The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Hits Album
“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.
Daily Dispatch
4 Major Sports Trophies, and the People They’re Named After
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 […]
6 Out Of This World Facts About Buzz Aldrin
46 years ago, Buzz Aldrin became the second person to ever set foot on the moon.
The Theme Park That Cocaine Built
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.
12 Interesting Facts About Apples
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 […]
From the High Desert, It’s Art Bell
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.
6 More Weird July Holidays You Ought to Celebrate
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 […]
5 Disney Rides That Were Never Built
What rides at Disneyland and Disney World have the shortest lines? These do…because although they were planned, they were never actually built.
Planet Pizza
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.
7 Weird Facts About This Year’s Emmy Nominations
The awards for TV’s finest will be handed out in September, here’s some weird trivia about the nominees.
8 Facts About Vincent Van Gogh
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 […]
RIP, Inventor of the Pink Flamingo and Text Messaging
They weren’t the same person. Here’s a look at two guys who, for better or for worse, changed modern life.
Impossible Questions: Weight, Weight, Don’t Tell Me!– The Answer
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?
Impossible Questions: Weight, Weight, Don’t Tell Me!
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?
The Lost Pixar Movie
Pixar announces its upcoming films years ahead of time—because that’s how long it takes to make a full-length CGI-animated film. Or sometimes not at all.
Root Beer-Topia: Fun Facts About Root Beer
Did you just polish off the last drops of Uncle John’s Beer-Topia? Then pour yourself a glass of facts about that other frosty beverage. Craft Root Beer Craft brewing has revolutionized beermaking, with thick, hefty, hop-loaded ales slowly gaining market share away from lighter lagers like Budweiser. Those same “major microbreweries” are also giving large-scale […]
Ask Uncle John Anything: Mmmm…Doughnuts
The concept dates back to the 1930s and 1940s. Before the proliferation of fast food restaurants and convenience stores, there weren’t a lot of places for swing shift or overnight workers to get a bite to eat or a cup of coffee. By and large, American restaurants opened shortly before normal breakfast hours and closed shortly after normal dinner hours.
Down the Rabbit Hole: 5 Facts About ‘Alice in Wonderland’
The beloved children’s novel is celebrating its 150th birthday this year. Or is next year its “unbirthday”?
