Bathroom Readers' Institute's Blog, page 17
August 2, 2019
They Really Died Out There
“Dying” is comedian and musician slang for giving a terrible performance that the audience hated. But these performers literally died on stage, making for some of history’s weirdest deaths. Awkward Guest American publisher and writer Jerome I. Rodale, who advocated organic foods and healthy living, was a guest on The Dick Cavett Show in 1971 […]
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Wine Myths You Shouldn’t Swallow
In pursuing and sharing fun facts and interesting trivia, we sometimes like to get a little fancy around here. Pour yourself a glass of myth-busting! Myth: You’re supposed to drink red wine with beef and white wine with fish. Truth: First of all, you shouldn’t drink red wine if you don’t like red wine, even […]
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July 29, 2019
The World’s Weirdest Cheeseburgers
You can get a burger with everything on it at almost everywhere these days —gas stations, convenience stores, grocery stores…but you’ll have to go a little but father for these bizarre meat-cutes. All the Cholesterol the Law Allows Since the ‘90s, Atlanta’s The Vortex has served “Coronary Bypass Burgers” to those who dare…and who should […]
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July 25, 2019
Those Poor Orphaned Letters
The English language is a constantly evolving beast with lots of rules and quirks. For example, “orphan initialisms,” which are acronyms that stand for…nothing. MTV. The channel that started off as “Music Television” hasn’t had a music video-schedule in decades, so it kind of makes sense that “MTV” is the network’s actual name, and the […]
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July 19, 2019
Tool Name Origins
Here’s how all the stuff in your garage, shed, and on the truck got their names. CHISEL Along with the gentle or aggressive tapping of a hammer, a chisel is used to chip away into very hard surfaces like stone or bricks. In a very slow, even indirect way, chisel cuts into stone, so it […]
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July 18, 2019
Hawaii is the Only State…
In 1959 Hawaii became the 50th state in the union. Here are some other things that make the Aloha State unique and special. …with an isolated population center. It’s actually the most densely populated place in the world that’s thousands of miles from other crowded places. It’s nearly 2,400 miles from California, nearly 4,000 from […]
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July 17, 2019
Hello, Dolly!
Is there a person alive who doesn’t like Dolly Parton? Here are some interesting facts about her. Just Dolly The name Dolly is often a nickname or “diminutive” of a more formal first name, particularly Dorothy or Dolores. Not for Dolly Parton. Her real first name is Dolly. First acting roles After a successful career […]
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July 16, 2019
Who Knew? Giveaway
The Who Knew? titles are collections of articles filled with gems of wisdom to dazzle your brain cells. These books have plenty of tales to surprise and delight even the most ardent trivia fan. The two newest editions to the series are Who Knew? Women in History and Who Knew? Human Anatomy. Enter our giveaway […]
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Some Very Comical Beginnings
The serious origins of your favorite characters from the funny pages. BLONDIE At its outset in 1930, Blondie was just one of many comics about flappers, those ladies of the Jazz Age who danced all night in bold, calf-exposing dresses. Chic Young’s strip centered on Blondie Boopadoop (cribbing heavily from the catchphrase of fellow fictional […]
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July 15, 2019
Weird Facts About the Moon Landing
Summer of 2019 marks 50 years in the past that humans did the most futuristic thing possible: We put a man on the Moon. Here are some quirky facts about that time Apollo 11 made its moonshot. Who Needs You Anyway, Moon? While John F. Kennedy embodied the hope and optimism of the early ‘60s […]
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