Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

You probably realize that the United States does things different when it comes to units of measurement. We eschew the metric system (most of the time) for, you know, reasons and stuff. But when it comes to how we tell temperature, wouldn’t it just be easier if we could all be on the same page?...

If you’re looking for a cool, fun, fairly easy science project to do at home with your kids, well, look no further. And also, everyone loves ice, right? As long as you’re not crunching it in someone’s ear, you’ll be fine. What we’re talking about here is those videos where someone shows you what appears...

Americans love a good road trip. There’s something about the freedom of the road, windows down, cheap gas station food scattered on the passenger seat, and the possibilities that lie ahead that just gets us going. It’s probably partly because we have all of this dang space to explore, but most of it just seems to...

In general, people like learning new things, and knowing new things. It’s good for our brains to always be expanding and processing new knowledge; after all, we have all of our lives to learn as much as we can. Some facts, though, are better off left in the dark, if you ask me – and...

You know that stunned, sinking feeling you get when you’re researching something, or reading something, or just minding your own business and suddenly you know something you never wanted to, and wish you didn’t? That’s the sort of moment these 14 people had when they learned these particular facts, so if you’re going to read...

Harry Potter is one of those properties that belongs now to the people who love it, I think – we’ve grown up with the books during our formative years, we waited anxiously for each movie to be released, and now we watch them any time they happen to pop up on ABC Family, right? Oh,...

I’m not sure that airplane pilots are necessarily trying to hide things from their passengers for nefarious reasons, but I do think that when you’re dealing with a huge, complicated machine and a mostly-shrouded industry, it probably just seems easier to keep most of the inner workings to yourself. These 20 pilots loosened their tongues, though,...

You might have clicked on this link out of pure, morbid curiosity. Like…you never imagined celebrities as sausages, right? It never occured to you that anyone could be reimagined as a sausage, perhaps, and you certainly never guessed it might be something you need in your life. Well, I’m here to convince you – with the...

If there’s one thing that’s true about life across the board, it’s that you really don’t want to surprise a doctor. Strictly speaking, you’re definitely better off having an experience that a doctor has seen a bunch of times than one they haven’t – and you definitely want to avoid anything that makes other doctors...

Visionaries are often called nuts, or live as a bit of an outcast in their contemporary world. Human beings like the status quo, and they don’t have the time or inclination to envision a world that’s so different from our own. We’re a bit like ostriches, burying our heads and hoping nothing changes while we’re...

Being lied to isn’t usually funny, but sometimes the things people are expecting us to believe are just so wild there’s nothing to do but laugh. My personal favorite is when you call them on it and they just double down. These 12 lies are completely unbelievable and outrageous; we hope they make you laugh,...

It’s natural for younger people to dream of all the riches they’ll wring from the world when they have their chance to grab it by the throat. We all want to make a difference, to be remembered, and sure, to make a load of cash while we’re doing it. The truth is that the word...

Organ donations is one of those subjects that people tend to be passionate about, and for good reason -it is, after all, life and death. As someone whose sister is alive because of a donor, I have feelings of my own. All of those feelings aside, though, this guy wonders what happens if you donate...

Even fans of Saturday Night Live will tell you that every single season hasn’t been a gem, but overall, there’s no show that has made us laugh, or been more consistently entertaining and relevant, through the decades of our lives. So, chances are you love to know more about the actors and characters and show that...

Even if you’re not an avid fan of the live weekend staple, there’s almost no way to escape the characters that have become a part of the fabric of entertainment across the board. The show has run for decades, has played host to pretty much anyone who matters in Hollywood, and has spawned countless talented...