MUNDANE MYSTERIES: How long will a pencil last?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: How long will a pencil last?

Pencils aren’t used as much these days but if you do use one it will last you a pretty long time. The average pencil holds enough graphite to draw a line about 35 miles long! That’s also enough to write roughly 45,000 words.

Writer’s cramp anyone?!

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What Is Slugging?

What Is Slugging?

Want to look years younger? You should try slugging! Don’t worry if you don’t know what it is, because Anna is here to tell you all about it. She even goes above and beyond and shows you what to do! Just be ready for a messy bed in the morning…

Things to Know: January 13th

Things to Know: January 13th

16 CT spots for healthy juices, smoothies and açaí bowls CT Post

Fairfield considers affordable housing project for Castle Ave CT Post

Winter storm will impact the CT region Sunday into Monday CT Post

As temperatures drop in Connecticut, there’s plenty of heating aid available CT Post

Westport home designed by Frazier Forman Peters ‘personifies a staycation’ CT Post

As inflation surges, Connecticut families struggle to pay bills, officials say CT Post

Lawsuit: Connecticut’s WWE is trying to ‘destroy’ competitor CT Post

Something’s Cooking: Sultan’s wfsb

Technical Discussion: From milder weather to another Arctic blast to a coastal storm… busy busy! wfsb

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: The reason everyone will be looking at their quarters this week

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: The reason everyone will be looking at their quarters this week

When is the last time you looked at your quarter when you got change back at the store? Probably been a while right? Soon you might want to pay attention. Here’s why.

The late Maya Angelou, writer and civil activist, is about to become the the first Black woman to appear on U.S. currency. The U.S. just minted a new quarter with George Washington on the front, and Maya on the back.  They went into circulation on Monday. So keep an eye out for them!

It will be the first in a series of American Woman quarters. Five women, including the first Chinese American movie star and the first woman to fly to space, will be featured on these new quarters this year. Pretty neat.

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Do flies have a purpose?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Do flies have a purpose?

Everyone hates flies. They might be the most annoying bug on the planet. There’s even been a whole product line created (fly swatters) to get rid of them. But do they actually have a purpose?!

The answer is yes. They do. A big one actually. Tiny flies pollinate cocoa trees. So without flies, there wouldn’t be chocolate.

Think about THAT next time you grab that rolled up magazine. Long live flies and delicious chocolate!

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We Are Making It Work!

We Are Making It Work!

Things have been a little chaotic here at the studio for us, and we wanted to give you an inside look of how exactly we are making it all work during these crazy times!

Things to Know: January 12

Things to Know: January 12

Bitter cold returns this weekend with snow ‘likely’ in CT, weather service says CT Post

These vanity license plate requests were rejected last year in CT CT Post

Home COVID tests to be covered by insurers starting Saturday CT Post

Cornwall Castle once home to New York socialite listed for $6.5M CT Post

Westport Country Playhouse announces revised 2022 season CT Post

Brewer Jason Stein is rolling up major praise for his barrel-aged stouts CT Post

Column: Beat the freeze with a hot toddy — homemade or from these CT restaurants CT Post

Despite challenges, Connecticut retailers report ‘robust’ holiday sales CT Post

9 ways to commemorate MLK Day in Connecticut NH Register

Did Yale popularize the the term ‘hot dog’? A frank history NH Register

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022: The Great Resignation; Your Weird Toddler; Anna’s New Hobby

Wednesday, January 12, 2022: The Great Resignation; Your Weird Toddler; Anna’s New Hobby

Today on Wellness Wednesday, the Fountain of Youth has finally been discovered!  And on Tiktok of all places!  But Anna and Raven are skeptical if this Tikitok-er has been alive long enough to be giving out anti-aging tips!  (:30)

Have you participated in the Great Resignation?  Over the last quarter, American’s have been quitting their jobs in unprecedented numbers.  Anna and Raven talk about their own experiences quitting a job and speak to economics expert Paul Davidson about the reasons behind the mass employment exodus!  (4:16)

Butter tastes great, but so does margarine, and if you judge someone by the type of butter substitute they use, that’s all I need to know about you!  (15:12)

What weird thing does your kid do?  Anna’s daughter is potty training and she’s almost got it down!  She just has to stop doing this one weird thing that would certainly be inappropriate for anyone who isn’t a toddler!  (19:11)

Anna has been looking for a new hobby since she’s stuck at home on the couch after knee surgery.  Several people have suggested she take up crocheting, which she initially had no interest in.  But now, fate has intervened in an unexpected way, and Anna is committing to her crochet destiny!  (26:49)

If you’re anything like Anna, it probably feels like you’ve watched everything good on TV recently.  But don’t worry, Anna and Raven spoke to USA Today’s Barbara Vandenburgh about the best new shows to watch in 2022!  (30:43)

Joe and Allison’s five-year-old son has a lizard that just died. Dad told his son that the lizard was just not feeling well and is at the vet. Mom is livid, why would he lie to him? Tell him it’s dead! He has a plan, buy a new lizard, replace it- People do it all the time. This isn’t the time to do the “real world” death talk. Plus, the lizard was only a few months old, he’ll think he killed it. Whose side are you on?  (34:38)

Rich thinks he’s got what it takes to beat Raven in pop culture trivia!  Can he succeed and win the $500 jackpot?  (40:36)