Unusual Stuff

Every year, one of the most-watched programs is the final game of the NFL season.  The Super Bowl is a great excuse for parties, gathering with friends, eating and drinking too much, and generally squeezing in a non-holiday holiday in the middle of the worst month of the year.  There’s a reason networks spend billions [...]

On February 6, 1952, Queen Elizabeth II became the monarch of Great Britain upon the death of her father, George VI.  This year marks the 60th year of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign as Queen of England, and the Queen is going to be marking her Diamond Jubilee in characteristic low-key fashion, visiting a couple of [...]

After Susan Cox Powell disappeared in 2009, her husband Josh Powell was the first and most notable suspect in her disappearance.  In fact, he was the only suspect, though the case against him was mostly circumstantial evidence.  Still, that didn’t prevent Ms. Powell’s parents from suing for, and gaining custody of, the couple’s two small [...]

It was a Super Bowl halftime show for the ages.  In the interim between the first and second halves of what was a pretty spectacular game, Madonna took to a giant lighted video stage with a horde of shirtless Spartan attendants, cheerleaders, a choir, dancers, acrobats, a gigantic glittery flying dove, and a massive amount [...]

Divorce culture is everywhere these days.  It’s easier to get married than ever in places like Vegas, and it’s getting easier and easier to get divorced, too.  Even in very conservative cultures like deeply religious Italy, which recently had its first divorce fair, and China, where a massive new divorce culture is breaking out thanks [...]

In February 2010, millionaire John Goodman was involved in a car crash with Scott Wilson.  Two things happened:  Goodman escaped unscathed and Scott Wilson was left to drown to death in a canal.  Predictably, Wilson’s parents Lila and William Wilson are suing Goodman in court; however, the Wilsons are not able to get their hands [...]

Josh Hamilton’s journey from the throes of drug addiction to becoming the 2010 American League MVP is an incredible one.  He spent three years out of baseball, using a wide variety of drugs and alcohol, and had nearly killed himself before getting right, getting sober, and eventually making his way back to the game he [...]

When 49-year-old Evelyn Marie Fuller robbed the First National Bank branch in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, she had a pretty good reason.  According to police, Evelyn Marie Fuller robbed a bank because she needed money to buy false teeth.  The woman, apparently toothless, lives on disability and wouldn’t get the money she needs for teeth until she turns 50, [...]

If there’s one thing you can say about trainer Angelo Dundee, it’s that he knew champions.  The world-famous boxing trainer guided 15 impressive world champions in his time, including such notable names as Carmen Basilio, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman, and his most famous charge, Muhammad Ali.  Angelo Dundee has passed away at age 90, [...]

The Florida Everglades is one of the most beautiful places on earth.  You wouldn’t think there’s much beauty in a swamp, but the last time I went about a decade ago, there were some incredible sights to behold, some incredible animals to see, and lots of interesting wild creatures.  However, that seems to be changing, [...]

Facebook, having hit the 500 investors market, has only a few days left to make the steps needed to become a fully public company, and among those steps are an initial public offering of stock.  There’s Facebook stock for sale out there on the private market, but the company has got to make a step [...]

Sometimes, you have to play fashion police to get something done.  In the case of Pottstown Middle School, part of a suburban Philadelphia school system, the key in this case was the ubiquity and size of the Uggs worn by the students.  Pottstown Middle School banned Ugg boots because students were hiding cell phones in [...]

For four and a half months, Canadian high school students Matthew Ho and Asad Muhammed spent every Saturday working on a project.  No, it wasn’t restoring an old car, it was building a homemade satellite/space vehicle.  Somehow, they not only managed to build their spacecraft, they managed to send a Lego minifigure into space.  It’s [...]

Twitter is caving to pressure.  Once, Twitter was a big mass of jumbled Tweets of various intents, meanings, and purposes.  Some were funny, some were self-promotional, some were blatantly bought and paid for, and some were just plain useless.  Well, in situations where Twitter posts come into foul with local decency laws, Twitter has something [...]

If you want to talk about the secret lives of game show hosts, you might want to talk about Pat Sajak.  Apparently, the suit in charge of Wheel of Fortune used to have quite a bit of fun during tapings, and by fun I mean booze.  That’s right, Pat Sajak confessed on ESPN2 that he [...]