What could be more festive than a hot toddy infused with honey, spices, and citrus fruits? That's what boilo is, but unless you're from Pennsylvania, you've probably never heard of… Read the rest of the article: This Pennsylvanian winter cocktail is sweet, spicy, and possibly explosive

Google Trends has released the top search terms for 2020, and made this video to illustrate the overarching topics of what people searched for. It's a short but good look… Read the rest of the article: Google's Year In Search 2020

Tying a knot in a cherry stem with your tongue is an old bar trick that has sexual connotations going way back. When you're drinking, it doesn't take much to… Read the rest of the article: The twisted history of the cherry-stem tongue-tie trick

As you watch this ad from the Philippines, try to guess what you're being sold. It will become clear eventually, but by then you'll be way more concerned with the… Read the rest of the article: An ad from an alternate universe

YouTuber pwnisher staged a contest for digital animators, in which they each took a simple prompt and created unique environments around it. The winners are named at the YouTube page.… Read the rest of the article: 125 artists create 125 parallel worlds

Jim Behymer knows sandwiches. He runs a site called Sandwich Tribunal and he makes his own bologna. Behymer saw a meme referencing pumpkin spice bologna, which does does exist -or… Read the rest of the article: How about a pumpkin spice bologna sandwich?

"I make no secret: I don't know what I'm doing." Santa Claus is an elderly, traditional man. However, he loves his job, and if the pandemic means he cannot see… Read the rest of the article: Adapting to 2020 is not a simple task for Santa Claus

Think of Cap'n Crunch, and you most likely think of scratching the inside of your mouth when eating the cereal. However, the mascot himself has a fascinating story. He's even… Read the rest of the article: A Deep Dive Into Cap'n Crunch

Imagine you are in your car, trying to get somewhere in an area you've never been. You pull up a map, spot a shortcut, and decide to take it, since… Read the rest of the article: The deadly temptation of the Oregon Trail shortcut

Dinosaurs were reptiles, and so we often think of them as big lizards, soaking up the sun in tropical or at least temperate regions. But scientists are always learning more… Read the rest of the article: Dinosaurs thrived in the snow

A board game where you compete to read someone's lips is an intriguing idea. But the real fun of Mega Mouth is that you hold a magnifying sheet over your… Read the rest of the article: Lip-reading game becomes hilarious with magnified mouths

There's someone for everyone, and Satan finds his true love in this ad for Match.com. Not only is it grimly hilarious, it's full of easter eggs. Her profile pic is… Read the rest of the article: Satan falls for 2020 in a perfect year-end ad

For Christmas 2020, mashup artist extraordinaire Bill McClintock combined Slayer's "South of Heaven" with Wham!'s "Last Christmas" into a song he calls "South of Christmas" by Slam! There's also a… Read the rest of the article: Christmas cheer from Slayer and George Michael

A champagne chair is a dollhouse-sized chair made from the cap, cage, and/or cork from a champagne bottle. We can imagine it originated from partygoers who needed something to do… Read the rest of the article: Make a little champagne chair for fun and prizes

Saturn's moon Titan is bigger than Mercury, and so far as we know, it's the only body in the solar system besides Earth that has surface liquid. Near Titan's north… Read the rest of the article: The deep methane lakes of Titan

Santa Claus feels like society has progressed to the point where he's a has-been. No one wants to sit in his lap, people no longer welcome late night home intruders,… Read the rest of the article: Santa Claus is having a midlife crisis

Every once in a while, you hear that a ridiculous percentage of internet users are merely algorithms. We design tests to exclude bots from making new accounts, leaving comments, or… Read the rest of the article: Verifying your humanity is harder every day

Jake Haendel came close to dying in 2017. He was diagnosed with toxic progressive leukoencephalopathy, caused by the use of adulterated heroin. Haendel did not die, but spent a year… Read the rest of the article: Life on the inside as a locked-in patient

The earliest symptoms of COVID-19 we heard of were cough and fever. Then word spread that many victims reported a loss of their sense of smell. All these months later,… Read the rest of the article: The Yankee Candle phenomenon

In December, Inglewood Drive in Toronto becomes "Kringlewood" because almost everyone puts up a giant inflatable Santa Claus. That started in 2013, as the neighborhood embraced the absurdity of giant… Read the rest of the article: A brief history of the ginormous novelty holiday decoration