Byron Schlenker and his teenage daughter BOTH hold records for having the world's widest tongue. Dad's licker measures 3.4 inches across - the same width as a beer mat and 3/4 inches wider than an iPhone 6. His 14-year-old daughter is not far behind at 2.8 inches wide-- she hold's the record for the widest [...]
Sen. Pat Roberts cellphone went off during a Senate hearing yesterday (Thursday)... and his ringtone is "Let it go" from “Frozen.” A spokesperson for the senator said that the ringtone is for his grandkids and that he also uses Johnny Cash's "Walk the Line.”
1943 Albert Hoffman, a Swiss chemist accidentally consumes LSD-25. After taking the drug, formally known as lysergic acid diethylamide, Dr. Hoffman was disturbed by unusual sensations and hallucinations. 1987 The Federal Communications Commission sternly warned U.S. radio stations to watch the use of indecent language on the airwaves. Some stations, the FCC noted, had gone [...]
A hospital in Houston, Texas announced the births of the first-ever set of all female quintuplets in the United States.The couple welcomed their five baby girls into the world, marking the first set of all female quintuplets born in the U.S. and the first set born anywhere in the world since 1969. The mother [...]
1865 150 years ago to the day. President Lincoln died from injuries inflicted by John Wilkes Booth. I cant help but wonder what this country would like like had he never been assassinated 1871 "Wild Bill" Hickok became the marshal of Abilene, Kansas! 1912 The ‘unsinkable’ luxury liner, Titanic, sank at 2:27a.m. She sank in the North [...]
A job website called CareerCast.com just released their annual list of the 10 best and worst jobs in 2015 . . . and the "best jobs" list is PACKED with math, science, and technology. The rankings are based on five factors: Income . . . job outlook . . . working conditions . . . [...]
An Alabama teenager attending her first prom said she chose her 80-year-old grandfather as her date because he never attended a dance of his own.The girl said, "My family is everything to me, and I love him so much, and it's just like really special to me because I know not many people get [...]
1985 The Grand Ole Opry, a radio staple from Nashville for 60 years, came to TV! TNN, The Nashville Network, presented the country music jamboree to some 22-million homes across the U.S. 1992 Crystal Pepsi begins test marketing in Providence, Denver & Dallas Crystal Pepsi only lasted for about a year 1997 At the ripe age [...]
A new survey found the top "first world problems" that stress us out. Here's the Top Ten: 1. Not being able to fall asleep. 2. Misplacing your keys. 3. A traffic jam when you're already late. (No word on whether we're also stressed out by a "no smoking" sign on our cigarette break. [...]
A LOT! The cost of attending a wedding is estimated to hit $673 on average per guest this year, up 14% from last year and nearly double the $339 spent by guests in 2012. According to the annual American Express Spending & Saving Tracker: Members of the wedding party will fork out even more, spending [...]
