Category: News
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No, the University of American Samoa Law School Is Not Real. Go Land Crabs.
The University of American Samoa law school is fictional. The real American Samoa Community College offers a pre-law associate program, not a J.D.
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Capybaras Are Rodents. Lent Made This Weird.
Capybaras are rodents, not fish. The strange true part is a Venezuelan Lenten tradition that historically allowed capybara meat as an acceptable abstinence food.
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Venetian Hour or Viennese Hour? Congratulations, It’s Dessert Either Way.
Venetian Hour and Viennese Hour are both used for a wedding dessert buffet. The terms overlap, while the exact history behind the two names remains uncertain.
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Great Googly Moogly Has a 1950s R&B Paper Trail. That Is Somehow Real.
Great googly moogly has documented roots in 1950s R&B and Black radio. Earlier “googa mooga” forms came first, while the exact person who coined it remains…
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Why Is Deodorant Locked Up at CVS? Because Retail Has Trust Issues.
Some CVS stores lock deodorant as a store-specific anti-theft measure. CVS says product protection decisions are data driven and locked cases are a last resort.
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Some MINI Turn Signals Look Like They Point the Wrong Way. Science Agrees.
Some MINI Union Jack rear turn signals can look like arrows pointing opposite the intended turn. A 2024 human-factors study found the conflicting design can cause…
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Scientists Studied Elevator Behavior. No, the Corners Aren’t Sacred.
Researchers really have studied elevator behavior. A 1983 paper focused on eye contact; newer TalTech research found solo riders often preferred the middle.
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Smokey Robinson’s “Chanooka” Cameo Was From 2020. It’s Still Funny.
Smokey Robinson’s viral “Chanooka” Cameo happened in December 2020. He misread the Hanukkah spelling, went viral and then asked the family for a do-over.
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Peter Shankman Flew to Tokyo Just to Write a Book. The Plane Was the Office.
Peter Shankman bought a round-trip business-class ticket to Tokyo so he could write a book on the flights. He wrote half outbound, turned around, and finished…
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Stove Top Pork Stuffing Has No Listed Pork. Is It Vegan? Not So Fast.
Stove Top Stuffing Mix for Pork has no explicitly listed pork, meat, dairy or egg ingredients. But “natural flavor” is unspecified and Kraft Heinz does not…