YOU OUGHTA KNOW! Two hours of this burns as many calories as 1,000 sit-ups

YOU OUGHTA KNOW! Two hours of this burns as many calories as 1,000 sit-ups

All this week I have tickets to see Alanis Morissette at Xfinity Theatre in Hartford. She’s celebrating 25 years of Jagged Little Pill, playing the album in its entirety. Every day at 4pm at new trivia question. Get it right first you win. Here’s today’s if you missed it… Q: two hours of this burns as many…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why is an ice cream cone “cone shaped”?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why is an ice cream cone “cone shaped”?

With only a few weeks left in summer you still have plenty of time to make more trips to get ice cream. Today’s mystery… how did they come up with the cone shape of the ice cream cone?The first ice cream cone was first created back in 1896 by a man named Italo Machiony. His…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What are the long black lines on the sides of school busses?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What are the long black lines on the sides of school busses?

With back to school only a few weeks away we’re starting to see school busses back on the roads again. You might notice the long black lines on the side of the busses, those aren’t just for show. They actually serve an important purpose. The placement of the black lines on the outside of the bus…

SHOOTING STARS COUNTDOWN Friday August 13: The Kid LAROI & Bieber Battle Ed Sheeran For Number 1

SHOOTING STARS COUNTDOWN Friday August 13: The Kid LAROI & Bieber Battle Ed Sheeran For Number 1

Here are the top 5 biggest songs in Connecticut this week… voted by you! The Star 99.9 J&M Automotive Shooting Stars Countdown.5 Maroon 5 – Losthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U05fwua9-D44 The Weeknd – Take My Breathhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhTl_OyehF83 Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic – Skatehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEw-7cMnBDY2 Ed Sheeran – Bad Habitshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orJSJGHjBLI1 The Kid LAROI & Justin Beiber – Stayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTJczUoc26UPhoto credit: Columbia Records

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! On average, Moms spend 55 minutes a week doing this

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! On average, Moms spend 55 minutes a week doing this

All this week I have tickets to see Little Big Town at the new Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport on August 26th. If you get the trivia question right first you win. Play every day at 4pm.Here was today’s question if you missed it…Q: On average, Moms spend 55 minutes a week doing this. What…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Lost dog finds its own way back to owner

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Lost dog finds its own way back to owner

I love dog stories and this might be the smartest animal in Connecticut.A woman named Joann left her dog Indy with her parents in Chester, CT while she was attending a wedding in Virginia. Her father took the dog out Sunday morning but forgot the leash. The absolute worst feeling when a dog runs away. Luckily…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: How many Friday the 13th’s do we get in a year?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: How many Friday the 13th’s do we get in a year?

If you haven’t heard yet today is Friday the 13th! Be careful out there… Today’s mystery… how many times does a Friday the 13th happen in one year?Each calendar year has at least one Friday the 13th in it, and at the most three of them. You would get three Friday the 13th days in a…