Category: Did You Know?
I'm not sure exactly when it happened, but Hasbro's classic kids' electronic surgery game Operation has given Cavity Sam a major makeover! Instead of an obese naked man with such maladies as Adam's apple, butterflies in stomach, and funny bone, the new Cavity Sam has lost a lot of weight, put on a pair of polka dot shorts, gotten a few tattoos, apparently likes to hang out in the sunshine wearing a wife beater tank top, and now suffers from much more modern ailments like gamer's thumb, headphone headache, and heartburn.
New York couple Duranord and Jeanne Veillard are having their 160+ birthday celebration together this weekend when Duranord officially turns 108. See what they said about their mutually impressive longevities.
How long do Oscar winners get to speak before the music plays? The dreaded "walk off" music is perhaps the most loathed part of the whole Academy Awards experience. Technically, everyone is supposed to get the same amount of time to speak–but how long do winners have before the orchestra starts ushering them offstage?
Did James Lipton used to be a pimp? The 88-year-old host of 'Inside the Actor's Studio' has long acknowledged his past as a participant in the sex trade in Paris in the years after World War Two. Lipton takes issue with the word "pimp," though, preferring the more nuanced French term mec. What's the difference? Read all about it.
What is butter coffee, and why is it so popular? Butter coffee has become something of a hot item in America's trendiest neighborhoods. What it's supposed to do and what it does remain somewhat mysterious. In this Starcasm exposé, we peel back the layers–the creamy, creamy layers–and expose the fad diet supplement to the world.
We're programmed to be spooked by Friday the 13th. Find out the origins of this superstition, and if it's really an unlucky day.
This isn't exactly breaking news, but anyone who has clicked on Discovery's Alaska: The Last Frontier probably wouldn't guess that Atz Kilcher's daughter is a glamorous and super successful singer...
While starring on That 70s Show, Ashton Kutcher's casual girlfriend was murdered -- allegedly by a man now accused of killing as many as 10 women. Find out more about the case and its recent developments...
These days it seems impossible to imagine life without a cell phone, but what about living without an email address? How would we play Candy Crush? Would we start mailing pictures of our lunch to our friends? Director Christopher Nolan has simplified his life by rejecting the digital tools that are integral to the way the rest of us communicate, work, and entertain ourselves.
How much does it cost to buy everything in The Twelve Days of Christmas? The answer...may surprise you.
