Comedians
Athletes Who Have Hosted Saturday Night Live
Explore the athletes who have hosted Saturday Night Live, from Fran Tarkenton in 1977 to Jalen Brunson in 2026, and how the count varies.
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Natural Blondes: How Rare Are They Really?
Natural blond hair is rarer than most people think. Here's what the estimates show, why counts vary, and what genes make hair blond.
Where did Chinese checkers come from?
Chinese checkers didn't start in China. See how a Boston surgeon's Halma became a German star board, then an American toy named 'Chinese' in 1928.
How Rare Is Strawberry Blonde Hair?
Strawberry blonde is uncommon, but no published study counts it on its own. Here's the closest red-hair data and why exact figures are hard.
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Why Do Clocks Fall Back and Who Decided It?
Clocks fall back on November 1, 2026 because federal law sets the DST schedule. Here's how that rule began and where the repeal bill stands.
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Were the voices of Mickey and Minnie Mouse married?
Grammy Winners for Best Comedy Album
Shane Gillis's SNL Monologue Backlash: What He Said, Who Pushed Back, and His History With the Show
Comedians' Real Names: Who They Were Born As, and Why They Changed
The Domingo Sketch: How SNL's Running Bit Started
Jamie Foxx's Hulu Special "Take Care of Yourself": The Facts
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Amazing Feats
The Longest Anyone Has Stayed Awake
The longest recognized time without sleep is nearly 19 days, not the famous 11. Here's the record history and what sleeplessness does.
Amazing Feats
When does the Hunter's Moon peak in October 2026?
Find out when the 2026 Hunter's Moon peaks, why the date changes by time zone, and where to look on the evening of Oct. 25.
Amazing Feats
The Largest Comedy Audiences on Record
Shane Gillis's 2026 Philadelphia show set the comedy crowd record at 73,946. See how it compares to Mario Barth and other stadium shows.
Amazing Feats
The Two-Hour Marathon Barrier Is Broken: Sawe's 1:59:30, Explained
Sabastian Sawe ran 1:59:30 in London, the first sub-two-hour marathon in a record-eligible race. Here's what happened and why it counts.
The long read
Everest Without Oxygen: The Few Who've Done It
Doctors once said it couldn't be done. In 1978, Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler did it. Only 232 people have summited Everest without bottled oxygen, about 1.7% of all summiters. Here's why it's so hard.
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