We’ve got a new book coming out in September called ROBOTICA: Mechanical Marvels and Mind-Melting Machines of the Past, Present, and Future. Yep—it’s a book all about awesome robots. Here’s a little taste of the strange and wonderful robots you’ll find in that book.
Before the invention of sliced bread, what did people say was “the best thing ever”? Sliced bread has been around since bread, of course, but pre-sliced bread wasn’t sold commercially in the United States until 1928. What took people so long to figure out how to slice bread?
Pop culture is like sports for Uncle John, so here are some fun facts and figures from last night’s Emmy Awards.
Just in case you aren’t getting enough Simpsons via FXX’s two-week-long “Every Simpsons Ever” marathon, here is some Simpsons trivia you might not have known about the longest-running comedy in TV history.
The other day we told you about the many variations on ice cream. Today, we follow it up with a cringe-worthy ice cream related story.
Even cartoon characters have to use the bathroom every now and then. Of course, when they do, they use really bizarre ones.
Here are three reports on some strange foods showing up in stadiums across the country. Two of them are real-life, viable alternatives to peanuts and hot dogs. One of them we simply made up. Can you guess which one is the fake? Answer is at the end of the post.
College is a drag, what with the high tuition, lack of a job after graduation, and the roommates who are really into jam bands. Why go through all that when you can go to school over the Internet?
In 1996, Joanna Pacitti was a 12-year-old girl with a tremendous singing voice and landed the title role in a touring production of Annie. Here is another entry in our series on musicians who just couldn’t get the fair shake they deserved.
Here’s a truly forgotten fad: NBA teams would release slickly produced rap songs to gear fans up for the playoffs. The songs would be played everywhere—but only in the team’s home city—on the radio, at the games themselves, and proceeds from sales of the tapes would go to charity. Prepare to get nostalgic…and cringe.
On August 25th, the Burning Man Festival will kick off for the 29th time in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. If you’re not familiar with this annual event, here’s your cheat-sheet.
Uncle John’s Blog is part of a balanced breakfast. Here are some interesting cereal facts about your favorite breakfast food you may not have known.
These have been troubling us for years, so we decided to do some research and get some answers once and for all: “On the classic ’70s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter, why were the tough kids called “sweathogs”?” and “On the classic ’80s sitcom Who’s the Boss?, who was the boss: Tony or Angela?”
The many, and often subtle, differences between all those frozen desserts you’ve been eating all summer long.
You know that Kelly Clarkson got her start as an unknown singing on a TV talent show, but how about the rest of these celebrities?
We found some stories about people using words that sound offensive, but aren’t. While almost unbelievable, two of these stories are true. The third one, well, it is unbelievable because we made it up. Can you spot the phony news item? The answer is at the end of the post.
Sure, you could go to the Kids Hands-On Science Museum, or History of Fireworks and Free Cookies Museum…or you could hit one of these, which we’re sure are very, very fun and interesting.
Another entry in our series on musicians who just couldn’t get the fair shake they deserved.
