Babinden is an ancient Bulgarian tradition in honor of traditional midwives or Baba. This female feast was believed to be the only day when women were able to joke with …
A mysterious black-clad stranger makes a yearly pilgrimage to the grave of Edgar Allan Poe. The Poe Toaster leaves behind three red roses and a bottle of cognac. For …
Arizona finally allowed Sean Corbett religious freedom to wear a wearing a spaghetti strainer in his ID photo. The spaghetti strainer is classed as ‘religious headgear’. “I tried a couple …
National Nothing Day is an “un-event” dreamed up by columnist Harold Pullman Coffin. It’s observed annually on January 16 since 1973. Its purpose is: to provide Americans with one …
Well, duck it. You missed Rubber Duckie Day on 13 January! Never mind. Let’s quack on with these facts about rubber ducks. Let me know if they fit the bill. …
The first man to truly “go postal” was a peculiar English gentleman named W. Reginald Bray. The Human Letter Whether Bray was peculiar before is unknown, but his purchase …
The international news conference on November 9th was so achingly dull that Tom Brokaw admitted he was “bored.” But it helped kick off the end of the Berlin Wall. …
Are you an “arsworm” (“a little diminutive Fellow”) or a “bundletail” (“a short Fat or squat Lass”)? Dictionaries of slang have been delighting lexicographers, lowlives and librarians since the …
Carroll may have taken his inspiration for the Mad Hatter from a man named Theophilus Carter. An Oxford cabinet maker and furniture dealer, he was known for standing outside …
Senator Patrick Leahy has been in more Batman movies than Batman actors Christian Bale, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and George Clooney. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) is a huge fan of comic …
“Chopsticks” is probably the world’s greatest one-hit wonder. The waltz is the composer’s first and last published music. (Yes, it’s a waltz). The little tune that anyone can play …
Airline passengers in the 1930s and 1940s fully expected a flat bed to sleep on. Imagine airline beds as upper and lower bunk beds with mattresses and sheets. Pullman-style …
