Lots of companies, particularly tech companies, use phony or “code names” when referring to a product while it’s being development. The main reasons: to throw competitors off the scent…or simply because they haven’t thought of a good name yet.
Here are three weird news items about a very popular sandwich shop. Two of them are quite true…and one isn’t, because we made it up. Can you guess which one is the fake one?
When you’re famous, you can do anything…like market your own signature suds.
It used to be that all you needed to go camping was a tent and a sleeping bag. How could you possibly live without the following doohickeys?
Compared to movies or theater, TV is a relatively new medium, but it’s just old enough that it’s the family business for multiple generations.
For the better part of the last decade, Seattle man Ben Fodor has patrolled the means streets of his city dressed as a costumed vigilante named “Phoenix Jones.” He’s also the leader and founder of The Rain City Superhero Movement, a group of Seattleites who, inspired by Fodor/Phoenix, defend truth, justice, and the American Way.
At the recent 68th Annual Tony Awards, one of the recipients set a new Tonys Record. Here’s what Audra McDonald did, along with some other award-show record holders.
Does The Simpsons know more about geopolitical affairs than they’re letting on? Here’s a look at the “evidence.”
It’s the end of an era. Colossus, one of the world’s most famous roller coasters, is about to bite the dust.
Calories provide energy to the body. You need to get a base of calories from food so your body can perform basic functions like pump blood and send electrical signals, and more calories to power any and all activities, like standing, walking, and talking.
The FIFA World Cup is the planet’s most beloved sporting event. The 2014 edition is taking place in Brazil as we speak, and tons of international companies are eager to cash in on all the excitement. Here are just a few of the kooky World Cup-related ads that have been airing around the globe in recent weeks.
Here are three news items about dads, fathers, and daddies. Two of them are real stories…and the third one we made up. Why? Because we thought it would be fun to see if you can guess which one is too weird to be true.
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Hooray for exciting, world-class soccer! Boo for vuvuzelas and overspending!
Is your dad a gadget guy? Then here’s your Father’s Day shopping list…or maybe not.
Does your dad love toast, and does he also love listening to the radio? Is he in need of new models of both of these appliances, which tend to last a very, very long time? Then get him the Radio Toaster—it’s a two-slice toaster with an FM radio and speaker built right in. The cost: $115±—more than a toaster and radio bought separately.
What distinction do Chubby Checker, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Joan Jett, and Jim Croce share?
All of these acts are among the most successful, famous, and popular musicians to ever come out of Philadelphia…and none of them are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In fact, only one major act from the City of Brotherly Love has been inducted into the Rock Hall: Hall and Oates, and that was earlier this year.
Wham! was one of the most successful groups of the 1980s. While George Michael went on to lasting solo success with more serious music (and some tabloid scandals), his former bandmate just couldn’t catch a break.
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