October 16, 2026
Current Events
Current Events
After sweating through record October heat, Fort Worth residents are bracing for a massive cold front to drive weekend morning temperatures down to this chilly double-digit Fahrenheit number.
What is about 45 degrees?
Before capturing hearts in Pretty Woman, this superstar actress spent her teenage years scooping ice cream at a Baskin-Robbins in Georgia.
Who is Julia Roberts?
Combine an automobile and a loved family animal to get a 6-letter word for the fabric covering a living room floor.
What is carpet? (Car + Pet)
Intended as a wallpaper cleaner in the 1930s, this salty, squishy substance was rebranded in the 1950s as a beloved, colorful children's modeling toy.
What is Play-Doh?
An orange feline named Stubbs held an iron paw over this Arctic U.S. state's town of Talkeetna, serving as honorary mayor from 1997 until his passing in 2017.
What is Alaska?
This agency announced a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment boost for 2027, the largest bump for retirees in four years.
What is the Social Security Administration?
Long before hosting his legendary late-night show, this gap-toothed comedian worked as a weekend weather forecaster in Indianapolis, once jokingly predicting a 30-foot snowflake.
Who is David Letterman?
Put together a skillet or cooking vessel and a sweet birthday dessert to get a delicious breakfast food.
What is a pancake? (Pan + Cake)
In 1945, engineer Percy Spencer noticed a radar vacuum tube had completely melted a candy bar in his pocket, leading to the invention of this kitchen appliance.
What is a microwave?
The tiny town of Rabbit Hash in this "Bluegrass State" has never had a human mayor, electing a continuous line of dogs since 1998, including a French Bulldog named Wilbur.
What is Kentucky?
Public outrage forced a sudden halt to a controversial Pentagon plan to livestream the military execution of the 2009 shooter from this Texas base.
What is Fort Hood?
This beloved Golden Girls actress got her start in the 1940s serving in the U.S. Marine Corps Women’s Reserve, where she drove military trucks.
Who is Betty White?
Add the bright light in the sky and a beautiful bouquet to get a tall, yellow plant that faces the light.
What is a sunflower? (Sun + Flower)
Chemist Dr. Harry Coover was trying to design clear plastic gun sights for WWII soldiers, but abandoned this formula because it kept sticking to absolutely everything.
What is super glue?
To raise money for a local playground, the town of Fair Haven in this New England state made headlines by electing a Nubian goat named Lincoln as its official mayor.
What is Vermont?
On This Day in History
On October 16, 1923, brothers Walt and Roy founded this legendary entertainment studio in Hollywood.
What is The Walt Disney Company?
Before he was an iconic Star Wars hero or an archeologist hunting for treasure, he made a living in Hollywood as a professional, self-taught carpenter for rock bands like Chicago.
Who is Harrison Ford?
Merge the organ you hear with and a circular piece of jewelry worn on your finger to get an accessory worn on your earlobe.
What is an earring? (Ear + Ring)
In 1853, chef George Crum grew frustrated with a customer who kept complaining his fried potatoes were too thick, so he sliced them paper-thin out of spite, creating this snack.
What are potato chips?
A small unincorporated community in this "Great Lakes State" requires its mayors to be animals, currently seating a calico cat named Sweet Tart alongside a chicken press secretary
What is Michigan?
Today is National _______ Day!
Today is a day for employees to show appreciation and thankfulness to their managers or supervisors for their guidance and fairness.
What is Boss's?
Years before he became the "King of Rock and Roll," this teenager worked as a truck driver for the Crown Electric company in Memphis, sporting long hair and sideburns that his boss told him would get him fired.
Who is Elvis Presley?
Combine a black and white farm animal and a young male child to get a Western ranch worker who rides horses.
What is a cowboy? (Cow + Boy)
In 1899, a chemist trying to find a gentler remedy for his father's arthritis accidentally modified a chemical from willow bark, creating this legendary, everyday pain reliever.
What is aspirin?
For over 20 years, a beer-drinking goat named Clay Henry ruled as the official mayor of Lajitas, a small desert town in this southern state.
What is Texas?