – 1964 Tory Party
Harold Wilson 1964 – 1970 Labour Party
Edward Heath 1970 – 1974 Tory Party
Harold Wilson 1974 – 1976 Labour Party
James Callaghan 1976 – 1979 Labour Party
Margaret Thatcher 1979 – 1990 Tory Party
John Major 1990 – 1997 Tory Party
Tony Blair 1997 – 2007 Labour Party
Gordon Brown 2007 – 2010 Labour Party
David Cameron 2010 - Present Tory Party

A list of all the countries in the world (2010)

1 Afghanistan
2 Akrotiri
3 Albania
4 Algeria
5 American Samoa
6 Andorra
7 Angola
8 Anguilla
9 Antarctica
10 Antigua and Barbuda
11 Argentina
12 Armenia
13 Aruba
14 Ashmore and Cartier Islands
15 Australia
16 Austria
17 Azerbaijan
18 Bahamas, The
19 Bahrain
20 Bangladesh
21 Barbados
22 Bassas da India
23 Belarus
24 Belgium
25 Belize
26 Benin
27 Bermuda
28 Bhutan
29 Bolivia
30 Bosnia and Herzegovina
31 Botswana
32 Bouvet Island
33 Brazil
34 British Indian Ocean Territory
35 British Virgin Islands
36 Brunei
37 Bulgaria
38 Burkina Faso
39 Burma
40 Burundi
41 Cambodia
42 Cameroon
43 Canada
44 Cape Verde
45 Cayman Islands
46 Central African Republic
47 Chad
48 Chile
49 China
50 Christmas Island
51 Clipperton Island
52 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
53 Colombia
54 Comoros
55 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
56 Congo, Republic of the
57 Cook Islands
58 Coral Sea Islands
59 Costa Rica
60 Cote d'Ivoire
61 Croatia
62 Cuba
63 Cyprus
64 Czech Republic
65 Denmark
66 Dhekelia
67 Djibouti
68 Dominica
69 Dominican Republic
70 Ecuador
71 Egypt
72 El Salvador
73 Equatorial Guinea
74 Eritrea
75 Estonia
76 Ethiopia
77 Europa Island
78 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
79 Faroe Islands
80 Fiji
81 Finland
82 France
83 French Guiana
84 French Polynesia
85 French Southern and Antarctic Lands
86 Gabon
87 Gambia, The
88 Gaza Strip
89 Georgia
90 Germany
91 Ghana
92 Gibraltar
93 Glorioso Islands
94 Greece
95 Greenland
96 Grenada
97 Guadeloupe
98 Guam
99 Guatemala
100 Guernsey
101 Guinea
102 Guinea-Bissau
103 Guyana
104 Haiti
105 Heard Island and McDonald Islands
106 Holy See (Vatican City)
107 Honduras
108 Hong Kong
109 Hungary
110 Iceland
111 India
112 Indonesia
113 Iran
114 Iraq
115 Ireland
116 Isle of Man
117 Israel
118 Italy
119 Jamaica
120 Jan Mayen
121 Japan
122 Jersey
123 Jordan
124 Juan de Nova Island
125 Kazakhstan
126 Kenya
127 Kiribati
128 Korea, North
129 Korea, South
130 Kuwait
131 Kyrgyzstan
132 Laos
133 Latvia
134 Lebanon
135 Lesotho
136 Liberia
137 Libya
138 Liechtenstein
139 Lithuania
140 Luxembourg
141 Macau
142 Macedonia
143 Madagascar
144 Malawi
145 Malaysia
146 Maldives
147 Mali
148 Malta
149 Marshall Islands
150 Martinique
151 Mauritania
152 Mauritius
153 Mayotte
154 Mexico
155 Micronesia, Federated States of
156 Moldova
157 Monaco
158 Mongolia
159 Montserrat
160 Morocco
161 Mozambique
162 Namibia
163 Nauru
164 Navassa Island
165 Nepal
166 Netherlands
167 Netherlands Antilles
168 New Caledonia
169 New Zealand
170 Nicaragua
171 Niger
172 Nigeria
173 Niue
174 Norfolk Island
175 Northern Mariana Islands
176 Norway
177 Oman
178 Pakistan
179 Palau
180 Panama
181 Papua New Guinea
182 Paracel Islands
183 Paraguay
184 Peru
185 Philippines
186 Pitcairn Islands
187 Poland
188 Portugal
189 Puerto Rico
190 Qatar
191 Reunion
192 Romania
193 Russia
194 Rwanda
195 Saint Helena
196 Saint Kitts and Nevis
197 Saint Lucia
198 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
199 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
200 Samoa
201 San Marino
202 Sao Tome and Principe
203 Saudi Arabia
204 Senegal
205 Serbia and Montenegro
206 Seychelles
207 Sierra Leone
208 Singapore
209 Slovakia
210 Slovenia
211 Solomon Islands
212 Somalia
213 South Africa
214 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
215 Spain
216 Spratly Islands
217 Sri Lanka
218 Sudan
219 Suriname
220 Svalbard
221 Swaziland
222 Sweden
223 Switzerland
224 Syria
225 Taiwan
226 Tajikistan
227 Tanzania
228 Thailand
229 Timor-Leste
230 Togo
231 Tokelau
232 Tonga
233 Trinidad and Tobago
234 Tromelin Island
235 Tunisia
236 Turkey
237 Turkmenistan
238 Turks and Caicos Islands
239 Tuvalu
240 Uganda
241 Ukraine
242 United Arab Emirates
243 United Kingdom
244 United States
245 Uruguay
246 Uzbekistan
247 Vanuatu
248 Venezuela
249 Vietnam
250 Virgin Islands
251 Wake Island
252 Wallis and Futuna
253 West Bank
254 Western Sahara
255 Yemen
256 Zambia
257 Zimbabwe

The Member States of the U.S.A.

Member States of the United States of America, in order of entering the Union

1) Delaware December 7, 1787
2) Pennsylvania December 12, 1787
3) New Jersey December 18, 1787
4) Georgia January 2, 1788
5) Connecticut January 9, 1788
6) Massachusetts February 6, 1788
7) Maryland April 28, 1788
8) South Carolina May 23, 1788
9) New Hampshire June 21, 1788
10) Virginia June 25, 1788
11) New York July 26, 1788
12) North Carolina November 21, 1789
13) Rhode Island May 29, 1790
14) Vermont March 4, 1791
15) Kentucky June 1, 1792
16) Tennessee June 1, 1796
17) Ohio March 1, 1803
18) Louisiana April 30, 1812
19) Indiana December 11, 1816
20) Mississippi December 10, 1817
21) Illinois December 3, 1818
22) Alabama December 14, 1819
23) Maine March 15, 1820
24) Missouri August 10, 1821
25) Arkansas June 15, 1836
26) Michigan January 26, 1837
27) Florida March 3, 1845
28) Texas December 29, 1845
29) Iowa December 28, 1846
30) Wisconsin May 29, 1848
31) California September 9, 1850
32) Minnesota May 11, 1858
33) Oregon February 14, 1859
34) Kansas January 29, 1861
35) West Virginia June 20, 1863
36) Nevada October 31, 1864
37) Nebraska March 1, 1867

District of Colombia February 21, 1871

38) Colorado August 1, 1876
39) North Dakota November 2, 1889
40) South Dakota November 2, 1889
41) Montana November 8, 1889
42) Washington November 11, 1889
43) Idaho July 3, 1890
44) Wyoming July 10, 1890
45) Utah January 4, 1896
46) Oklahoma November 16, 1907
47) New Mexico January 6, 1912
48) Arizona February 14, 1912
49) Alaska January 3, 1959
50) Hawaii August 21, 1959

The Presidents of the U.S.A.

U.S. President Name (Years as President) - Presidential Party
1) George Washington (1789-1797)
2) John Adams (1797-1801) - Federalist
3) Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) - Democratic/Republican
4) James Madison (1809-1817) - Democratic/Republican
5) James Monroe (1817-1825) - Democratic/Republican
6) John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) - Democratic/Republican
7) Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) - Democrat
8) Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) - Democrat
9) William Henry Harrison (1841-1841, died In office) - Whig
10) John Tyler (1841-1845) - Whig
11) James K. Polk (1845-1849) - Democrat
12) Zachary Taylor (1849-1850, died in office) - Whig
13) Millard Fillmore (1850-1853) - Whig
14) Franklen Pierce (1853-1857) - Democrat
15) James Buchanan (1857-1861) - Democrat
16) Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865, died in office) - Republican
17) Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) - Democrat/National Union
18) Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) - Republican
19) Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) - Republican
20) James A. Garfield (1881, died in office) - Republican
21) Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885) - Republican
22) Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) - Democrat
23) Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) - Republican
24) Grover Cleveland (1893-1897) - Democrat
25) William McKinley (1897-1901, died in office) - Republican
26) Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) - Republican
27) William Howard Taft (1909-1913) - Republican
28) Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) - Democrat
29) Warren G. Harding (1921-1923, died in office) - Republican
30) Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) - Republican
31) Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) - Republican
32) Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945, died in office) - Democrat
33) Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) - Democrat
34) Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) - Republican
35) John F. Kennedy (1961-1963, died in office) - Democrat
36) Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) - Democrat
37) Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) - Republican
38) Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977) - Republican
39) Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) - Democrat
40) Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) - Republican
41) George Bush (1989-1993) - Republican
42) Bill Clinton (1993-2001) - Democrat
43) George W. Bush (2001-2009) - Republican
44) Barack H. Obama (2009...) - Democrat

