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.
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.”)
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?
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.
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.
Following our recap of weird football rules, here are 4 weird pro basketball rules.
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?
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).
Looking for random trivia about this year’s Grammy nominees? Here are some interesting facts about the top honor in pop music.
Continuing our Christmas world tour, the holidays are celebrated a bit differently in Scandinavia. Here is how they celebrate Christmas in Sweden and Scandinavia.
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.
NFL referees must know all the rules of pro football…even the strange ones.
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.
If, for some reason, you’ve ever wondered if Santa Claus visited Kokomo, here’s your answer.
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.
Christmas? New Year’s Eve? Who needs ‘em when you’ve got National Ding-a-Long Day! Here are a few weird December holidays.
Are you dreaming of a weird Christmas? Here is some odd and random Christmas music.
One of the best parts of the holiday season is gorging yourself on gingerbread, sugar cookies, eggnog, candy canes… but that’s just here in North America. Here’s some interesting trivia on some holiday sweet treats from elsewhere on the planet.
