I guarantee you have something on this list sitting in storage, or tucked away in a drawer. Someone polled 2,000 people and asked about gadgets that they never use but won’t throw away. Here are the top ten: 1. DVD players. When was the last time you watched one? 2. Old phones. You’ve probably got…
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Five Random Facts for Monday
Here are some random facts for you: 1. The plight of the Trix Rabbit has drawn comparisons to Sisyphus, a Greek figure who was doomed to endlessly repeat a futile task. The Trix Rabbit HAS succeeded in eating Trix, including five times as the result of a box-top mail-in contest. 2. The military initially wanted…
62% of Us Think Eating Dip with a Spoon Should Be Socially Acceptable
This is like something a 40-year-old bachelor would eat. But come out of the shadows, guys, because apparently it’s acceptable now. A new poll found almost two-thirds of Americans think it’s fine to eat dip straight out of the bowl with a SPOON. 63% said it’s something they’ve done, or would do. And 62% think…
It’s the Only Day of the Year When 99% of People Are in Sunlight at Once
Here’s something crazy we never knew: There’s one day a year where, for a brief moment, 99% of the people on Earth are technically in sunlight all at the same time. And that day is TODAY. It happens every July 8th at 7:15 A.M. Eastern, 4:15 Pacific. The sun doesn’t rise until close to 6:00…
Five Random Facts for Friday
Here are some random facts for you: 1. There’s a town in the Oklahoma panhandle named “Hooker” and its slogan is: “It’s a location, not a vocation.” 2. We call big movies blockbusters because giant bombs from World War Two were called “blockbusters,” and over time, the word evolved to describe anything on a massive…
Half of Parents Today Don’t Know the Words to “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
Did parents stop singing lullabies to their kids 30 years ago? Because a new poll found a lot of young parents today don’t know them well enough to sing to their own kids. A poll of 2,000 Millennial parents found only 55% know all the words to “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” 53% know “Baa Baa Black Sheep,”…
You’ll Insult Yourself More Than 1,000 Times This Year
How often would you say you insult YOURSELF? Like saying, “You’re such an idiot” because you left your keys inside? A new poll found the average is more than three times a day. That includes both insulting things you say, and insulting thoughts. So you don’t necessarily have to say it out loud for it to count.…
Real Question: Are Hot Dogs an Acceptable Burger Topping?
Here’s a question we didn’t see coming: Are hot dogs an acceptable BURGER topping? BuzzFeed just did a poll on what does and doesn’t belong on burgers. And 8% of us think tossing a hot dog or two on there sounds reasonable. Here are a few more potential burger toppings, and how we feel about…
Five Random Facts for Thursday
Here are some random facts for you: 1. Thomas Edison invented an electric pen in 1876 that was later adapted to become the first tattoo machine in 1891. 2. Before the words “automobiles” and “cars” became widespread, people called cars all sorts of other names, including road machines, motor wagons, and quadricycles. 3. The only sound in…
A Study Proved That Being “Hangry” Really Is a Thing
Sometimes we know a thing exists, but it takes science a little while to catch up. Like this: A new study just came out, and it’s the first to prove that being HANGRY really is a thing. For three weeks, 64 people used an app to track their emotions and how hungry they felt. And…