Impossible Questions: Angels in the Airwaves Edition (The Answer!)
What strange medical condition do Weird Al Yankovic’s 1989 movie UHF and the 1999-2004 UPN supernatural drama Angel have in common?
Daily Dispatch
Impossible Questions: Angels in the Airwaves 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 strange medical condition do Weird Al Yankovic’s 1989 movie UHF and the 1999-2004 UPN supernatural drama Angel have in common?
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History of The Masters
This week in 1934, golfer Horton Smith won the first ever Masters golf tournament. From Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Tees Off on Golf, here’s a look at the storied and tumultuous history of “the Super Bowl of Golf.”
How Did the First Candidate Do?
Republican senator Ted Cruz this week announced his candidacy for president—the first major declared candidate in the 2016 election. Here’s a look back at the early candidates in previous presidential election.
We Promise to Win!
Two stories about teams whose wins were guaranteed…or were they?
6 Interesting Facts About Peeps
Hey, peep these Peeps facts! Up until the 1950s, Rodda Candy Company was a small manufacturer in Pennsylvania best known for its signature Easter candy: hand-formed, hand-colored yellow baby chicks made out of marshmallow and sugar. In 1953, a Russian immigrant named Sam Born bought the company and changed its name to Just Born—playing off […]
Where in the World is Parliament-Funkadelic’s Mothership?
The legendary funk band once used a large UFO prop during their live shows. It disappeared in the ‘80s and no one has seen it since.
Fake-or-Fact Friday: Government Approved!
Government agencies in the past week have approved for sale some bizarre and potentially lucrative substances. Only two of the three are real, and the third one we made up. Can you guess which? The answer is at the end of the post.
5 Fun Facts About Pepsi
Here are some fun facts about the choice of a new generation.
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.
