A wildfire in California over the weekend is being blamed on a gender reveal party gone wrong. According to the SFGate, the fire has consumed more than 7,000 acres, including portions of the Sierra National Forrest, which forced rescuers in military helicopters to evacuate over 200 people on Sunday. No deaths have been attributed to [...]
If someone had "the founder of Jelly Belly turning into Willy Wonka" on their 2020 Bingo card, please claim your No-Prize with the front desk. David Klien, the man behind Jelly Belly, as well as Tricky Treasures, is retiring and is giving away one of the candy factories via a scavenger hunt for special necklaces. [...]
Pretty sure Borat's people have a lawsuit here. A new line of bathing suits for guys called the "brokini" has launched, just in time for the end of summer. Seriously, guys, April is when you should have dropped these. Do you know nothing about the clothes selling industry? Calling it a bikini is generous, since [...]
What do you look for in a romantic partner? Do you want someone that has different viewpoints to yours, that will challenge you? Perhaps you're looking for someone that is nearly a twin, someone that shares interests, humor, and a life outlook? A survey of 2,000 people asked them to name the most important things [...]
It's National Radio Day! Just...give us this. We don't have much. Today we celebrate one of the once-most incredible technologies on Earth. Prior to Gugliemo Marconi in the 1890s, we relied on messenger pigeons and...I don't know. Cups tied together with string? Regardless, Marconi, along with other inventors like Heinrich Rudolph Hertz and James Clerk [...]
Girl Scout Cookie season is still months away, but to get us hyped already, the organization announced a new flavor. Toast-Yays! are basically mini-French toast cookies, with icing, of course. It has been approximately six years, COVID-time, since the Girl Scouts of America suspended door-to-door sales and the in-person booths due to the pandemic. Cookie [...]
First, COVID-19 came for toilet paper and I said nothing. Then it came for coins, and still I said nothing. The latest shortage being reported in the U.S. due to COVID-19 is pepperoni. Pizza shops nationwide are reporting paying premium prices for the topping as the supply has apparently gotten smaller. According to Bloomberg, there [...]
Should have seen this coming. The two biggest drink trends of the past few years are merging into one uber-drink trend: pumpkin spice and hard seltzers. A brand called VIVE is putting out the drink in the next month in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee, but will look to expand nationwide if the demand is there. [...]
This is one of those weird "National Day of..." that we can get behind. Non-food division. Saturday, Aug. 15, is National Relaxation day and, let's be honest, this is definitely something the world needs right now. Mental Floss has a list of things you can do to relax. Get a house or office plant. Avoid [...]
Freezers are stocked with ice cream right now, which may be the one positive side effect of the Coronatine (tm), but that could lead to the dreaded F-word. Freezer burn. *Shudder* However, Ben & Jerry have a suggestion to beat the Freezer Burn Plague upon your ice cream house. The science says that, when you [...]
