Happy Anniversary to Calvin and Hobbes! It was November 18, 1985 (I know, I'm a day late), that the precocious little boy and his sage stuffed tiger/real tiger first hit comic pages across America. So, I thought I'd hi...

It's Veterans Day in the U.S. (Remembrance Day in Canada) but today is also the day that commemorates another American tradition - it's the day Route 66 was established in 1926.Picture from Wikipedia user Howcheng Road o...

I apologize for the lack of horror movie posts last week - I was on vacation. I'd like to tell you that I was visiting the Stanley Hotel or Sleepy Hollow or Gettysburg or some other haunted location, but I was actually...

Guernica by Pablo Picasso (1937) - tu...  ...he Cubist movement co-founder, here are Neatorama 's quick 10 fun facts about the guy: 1. Pic...

Signing of the United Nations Charter in San Francisco on Jun 26, 1945 On October 24, 1945, the United Nations officially came into existence when its Charter was ratified by the five permanent members o...

Back by popular demand, I give you the stories behind some of your favorite horror classics - Part Two!The OmenI'm watching The Omen as I type this - how great is Gregory Peck? And he almost wasn't cast in the part - the...

Banks failed, stock prices collapsed, and panic descended on Wall Street. Americans were holding their collective breath as a rescue plan was hastily drafted. The 2008 financial crisis? Nope - it was...

We're coming up on the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe's 1849 death, which is rather fitting since we're coming up on Halloween. I know; Poe was more than the Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart and The Raven, but u...

Forget Banksy! The title of World's Most Badass Artist belongs to a Belgian conceptual artist named Wim Delvoye.Wim's quite famous for his unconventional art, many of which seem innocuous at a glance bu...

Would you believe that Einstein was the inspiration for Yoda, E.T., and even a spiffy BMX bike trick? Here are 6 things inspired by Albert Einstein, the smartest man who ever lived: 1. Yoda...