TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: 18-year-old pilot breaks crazy world record

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: 18-year-old pilot breaks crazy world record

Most of us are just getting on a plane to fly alone for the first time at 18 never mind flying the plane OR flying the plane around the world! This 18-year-old pilot from the U.K. recently became the youngest person to fly solo around the world.  He took off and started in the Netherlands and…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do we say “O’Clock”?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do we say “O’Clock”?

The idea of saying “o’clock” sounds kind of Irish in a way. We’ve always just said it after announcing the time but when did it start? It goes back to simpler times when it was rare to find an actual clock to see the time. People would use other means to tell time like a…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why doesn’t honey have an expiration date?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why doesn’t honey have an expiration date?

If you’re like me you have had the same bear shaped bottle of honey in your pantry for as long as you can remember. Is there a time it needs to be tosses? Maybe not? There is actually no expiration date on honey, simple because it never goes bad. It’s the only food that can…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: We’ve got a real life Footloose happening in Norwalk

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: We’ve got a real life Footloose happening in Norwalk

It all started last year when the Junior Prom for Norwalk High School got canceled because of COVID and this ongoing pandemic. Then this past spring the prom got canceled for a second season in a row. Fast forward to Fall 2021 and Norwalk High School’s senior class president Olivia Mattera had enough and wasn’t…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do pilots have to always eat different in-flight meals?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do pilots have to always eat different in-flight meals?

This is one of those weird things you never think about but totally makes sense. Almost every airline requires their pilot and copilot to eat different meals while in-flight. The reason? In case there’s something wrong with the food they can’t have a scenario where both pilots can’t function to fly. Smart! Photo credit: Getty…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Couple strikes it rich while on vacation in a State Park

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Couple strikes it rich while on vacation in a State Park

You just never know when you’re going to strike it rich. Like this couple from California who went on a trip to Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas a couple weeks ago.  It’s the only diamond mine in the U.S. that’s open to the public.  They were hoping to at least find something… and in just…