Reza Baluchi is the sort of guy that loves to perform extraordinary feats of physical endurance. A foolhardy attempt to raise money for charity by running around the Bermuda Triangle in an inflatable bubble concluded with him giving up and calling for help on October 4.
In the late 1980s, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening reportedly based the show in a town called Springfield because it was widely believed to be the most common town name in the United States, and so the most generic and non-specific. He wanted the town to be set in “Anytown, U.S.A.,” and so he did, and named it Springfield.
Here are three weird news stories about memorializing the departed that somehow involve television. Two of the stories are true, and one we made up. Which one is false? The answer is at the end of the post.
How groups around the country are revamping a very controversial holiday: Columbus Day.
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.
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.
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?
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.
Baseball history was made this weekend…very, very slowly and over a very, very long period of time.
Think you’ve got the answer? Keep reading to see if you nailed it.
Keep these strange brews in mind when you get bored with all that pumpkin ale you’ve been drinking this season.
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.
It started with the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte. Now, it seems like everything is pumpkin-kissed this time of year.
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.
NBC’s legendary sketch comedy show began its 40th season last weekend. It’s evolved quite a bit from its first season in 1975.
“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.
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.
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.
