It’s no secret that some of the brightest people on earth work for NASA. We all know they can build spaceships, rockets, and fancy space suits. But who knew they are to thank for a lot of the things we use in life every single day! Some of the many products that came from NASA…
Hopefully you got your “I Voted” sticker after you hit the polls yesterday. The tradition of giving out the stickers started back in the early 80s in Miami and Phoenix as a way to encourage people to vote while creating a sense of community. Then caught on over the years to everywhere else. The stickers…
Still feeling tired and hungover even though you didn’t drink? Darkness arriving before you even leave the office. Yes, Daylight Saving Time is the worst. But how long will you feel awful? Not too much longer hopefully. The average person’s body needs about 66 hours to fully adjust to the clock change and that hour…
Are you feeling lucky tonight for this crazy $1.2 Billion Powerball jackpot? Your odds might be slim but here are some numbers that might give you a better chance. 13 – everyone says it’s unlucky normally, but when it comes to Powerball its just the opposite. 13 is one of the two most frequent numbers…
Maybe you just had one with lunch, or over the weekend you enjoyed a nice cold Pepsi. But where did they come up with that name? The name Pepsi actually comes from the word “dyspepsia,” which means indigestion. The reason being that the original reason for the drink was to help help your stomach if…
Happy Halloween! I’m sure tonight you’ll either be heading out with the kids or handing out candy from your front door. But why do we do this tradition every year anyway? Trick-or-treating was supposedly inspired by something called “mumming” which people used to do back in the Middle Ages. They would dress up as ghosts…
By now you’ve probably carved up a few Jack-O-Lanterns for your front porch. But why do we carve pumpkins anyway? Where did that come from? The modern holiday we know as Halloween really started way back with the Irish festival, “Samhain,’ which was meant to recognize the transition from summer into winter. During the festival…
Congrats, you’re off the hook candy corn! Circus Peanuts have voted the new worst Halloween candy this year. The BEST and still champion is the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. As it should be. For years I could never pinpoint what the actual flavor these orange looking marshmallow peanuts was. The original orange colored one is…
With Halloween coming up this weekend your bound to see a lot of witch costumes. Some of them riding broomsticks. But why are witches associated with brooms anyway? The idea of witches and brooms is thought to have started as a fertility ritual. Basically rural farmers would leap and dance around different kinds of poles,…
By now you’ve probably had a lot of Pumpkin Spice flavored foods, coffee, beer, treats, but what exactly is in pumpkin spice seasoning? And is there actually any pumpkin? No! There is actually pumpkin because it’s technically a “Pumpkin Pie Spice” so the ingredients are all things you would find in a pumpkin pie recipe …