A Guy In Saudi Arabia Has Over 400 Video Game Consoles Connected To A Single TV
Today in 2024, Guinness announced a world record for most gaming consoles connected to a single TV, 444 in all. Here's how the record holder does it.
There’s A Rooftop Sign That Reads “Welcome To Cleveland” But It’s Not In Cleveland
There’s a famous sign on top of a building so that people flying in airplanes can see the message “Welcome to Cleveland," though that sign’s not actually anywhere near Cleveland.
Scientists Are Teaching Batteries To Put Themselves Out If They Catch On Fire
Researchers want to head off the small but serious risk of fire that comes with lithium ion batteries. A team at Clemson University may have found a way to teach the batteries how to put themselves out if they start burning.
Toronto’s “Stork Derby” Happened Because Of A Very Wealthy Lawyer’s Very Strange Will
This week in 1926, a will left behind by a very unusual lawyer in Toronto led to a ten year baby-having contest nicknamed the “Stork Derby.”
Jellyfish Just Proved You Don’t Need A Brain To Learn From Experience
Today we’re learning about new research on learning in jellyfish that suggests that you can learn even if you don’t have a brain!
Robert Wadlow Was Known For His Heart As Well As His Height
Today was the birthday in 1918 of Robert Pershing Wadlow. Fans of world records remember him as the tallest man who ever lived, but there was more to the Alton Giant than his height.
Donald Gorske Has Eaten 30,000 Big Macs And He’s Still Going
50 years ago today, a man named Donald Gorske ate a McDonald’s Big Mac. It was the first of over 30,000, and yes, he holds the world record for most Big Macs eaten by a single person.
Chester Greenwood Brought Earmuffs To Cold-Eared People All Over The World
Maine became a state today in 1820. One of its best-known inventors was Chester Greenwood, who came up with a way to keep his, and many other people's, ears warm.
The Time Paul Newman Really Didn’t Want People To See A Paul Newman Movie
Today was the birthday in 1925 of actor and entrepreneur Paul Newman, who made some very popular and very acclaimed movies. But there was one movie he made that he loathed so much, he actually took out ads to convince people not to watch it.
When A Saturday Night Live Fan Got To Host Saturday Night Live
Today in 1977, the Not Ready For Prime Time Players were joined by perhaps the most unusual guest host ever: Miskel Spillman, an 80 year old grandma from New Orleans and the winner of the "Anyone Can Host SNL Contest."