Better special effects – Mother Nature, Sinkhole, swamp trees … STAY OUT OF THE WATER! How freaky would it be to be on a raft next to that grove of trees … Did I eat some magic beans? Am I getting taller? AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Yes, there are – Mental Floss answers that and everything you wanted to know about the ENTIRE SCALE of pencils … 2B is known as the #2 pencil. B is the #1 pencil. So why are testing centers such sticklers about using only No. 2 pencils? They cooperate better with technology because the machines use the […]

Before Cars Land arrives in FL – you will get giant skeeters 20 times larger than normal – or as the Palm Beach County Mosquito Control guy notes that the gallinipper mosquito is so big that when it lands on you, “it practically breaks your arm.” Er, I think he was joking? He was joking, […]

While there are surprises, I did not realize there was a multiple way to pronounce ‘crayons’ … I think we can guess which part of the country uses the phrase, y’all … I wonder about people on the boundary lines … 🙂 This one is a weird one … You can check out them all […]

The glacier receding thing seems to be going in the wrong direction … ICE AGE! Guess it’s time to call …

Try and guess what sound it makes when alarmed … You may or may not want to know why your dog and cat enjoy the squeaky toy. 🙂

As “CalgaryGuy” notes, it sounds like this case has arrived in Canada already? So, it might be arriving in the US soon … Yes, Deluxe oversized cases are still strangely assorted without a lot of rhyme, reason or reason to rhyme … The good news is that Target and Walmart seem to have these in […]

Here’s the simplest explanation so when some kid asks, you can finally explain like a know-it-all. 🙂 From Visual.ly. You can click for a larger version. Why Is The Sky Blue? infographic  

A very hypnotic interactive look at the wind as it sweeps across America right now … (this is a static shot, click on the link).

Shark versus Octopus …