Happy Throwback Thursday! Today our throwback year is 1977 – that’s the year CHiPs premiered on NBC! It starred Erik Estrada as Officer Frank “Ponch” Poncherello and Larry Wilcox as Officer Jon Baker. Production made use of

40 years ago today, Coca-Cola introduced New Coke. The company had been losing market share to rival Pepsi and other competing diet and non-cola soft drinks. After World War II, Coca-Cola had 60% of the market share

Happy Earth Day! What better day to talk about the Earth! Earth is the 3rd planet from the sun and the 5th largest in the solar system. It’s the only astronomical object known to harbor life. 70%

The Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak tonight! Meteors will be visible from around 10:30 tonight until dawn tomorrow, with the best viewing happening around 5 a.m. tomorrow. During the peak, you should be able to

In honor of Easter being this Sunday, today we’re talking about some interesting Easter traditions from around the world. Did you know in Australia, they have Easter bilbies instead of Easter bunnies? Bilbies are an endangered marsupial

Happy Throwback Thursday! Today our throwback year is 1980, the year Caddyshack came out! It was the first movie Harold Ramis directed, and stars Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield (his first major feature film), Ted Knight (his final

Legendary game show host Wink Martindale died yesterday at the age of 91. He was born Winston Conrad Martindale, and got his nickname Wink from a childhood friend. He was known for hosting the gameshows Gambit (1972-1976), Tic-Tac-Dough (1978-1985), High Rollers (1987-1988), and Debt (1996-1998).

Today’s Wiki Corner is inspired by yesterday’s Impossible Question. The question was: According to a new poll, 20% of people believe they could outrun this animal. The answer was elephant! And that got me thinking…is that possible? 

Happy Throwback Thursday! Today’s throwback year is 1972 – the year the world was introduced to Pong! Pong was the first game developed by Atari and it was one of the earliest arcade video games.  The prototype

Today is International Unicorn Day! These mythical creatures were first described by a Greek historian in 400 BCE. They looked a bit different according to his account. He described them as having a white horse-like body, dark

Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas-based biotech company, recently announced that it has brought dire wolves back from extinction. No, they aren’t just characters in Game of Thrones! They roamed the Americas 125,000 to 10,000 years ago. The DNA

Actor Jay North, best known for playing Dennis the Menace in the CBS sitcom that aired from 1959-1963, passed away yesterday at the age of 73 after a long battle with colorectal cancer. The show was a

We’ve come to the final day of our theme week on Baseball Team Name Origins. Today we’re talking about the Kansas City Royals. Their name has nothing to do with royalty! After the 1967 season, the Kansas

We’re on day 4 of our theme week on Baseball Team Name Origins. Today we’re talking about the St. Louis Cardinals, who were – surprise! – not named for the bird! Professional baseball started in St. Louis

We’re right in the middle of our theme week on Baseball Team Name Origins! Today we’re talking about the Los Angeles Dodgers. They were founded in 1883 in Brooklyn and were originally called the Brooklyn Bridegrooms when

This is day 2 of our theme week on MLB Team Name Origins. Today we’re talking about the Detroit Tigers. You might think they were named after the animal, but the team was actually named for the

Opening day of Major League Baseball was last week so we’re kicking off a theme week on Baseball Team Name Origins! As a lifelong fan, we’re obviously starting with the New York Yankees! The original Baltimore Orioles

On this day in 1960, the first permanent star was laid in the Hollywood Walk of Fame! The first star honored film producer and director Stanley Kramer. Actress Joanne Woodward is often cited as the first to

It’s Throwback Thursday! Today our throwback year is 1975, the year that gave us Watergate Salad! Made with pistachio pudding, canned pineapple, whipped topping, crushed pecans, and marshmallows, General Foods developed the recipe in 1975, the same

March Madness is in full swing. But there’s another tournament also happening right now – March Napness! It’s an annual bracket-style tournament, just like March Madness, but instead of basketball teams, it’s bears “competing” to see who

Happy birthday, Aretha Franklin! The Queen of Soul would have been 83 today. Franklin was self-taught, learning to play the piano by ear. As a child, she was noticed for her gospel singing at the New Bethel