The Highest Mountains on each Continent (the Seven Summits):

Mount Everest, Asia, 8,850 m
Aconcagua, South America, 6,959 m
Mount McKinley (Denali), North America, 6,194 m
Kilimanjaro, Africa, 5,895 m
Mount Elbrus, Europe, 5,642 m
Vinson Massif, Antarctica, 4,897 m
Carstensz Pyramid, Australia - Oceania, 4,884 m

Top 10 - Highest Mountains on Earth

1) Everest, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia, 29,035ft, 8,850m

2) K2 (Godwin Austen), Karakoram, Pakistan, Asia, 28,253ft, 8,612m

3) Kanchenjunga, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia, 28,169ft, 8,586m

4) Lhotse I, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia, 27,920ft, 8,501m

5) Makalu I, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia, 27,765ft, 8,462m

6) Cho Oyu, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia, 26,906ft, 8,201m

7) Dhaulagiri, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia, 26,794ft, 8,167m

8) Manaslu, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia, 26,758ft, 8,156m

9) Nanga Parbat, Himalayas, Pakistan, Asia, 26,658ft, 8,125m

10)Annapurna, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia, 26,545ft, 8,091m

Top 10 - Longest Rivers in the World

1) Nile (Africa) 4,160 miles (6,693 km)

2) Amazon (S. America) 4,000 miles (6,436 km)

3) Chang Jiang (Yangtze) (China) 3,964 miles (6,378 km)

4) Huang He (Yellow River) (China) 3,395 miles (5,463 km)

5) Ob-Irtysh (Russia) 3,362 miles (5,410 km)

6) Amur (Asia) 2,744 miles (4,415 km)

7) Lena (Russia) 2,734 miles (4,399 km)

8) Congo (Africa) 2,718 miles (4,373 km)

9) MacKenzie (Canada) 2,635 miles (4,241 km)

10)Mekong (Viet Nam) 2,600 miles (4,183 km)

Top 10 - World's Most Expensive Paintings

1. Jackson Pollock - No 5 1948 - $140,000,000

2. Willem De Kooning - Woman III - $137,500,000

3. Gustav Klimt - Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer - $135,000,000

4. Pablo Picasso - Garcon a la pipe - $104,168,000

5. Pablo Picasso - Dora Maar au chat - $95,216,000

6. Gustav Klimt - Portrait of Adele Bloch-Baur II - $87,936,000

7. Francis Bacon - Triptych 1976 - $86,300,000

8. Vincent van Gogh - Portrait du Dr Gachet - $82,500,000

9. Claude Monet - Le Bassin aux Nymphéas - $80,400,000

10. Jasper Johns - False Start - $80,000,000

Top Ten: Fastest 100 Metre Sprinters in History (Women)

Rank Fastest time (s) Wind (m/s) Athlete, Nation, Date, Location,

1) 10.49 0.0 Florence Griffith-Joyner, United States, 16 July 1988, Indianapolis
2) 10.64 +1.2 Carmelita Jeter, United States, 20 September 2009, Shanghai
3) 10.65 [A] +1.1 Marion Jones, United States, 12 September 1998, Johannesburg
4) 10.70 +0.6 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaica, 29 June 2012, Kingston
5) 10.73 +2.0 Christine Arron, France, 19 August 1998, Budapest
6) 10.74 +1.3 Merlene Ottey, Jamaica, 7 September 1996, Milan
7) 10.75 +0.4 Kerron Stewart, Jamaica, 10 July 2009, Rome
8) 10.76 +1.7 Evelyn Ashford, United States, 22 August 1984, Zürich
8) 10.76 +1.1 Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaica, 31 May 2011, Ostrava
10) 10.77 +0.9 Irina Privalova, Russia, 6 July 1994, Lausanne
10) 10.77 +0.7 Ivet Lalova, Bulgaria, 19 June 2004, Plovdiv

Top Ten: Fastest 100 Metre Sprinters in History (Men)

Rank Time (s) Wind (m/s) Athlete, Country, Date, Location

1) 9.58 +0.9 Usain Bolt, Jamaica, 16 August 2009, Berlin
2) 9.69 +2.0 Tyson Gay, United States, 20 September 2009, Shanghai
3) 9.72 +0.2 Asafa Powell, Jamaica, 2 September 2008, Lausanne
4) 9.75 +1.1 Yohan Blake, Jamaica, 29 June 2012, Kingston
5) 9.78 +0.9 Nesta Carter, Jamaica, 29 August 2010, Rieti
6) 9.79 +0.1 Maurice Greene, United States, 16 June 1999, Athens
7) 9.80 +1.3 Steve Mullings, Jamaica, 4 June 2011, Eugene
7) 9.80 +1.8 Justin Gatlin, United States, 24 June 2012, Eugene
9) 9.84 +0.7 Donovan Bailey, Canada, 27 July 1996, Atlanta
9) 9.84 +0.2 Bruny Surin, Canada, 22 August 1999, Seville

Top 10 - Fastest Land Speed Records

1. Thrust SSC – Great Britain (763 mph)

2. Thrust2 – Great Britain (633 mph)

3. The Blue Flame – United States (630 mph)

4. Spirit of America Sonic 1- United States (600 mph)

5. Green Monster - United States (576 mph)

6. Wingfoot Express - United States (415 mph)

7. Thunderbolt - United Kingdom (345 mph)

8. Campbell-Railton Blue Bird - United Kingdom (301 mph)

9. Irving-Napier Golden Arrow - United Kingdom (231 mph)

10. White Triplex Spirit of Elkdom - United States (207 mph)

Top 10 - Fastest Production Cars of all Time (2007)

1) Bugatti Veyron (2004)
252.2 MPH, 1001 BHP

2) Koenigsegg CCX (2006)
250 MPH, 900 BHP

3) Saleen S7 (2005)
248 MPH, 750 BHP

4) McLaren F1 (1994)
240.14 MPH, 620 BHP

5) Ferrari Enzo (2002)
217 MPH, 657 BHP

6) Jaguar XJ220 (1992)
217 MPH, 549 BHP

7) Pagani Zonda F (1999)
215 MPH, 602 BHP

8) Lamborghini Murcielago (2003)
213 MPH, 633 BHP

9) Porsche Carrera GT (2004)
209 MPH, 605 BHP

10) McLaren Mercedes SLR (2005)
207 MPH, 626 BHP

Top 10 F1 Grand Prix Victories

Name (Races won) %

1) Schumacher, Michael (91) 29.55%
2) Prost, Alain (51) 25.25%
3) Senna da Silva, Ayrton (41) 25.31%
4) Mansell, Nigel (31) 16.23%
5) Alonso, Fernando (30) 15.15%
6) Stewart, Jackie (27) 27.00%
7) Sebastian Vettel (26) 25.74%
8) Lauda, Niki (25) 34.25%
8) Clark, Jim (25) 14.12%
10) Fangio, Juan Manuel (24) 46.15%

Top 10 Most Golf Major Winners

1) Jack Nicklaus - 18
2) Tiger Woods - 14
3) Walter Hagen - 11
4) Ben Hogan - 9
4) Gary Player - 9
6) Tom Watson - 8
7) Bobby Jones - 7
7) Arnold Palmer - 7
7) Gene Sarazen - 7
7) Sam Snead - 7
7) Harry Vardon - 7

