This happens to me every time I make guacamole. EVERY TIME! That’s really the only thing I chop onions for. But why do they do that? Onions actually produce a chemical irritant known as syn-propanethial-S-oxide. As you cut the onion that gets into the air and stimulates the eyes’ “lachrymal glands”. As they become irritated…
You know that feeling when you think you have bad breath but no one is telling you? Then the worst part is you can’t smell it yourself! So frustrating. Why is that? According to BreathMD, it could be that we became so accustomed to smelling our own breath that we simply don’t notice its odor…
We’ve all been there before. You take a really nice group photo, look at it, and everyone looks like a demonic dragon with red eyes. Nowadays there are plenty of fancy editing apps to fix it, but why does it happen in the first place?! When you take the photo the camera’s flash sends a…
I’m sure you’ve seen by now that Apple made their latest big announcement on Tuesday (10/13) revealing the new iPhone 12. Like always it’s better, faster, can do waaaay more things than your current iPhone, blah blah blah, oh and 5G (kinda) this time! Siri is still a big part of the iPhone world and…
If you’ve picked up a prescription at CVS or Walgreens lately this thought has definitely entered your head “Why is the pharmacy always way in the back?” As you might expect there are reasons for it. The first and most believable is that the stores want you to walk by all the other products in…
In general this time of year people tend to have a love/hate relationship with Candy Corn. It’s truly a polarizing candy. But one thing I’ve always wondered, and I’m sure you have too, is what they’re actually made of? Because we all know it’s not “Corn”. Turns out Candy Corn is mostly made of sugar.…
I’ve wondered this for a long time. What’s the point of putting an expiration date on a bottle of water? Water doesn’t expire. It’s WATER! Turns out the date on the bottle doesn’t have anything to do with the actual water (obviously) it’s more about the plastic. If it goes past the date there is…
We’ve all been there before. Waiting in line to checkout at the grocery store perusing the tabloids and candy. Then decide, “hey I haven’t had tic tac’s in a while. Why are they called that anyway?” Turns out back in 1970 Ferrero, the company who owns the product, wanted to change the generic name they…
Today’s Mundane Mystery is about tickling. Some people loved being tickled, others hate it. But one thing is true… you can’t tickle yourself. It’s so weird. The reason for this is because when you try to tickle yourself there is no feeling of surprise since your brain knows it’s coming. The cells in your brain…
If you’ve ever ordered Chinese food in your life you’ve had this thought run through your head at least a few times post meal. “How do they get these fortunes inside these fortune cookies?!” I’ve got answers for you… According to loc.gov The cookies get baked as flat circles first. Once they are done they’re…