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You probably won’t recognize the face of Jerry Nelson, but if you’ve ever had a child or you’ve ever watched any of Jim Henson’s various properties, you’ll instantly recognize the voice.  Of the many famous characters voiced by Nelson over the years, none is more well-known than everyone’s favorite math-loving vampire, Count Von Count, on […]

When it comes to long live, the village of Perdasdefogu in Sardinia, Italy, must have some sort of special secret.  After all, Perdasdefogu  is the home of the Melis family.  With the recent birthday of oldest sister Consolata Melis, the Melis siblings have lived a combined 818 years, 205 days, which makes them the longest living family […]

In 150 events, the Ultimate Fighting Championships have never cancelled a pay-per-view event.  Fighters have dropped out, fighters have been injured, venues have been forced to change… no matter what was supposed to happen, the show was going to go on and Dana White was going to make sure that happened no matter what.  Well, […]

The wheels of justice grind slowly, if they move at all.  This is true pretty much anywhere you go, but it seems as if one country in West Africa is doing something about it.  Gambia, a popular vacation spot, has decided to stop wasting time when it comes to dealing with death row inmates and […]

The night Osama Bin Laden was killed is a night that will live in infamy.  When the United States special operations team SEAL Team Six took down the world’s most-wanted man in an operation dubbed Operation Neptune Spear, it was global news.  Still, despite the newsworthiness of the event, not much is known about the […]

In 1978, Jeffrey Dahmer committed his first murder.  The murder site was the serial killer’s childhood home in the town of Bath, just outside of Akron in Northern Ohio.  Dahmer moved from Ohio to Wisconsin in 1982, then he went on to kill at least 16 more people before his arrest in 1991.  Dahmer’s reign […]

It’s tough to replace a television legend, just ask Kelly Ripa.  Kelly Ripa had big shoes to fill, albeit not literally, when she replaced Kathy Lee as the co-host on “Live! With Regis and Kathy Lee” way back in 2001.  The transition ended up being a smooth one.  Then, television legend Regis Philbin retired from […]

In 1982, Debbie Ball’s candy store in Albuquerque, New Mexico–dubbed Candy Lady–was the center of controversy over Ball’s decision to sell candy shaped like certain  body parts that typically gets distributed at bachelor and bachelorette parties.  Little did she know that 30 years later, she’d once again find herself at the center of controversy.  Debbie Ball is […]

In 2007, Roger Clemens took the mound for the New York Yankees for the last time.  After that, he faced a steroids trial after declaring to Congress that he was drug free.  Despite all the evidence against him, Clemens escaped a perjury charge and became a free man.  Just because he’s free of legal troubles, […]

Every spring, the world’s best golfers gather at the beautiful Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia, for The Masters tournament.  The winner gets one of Augusta’s famous green jackets, just ask last year’s champion Bubba Watson.  Well, with any tradition comes controversy.  Augusta National Golf Course has never admitted a woman as a full-fledged […]

Last season, the LSU Tigers only lost one game:  the national championship game against the Alabama Crimson Tide.  They were looking to repeat a trip to the national title game, and their hopes rested firmly on the shoulders of 5’8 defensive back and punt returner Tyrann Mathieu, AKA The Honey Badger.  Then, the Honey Badger […]

When it comes to lotteries, the Mega Millions seems to get all the attention for its… uh, mega millions.  Mega Millions has been racking up high jackpots lately, with impressive $335 million and an incredible $656 million jackpot in March.  It goes without saying that Mega Millions is great, but you can’t sleep on the […]

The game Wednesday night between the United States Men’s National Team and the Mexican side in international soccer was only a friendly.  Basically, it’s a relatively meaningless exhibition game, but when it’s the US versus Mexico, the games are never meaningless. In 75 years of soccer between the two countries, the US had never won […]

In September, the Big East conference will begin negotiating a new television deal.  All around them, their fellow BCS conferences have been signing billion-dollar television deals, such as the ACC’s deal with ESPN, the SEC’s deal with CBS, and the like.  The Big East is a conference in flux, with TCU and West Virginia leaving […]