What Are the Stranger Things Monsters From?
Watching Stranger Things you probably see this question and go “well obviously it’s just Dungeons & Dragons.” Which is true, but unless you play the tabletop game names like “the Demogorgon” don’t...
View ArticlePro Teams With Four or More Consecutive Championships
Winning a national championship is challenging. Winning back-to-back titles is uncommon but can occur with the right coaches and roster. And winning three straight titles is rare. But how many North...
View ArticleWhy Do Doughnuts Have Holes?
Ever had a doughnut and wished there was like… Maybe just one more bite to it? Then felt totally robbed as you realized that doughnuts basically just come with a single bite pre-taken out of [...]
View ArticleWhat’s The Story Behind an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly?
“There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” is probably one of the weirder nursery rhymes you heard as a kid, partly because it’s literally nonsense. No really, the song (or story, depending on [...]
View ArticleWhy Is the Wilhelm Scream Everywhere?
You might not know it’s called the Wilhelm scream, but we promise it’s a sound you’ve heard a lot. It’s also something you will never be able to unhear once you are aware of it. [...]
View ArticleWhy Are Veins Blue? | Does Blood Change Color Like That?
If you’ve ever opened a biology textbook or looked at some diagrams of the human circulatory system, you’ve probably seen the red and blue veins running along the human body. Even way back you might [...]
View ArticleWhy Is Red Stop and Green Go?
Colors are pretty useful, they serve as nice shorthands for things. Among the most well-known color shorthands is probably “red means stop” and “green means go.” You see it everywhere on stop signs,...
View ArticleWhat’s the Difference Between Bagels and Doughnuts?
If you’re aware of one, you’re going to be aware of the other. You might have convinced yourself bagels are just doughnuts that Americans wanted to have for breakfast–in the same way people joke about...
View ArticleWhy Are They Called Trailers?
If you like going to the movies, there’s a good chance you’ve decided to just go later than the prescribed start time because the trailers can run for an average of 20 minutes before the [...]
View ArticleWhat Is the Moon Festival?
Also known as the Mid-Autumn (中秋節) or Mooncake Festival, the Moon Festival is a traditional Chinese celebration that falls in mid-September to early October. Its relative importance rivals that of...
View ArticleHow Were The Months Named?
Most of us probably start picking up at least bits and pieces of Latin as we go through schooling. Nothing that will help anyone be conversational (it’s okay, nobody speaks it), but you might have [...]
View ArticleWas Old Music Actually Better?
It’s an old, if not unfamiliar, rant. People love to talk about how music from their day was much better than the slop that’s on the radio now. Movies are always just getting worse despite [...]
View ArticleWhat’s Up with the Jolly Roger?
Anyone vaguely tuned into pirates in pop-culture is probably familiar with the Jolly Roger. If you’re not familiar with the name, “skull and crossbones” is probably immediately recognizable as the...
View ArticleWhy Do Vaccines Go in the Arm?
Your flu shot might be on the horizon as the fall kicks off and children go back to school, or you’re scrambling to find booster shots under shortage or vaccines under shortage, because there are [...]
View ArticleWhat Is Rosh Hashanah?
Beginning on the first day of the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year, Rosh Hashanah (in Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה) is a two-day celebration of the new year. Apt, as a literal translation to English...
View Article19 Caffeinated Coffee Trivia Facts to Recite Really Quickly
Lots of people reading this probably have a crippling need for caffeine in the morning, which you probably get from having coffee on an empty stomach before you actually get around to eating breakfast,...
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A Peek Behind the SporcleCon Curtain
With the dust finally settling on the inaugural SporcleCon, I thought it might be fun to take a peek behind the curtain of how SporcleCon came to be. There were around 650 people at this [...]
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Flatstick Pub: Mini-golf pub experience in Washington
Enjoy Flatstick Pub in Bellingham, Washington for a fun mini-golf pub experience. [...]
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Kings Dining & Entertainment: Social gaming, food, and fun!
Kings Dining & Entertainment is an award-winning venue where people can come together for food, fun, and unforgettable entertainment experiences. Kings has multiple locations across the country,...
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12 Trivia Facts About the BBC You Can Get Your News With
On October 18th, 2022 the BBC hits the ripe old age of 100. Which honestly seems like a really, really long time to be tuned into world events, which must be absolutely exhausting. Imagine having [...]
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