Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Maggie Simpson's First Word

Though it's a running gag that Maggie doesn't speak in The Simpsons, the character has spoken on rare occasions. Maggie's first word was spoken in the Season 4 episode, "Lisa's First Word," and occurs at the very end of the episode. Maggie's first word is "daddy."

Monday, August 13, 2018

What happened to eMachines?

eMachines was a personal computer brand, known for its line of affordable PC systems. It was founded by Lap Shun Hui (also known as John Hui) in September of 1998, and became the fourth best-selling computer brand in the United Stats less than a year later. eMachines was acquired by Gateway in 2004, which in turn was acquired by Acer in 2007. In January 2013, Acer discontinued the eMachines brand.

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Where was the first Sbarro?

The first Sbarro was opened as a salumeria in 1956 by Italian immigrants by Gennaro and Carmela Sbarro in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. It was located at 1701 65th Street, on the corner of 17th Avenue. Though primarily a grocery store, Sbarro also served pizza, which proved popular enough that they started opening dedicated pizzerias. The original Sbarro closed in 2004, and is currently occupied by a hotpot and sushi restaurant called 65 Kuho Sushi Shabu Shabu. Since then, Sbarro has also relocated its headquarters from New York to Columbus, Ohio.

Monday, July 30, 2018

Potatos or Potatoes? The correct spelling

The correct plural form of potato is potatoes, with the letter "e" included. Potatos, without the "e", is a common misspelling.

Friday, March 23, 2018

Are Hailey Baldwin and Alec Baldwin related?

Model Hailey Baldwin is the niece of actor Alec Baldwin. Her father Stephen Baldwin is the youngest of the four Baldwin brothers, while her uncle Alec Baldwin is the oldest. The remaining two brothers are Daniel Baldwin and William Baldwin. Actor Adam Baldwin is sometimes mistaken to be one of the brothers, but is not related to the family.

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

What does P.E.K.K.A stand for?

The P.E.K.K.A is a troop from the mobile game Clash of Clans and its spinoff Clash Royale. Officially, the letters in P.E.K.K.A doesn't actually stand for anything and thus the name doesn't have any meaning. Supercell, the company that developed the Clash games, held a contest on August 22nd, 2012 to see who would be able to come up with the best full-form name for P.E.K.K.A, with the winner being "Perfect Enraged Knight Killer of Assassins." Perhaps not coincidentally, Pekka is a popular male name in Finland, where Supercell is based, and may have inspired the name for their character.

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Can you use multiple gift cards on Walmart?

Yes, according to Walmart.com, you are able to combine up to five gift cards on a single transaction. You can save gift cards to your account, but you still will not be able to use more than five of them at a time. You are also unable to consolidate multiple gift cards into one gift card, nor use them to purchase a new one.

Friday, February 23, 2018

Folgers Christmas commercial actors

The actors who played siblings in the infamous Folgers holiday commercial are Matthew Alan and Catherine Combs. Alan has over 40 acting credits to his name and is engaged to actress Camilla Luddington, with whom he has one daughter, Hayden. Combs has acted on both stage and screen, and is the daughter of actor Jeffrey Combs. First aired in 2009, the Folgers commercial depicting a brother and a sister reuniting for Christmas was noted for its unintentional sexual tension between the two characters. The ad would go on to be known as the "Folgers incest commercial", and even sparked an online fandom known as Folgerscest.

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Who is the Pine-Sol Lady?

The Pine-Sol Lady is played by Diane Amos, an actress and comedian who has appeared in Patch Adams, Angels in the Outfield and Nash Bridges. Amos has been Pine-Sol's spokesperson in their advertisements and commercials since 1993, a role she won via audition.

Thursday, January 4, 2018

What was the first YouTube video?

The first video ever uploaded to YouTube was titled "Me at the zoo." The 19-second video was uploaded on April 24, 2005 by the site's co-founder Jawed Karim under the username of "jawed." In the video, Karim stands in front of the elephant exhibit at the San Diego Zoo and remarks about the animal's trunk. The video was shot by his friend Yakov Lapitsky and currently has over 44 million views.