Weird one, I know. But yes it’s true! Humans aren’t the only things bees go after. When bees are protecting their hives from outsiders, some of the “guard bees” will stay by the entrance and be on the lookout for other bees that try to come in. If there’s a rogue bee from another hive…
One of the many pizza mysteries. Why are the boxes always square if the pizza is round? Like most things, it really all comes down to cost saving. It is much cheaper to mass produce square boxes than round ones since a square box can be made from a single sheet of cardboard. The square…
Lot of talk about the Royal Family this week after Meghan, Harry and Oprah’s big interview Sunday night. There are many unanswered questions about what goes on inside the palace walls. One that I have always wondered is the famous rule that garlic is off limits on all royal menus. Why? According to a former…
You’ve probably heard the popular phrase right around this time of year “March comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb” which refers to the weather patterns. The start of the month tends to be winterish like we had this year so far and the end of the month gets a little warmer,…
We’ve all used Elmer’s glue before in school or for various art projects. If you’re like me you’ve often wondered “hey wait, why does this glue not stick to the bottle but the minute it comes out it sticks to everything?!” The reason for it is when white glue is inside a bottle, there’s not…
We live here on the East Coast in Connecticut but I’ve always wondered if there was an exact spot that’s the direct middle of North America. Has to be right? Is there a gift shop? Maybe? Turns out there is a town in North Dakota that’s the geographical center of the country. Ironically the name…
If you’re doing “arm day” for your workout you might be wondering how the word “muscle” came about? According to Merriam-Webster… when you bend your arm to flex your bicep that does it look like? According to the ancient Romans they thought it resembled a tiny rodent like shape. Which is why they named it “muscle”…
It’s a lot! I discovered that it takes approximately 540 peanuts to make one 12-ounce jar of peanut butter. This is according to the National Peanut Board (yes, this is a real thing that exists). Also, come to find out anything labeled “peanut butter” has to be at least 90% peanuts for it to officially…
Every time I get a coffee to go from somewhere and put one of those cardboard sleeves on the cup I always wonder if it has a real name besides “cardboard sleeve thingy” It does! Some other actual terms for it are coffee clutch, coffee cozy, Java Jacket, and paper zarf. Paper zarf?! I’m definitely…
There are a few different theories about why fire trucks are red, and they both make sense! So you can choose which you want to believe. Theory 1: The trucks were originally painted red to make them stand out from all the other vehicles on the road. Back in the early 1900s, Ford only offered…