What started the “Tide Pods Challenge” and is it even real?Timeline Tide Pods Timeline: In February 2012, Procter & Gamble introduced the Tide PODS laundry detergent packs. By late 2013, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) claimed to have received more than 500 reports of incidents involving the pods with children and adults. On… Read More
Author: Joe Hummel III
50 Facts You Thought Were True, But Weren’t
50 Facts You Thought Were True, But Weren’t A lot of people have been taught misconceptions. How many of these facts did you believe to be true? When you pour from cartons with a screw on top on one end, like oil for your car or broth that comes in boxes, why do they splash… Read More
Over 50 Christmas Facts, Trivia and Jokes, Plus The American Christmas Tree
Over 50 Christmas Trivia, Facts and Jokes And… The American Christmas Tree Christmas Trees In America (PCM) The New York Rockefeller Tree is probably America’s Most Famous. Each year, over a million locals and visitors, plus millions more on television since 1951, come to see the official lighting, now with over 40,000 lights and miles… Read More
Nostradamus Born on December 14, 1503
Michel de Nostredame (December 14 1503 – 2 July 1566) is usually Latinized to Nostradamus, was a French mystic who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous worldwide. He is best known for his book Les Propheties (The Prophecies), the first edition of which appeared in 1555. Since the publication of this book,… Read More
Who is the Woman You Hear Singing “Baby It’s Cold Outside” with Dean Martin?
(PCM) Who is the woman you hear singing “Baby It’s Cold Outside” with Dean Martin? It took a little detective work to find the final answer(s). Baby It’s Cold Outside was written by Frank Loesser in 1944, and he originally sang it with his wife, Lynn Garland at their housewarming party, towards the end of… Read More
Thanksgiving History and Trivia
Thanksgiving History and Trivia The first Thanksgiving in North America was on September 8, 1565 in St. Augustine, Florida. Some say it was 1578, when an explorer Martin Frobisher held a Thanksgiving celebration for surviving his journey from England. The English settlers celebrated Thanksgiving on December 4, 1619, near Jamestown Virginia. The Pilgrims celebrated their… Read More
Collective Nouns – A Group of People, Animals and Things
A collective noun is a word that refers to a set or group of people, animals or things. Collective Nouns are also called Group Nouns and Group Names. A group of Albatross is called a Rookery. A group of Alligators is called a Congregation. A group of Angels are called a Host. A group of… Read More
Visby Lenses Date Back 1,000 Years
(PCM) The Visby Lenses were found on the Swedish island province of Gotland What: Several lens-shaped pieces of quartz of varying size found in a Viking grave, dating back to the 10th century. Some are mounted in silver. Today, the lenses can be seen at Fornsal historical museum in Visby and the Swedish National Museum… Read More
See You Next Wednesday
(aMyth) “See you next Wednesday” was first heard in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. It was said to the astronaut, Frank Poole, by his wife and father, right before Hal killed everybody off. Frank was long gone by that referenced Wednesday. John Landis claims he originally had the movie idea as a fifteen year old,… Read More
Stone Spheres of Costa Rica
(PCM) Stone Spheres of Isla de Caño, Costa Rica What: Over three hundred spheres of varying size (ranging from a few centimeters to 2 meters in diameter) scattered throughout the island. The largest weigh 30,000 pounds. Most are made of basalt (volcanic rock), but some are made of limestone or sandstone. They date back to… Read More
Just The Best Punchlines… No Jokes Needed
Here are the best punchlines: (How many of the jokes do you know?) Why waste time listening to a long-winded joke? · Finding half a worm. · Its People! Soylent Green is people! · Orange you glad I didn’t say banana? · Not enough sand · I’ll have whatever she’s having! · I thought you… Read More
Birthstones and Gemstones
A birthstone is a special gem dedicated to each month of the year, often due to beliefs that a stone’s mystical power is stronger during its month, or that the stone possesses a virtue that can be given only to those born that month. The concept of the birthstone has been a part of many… Read More
The Big List of No Arms & No Legs Jokes
Why did Sally fall off the swing? She had no arms. “Knock Knock” “Who’s there?” “Not Sally”
Did You Hear This One About Andy?
