Ryan Menezes

Let’s say you work at a donut shop. Someone walks in and asks the way to the nearest bus stop. You’re authorized to say, “Not my job,” and then to refuse to respond to them in any way. If they never find the bus, that’s not your problem. Your job is to sell donuts.

One guy just made up a number in the 1920s, and everyone believed him for the next century

First let’s address the obvious joke: No, none of the places in this article are “in the butt.” Well, one entry is about butt sex, but that factor isn’t relevant.

The nicest smells hide the grossest threats

This past week was particularly hard, as it lasted seven entire days. But it could have been worse. You could have ended up like the woman in the Xi’an elevator. You could have found yourself in the same position as Casanova’s unfortunate acquaintance. You might have made the same mistake as California man Joseph Tartaro, or you might have ended up like one rhino did in a Bangladeshi zoo.

The bad news is a huge hospital bill. The good news is you have superpowers now

No, Nike and Michael Jordan weren’t really rebels who beat the NBA

Never ‘joke’ about how you should pay more taxes

Ingesting chemicals can mess with your body. Sometimes, that’s a good thing

In 2009, Ken Basin appeared on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, and everything came down to the last question. “For ordering his favorite beverages on demand,” said the host, “LBJ had four buttons installed in the Oval Office labeled ‘coffee,’ ‘tea,’ ‘Coke’ and what?”