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…
Today (2/9) is National Pizza Day! If you know me at all you know as a lover of all things pizza that I’m very excited about this. Today’s mystery is about the actual making of a pizza. Why do the pizza chef’s always toss the dough up in the air? Despite what you might think…
You may have seen this crazy story last week in Milford where two women noticed some quicksand as they were walking on Walnut Beach. That got me thinking, how does quicksand even form? via wikipedia: Quicksand is a colloid consisting of fine granular material (such as sand, silt or clay) and water. Quicksand forms in saturated loose sand…
If you follow where the Super Bowl is always played each year you may have noticed that it’s always the same handful of cities. Miami, New Orleans, LA, this year is Tampa. Notice a trend yet? Turn out the NFL actually has a policy against holding Super Bowl games in stadiums that have a climate…
With the Super Bowl coming up one Sunday there’s one thing I’ve always wondered. Why do they use roman numerals to name each game? So this year is Super bowl LV (55). The Roman numeral system was put into place originally so there would be no confusion about which Super Bowl it was. Because the…
Ah yes, the horrible Grape-Nut cereal shortage of 2021! You may have heard the buzz lately about how you can’t find Grape-Nut cereal anywhere. The company says the product won’t be back on shelves until March 2021. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never actually had Grape-Nuts. I have seen the box sitting next to…