If you have a dog you know exactly what I’m talking about. That one squeaky toy he or she just loves to go crazy on. But why do they love them so much? The reason behind it is because dogs are descendants of wolves whose instincts naturally include hunting smaller animals. The sound that squeaky…
You may have noticed this while grocery shopping. The brown shelled eggs always more than the white. I always thought it was because of their nutrients, quality, being “organic” or something like that. But nope. It’s none of those things come to find out. Brown eggs actually cost more because the hens that lay them…
I’ve always found it strange that a movie trailer plays before the movie when the word “trailer” means to come after. So why are they called that? Back when trailers were first being made in the 1910s it was the silent film, Charlie Chaplin era. They actually did show them after the movie so it…
After yesterday’s historic mission by NASA to land on Mars I figured we would tackle one of the most mysterious things about the planet. Why is it red? A lot of the rocks on Mars are full of iron. So when they are exposed to air and the outdoors they tend to oxidize and get…
With the snow falling outside I figured this is a good time to figure out how big the biggest snowflake ever was. According to our trusty old friends at Guinness World Records, the largest snowflake on record was measured as 15 inches in diameter and 8 inches thick. Wait, WHAT?! That’s insane. Apparently these flakes…
You’ve probably driven be a Motel 6 or Super 8 a million times here in Connecticut and thought to yourself the same thing I do. What do the numbers mean?! Both places got their names from the original prices of the rooms. Motel 6 started at $6 in 1962, and Super 8 at $8.88 in…
I’ve always wondered this. Why do bananas look like they do? The reason behind it is that bananas go through a process called “negative geo-tropism”. Which I can hardly pronounce, but it basically is a fancy way to say that they grow upwards towards the sun instead of towards the ground like some other foods.…
Box of chocolate, candy hearts, Hersey kisses, Valentine’s Day is truly all about the delicious sweet treats. But why? It all originated with girls of medieval times. They used to eat bizarre foods on St. Valentine’s Day to try and make them dream of their future husband. I guess a deep sugar fueled dream might…
With Valentine’s Day coming up this weekend I was wondering why Cupid shoots arrows? One of Cupid’s Roman names is Cupido. Which means “desire”. In both Greek and Roman Mythology, Cupid always had a bow and arrow with him that he would use to shoot the power of love (shout out, Huey!) at whatever and…
We’ve all done it before. You says something, but don’t want to jinx yourself or have bad luck so you immediately “knock on wood”. But where did this come from? The most popular explanation for it says that it began back in Europe’s pagan days. The idea was to appeal to the tree-dwelling spirits in…