Trivia
Here’s what those strange black tubes are doing in the road
They're called pneumatic road tubes — and they're indirectly responsible for Microsoft.
November 15, 2019
Grievous Rebus #1: Hit song from the mid-1970s
Let's give your brain a quick workout.
November 14, 2019
Mystery solved: The unexpected actual cause of Tasmanian crop circles
Unfortunately, it wasn't aliens.
November 13, 2019
The Home Depot theme song is uniting boomers and Gen Z
The theme song is honestly so catchy.
November 12, 2019
Here’s why public toilet seats are shaped like a U
The mystery of the open-front toilet seat.
November 11, 2019
This is why hospitals still use beepers (and almost no one else does)
This 'dinosaur' technology offers a whole host of benefits that the mighty smartphone can't match.
November 6, 2019
Thanks to the Happy Meal, McDonald’s is the largest toy distributor in the world
Happy 40th birthday to the Happy Meal
November 6, 2019
A number of classic American cars are becoming extinct
Now might be a great time to buy a "real car"
November 4, 2019
100 years later, the madness of daylight saving time endures
Has it ever saved anyone anything?
November 4, 2019
Olivia Newton-John’s famed Grease outfit sells at auction for big bucks
The all-black ensemble sold like greased lightning, for a good cause.
November 4, 2019
This British slang word perfectly describes what you’re doing right now
Another brilliant addition to your vocabulary.
October 11, 2019
‘Fat Bear Week’ is a real event and this year’s winner is a true queen
Holly — aka the 'Queen of Corpulence' — is the 2019 winner of Alaska's 'Fat Bear Week' contest.
October 10, 2019
There’s a scientific reason why toothpaste and orange juice don’t mix
Have you ever wondered why these two things make for such a horrible combination?
October 8, 2019
Can you spot the leopard hiding in this photo?
It makes me a little nervous that I could be standing this close to a leopard and not be able to see it at all.
September 28, 2019
The coffee brand that is a total lie
It's a weird name, and we're not just talking about the lowercase "f."
September 23, 2019