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Trivia Test: Spongebob's Pet
TELEVISION: What is SpongeBob's pet named in the animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants"?
Top Ten Movies: Spidey Spins a Web
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is still swinging at the box office in the top spot. The Odyssey slips to number three.
Fun Fact: Card Games
Card games have been around for centuries! A German monk named Johannes wrote a manuscript while he lived in a Swiss monastery in 1377.
Moments in Time: UFO Crash
On Sept. 12, 1952, residents of Flatwoods, West Virginia, while investigating a possible UFO crash, encountered a creature they described as 10 feet tall with glowing eyes…
Strange But True: Egyptian Butchers
Egyptian butchers wore high heels to keep their feet free of blood and debris on the floor.
Trivia Test: Question and Exclamation Mark
LANGUAGE: What's the name of a punctuation mark that combines a question mark and an exclamation point?
Top Ten Movies: Spider-Man keeps swinging!
Spider-Man: Brand New Day retains the top spot and The Odyssey stays at number two. The End of Oak Street roars into the number three spot.
Fun Fact: Soccer
Roughly 270 million people play soccer worldwide (about 4% of the world's population), and billions of people support it as fans.
Moments in Time: Battle of Worcester
On Sept. 6, 1651, King Charles II of England, after losing the Battle of Worcester and his attempt to reclaim the British throne, disguised himself by cutting his hair, staining his skin…
Strange But True: Rocket Frog
The rocket frog can jump more than six feet by releasing energy it stores in its tendons.
Trivia Test: Big Bang Theory
TELEVISION: Which musical instrument does Leonard play in "The Big Bang Theory"?
Top Ten Movies: Spider-Man still on top
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is still in the top spot and The Odyssey remains at number two.
Fun Fact: Mariana Trench
The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean is over 1,500 miles long and almost 7 miles deep. Mankind has explored further and much more often into outer space…
Moments in Time: Swim the English Channel
On Aug. 25, 1875, merchant navy captain Matthew Webb became the first known person to successfully swim the English Channel, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
Top Ten Movies: Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Spider-Man: Brand New Day explodes onto screens taking the top spot and knocking The Odyssey down to number two.
Fun Fact: In a Pickle
The Dutch phrase "in de pekel zitten" refers to vegetables or meats left to sit in a vinegary brine. In modern English, the phrase "in a pickle" has come to mean a difficult time…
Strange But True: Flintstone First
Fred and Wilma Flintstone were the first married couple to be portrayed as sharing a bed on television.
Moments in Time: Timbuktu
On Aug. 18, 1826, Scottish explorer Alexander Gordon Laing made his way across the Sahara and became the first European to reach the fabled trading city of Timbuktu.
Trivia Test: Family Guy
TELEVISION: In the animated series "Family Guy," what kind of creature is often fighting with Peter?
Top Ten Movies: The Odyssey
The Odyssey comes in at number one while Moana takes the number two spot. Hadestown: The Musical takes number three.