Unusual Stuff

Consider your old almanac out of date.  Guinness has released the Guinness Book Of World Records for 2012, and it’s the most interesting, expansive edition yet.  For example, the company has added a whole slate of interesting new records and categories, some of which make sense, and some of which are very confusing.  The Telegraph […]

Humans are essentially a duality.  There’s male and female, and that tends to be the way most people see the world/themselves.  However, there are some folks that don’t quite fit in either box.  For example, there’s the spokesperson for gender confusion and new Dancing With The Stars castmember Chaz Bono.  She was born a woman, […]

Sean Duffy had a hobby.  He, like so many other people, is an Internet troll.  Trolls are basically people who show up on YouTube threads, in forum or message board postings, or Facebook accounts for the express purpose of saying negative things, posting hateful comments, and generally being the Internet equivalent of a blister.  Blisters […]

When it comes to picking up a member of the opposite sex, the important thing is to make an impression.  According to researchers at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, there’s are many ways to make a good impression, but the one that women remember best?  A nice, deep voice.  On memory studies, women indicated […]

When it comes to children, their little minds are like sponges.  Whatever’s going on around them generally affects them, and television is no different from books or speaking or the amount of lead in the paint in the household when it comes to influencing brain functioning.  Children who watched SpongeBob SquarePants had less self-control and […]

The folks at Goodwill never really know what will show up in their donation bins. In addition to old T-shirts and some out-of-fashion dresses, they get the usual load of yard-sale worthy art and kitchen paraphernalia. But every once in a while, something unusual shows up. That was the case in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. A tintype […]

When Cam Newton’s potential was discussed during his college career, the big knock on him was his arm and accuracy.  The national championship-winning quarterback was big, fast, and had a very strong arm, but could he throw the ball with touch and read NFL defenses?  Well, if you can take his debut into account, the […]

“J-E-T-S Jets! Jets! Jets!” is the cheer led by iconic fan Fireman Ed at New York Jets home games, but NFL linebacker Bart Scott isn’t hearing that nearly loudly enough. After the National Football League’s lockout over the summer, the full start of the long-awaited NFL season elates fans this weekend. With their first home […]

It was just supposed to be a localized outage while a utility company was switching out a piece of faulty equipment.  Somehow, things got more problematic than that.  Thanks to a utility company error, five million people in the Southwest are without power, including most of the spider-infested city of San Diego.  The blackout covers […]

There are all kinds of ghost towns around the globe. There’s the abandoned city in Latvia that was up for auction. There are multiple small former communities in Antarctica. There’s even a ghost amusement park. The latest “ghost town” is in the New Mexico desert and won’t have any residents. It will be a brand-spanking […]

Lawyers are way down there with politicians and used car salesmen at the bottom of the People You Can Trust Poll. I think everyone has a go-to “I hate lawyers” joke. Stories about a lawyer asking for a continuance so he can watch a ballgame or suing to be able to bring candy into a […]

It’s one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen.  During Saturday Night Live’s most recent heyday, one of the stand-out skits was Molly Shannon and Ana Gasteyer’s Delicious Dish segment.  A parody of public radio cooking shows, each episode was laced with sexual innuendo, terrible jokes, and the best deadpan delivery I’ve ever seen.  The […]

After the critical drubbing given to James Franco and Anne Hathaway, and mediocre reviews for previous dueling hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, the Academy Awards  will be going back to their roots for the 84th edition.  One person serving as a host.  More importantly, one person whose career as a comedian is legendary, even […]

It’s a move that’s been a long time coming.  As the company has bled market share and lost money, Yahoo has been floundering for awhile.  Despite her experience, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz has done nothing but make the problem worse, and on her watch stock prices have fallen and Yahoo has continued to limp along […]

When it comes to saving endangered species, zookeepers are fighting an uphill battle.  From hunting and natural habitat devastation to unsuccessful breeding programs, there are any number of things that make saving some species borderline impossible.  Fortunately, one of the world’s foremost zoos has come up with a plan, and it involves a freezer and a needle. […]