It was about 30 years ago that “We Are the World” took the country by storm to raise awareness of—and funds to help combat—African famine. It was among many all-star charity singles at the time. Here are a couple others that time forgot.
Because why would you want your house to smell like lilacs or fresh basked cookies?
The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) might be responsible for the weirdest TV shows in the world. What’s even weirder: people are watching. Lots of people. Here are some shows that have aired on Norwegian television.
When you think “decades without a championship,” you probably think of the Chicago Cubs, who haven’t won a World Series in more than 100 years. That got us thinking: what city has gone the longest without a championship in all of the Big 4 sports leagues (NBA, NHL, MLB, NFL) put together? (Note: We only considered cities with teams in at least two leagues.)
Unfortunate news from the world of gigantic rubber duckies.
Occasionally over the past year, Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader has been your “number one news source” (see what we did there?) for updates on the five-story-high rubber duck that’s been traveling the world’s waterways and showing up in the harbors of major cities unexpectedly.
As the last major Ice Age ended, the mighty herds of woolly mammoths that roamed the plains of eastern Asia began to dwindle. But they could be making a comeback.
We’re going to Diggerland! Here are three of the newest and most unusual amusement parks in the world.
Here are three weird news items involving lost or misplaced cell phones. Well, kind of—two of them are honest-to-goodness true, and the third one we made up. Can you guess which one is the impostor? (The answer is at the end of the post.)
The next time someone near you cuts the cheese, remember: They might be doing you a favor.
This story was not “imagined” by a “paperback writer.” It’s the honest tooth. It is about a dentist’s quest to clone John Lennon.
NBC recently announced that Bill Cosby will return to TV in 2015 with a new sitcom. Will it be closer to a classic like The Cosby Show, or will it be largely forgotten…like these Bill Cosby flops?
In 1950, 11-year-old Tommy Johnston tried out for Little League in Corning, New York. His sister, Kathryn, wanted to try out, too—but girls were barred from Little League at the time. Undeterred, Kathryn had her mother cut off her long braids, wore some of her brother’s clothes, and told coaches her name was Tubby (taking the name from a character in Little Lulu comics).
It started off as a coincidence—perhaps it just has a good rhythm—but the number 27 makes many, many appearances in the works and life of so-hot-right-now parody rock star “Weird Al” Yankovic.
Band names can be very misleading. Here are some bands in which many people thought that the name of the band referred to the lead singer…but didn’t.
These pricey potties definitely deserve to be called thrones. Here are some of the world’s most expensive toilets. Which one is your favorite?
The Star Wars saga has spawned comic books, video games, toys…and a terrible exhibition in Leipzig. Until recently, the German city was hosting “Space Expo” at its old fairgrounds. Instead of offering visitors interactive kiosks or props from the films, the touring exhibit consists of a series of halfhearted displays put together by a group of people that likely know next to nothing about Star Wars.
This fried treat can be found in about every carnival, fair, and rodeo you’ll hit this summer. But who first came up with this summertime favorite of many names? Canadians.
Here are three stories about the fine line between reality and fiction and what happens when that line is crossed. However: two of them are totally real, and one is complete fiction. Can you guess which one we made up? Answers at the end of the post.
