Looking for love? Throw away those personal ads. Cancel your online dating service. You’ve already got what it takes to find a mate. Just take a deep breath…through your nose. (This article was originally published in Uncle John’s Weird Weird World EPIC.) The Power of Pheromones The word comes from the Greek words phero, “I carry,” […]
The venerable men’s magazine just announced that it would do away with nudity in its pictorials, citing that it’s “passé.” Here are a few of the most memorable moments from seven decades of Playboy.
Like urban legends? Well, we dug up a few fake stories about famous people for your reading pleasure.
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about snot, boogers, phlegm, mucus…
When Uncle John learned that it was possible to do this, his first thought was, “Why would anyone want to hypnotize a chicken?” Good question. As Sir Edmund Hillary would say, “because it’s there.” (And it’s a lot easier than climbing Mt. Everest.)
Disco was everywhere in the late 1970s, and almost everybody hopped on the bandwagon.
Anyone asked to name a favorite condiment might quickly say ketchup or mustard, and sure—those are good. But here’s why mayonnaise is the real culinary star.
There are more than a dozen candidates running for the GOP nominations, and half a dozen running for the Democratic nominations. Think that’s a lot? In all, more than 1,220 people filed paperwork with the Federal Election Committee, declaring their intention to run for president. Here are a few of them.
Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the others hit theaters this November in The Peanuts Movie. It’s not the first time they’ve appeared on the silver screen.
A wise person somewhere once said that cheaters never prosper, but what about those who kinda, sorta cheat? Here’s a few college football teams that have definitely stretched the rules.
Many common words and phrases were invented by cartoonists and first used in comic strips.
Uncle John knows pretty much everything—and if he doesn’t, he heads his massive research library, or puts one of his many associates on the case. So go ahead: In the comments below, ask Uncle John anything. (And if we answer your question sometime, we’ll send you a free book!)
We usually associate “one-hit wonders” with music—bands like Dexy’s Midnight Runners who had one smash hit single and then faded into obscurity. A similar thing can happen in sports—in which a player has just one big moment of glory.
Not people who paint cats, but cats who paint.
As Fox Mulder often said on The X-Files, when it comes to space aliens “the truth is out there.” But in each one of these cases, the “truth” wasn’t.
Are you accident-prone? Don’t worry, it could end up making the world a better place.
There are hundreds of cable channels available, which means it’s hard for some to differentiate themselves. The solution: a new name.
Did you see lots of colorful skull cookies and people running around in skeleton makeup yesterday? That’s because it was the Day of the Dead.
