Many years ago, I was running a radio contest and...  ...but actually calling her could cost you big time. Simon Whistler (previously at Neatorama) explains where Miss Cle...  ...as made in her name in between. On another note, Whistler mispronounces Tammy Faye Bakker in this video, wh...  ...ok it as evidence...

The board game Monopoly was invented by Lizzie Mag...  ...of the original rules have fallen by the wayside. Simon Whistler explains some of the most common Monopoly rules t...

The international distress signal in Morse code is...  ...immediate aid. For some time, this code was CQD. Simon Whistler of Today I Found Out explains how that got (slowl...

I recall some serious arguments in the my childhoo...  ...eal. What did we know- we were kids. According to Simon Whistler , the audience for professional wrestling was pret...

Just as native English readers are surprised by ba...  ...designers, but there is a genesis for the story. Simon Whistler of Today I Found Out also tells us the origins of...

The reason only female cats have calico markings,...  ...ory of how those genes work is quite interesting. Simon Whistler

It's a common joke on English usage: Why do we dri...  ...stion seriously and do the research to answer it. Simon Whistler explains where those various words came from.

Valentines Day came about like other holidays: an...  ...lebration that had nothing to do with that saint. Simon Whistler of Today I Found Out explains the many details ar...

Who is Hammurabi, and what's in his code? And why...  ...ldest set of laws we have in their original form. Simon Whistler

Melanin is the natural brown pigment that determin...  ...n body. So why are some eyes blue and some green? Simon Whistler explains what's happening in those eyes. And I fo...