Hamster History Month continues with an all new Famous Hamsters in History (brought to you by State Farm Insurance)!
Hershey: Apostle

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I do not know who Robert Clive, or “Clive,” as The Wonderland of Knowledge refers to him. I did not read the article that was written about him in the book. I did not look him up on Wikipedia to get more information. I know nothing about this man.
 

I just want to know why [...]

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Ben and Jerry’s continues to create new musician themed ice cream flavors, most recently with Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road and Willie Nelson’s Country Peach Cobbler. But what does the future hold for the ingredients of ice cream and music? Let’s take a look:
 

David Bowie’s Ch-Ch-Ch-Chocolate
Alanis Morissette’s You Oughta Oreo®
The Ramones’ I Wanna Be Almonded [...]

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All right I feel weird posting this, but…

Now, I recognize that a reference text needs to stay relatively unbiased, but doesn’t the text that goes with this photo just seem not critical enough? By which I mean “in no way critical?”

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In the late seventies, and then sporadically until today, Marvel Comics has published a series of stories under the title “What If?” Just as you might guess from the title, “What If” gives its readers a hypothetical look at situations that could have faced their fictional characters, for example, “What if Wolverine had defeated the Hulk?” or [...]

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The Wonderland of Knowledge was written with more hyperbole than any other English-language written in the history of mankind. In the past I’ve highlighted their overwrought, overly-important introductions that exaggerate the significance of whatever entry they’re talking about to amazing heights.
Apparently they ran out of steam when it came to “Forests and Forestry.”
“Do you live in [...]

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The Internet is dying. I know this and you know this. That’s why I’m trying to jump ship and get on CBS’ “The Amazing Race.” You can help by watching this video.
And then, if you know somebody who works for Viacom, please send this to him (I’m assuming your friend is a guy).

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Okay, so. If you recall, the initial mission statement of The Wonderland of Knowledge Wednesdays was to prove once and for all that I, Ramsey Ess, am better than anyone that lived in 1968. This should be a tall order to fill. However, if they keep tossing me softballs like the entry for “blindness,” I’m going [...]

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