MUNDANE MYSTERIES: How is it determined when Easter Sunday is celebrated?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: How is it determined when Easter Sunday is celebrated?

As big of a holiday Easter is, most people don’t know how it’s determined which Sunday Easter will fall on each year. Here is how they figure it out. It has to do with the moon. It always falls on the first Sunday AFTER the first full moon…  AFTER March 21st.  A fun tidbit for…

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! People who can do this keep their brains younger for longer

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! People who can do this keep their brains younger for longer

All this week I have tickets to see Flo Rida at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport Friday, April 22! I will also be broadcasting live from 4pm-7pm that night outside the amp, so if you’re going come say hi! Q: Two studies just released say that people who can do this keep their brains younger for longer. A:…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why are eggs such a big part of Easter Celebrations?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why are eggs such a big part of Easter Celebrations?

Heading into Easter weekend you’re bound to see a lot of egg related things the next few days. Egg hunts, painting eggs, candy eggs, but why are eggs such a big part of Easter? It goes back to the ancient pagan celebrations around spring time. Eggs are symbols of fertility, new life, and the start…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: 3-year-old boy lands his dream job

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: 3-year-old boy lands his dream job

 We all aspire to land our dream job or career at some point in life. But most of us don’t achieve it by 3 years old! A three-year-old kid in Canada who is always telling his parents how he wants to be a firefighter decided to help him out and draft up a résumé to send…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What are Peeps made out of?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What are Peeps made out of?

Easter is coming up this weekend. You may have already started eating boxes of Peeps though. What exactly are those things made of? Obviously it starts with the soft marshmallow based, which they then roll in colored sugar. For the little eyes they use an edible wax. Some other fun Peep facts to drop on…