Andy does not have a daughter born in 1989! Although she claimed to be Andy’s daughter in November of 2013, actress Alexandra Tatarsky is not. Many people claim that he is still interred (buried) at Beth David Cemetery, next to his mother, Janice T. Kaufman. She was born in 1989 and was probably hired by… Read More
Jelly Sex Bracelets and Their Color Meanings
Jelly Sex Bracelets and Their Color Meanings… What Do The Jelly Sex Bracelet Colors Mean?(aMyth) Many people have inquired about the fad=, also known as shag bands, supposedly going on in colleges, high schools, even middle schools! This story has been going around since 2003, thanks to some rumors in Marion County, Florida, and periodically… Read More
The Baby Eating Statue of Bern
(aMyth) Completed in 1546, the “Kindlifresserbrunnen” is a fountain in Bern, Switzerland. Translated, the name means “Fountain of the Eater of Little Children”. For nearly 500 years the fountain has been a reminder for the children of Bern to behave, in particular around Switzerland’s Fastnacht, or ”Night of Fasting” festival, during the week after… Read More
The Big List of TV & Movie Spoilers
(aMyth) What happened? We’ll explain it right here. Almost every story, mystery or question in literature is answered in our Spoiler List below. And if they’re not on the list, you can add via comments. You may never have to watch another movie or television show again. 1. The butler did it. 2. Chief Brody… Read More
Twin Peaks. A cult lightning show that sprang onto screens in 1990 and 1991 with just two seasons, has been given a reboot on Showtime in 2017, like many others we’re seeing coming through at this time. Co-penned and directed by the effervescent David Lynch, it is an exercise in the weird and wonderful, mystery… Read More
Sigurd and Fafnir the Dragon Sigurd was the son of Sigmund, a warrior who died in combat with Odin. As Sigmund lay there dying he gave the shattered pieces of his blade to his wife and promised them to his then unborn son. He made a prophecy that if his son were to carry the… Read More
(PCM) The Lake Winnipesaukee Mystery Stone Where: Found in New Hampshire, USA What: An carved egg-shaped stone made of a type of quartzite, about 4 inches long and 2 1/2 inches thick, with many symbols in it. It was found in 1872 in Lake Winnipesaukee while digging a hole for a fence post, and its… Read More
The peak nights of the 2015 Geminid meteor shower are expected to be on December 13-14 (night of December 13 till dawn December 14) and 14-15 (night of December 14 till dawn December 15). Most meteor showers are from comet remnants, but the source of the Geminids are, as they say, ‘shrouded in mystery’, but… Read More
(PCM) The Baigong (China) and Navajo (North America) Pipes Explained Where: Mount Baigong, southwest of the city of Delingha, China, and in the Southwestern United States. What: First reported in 2002, the Baigong Pipes are a series of pipe-like features made of iron inside a cave on Mount Baigong, some of which lead to nearby… Read More
How to download and install iTunes for windows 10
You’ve quite recently refreshed to Windows 10 and endeavoring to introduce iTunes, however it isn’t working? Possibly you are getting A mistake happened amid the establishment of get together Microsoft or Apple application bolster was not discovered blunder message. You’re tearing your hair out in light of the fact that you have no clue what… Read More
(PCM) Egypt’s Mysterious Saqqara Bird What it is: A six-inch bird made of sycamore wood found in an Egyptian tomb. It has a body, seven-inch-long downward-curving wings, a fixed rudder, and a tail. Based on a falcon, it looks a bit like a modern airplane or glider, but is dated from about 200 BC. You… Read More
Why did Sally fall off the swing? She had no arms. “Knock Knock” “Who’s there?” “Not Sally”
(aMyth) What happened? We’ll explain it right here. Almost every story, mystery or question in literature is answered in our Spoiler List below. And if they’re not on the list, you can add via comments. You may never have to watch another movie or television show again. 1. The butler did it. 2. Chief Brody… Read More
A fast-moving space rock called 2012 DA14, will pass about 17,200 miles from Earth’s surface on Feb. 15. It’s only about 150 feet across, so astronomers say will not likely see it passing overhead, but it will be closer than the communications satellites that ring the planet, 22,000 miles away. NASA scientists have calculated the… Read More
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