A Look at SantaCon
Have you spotted any roaming hordes of drunken Santas in your town this holiday season? If so, then you’ve witnessed one of the newest and strangest holiday traditions: SantaCon.
Author: Uncle John
6 Random Trivia Facts About ‘The Hobbit’
The third and final part of the fantasy trilogy is in theaters now. Here’s some random facts about the source novels and the movies, too.
- The Hobbit author J.R.R. Tolkien made up the word “hobbit,” which proved difficult for foreign-language publishers to translate. The Swedish edition of the book was called Hompen. In Portuguese, it was titled O Gnomo, or “The Gnome.” In the manufactured “universal” language of Esperanto, the novel is titled La Hobito.
It’s Christmas in Spain!
Who is el caganer? If you’re not familiar with this Christmas character, he’s a peasant usually added to nativity scenes in Spain. He’s typically dressed in traditional clothing like robes. But, unlike Mary, Joseph, or the Three Wise Men, he’s, well…always depicted squatting, with his pants around his ankles and having just left a large turd on the ground. (El Caganer translates to a slang term that means, in more indelicate language, “the guy who poops.”)
Ask Uncle John Anything: Ice, Ice Baby
All are forms of precipitation, and all involve the temperature being cold enough for these little balls of ice, or very, cold water, to fall from the sky. But how do you tell them apart?
How to Defeat Proprietary Technology In One Easy Step
When a company introduces a new product, they try to hold on to being the one-and-only manufacturer of that product for as long as possible, even introducing more technology to keep other companies out of the game. Someone always finds a way to beat the system.
Two Major Hanukkah Fails
Hanukkah, the festival of lights, is an eight-day Jewish celebration that occurs every winter. It’s celebrated by millions of people, so we don’t know why these people seem to have no idea about it.
4 Really Obscure (But Really Real) Pro Basketball Rules
Following our recap of weird football rules, here are 4 weird pro basketball rules.
Whatever Happened to These 4 Heisman Trophy Winners?
Will Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota follow up his Heisman win with a long, successful NFL career like Roger Staubach, Tony Dorsett, or, uh, O.J. Simpson…or wind up on a list like this one?
How Cuties Conquered the Produce Department
Oranges used to just be oranges…until Cuties came along and branded them. In 2004, Cuties debuted in the Western U.S and in the East Coast in 2011).
7 Random Trivia About This Year’s Grammy Nominees
Looking for random trivia about this year’s Grammy nominees? Here are some interesting facts about the top honor in pop music.
It’s Christmas in Sweden!
Continuing our Christmas world tour, the holidays are celebrated a bit differently in Scandinavia. Here is how they celebrate Christmas in Sweden and Scandinavia.
The Shoe Shop That Time Forgot
In 2013, a man stepped inside a boarded-up old shoe shop that was once owned by his great-grandmother. What he found inside could be worth a fortune.
5 Really Obscure (But Really Real) Football Rules
NFL referees must know all the rules of pro football…even the strange ones.
The Real Saint Nick
We all know about the magical gift giver that he inspired, but who exactly was Saint Nicholas? Meet the man whose life and times became the legend of Santa Claus.
Christmas Remakes of Non-Christmas Songs
If, for some reason, you’ve ever wondered if Santa Claus visited Kokomo, here’s your answer.
6 Odd and Forgotten College Football Bowl Games
From now until the middle of January, 39 college bowl games will be contested. That’s a lot…but there are plenty of college football bowl games that aren’t played at all anymore.
6 Weird December “Holidays” You Ought to Celebrate
Christmas? New Year’s Eve? Who needs ‘em when you’ve got National Ding-a-Long Day! Here are a few weird December holidays.
4 Pieces of Random and Weird Christmas Music
Are you dreaming of a weird Christmas? Here is some odd and random Christmas music.
