Since it’s February 2, why not do a blog about Groundhog Day? I’m sure you already know the basic facts about groundhogs – the most famous one… Read more “Happy Groundhog Day! Let’s Learn About Those Pimp Daddies of the Rodent World!”
Category: Animals
It’s Not Called a “Devil” for nothing! Fun Facts About the Tasmanian Devil
If you were a Gen-X kid, there’s a good chance you watched Looney Tunes cartoons from time to time. And that was probably your first exposure to… Read more “It’s Not Called a “Devil” for nothing! Fun Facts About the Tasmanian Devil”
Sporcle Live Final Questions – Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018
Answers will be revealed in the comments. GAME 1 While San Francisco is known for its streetcars, which major city has the oldest still-operating streetcar system in… Read more “Sporcle Live Final Questions – Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018”
Today we saw a real-live octopus!
My husband and I visited the Sea Life Aquarium in Auburn Hills, MI today in our ongoing quest to see an octopus. Since it’s one of our… Read more “Today we saw a real-live octopus!”
Judge It By Its Size, Do you? Meet the Blue-Ringed Octopus – The Cute Little ‘Pod That Can – and Will – Kill You!
Sometimes it’s best to not go in the water! My husband and I have joked quite a bit about certain places on Earth where humans should just… Read more “Judge It By Its Size, Do you? Meet the Blue-Ringed Octopus – The Cute Little ‘Pod That Can – and Will – Kill You!”
Trivia Recap – January 7, 2018 – Oscar’s Sports Grill
It’s not uncommon for us to begin a Sporcle Live trivia season non-triumphantly, or with a “thud,” as it were! It’s all part of our playbook –… Read more “Trivia Recap – January 7, 2018 – Oscar’s Sports Grill”
True Facts about Polar Bears – The planet’s cutest – and most deadly animal!
I’ve always been fascinated with animals that are not only cute, but will straight up murder you if given half the chance. I grew up with cats,… Read more “True Facts about Polar Bears – The planet’s cutest – and most deadly animal!”
The Falkland Islands Wolf – So friendly, they killed ’em all
Is it possible to be too friendly to live? Well, in the case of the Falkland Islands Wolf – aka its “SCIENCE!” name Dusicyon australis, or “Friendly… Read more “The Falkland Islands Wolf – So friendly, they killed ’em all”
Moas – So Delicious, They Went Extinct!
We’ve been known to have some strange, strange conversations on our trivia nights. Wednesday night was no exception. I started talking about my “fantasy du jour,” which… Read more “Moas – So Delicious, They Went Extinct!”
(REVISED April 15, 2019) – The Cassowary – The bird that hates you!
UPDATE: A Florida man who had been breeding and keeping cassowaries in captivity was recently killed by one of his cassowaries. Read about that story here. It’s time… Read more “(REVISED April 15, 2019) – The Cassowary – The bird that hates you!”
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