They Almost Fought in the ‘Star Wars’
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…by which we mean Hollywood, in the 1970s and then again in the 1990s, a young filmmaker named George Lucas put together an ambitious space-set sci-fi saga. Star Wars would eventually expand to a dozen movi...
It Was the Best of Summers, It Was the Worst of Summers
Summer is here again, but only time will tell if it will be a good or a bad one — or go down in history for some reason. Let’s go with Uncle John on a time-traveling trip through some of the most notable summers of all time (for better or for wo...
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Six Bizarre Basketball Records
The 2023 NBA finals are finally here, so Uncle John thought he'd pull together some of his most bizarre basketball records. Here are some of the greatest—and weirdest—things to ever happen in hoops. Least dribbles with the most points...
4 Celebrated Inventors for AAPI Heritage Month
In 1978, President Carter established the first week of May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Week. In 1992, Congress expanded and renamed the concept, creating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Here are some notable and ingenious mem...
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Our love of all things fact and trivia has us itching for the release of Strange USA. If you're a fan of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, you'll find all sorts of interesting facts in the Strange series that'll keep your trip to the john just as ex...
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