Major League Eating (MLE) is the world body that oversees all professional eating contests. Even the casual observer is familiar with the MLE-sanctioned Nathan’s Famous…

“He/She will not do or commit anything tending to degrade him/her in society or bring him/her into public hatred, contempt, scorn or ridicule, or tending…

Adrian: There's one thing I want you to do for me. Rocky: What? Adrian: Come here. Rocky: What? Adrian: Win, win... Mickey: What're we waiting…

If you think you’re seeing things, then you’re not alone. Pareidolia is the tendency for the human brain to see meaningful patterns or images in…

“We now have the worst of both worlds – not just inflation on the one side or stagnation on the other, but both of them…

U.S. colleges have the weirdest nicknames, like the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs, Delta State Fighting Okra and Presbyterian College Blue Hose, to name a…

“LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL!” On April 6, 2020, President Trump tweeted this turn of phrase, expressing optimism that the COVID pandemic would…

Most major blackouts are the result of cascading failures, storms or even equipment meltdowns, but there have been instances where human error caused a massive…

Larry: Tell them to stay back or I’ll blow this place and half the ****** block to hell. Joey: Stay back or he’s gonna blow…

“Chomping at the bit” originates from the high-tension-induced air at the starting gate of a horse race -- an equine so eager to run that…

“Keep Calm and Carry On” is an archetype lost and found story. Originally designed by the British Ministry of Information in the Summer 1939, it…

  “I may be an unbeliever, but I am an unbeliever who has a nostalgia for a belief.” Pier Paolo Pasolini In 1975, Italian film…