A Brief History On July 11, 2016, we ran an article we called Scumbag of the Year Awards (First Half) 2016. Today, we take another look at this sordid subject with an eye on the first half of 2022. Sadly, three is no lack of subjects for this article, though for brevity reasons we limit our list to only a few particularly egregious offenders. Feel free to tell us those other scumbags you think belong on this list. Digging Deeper Vladimir Putin, Dictator of Russia and War Criminal Vladimir Putin, narcissistic megalomaniac dictator of Russia, ordered the invasion of neighboring…
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A Brief History On July 11, 2019, the annual frozen drink concoction promotion held by convenience store chain 7-Eleven is celebrated by giving away a free Slurpee to customers. Available in many flavors, the mushy ice drink was “invented” by accident back in the 1950’s, originally given the name “Icee.” No matter what you call them, the slushy, icy, sweet drinks are more than a bit popular, with about 7.3 million gallons of the sugary cold drinks sold each year! Digging Deeper Free Slurpee day first started in 2002, and has been celebrated on each July 11th ever since. (The…
A Brief History On July 11, 1921, Former President William Howard Taft was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming the only person to ever serve as President and Supreme Court Justice. Most Ex-Presidents do not have quite the spectacular second career, but we list 10 Presidents who went on to interesting activities after leaving office. Update, July 11, 2019: In July of 2019, cable news giant CNN reported that former Vice President and current candidate for the Democratic nomination for President, Joe Biden, along with his wife earned a whopping $16 million…
A Brief History Every era and every year has a certain number of people who stand out for being incredibly stupid, evil, rotten, and all around blights on society. For the first half of 2016 we nominate 12 creeps (in no particular order) that have brought shame on all mankind by their existence. Digging Deeper 12. Anthony Getschel and Jordan Wagner, Road Rage murderers. These 2 creeps were following Canadian mixed martial arts light heavy weight fighter Ryan Jimmo who had just proposed to his girlfriend and seen a movie. Not knowing what the problem with the other vehicle was,…
A Brief History On July 11, 1893, Mikimoto Kokochi of Japan invented a way to make cultured pearls, making pearl jewelry available to millions of women. Many inventions over the years have been targeted toward women, sometimes welcomed with a sigh of relief and sometimes scorned. Here we list 10 inventions oriented toward a female clientele. Digging Deeper 10. Botox, 2002. Botulinum toxin is one of nature’s most deadly toxins, and yet people have it injected into their face to relax wrinkles. At first a mostly female cosmetic application, many television and movie stars, newscasters, politicians, and people that can…
