12 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Will Take Seven Years to Digest
It’s hard to tell if MrBeast is doing a bit, or if he’s just really bad at throwing a party.
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The First Male Athlete to Get His Own Ken Doll
The LeBron James Ken doll will be dressed in his signature pre-game high-fashion, and will be a full inch taller than the standard Ken.
A New Movie About Hershey’s Was Just Announced
It’ll be directed by Mark Waters (Mean Girls) and will be about the founding of the company. It’s a safe bet that it’ll focus more on Milton Hershey’s orphanage and less on the child labor that allegedly fueled the company in its early days.
Which TV Show Has the Most Words Per Minute?
A recent study found that Brooklyn Nine-Nine (206 words per minute) dethroned It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (176.2) as the wordiest show on TV.
Which Shows Are the Least Wordy?
The White Lotus weighs in at 86 words per minute, The Last of Us is at 59 and The Book of Boba Fett lurches along at a mere 46.
A Nirvana Album Just Sold for $20,000
A copy of Nevermind that was signed by the whole band after a concert in Bristol in 1991 just sold for £18,600.
Canada Rescheduled a Big Election Debate so It Wouldn’t Coincide With a Hockey Game
Leaders involved in a French-language debate in Quebec called on organizers to hold off for two hours until the Montreal Canadiens game was over.
Everyone’s Paying for Coachella in Installments Like It’s an Air Fryer on QVC
Coachella allows attendees to pay for their $600 ticket in a series of payments leading up to the event. In 2024, 18 percent of crusty dorks with “world traveler” in their Insta bio used that option, and that number ballooned to 60 percent in 2025.
MrBeast Had His Own ‘Willy’s Chocolate Experience’
Fans of MrBeast had to buy a three-day hotel stay in Las Vegas for an “immersive” and “unforgettable” event that was a complete bust. Some were told to wait in their rooms for a special surprise, and did so for over a day, only to get things like a box of chocolates or clearance merch from the MrBeast store.
Fyre Festival 2 Is Dead on the Vine
Billy McFarland, the man who threw a party so bad it spawned two documentaries and he had to go to jail, has officially postponed Fyre Festival 2, which was supposed to be his big comeback bash.
A $666 Video Game
A new limited edition Doom box set comes with a bunch of toys and cards (lame), but also cassette tapes of the soundtrack (cool) and packaging that, appropriately, you can actually play Doom on.
Guy Fieri’s High Bar for Giving His Kids an Inheritance
Fieri has told his kids they need to get two college degrees each to be eligible to inherit his fortune. Specifically, the rule is, “If you want this cheese, you got to get two degrees.”
A Pro Tennis Player Told on Her Opponent for Stinking
In the middle of a match, British player Harriet Dart caught an umpire’s attention and said, “Can you tell her to wear deodorant? Because she smells really bad.”