We all know the story of the first Thanksgiving. Pilgrims and Native Americans got together for a big, sweet ass meal and have been friends ever since. Right? Well, not exactly. Here are a few tasty morsels of fact to chew on while pondering the real first Thanksgiving experience. They
Thanksgiving Day is quickly approaching. The day when we show appreciation for all the great things bestowed upon us. Pretty solid holiday, right? Well, not every national day is steeped in such a rich meaning and history. Some are just really, really dumb. Here are some of the more ridiculous days we celebrate as a nation.
Superstitions are all around us, in every culture. Stepping on cracks, breaking mirrors, and walking under a ladder are superstitions we’ve all heard of. But did you realize how many superstitions revolve around food? Apparently we humans have done some pretty weird things to ward evil off of the dinner
So Mars is all the rage these days. Discovering additional water remnants on the red planet has everyone abuzz like never before. Adding to interest is Matt Damon’s role as a stranded astronaut in The Martian, a story of a botanist who gets left on Mars to wage war on
Once a haven for nerds, dorks, geeks and spazzy dweebs, videos games are a multi-billion dollar industry. Big-time actors, athletes, musicians and even fashion moguls lend their talents to games nowadays. How did we get from humble beginnings to an industry worth a reported $74.2 billion worldwide (according to the research firm SuperData)? Well, here’s a brief history of your favorite video game moments.
We Trivia folk try to keep our catalog of facts stored in the noggin ever-expanding. After all, if we supposedly only use 10% of our brain, surely there’s room enough for extra tidbits that will come in handy on Trivia night. And being a resourceful lot, we try to find new and exciting ways to enhance our brainpower, not just for Trivia but in general as well. One way to improve memory skills is something you should already be doing every day. Any guesses?
A new season of Last Call Trivia is here, and that means it’s time to train that brain. One good way to do that is through mnemonics. What’s that, you ask? Well, technically mnemonics is any learning technique that aids information retention, usually in a form that the brain
Your trivia venue can be an in-demand hotspot that fills up quickly on game night. The good news in that is your team gets to battle it out with some healthy competition. The bad news is your team might have to get there an hour or more ahead of time
“Wow, you are the champion of useless information” – some chump, dismissively. You’ve heard that. Probably more than once. You’re in a group of people where somebody wonders aloud who sang this song or who directed that film, and you helpfully chime in with the correct answer. You beam
Did you know that in 2000, the Earth gained a 5th ocean? It’s true! Portions of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans that surround Antarctica are now considered the Southern ocean. I don’t know about you, but I was well past middle school geography by 2000, so I missed
We all know the story of the first Thanksgiving. Pilgrims and Native Americans got together for a big, sweet ass meal and have been friends ever since. Right? Well, not exactly. Here are a few tasty morsels of fact to chew on while pondering the real first Thanksgiving experience. They
Thanksgiving Day is quickly approaching. The day when we show appreciation for all the great things bestowed upon us. Pretty solid holiday, right? Well, not every national day is steeped in such a rich meaning and history. Some are just really, really dumb. Here are some of the more ridiculous days we celebrate as a nation.
Superstitions are all around us, in every culture. Stepping on cracks, breaking mirrors, and walking under a ladder are superstitions we’ve all heard of. But did you realize how many superstitions revolve around food? Apparently we humans have done some pretty weird things to ward evil off of the dinner
So Mars is all the rage these days. Discovering additional water remnants on the red planet has everyone abuzz like never before. Adding to interest is Matt Damon’s role as a stranded astronaut in The Martian, a story of a botanist who gets left on Mars to wage war on
Once a haven for nerds, dorks, geeks and spazzy dweebs, videos games are a multi-billion dollar industry. Big-time actors, athletes, musicians and even fashion moguls lend their talents to games nowadays. How did we get from humble beginnings to an industry worth a reported $74.2 billion worldwide (according to the research firm SuperData)? Well, here’s a brief history of your favorite video game moments.
We Trivia folk try to keep our catalog of facts stored in the noggin ever-expanding. After all, if we supposedly only use 10% of our brain, surely there’s room enough for extra tidbits that will come in handy on Trivia night. And being a resourceful lot, we try to find new and exciting ways to enhance our brainpower, not just for Trivia but in general as well. One way to improve memory skills is something you should already be doing every day. Any guesses?
A new season of Last Call Trivia is here, and that means it’s time to train that brain. One good way to do that is through mnemonics. What’s that, you ask? Well, technically mnemonics is any learning technique that aids information retention, usually in a form that the brain
Your trivia venue can be an in-demand hotspot that fills up quickly on game night. The good news in that is your team gets to battle it out with some healthy competition. The bad news is your team might have to get there an hour or more ahead of time
“Wow, you are the champion of useless information” – some chump, dismissively. You’ve heard that. Probably more than once. You’re in a group of people where somebody wonders aloud who sang this song or who directed that film, and you helpfully chime in with the correct answer. You beam
Did you know that in 2000, the Earth gained a 5th ocean? It’s true! Portions of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans that surround Antarctica are now considered the Southern ocean. I don’t know about you, but I was well past middle school geography by 2000, so I missed
