• Who Has The Fastest Punches In The World?

    Some iconic names come to mind when thinking of fast fists. Mohammed Ali... Bruce Lee... Little Mac from the Punch-Out!! games... Amazingly, none of them hold the title of world's fastest puncher. Who does? The answer's about as straightforward as a right hook.

    By A. C. Grimes October 9th, 2019 Read More
  • Bizarre Things That Happened On The Set Of Jeopardy

    Airing under the steady hand of host Alex Trebek since 1984, Jeopardy! is a smart game show for smart people. But every now and then, Jeopardy! lets its hair down — or submits to the chaotic nature of the universe — and the well-oiled game show machine collapses in on itself to hilarious effect.

    By Brian Boone October 9th, 2019 Read More
  • The Real Meaning Of Gangnam Style

    The brilliant Stevie Wonder once described music as "a world within itself, with a language we all understand." In 2012, that language was Korean. That year, South Korean rapper and singer Psy released a K-Pop masterpiece that conquered the internet: "Gangnam Style." But what did it mean?

    By A. C. Grimes October 9th, 2019 Read More
  • Why Does Jupiter Have So Many Moons?

    Despite its status as a gassy old fart, the fifth planet from the sun seems like a lot of fun. Fun fact: as of 2018, Jupiter boasts 79 moons, the most of any planet in the solar system. So you could say that Jupiter moons the universe more than any of its planetary siblings.

    By A. C. Grimes October 9th, 2019 Read More
  • The Real Meaning Of Halloween Explained

    The truth about the modern candy-filled Halloween is that it was once a religious celebration, and just because it wasn't an explicitly Christian religious celebration does not mean it's Satan's holiday.

    By Becki Robins October 9th, 2019 Read More
  • The Truth About The Mantis Shrimp's Punch

    Who's got the fastest punch in the world? The Guinness Book of World Records seems to think it's Keith Liddell, whose fists were clocked at 45 miles per hour. But those are all wrong, because the world's fastest punch does not belong to a human being, it belongs to the mantis shrimp.

    By Becki Robins October 9th, 2019 Read More
  • The Reason Saber-Toothed Tigers Went Extinct

    Imagine if you had to worry about giant fanged cats while you were camping. Forget putting your food in a bear locker--you'd have to put your whole tent in one. Saber-toothed tigers were cool, but their extinction pretty much made the whole outdoor industry possible. So why did they go extinct?

    By Becki Robins October 9th, 2019 Read More
  • The Truth About Hagfish Slime

    The opposite of gorgeous isn't hideous; it's hagfish. "Widely the most disgusting animals in the ocean, if not on earth," per Smithsonian, these appallingly jawless sea atrocities have tentacles surrounding their mouths and tooth-like keratin structures on whatever it is you call their non-jaws.

    By A. C. Grimes October 8th, 2019 Read More
  • What Is The Real Meaning Of The Christmas Tree?

    Nothing could be more Christmas-y than a Christmas tree. Except that Christmas trees actually have pagan origins, so there's that. "Wait, you mean Jesus didn't invent the Christmas tree?" 'Fraid not. So where did the idea for Christmas trees come from, and what do they mean?

    By Becki Robins October 8th, 2019 Read More
  • The Real Reason You Have To Turn Off Your Phone On An Airplane

    Have you ever sneaked in a little device time while on an international flight? It's hard not to. But beware. According to BBC, phones use radio waves that are at frequencies similar to the ones used by the plane's avionics, which can interfere with the plane's navigation equipment.

    By Becki Robins October 8th, 2019 Read More
  • How Much Would It Cost To Build An Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Today?

    The Great Pyramid of Giza is awe inspiring, and for centuries we've been trying to solve its mysteries — with the biggest one being the mystery of how the heck anyone managed to build such a thing. We still aren't sure, but we have theories, and we also know how much it would cost to build it today.

