BOTTOM LINE: What Is The Most Expensive Dog In The World? Chinese Tibetan Mastiff puppies. In 2014, one sold for almost $2 million US. The… ( Read More )
DID YOU KNOW? Fast facts and brain candy
The most popular high school mascot name in the United States is Eagles with over 1,200 schools cheering specifically for that mascot. According to Courtney Cox, The… ( Read More )
More Origins of Famous Company Names
Here is another collection of the origins of famous company names: Cellular Telephone Company Sprint was named for the division of its parent company it… ( Read More )
What does The Burger King have in common with Business News on TV?
At first look, you might not directly associate a Whopper and Fries with Cable TV Business News channels such as CNBC and Bloomberg. But without… ( Read More )
SHORT TAKES: ‘Baby Gay’s,” Mark Zuckerberg’s Dad and Polar Bears
SHORT TAKES: Would you stick a ‘baby gay’ in your ear? Mark Zuckerberg’s Dad still has to go to work. Polar bears generally are not… ( Read More )
M.C Escher – You Can’t Touch This!
Few artists are as instantly as interesting as Maurits Cornelis “M. C.” Escher. Escher was a Dutch graphic artist known for his mathematically inspired woodcuts,… ( Read More )
Where did that business name come from?
Here are the origins of the names of several well known businesses: 7-Eleven convenience stores were originally named U-Tote’m stores. In 1946, the name was changed… ( Read More )
What do these media notables all have in common?
Here’s a quick list of notables from the media field. What do they all have in common? • Bob Guiney, The Bachelor during the fourth… ( Read More )
Compare The Top Google Searches – Jan 2004 to Jan 2015
Here is a comparison of what Google says was their top searches in January 2004, the furthest back which they report, verses this past year,… ( Read More )
Volta Was No Dolt – The Man Behind The First Battery
Volt. Behind the term given to measure electric potential is a real man whose pioneering work lead to the first creation of the battery. Alessandro… ( Read More )