The Open Championship - Golf

Year Champion , Nationality , Venue

2014 ????, Royal Liverpool Golf Club
2013 Phil Mickelson , United States , Muirfield
2012 Ernie Els, South Africa, Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club
2011 Darren Clarke, Norther Ireland, Royal St George's Golf Club
2010 Louis Oosthuizen ,  South Africa , St Andrews
2009 Stewart Cink ,  United States , Turnberry
2008 Pádraig Harrington ,  Ireland , Royal Birkdale Golf Club
2007 Pádraig Harrington ,  Ireland , Carnoustie Golf Links
2006 Tiger Woods ,  United States , Royal Liverpool Golf Club
2005 Tiger Woods ,  United States , St Andrews
2004 Todd Hamilton ,  United States , Royal Troon Golf Club
2003 Ben Curtis ,  United States , Royal St George's Golf Club
2002 Ernie Els ,  South Africa , Muirfield
2001 David Duval ,  United States , Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club
2000 Tiger Woods ,  United States , St Andrews
1999 Paul Lawrie ,  Scotland , Carnoustie Golf Links
1998 Mark O'Meara ,  United States , Royal Birkdale Golf Club
1997 Justin Leonard ,  United States , Royal Troon Golf Club
1996 Tom Lehman ,  United States , Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club
1995 John Daly ,  United States , St Andrews
1994 Nick Price ,  Zimbabwe , Turnberry
1993 Greg Norman ,  Australia , Royal St George's Golf Club
1992 Nick Faldo ,  England , Muirfield
1991 Ian Baker-Finch ,  Australia , Royal Birkdale Golf Club
1990 Nick Faldo ,  England , St Andrews
1989 Mark Calcavecchia ,  United States , Royal Troon Golf Club
1988 Seve Ballesteros ,  Spain , Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club
1987 Nick Faldo ,  England , Muirfield
1986 Greg Norman ,  Australia , Turnberry
1985 Sandy Lyle ,  Scotland , Royal St George's Golf Club
1984 Seve Ballesteros ,  Spain , St Andrews
1983 Tom Watson ,  United States , Royal Birkdale Golf Club
1982 Tom Watson ,  United States , Royal Troon Golf Club
1981 Bill Rogers ,  United States , Royal St George's Golf Club
1980 Tom Watson ,  United States , Muirfield
1979 Seve Ballesteros ,  Spain , Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club
1978 Jack Nicklaus ,  United States , St Andrews
1977 Tom Watson ,  United States , Turnberry
1976 Johnny Miller ,  United States , Royal Birkdale Golf Club
1975 Tom Watson ,  United States , Carnoustie Golf Links
1974 Gary Player ,  South Africa , Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club
1973 Tom Weiskopf ,  United States , Royal Troon Golf Club
1972 Lee Trevino,  United States , Muirfield
1971 Lee Trevino ,  United States , Royal Birkdale Golf Club
1970 Jack Nicklaus,  United States , St Andrews
1969 Tony Jacklin ,  England , Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club
1968 Gary Player,  South Africa , Carnoustie Golf Links
1967 Roberto De Vicenzo ,  Argentina , Royal Liverpool Golf Club
1966 Jack Nicklaus ,  United States , Muirfield
1965 Peter Thomson ,  Australia , Royal Birkdale Golf Club
1964 Tony Lema ,  United States , St Andrews
1963 Bob Charles ,  New Zealand , Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club
1962 Arnold Palmer ,  United States , Royal Troon Golf Club
1961 Arnold Palmer ,  United States , Royal Birkdale Golf Club
1960 Kel Nagle ,  Australia , St Andrews
1959 Gary Player ,  South Africa , Muirfield
1958 Peter Thomson ,  Australia , Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club
1957 Bobby Locke ,  South Africa , St Andrews
1956 Peter Thomson ,  Australia , Royal Liverpool Golf Club
1955 Peter Thomson ,  Australia , St Andrews
1954 Peter Thomson ,  Australia , Royal Birkdale Golf Club
1953 Ben Hogan ,  United States , Carnoustie Golf Links
1952 Bobby Locke,  South Africa , Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club
1951 Max Faulkner ,  England , Royal Portrush Golf Club
1950 Bobby Locke,  South Africa , Royal Troon Golf Club
1949 Bobby Locke ,  South Africa , Royal St George's Golf Club
1948 Henry Cotton ,  England , Muirfield
1947 Fred Daly ,  Northern Ireland , Royal Liverpool Golf Club
1946 Sam Snead ,  United States , St Andrews
1945 World War II
1944 World War II
1943 World War II
1942 World War II
1941 World War II
1940 World War II
1939 Dick Burton ,  England , St Andrews
1938 Reg Whitcombe ,  England , Royal St George's Golf Club
1937 Henry Cotton ,  England , Carnoustie Golf Links
1936 Alf Padgham ,  England , Royal Liverpool Golf Club
1935 Alf Perry ,  England , Muirfield
1934 Henry Cotton ,  England , Royal St George's Golf Club
1933 Denny Shute ,  United States , St Andrews
1932 Gene Sarazen ,  United States , Prince's Golf Club
1931 Tommy Armour ,  United States , Carnoustie Golf Links
1930 Bobby Jones ,  United States , Royal Liverpool Golf Club
1929 Walter Hagen ,  United States , Muirfield
1928 Walter Hagen,  United States , Royal St George's Golf Club
1927 Bobby Jones ,  United States , St Andrews
1926 Bobby Jones,  United States , Royal Lytham & St Anne'sGolf Club
1925 Jim Barnes ,  United States , Prestwick Golf Club
1924 Walter Hagen ,  United States , Royal Liverpool Golf Club
1923 Arthur Havers ,  England , Royal Troon Golf Club
1922 Walter Hagen ,  United States , Royal St George's Golf Club
1921 Jock Hutchison ,  United States , St Andrews
1920 George Duncan ,  Scotland , Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club
1919 World War I
1918 World War I
1917 World War I
1916 World War I
1915 World War I
1914 Harry Vardon,  Jersey , Prestwick Golf Club
1913 John Henry Taylor,  England , Royal Liverpool Golf Club
1912 Ted Ray,  Jersey , Muirfield
1911 Harry Vardon,  Jersey , Royal St George's Golf Club
1910 James Braid,  Scotland , St Andrews
1909 John Henry Taylor,  England , Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club
1908 James Braid,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1907 Arnaud Massy,  France , Royal Liverpool Golf Club
1906 James Braid,  Scotland , Muirfield
1905 James Braid,  Scotland , St Andrews
1904 Jack White,  Scotland , Royal St George's Golf Club
1903 Harry Vardon,  Jersey , Prestwick Golf Club
1902 Sandy Herd,  Scotland , Royal Liverpool Golf Club
1901 James Braid,  Scotland , Muirfield
1900 John Henry Taylor,  England , St Andrews
1899 Harry Vardon ,  Jersey , Royal St George's Golf Club
1898 Harry Vardon,  Jersey , Prestwick Golf Club
1897 Harold Hilton,  England , Royal Liverpool Golf Club
1896 Harry Vardon,  Jersey , Muirfield
1895 John Henry Taylor,  England , St Andrews
1894 John Henry Taylor,  England , Royal St George's Golf Club
1893 William Auchterlonie,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1892 Harold Hilton,  England , Muirfield
1891 Hugh Kirkaldy,  Scotland , St Andrews
1890 John Ball,  England , Prestwick Golf Club
1889 Willie Park, Jnr,  Scotland , Musselburgh Links
1888 Jack Burns,  Scotland , St Andrews
1887 Willie Park, Jnr,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1886 David Brown,  Scotland , Musselburgh Links
1885 Bob Martin,  Scotland , St Andrews
1884 Jack Simpson,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1883 Willie Fernie, Scotland , Musselburgh Links
1882 Bob Ferguson ,  Scotland , St Andrews
1881 Bob Ferguson,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1880 Bob Ferguson,  Scotland , Musselburgh Links
1879 Jamie Anderson,  Scotland , St Andrews
1878 Jamie Anderson,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1877 Jamie Anderson,  Scotland , Musselburgh Links
1876 Bob Martin,  Scotland , St Andrews
1875 Willie Park, Snr,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1874 Mungo Park,  Scotland , Musselburgh Links
1873 Tom Kidd,  Scotland , St Andrews
1872 Tom Morris, Jnr,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1871 No Championship
1870 Tom Morris, Jnr ,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1869 Tom Morris, Jnr ,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1868 Tom Morris, Jnr ,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1867 Tom Morris, Snr ,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1866 Willie Park, Snr,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1865 Andrew Strath,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1864 Tom Morris, Snr ,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1863 Willie Park, Snr,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1862 Tom Morris, Snr ,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1861 Tom Morris, Snr ,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club
1860 Willie Park, Snr,  Scotland , Prestwick Golf Club

Formula One World Champions

Year Driver Nation F1 Team

2013 Sebastian Vettel GER Red Bull
2012 Sebastian Vettel GER Red Bull
2011 Sebastian Vettel GER Red Bull
2010 Sebastian Vettel GER Red Bull
2009 Jenson Button GB Brawn GP
2008 Lewis Hamilton GB Mc Laren
2007 Kimi Raïkonen FIN Ferrari
2006 Fernando Alonso ESP Renault
2005 Fernando Alonso ESP Renault
2004 Michael Schumacher GER Ferrari
2003 Michael Schumacher GER Ferrari
2002 Michael Schumacher GER Ferrari
2001 Michael Schumacher GER Ferrari
2000 Michael Schumacher GER Ferrari
1999 Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren
1998 Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren
1997 Jacques Villeneuve CAN Williams
1996 Damon Hill GB Williams
1995 Michael Schumacher GER Benneton
1994 Michael Schumacher GER Benneton
1993 Alain Prost FRA Williams
1992 Nigel Mansell GB Williams
1991 Ayrton Senna BRA McLaren
1990 Ayrton Senna BRA McLaren
1989 Alain Prost FRA McLaren
1988 Ayrton Senna BRA McLaren
1987 Nelson Piquet BRA Williams
1986 Alain Prost FRA McLaren
1985 Alain Prost FRA McLaren
1984 Niki Lauda AUS McLaren
1983 Nelson Piquet BRA Brabham
1982 Keke Rosberg FIN Williams
1981 Nelson Piquet BRA Brabham
1980 Alan Jones OZ Williams
1979 Jody Scheckter S A Ferrari
1978 Mario Andretti USA Lotus-Ford
1977 Niki Lauda AUS Ferrari
1976 James Hunt GB McLaren-Ford
1975 Niki Lauda AUS Ferrari
1974 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA McLaren-Ford
1973 Jackie Stewart GB Tyrell-Ford
1972 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA Lotus-Ford
1971 Jackie Stewart GB Tyrell-Ford
1970 Jochen Rindt AUS Lotus-Ford
1969 Jackie Stewart GB Matra-Ford
1968 Graham Hill GB Lotus-Ford
1967 Denny Hulme NZ Brabham-Repco
1966 Jack Brabham OZ Brabham-Repco
1965 Jim Clark GB Lotus-Climax
1964 John Surtees GB Ferrari
1963 Jim Clark GB Lotus-Climax
1962 Graham Hill GB BRM
1961 Phil Hill USA Ferrari
1960 Jack Brabham OZ Cooper-Climax
1959 Jack Brabham OZ Cooper-Climax
1958 Mike Hawthorn GB Ferrari
1957 Juan Manuel Fangio ARG Maserati
1956 Juan Manuel Fangio ARG Lancia-Ferrari
1955 Juan Manuel Fangio ARG Mercedes-Benz
1954 Juan Manuel Fangio ARG Maserati/Mercedes
1953 Alberto Ascari ITA Ferrari
1952 Alberto Ascari ITA Ferrari
1951 Juan Manuel Fangio ARG Alfa Romeo
1950 Guiseppe Farina ITA Alfa Romeo

