With it being September and today being the first day that really feels like apple picking weather I figured we’d dive into some apple mysteries. How long does it actually take an apple to grow before being picked? Standard or full-sized trees can grow up to 30 feet tall which can take six years for…
If you’re a big fan of Wheel of Fortune this thought has definitely entered your mind at some point. What is that wheel made of?! I always thought maybe it was digital? Or just a decal? Not quite. It is an actual giant wheel that has 200 lights, 73 steel pins, and weighs 2,400 pounds!!!…
Do you have white on today? Be careful! It’s after Labor Day! What a silly tradition. Where did it come from? It all started as a fashion tradition back in the 1800s. The idea was that wearing white represented being on vacation. Which, for most people, happened in the summer. With Labor Day being the…
You might have seen this one trending over the weekend after a McDonald’s manager in Canada did a TV interview. The interview was about how he won an award for guiding his store through the COVID-19 pandemic and tips and tricks for saving money when ordering. Then it quickly turned to much more interesting convo…
If you have a dog you’ve probably seen them twitch or react in their sleep which seems to prove that they dream. But do all animals actually have dreams?! Studies that have been done on rats show that they dream about getting to food or running through mazes. Most mammals on the planet go through…
With Jeopardy in the news cycle a lot lately because if their host drama I’ve been watching it more than usual. I was thinking the other night, what exactly is behind those podiums the contestants stand at? We never see back there. So they have the digital screen and stylus for Final Jeopardy, then the…
You probably clicked millions of links in your internet life. And have most likely noticed that most of them are highlighted in blue. But why that color? It all started back when the internet first came around and there were only a few web browsers. The most popular being Mosaic on Windows. Because the background…
I noticed this the other day driving into our parking lot here at Star. Some leaves already turning brown, orange and yellow. It’s not even September yet! But what makes them turn into that beautiful fall shade come autumn? Let’s take a quick trip back to middle school science class… the leaves are actually that…
Today’s mystery I thought of over the weekend. We have a group of bunnies who always wander into our backyard. I was trying to tell my 2 year old daughter that they were back but caught myself not knowing what a group of bunnies are called. A school of fish, flock of seagulls, pack of…
More and more people are using everything but cash nowadays. Venmo, credit cards, phone apps, it’s becoming more rare to actually see real dollar bills being tossed around. But when they do… how long do they last in circulation? What’s the lifespan of one singular dollar bill. According to the Federal Reserve, each $1 bill…