Hey Neatoramanauts, I’m testing out a new section here, kinda like Stacy’s Movie Trivia -only for music. For the first one, I decided to do one of my all time favorite musicians, Iggy Pop, but I’d love some suggestions for future pieces. (Photo: Robert Scales [Flickr]) If you want ...

I have to admit, the first time I saw Step Brothers, my reaction was this: “Eh….” But like all Will Ferrell movies, Step Brothers eventually wormed its way into my brain and now I love it. I felt the same way about Anchorman when I first saw it, and I really disliked Talladega Nigh...

Have you every read about some new science experiment or research study that just seems… well, stupid? If you’ve ever gotten to the point where you’ve wondered what other bogus things they’ll pay people to learn about, you’re in luck. Here’s 7 of the most ridiculo...

1. Cy the Cardinal, Iowa State University Cyclones. I have to put this one in here, ‘cause I’m an ISU alum and still like to tailgate it up during football season. So why is a cardinal the mascot of a team named after a force of nature? Because it’s kind of hard to make a mascot out of a torna...

I’d better make a quick disclaimer on this one: sometimes there are many theories as to how a phrase came about. These 12 explanations are just some of the possible origins. We’ve been using some of these phrases for so long that we’ve lost the original meanings, so our explanation...

What will you get for $9.95? Woohoo! It’s time for Neatorama’s much anticipated Mystery Sale. What will you get for $9.95? Well … we won’t tell you because that’s the whole point! It’s a mystery! What we can tell you is this: you’ll get something (or a combi...

By popular request, here are the neatolicious fun facts for ... beer: 1. Beer is old stuff: Recipe found in 4,000-year-old Sumerian tablet The first references to beer dates to as early as 6,000 BC. The very first recipe for beer is found on a 4,000-year-old Sumerian tablet containing the Hymn to Ni...

I love most Tim Burton movies, but I have a special fondness for Beetlejuice. It still kind of blows my mind to see the young, skinny Alec Baldwin, and I can’t quite reconcile that Beetlejuice is Michael Keaton. Mr. Mom? Jack Frost? C’mon. It’s pretty hard to argue that he’s ...

Many people are aware that Harry Potter, The Anarchist Cookbook and Steven King books have been banned from schools around the country, but as many civilizations have figured out, censorship is a slippery slope. It is pretty strange to consider Shakespeare has not only been banned from public school...

Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball - November 28, 1966 Even though Truman Capote’s masquerade was the hottest ticket in 1966, at the advice of Evie Backer, Truman purposely made the decor at his event as understated as possible - no elaborate centerpieces or ice sculptures. The eye can...