MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Does ripped paper money still have value?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Does ripped paper money still have value?

You’ve probably had this happen to you at some point over the years. Either you kids rip your $10 bill, or you find a dollar on the ground that’s ripped apart. Can you still use it? The answer is yes. With a stipulation. A ripped dollar bill will still hold its face value, as long…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Is White Chocolate actually Chocolate?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Is White Chocolate actually Chocolate?

It seems like it would since it’s in the name right? I think you know where this is going… White chocolate doesn’t actually have any chocolate at all! It’s made out of a mixture of sugar, milk, vanilla, lecithin, and cocoa butter. Not one trace of actual chocolate. Wild. Still very tasty though. Photo credit:…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Belly Flops don’t always have to hurt

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Belly Flops don’t always have to hurt

Usually when you do a belly flop into the pool they are very painful and bad. But they don’t always have to be. Norwalk High School and P-TECH Norwalk held their 2022 Bear Flop recently after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic. Around 40 students, teachers and staff all were part of the…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES:  Does gum really stay in your stomach forever if you swallow it?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Does gum really stay in your stomach forever if you swallow it?

We’ve all heard this as kids… “don’t swallow your gum, it will stay in your stomach forever!” But is that actually true? According to this guy… not really. As an autopsy technician he says the only gum he has come across in the stomach has been recently chewed or swallowed. So even though it doesn’t…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Payphone helps find lost child

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Payphone helps find lost child

With every year that goes by you see less and less payphones. But every once in a while you see one around somewhere. Sometimes they even come in handy to help people. Like this story in Minneapolis last week, about this kid who got lost and ended up coming across a payphone that somehow still worked. He…