Posts by Adan Mathews

Catch the game from the middle of nowhere. If you’re a camper, you probably want to have a radio in your gear stash. Not just to catch the game, but also to check up on weather alerts, emergency bulletins, classic rock radio, stuff like that. It’d be great if that radio had a rechargeable battery....

The folks over at Pokémon Go Hub have put together a handy chart that lays out the best attack packages of Mons and move sets. I’ll give you the rankings and analysis of the top 5, and then we’ll glance through the top 20 or so: #5. Flareon Flareon is the easiest of the top five attackers to acquire. In fact,...

Food. It brings us together. It helps identify our culture. And it (literally) gives us a reason to live. Check out these 7 cool facts you might not know about the stuff you put in your belly. #7. Mushrooms are like family to us. Source #6. There’s a reason for that hole. Source #5. Mystery...

So, we’re all pretty sure that Ditto is eventually going to show up. I mean, there was definitely a Ditto in that 1 km egg Niantic sent to a dude named Cash after he lost some items during a server crash: The fact that the avatar didn’t pop up after the egg hatched was a...

To coincide with the talk show host’s week-long stint at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, the Conan show released an app called “Catch Coco” on iOS and Android, where you can search NYC for AR (“augmented reality”) versions of Conan eating 15 different sandwiches. I caught a Conan! Download the Catch Coco app to catch Conan eating...

So that Halloween event really seemed to get the Pokémon GO trainers back out there. And with several holidays right around the corner, we’re all hoping that there will be many more events like it to come. Of course, it also means that we’re now officially into the holiday shopping season. So, now that we know the...

#6. Dreams evolve with technology. Source #5. They can become reality. Source #4. For animals, dreams are basically normal life. Source Check this out: Whoa!

While not everyone can be a great storyteller, just about everybody has to have a good, campfire-worthy, creepy story from their life. These AskReddit posts are no exception. Some of them start out super-spooky, but have logical explanations. Some remain unsolved, or imply a sprinkle or two of the supernatural. Some are a crazy mix...

Are you just throwing your highest CP Pokémon into gyms? If so, you might be making a mistake. CP only gives you a snapshot of your pocket monster. True, it’s the easiest and quickest way to size them up at a glance. But according to the folks at Trainer Tips (who ranked the Pokémon based on an amazing spreadsheet from reddit-user profesor_kuki), CP can...

You bored? Want some fact-snacks to get your day moving? But you’re worried about getting all bummed out? Not with these 8 facts. Rest easy, and learn something(s): #8. Your fingers are sensitive AF. Source #7. Roller-coast your stones away. Source: 1, 2 Dr. David Wartinger kind of happened onto the study accidentally: “Basically, I...

So, here it is: The answer is definitely not 6. It’s an old puzzle that’s been around in this form for at least 40 years in the U.S. The older you are, the better I’d guess your chances might be. It is not 6. How did you try to solve the puzzle? Did you use...

We all basically assumed that Pokémon Go was making us healthier, but now there’s a study out there that kind of proves it. I say “kind of” because even the folks at Microsoft and Stanford, who conducted the study for Microsoft Research, recognized the limitations of their methods. They essentially tracked user activity through July and August....

Have you ever been a bit too eager to share or sign up for something on the internet? Are you starting to regret the fact that every major government and business entity probably has your email address, phone number, shopping habits, political affiliation, etc? Well, unless you already have an appointment booked with The Eraser:...

Want to share a thought, theory, poem, rant, short story, confession, or just a message with the world? This dude/blog/podcast/entity called “VoicemailMan” might be the only person left who actually checks voicemail. And he might have found a reason for you to leave one. The concept is simple enough: You call: (785) 713-6576. You leave a voicemail....

What’s a “Cow Killer” ant?   Well, I can’t find any evidence of them actually killing cows. It probably got its name from the terrible sting that females can dole out. Also, it’s not an ant. There are about 3,000 species in the Mutillidae family. And some of them look like pandas!   Though they look like ants, they’re...