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News, minigames, quotes, bad jokes, and the occasional cat…
Enjoy our line-up of word games, trivia games and puzzlers, available both online and as apps.
Move Your Vowels Minijuego
Is it polite to wish someone a Happy Curmudgeons Day?
Move Your Vowels Mini
On this day in 1878, the world’s first commercial telephone exchange began operations with 21 subscribers who paid $1.50/month.
Kissin’ Kuzzins Short
On this day in 1671, pirate Henry Morgan landed at the gates of Panama City. He later became Lt. Governor of Jamaica.
A much more respectable bird
On this day in 1784, Benjamin Franklin expressed his unhappiness over the eagle as America's symbol. He preferred the turkey.
The Ploughman Poet
Every January 25, the Scots celebrate their most famous poet with a Burn's Night Supper (which always includes haggis).
Kissin’ Kuzzins Short
On this day in 1935, the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company of Newark, New Jersey, started selling beer in cans in Richmond, Virginia, their farthest distribution point.
Move Your Vowels Minijuego
On this day in 1982, Cuban cow Urbe Blanca produced a record 110kg of milk.
Move Your Vowels Mini
An allegory for McCarthyism, Arthur Miller's play The Crucible premiered in NYC on this day in 1953.