Weird Ben & Jerry News
The Vermont-based maker of groovy frozen treats has been in the public eye a lot this month.
Daily Dispatch
6 Interesting Facts About ‘Guitar Hero’
After a long hiatus, the popular video game franchise is coming back. Here are some interesting facts about the game and its many spinoffs and competitors.
Fake-or-Fact Friday: Cubs Lose! Cubs Lose!
Things did not go well for the Chicago Cubs on the opening weekend of baseball season. Two of these stories are true, and luckily for Cubs fans, one isn’t. Can you guess the ringer? The answer is at the end of the post.
14 Uses for Beeswax
Sure, beeswax is useful to bees, but it also has a long history as humanity’s first plastic. It’s been used for sculpting metal, conditioning the strings for bows and crossbows, sealing and lubricating guns and musket balls, providing light by burning, and even filling cavities in emergency dentistry.
7 Fun Facts About Ringo Starr
Up until this month, Ringo Starr was the only member of the Beatles not inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. In fact, he was only inducted via a special committee who included Starr under its “Award for Musical Excellence Banner,” which honors sideman, producers, and other tertiary participants in the music industry.
Ask Uncle John Anything: What is White Chocolate?
Is white chocolate a form of chocolate? Or, is it this other thing that is sort of like chocolate in texture and creaminess (but not flavor, appearance, or myriad other things)?
6 More Weird April Holidays You Ought to Celebrate
Because you’ll need something to celebrate after you pay your taxes. Let’s start with National High Five Day!
Interesting Trivia: Know Your Prison Tattoos!
Today’s interesting trivia could come in handy if you ever wind up in the big house. Learn all about cobwebs, teardrops, and three dots tattoos.
Your Tax Dollars at Work
As you pay your taxes, just think about all the neat things they’ll help pay for.
6 More Deliciously Heart-Stopping Ballpark Foods
We wrote about deliciously bad-for-you ballpark eats just a month ago, but with Major League Baseball starting last week, there are even more culinary curiosities to sample.
4 Bad Musicals
As the Broadway show Mamma Mia! announces the end of its 14-year run, here’s a look at some Broadway musicals that ran about 13.9999 years less.
40 Uses for WD-40
More than 60 years after its invention in 1953, WD-40 can be found in four out of five American homes. Here’s what it can do. (Warning: We haven’t tried all of these.)
The Weirdest Album In Music History
Is it still one album if it’s four albums played simultaneously? Here’s the bizarre story behind the Flaming Lips’ Zaireeka.
Impossible Questions: The Clooney Affair – The Answer
Think you’ve got the right answer? Keep reading to see if you nailed it.
What weird career quirk is shared by movie star George Clooney and TV star Madeleine Stowe?
Impossible Questions: The Clooney Affair
What weird career quirk is shared by movie star George Clooney and TV star Madeleine Stowe?
4 of the Worst Ever NBA Playoff Teams
A whopping 16 teams make the NBA playoffs—more than half of the league. Result: Sometimes the field is a little weak.
Flopped! 4 Beers That Went Flat
Today is National Beer Day, a perfect time to pre-order Uncle John’s next book…Beer-Topia. It’s a heady brew of beer miscellany, and here’s an exclusive taste.
It’s National Beer Day, So Why Does Your Beer Smell Weird?
There are three ways to celebrate. The first is obvious, the second is to read this article, the third is to enter the giveaway of our brand-new beer trivia book “Uncle John’s Beer-Topia” on Facebook.
