The Real ‘Annabelle’
Did you help the evil doll movie Annabelle earn $37 million at the box office on its opening weekend? Believe it or not, it’s based on a true story.
Daily Dispatch
Crazy Crosswalks
Standing at a crosswalk can be really boring (or annoying if you’re in a hurry). Here are a few that make the wait a little more bearable.
Beyond ‘Twin Peaks’: Other TV Shows From the 1990s That Were Later Revived
Showtime just announced that it’s bringing beloved 1990s cult show Twin Peaks back in 2016. But how will it rate in the canon of other ‘90s TV show revivals?
Ask Uncle John Anything: Nailed It
The purpose of our fingers and toes is fairly self-evident: the better differentiation of digits makes for better dexterity. This allows us to grasp small objects, or climb and walk, respectively. But why do we have these hard little disks on top of all of our digits? Surely there has to be more of a reason beyond painting them so we can show off our “nail art” on Instagram.
The Longest Games in Baseball History
Baseball history was made this weekend…very, very slowly and over a very, very long period of time.
Impossible Questions: Reggie Jackson’s Finest Hour (Answered!)
Think you’ve got the answer? Keep reading to see if you nailed it.
What did Reggie Jackson do in 1972 that hadn’t been accomplished in Major League Baseball in more than five decades?
Some Weird European Beers
Keep these strange brews in mind when you get bored with all that pumpkin ale you’ve been drinking this season.
Impossible Questions: Reggie Jackson’s Finest Hour
Think you know the answer to this question? Think you can get it? Good luck…and come back tomorrow to see if you’re right.
What did Reggie Jackson do in 1972 that hadn’t been accomplished in Major League Baseball in more than five decades?
Here’s Why Americans Love Pumpkin-Flavored Things
It started with the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte. Now, it seems like everything is pumpkin-kissed this time of year.
Fake-or-Fact Friday: Anarchy in the E.U.
Here are three weird news stories from Europe. Two of them are insanely true…and one we just made up. Which one is the faker? The answer is at the end of the post.
‘Saturday Night Live’: Year One
NBC’s legendary sketch comedy show began its 40th season last weekend. It’s evolved quite a bit from its first season in 1975.
Another Side of Bob Dylan
“Hidden messages” are typically the sort of thing that rock musicians hide in their songs, and studious individuals track down. This time, the opposite is true.
4 Football Teams That Almost Made the NFL
Players try out for the NFL every season. Every so often, entire teams try to join the league, and, for a variety of reasons, just don’t make the cut.
Fake It Until You Make It
Backpacking through foreign lands has long been a right-of-passage for graduates. But instead of doing that, a Dutch student pretended like she did…to see if anyone could tell.
Let’s Get Wild (With Some Wild Rice Facts)
How wild are these facts about wild rice? Pretty wild! Okay, they’re not that wild, but they are pretty interesting.
Ask Uncle John Anything: Eye See Your Boogers
That gross yellow junk has a lot of different names: “crusties,” or “eye boogers,” or “sleep sand,” or “sleep gunk,” or…Rheum is a term that refers to any and all materials expelled from the facial cavities—nose, mouth, and eyes—during sleep.
No More Saturday Morning Cartoons
Pour out a box of sugar cereal to honor the death of an American institution.
The TV landscape is certainly changing. There are hardly any soap operas left, most any program can be seen outside of its timeslot online the next day, and cheap devices allow us to store our favorite shows and skip the commercials. But while the majority of viewers do still watch, say, late night TV shows late at night, there’s one TV institution that’s gone for good: Saturday morning cartoons on network TV.
Ig Nobel Awards: Better Living Through Poopy Science
Since 1991, the Ig Nobel Awards honor the world’s most ridiculous research and scientific undertakings. Two out of ten of this year’s honorees regarded, well, fecal matters.
