Bombed on Broadway
If your play manages to get to Broadway, you’ve already achieved a huge accomplishment in the world of theater. But, um, then you’ve got to deliver. These folks didn’t.
Daily Dispatch
6 Forgotten Daytime TV Talk Shows From the 1990s
In the 1990s, daytime TV was loaded with talk shows hosted by minor celebrities. Most didn’t last more than a year. How many of these do you remember?
Better Than Gold
“Worth its weight in gold” is used to describe very valuable items. But based on weight, gold—worth around $40 a gram—is far from the most valuable commodity around.
7 Great Sandwiches From Around the World (That You’ve Probably Never Heard Of)
Bread is an almost universal foodstuff, which means that making sandwiches, the act of stuffing food inside that foodstuff, is just as universal.
9 Weird Facts About Babies
Babies: they’re even weirder than you thought. This story was originally published in the 28th annual edition, “Uncle John’s Factastic Bathroom Reader.”
3 of the Most Expensive Restaurants in the World
Here are some great places to check out if you’re looking for a good meal that costs about as much as a used car.
Fake-or-Fact Friday: Mascots Gone Wild
Two of the following news stories about sports mascots are true. But one of them…lacks spirit, by which we mean we made it up. Can you guess which one is the fake? The answer is at the end of the post.
6 Facts About the Common Cold
Cold season is upon us. Here are some interesting facts about the common cold because knowledge is power (although we realize that it may be “cold comfort” if you actually have a nasty cold).
3 Cities That Did Not Host the Olympics
Only a handful of cities around the world truly have the infrastructure and money to host the Olympics, but the International Olympic Committee still takes the bids of every candidate seriously. Here are some cities that tried to get the Olympics…but didn’t quite land them.
4 Starbucks Flops
About 25 years ago, most of us had never heard of Starbucks, but now it’s a big part of the cultural fabric. But not everything they’ve done has been successful.
Back to the Future Day: The Tributes
October 21st, 2015 marked the day that Marty McFly blasted into a futuristic version of Hill Valley in Back to the Future Part II. While the world he explores in the film is much different than our own, organizations around the world celebrated the occasion with various tributes and parodies.
3 “SNL” Movies That Were Never Produced
For every Wayne’s World, there was another movie based on a Saturday Night Live sketch that never got made at all.
Your ‘Minions’ Weird News Roundup
Minions, the movie about the little, banana-like, gibberish-speaking creatures has now made $1 billion at the box office…and wreaked havoc around the world.
A Brief History of The National Lampoon
This landmark publication was once an institution that gave rise to an entire generation of America’s most famous comedians.
Historical Oddities in the Presidential Election of 1980
Think there are a lot of candidates in this presidential primary season? Well, there are, but get a load of the fascinating group of people running in 1980.
The Man Who Bought Google (For Just One Minute)
In the middle of the night in Sept. 2015, he was browsing on Google Domains, one of the company’s many businesses, this one a place to buy website domains. There were a few dot-coms that caught his eye for the low price of $12, but there was one in particular Ved thought might be particularly good for starting an online business: Google.com.
5 Deliciously Heart-Stopping Football Stadium Foods
We’ve covered insane baseball park food before, but now it’s football season. The food is still insane.
Fake-or-Fact Friday: Drinking in Public Edition
Two of the following news stories about chain businesses allowing alcoholic drinks to be served on their premises are true. One of them is fake. Can you guess which of the three we made up? The answer is at the end of the post.
