7 Yummy Facts About Prison Food
Prisons have by and large sourced out its food service to for-profit companies that also service school cafeterias. They get a lot of food out of a dollar. The average cost per meal, per prisoner: under a dollar.
Weird, Wonderful World
4 Ways To Light a Fire Without Matches
This might not save you in the even of an apocalypse, but you never know when little tricks like these will come in handy. Not all of these fire techniques are easy, but they do work with practice.
15 Ways to Not Look Like a Fool Abroad
Here are 15 ways not to look like a fool while traveling abroad. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Ask Uncle John Anything: The Juice is Loose! (And the Cider, Too)
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!) This query comes from reader Jeremy […]
The War on Poop
We recently told you about various the worldwide fight against public urination. Well, here’s story #2. This time we learn about the war on poop.
7 Weird Facts About Col. Sanders
Have you seen those weird KFC commercials with SNL star Darrell Hammond as Col. Harland Sanders? It’s not as weird as these true facts about the real Col. Sanders.
Welcome to Dismaland!
Disneyland has often been described as “The Happiest Place on Earth.” Notorious artist Banksy’s new “bemusement park” in the UK is the complete opposite.
4 of the World’s Weirdest McDonald’s
Almost every McDonald’s in the world is more or less the same. Almost.
How to Toilet Train Your Cat
Face it: Your cat is the ruler of your house. She knows it, and so do you. So why shouldn’t she sit on the throne?
10 Dragons from Greek Mythology
Here is a list of ten famous dragons from Greek mythology. How many of them do you recognize? Can you earn the title of “Mother of Dragons?”
Classic Joke Origins
Classic jokes are essentially oral traditions that get passed from person to person for decades until someone decides to write them down. We asked our resident jokestorian, Bozo Newman, to find the origins of a few classics. Honk honk! Knock-Knock! During Prohibition in the 1930s, if you wanted to get into a speakeasy, you would […]
Join the Dark Side: We’ll Silence Your Bullies
A Star Wars fan club named itself after a coalition of bad guys aligned with Darth Vader. But they’re bringing some real goodness to the world.
Ask Uncle John Anything: These Words are Crazy!
The English language has long had a flippant attitude toward mental illness. Any sort of abnormal behavior can get you called crazy. How did “nuts” or “bananas” come to mean “crazy”?
The Forbidden Areas of Disney World
Walt Disney World is roughly the size of San Francisco, so it’s not surprising that there are a few places within its borders that are strictly off-limits to guests.
Daily Fun Facts: Shrimps
Today’s daily fun facts include a few little shrimp facts. Enjoy!
Europe’s Wildest Party Animals
Many animals will happily drink alcohol whenever they can get their furry mitts on some. Unfortunately, these European critters didn’t know when to say when.
6 Facts About Waffles
The verb waffle means to be indecisive and it comes from a Scottish term “waff” that means “to yelp like a puppy.” The noun waffle, meaning the excellent gridded breakfast food, comes from the Old German wefan, which meant to weave something into the shape of a honeycomb. (Makes sense!)
Ask Uncle John Anything: It Glows in the Dark!
Summertime is glow stick (or light stick) season—it’s fun to wave them around at night, at parties, during those Fourth of July celebrations, at the campground, etc. But how do those little day-glo sticks glow (at night) without a battery or a bulb?
