There are two kinds of people who consume the majority of Gatorade. Athletes on sidelines and people who are extremely hungover. Where did this recovery drink get it’s name anyway? Gatorade was invented at the University of Florida in 1965. So naturally they named it after the mascot of the school, the Gators. The most…
We just finished sending writing and sending out our Christmas cards in our house. Which involved lots of holiday postage stamps. These weren’t always available though. Canada debuted the first Christmas postage stamp in 1898! Then it took forever for America to catch up. The first U.S. Christmas themed stamp was issued in 1962. The…
If you celebrate Christmas you probably have you tree up already in the living room. Usually anywhere from 4 feet to 7 or 8 feet for standard home. Then we have the big trees in the center of town or at Rockefeller Center which seem massive. But none of the come close to the tallest…
There’s been a rumor around the holidays that those beautiful red plants we all love this time of year, are poisonous. This is not true. Ohio State University did a research project which showed that a 50-pound child would have to eat more than 500 leaves to have any harmful effect. This is ver unlikely…
You’ve probably used it more than a few times in your life, “hands down”. Which means without question, definitive, by far, etc… but where did it come from? Horse racing. When the jockey would have a big enough lead that he could relax his arms and hands from holding the horse and still be ahead…
We’re officially 12 days away from Christmas. Every year the list comes out of so how much it would cost to buy everything mentioned in “The 12 Days of Christmas”. And every year it gets more expensive. This year’s report just came out. The cost to buy it all would be $45,523, up 10.5% from…
My family and I continued our tradition this year cutting down our Christmas tree over the weekend at Maple Row Farm in Easton. It got me thinking… how long do these trees take to grow? It depends on the type of tree. But on average, the tree you put up in your living room needs…
As you shop for gifts and presents for everyone on your list this year maybe this question has crossed your mind… what’s the difference between a gift and a present? Many would say they are one in the same. Which is kind of true. The only subtle difference is that a “gift” can be something…
December 1st. It’s candy cane season. One of the biggest mysteries of the holiday season. How do they get the candy canes into that shape? In the candy factories where they are made there are automated machines which mix and pull massive wads of red and white candy before rolling candy logs into thin ropes,…
As a love of all things pizza I’m lucky to live right next to the pizza capitol of the world, New Haven. You may have noticed that a lot of the famous places (Pepe’s, Sally’s, Modern) all have “Apizza” on their name which locals know is produced “AH-BEETZ”. But why? In Italy where pizza first…