There are certain Boy Scout/Girl Scout Merit badges you expect - Archery, Cooking, Camping, Safety, that sort of thing. But the Scouts have a more well-rounded nucleus of merit badge opportunities than you could ever im...

I have a feeling I’m going to get mixed responses to this movie trivia post – either you love the stupidity (genius?) of Bill and Ted or you hate it. Me... I love it. I had a massive crush on Keanu Reeves b...

Happy Bloomsday, everyone! For those of us who aren't hardcore James Joyce fans, today is the day that honors the Irish author (we'll get to that in a second). It's not an official holiday, but that doesn't make it any...

These days, it's a big deal when celebs like Jennifer Lopez and Katie Holmes get six and five-carat diamonds in their engagement rings (respectively). But compared to these 10 gems, those trinkets are nothing. Here are...

You know them and love them (or maybe you hate them) - those T.V. theme songs that are so catchy they get in your head for days and refuse to leave. But how did they come to be in the first place? Here are the stories...

I'm kind of a Disney freak, so it's hard for me to pick one favorite Disney movie. But Mary Poppins is definitely in my top five - it's such a classic. And there's no shortage of trivia about it, so I had to pick some...

I looked back through the archives and I don't think this is a repost, but even if it is, it's probably worth it. It's Bonnie Tyler's 1983 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" but with lyrics that describe what's going on i...

Update:I originally listed James Woods as a member of Mensa, and although multiple sources corroborated this fact, the Mensa Director of Operations contacted Alex to say that they have no evidence of it. They've tried to...

Those of us in the U.S. are celebrating Memorial Day today - a day to honor lost loved ones and soldiers (more on that in a minute). But our Memorial Day is just one of many Remembrance days across the world. Here are t...

I love a good roller coaster. It doesn't have to have a million inverts and upside downs or be the fastest for me to like it - I mean, I'll take those too, but I really just enjoy any roller coaster. Here are a few tha...