Human emotion is a crazy thing. It can lead people to do irrational, silly and even spiteful things. So spiteful, in fact, they would erect an entire house just to irritate someone. A spite house is exactly what it...

I admit it: I'm an adult (although I suppose that's arguable) who watches cartoons. And I'm not just talking The Simpsons or Family Guy (although I like those too) – I have a real thing for [adult swim] on the Ca...

I love Easter eggs. They require a little poking around to find, but they usually contain something entertaining. I never find Easter eggs on my own, though. I wait 'til someone else finds them and then I take advanta...

I've just gotten into running in the past nine months or so. I went for my first run on my birthday last year – July 21. I mean, I worked out before that – I used to be a big fan of the elliptical. But I r...

Photo: krisez [Flickr]All right, 'fess up: how man...  ...e phenomenon (no Rickrolling, we promise, because Neatorama will never give you up and never let you down!):1...

Here's the very first crossword puzzle, designed by Arthur Wynne. It appeared in the New York World on December 21, 1913. 2-3.4-5.6-7.10-11.14-15.18-19.22-23.26-27.28-29.30-31.8-9.12-13.16-17.20-21.24-25.10-18. Wha...

[YouTube Clip]When Neatorama reader Yoshi Hashimoto (Thanks yoshi!) submitted...

With all this talk of those kids who found the parachute that might be D.B. Cooper's, it's made me think about people who have randomly disappeared. I think it's such a fascinating topic – and other people must to...

My friends and I are planning a long weekend this summer. Cancun? Florida? California? Nope. We're going to spend four or five days wandering around Iowa. It all started when we were talking a couple of weeks ago...

I'm in a book club (we're looking for a quirky-yet-clever name for ourselves if anyone has any suggestions) and last week we discussed The Bell Jar. It's one of those books we all felt we should have read at some point...