If you haven’t noticed that it’s really hot out lately you’ve probably been locked inside with the AC cranked. Smart. We are at the start of a potential heat wave in Connecticut. But what officially makes it a heat wave? According to most meteorologists and national weather services a heat wave is defined as a…
A lot of people assume that the caesar salad was inspired by Julius Caesar in Rome. But that isn’t true at all. It was actually named after the man who invented the salad in 1924, and Italian-American restaurant owner named Caesar Cardini It wasn’t even created in Italy! It was Tijuana, Mexico. Cardini, who lived…
Living in Connecticut so close to New York City its likely you’ve been to Times Square many times. But have you ever thought of how it got the name? It was originally called Longacre Square until 1904 when the New York Times moved into the Times Building. It was then that they renamed it Times…
If you’ve ever seen a statue with a person on a horse there is a hidden meaning behind it. If the horse has both front legs up off the ground that means the person on the horse who the statue is honoring died in battle. If there is only one front leg up in the…
Today is my birthday. Thank you, thank you, for all bday wishes. Anna and Raven even sang me happy birthday earlier today. Which got me thinking. Who wrote the birthday song? The song’s melody was created as a school teachers’ greeting song titled “Good Morning to All”, which was composed by two American sisters name…
It’s Shark Week so I figured this would be a good time to figure out if sharks have bones or not. They do not. Sharks actually use their gills to filter oxygen from the water. They are a special type of fish that’s made of up of all cartilage tissues like the stuff your ears…
With everyone talking about the historic Mega Millions jackpot (now at $1.02 billion for Friday btw) seems like a good time to look back and see just where the lotto started. For thousands of year people have experimented with raffles, prizes and all kinds of games or contests, but the first documented official lottery was…
With weddings a lot of the traditions have been set in stone for hundreds of years and we just all go along with them. But sometimes it’s neat to dig into why they started. As for the wedding ring placement, left hand fourth finger. The story goes all the way back to the ancient romans…
You may have heard this before, but it’s true. Yes. You’re taller in the morning than at night. The reason for this is because over the course of the day the cartilage in your body compresses down making you slightly bit shorter. I feel like if that’s the case they should play all basketball games…
Toilet paper does seem to be a much brighter white than anything else. How do they do that? The raw paper starts out just like any other paper… as wood pulp. Then they manufactures bleach that wood pulp with hydrogen peroxide or chlorine to make it look much whiter. While the bleaching process is more…