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  • Home Run Derby (16 July 2013) A home run derby is a competition to see who can hit the most home runs. A home run derby can have many different formats depending on the organization running it. The most famous home run derby takes place during the Major League Baseball's All-Star break. ...
  • Robert Galbraith (15 July 2013) A pseudonym used by famed author, JK Rowling, in her newest book, "The Cuckoo's Calling." The Cuckoo's Calling received universal praise when it was published in April 2013, but no one had heard of Galbraith before. Galbraith came with a good back story, ex-military ...
  • Death Wish (13 July 2013) Designed for die-hard coffee drinkers, Death Wish is an extreme coffee that contains 200% more caffeine than the normal Starbucks dark roast coffee. It is produced from organically grown Arabica coffee beans and by going through a special roasting process that causes no ...
  • Nokia Lumia 1020 (12 July 2013) Nokia's newest smartphone with the star feature being the 41-megapixel camera (compared to the iPhone 5's 8-megapixels and the Samsung Galaxy S4's 13-megapixels). The smartphone uses Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system. Other features include a 4.5-inch screeb, 1280 ...
  • Running of the Bulls (11 July 2013) A practice that involves running in front of a small group of bulls in a sectioned-off course through the town's streets. The most famous one is held during the seven-day festival of Sanfermines in honor of San Fermin in Pamplona. According to Spanish tradition, the origin ...
  • Marion Bartoli (10 July 2013) A French professional tennis player and as of 2013, she is the French no. 1 player. She has won one singles major (Wimbledon), seven Women's Tennis Association singles titles and three doubles titles. She most recently won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. She has ...
  • Facebook Graph Search (9 July 2013) A search engine by Facebook that finds information from within a user's network of friends. It is a semantic search engine that answers natural language questions with results that are based on intended meaning instead of matching keywords. It supports searches for places, ...
  • Asiana Airlines (8 July 2013) One of two major Korean airlines; the other being Korean Air. Founded in 1988; based in Osoe-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul. Domestic hub at Gimpo International Airport; international hub at Incheon International Airport; member of Star Alliance; operates 14 domestic and 90 ...
  • Joey Chestnut (5 July 2013) An American competitive eater. Ranked the number one competitive eater in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eating. Originally from Vallejo, California. Nicknamed "Jaws." Chestnut is best known for his performances at the Annual Nathan's Hot ...
  • Aaron Hernandez (4 July 2013) An American football player; most recently played tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). Hernandez played college football at the University of Florida where he was an All-American and won a BCS National Championship. He was drafted ...

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