10 Famous Actors Who Started Out in Commercials
Actors’ relationships with TV jingles are sort of like that old riddle: What walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon and three at dawn? (Or maybe more like how we start in Pampers and end up in...
View Article5 Things You Didn’t Know About Duncan Hines
You may have a box of Duncan Hines cake mix in your cupboard, but you may not have known that, unlike Betty Crocker, Hines was a real person. Here are five things about the patron saint of powdered...
View Article5 Things You Didn’t Know About Jonas Salk
You probably know Jonas Salk as the man behind the polio vaccine. You may not know about his scientific rivalries, love life, and non-polio projects, though. Let’s take a look at five unheralded...
View Article5 Things You Didn’t Know About John Candy
The world hasn’t been quite as funny since we lost John Candy in 1994. Let’s remember the star of great comedies like Uncle Buck and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles by taking a look at five things you...
View Article5 Things You Didn’t Know About Sally Ride
© Kimberly White/Reuters/Corbis You know Sally Ride as the first American woman to travel into space. Today let’s take a look at five things you might now know about the astronaut. 1. She Proved There...
View ArticleWhat the Sun-Maid Raisin Girl Really Looked Like
Have you ever torn open a box of raisins and wondered whether the girl on the packaging was real? (Don’t all raise your hands at once.) Well, she was real. Her name was Lorraine Collett Petersen. From...
View Article5 Things You Didn’t Know About Bryan Cranston
Actor Bryan Cranston finally made his triumphant return as Breaking Bad’s Walter White last week. In honor of the critically acclaimed show’s fourth season, let’s take a look at five things you may...
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