If you had to guess, would you say a world-class archer or an NFL quarterback is more accurate? My bet was on the archer. As you probably surmised, I was dead wrong. To see just how accurate Drew Brees is, take a look at this video. I made the video jump past the boring intro […]

As much as I love The Princess Bride, it perpetuates the myth that quicksand will take you under. And as Wesley so aptly stated, “We are men of action, lies do not become us.” You may think it inconceivable, but research shows that quicksand doesn’t suck you in. It’s more dense then water and the […]

Here’s a brain teaser for you (or is it a riddle? I’ve never quite understood the difference). A man owed $63 and paid the debt without using coins or one dollar bills. There were no online transfers, checks, or any tricky business. He paid exactly $63 without getting any change back. How did he do […]

Here’s a reading speed test to assess how fast you read and your comprehension at that speed. I read at 767wpm and had 81% comprehension (9/11 questions right). What about you?

This article tells about all sorts of weird things falling from the sky, including coins, frogs, blood, flesh and one instance of it raining on only two graves in a cemetery (it was witnessed by several people). In most cases a suitable explanation was never found.

What is the next number in this sequence? 1, 1, 1, 1 The answer is 42. Good luck if you get that question on the SAT. (via reddit)

What is the most shoplifted item in America in 2005? Meat. Of all the things people could shoplift, meat would not have been my first guess. Meatlifting is a grave problem for food retailers: According to the Food Marketing Institute, meat was the most shoplifted item in America’s grocery stores in 2005. (It barely edged […]

I’ve read several books whose front covers said that millions of copies had been sold. Some that come to mind are “How to Win Friends and Influence People”, “Man’s Search for Meaning” and “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.” I didn’t know how many books were in that category, or which ones continue to […]

I got a strange phone call (well, a voicemail actually) on Sunday, October 22nd from a guy named Ben asking if I would research the percentages for weather forecasts. As far as I can recall, this is the first time I’ve received a phone call about my blog. As a side note to Ben, if […]

I started a weekly Tuesday Trivia on my coin collecting site, but it took me a while to find a good solution for displaying the questions and answers. I had the following requirements: 1. Easy to enter, since I have to do it every week. 2. Easy for the reader to get the answers, but […]

There was a braingle brain teaser based on the claim that hot water freezes faster than cold water, known as the Mpemba effect, but I found out that there’s quite a bit of controversy on the veracity of the claim. There was also quite a bit of discussion on the braingle web site itself. The […]

In my Statistics class we discussed the problem below and my knee jerk reaction was you have a 50/50 chance of winning whether you switch or stay. What do you think? Suppose you’re on a game show and you’re given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. […]

I’ve heard from several different people that the Great Wall of China was the only man-made object visible from space. I heard it so many times that I became convinced of its veracity, and having not had the opportunity to take a jaunt into space, I had no way of verifying it. I had never […]

I received the following e-mail from Nathan (he asked that I not use his last name), asking me to help solve a riddle he came across. this is a riddle i have come across through ways its best not to say , i would like to see what suggestions and ideas you have on what […]

What is the official name for the compartment in front of the passenger seat in a car where people store insurance and registration forms along with other odds and ends (gloves perhaps)? I’ve always used glove compartment but have heard glove box. I recently heard someone call it a jockey box and that caught me […]

I have heard conflicting statements regarding what a baby can see when they are first born, so I decided to see what I could find on the web. I found what I was searching for at The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, more specifically the article entitled What Can My Baby See? The short answer is […]

When I was wee lad, friends told me that the number of gold stripes on the inside liner of your tie was an indication of its quality. I don’t know why, but I recently thought of those claims and became suspicious. If that were the only indication of quality, why couldn’t other manufacturers add stripes? […]

Today’s Ask Yahoo question asked what the ratio was between introverts and extroverts, and they answer was 60% to 75% of the world population are extroverts. They did point out that 60% of gifted children are on the introvert team. I wouldn’t have guessed there were that many extroverts. What are you? (You can take […]

Yesterday’s daily survival tip on my desktop calendar says you should avoid making the A-okay sign internationally. The gesture is made by touching the tips of your thumb and index finger to form a circle with the rest of the fingers fanned out and pointing up. In the US it just means okay, but according […]

Here are some more random facts. 1. It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year’s supply of footballs. 2. The first novel ever written on a typewriter was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3. Restroom tip: The first stall is usually the cleanest. Most people, seeking privacy, skip it. […]

I’m fond of trivia, and have found what I consider to be a reliable (and wonderfully entertaining) source. I would imagine others share my appreciation for trivia, so I want to share some of my favorites. Here’s the first installment. 1. The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C. 2. […]