Frozen waffles are one of the better breakfast creations in recent history. The most popular brand being Eggo. But how did they come up with that wacky name? When Eggos first launched in stores they weren’t even called Eggo. They had a totally different name that was actually kinda awesome. They were called “Froffles” which…
Hand up, I love me some dark chocolate. Like a lot of people who like dark chocolate I feel like I tell everyone who will listen how “It’s healthy for you! Did you know that? It’s true” But why is that? Dark chocolate is a great source of antioxidants and minerals. Which are both good…
We’ve all been there… that sweater or shirt you love comes out of the dryer looking like a toddler outfit. The worst! But is there a way to “unshrink” something? Luckily there it. Using a product you probably have in your house already. This is going to sound wacky, but apparently all you have to…
If you’re back in the office like a lot of people now and getting dressed in fancy clothes again you may have noticed that men’s and women’s dress shirts are different for one reason. Men’s have the buttons on the right, but women’s shirts have the buttons on the left. Why is that? In the…
Today is apparently National French Fry Day? I know, I know… eye roll emoji. But it got me wondering how they got their name since they actually weren’t invented in France at all. The French Fry was created back during World War I. American soldiers who were stationed in Belgium were being served these delicious…
Big weekend at movie theatres. The new Marvel movie Black Widow brought in $80 million at the box office which is the best opening for a movie since the pandemic began. Good to see people back in the theatres eating delicious tubs of popcorn. But why do we eat popcorn when we go to the movies…
We all grew up going to a Chuck E. Cheese for a birthday party, having that delicious glistening cheese pizza and watching an animatronic animal band play live. But today’s mystery… what does the “E” in the name stand for? As you probably guessed the name of the mascot mouse in the logo is “Cheese”…
It’s summertime which means it’s also feeding season for mosquitos. But what makes a mosquito want to bit us humans anyway? There are a few interesting factors that attract these summer pain in the neck’s to certain people. First is that mosquitoes like biting people with type O blood more than any other blood type. …
This might be the most terrifying answer I’ve ever researched. Not only are alligators scary enough as it is while they are crawling around in swaps… they can actually climb too!? Even though they have short limbs they are still able to climb up a tree. The just need the tree to be on enough…
You’ve seen it a million times when you’re watching NBC. The colorful peacock logo. But what made them pick that? Such a random choice for a TV Network. Back in 1956 NBC created its peacock logo because peacocks are multicolored. RCA who owned NBC at the time did this as a sneaky marketing move hoping…