Impossible Questions: Un-Magic Kingdom Edition – Answer Revealed!
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Author: Uncle John
3 Broadway Flops
Some Broadway shows are getting a lucrative post-Tony “bounce” as summer tourists flock to New York City. Almost nobody flocked to these misbegotten musicals.
Impossible Questions: Un-Magic Kingdom Edition
Think you know the answer to this question? Think you can get it? Good luck…and come back tomorrow to see if you’re right.
What ended forever in Disney World on December 29, 1974?
Football Stadium Fun Facts
The football season doesn’t begin for a while, but here’s a look at the massive concrete-and-steel behemoths where the magic happens.
Uncle John’s Extremely Tough Movie Quote Quiz
Sure, you know that “We’re not in Kansas anymore” is from The Wizard of Oz, or that “Welcome to Earth!” is from Independence Day. But can you name the movie that spawned the obscure lines of dialogue below?
4 Words Popularized By Pop Songs
English is a constantly changing language, with new words entering the lexicon from other cultures, the news, science…and even music.
Ask Uncle John Anything: A Dog Tail
It’s a form of communication dating back thousands of years to when dogs were wild pack animals. Various kinds of tail wags, along with postures and vocalizations, formed an ad hoc language dogs could use to “talk” to each other.
Code Name: Telepod
Lots of companies, particularly tech companies, use phony or “code names” when referring to a product while it’s being development. The main reasons: to throw competitors off the scent…or simply because they haven’t thought of a good name yet.
Fact-or-Fake Friday: Take the Subway
Here are three weird news items about a very popular sandwich shop. Two of them are quite true…and one isn’t, because we made it up. Can you guess which one is the fake one?
Celebrity Beers
When you’re famous, you can do anything…like market your own signature suds.
- Wil Wheaton is an actor best known for his work as a teenager on Star Trek: The Next Generation and in Stand By Me, and as an adult, playing a jerkish version of himself on The Big Bang Theory. He was also one of the first prominent (and remains one of the most popular) bloggers. He recently teamed up with another Internet celebrity, Fark.com creator Drew Curtis, to create Stone Farking Wheaton w00tstout. Brewed by Stone Brewing Co., the name pays tribute to Fark, and Wheaton—it’s made with “wheat” after all.
4 Odd Camping Gadgets
It used to be that all you needed to go camping was a tent and a sleeping bag. How could you possibly live without the following doohickeys?
Second Generation Television
Compared to movies or theater, TV is a relatively new medium, but it’s just old enough that it’s the family business for multiple generations.
Seattle’s Superheroes Must Die(t)
For the better part of the last decade, Seattle man Ben Fodor has patrolled the means streets of his city dressed as a costumed vigilante named “Phoenix Jones.” He’s also the leader and founder of The Rain City Superhero Movement, a group of Seattleites who, inspired by Fodor/Phoenix, defend truth, justice, and the American Way.
And the Award For Most Awards Goes To…
At the recent 68th Annual Tony Awards, one of the recipients set a new Tonys Record. Here’s what Audra McDonald did, along with some other award-show record holders.
Mmmm…Conspiracy Theories
Does The Simpsons know more about geopolitical affairs than they’re letting on? Here’s a look at the “evidence.”
The Fall of Colossus
It’s the end of an era. Colossus, one of the world’s most famous roller coasters, is about to bite the dust.
Ask Uncle John Anything: Burn, Baby, Burn
How do food makers determine the calorie counts placed on food packages?
Calories provide energy to the body. You need to get a base of calories from food so your body can perform basic functions like pump blood and send electrical signals, and more calories to power any and all activities, like standing, walking, and talking.
The Weird World of World Cup Commercials
The FIFA World Cup is the planet’s most beloved sporting event. The 2014 edition is taking place in Brazil as we speak, and tons of international companies are eager to cash in on all the excitement. Here are just a few of the kooky World Cup-related ads that have been airing around the globe in recent weeks.
