The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Was 20 Years Ago Today
On April 20, 1992, a veritable “Who’s Who” (and, in a few cases, “Who’s That?”) played before 72,000 fans at London’s Wembley Stadium to celebrate the life of Freddie Mercury and to raise funds for The...
View ArticleA Different Homecoming Surprise
(YouTube link) Most of the “homecoming surprise” videos you see are families being surprised by a service member coming home from deployment. This story, however, has a twist. Melissa Cooney submitted...
View ArticleIgnore Hitler
Michael is a Scottish artist and blogger who plays Draw Something, the popular game where people guess words from other’s drawings. Only Michael always draws Hitler. Hitler usually has nothing to do...
View ArticleThe Late Movies: Guess The Theme 54
Welcome back to the game that is sweeping the nation, GUESS THE THEME! All the clips below have something in common. Leave your best guesses in the comments. Pink Floyd – Money Whitney Houston – I...
View ArticleRedwoods, the Super Trees
Photo: Michael Nichols/National Geographic That sure looks high off the ground! National Geographic photographer Michael "Nick" Nichols snapped the photo of botanist Marie Antoine passing a core...
View ArticleMan Pursues His 30th College Degree
Many students can’t wait to be done with school, but not Michael Nicholson. The 71-year-old Michigan man has earned 29 college degrees and is now pursuing his 30th: "I just stayed in school and took...
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(vimeo link) The only motivation I can see for this video is “How many weird non-pornographic things can we do with a cat in 30 seconds?” The result is exceedingly odd. And then they go and give it...
View ArticleThe Jackson Family Feud
Katherine Jackson’s nine children have lived their whole lives in the public eye. Michael Jackson tried to shield his three children, Prince, Paris, and Blanket, from publicity, but two of them are...
View Article7 Fabulously-named Fossils
When I researched the post 14 Great Names for Bugs, I found other wonderful species names, including some creatures that no longer exist. Still, extinct species are part of our history, and they get...
View ArticleThe Man Who Made Justin Bieber
"Wherever there’s talent, there’s talent manager," wrote Lizzie Widdicombe in this New Yorker article. Mozard had his father Leopold, Elvis had Colonel Tom Parker. The Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync had...
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