You’ve probably heard this all your life. Trouble sleeping… have a glass of warm milk before bed to help. But does that actually work? And why? Depending on the person it certainly can… there are a couple different reasons why. First, milk contains a variety of amino acids which hare the building blocks of proteins.…
If you haven’t noticed by now from everyone you’ve talked to today and all the posts in your feed… it’s 2/22/2022 AND… it falls on a Tuesday, or TWOSDAY as the internet has dubbed it. So why is this so special and mind blowing? First of all it won’t happen on a Tuesday again for…
Maybe you are still snacking on a few leftover cupcakes from Valentine’s Day and this thought crossed your mind. What is the difference between frosting and icing? Not a whole lot actually, but there are subtle differences. Frosting is generally thicker and fluffier than icing. Icing rends to be shiny and thin making it harder…
Winter Olympics still going on over in Beijing and I was wondering last night when Canada beat us in Ice Hockey… are those gold medals even pure gold? The answer is NO! Kind of… According to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), all gold and silver medals are required to be at least 92.5 percent SILVER…
If you’ve traveled around the U.S. you may have noticed that certain areas don’t have any billboards on the side of the roads. Some states it’s even illegal! I know parts of Long Island don’t have any at all. And in Hawaii, Alaska, Maine, and Vermont it is actually illegal to put up any billboards.…
While there are all kinds of colors and styles when it comes to jeans the most common popular color is blue. But why? The reason blue was picked as the color for denim is because of the chemical properties of blue the dye. Most other dyes will permeate fabric in hot temperatures, making the color…
You might have heard this rumor before about the losing team’s Super Bowl merchandise getting sent to people in need across the world. Turns out, it’s real! Good360 is the name of the charitable organization who does it all. They are based in Alexandria, Virginia and their whole operation collects excess consumer products to distribute…
It wasn’t always called the Super Bowl. At first they tried out difference names like “The Big One” and “The Pro Bowl” then the league ultimately decided on the “AFL-NFL World Championship Game”. Then the owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, Lamar Hunt, came up with the name “Super Bowl”, after seeing his kids play…
Polaroid cameras were all the rage for decades. Get the photo immediately after you snap it? What a concept! Of course now with the invention of smartphones and digital cameras the entire photo world has be turned upside down. But who first thought of the idea to invent the Polaroid camera and why? A man…
If you’ve been watching any of the Winter Olympics in Beijing or scrolling your social feeds you’ve probably noticed the backdrop for the big air ski jump isn’t quite the winter wonderland that some other host countries have. It’s 3 giant silos that resemble some sort of factory or power plant. They actually used to…