It’s hard not to be horrified when reading news of an impending disaster of the Three Mile Island variety in Japan. There’s been lots of dropping of the name “Chernobyl” but given what we know about the safety systems and… Continue Reading
To locate challenging trivia, mining baseball is a tough thing to beat. I hope I’ve struck a balance between “too amazingly obscure for even baseball geeks to know” and “so obvious that even non-sports fans could probably get it.” I’m… Continue Reading
This is a really bad sign. Yet another wake-up call. I’m guessing that more alarms will be needed. The U.S. national debt as of the time of posting: $14,228,751,227,259.
Penis-shaped passion fruit. For now, you’ll have to go to Brazil to get it but come on, this is going to be an instant global hit. See, even with a massive earthquake striking Japan, there’s still news that can make… Continue Reading
A beloved icon of our youth is retiring and will be used no more to market the most delectable breakfast food on Earth. Cap’n Crunch — obliquely parodied in equally-beloved cartoon strips as “Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs” — will no… Continue Reading
It’s official — the House of Representatives will seek to intervene in the pending constitutional challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act. I wonder what the House will claim as its basis for standing. No, seriously, this is a good… Continue Reading
The earthquake in Japan, one of the biggest on record, hit at about the time I went to bed last night. So it took my morning round of browsing and blogging for me to see the terrifying videos, photographs, and… Continue Reading
The phrase “In God We Trust” was first put on U.S. coins in the 1860’s, and did not find its way to paper currency until the 1950’s. In the first case, it was the result of one of the pendulum… Continue Reading
A silly little prank. Oddly, people seemed to buy it.
These nations all have something in common: Brunei, Canada, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, the Gambia, Haiti, the Holy See, Ireland, Lesotho, Monaco, Paupa New Guinea, Portugal, Qatar, San Marino, South Korea, Timor-Leste, and the United Kingdom. (This is an exhaustive… Continue Reading