In the Peanuts comic strip, Peppermint Patty’s real name is Patricia Reichardt.

Sometimes, it’s better for some things to be left unknown.

Sigmund Freud had a morbid fear of ferns.

Er, yeah. Let’s not go there.

In one town in California, there is a $600 fine for detonating a nuclear weapon inside city limits.

No wonder only a few people like playing hero these past years.

The Covenant school, a high school based in Dallas Texas, are seeking to forfeit the win of their girls’ basketball team against the Dallas Academy, after winning, 100-0. They have apologized to the losing school and called the game "shameful and embarrassment." They seek to forfeit the win because, as they said, "victory without honor is a great loss."

Wonder why they haven’t thought of this during the game itself.

A Quaker parrot has been given the local Red Cross chapter’s Animal Lifesaver Award in Denver after his cries of alarm alerted his owner that the girl she was babysitting was in trouble.

Willie the parrot, owned by Megan Howard, was in the Kuusk’s residence because his owner was babysitting Hannah, the daughter. Megan had stepped out of the room when Hannah suddenly started choking on her breakfast. Willie repeatedly yelled "Mama, Baby!" while flapping his wings, calling the attention of Megan. She returned to the room to find Hannah already turning a shade of blue. She performed Heimlich maneuver on the little girl, but said that Willie is "the real hero" of the story.