This week I have $100 gift cards to Stop & Shop! Play trivia every day at 4pm to win. Would you have got today’s question right? Q: This is the number 1 thing people say they can’t forget whenever going to the beach A: Sunscreen Image credit: Getty Images
If you’ve ever tried to play an instrument piano, guitar, trumpet, you know how hard it is to learn and master. So stories like this always blow me away. This kid in California has been all over the news because he’s a musical prodigy. He broke a record when he was only 12 years old…
Anytime you eat a hot pepper. Jalapeno, habanero, ghost pepper, etc… you get an immediate feeling of heat in your mouth. But what causes that? It’s a chemical compound in the pepper called capsaicin. Which basically triggers the receptors in your mouth and tongue to tell your brain “something is on fire”. I’ll be thinking…
This week I have $100 gift cards to Stop & Shop! Play trivia every day at 4pm to win. Would you have got today’s question right? Q: 14% of people admit this embarrassing thing happened while getting back into shape A: Fell off the treadmill Image credit: Getty Images
No one ever wants to be stranded at sea. Especially during VACATION! But that’s what happened to a tourist in Greece recently. They were on the water for 18 HOURS! With nothing but a volleyball which kept them afloat. Which of course now everyone is comparing to Cast Away the famous Tom Hanks movie. Proving…
You’ve played with them for your whole life and every time you shuffle before a game of solitaire or Go Fish you probably wonder “why 52?” There are a lot of theories online as to why that random number, but the most common one amongst history buffs seems to be that they are supposed to…
These are the top 5 biggest songs in Connecticut this week, voted by you! Listen to the Shooting Stars Countdown every weeknight at 8pm. 5 Nicky Youre & Dazy – Sunroof 4 Beyoncé – Break My Soul 3 Lizzo – Break My Soul 2 Harry Styles – Late Night Talking 1 Kate Bush – Running…
Every Tuesday Kevin talks all things food with Alex from CT FoodGirly. This week they talk about the best places to get breakfast in Connecticut. Whether you’re waking up early on the weekend or having breakfast for dinner tonight! Yum. Image: CT FoodGirly (Hidden Kitchen – North Branford)
This week I have tickets to Alanis Morissette with Special Guest Garbage at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts July 19th. Try to win every day at 4pm. Here’s today’s trivia question. Would you have knew the answer? Q: THIS happens more often to people on Tuesday’s than any other day of the week. A: Being…
If you think no one cares about bookstores or that people don’t read books anymore, this story proves you wrong. This small book store in Detroit had the worst luck ever when they were robbed of $35,000 from people using fake credit cards. For a small business that’s enough to close up shop for good. Unless you…