Writer Miles Klee wrote about how he stopped taking his phone into the bathroom and it made him "a new man." "Jokes about being addicted to the internet are one… Read the rest of the article: Stop taking your phone into the bathroom

There's no shortage of presidential food gaffs. Vice President Quayle famously misspelled "potato" in front of sixth graders in 1992, and Mayor Pete pigged out at the 2019 Iowa State… Read the rest of the article: Remembering the Great Tamale Incident of 1976 that may have cost Gerald Ford the presidency

An anti-proverb [wikipedia] is the transformation of a standard proverb for humorous effect. Here are a few to get you started: The early worm gets picked first. All's well that… Read the rest of the article: "All's well that ends" and other anti-proverbs

Texas Instruments' obsolete and overpriced TI-84 (previously) is the beneficiary of an intensely-lobbied academic monopoly, but sales have dropped in recent years. Last month, Texas Instruments released a new version,… Read the rest of the article: Graphing calculators are "sexy" now

Jea Jensen is a 27-year-old creator behind Petfinder Names, which introduces you to weird and wild pet names, like a pigeon named Mr. World Wide and a dog named Thicken Nugget.… Read the rest of the article: "Mr. Worldwide" the pigeon and other wild names spotted on Petfinder

The subreddit r/beararms contains photos and videos of waving bears.

Many authors will go to great lengths to minimize their negative reviews, and a slew of one-star careers can be a major detriment to a writer's career. Because of the… Read the rest of the article: Goodreads has a problem with extortion scams and review bombing

Websites From Hells links to sites with charmingly terrible design—design so bad it's sometimes dubbed "HTML abuse." These websites feel like a time portal to when UX didn't exist and… Read the rest of the article: This compilation of the world's worst websites will make your head hurt

Former Kmart employee Mark Davis, who once worked at a store in Naperville, Illinois uploaded a trove of Kmart playlists (complete with announcements!) to the Internet Archive. Find the collection… Read the rest of the article: Attention Kmart shoppers: this former employee uploaded Kmart's 1989-1991 in-store music to the Internet Archive

The condition, called the Fregoli delusion, is named after the Italian actor Leopoldo Fregoli who was renowned for his ability to make quick changes of appearance during his stage act. It… Read the rest of the article: This disorder makes people think everyone they see is the same person wearing disguises

From 2003-2006, the restaurant Hooters briefly had an airline called Hooters Air. The carrier was marketed towards golfers in an effort to bring casual and tournament players to Myrtle Beach… Read the rest of the article: Remembering Hooters Air, the "breastaurant" in the sky

I am Rich was a 2008 app that cost $999.99 and had just one function: displaying the mantra: "I am rich. I deserv it. I am good, healthy & successful."… Read the rest of the article: Remember "I Am Rich," the thousand dollar app?

Red delicious apples, notorious for their grainy texture and bland flavor, were the country's best-selling apple until 2018. After Iowa farmer Jesse Hiatt discovered the variety in his orchard in… Read the rest of the article: Red delicious apples tasted good until farmers bred the flavor out

Because captive pandas tend to show little interest in mating, scientists who are concerned about their waning populations have resorted to unusual measures like pornography and Viagra. In 2006, 31 cubs… Read the rest of the article: Porn that's by pandas and for pandas

Today in the humble history of the internet: the very first webcam was invented in 1991 because computer science researchers at the University of Cambridge just wanted to see if… Read the rest of the article: The first webcam was invented in order to see if there was still coffee in the Cambridge break room

Is earth's inbox full? Thanks in Advance guides viewers through the carbon consequences of digital files. "Over a year, one inbox consumes enough energy to illuminate 40 lightbulbs for an… Read the rest of the article: This interactive website shows the environmental impact of digital files

The Wikipedia page for Long-time nuclear waste warning messages describes the messages intended to communicate danger to future humans in the event of nuclear disaster. Since today's written languages are… Read the rest of the article: There's merch for long-time nuclear waste warning messages

It's all in a name. Historically, German people have had negative preconceptions about people with certain trendy Anglo-American names like Kevin, Mandy, and Peggy—so much that there's a Wikipedia page… Read the rest of the article: Kevinism: discrimination against people named "Kevin"

Explore "nested shows", the stories-in-the-story created as gags or plotlines in real shows. You can browse Nestflix and contribute shows or movies it's missing. The platform for your favorite nested films and shows.… Read the rest of the article: Meet Nestflix: the website to find shows within shows

Everywhere, every day, babies get owned by this simple trick. I've got your nose is the practice of jokingly stealing children's noses — a timeless dad prank. It has its… Read the rest of the article: There's a Wikipedia page for "I've got your nose"