Boy’s Tongue Stuck to Flag Pole at School
In 2009? Really? A Christ­mas Story only airs a few hun­dred times every December.

The Per­fect Way to Slice a Pizza
This is the kind of math you need to know before start­ing college.

‘Wonka’ Chew­ing Gum Blows Man’s Head Off
“That’s explod­ing candy for your ene­mies. Great idea, isn’t it. Not ready yet, though, still too weak. Needs more gelignite.”

How the Gov­ern­ment Helped Fre­quent Fliers Make a Mint
“At least sev­eral hun­dred mile-junkies dis­cov­ered that a free ship­ping offer on pres­i­den­tial and Native Amer­i­can $1 coins, sold at face value by the U.S. Mint, amounted to print­ing free frequent-flier miles. Mileage lovers ordered more than $1 mil­lion in coins until the Mint started iden­ti­fy­ing them and cut­ting them off.”

The Most Pop­u­lar Christ­mas Toys, By Year Since 1960
I have owned, pur­chased, or played with most of the items on this list.

Liv­ing in a Van, Down by the Uni­ver­sity
How do you plan to pay for grad­u­ate school?