MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Who came up with the idea for the Polaroid camera?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Who came up with the idea for the Polaroid camera?

Polaroid cameras were all the rage for decades. Get the photo immediately after you snap it? What a concept! Of course now with the invention of smartphones and digital cameras the entire photo world has be turned upside down. But who first thought of the idea to invent the Polaroid camera and why? A man…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Another medal for Connecticut and Team USA

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Another medal for Connecticut and Team USA

More good news for Connecticut over in Beijing. On Wednesday another CT athlete won a medal for Team USA. Lindsey Jackbellis from Roxbury, CT took home the GOLD MEDAL in the women’s snowboard cross final. It’s the first gold medal for Team USA in the 2022 Winter Olympics. Lindsey is 36-years-old and competing in her…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What are those giant silos behind the big air ski jump in Beijing?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What are those giant silos behind the big air ski jump in Beijing?

If you’ve been watching any of the Winter Olympics in Beijing or scrolling your social feeds you’ve probably noticed the backdrop for the big air ski jump isn’t quite the winter wonderland that some other host countries have. It’s 3 giant silos that resemble some sort of factory or power plant. They actually used to…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Norwalk woman is helping kids get on the ice

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Norwalk woman is helping kids get on the ice

It’s winter which is the time for fun winter sports. Skiing, snowboarding, ice skating and more. But not everyone has the opportunity to grow up doing these things. Emily Kelting hopes she can change that for a lot of kids in Fairfield County. She is relaunching a program called Ice Skating Is For Everyone. She…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Is there anyone still using AOL’s dial-up internet?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Is there anyone still using AOL’s dial-up internet?

The early days of the internet feels like it was 100 years ago when in reality it was only 20 or so years back when we were all logging on to AOL with those obnoxious dial tones. But to people STILL use the dial-up internet now… in 2022?! Apparently yes. The amount of people who…