Top 10 Largest Football Stadium in England

1. Wembley Stadium, London (90,000)
2. Old Trafford, Manchester (76,212)
3. Emirates Stadium, London (60,355)
4. St. James Park, Newcastle (52,387)
5. Stadium of Light, Sunderland (49,000)
6. City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester (47,726)
7. Anfield, Liverpool (45,276)
8. Villa Park, Aston (42,573)
9. Stamford Bridge, Chelsea (42,055)
10. Goodison Park, Everton (40,158)

Top 10 Largest Football Stadium

1. Rungrado May Day Stadium (150,000)
The Rungrado May Day Stadium is located in Pyongyang, North Korea.

2. Salt Lake Stadium (120,000)
The Salt Lake Stadium in West Bengal, India.

3. Estadio Azteca (105,000)
The Estadio Azteca is located in Mexico City, Mexico.

4. Melbourne Cricket Ground (100,000)
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is located in Melbourne Australia.

5. Azardi Stadium (100,000)
The Azardi Stadium in Tehran, Iran.

6. Bukit Jalil National Stadium (100,000)
Bukik Jalil National Stadium is located in Bukik Jalil, Malaysia.

7. Camp Nou (98,772)
The Camp Nou, is located in Barcelona, Spain.

8. Maracana (96,000)
The Maracana is a stadium in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

9. Beijing National Stadium (91,000)
The Beijing National Stadium (Bird Nest)is located in Beijing, China.

10. Wembley Stadium (90,000)
Wembley Stadium, which is located in London, England.

Ten of the greatest: Newspaper scoops

Ten of the greatest: Newspaper scoops

By SIR HAROLD EVANS, Former Fleet Street editor and author

1. THE AMERICAN DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
The Belfast News-Letter, 1776

2. WATERGATE
The Washington Post, 1972-73

3. KHRUSHCHEV'S DENUNCIATION OF STALIN
The Observer, 1956

4. THE REALITY OF WAR
The Times, 1854

5. THE CONQUEST OF EVEREST
The Times, 1953

6. EXPOSING STANDARD OIL
McClure's Magazine, 1902-4

7. THE SURRENDER OF NAZI GERMANY
Manchester Evening News, 1945

8. THE 1947 BUDGET
The Star, 1947

9. THE RELIEF OF MAFEKING
Reuters Telegram Company, 1900

10. THE MY LAI MASSACRE
The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, 1969

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Top 10 All Time Goal Scorers - English FA Premier League

1st Alan Shearer 260
2nd Andrew Cole 188
3rd Thierry Henry 175
4th Frank Lampard 170
5th Wayne Rooney 164
6th Robbie Fowler 162
7th Michael Owen 150
8th Les Ferdinand 149
9th Teddy Sheringham 147
9th Wayne Rooney 144
10th Robin van Persie 129

(Accurate as of the 20/1/14)

10 great British brands no longer 'British'

1) Boots

2) Rolls Royce cars

3) Cadbury

4) Bentley cars

5) Jaguar

6) Walkers crisps

7) Smarties/Aero/Rolo/Fruit Pastilles

8) Mini

9) Harry Ramsden

10) HP Sauce

Ten of the greatest scientific conundrums

How does David Beckham bend it and what shape is our universe? Ten of the greatest scientific conundrums

By MARCUS du SAUTOY - Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford

1. HOW DOES BECKHAM BEND IT?
2. WHAT SHAPE IS OUR UNIVERSE?
3. THE TRAVELLING SALESMAN PROBLEM
4. IS THERE A PATTERN IN THE PRIMES?
5. HOW CAN WE CRACK SECURITY CODES?
6. WHERE IS THE NEXT MERSENNE PRIME?
7. ARE THERE INFINITE FIBONACCI PRIMES?
8. WILL IT BE SUNNY NEXT WEEK?
9. WHAT SHAPE ARE BUBBLES IN BEER?
10. HOW MANY SYMMETRICAL OBJECTS EXIST?


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Ten of the greatest: Philosophical principles

Ten of the greatest: Philosophical principles

By JULIAN BAGGINI, Editor of The Philosopher's Magazine

1. THE HARM PRINCIPLE
by JOHN STUART MILL, 1806-1873

2. THE PRINCIPLE OF SUFFICIENT REASON
GOTTFRIED LEIBNIZ 1646- 1716

3. THE MEAN
by ARISTOTLE, 382BC- 322BC

4. THE FALSIFICATION PRINCIPLE
by KARL POPPER, 1902-1994

5. OUGHT IMPLIES CAN
by IMMANUEL KANT, 1724-1804

6. THE PRINCIPLE OF EVIDENCE
by DAVID HUME, 1771-1776

7. THE PRINCIPLE OF CHARITY
by DONALD DAVIDSON 1917 -2003

8. THE DIFFERENCE PRINCIPLE
by JOHN RAWLS, 1921 -2002

9. JUST WAR
by THOMAS AQUINAS, 1225 -1274

10. OCCAM'S RAZOR
by WILLIAM OF OCCAM, 1288-1348

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Ten of the greatest: Maths puzzles

Ten of the greatest: Maths puzzles

By CLIFF PICKOVER, Author of The Math Book

1. ARCHIMEDES' STOMACHION, c250 BC
2. WHEAT ON A CHESSBOARD, 1256
3. TOWER OF HANOI, 1883
4. ROPE AROUND THE EARTH PUZZLE, 1702
5. KONIGSBERG BRIDGES, 1736
6. PRINCE RUPERT'S PROBLEM, 1816
7. FIFTEEN PUZZLE, 1874
8. THIRTY-SIX OFFICERS PROBLEM, 1779
9. RUBIK'S CUBE, 1974
10. BARBER PARADOX, 1901

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Ten of the greatest: Maps that changed the world

Ten of the greatest: Maps that changed the world

By PETER BARBER, Head of Map Collections at the British Library

1. BE ON GUARD! 1921
2. HENRICUS MARTELLUS WORLD MAP, c1490
3. CHINESE GLOBE, 1623
4. WALDSEEMULLER WORLD MAP, 1507
5. GOOGLE EARTH, c2005
6. DESCRIPTIVE MAP OF LONDON POVERTY, 1889
7. 'RED LINE' MAP OF NORTH AMERICA, 1782-3
8. LONDON TUBE MAP, 1933
9. PETERS PROJECTION WORLD MAP, 1974
10. EVESHAM WORLD MAP, c1400

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Ten of the greatest ideas that changed the world

Ten of the greatest ideas that changed the world

By TIM CRANE, Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University

1. THE COMPUTER
2. THE COPERNICAN REVOLUTION
3. DEMOCRACY
4. COMMUNISM
5. RELATIVITY
6. FREE MARKET
7. QUANTUM THEORY
8. EVOLUTION
9. FEMINISM
10. HUMAN RIGHTS

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Ten of the greatest British design classics

Ten of the greatest British design classics

By SIR JAMES DYSON, Inventor of the iconic Dyson vacuum cleaner and technology tsar of the Conservative party

1. NEW BRITISH SUBMARINE
BAE SYSTEMS

2. COLOSSUS, THE FIRST COMPUTER
TOMMY FLOWERS

3. MINI
BMC

4. CT BRAIN SCANNER
EMI

5. ANGLEPOISE LAMP
G CARDWARDINE

6 GLOSTER E28/39
FRANK WHITTLE

7 JCB DIGGER
JOSEPH BAMFORD

8 MOULTON BICYCLE
ALEX MOULTON

9 HOVERCRAFT
CHRISTOPHER COCKERELL

10 SCIENCE MUSEUM BRIDGE
WILKINSON EYRE

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Ten of the greatest: World Cup games