    By Becki Robins October 8th, 2019 Read More
  • The Surprising Truth About The Satanic Bible

    Nobody associates Satan with good advice or good anything else unless you're somebody like Anton LaVey, who founded the Church of Satan, earning him the moniker "Black Pope." He also penned the Satanic Bible, a verbal melange of philosophy, rationalism, occult ideas, and anti-Christian criticisms.

    By A. C. Grimes October 8th, 2019 Read More
  • Why Did The Titanoboa Go Extinct?

    The world's largest snake was a bus-sized boa that inhabited South America 60 million years ago, dubbed the Titanoboa. Don't worry, all you snake un-enthusiasts -- the Titanboa can only stalk you in your nightmares because it's extinct. Let's give you some details to scream about in your dreams.

    By A. C. Grimes October 8th, 2019 Read More
  • Dumb Things In Solo: A Star Wars Story That Everyone Just Ignored

    Listen, Solo: A Star Wars Story, was awesome. There's plenty to love in this fantastic standalone flick about Han Solo's early days, but it wasn't all Wookiee smiles and rainbows. Here are just a few dumb things everyone ignored in Solo: A Star Wars Story.

    By Tom Meisfjord October 8th, 2019 Read More
  • Why Michael Jordan Really Went To The Wizards

    Ladies and gentlemen ... Michael Jordan! Considered by many to be the greatest baller to have ever played, Michael Jordan's legendary status even extended into fictional galaxies. Michael Jordan was so good that he retired twice during his peak playing years, ending up with the Washington Wizards.

    By Jim Dykstra October 7th, 2019 Read More
  • The Truth About Jean-Claude Van Damme's Crotch Punch

    In times of crisis, Jean-Claude Van Damme's hands famously gravitate towards the testicles of assailants like moths to flame. If it were lust, it would be blood lust; but it's sport... Bloodsport. You're probably thinking, "This guy's nuts." But there's logic behind Van Damme's banana split combo.

    By Jim Dykstra October 7th, 2019 Read More
  • How Much Does It Cost To Clone A Cat?

    Cats: they're furry, occasionally cuddly, and not unlike your last few significant others, they show their affection by leaving dead animals on your porch. With the help of modern science and a heaping scoop of "why not" attitude, you can have your fur ball cloned in a lab like a stormtrooper.

    By Tom Meisfjord October 7th, 2019 Read More
  • The Most Poisonous Fruit For Cats

    Despite the fact that you can buy non-alcoholic wine made specifically for your kitty, grapes may be poisonous to cats. So if you heard it through the grapevine that your cat likes grape-based wine, just understand that not only is "in vino veritas" not true in this case; it's potentially deadly.

    By A. C. Grimes October 7th, 2019 Read More
  • What's Really Inside A Lava Lamp?

    The trippy niftiness of a lava lamp is almost beyond description. In 2016, Gizmodo wrote, "You'd assume that dropping a GoPro inside a working lava lamp would be like diving into an active volcano." That was obviously a joke, but could you imagine if that's how "lava-themed" things worked?

    By A. C. Grimes October 7th, 2019 Read More
  • The Reason Jeff Bezos And Bill Gates' Suburb Is Going Broke

    Amazon taskmaster Jeff Bezos and the man who puts the "bill" in "billionaire," Bill Gates, both call suburban Seattle home. Worth more than $100 billion apiece, the men live less than a mile from each other in Medina, Washington, but despite their wealth, the suburb where they reside is going broke.

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  • The Reason So Many People Fear Snakes

    What do the Bible and Harry Potter have in common? A bearded guy capable of amazing feats? A story centered around "a Chosen One?" Perhaps. But the answer no one can deny is that neither story seems to think highly of snakes. So why all the snake hate? It's almost as if it's hardwired into us.

    By Jim Dykstra October 7th, 2019 Read More
  • What Life Was Like For Women During The American Revolution

    In 1776, American colonists did something revolutionary by kicking England to the curb via the Declaration of Independence. But when Thomas Jefferson declared "that all men are created equal" with "inalienable rights" to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," he wasn't referring to women.

    By A. C. Grimes October 7th, 2019 Read More