If you’ve ever heard a rooster crow early in the morning (shout out to all my farmers out there!) you know how loud it can be. People have actually measured the sound and it’s hit as high as 140 decibels which can be extremely damaging to the ears and hearing. If it can do that…
One of the most buzzed about sports lately is Pickleball. It’s sort of like mini tennis. Smaller than a tennis court, but larger than ping pong. You use paddles, an almost wiffle ball like ball, and compete either solo or in two person teams. Very similar to Badminton but with a ball and shorter net.…
Today is Mardi Gras which is historically a Christian holiday celebrated by many people around the world especially down in New Orleans. Where they famously throw one giant crazy parade in the streets. The day is traditionally known as “Fat Tuesday” but why is it called that? Ever since Mardi Gras started back in the…
With this spring-like weather today maybe you treated yourself to a milkshake, slushie, or ice cream and got the dreaded brain freeze or “ice cream headache”. What actually causes this to happen? Basically it’s your brain trying to even out your brain temp. There are nerve endings which sense the cold from the product your…
If you love Cheetos I’m about to blow your mind. Did you know that Cheetos would’ve never existed without the U.S. military? Back during World War II they needed a good way to ship and store cheese. At the time there was a USDA scientist who invented that cheese powder we all know and love. So…
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you eat all the chocolate today. If you’re enjoying those delicious bites of heart shaped chocolatey goodness wondering why we give chocolate for Valentine’s day, I have the answer. It started when Richard Cadbury, the son of Cadbury founder John Cadbury, decided they needed to fancy up the boxes the…
You’ve probably heard about the grass during the Super Bowl last night. A lot of players were slipping and complaining about the turf. So what was up with the grass anyway? For the past two years The NFL has been developing this new grass for last night’s Super Bowl. The grass was grown at a…
Heading into Super Bowl Weekend one of the most known traditions is the winning team dumping the cooler of Gatorade onto the head coach. But when and how did this crazy tradition start? It actually began right here in the Tri-state! The “Gatorade shower” was first done back in 1984, when New York Giants player Jim…
Happy National Pizza Day! All your life you’ve probably just called it “the crust” when eating a slice, but there is a technical term for that outer edge of the delicious pie. It’s called the “cornicione” (Italian: corn-ee-chone-ey). In English is pronouced “Cornice”. The word means the “end crust”. Which makes sense. It doesn’t really…
Super Bowl is coming up on Sunday so today’s mystery is football related. A lot of the prop bets from Vegas have started to come out. Random things you can bet on like the coin toss, “how long will the national anthem be”, and what color Gatorade the winning team will dump on the coach.…