Bathroom Readers' Institute's Blog, page 22
May 10, 2019
It’s “Eat What You Want Day” (But Don’t Eat This)
Saturday, May 11 is “Eat What You Want Day,” a time that organizers say we should all ease up on the healthy eating and just consume what we really want to consume. It might be going a little too far, however, to eat one of these record-setting giant foods, or try to match a competitive […]
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May 9, 2019
Happy Mothers (of Invention) Day!
They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and these women invented something so important, they’re now regarded as the “mother” of their respective field. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there, both literal and metaphorical. The Mother of Wi-Fi Hedy Lamar was one of the most glamorous and successful actresses of […]
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May 7, 2019
The Burger King of McFlops
Fast food is extremely popular, but not the hungry, convenience-and-beef-craving populace happily devours every burger. Here are some sandwiches that the world either declined en masse…or which barely ever existed. THE HULA BURGER Cincinnati has a large Roman Catholic population, and in 1962, area McDonald’s franchisee Lou Groen noticed that during Lent, the 40-day period […]
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May 6, 2019
The Weirdest Ever Comic Book Supervillains
It’s almost summer, so that means summer movies, which means lots more superhero and comic book movies. You probably won’t see the good guys fighting these bad guys, however. Blue Snowman This occasional Wonder Woman villain is the alter ego of evil scientist Bryna Brilyant. She uses a creation called “blue snow,” which can freeze […]
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May 3, 2019
May the Fourth Be With You!
May 4th is Star Wars Day. Why? Because “may the fourth be with you” sounds a lot like “may the force be with you,” a famous line from the franchise. While the many Star Wars movie have delighted millions and earned billions, there are a few that never got made at all. The Star Wars […]
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May 2, 2019
It’s Derby Day!
The first Saturday in May means it’s time for “the greatest two minutes in sports” — the running of the Kentucky Derby. Horses and jockey have competed annually since 1875 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, and promoters, fans, and partiers have helped make the brief race into an all-day event with a number of […]
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May 1, 2019
Gridiron and Other Sports Field Types
Sports aren’t just played on a simple “field” — they’re contested on all sorts of surfaces and terrains. Here are the origins behind a few of them. GRIDIRON It’s often used as a synonym for football — as in the “American” style, as played in the NFL, not soccer. It was actually first used decades […]
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April 30, 2019
The World’s Weirdest Radio Stations
Every town in America offers more or less the same radio stations: pop, country, classic rock, and talk. Some stations like to offer something a little bit (or a whole lot) different, and so do broadcasters who pipe out music from the wild west of the internet. THE FIX IS IN Broadcasting in London, Fix […]
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April 29, 2019
Albums They Didn’t Want to Make
Musicians record and release albums because they need to share with the world the music they wrote from their heart and soul. Or, they make records because they’ve been forced to do so by powerful entities. Contract Breaking Sessions Legendary singer-songwriter Van Morrison signed a deal with Bang Records in 1967, and it’s through that […]
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April 26, 2019
Banned From the Subway!
In major cities across the nation, public transportation like buses and subways are full of huge ads for every product imaginable. Well, almost every product imaginable. Here are some companies who were forbidden from hocking their wares. TUSHY In 2018, the Metropolitan Transit Authority, which regulates subways in New York City, rejected posters for a […]
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