The 1962 movie 40 Pounds of Trouble, with Tony Curtis and Suzanne Pleshette, was the first film given permission to film at Disneyland.

Gen-Z in the UK have many foods they refuse to eat, which may lead to liver, blue cheese, anchovies, and other foods going away.

According to one 2021 survey, about 75% of Americans bring their phones with them into the bathroom. Result: increased cases of hemorrhoids, especially among 18- to 29-year-olds.

AM radio is having trouble because EV motors cause interference and car makers have yanked AM radios from their cars.

Left-handed people constitute 10% of the population, but 25% of pro baseball players, per the book The National Baseball Hall of Fame Collection, authored by James Buckley Jr.

This article appears in August 8 • 2025.

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