The Surreal Life (2003–06) was a VH1 reality show that mixed Big Brother and The Real World. Instead of everyday strangers living in a house together, the housemates were all minor celebrities. And it had one other distinction: it produced more spinoffs than any other show in TV history.
Want to go on a theme park “dark ride” but live too far away from a theme park? Make one your self!
Beer is made from barley, water, yeast, hops…and whatever other weird ingredients craft brewers feel like throwing into the mix.
Frozen yogurt took off in popularity in the 1980s as a supposedly healthier alternative to ice cream. But it’s not all that much healthier.
The United States pioneered a unique form of government—semi-autonomous states joined together under a central federal government. Plenty of other places around the world have since tried to emulate the idea, establishing their own “United States.” The United States of Belgium Between about 1500 and the early 1800s, Belgium was variously under the control of […]
This strange tradition began over a hundred years ago and it eventually became a big problem in Paris. Here’s why the City of Light finally cracked down on its thousands of “love locks.”
Turkey’s current president has been heavily criticized for his lavish lifestyle but does his new palace actually contain golden toilet seats? If so, he may have to resign. After serving as Turkey’s prime minister for more than 11 years, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan assumed the presidency in 2013. His administration has been dogged by controversies ranging […]
Minor league baseball is a great place to see future superstars on their way up, past superstars on their way out…and really weird promotional nights.
The NBA finals are here and depending on who wins somebody will do something silly, crazy, wonderful, or all of the above!
Plenty of weird concepts make it to the Broadway stage, and maybe win some Tony Awards. Some musicals never make it to the Great White Way, because they were performed at corporate meetings and conferences in the 1960s to rile up salesmen to sell more of the company’s wares. The Bathrooms Are Coming! (American Standard, […]
Happy National Doughnut Day! Here are a few bakeries that are committed to creating weird and wild next-generation doughnuts.
Today marks the 30th anniversary of Ferris Bueller and friends taking the day off. So, let’s take a look back in our archives for some fun Ferris Bueller facts you may not know.
Pinball has come a long way since it was first developed in, believe it or not, the 18th century.
People are a lot of different sizes, but in spite of that, their heads really are not all that different. Nearly all adult heads have a circumference that sits somewhere within a five-inch range.
The finales of popular TV shows like M*A*S*H or Mad Men are big media events, wrapping up the series neatly and bringing in huge numbers of viewers. But some shows tape their final episodes without knowing it’s the final episode, or that the show’s about to get canceled.
In 1948 the Cleveland Indians won the World Series…and that’s the last time the city of Cleveland enjoyed a major sports championship, the longest drought in American sports.(It ends if the Cleveland Cavaliers win the 2015 NBA Finals.) Here’s a look at what life was like 67 years ago, when Cleveland ruled the sports world.
Does your employer provide job benefits? Not all do, of course. So if you’re job hunting, here are a few companies that offer some fantastic—and unusual—perks to let their employees know they’re appreciated.
Enjoy this baseball season with some bizarre baseball trivia.
