5 Fun Facts About Pepsi
Here are some fun facts about the choice of a new generation.
Daily Dispatch
Everyone’s a Critic
Art reviewers can definitely be snooty and cruel but these individuals recently took their critiques to a whole different level.
3 Bands Who Replaced Their Lead Singer And Became a New Band
Lead singers tend to get all the attention…and cause most of the problems. Result: the band fires their lead singer, gets a new one, and goes in a new direction.
5 Weird KFC Items From Around the World
Stateside KFCs mostly serve down-home fare like fried chicken and coleslaw. Around the world, it’s a free-for-all.
Ask Uncle John’s Anything: It’s Okay, We’ve Got Insurance
Yes. Lloyd’s isn’t a traditional insurance company, but a “specialist insurance marketplace.” Not backed by one institution, it has the financial interest of several backers, which means that it can offer big payouts if necessary by distributing risk around the multiple parties.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Here are a couple of stories about St. Patrick’s Day from Uncle John’s bottomless archives.
>Erin go bragh!
The first St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held in New York City in 1762 or 1766. Given the rather “fluid” nature of postparade celebrations, confusion over the exact date is no surprise. The 1766 date sticks out for officialdom, though, because it was the first of the parades when a military unit led off. Today, more than 150,000 participants march down Fifth Avenue every March 17. The Ancient Order of Hibernians is there and, marching along with them to the cadence of drums and bagpipes, are 30 Irish county societies and Irish nationalist groups of almost every stripe. The pride, the pageantry, and the color—who needs floats?
Crime and Outrageous Punishment
Popular wisdom advises that if you can’t do the time you shouldn’t do the crime. In the following cases, however, the authorities went a bit overboard.
4 Tales From the Frontlines of the War on Wizz
Public urination is a big problem in many cities. Here’s how a few of them are fighting back….
8 Fun Facts About the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
Some fun facts to fuel your March Madness.
- Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden (“The Wizard of Westwood”) took his team to 12 Final Four appearances, a record, and all over a 14-year period. Wooden won 10 championships overall in that time, including seven in a row.
Fake-or-Fact Friday: Irish Law Edition
Recently the government of Ireland changed some laws, but got a little too vague on some of the language. Result: Ireland changed some laws, however briefly, that it probably shouldn’t have changed. Two of the following stories on the subject are true, and one isn’t. Which one is the fake? The answer is at the end of the post.
7 Restaurants Who Serve Food Creatively
Inspired by the twitter feed @WeWantPlates, here are some real restaurants who serve food on really weird things instead of plates.
3 Notable Cases of Musical Infringement
This week a judge ordered Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to pay $7 million to the estate of Marvin Gaye, finding that their 2013 hit “Blurred Lines” infringed on Gaye’s “Got to Give it Up.” Here are some other cases of musical copyright drama.
Movie Trivia: The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made
No animals were injured during the filming of 1981 horror movie “Roar” but their human co-stars weren’t so fortunate.
Ask Uncle John Anything: Tennis, Anyone?
It makes very little sense why a very expensive, very shiny piece of jewelry, a bracelet studded and glimmering with diamonds would be named after tennis.
3 Members of Famous Rock Bands Who Don’t Play Music
Did you know that you could be in a band but not actually have to do much?
Impossible Questions: Former Child Star Edition – The Answer
Think you’ve got the right answer? Keep reading to see if you nailed it. What distinction is shared by ex-child stars Charlie Korsmo and Ilan Mitchel Smith? Both actors made a name for themselves in film and TV as children and teenagers. But rather than choose to stay in the entertainment industry as adults (or […]
Impossible Questions: Former Child Star Edition
Think you know the answer to this question? Think you can get it? Good luck…and come back tomorrow to see if you’re right.
What distinction is shared by ex-child stars Charlie Korsmo and Ilan Mitchel Smith?
4 Interesting Facts About “We Are the World”
The charity single to benefit Ethiopian famine relief was released 30 years ago this week. Here are some interesting facts you may not know about it.
