World’s Strangest

(Video Link) Designer Kelli Anderson made this wedding invitation for her friends, Mike Tarantino and Karen Sandler. Although it’s made of paper, it folds into a semi-functional record player which plays a song composed by the couple. Anderson writes: The resulting booklet is comprised of a cover, two inner pages, a letterpressed band (with instructions and a [...]

With the unrest happening in Egypt and other countries in the region many people are asking if a revolution could ever happen in the US of A. Some Americans, however, have been planning such a movement for years to rebel against what they consider the injustices of the US government. During the Civil War the [...]

Allie Brosch created the lovable creature we know as the alot, in order to cope with the very common mistake of making “a lot” into one word. But there is one grammatical mistake that I particularly enjoy encountering. It has become almost fun for me to come across people who take the phrase “a lot” and [...]

Every week, Miss Kathleen provides links to a variety of stories about libraries, authors, and books. If there’s something fun going on in your local library, leave us a comment! Sure, all the libraries have books, but wouldn’t it be cool if you could check out actual humans, and find out what it’s like to be [...]

Stargate is a science fiction franchise comprised of a movie and no less than three television shows totaling seventeen seasons of broadcast time. The 1994 movie by Roland Emmerich was a huge success and led to the creation of the first television series, Stargate SG-1, on Showtime starting in 1997. Clocking in at 214 episodes, [...]

If you’re going to rob a bank, it’s a good idea to have your plan thought all the way through before starting: Taxi driver James Anderson tells the Missoulian newspaper the man was acting strangely when he picked him up at a Missoula coffee shop. He says the man first asked to be taken to the University [...]

Most people have some passing familiarity with Norse mythology and legend. Even the days of our modern week are named after its gods and goddesses. But there is a dark side to the Nordic mythos that few people are aware of. Some of the episodes described below reveal uncomfortable truths about the cosmos. Some exhibit [...]

A crack is forming across the peninsula that is Upper Michigan, close to the Wisconsin border. It’s about 200 yards long, 5 feet deep, and growing: Heider and neighbors heard an explosion-like sound Monday morning. Heider found the nearly 200-yard-long crevice, which measures five-feet deep in parts, Tuesday. “I was sitting in my recliner and the recliner [...]

What are the best and worst answers on Family Feud? Survey says that Miss Cellania has got the list! Question: Name something packrats have a hard time throwing out. #1 Answer: PhotosWorst Answer: Corn Question: Name a reason a man might send his wife flowers.#1 Answer: AnniversaryWorst Answer: Happy divorce Question: Name something you’d buy for more than a [...]

So the National Board of Review honored Wes Anderson, director of Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and most recently The Fantastic Mr. Fox, with a Special Filmmaking Achievement award for Mr. Fox. Previous recipients have included Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby and Peter Jackson for Lord of the Rings, among others. Rather than accept the [...]