Back on June 18, 2022 I wrote a blog titled “I Am a Fan of Top __ Lists“ which was a real show stopper. (*cough*). So since I am in an irreverent mood this fine day I thought I’d add to this marvelous list. Please note: Top Lists are as varied as those who write them. (I’ve linked the lists to where I found the statistics … such as they are …)
Largest Abandoned Cities in the World
1. Craco, Italy
2. Pyramiden, Norway
Most Expensive Fruits in the World
1. Rare Kanyao Durian – $47,990 Each
2. Yubari King Melon – $45,500 Per Pair
Most Commonly Mispronounced Words in American English
1. GIF (Proper pronunciation is: J-IFF)
2. Mischievous (Proper pronunciation is: MIS-CHUH-VUS)
Most-visited museums in 2023
1. Louvre, Paris France (8,900,000)
2. Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Rome Italy (6,800,000)
Top Grossing Movies of 2023
1. Barbie ($636,225,983)
2. The Super Mario Brothers Movie ($574,934,330)
Top Grossing Movies of 1953
1. Peter Pan ($60,087,855)
2. The Robe ($36,000,000)
Top 10 Universities in America
2. Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
Most Expensive Bicycles In The World
1. Trek Butterfly Madone – $500,000
2. Trek Yoshimoto Nara – $200,000
Most expensive desserts in the World
1. Runway Cake, Debbie Wingham, ($74 million)
2. Strawberries Arnaud, Arnaud’s Restaurant, New Orleans ($9.85 million)
Largest Birds in the World
1. Common Ostrich (up to 346 pounds)
2. Somali Ostrich (looks like bird above: up to 237 pounds)
3. Southern Cassowary (up to 187 pounds)
Most Popular Card Games in the World
1. Bridge, estimated 500 million people worldwide.
2. Poker, with over 100 million players globally.
Most Popular Colors Worldwide
1. Blue (#1E90FF)
2. Red (#FF0000)
Most Popular Dog Breeds
1. French Bulldog
2. Labrador Retriever
Most Expensive LEGO sets you can buy today
1. Millennium Falcon (7,541 Pieces), $849 +/-
2. Star Wars AT-AT Walker (6,785 pieces) $849 +/-
Rarest Cactus in the World
1. Discocactus subterraneo-proliferans ( Extinct in the wild, Fewer than 50 in private collection)
2. Florida semaphore cactus Near Extinction Fewer than 20
Whew! That was a lot of research!
Humoring the Goddess 
That was so much fun.
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