

Why Is It Called Marco Polo?
If you watch as much TV as we do you will have most likely seen this commercial. Part of GEICO's "It's Not Surprising" run of ads where...


The Man With The Golden Arm
As you know, we like cool nicknames. The Hero of Two Worlds (Lafayette), He Who Sees In The Dark (Minnesotan, Frederick Burnham, American...


Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness - Which I Think Is Greek For Clickbait
Today we are going to discuss the deliberate misuse of verbose syntax and contrarian vernacular for the purpose of appearing increasingly...


I Don't Mean to Scare You But... Crocodiles Can Live Forever
Crocodiles can live forever. I'll let that sink in for a second. In a world where scary news is thrown in our face 24/7, quite possibly...


MATH ALERT: Country-Sized Medals
The Olympics are over, and everyone can go back to not caring about table tennis, fencing and dressage (aka FANCY HORSE DANCING JUST...


The Eiffel Tower Can Be Yours For...
I am going to take a brief break from Olympic posts to share a story of an apprentice salesman, adding to the list of Badasses That You...


Plunge for Distance - An Olympic Event for Fat Men
I'm convinced that none of the Olympians eat. Every single person that graces the TV screen during the Olympic coverage looks like, well,...


The War On Tug of War
I mentioned briefly in the World Games post that the world used to meet every four years and pull a rope back and forth. That's right,...


The World Games - The Non-Olympic Olympics
The Rio Olympics are only a few days old, but we have already seen some of the most unique events they offer. The first gold of the 2016...


Stan Rowley - Unfinished Business
The 1900 Olympics in Paris wasn't the most notable of all of the Olympiads (besides being the first Olympics in which women were allowed...