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Jake Rossen

Jake Rossen is a writer, editor, and curator of fine comic strip art. (Except Garfield.) His byline can be found within the pages of The New York Times, ESPN.com, Wired.com and a slew of health and fitness-related publications.

Amazon Is Reportedly Working on a Home Robot
No word on whether its testimony will be admissible if it witnesses your murder.... READ ON
10 Things You Might Not Know About Hägar the Horrible
The lovable comic strip Viking was almost named Bulbar.... READ ON
Food Going Bad? How to Set the Correct Temperature For Your Fridge
The best way to chill out.... READ ON
12 Things You Might Not Know About MAD Magazine
As the humor magazine relaunches, check out some pertinent facts about America's premiere Idiotical.... READ ON
Everything You Need to Know About Record Store Day
Over 1400 stores around the country will be celebrating all things vinyl this Saturday. Here's what you can expect to see.... READ ON
11 Secrets of Truck Drivers
They still use CB radios, but mostly just to talk trash.... READ ON
The Pom-Pom Hit: When Texas Was Struck By a Cheerleader Mom's Murder Plot
Gimme a "G"! Gimme a "U"! Gimme an "N"!... READ ON
The Sky Was No Limit: The WASP Women Pilots of WWII
In 1942, the Air Force allowed women to fly planes due to a pilot shortage. Then the government forgot all about them.... READ ON
Oat Milk Could Be the New Almond Milk
It's the latest attempt to put cows out of business.... READ ON
11 Things You Might Not Know About Neil Armstrong
The first man on the moon lived an extraordinary life. He still found time to sue Hallmark.... READ ON
8 Things You Might Not Know About Ziggy
The put-upon little comic strip blob once won an Emmy.... READ ON
Here's What You Need to Know About That Massive Egg Recall
More than 200 million eggs shipped to nine states carry the potential for foodborne illness. Find out if your carton is one of them.... READ ON
7 Highly Questionable Toy Commercials from the 1970s
A doll that simulates puberty is maybe not the best thing to advertise on national television.... READ ON
Bathroom Hand Dryers Might Be Blasting Us With Poo Particles
The wall-mounted dryers might be dirtier than a toilet seat.... READ ON
When Topps Fought Terrorism with Trading Cards
Three Rudy Giulianis might get you one Condoleezza Rice.... READ ON
How Can Live PD Show Suspects' Faces Without Consent?
People stopped by police on the popular A&E program often say they don't consent to be filmed. So how does the show find a way to do it?... READ ON
Detroit Startup Is Encouraging Residents to Invest In Their Own Neighborhoods
It's kind of like property taxes, except you get to decide how the money is spent.... READ ON
10 Larger-Than-Life Facts About André the Giant
Too famous to go out shopping, André loved watching QVC.... READ ON
Did a Typo Help End World War II?
One missing letter led to the Ministry of Defence accidentally hiring a seaweed expert instead of a codebreaker. Turns out that's just what they needed.... READ ON
10 Things You Might Not Know About Dennis the Menace
Cartoonist Hank Ketcham was inspired to create the strip after his four-year-old son spent an afternoon playing with his own poop.... READ ON
By Pawn or by Brawn: Inside the Chessboxing Movement
It's a hit in Germany and India. Why isn't the sport of hooks and rooks catching on in America?... READ ON
This Ketchup Will be Sold by the Slice
Food innovation takes a bold step.... READ ON
This Is The Right Way to Load Your Dishwasher
There's an art to silverware arrangement.... READ ON
10 Things You Might Not Know About Walt Whitman
The author of 'Leaves of Grass' really enjoyed hanging out in the nude.... READ ON
When Michael Flatley Was 'Lord of the Dance'
In the 1980s, Flatley aspired to run a plumbing empire with a company called Dynasewer. Life took him in another direction.... READ ON
A Library Mystery: Why People Kept Underlining Page 7 in Borrowed Books
The books kept coming back with purposeful, curious markings.... READ ON
8 Clever Ways to Recycle Your Old Nintendo Equipment
Don't toss out your old Zapper light gun. Use it to annoy your cat instead.... READ ON
Hell on Wheels: The Sordid History of Ted Bundy's VW Beetle
The car was the serial killer's mobile murder weapon. It was also his undoing.... READ ON
10 Things You Might Not Know About Richard Nixon
Forget Watergate: Nixon almost forced a mistrial for Charles Manson.... READ ON
This Giant Jeff Koons Play-Doh Sculpture Could Be Yours for $20 Million
The artist spent 20 years crafting five giant aluminum pieces made to resemble his son's lump of play clay.... READ ON
Act Fast to Exchange Your Expiring Toys "R" Us Gift Cards
The famous toy chain is going under, but there's hope for their soon-to-be-moot gift cards.... READ ON
8 Things You Might Not Know About Mary Worth
She's had a little work done.... READ ON
12 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Easter Bunnies
1. They might be streaming Netflix under the mask.... READ ON
The Dangers of Holding in Your Pee, According to Science
Why you should always answer the urge to go with the flow.... READ ON
Why Steven Spielberg's Nautically-Themed Dive! Restaurant Sunk
The director once tried to reinvent the submarine sandwich.... READ ON
Why Your Knuckles Make That Satisfying Cracking Sound, According to Science
One of life's most pressing questions, explained.... READ ON
11 Brain-Freezing Facts About Slurpees
Adults used to be so ashamed of getting one, they'd disguise it as a Big Gulp.... READ ON
11 Things You Might Not Know About Dick Tracy
The yellow-jacketed gumshoe depicted the first on-panel murder in a comic strip.... READ ON
12 Facts About The Outsiders That Will Stay Gold
The movie Francis Ford Coppola called "'Gone with the Wind' for 14-year-old girls" was released 35 years ago.... READ ON
Your Dresser is a Serious Tipping Hazard. Here's How to Fix It
Someone is hurt by falling furniture every 17 minutes. One simple fix can eliminate the problem.... READ ON
An Affair to Dismember: John Wayne Bobbitt's Penis at 25
After being surgically reattached following an attack by his knife-wielding wife in 1993, Bobbit's male organ became the most infamous penis in history. Here's what it's been up to.... READ ON
Just Two Cans of Soda a Day May Double Your Risk of Death From Heart Disease
The American Heart Association is totally killing your Big Gulp buzz.... READ ON
The DEA Crackdown on Thomas Jefferson's Poppy Plants
In 1991, recreating Jefferson's legendary garden meant running afoul of federal law.... READ ON
Microsoft's Co-Founder Finds WWII Ship Lost for 76 Years
The USS 'Juneau' had five brothers stationed there at one time. Then tragedy struck.... READ ON
10 Secrets of Hotel Room Service
If you could stop answering the door naked, they'd really appreciate it.... READ ON
IBM Unveils the World's Smallest Computer
So small it could fit in an ant's rear end. (No one has plans to do that. Yet.)... READ ON
Nervous About Asking for a Job Referral? LinkedIn Can Now Do It for You
The site will even give you an email template for the request.... READ ON
11 Things You Might Not Know About 'Blondie'
Dagwood once showed readers how to split the atom in a bit of pro-nuclear power propaganda.... READ ON
A Simple Trick for Keeping Lemons Fresher for Longer
This will keep your tart treat tasty.... READ ON
'Bizarre as Hell': The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five
Authorities didn't know what they were running toward—or what they might have been running from.... READ ON
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