We are celebrating the release of the new Dr. Seuss book, What Pet Should I Get. It’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go! gift-giving season again, so here’s a look at the former Theodor Seuss Geisel. He adopted “Seuss” as his writing name while attending Dartmouth College. The reason: He was caught with a half-pint of […]
Looking to book a vacation? You may want to think twice about visiting these locales during certain times of the year.
All the latest news about brews, brought to you by Uncle John’s Beer-Topia. Beerhemian Rhapsody There are lots of beers named after musicians (or brewed with the cooperation of musicians), including ones inspired by Motohead, Smash Mouth, Wilco, and Slayer. The classic rock band Queen is getting one, too. To celebrate the anniversary of “Bohemian […]
You’ve been to Graceland and you’ve visited the Roy Rogers Museum, but you’re still hungry for a celebrity fix? Here are some other destinations for your next road trip. The Ernest Hemingway Museum House Location: Key West, Florida Features: Hemingway, his wife Pauline, and their two sons lived in this two-story Spanish Colonial-style home from […]
“Best of” albums were once a huge source of revenue for record labels, and a great way for music lovers to get an overview of a favorite band. Not so much anymore.
It’s a big deal for a basketball player to win the Larry O’Brien Trophy…but who’s Larry O’Brien anyway? The Larry O’Brien NBA Championship Trophy The winning team of the NBA Finals receives this award, a two-foot-tall, 14.5-pound sterling silver basketball on a stand, covered in gold overlay. O’Brien was the NBA commissioner from 1975 to […]
46 years ago, Buzz Aldrin became the second person to ever set foot on the moon.
Pablo Escobar was one of Colombia’s most notorious drug lords, and made enough money to build himself an elaborate estate. It’s an amusement park now.
Did you know most apple harvests are still picked by hand? Here are 12 other interesting facts about apples you may not know. 1. Some apple varieties are as small as cherries. Others are as large as grapefruits. 2. Maria Ann Sherwood Smith found the first Granny Smith apple growing in her Australian orchard in […]
Art Bell has been (mostly) off the air for over a decade but, in honor of his return to radio, here’s a quick look at his bizarre career.
If you’re not still too tired from the Fourth of July and Canada Day, there’s always… July 20: Moon Day This one isn’t such a weird holiday: It honors what is perhaps humanity’s greatest achievement: traveling to the moon and back. It was on this day in 1969 that the “Eagle” Lunar Module touched down […]
What rides at Disneyland and Disney World have the shortest lines? These do…because although they were planned, they were never actually built.
According to Mrs. Uncle John, pizza—bread, tomatoes, and cheese—is the perfect food. But in many countries, that’s not how it’s made.
The awards for TV’s finest will be handed out in September, here’s some weird trivia about the nominees.
Van Gogh died in 1890. Here is a look back on the life of one of the most popular, important—and tragic—artists of all time. 1. Van Gogh suffered from a number of mental and physical maladies over his lifetime, including severe depression and migraines. The depression informed his work, as did his migraines: Some art […]
They weren’t the same person. Here’s a look at two guys who, for better or for worse, changed modern life.
What’s the one thing you do everyday (and you do do it everyday, even if you claim not to) that makes you gain weight?
What’s the one thing you do everyday (and you do do it everyday, even if you claim not to) that makes you gain weight?
