Author: Steve DiMatteo

Here’s a tax-related question you’ve probably never considered but now can’t seem to get out of your head: What would happen if you wanted to be a little cheeky and stick it to the man by filing your taxes – which includes your income from illegal sources! – in the infamous Wingdings font? Let’s consult Reddit. With quite a debate sparked in the r/tax subreddit, there are a number of theories that exist over what would happen if you submitted your 1040 form in Wingdings. Some believe you might simply be fined $5,000 for submitting a frivolous tax submission, reflecting…

Those Funko Pop! vinyl figurines have become ubiquitous in stores over the past few years, and now they’re about to be ubiquitous at a landfill near you. The company – dealing with an extreme level of excess product – is choosing to trash $30 million worth of its toys. The increased inventory has put a huge strain on the company’s warehouse capacity and logistics capabilities, so Funko will simply take the $30 million hit to ease up on its overall fulfillment costs. In other words, it will cost Funko less money to just throw these toys in the trash than…

The American tax system is opaque by design. Tax companies like TurboTax and H&R Block spend millions of dollars lobbying to prevent a world with free, easy-to-understand tax filing because, otherwise, they’d be out of business. But that’s a story for another day. The process of filing one’s taxes can feel daunting without the help of a professional, and that goes for even the criminals among us. Luckily, the IRS provides plenty of guidance on how to report one’s illegal income. That’s right, the Internal Revenue Service requires you to report income from your various illegal activities, lest you want…

Much of North America is a hotbed for Bigfoot sightings – and no state is safe from encounters with this massive, mysterious creature. But by following the map of reported sightings, you can certainly put yourself in the best position to never cross paths with a Bigfoot, if that’s what you choose. So where are these sightings happening the most? First, you might be wondering what exactly a Bigfoot – or Sasquatch or any of the other names it might go by – is. It is most commonly known as a bipedal creature that is large, hairy, and humanlike. This…

The “Rocky Steps” in Philadelphia – the 72 stone steps leading to the entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art – have been iconic ever since Rocky was released in 1976. To this day, it remains a popular tourist attraction and photo opportunity. But as you might know, a Rocky statue also makes its home in front of the museum, and though it’s also a popular photo spot, it’s had something of a long, complicated story within the city. The Story of the Rocky Balboa Statue We actually have Rocky III to thank for this one. Sylvester Stallone commissioned artist…

In the 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson was under immense pressures. Not only was he thrust into the presidency after John F. Kennedy’s assassination, but he was facing a war in Vietnam (that he felt obligated to dive into, though that’s no excuse), which he helped turn into a horrendous loss pretty much any way you look at it. At the same time, Johnson had a robust domestic policy he wanted to see enacted, which was being drowned out by Vietnam. And with everyone pretty much pissed off at him at every turn, it’s hard to fault Johnson for just wanting…

Ken Griffey Jr. is one of the greatest baseball players of all time, there’s no question about that. He hit 630 career home runs, was a 13-time All-Star, seven-time Silver Slugger, and an MVP over the course of his 22-year career. And in his last season, the second consecutive year in which he was reunited with the Seattle Mariners, Griffey was caught napping in the clubhouse during a game, which ended up accelerating his quiet exit from the sport. How a Nap Perhaps Prematurely Ended Ken Griffey Jr.’s Career It was certainly an unceremonious end for Griffey’s career, who was…

Fast food chains are always trying to reinvent themselves, desperately trying to carve out another sliver of market share. That often results in some level of shock value to get people to notice and, if you’re really lucky, to share the new offering on social media. Enter the KFC Double Down Back in 2010, KFC unleashed upon the public the Double Down, a sandwich that features no bread, but two pieces of fried chicken as the “bun,” with two slices of cheese, bacon and either mayo or spice sauce in the middle. When the Double Down was released, it certainly…

With a number of train derailments making national news recently, you might be wondering just how many derailments there are in the United States each year. The answer is… a lot. With the recent train derailment in East Palestine, one would think this is something that just never happens in the United States. And while the horrifying effects of the East Palestine derailment cannot be overlooked or diminished here in terms of what that aftermath will end up being, the fact is train derailments kind of happen a lot in this country, to the tune of around 1,000 each and…

The United States has been inundated with mysterious, unidentified objects in recent weeks. First, things were set off in early February by a Chinese spy balloon that made its way across the entire country before being shot down off the coast of South Carolina. But things have really ramped up since then, with unidentified objects being spotted and shot down in both Alaska and the Yukon territory of Canada. And, most recently, an object was also spotted flying over Lake Huron, and it was downed as well by an American F-16 jet, which blasted this unmanned (probably) craft out of…