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10 facts about 19th century's deadliest war + 10 horrors about organized crime

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10 Facts About the Deadliest War of the 19th Century
http://www.toptenz.net/10-facts-deadlies...entury.php

EXCERPT: The 19th century had its fair share of wars that had high body counts. This includes the Napoleonic Wars, the Austro-Prussian War, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War. However, the bloodiest and deadliest war of the 19th was the Taiping Rebellion, which took place in China and it went from December 1850 to August 1864....



10 Horrifying Facts About the America Mafia
http://www.toptenz.net/10-horrifying-fac...-mafia.php

EXCERPT: Part of a majesty and grandeur of the American experiment is that no matter who you are or where you come from, with some hard work and determination, you can rise from nothing to become the head of a major criminal organization. Like baseball and apple pie, organized crime has been an American tradition ever since it first became a nation. And like the nation itself, American organized crime is a melting pot of different industries, rackets, enforcement brigades, and transnational networks that Walmart only wishes it could duplicate. So whether you are hoping to learn more about how to get “made,” or simply delight in glamorous cautionary tales about good people doing bad things, here are a few choice tidbits about the OC that isn’t a reference to California....
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