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Moments in Time: Rock Around the Clock
On April 12, 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets recorded the rollicking “Rock Around the Clock.”
Trivia Test: Sports Film Best Picture
MOVIES: Which movie was the first sports film to win the Best Picture award?
Top Ten World's Highest Traffic Delay Times by City
These delays are ranked as of 2022 and London tops the list.
Strange But True: Brussels Sprouts
Did you dislike Brussels sprouts in your youth? Turns out they don't taste the same nowadays, thanks to Dutch scientist Hans van Doorn…
Moments in Time: Olympic Games
On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens more than 1,500 years after the last Games…
Trivia Test: Larger Stream
GEOGRAPHY: What is the term when two water streams join to form a larger stream?
Flashback: Tom Dooley
Who was Tom Dooley (of Kingston Trio 1958 song fame) and what did he do?
Moments in Time: Fingerprint Bureau
On March 27, 1909, fingerprint evidence was used to solve a murder case for the first time.
Strange But True: Magic Michael
Michael Jordan was nicknamed "Magic" in high school after Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson.
Top Ten Least Independent U.S. States 2022
Three southern states take the top three spots of least independent U.S. States for 2022.
Top Ten Movies: Creed III
Creed III moves into the top spot while Ant-Man's Quantumania comes in at number two.
Trivia Test: Gone with the Wind
MOVIES: What is the name of Scarlett and Rhett's daughter in "Gone with the Wind"?
Flashback: The Graduate
Which Simon & Garfunkel song figured heavily in the film "The Graduate"?
Strange But True: Potty trained cows
Believe it or not, cows can be potty trained -and, it is said, with less trouble than toddlers.
Top Ten Most Independent U.S. States 2022
Utah tops this list of freedom loving states while Colorado and Massachusetts round out the top three spots.
Moments in Time: Yoko Ono
On March 23, 1973, Yoko Ono was granted permanent residence in the United States. However, the good news did not extend to her husband, former Beatle John Lennon.
Weird Stories: Woolly Mammoth
In a puzzling attempt to draw attention to the climate crisis, three people defaced a woolly mammoth at the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria, Canada…
Trivia Test: Square Pizzas
FOOD & DRINK: Which U.S. city is known for its square pizzas with crunchy corners?
Top Ten Movies: Wasp stings at the box office
Quantumania remains on top while Cocaine Bear is jumps into the number two spot.