My daughter went to a friend’s birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese over the weekend and we started wondering if the mouse who’s the mascot has a middle name? Or did that just sound the best. He does in fact have one! His full name is Charles Entertainment Cheese. Good to know. And yes, their…
I don’t know why in my head that vanilla was the first ever flavor of ice cream then everything else was just vanilla but adding flavors and ingredients. That’s not the case at all! Chocolate actually came BEFORE vanilla. This is because the earliest version of frozen desserts started in Naples, Italy, in 1693. Chocolate…
Maybe you had friends and family over on New Years Eve and sat around the coffee table in the living room until midnight. But they weren’t always called that. That name was because of prohibition. Before 1920, these tables were called “cocktail tables.” When prohibition hit and alcohol became illegal, people started serving coffee to their…
I’ve been seeing a lot of people talking about those Stand-up desks lately. Probably because it’s the start of the new year and everyone wants to try something different. But do they actually make a difference? Many experts say yes. If your job requires you to be on a computer most of the day, standing…
You might have heard a few people over the last few days refer to 2023 as a “common year”. What this means is that the year started on a Sunday with New Years Day this year and will end on a Sunday on December 31st. The last time this happened was in 2017. And it…
A lot of people will be heading into NYC for New Year’s Eve tomorrow to see the ball drop in Times Square. But before they had the ball the celebration was a bit different. They used to use fireworks to celebrate the new year, which to be honest seems dangerous in the middle of a…
For anyone who has young kids or ever has, you probably already know about this one. But for any new parents out there or if you don’t have kids prepare for your mind to be blown. You know the little triangle flaps on the left and right side of a juice box? They actually serve…
Even if you’re not a big football fan you’ve probably been around a TV that has football on it in the last month due to all the holidays, family gatherings, and amount of college and pro games being played. There were even a few Hail Mary’s thrown. But where did that term come from? For…
A lot of people who put up their Christmas tree a month ago will be itching to take it down on December 26th. Maybe it’s browning a little bit, losing some pine needles and making a mess. So, can trees be recycled? A lot of towns have programs to leave your tree in front of…
By now there have probably been many songs played by astronauts up in outer space. But the first song every played is space? It was actually a Christmas song. December 16th 1965 Jingle Bells became the first song every played in space. It was broadcast during NASA’s Gemini 6A space flight. Fun little trivia fact…