12 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia to Yap About on Your New Podcast About Your Made-Up Meme Job as an Unelected Government Official

Mariah Carey extended her record when “All I Want for Christmas Is You” hit number one for the sixth time this year. She’s also now the only artist to have topped the charts in four different decades: the ‘90s, ‘00s, ‘10s and ‘20s.

The unelected dipshit recently bought an 8.9 percent share in the failing company, which has $124 million in debt payments due by the end of the year. They sold the show to host Sean Evans, George Soros and other stakeholders for $83 million, putting them in a slightly better position to stay afloat without Ramaswamy grabbing the wheel.

A New York woman who locked down the novelty plate “NCC-1701” (a reference to the U.S.S. Enterprise) has been plagued by traffic violations from other drivers around the country for years. These drivers put souvenir-quality “NCC-1701” plates on their cars, and when they get busted on traffic cameras, their offenses are automatically attributed to her.

Eighteen-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju beat fellow grandmaster Ding Liren to achieve the title and the record. The previous youngest world champion was 22-year-old Garry Kasparov, who’s held the title since 1985. Kasparov has, according to sources, grown older since then.

Josh Gottheimer tweeted “No surprises here…” along with a picture of a Spotify Wrapped showing his top five songs were all Springsteen. When people pointed out the>“This would be my Spotify Wrapped if I didn’t share my account with my 12- and 15-year-old kids.”

Previously known as Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, she appeared as Beyoncé Knowles in Forbes’ list of the year’s Most Powerful Women. She likely dropped the “Carter” because Jay-Z has become implicated in some heinous acts at now-infamous Diddy parties.

Spencer’s Gifts rose to cultural dominance on the wave of malls taking over America, and managed to stay afloat even as its host infrastructure is drowning. In 2024, there are still 680 Spencer's stores, which is only slightly down from its peak of 700 in 2003.

A Pew poll of 13- to 17-year-olds found that 46 percent of respondents reported being on social media “almost constantly” in 2024. That’s up from 24 percent in 2014.

One location in Alabama installed a playground in 1971, but the official company-sanctioned PlayPlace debuted at the 1972 Illinois State Fair, including classics like Captain Crook’s Spiral Slide, Evil Grimace Bounce and Bend and the Mayor McCheese Round-A-Bout.

After 12 years on the market, Jordan’s Highland Park mansion finally sold for $9.8 million. It’s not exactly a win, though, as it was originally listed for $29 million in 2012.

After Love Is Blind and its production companies were sued for paying less than minimum wage, harmful working conditions and on-set sexual harassment, the National Labor Relations Board dealt producers another blow by declaring that cast members are employees. This new status will come with heightened worker protections and the ability to unionize.

The City of Bend put out a plea on social media begging local pranksters to stop putting huge googly eyes on public art displays and statues. Surely this will put a stop to the practice, and not cause it to erupt nation-wide like the clown panic of 2016.