Ten of the greatest: World Cup games

By John Motson

1. ITALY 3 BRAZIL 2
SPAIN 1982

2. ARGENTINA 2 HUNGARY 1
ARGENTINA 1978

3. HOLLAND 2 ITALY 1
ARGENTINA 1978

4. FRANCE 1 BRAZIL 1
MEXICO 1986

5. ENGLAND 1 WEST GERMANY 1
ITALY 1990

6. BULGARIA 2 GERMANY 1
USA 1994

7. FRANCE 3 BRAZIL 0
FRANCE 1998

8. BRAZIL 3 ZAIRE 0
WEST GERMANY 1974

9. ENGLAND 1 ARGENTINA 0
SOUTH KOREA/JAPAN 2002

10. SENEGAL 1 FRANCE 0
SOUTH KOREA/JAPAN 2002

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Ten of the greatest battlefield tactics

Ten of the greatest battlefield tactics, by Rob Johnson

By ROB JOHNSON, Author and lecturer in the History of War, Oxford University

1. SURPRISE ATTACK: TEUTOBURG FOREST, 9AD
2. ENVELOPMENT: OPERATION URANUS, 1942
3. COMMITTING THE RESERVE: AUSTERLITZ, 1805
4. SHOCK ACTION: ARSUF, 1191
5. CONCENTRATION: JAGDGESCHWADER FORMATION, 1917
6. OFF-BALANCING & PINNING: TRAFALGAR, 1805
7. STRATEGIC OFFENCE & TACTICAL DEFENCE: PANIPAT, 1526
8. DECEPTION: Q-SHIPS, 1915
9. INTELLIGENCE: MATAPAN, 1941
10. GUERRILLA WARFARE: CHINA, 1934-49


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Ten of the greatest painters

Ten of the greatest painters who changed the world of art

By BRIAN SEWELL, art critic and television presenter

1. MASACCIO 1401-1428
2. LEONARDO DA VINCI 1452-1519
3. RAPHAEL 1483-1520
4. MICHELANGELO 1475-1564
5. TITIAN 1480-1576
6. CARAVAGGIO 1571-1610
7. REMBRANDT 1606-1669
8. RUBENS 1577-1640
9. VELAZQUEZ 1599-1660
10. PICASSO 1881-1973

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Ten of the greatest classic cars

Ten of the greatest classic cars by Chris Evans

By CHRIS EVANS

1 FERRARI 250 GTO
2 FERRARI 250 GT SWB CALIFORNIA SPYDER
3 ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM
4 FORD MUSTANG 63 1/2 CONVERTIBLE FORD MUSTANG 63
5 JAGUAR MK II
6 FERRARI ENZO
7 FERRARI 328 GTS
8 TRIUMPH SPITFIRE MK III
9 MINI
10 FERRARI 250 GT SWB

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Ten of the greatest Victorian icons

Ten of the greatest Victorian icons

By JEREMY PAXMAN
The journalist, author and television presenter

1. QUEEN VICTORIA 1819-1901
2. GENERAL GORDON 1833-1885
3. WT STEAD 1849- 1912
4. SIR HENRY BESSEMER 1813-1898
5. JULIA M CAMERON 1815-1879
6. WILLIAM P FRITH 1819-1909
7. CHARLES DARWIN 1809-1882
8. LEWIS CARROLL 1832-1898
9. ANTHONY TROLLOPE 1815-1882
10. THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY 1801-1885

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Ten of the greatest historical figures

Ten of the greatest historical figures

By DAVID MITCHELL
Comedian, Peep Show star and history graduate of Peterhouse College, Cambridge

1 WINSTON CHURCHILL
2 PITT THE YOUNGER
3 GEORGE III
4 CHARLES JAMES FOX
5 DAVID LLOYD GEORGE
6 KING JOHN
7 NAPOLEON
8 LOUIS XIV
9 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
10 LORD PALMERSTON

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Ten of the greatest literary crime novels

Ten of the greatest literary crime novels

By IAN RANKIN, Journalist, author and television presenter

1. THE PRIVATE MEMOIRS AND CONFESSIONS OF A JUSTIFIED SINNER
James Hogg, 1824.

2. BLEAK HOUSE
Charles Dickens, 1853.

3. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1866.

4. STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE
Robert Louis Stevenson, 1886.

5. BRIGHTON ROCK
Graham Greene, 1938.

6. THE BIG SLEEP
Chandler, 1939.

7. ROSEANNA
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, 1965.

8. THE DRIVER'S SEAT
Muriel Spark, 1970.

9. THE NAME OF THE ROSE
Umberto Eco, 1980.

10. LIVE FLESH
Ruth Rendell, 1986.

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Ten of the greatest classical recordings

Ten of the greatest classical recordings

By ANDRE RIEU, Violinist, conductor and composer

1. CARL ORFF: CARMINA BURANA
Conductor: Hermann Prey, Munich Radio Orchestra

2. RAVEL: MA MERE L'OYE
Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

3. STRAVINSKY: RITE OF SPRING
Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic

4. BEETHOVEN: THE VIOLIN CONCERTO
Herman Krebbers

5. BACH: MASS IN B MINOR
Karl Richter, Munich Bach Orchestra

6. BEETHOVAN: PASTORAL SYMPHONIES
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

7. MAHLER: 4TH SYMPHONY
Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

8. STRAUSS: VIER LETZTE LIEDER
George Szell, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. Sung by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

10. VERDI: LA TRAVIATA
Sir Georg Solti, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

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Ten of the greatest: Literary villains

Ten of the greatest: Literary villains

By ANTHONY HOROWITZ

1. FAGIN
2. LADY MACBETH
3. FU MANCHU
4. HANNIBAL LECTER
5. NAPOLEON
6. MORIARTY
7. CAPTAIN QUEEG
8. ROSA KLEBB
9. HARRY LIME
10. FLASHMAN

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Ten 30 Second Theories

Ten of the greatest: 30-second theories

1. THE PRINCIPLE OF LEAST ACTION
2. MEMETICS
3. QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
4. PANSPERMIA
5. PLACEBO EFFECT
6. SNOWBALL EARTH SNOWBALL EARTH
7. RARE EARTH
8. THE EKPYROTIC UNIVERSE
9. ENTANGLEMENT
10. FINITE

Taken from - '30 Second Theories: The 50 Most Thought-Provoking Theories in Science, Each Explained in Half a Minute' (Icon Books)

Read more: http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1288584/Ten-greatest-30-second-theories.html#ixzz0s8WcNyL6

Records From The Longest Tennis Match In History

Records broken during the Wimbledon first-round match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut on Thursday.

Longest match (time elapsed): Mahut-Isner 11 hours five minutes
Previous record: 6 hours 33 minutes - Fabrice Santoro beat Arnaud Clement, French Open, first round, 2004

Longest match (games played): Mahut-Isner 183 games
Previous records:
Doubles: 122 - Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen (United States) v Patricio Cornejo and Jaime Fillol (Chile) - Davis Cup, 1973
Singles: 112 - Pancho Gonzales beat Charlie Pasarell 22-24 1-6 16-14 6-3 11-9 - Wimbledon, 1969

Longest fifth set and longest set at a grand slam: Mahut-Isner's 70-68 (8 hours and 11 minutes)
Previous records:
Longest fifth set at a grand slam: Andy Roddick beat Younes El Aynaoui 4-6 7-6 4-6 6-4 21-19 - Australian Open, 2003
Longest set: 25-23 John Newcombe beat Marty Reissen 4-6 6-3 6-4 25-23 - U.S. Open, 1969

Most aces by a player and match total: 112 Isner, 103 Mahut
Previous record: 78 - Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) - 2009 Davis Cup v Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic

