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Snow Cones vs. Shaved Ice
As summer winds down, here’s a look at the subtleties that separate two favorite treats of the season. Pretty much everywhere you go in the United States in the summer, it’s going to be hot. Fortunately, there are some coping mechanisms. Some are more appetizing than others: such as the wide variety of cold, sugary […]
You Can Still Make It a Blockbuster Night
These products were once household names, until they slowly faded from public consciousness…except that they still exist. Encyclopedias For a kid writing a school report, their research options were limited: encyclopedias were the best bet. These attractively bound, multiple-volume sets of world knowledge were a fixture of libraries, schools, and the homes of families who […]
Wide World of Weird Sports
Tired of baseball, basketball, and football? Your worries are over—we’ve found some unusual alternatives for you.
Lebowski 9:29
Lots of movies have inspired their own fan conventions. Let’s see, there’s Star Trek and Star Wars and…The Big Lebowski?
Bad Hair Days
Think you’ve ever had a bad hair day? Just be glad you never had one like these folks.
Why Is It So Expensive?
It’s hard to enjoy the finer things in life when the finer things are so expensive. We’ll skip the caviar and stick to our good ol’ beef jerky. Wait, that’s expensive, too?! What’s going on here?
Weird Questions Asked by People on Vacation
Real questions asked by people on vacation.
Weird Beauty Treatments
Beauty is in the eye of the person with the weirdest beauty treatment.
Sneaky Corporations
Powerful corporations often set up fake “institutes” and programs that sound like independent foundations promoting the public good—when in fact they’re just the opposite. Here are four examples.
Why Can't I Remove That Tag?
You can remove that tag on the mattress—it’s okay. Really. Lots of products have tags on them—clothes, sheets, towels, for example. Most people have no problem tearing them off if they feel like it. But then there’s the matter of that tag on the mattress. That little strip of waxy paper could so easily be […]
The Official "Blanks" of States
Each of the 50 states has its own “official state” tree, gemstone, fish, animal, dance…you name it! Here is a look at some of them. State Outdoor Drama of Alabama William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker, about the early life of Alabama native Helen Keller, was produced for the first time in 1962 at Ivy Green […]
Who were Harley & Davidson
Here’s the story behind two of the best-known names in America.
Death Customs
The treatment and disposal of a dead body is a sacred ritual in every culture, but each one does it a little bit differently.
Snack Chip Origins
Stuff your brain with some stories about these snacks that are great for stuffing in your face.
About Antarctica
Cold, hard facts about the cold, hard continent.
True Tales of Rejection and Redemption
What comes before success? Preparation, practice…and rejection. Here are some people who went on to do big things despite some early roadblocks.
Famous Dropouts
Quitters never win…or do they?
