Author Archives: bondsy
Kevin's "Home Alone" Grocery Trip Would Be More Than Three Times More Expensive in 2023
Remember in "Home Alone" when Kevin McCallister, played by Macaulay Culkin, goes grocery shopping by himself? He ends up owing $19.83 . . . after presenting a dollar-off coupon for orange juice. That ...
Dec 04, 2023 s_herman / CC
How Do You Eat a Candy Cane? Curved or Straight End First?
Here's a random question for the first day of December: How do you eat a candy cane? The National Confectioners Association asked 1,500 Americans about their candy-cane-eating technique. And the most ...
Dec 01, 2023 Pen Waggener / CC
Four Things to Look Forward to in December
Here are a few things to look forward to in December . . . 1. In sports: College football's bowl games start December 16th. Plus lots of NFL, NBA, and NHL action this month. 2. In movies: Eddie...
Dec 01, 2023
Spotify's Most-Streamed Artist of the Year? You Get 1 Guess.
Spotify dropped their annual Wrapped lists yesterday. If you have an account, you probably already noticed your personalized stats from the year. This probably won't come as a surprise: Taylor Swift t...
Nov 30, 2023
The Gifts from "The 12 Days of Christmas" Would Cost $46,730 This Year
It's hard to believe that it's almost December . . . and if you couldn't find a Black Friday deal on a partridge in a pear tree, you better get on that, before every store sells out. PNC Bank does an ...
Nov 30, 2023
Kraft Is Introducing: Mac & NOT Cheese
If you buy Kraft Mac & Cheese you know what to expect: Macaroni . . . cheese . . . and one of the cheapest, easiest, least nutritious meals of the week. But that's about to change . . . and no, no...
Nov 30, 2023
An A.I. Songwriter named Anna Indiana Just Released "Her" First Single
How long will it take A.I. to completely replace us? Well, when it comes to writing and recording music, it's not quite there yet. An A.I. songwriter named Anna Indiana released "her" first single las...
Nov 29, 2023
Kids Ask Over 4,000 Questions a Year, and We Can't Answer Half of Them
Have you ever had to google the answer to something your kid asked, just so you wouldn't look like an idiot? Someone polled 2,000 parents with kids six and under. And the average person can't answer H...
Nov 29, 2023
"Home Alone" Is America's Favorite Holiday Film to Rewatch Every Year
A recent poll found which holiday classic is America's favorite to re-watch every year. 10 popular Christmas movies were listed and people were asked to select which ones they watch every year. Here a...
Nov 29, 2023 s_herman / CC
Does a Straw Have One Hole or Two? Plus Nine More Divisive Questions
These questions are always fun, because there's no wrong answer. Or is there? More than 25,000 people took an online poll on "some of the world's most controversial questions." See if you agree with t...
Nov 28, 2023 KishR / CC