Wimbledon (The Championships) Winners - Tennis

2013 Andy Murray UK Marion Bartoli FRA
2012 Roger Federer SWI Serena Williams USA
2011 Novak Djokovic SER Petra Kvitová CZE
2010 Rafael Nadal SPA Serena Williams USA
2009 Roger Federer SWI Serena Williams USA
2008 Rafael Nadal SPA Venus Williams USA
2007 Roger Federer SWI Venus Williams USA
2006 Roger Federer SWI Amelie Mauresmo FRA
2005 Roger Federer SWI Venus Williams USA
2004 Roger Federer SWI Maria Sharapova RUS
2003 Roger Federer SWI Serena Williams USA
2002 Lleyton Hewitt AUS Serena Williams USA
2001 Goran Ivanisevic CRO Venus Williams USA
2000 Pete Sampras USA Venus Williams USA
1999 Pete Sampras USA Lindsay Davenport USA
1998 Pete Sampras USA Jana Novotna CZE
1997 Pete Sampras USA Martina Hingis SWI
1996 Richard Krajicek NED Steffi Graf GER
1995 Pete Sampras USA Steffi Graf GER
1994 Pete Sampras USA Conchita Martinez ESP
1993 Pete Sampras USA Steffi Graf GER
1992 Andre Agassi USA Steffi Graf GER
1991 Michael Stich GER Steffi Graf GER
1990 Stefan Edberg SWE Martina Navratilova USA
1989 Boris Becker GER Steffi Graf GER
1988 Stefan Edberg SWE Steffi Graf GER
1987 Pat Cash AUS Martina Navratilova USA
1986 Boris Becker GER Martina Navratilova USA
1985 Boris Becker GER Martina Navratilova USA
1984 John McEnroe USA Martina Navratilova USA
1983 John McEnroe USA Martina Navratilova USA
1982 Jimmy Connors USA Martina Navratilova USA
1981 John McEnroe USA Chris Evert Lloyd USA
1980 Bjorn Borg SWE Evonne Goolagong Cawley AUS
1979 Bjorn Borg SWE Martina Navratilova USA
1978 Bjorn Borg SWE Martina Navratilova USA
1977 Bjorn Borg SWE Virginia Wade UK
1976 Bjorn Borg SWE Chris Evert Lloyd USA
1975 Arthur Ashe USA Billie Jean King USA
1974 Jimmy Connors USA Chris Evert Lloyd USA
1973 Jan Kodes CZECH Billie Jean King USA
1972 Stan Smith USA Billie Jean King USA
1971 John Newcombe AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley AUS
1970 John Newcombe AUS Margaret Smith Court AUS
1969 Rod Laver AUS Ann Haydon Jones UK
1968 Rod Laver AUS Billie Jean King USA
1967 John Newcombe AUS Billie Jean King USA
1966 Manuel Santana ESP Billie Jean King USA
1965 Roy Emerson AUS Margaret Smith Court AUS
1964 Roy Emerson AUS Maria Bueno BRA
1963 Chuck McKinley USA Margaret Smith Court AUS
1962 Rod Laver AUS Karen Hantze Susman USA
1961 Rod Laver AUS Angela Mortimer UK
1960 Neale Fraser AUS Maria Bueno BRA
1959 Alex Olmedo USA Maria Bueno BRA
1958 Ashley Cooper AUS Althea Gibson USA
1957 Lew Hoad AUS Althea Gibson USA
1956 Lew Hoad AUS Shirley Fry USA
1955 Tony Trabert USA Louise Brough USA
1954 Jaroslav Drobny EGY Maureen Connolly USA
1953 Vic Seixas USA Maureen Connolly USA
1952 Frank Sedgman AUS Maureen Connolly USA
1951 Dick Savitt USA Doris Hart USA
1950 Budge Patty USA Louise Brough USA
1949 Ted Schroeder USA Louise Brough USA
1948 Bob Falkenburg USA Louise Brough USA
1947 Jack Kramer USA Margaret Osborne USA
1946 Yvon Petra FRA Pauline Betz USA

1940-45 No competition - World War II

1939 Bobby Riggs USA Alice Marble USA
1938 Don Budge USA Helen Wills Moody USA
1937 Don Budge USA Dorothy Round UK
1936 Fred Perry UK Helen Hull Jacobs USA
1935 Fred Perry UK Helen Wills Moody USA
1934 Fred Perry UK Dorothy Round UK
1933 Jack Crawford AUS Helen Wills Moody USA
1932 Ellsworth Vines USA Helen Wills Moody USA
1931 Sid Wood USA Cilly Aussem GER
1930 Bill Tilden USA Helen Wills Moody USA
1929 Henri Cochet FRA Helen Wills USA
1928 René Lacoste FRA Helen Wills USA
1927 Henri Cochet FRA Helen Wills USA
1926 Jean Borotra FRA Kitty McKane Godfree UK
1925 René Lacoste FRA Suzanne Lenglen FRA
1924 Jean Borotra FRA Kitty McKane UK
1923 Bill Johnston USA Suzanne Lenglen FRA
1922 Gerald Patterson AUS Suzanne Lenglen FRA
1921 Bill Tilden USA Suzanne Lenglen FRA
1920 Bill Tilden USA Suzanne Lenglen FRA
1919 Gerald Patterson AUS Suzanne Lenglen FRA

1915-18 No competition - World War I

1914 Norman Brookes AUS Dorothea Douglass Lambert-Chambers UK
1913 Anthony Wilding NZL Dorothea Douglass Lambert-Chambers UK
1912 Anthony Wilding NZL Ethel Larcombe UK
1911 Anthony Wilding NZL Dorothea Douglass Lambert-Chambers UK
1910 Anthony Wilding NZL Dorothea Douglass Lambert-Chambers UK
1909 Arthur Gore UK Dora Boothby UK
1908 Arthur Gore UK Charlotte Cooper Sterry UK
1907 Norman Brookes AUS May Sutton USA
1906 Lawrence Doherty UK Dorothea Douglass UK
1905 Lawrence Doherty UK May Sutton USA
1904 Lawrence Doherty UK Dorothea Douglass UK
1903 Lawrence Doherty UK Dorothea Douglass UK
1902 Lawrence Doherty UK Muriel Robb UK
1901 Arthur Gore UK Charlotte Cooper Sterry UK
1900 Reginald Doherty UK Blanche Bingley Hillyard UK
1899 Reginald Doherty UK Blanche Bingley Hillyard UK
1898 Reginald Doherty UK Charlotte Cooper UK
1897 Reginald Doherty UK Blanche Bingley Hillyard UK
1896 Harold Mahoney UK Charlotte Cooper UK
1895 Wilfred Baddeley UK Charlotte Cooper UK
1894 Joshua Pim UK Blanche Bingley Hillyard UK
1893 Joshua Pim UK Lottie Dod UK
1892 Wilfred Baddeley UK Lottie Dod UK
1891 Wilfred Baddeley UK Lottie Dod UK
1890 Willoughby Hamilton UK Helen Rice UK
1889 William Renshaw UK Blanche Bingley Hillyard UK
1888 Ernest Renshaw UK Lottie Dod UK
1887 Herbert Lawford UK Lottie Dod UK
1886 William Renshaw UK Blanche Bingley UK
1885 William Renshaw UK Maud Watson UK
1884 William Renshaw UK Maud Watson UK
1883 William Renshaw UK
1882 William Renshaw UK
1881 William Renshaw UK
1880 John Hartley UK
1879 John Hartley UK
1878 Frank Hadlow UK
1877 Spencer Gore UK

World Cup Facts

Most World Cup Appearances
- 5 Antonio Carbajal Mexico City 1950 - 1966
- 5 Lothar Matthäus Germany 1982 - 1998

Most Championships
- 3 Pelé Brazil 1954, 1962, 1970

Most Matches Played
- 25 Lothar Matthäus Germany

Youngest Player
- 17 years and 249 days Pelé Brazil vs Sweden 1958

Oldest Player
- 42 years and 39 days Roger Milla Cameroon vs Russia 1994

Most Goals Scored Overall
- 15 Ronaldo Brazil 1998 - 2006

Most Goals Scored in a Tournament
- 13 Just Fontaine France 1958

Most Goals Scored in a Match
- 5 Oleg Salenko Russia vs Cameroon 1994

Most Goals Scored in One Final
- 3 Geoff Hurst England vs West Germany 1966

Youngest Goalscorer
- 17 years and 239 days Pelé Brazil vs Wales 1958

Oldest Goalscorer
- 42 years and 39 days Roger Milla Cameroon vs Russia 1994

Fastest Goal From Kickoff
- 11 seconds Hakan Sükür Turkey vs Korea Republic 2002

Top 10 Best Selling Albums of All Time

Album Title - Artists (Estimated Sales)

1) Thriller - Michael Jackson (110,000,000)
2) Back in Black - AC/DC (49,000,000)
3) The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (45,000,000)
4) The Bodyguard - Whitney Houston & Various Artists (44,000,000)
5) Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf (43,000,000)
6) Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) - The Eagles (42,000,000)
6) Dirty Dancing - Various Artists (42,000,000)
8) Millennium - Back Street Boys (40,000,000)
8) Saturday Night Fever - The Bee Gees (40,000,000)
8) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (40,000,000)

Top 10 Best Selling Music Artists

Artists (Album Sales)

1) Elvis Presley (>1,000,000,000)
2) The Beatles (>750,000,000)
3) Michael Jackson (>750,000,000)
4) Frank Sinatra (>500,000,000)
5) ABBA (370,000,000)
6) Led Zeppelin (>300,000,000)
7) Nana Mouskouri (300,000,000)
8) Queen (300,000,000)
9) Tino Rossi (300,000,000)
10) Julio Iglesias (250,000,000)

Hosts of the Winter Olympic Games

1924 - Chamonix, France
1928 - St. Moritz, Switzerland
1932 - Lake Placid, New York, USA
1936 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
1940 - Not held* (Proposed - Sapporo, Japan)
1944 - Not held* (Proposed - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy)
1948 - St. Moritz, Switzerland
1952 - Oslo, Norway
1956 - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
1960 - Squaw Valley, California, USA
1964 - Innsbruck, Austria
1968 - Grenoble, France
1972 - Sapporo, Japan
1976 - Innsbruck, Austria
1980 - Lake Placid, N.Y.
1984 - Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
1988 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1992 - Albertville, France
1994 - Lillehammer, Norway
1998 - Nagano, Japan
2002 - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
2006 - Turin, Italy
2010 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2014 - Sochi, Russia

Top 10 Olympic Gold Medalists

Name (Discipline) - Number of Gold Medals (Country)

