12 Bits of Trivia From the Entertainment World to Carry Down From the Mountaintop
It’s not the worst thing he ever did, but Elvis took his childhood obsession with his mother’s feet way too far.
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Skyrim Grandma Is the Only Decent Influencer
An 88-year-old woman who racked up over one million YouTube followers as “Skyrim Grandma” has the only known healthy reaction to internet fame. She announced she’s getting out of the game, saying, “It seems like I spend most of my time sitting in here at this computer. I’m tired of it. I’m bored with it, bored to death with it.”
Elvis Presley’s Foot Fetish
Elvis biographers who need to mind their own business have said that Elvis used to rub his mother’s “little sooties,” which turned into a predisposition for rubbing and sucking his girlfriends’ feet later in life.
The Indian Institute of Technology Is Asking Students to Do Marvel Math
An exam at IIT asked students to “calculate the stress on Mjolnir’s 5/8 inch handle and the strain on the hammerhead and handle as they transition from elastic to plastic deformation after Captain America strikes Thanos.”
John Mulaney Roasted Some of the Worst Dudes in the Country
During a paid set at Salesforce’s god-awful A.I. summit, he tore down the attendees with lines like, “You look like a group who looked at the self-checkout counters at CVS and thought, ‘This is the future,’” and “The fact that there are 45,000 ‘trailblazers’ here couldn’t devalue the title any more.”
Who Was the Youngest Person to Hit a Home Run?
The youngest MLB player to hit a home run was 17-year-old Tommy Brown, who knocked one out of the park for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945.
Tamagotchi Is So Back
Tamagotchi quietly relaunched in the U.K. in 2019, and has gained so much momentum that an official Tamagotchi Shop is opening up in London’s Camden Market.
What Do Abe Lincoln, Ben Franklin and Steve Carell Have in Common?
They were all mail carriers early in their careers. They share this occupation with novelist William Faulkner and the Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard.
Aubrey Plaza’s Acting Advice
Plaza’s first rule of acting: “Never have to pee when you’re doing a scene. Even if you a little bit are like, ‘Maybe I have to pee,’ just get it all out.” Rule number two: “If you don’t wear underwear, it can come out faster. So don’t ever wear underwear in life.”
People Are Freaking Out About a Slightly Less Sexualized Princess Leia LEGO Figure
The latest edition of LEGO’s “Slave Leia” minifigure shows slightly less thigh, and weirdos are waling about the woke mob.
What Do Hugh Jackman, Gordon Ramsay and John Wayne Gacy Have in Common?
They were all clowns. Jackman went by Coco the Clown at kids’ parties, Ramsay was Bozo on a local kids’ TV show and Gacy had twin aliases: Pogo and Patches.
The Link Between Gaming and Erectile Dysfunction
With the upcoming release of the highly anticipated EA Sports’ FC 25, one doctor has flagged a potential sexual health epidemic: “Prolonged sitting and lack of physical activity can negatively affect circulation and cardiovascular health, which are critical for maintaining sexual function.”
A Kid Was Denied a Passport Because His Dork-Ass Parents Named Him After Disney IP
Two parents in the U.K. named their kid “Loki Skywalker,” and when they went to get him a passport at seven years old, they were denied on the grounds that they’d infringed copyright.
