MUNDANE MYSTERIES: How did Seagulls get their name?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: How did Seagulls get their name?

Now that it’s summer you’ll be seeing them all the time squawking and trying to steal your fries. Except “Seagull” isn’t actually their name at all! Serious bird experts get very mad when people called them seagulls. Which is really just slang that has been developed over time. In reality there is no such thing…

SHOOTING STARS COUNTDOWN Week of June 23: Can Kate Bush make it 1985 again?

SHOOTING STARS COUNTDOWN Week of June 23: Can Kate Bush make it 1985 again?

These are the top 5 biggest songs in Connecticut this week, voted by you! Listen to the Shooting Stars Countdown every weeknight at 8pm. 5 Beyoncé – BREAK MY SOUL 4 Nicky Youre & Dazy – Sunroof 3 Lizzo – About Damn Time 2 Harry Styles – Late Night Talking 1 Kate Bush – Running…

THE FEED: 1000 Hours Outside

THE FEED: 1000 Hours Outside

Every Thursday in The Feed Kevin talks to Kallie from ButFirstCoffee Blog.com about all things parenting, kids and mom life. This week Kallie explains the viral trend “1000 hours outside” and how you can do it with your kids too!  Photo credit: Getty Images

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Basketball player saves referee’s life mid-game

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Basketball player saves referee’s life mid-game

This was a scary moment on the court last weekend during a minor league basketball game in New York that luckily ended in a good way. One of the referees had a heart attack in the middle of the game. Fortunately, there happened to be a player named Myles Copeland on one of the teams who also…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why did they invent Play-Doh?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why did they invent Play-Doh?

If you have kids you probably know the “Play-Doh trick”. If you want them to have some non-screen time, busting out the tub of Play-Doh is a perfect creative way to kill and hour or so. But it wasn’t originally a toy at all. Play-Doh was first created as a wallpaper cleaner. Which kind of…

THE FEED: The King of Rock And Roll

THE FEED: The King of Rock And Roll

Every Wednesday Kevin is joined by Nick Johnston,  TV and Film writer for Vanyaland.com. This week a new Kevin Hart movie that’s been 3 years in the making, Ethan Hawke’s horror movie return, and the biopic everyone will be shaking their hips to finally hits theatres. Image credit: REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska/File Photo

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do bulls charge at red capes?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do bulls charge at red capes?

You’ve seen this in the running of the bulls in Spain, or at bull riding competitions on TV. The guys waves that red cape and the bull charges towards it. But the bull’s don’t charge because it’s red. It’s not the color at all, bulls are actually colorblind.  They charge because of the way the…