Gatorade’s inventor later created an alcoholic variation…

“Coffee wasn’t Jell-O’s only misstep: Cola-flavored Jell-O was sold for about a year starting in 1942, and for a brief while, the clear, wiggly…

— Will Pearson

“Sugar cubes soaked in ether helped cyclists get through 144-hour races in the 1870s. When ether wasn’t enough, coaches added nitroglycerine and cocaine. Don’t…

— Will Pearson

“In a 16-episode series titled “Clan of the Fiery Cross,” the writers pitted the Man of Steel against the men in white hoods. As…

— Will Pearson

“goalie Glenn Healy enjoyed a long career, and he also enjoyed playing the bagpipes. While playing for the Maple Leafs in 2000, Healy needed…

— Will Pearson

“In the 1940s and 1950s, the grass surface on most miniature golf courses was actually goat hair that had been dyed green.”

— Will Pearson

“he debuted the Cozy Dog—the first corn dog on a stick. At first, he wanted to call his creation the “Crusty Cur,” but his…

— Will Pearson

“The infamous Venus flytrap lives only in one tiny swath of natural habitat—a 60-mile radius around Wilmington, North Carolina.”

— Will Pearson

“baseball commissioner Ford Frick had to forbid Stanky from using what had become known as the “Stanky Maneuver,”

— Will Pearson

“of the Radishes When Spanish explorers brought radishes to Mexico in the 16th century, farmers near the modern-day city of Oaxaca quickly started farming…

— Will Pearson

“Cashews are one of a few nuts never sold in their shells. Their shells contain a toxic liquid that causes skin rashes.”

— Will Pearson