1) Michael Phelps (Swimming) - 18 (United States)
2) Larissa Latynina (Gymnastics) - 9 (Soviet Union)
2) Paavo Nurmi (Athletics) - 9 (Finland)
2) Mark Spitz (Swimming) - 9 (United States)
2) Carl Lewis (Athletics) - 9 (United States)
6) Bjorne Dæhlie (Cross-country Skiing) - 8 (Norway)
6) Birgit Fischer (Canoeing) - 8 (Germany)
6) Sawao Kato (Gymnastics) - 8 (Japan)
6) Jenny Thompson (Swimming) - 8 (United States)
6) Matt Biondi (Swimming) - 8 (United States)
6) Ray Ewry (Athletics) - 8 (United States)

Top 10 Olympic Medal Winning Countries

Country (Number of Medals Won)

1)United States (2549)
2)Soviet Union (1204)
3)Great Britain (737)
4)France (730)
5)Germany(719)
6)Italy (627)
7)Sweden(604)
8)East Germany (519)
9)Hungary (465)
10)Finland (455)

Top 10 Olympic Gold Medal Winning Countries

Country (Number of Gold Medals)

1)United States (1016)
2)Soviet Union (473)
3)Germany (233)
4)Italy (227)
5)France (218)
6)Great Britain (216)
7)East Germany (192)
8)Sweden (190)
9)China (172)
10)Norway (161)

Hosts of the Modern Summer Olympic Games

1896 - Athens, Greece
1900 - Paris, France
1904 - St. Louis, Missouri USA
1906 - Athens, Greece
1908 - London, England
1912 - Stockholm, Sweden
1916 - Not held** (Proposed - Berlin, Germany)
1920 - Antwerp, Belgium
1924 - Paris, France
1928 - Amsterdam, Holland
1932 - Los Angeles, California USA
1936 - Berlin, Germany
1940 - Not held*** (Proposed - Tokyo, Japan)
1944 - Not held*** (Proposed - London, England)
1948 - London, England
1952 - Helsinki, Finland
1956 - Melbourne, Australia
1960 - Rome, Italy
1964 - Tokyo, Japan
1968 - Mexico City, Mexico
1972 - Munich, Germany
1976 - Montreal, Canada
1980 - Moscow, Russia
1984 - Los Angeles, California, USA
1988 - Seoul, South Korea
1992 - Barcelona, Spain
1996 - Atlanta, Georgia USA
2000 - Sydney, Australia
2004 - Athens, Greece
2008 - Beijing, China
2012 - London, England

World Cup Top Scorers

1) Ronaldo - 15 - Brazil (1998, 2002, 2006)
2) Gerd Muller - 13 - West Germany (1970, 1974)
2) Just Fontaine - 13 - France (1958)
2) Miroslav Klose - 13 - Germany (2002, 2006, 2010)
5) Pele - 12 - Brazil (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970)
6) Jurgen Klinsmann - 11 - Germany (1990, 1994, 1998)
6) Sandor Kocsis - 11 - Hungary (1950, 1954)
8) Gabriel Batistuta - 10 - Argentina (1994, 1998, 2002)
8) Teofilo Cubillas - 10 - Peru (1970, 1978, 1982)
8) Grzegorz Lato - 10 - Poland (1974, 1978, 1982)
8) Gary Lineker - 10 - England (1986, 1990)
8) Helmut Rahn - 10 - West Germany (1954, 1958)

FA Cup

Season Winner Score Runners–up, Venue Attendance

1871–72 Wanderers 1–0 Royal Engineers, Kennington Oval 2,000
1872–73 Wanderers 2–0 Oxford University, Lillie Bridge 3,000
1873–74 Oxford University 2–0 Royal Engineers, Kennington Oval 2,000
1874–75 Royal Engineers †1–1 * Old Etonians, Kennington Oval 2,000
(R) Royal Engineers 2–0 Old Etonians, Kennington Oval 3,000
1875–76 Wanderers †1–1 * Old Etonians, Kennington Oval 3,500
(R) Wanderers 3–0 Old Etonians, Kennington Oval 1,500
1876–77 Wanderers †2–1 * Oxford University, Kennington Oval 3,000
1877–78 Wanderers 3–1 Royal Engineers, Kennington Oval 4,500
1878–79 Old Etonians 1–0 Clapham Rovers, Kennington Oval 5,000
1879–80 Clapham Rovers 1–0 Oxford University, Kennington Oval 6,000
1880–81 Old Carthusians 3–0 Old Etonians, Kennington Oval 4,000
1881–82 Old Etonians 1–0 Blackburn Rovers, Kennington Oval 6,500
1882–83 Blackburn Olympic †2–1 * Old Etonians, Kennington Oval 8,000
1883–84 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Queen's Park, Kennington Oval 4,000
1884–85 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Queen's Park, Kennington Oval 12,500
1885–86 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 West Bromwich Albion, Kennington Oval 15,000
(R) Blackburn Rovers 2–0 West Bromwich Albion, Racecourse Ground 12,000
1886–87 Aston Villa 2–0 West Bromwich Albion, Kennington Oval 15,500
1887–88 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Preston North End, Kennington Oval 19,000
1888–89 Preston North End 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers, Kennington Oval 22,000
1889–90 Blackburn Rovers 6–1 The Wednesday, Kennington Oval 20,000
1890–91 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Notts County, Kennington Oval 23,000
1891–92 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Aston Villa, Kennington Oval 32,810
1892–93 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Everton, Fallowfield Stadium 45,000
1893–94 Notts County 4–1 Bolton Wanderers, Goodison Park 37,000
1894–95 Aston Villa 1–0 West Bromwich Albion, Crystal Palace 42,560
1895–96 The Wednesday 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal Palace 48,836
1896–97 Aston Villa 3–2 Everton, Crystal Palace 65,891
1897–98 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Derby County, Crystal Palace 62,017
1898–99 Sheffield United 4–1 Derby County, Crystal Palace 73,833
1899–1900 Bury 4–0 Southampton, Crystal Palace 68,945
1900–01 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Sheffield United, Crystal Palace 110,820
(R) Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Sheffield United, Burnden Park 20,470
1901–02 Sheffield United 1–1 Southampton, Crystal Palace 76,914
(R) Sheffield United 2–1 Southampton, Crystal Palace 33,068
1902–03 Bury 6–0 Derby County, Crystal Palace 63,102
1903–04 Manchester City 1–0 Bolton Wanderers, Crystal Palace 61,374
1904–05 Aston Villa 2–0 Newcastle United, Crystal Palace 101,117
1905–06 Everton 1–0 Newcastle United, Crystal Palace 75,609
1906–07 The Wednesday 2–1 Everton, Crystal Palace 84,594
1907–08 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Newcastle United, Crystal Palace 74,697
1908–09 Manchester United 1–0 Bristol City, Crystal Palace 71,401
1909–10 Newcastle United 1–1 Barnsley, Crystal Palace 77,747
(R) Newcastle United 2–0 Barnsley, Goodison Park 69,000
1910–11 Bradford City 0–0 Newcastle United, Crystal Palace 69,068
(R) Bradford City 1–0 Newcastle United, Old Trafford 58,000
1911–12 Barnsley 0–0 West Bromwich Albion, Crystal Palace 54,556
(R) Barnsley †1–0* West Bromwich Albion, Bramall Lane 38,555
1912–13 Aston Villa 1–0 Sunderland, Crystal Palace 121,919
1913–14 Burnley 1–0 Liverpool, Crystal Palace 72,778
1914–15 Sheffield United 3–0 Chelsea, Old Trafford 49,557

World War I

1919–20 Aston Villa †1–0 * Huddersfield Town, Stamford Bridge 50,018
1920–21 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stamford Bridge 72,805
1921–22 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Preston North End, Stamford Bridge 53,000
1922–23 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 West Ham United, Wembley Stadium (original) 126,047[A]
1923–24 Newcastle United 2–0 Aston Villa, Wembley Stadium (original) 91,695
1924–25 Sheffield United 1–0 Cardiff City, Wembley Stadium (original) 91,763
1925–26 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Manchester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 91,447
1926–27 Cardiff City 1–0 Arsenal, Wembley Stadium (original) 91,206
1927–28 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Huddersfield Town, Wembley Stadium (original) 92,041
1928–29 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Portsmouth, Wembley Stadium (original) 92,576
1929–30 Arsenal 2–0 Huddersfield Town, Wembley Stadium (original) 92,488
1930–31 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Birmingham, Wembley Stadium (original) 92,406
1931–32 Newcastle United 2–1 Arsenal, Wembley Stadium (original) 92,298
1932–33 Everton 3–0 Manchester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 92,950
1933–34 Manchester City 2–1 Portsmouth, Wembley Stadium (original) 93,258
1934–35 Sheffield Wednesday 4–2 West Bromwich Albion, Wembley Stadium (original) 93,204
1935–36 Arsenal 1–0 Sheffield United, Wembley Stadium (original) 93,384
1936–37 Sunderland 3–1 Preston North End, Wembley Stadium (original) 93,495
1937–38 Preston North End †1–0 * Huddersfield Town, Wembley Stadium (original) 93,497
1938–39 Portsmouth 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wembley Stadium (original) 99,370

