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)?
Daily Dispatch
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.
7 Facts About the Iditarod
Another annual edition of one of the most grueling (and definitely coldest) events just wrapped up. Our daily fun facts take a dive into this amazing race.
The Hare-Raising Origins of Three Easter Traditions
Are you still eating Easter candy? Ever wonder why Easter is celebrated with chocolate bunnies and egg hunts? Here’s a rundown on where each of these traditions came from.
10 Amusing Stan Lee Cameos From Marvel Movies
Stan Lee helped make Marvel Comics what it is, creating or co-creating hundreds of characters, including Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, and the Fantastic Four. In tribute, every movie based on a Marvel Comics title includes a Stan Lee cameo. Here are some of the best, and hardest to spot.
Fake-or-Fact Friday: Cheaters!
There are lots of ways to cheat on a test. Two of the following are real ways kids got caught cheating, and the third we made up. Think you know which one is the dishonest one? The answer is at the end of the post.
The Weird World of Uncle Floyd
There’s a good chance that you’ve never heard of this unusual entertainer but, for an entire generation of Jerseyites and New Yorkers, he was a beloved television icon.
