You might have stopped at a few today. A red stop sign. But why red? They weren’t always red, or any color at all actually. Prior to the 1920s they didn’t have any specific color or shape. Then in 1922 they made them yellow octagons. The red faded too quickly so yellow was the best…
If you have kids who love the cereal Fruit Loops you’ve probably had this conversation before. What flavors are the individual colored loops? I always thought they were all different fruit flavors, but nope! Kellogg’s has admitted that every color of Froot Loops is the SAME FLAVOR. Wait, what?! There is even a name for…
Congrats to all the Grammy winners last night. Olivia Rodrigo and Silk Sonic both took home multiple awards. But why are they called the “Grammys” anyway? It goes back to the first Grammy Awards in 1959. The trophy they made resembled a gold plated gramophone, also known as a photograph or record player. It’s still…
I’ll be honest, I thought about playing a prank with this feature and coming up with a completely fake mystery, but then I realized you’ve probably been fooled enough today. Instead, let’s go back in April Fools history. According to second hand stories over the years the first ever prank that was pulled happened in…
We’ve all popped a few sheets of bubble wrap at one time or another, but what was it originally meant for? Bubble wrap was actually invented to be a 3-D wallpaper. Apparently no one liked the look becasue it never took off. But the guys who created the product still wanted to do something with…
If you’ve purchased any sort of red meat from the grocery store recently you’ve probably noticed all he “red juice” around the meat inside the container. I always just assume this was blood from the meat… it’s actually not at all! In fact, almost all the blood is removed during processing of the meat. It’s…
I’m not sure why, but this fact blew my mind when I read it. I use olive oil pretty regularly. Cooking, with salads, dressings, all the time! But this never crossed my mind. Olive Oil is actually considered a “fruit juice”. The reason being, olives are a fruit so by definition olive oil is fruit…
If you’ve ever dropped a coin inside a fake pig you’ve probably wondered “why is it a piggy banks? what do pigs have to do with money and saving” Well, nothing actually. Piggy banks got their name from an orange clay people used to make pots and jars in the Middle Ages which was called…
If you’re a cover lover like myself you’ve probably heard and read both things. That coffee is very BAD for you and that it’s very GOOD for you. This latest study done by the American College of Cardiology is very encouraging if you love your coffee. They found that drinking two to three cups of…
It’s safe to say we have all been a little more stressed and on edge lately these past few years with everything going on. One of the ways to calm and destress yourself according to experts is the 5-4-3-2-1 trick. So what is it exactly and why does it work? The next time you’re feeling…