en Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:46:52 +0800 8 Tonight's NCAA men's basketball championship pits the University of North Carolina against Michigan State at Ford Field in Detroit. What are the odds that Will Ferrell, as his Anchorman character Ron Burgandy, scored one-on-one interviews with both coaches last year during his Funny or Die tour? No ...

]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:34:18 +0800 One of the grossest things about cold cereal is when it gets too soggy and turns mushy. Captain Horatio P. Crunch was born in response to a survey kids that said they hated soggy cereal. Jay Ward (above) drew the captain and, according to his daughter, based the cartoon on himself. The honorable cap...

]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:02:46 +0800 1. Junior Mints, Seinfeld “Who’s gonna turn down a Junior Mint? It’s chocolate, it’s peppermint, it’s delicious!” Were truer words ever spoken? But it might not have been that way—other candy companies were originally asked for permission to place their product in that episode. Not seeing the humor...

]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:59:10 +0800 Many of us geeks take great pride in the ability to recite the history of role-playing games based on the 20-sided die, but what about the history of the die itself? Apparently it predates the original Dungeons and Dragons by almost two millenia. Christie's, auctioneer to the rich and famous, sold ...

]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:52:47 +0800 TOKYO (Reuters) - The cast offs from snacking on cashews may help fight global warming caused by animals that belch methane. Tests in Japan have show that oil produced from the shell of the cashew nut may slash by 90 percent the methane emissions from belching cattle when mixed as an additive to fe...

]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:49:28 +0800 In the news, firefighters in Lansing, Michigan used a forklift to remove a 900-pound man from his home. First, let me say I have a policy against making fun of overweight people. I am not superstitious, and do not believe in will power. Every moist robot has a different program. This particular 9...

]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:25:07 +0800 Since 1832, some of the greatest treasures of ancient Greek civilization have been residing in the British Museum. And the Greeks, who understandably consider themselves the rightful owners of things Greek, want their stuff back. The objects in question are the Elgin Marbles, so called because t...

]]> Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:54:16 +0800 1. Caligula’s Bridge (Over Very Troubled Waters) As he was going mad, the Roman emperor Caligula began spending money on increasingly bizarre and extravagant projects to satisfy his megalomaniacal whims. Among Caligula’s best efforts: constructing a three-mile pontoon bridge across the Bay of Na...

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