6 Weirdest Things at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show
CES 2015 just wrapped up in Las Vegas, and here are the oddest things apparently coming soon from the world of science and technology.
Daily Dispatch
Politicians vs. The Fourth Estate
Here are a few American politicians that recently tangled with the press…and what happened afterward.
Interesting Trivia About the NFL Playoffs
Paint your face in your team colors and huddle up for these bits of interesting trivia.
- It’s simple to get into the NFL playoffs: win the most games, right? Not exactly. The playoffs are structured so that six teams from each conference get spots: four division winners and the two additional “wild card” teams with the best records. Somebody has to win a division, even if the division is terrible. The Carolina Panthers won the NFC South this year with a 7-8-1 record. That’s worse than the Philadelphia Eagles (10-6) and San Francisco 49ers (8-8), who missed out on wild card slots.
The Springfield Nuclear Power Planet Softball Team and the Baseball Hall of Fame
On a 1992 episode of The Simpsons, Mr. Burns hires nine then-current Major League Baseball stars to be ringers on the company softball team, only to have nearly all be unable to play for various, bizarre reasons. With Baseball Hall of Fame inductees being announced this month, here’s a look at what happened to those players in real life (all of whom voiced their animated selves).
The Elvis Movie Generator
From 1956 to 1969, Elvis Presley (who would’ve turned 80 years today) made more than 30 movies, such as Roustabout, Girls! Girls! Girls! and Harum Scarum. They were low budget and formulaic: some songs, a pretty girl, a chase scene, and a fight. With our handy generator, you can make up your very own Elvis movie.
7 Random Facts About the North Pole
Just because Christmas is over doesn’t mean Santa Claus’ native land fades into non-existence. Do you know these random facts, or frosty factoids if you will, about what really goes on at the top of the globe?
3 Weirdest “Elvis is Alive” Theories
Elvis Presley would turn 80 years old this week, had he not died in 1977. Or did he?
The Fraternity Boy Theory
In the 1970s, Presley supposedly got mixed up with a California crime syndicate called The Fraternity. After he lost $10 million to the organization in the bogus sales of real estate and private planes, Presley is said to have gone to the federal government for help, who was keen to dismantle The Fraternity. In exchange for helping bring them down, Presley was whisked into the Witness Protection Program. Two hours after Presley’s death was announced in 1977, a man named “John Burrows” boarded a plane for Buenos Aires, paying in cash. That man not only resembled Presley, but had the same name as an alias Presley often used to check into hotels.
The Doggone Song is Mine: Paul McCartney’s Most Unlikely Musical Collaborations
Over New Years, Paul McCartney and rapper Kanye West released a surprise joint effort called “Only One,” a song about West’s daughter. Surprise collaborations are kind of McCartney’s bag.
8 Ways That Elvis’s Records Broke Records
Some interesting music trivia about the astounding pop chart successes of the King of Rock n’ Roll, Elvis, who would turn 80 years old on January 8.
3 New Robots You Should Be Aware Of
Robots are everywhere these days, from your social media to chain restaurants. (There’s also a bunch of them in our new book, Robotica.)
Mmm…Plastic
You wouldn’t eat plastic, would you? It’s poisonous! Well, some plastics are okay, and some plastics are not safe for human consumption. Regardless, the safe ones (we think) are definitely in food products you encounter all the time.
6 Weird January Holidays You Ought to Celebrate
Make it your New Years resolution to observe more ridiculous made-up holidays.
Fake-or-Fact Friday: Fabulous Freakouts Edition
Here are some stories of people getting very mad in public. Fortunately, only two of them are real. One of them we made up. Can you guess which one? The answer is at the end of the post.
Junk Food Items That Disappeared…And Returned
We are living in a golden age of discontinued junk food returning to stores due to popular demand.
Daily Fun Facts: 4 Real Statues of Fictional Characters
Because why erect statues to honor only those who actually existed? Today’s Daily Fun Facts provides four examples of statues that honor TV and film characters.
Weird Rules in North Korean Basketball
In 2013, former NBA star and oddball Dennis Rodman visited North Korea at the behest of its leader, Kim Jong Un. The pair took in a game of basketball, which is extremely popular in North Korea. The game was very strange, however, and revealed to the rest of the world the North Korean basketball scoring system.
Strange and Interesting Facts: 3 Bizarre Coffee Blends
Do you take yours with cream, sugar, or monkey spit? Today’s Strange and Interesting Facts dives into three strange and bizarre coffee blends from around the world.
The Most Watched TV Events of All Time, Around the World
The most watched TV show in American history is almost always the most recent Super Bowl—the last few have drawn more than 100 million viewers. Here’s what’s brought the most people to their TVs in countries around the world. (Hint: it’s more sports.)
