MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What flavor is the Wendy’s frosty?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What flavor is the Wendy’s frosty?

The internet has been buzzing over the debate on what flavor the famous Wendy’s frosty actually is. I always thought it was straight chocolate, but turns out that’s not true. It’s actually a chocolate-vanilla swirl! That explains why the color is so light I guess. The reason is because when they were first coming up…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do baseball players wear numbers on their jerseys?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do baseball players wear numbers on their jerseys?

Today is opening day for the baseball season to celebrate here’s a baseball mystery. Why do the players wear numbers on the back of their jerseys? The first baseball team to ever do it back in the 1920s were the New York Yankees. The reasoning behind it was for the team to wear the numbers…

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! The average child experiences this 104 times a year

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! The average child experiences this 104 times a year

All this week I have tickets to Train with special guests Jewel, Blues Traveler & Will Anderson at the Bethel Woods Center for the Performing Arts in Bethel NY Friday, July 8! Kind of a throwback road trip show. It’s a Friday so you can make a whole weekend out of it. Play every day at…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why are stop signs red?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why are stop signs red?

You might have stopped at a few today. A red stop sign. But why red? They weren’t always red, or any color at all actually. Prior to the 1920s they didn’t have any specific color or shape. Then in 1922 they made them yellow octagons. The red faded too quickly so yellow was the best…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Long Island Police rescue baby seal from street

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Long Island Police rescue baby seal from street

This is something you don’t see every day. Police on Long Island were able to save a baby seal that wandered out of the water and into a traffic circle in Southhampton. They believe that the seal swam up a nearby river following a school of fish. After climbing out of the river the animal…