6 Weird September Holidays You Ought to Celebrate
Who needs Labor Day when you’ve got International Talk Like a Pirate Day or Fortune Cookie Day?
Daily Dispatch
10 Dragons from Greek Mythology
Here is a list of ten famous dragons from Greek mythology. How many of them do you recognize? Can you earn the title of “Mother of Dragons?”
Record Breakers In Any Other Year
Good news: you’re one of the greatest athletes of all time! Bad news: you peaked in the same year as someone just a little bit better.
3 Myths About Pirates…Exposed
Avast ye, and read these myths about swashbuckling buccaneers. Argh!
3 Travel Destinations For Horror Fans
Do you like scary movies? Are you trying to plan a last minute summer vacation? Here are some spots that could make your next road trip terrifying (in a good way).
7 Swinetastic Pig Facts
Pigs may roll around in mud, but they don’t do it because they’re naturally drawn to dirt. They roll in mud, also called wallowing, because they don’t have a lot of sweat glands, and since mud tends to be cool, it helps them regular their body temperature.
Classic Joke Origins
Classic jokes are essentially oral traditions that get passed from person to person for decades until someone decides to write them down. We asked our resident jokestorian, Bozo Newman, to find the origins of a few classics. Honk honk! Knock-Knock! During Prohibition in the 1930s, if you wanted to get into a speakeasy, you would […]
Fake-or-Fact Friday: House of Wax Edition
Two of the following news stories about wax museums are true. But one of them is as fake as a wax dummy. Can you guess which of the three we made up? The answer is at the end of the post.
Join the Dark Side: We’ll Silence Your Bullies
A Star Wars fan club named itself after a coalition of bad guys aligned with Darth Vader. But they’re bringing some real goodness to the world.
7 Fun Facts About the MTV Video Music Awards
Here are some fun facts about the VMA. Only two musicians have won the award for Video of the Year award more than once: Eminem and Rihanna.
Ask Uncle John Anything: These Words are Crazy!
The English language has long had a flippant attitude toward mental illness. Any sort of abnormal behavior can get you called crazy. How did “nuts” or “bananas” come to mean “crazy”?
The Forbidden Areas of Disney World
Walt Disney World is roughly the size of San Francisco, so it’s not surprising that there are a few places within its borders that are strictly off-limits to guests.
Daily Fun Facts: Shrimps
Today’s daily fun facts include a few little shrimp facts. Enjoy!
Europe’s Wildest Party Animals
Many animals will happily drink alcohol whenever they can get their furry mitts on some. Unfortunately, these European critters didn’t know when to say when.
5 Famous Politicians With Musical Talent
It’s not just Bill Clinton wailin’ on the sax on The Arsenio Hall Show. Bernie Sanders Longtime Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is a long-shot to win the 2016 Democratic nomination for president…but he does have that music career he can fall back on. In 1987, he recorded a five-song album called We Shall Overcome. All […]
6 Facts About Waffles
The verb waffle means to be indecisive and it comes from a Scottish term “waff” that means “to yelp like a puppy.” The noun waffle, meaning the excellent gridded breakfast food, comes from the Old German wefan, which meant to weave something into the shape of a honeycomb. (Makes sense!)
The 4 Smallest Cities to Ever Have a Professional Sports Team
In the early days of pro football, the NFL and other precursor leagues were a regional phenomenon, limited mostly to the East Coast. and upper Midwest. Result: Unlike today, where teams are based in big cities where big fanbases live, teams back then were based in very, very small towns.
Fake-or-Fact Friday: Rap Music Ironies Edition
Two of the following ironic news stories about rap music are true. One of them is straight up trippin’—that means it’s false. Can you guess which of the three is the fake? The answer is at the end of the post.
