I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Thursday January 28: 50 In A 35

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Thursday January 28: 50 In A 35

All this week you’re playing to win a $50 Big Y gift card to stock up for the Big Game in a few weeks. Play every afternoon at 4:30pm to win. Here was today’s question if you missed it… Q: By the end of this year one in 6 people will spend $146 on this,…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Heroic Cow Saves Its Own Life

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Heroic Cow Saves Its Own Life

This is one for all the animal lovers out there. A story of determination, survival, and good luck. Last year, a cow who was headed for a slaughterhouse escaped from a trailer in Massachusetts. For the next eight months she was on the run until someone eventually found her.  Her incredible escape and journey ended…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where did Wall Street Get its name from?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where did Wall Street Get its name from?

With all the craziness going on in the stock market and on wall street lately (most of which I BARELY understand) I decided to make today’s mystery simple but Wall Street related. Where did the name Wall Street come from originally? Yes, Wall Street is a reference to an actual wall. A wall that was…

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Wednesday January 27: We All Wear Diapers

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Wednesday January 27: We All Wear Diapers

All this week you’re playing to win a $50 Big Y gift card to stock up for the Big Game in a few weeks. Play every afternoon at 4:30pm to win. Here was today’s question if you missed it… Q: Americans throw away 579 of these each second, 49 million a day and we have…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why are stoplights red, green, and yellow?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why are stoplights red, green, and yellow?

Everyone who can drive has encountered a stoplight. But what and who decided that red, green, and yellow should be the colors. Back in the 1830s stoplights first started being used by railroad companies who created the light system to let train engineers know when to stop or go. The different light colors would represent…

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Tuesday January 26: Bedtime Stories

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Tuesday January 26: Bedtime Stories

All this week you’re playing to win a $50 Big Y gift card to stock up for the Big Game in a few weeks. Play every afternoon at 4:30pm to win. Here was today’s question if you missed it… Q: The average parent stops doing this when their child is 8-years-old…? A: Reading a book…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why is ice slippery?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why is ice slippery?

With the snow coming down this afternoon I thought this would be a good mystery for today. Anytime you see ice even though it’s solid frozen water there is always a layer of liquid on the surface which makes it slippery. Even in the coldest temperatures hundreds of degrees below zero, there is still a…

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Monday January 25: Game Day Ready

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Monday January 25: Game Day Ready

All this week you’re playing to win a $50 Big Y gift card to stock up for the Big Game in a few weeks. Play every afternoon at 4:30pm to win. Here was today’s question if you missed it… Q: 10% of football fans say they will do this in the next couple of weeks…