World War II

1945–46 Derby County †4–1 * Charlton Athletic, Wembley Stadium (original) 98,000
1946–47 Charlton Athletic †1–0 * Burnley, Wembley Stadium (original) 99,000
1947–48 Manchester United 4–2 Blackpool, Wembley Stadium (original) 99,000
1948–49 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Leicester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 99,500
1949–50 Arsenal 2–0 Liverpool, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1950–51 Newcastle United 2–0 Blackpool, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1951–52 Newcastle United 1–0 Arsenal, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1952–53 Blackpool 4–3 Bolton Wanderers, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1953–54 West Bromwich Albion 3–2 Preston North End, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1954–55 Newcastle United 3–1 Manchester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1955–56 Manchester City 3–1 Birmingham City, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1956–57 Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester United, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1957–58 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Manchester United, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1958–59 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Luton Town, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1959–60 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Blackburn Rovers, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1960–61 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Leicester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1961–62 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Burnley, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1962–63 Manchester United 3–1 Leicester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1963–64 West Ham United 3–2 Preston North End, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1964–65 Liverpool †2–1 * Leeds United, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1965–66 Everton 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1966–67 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Chelsea, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1967–68 West Bromwich Albion †1–0 * Everton, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1968–69 Manchester City 1–0 Leicester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1969–70 Chelsea †2–2 * Leeds United, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
(R) Chelsea †2–1* Leeds United, Old Trafford 62,078
1970–71 Arsenal †2–1 * Liverpool, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1971–72 Leeds United 1–0 Arsenal, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1972–73 Sunderland 1–0 Leeds United, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1973–74 Liverpool 3–0 Newcastle United, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1974–75 West Ham United 2–0 Fulham, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1975–76 Southampton 1–0 Manchester United, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1976–77 Manchester United 2–1 Liverpool, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1977–78 Ipswich Town 1–0 Arsenal, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1978–79 Arsenal 3–2 Manchester United, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1979–80 West Ham United 1–0 Arsenal, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1980–81 Tottenham Hotspur †1–1 * Manchester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
(R) Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Manchester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 92,000
1981–82 Tottenham Hotspur †1–1 * Queens Park Rangers, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
(R) Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Queens Park Rangers, Wembley Stadium (original) 90,000
1982–83 Manchester United †2–2 * Brighton & Hove Albion, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
(R) Manchester United 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1983–84 Everton 2–0 Watford, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1984–85 Manchester United †1–0 * Everton, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1985–86 Liverpool 3–1 Everton, Wembley Stadium (original) 98,000
1986–87 Coventry City †3–2 * Tottenham Hotspur, Wembley Stadium (original) 98,000
1987–88 Wimbledon 1–0 Liverpool, Wembley Stadium (original) 98,203
1988–89 Liverpool †3–2 * Everton, Wembley Stadium (original) 82,500
1989–90 Manchester United †3–3 * Crystal Palace, Wembley Stadium (original) 80,000
(R) Manchester United 1–0 Crystal Palace, Wembley Stadium (original) 80,000
1990–91 Tottenham Hotspur †2–1 * Nottingham Forest, Wembley Stadium (original) 80,000
1991–92 Liverpool 2–0 Sunderland, Wembley Stadium (original) 80,000
1992–93 Arsenal †1–1 * Sheffield Wednesday, Wembley Stadium (original) 79,347
(R) Arsenal †2–1 * Sheffield Wednesday, Wembley Stadium (original) 62,267
1993–94 Manchester United 4–0 Chelsea, Wembley Stadium (original) 79,634
1994–95 Everton 1–0 Manchester United, Wembley Stadium (original) 79,592
1995–96 Manchester United 1–0 Liverpool, Wembley Stadium (original) 79,007
1996–97 Chelsea 2–0 Middlesbrough, Wembley Stadium (original) 79,160
1997–98 Arsenal 2–0 Newcastle United, Wembley Stadium (original) 79,183
1998–99 Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United, Wembley Stadium (original) 79,101
1999–2000 Chelsea 1–0 Aston Villa, Wembley Stadium (original) 78,217
2000–01 Liverpool 2–1 Arsenal, Millennium Stadium 72,500
2001–02 Arsenal 2–0 Chelsea, Millennium Stadium 73,963
2002–03 Arsenal 1–0 Southampton, Millennium Stadium 73,726
2003–04 Manchester United 3–0 Millwall, Millennium Stadium 71,350
2004–05 Arsenal †0–0 † Manchester United, Millennium Stadium 71,876
2005–06 Liverpool †3–3 † West Ham United, Millennium Stadium 71,140
2006–07 Chelsea †1–0 * Manchester United, Wembley Stadium (new) 89,826
2007–08 Portsmouth 1–0 Cardiff City, Wembley Stadium (new) 89,874
2008–09 Chelsea 2–1 Everton, Wembley Stadium (new) 89,391
2009–10 Chelsea 1–0 Portsmouth, Wembley Stadium (new) 88,335
2010–11 Manchester City 1–0 Stoke City, Wembley Stadium (new) 88,643
2011–12 Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool, Wembley Stadium (new) 89,102
2012-13 Wigan Athletic 1-0 Mnchester City, Wembley Stadium (new) 86,254
2013-14 Arsenal 3-2 Hull City, Wembley Stadium (new) 89,345

(R) Replay
* Match went to extra time
† Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time

Ashes Winners

1882: Eng 0-1 Aus
1882-83: Aus 1-2 Eng*
1884: Eng 1-0 Aus
1884-85: Aus 2-3 Eng
1886: Eng 3-0 Aus
1886-87: Aus 0-2 Eng
1887-88: Aus 0-1 Eng
1888: Eng 2-1 Aus
1890: Eng 2-0 Aus
1891-92: Aus 2-1 Eng
1893: Eng 1-0 Aus
1894-95: Aus 2-3 Eng
1896: Eng 2-1 Aus
1897-98: Aus 4-1 Eng
1899: Eng 0-1 Aus
1901-02: Aus 4-1 Eng
1903-04: Aus 2-3 Eng
1905: Eng 2-0 Aus
1907-08: Aus 4-1 Eng
1909: Eng 1-2 Aus
1911-12: Aus 1-4 Eng
1912: Eng 1-0 Aus
1920-21: Aus 5-0 Eng
1921: Eng 0-3 Aus
1924-25: Aus 4-1 Eng
1926: Eng 1-0 Aus
1928-29: Aus 1-4 Eng
1930: Eng 1-2 Aus
1932-33: Aus 1-4 Eng
1934: Eng 1-2 Aus
1936-37: Aus 3-2 Eng
1938: Eng 1-1 Aus
1946-47: Aus 3-0 Eng
1948: Eng 0-4 Aus
1950-51: Aus 4-1 Eng
1953: Eng 1-0 Aus
1954-55: Aus 1-3 Eng
1956: Eng 2-1 Aus
1958-59: Aus 4-0 Eng
1961: Eng 1-2 Aus
1962-63: Aus 1-1 Eng
1964: Eng 0-1 Aus
1965-66: Aus 1-1 Eng
1968: Eng 1-1 Aus
1970-71: Aus 0-2 Eng
1972: Eng 2-2 Aus
1974-75: Aus 4-1 Eng
1975: Eng 0-1 Aus
1977: Eng 3-0 Aus
1978-79: Aus 1-5 Eng
1981: Eng 3-1 Aus
1982-83: Aus 2-1 Eng
1985: Eng 3-1 Aus
1986-87: Aus 1-2 Eng
1989: Eng 0-4 Aus
1990-91: Aus 3-0 Eng
1993: Eng 1-4 Aus
1994-95: Aus 3-1 Eng
1997: Eng 2-3 Aus
1998-99: Aus 3-1 Eng
2001: Eng 1-4 Aus2002-03: Aus 4-1 Eng
2005: Eng 2-1 Aus
2006-07: Aus 5-0 Eng
2009: Eng 2-1 Aus
2010-11: Aus 1 - 3 Eng
2013: Eng 3 - 0 Aus
2013-14: Aus 5 - 0 Eng

World Cup Hosts And Winners

1930: Hosts: Uruguay Winners: Uruguay

1934: Hosts: Italy Winners: Italy

1938: Hosts: France Winners: Italy

1950: Hosts: Brazil Winners: Uruguay

1954: Hosts: Switzerland Winners: West Germany

1958: Hosts: Sweden Winners: Brazil

1962: Hosts: Chile Winners: Brazil

1966: Hosts: England Winners: England

1970: Hosts: Mexico Winners: Brazil

1974: Hosts: West Germany Winners: West Germany

1978: Hosts: Argentina Winners: Argentina

1982: Hosts: Spain Winners: Italy

1986: Hosts: Mexico Winners: Argentina

1990: Hosts: Italy Winners: West Germany

1994: Hosts: United States Winners: Brazil

1998: Hosts: France Winners: France

2002: Hosts: Japan/South Korea Winners: Brazil

2006: Hosts: Germany Winners: Italy