Pecking Away

Need we say more?  Learn how World War II reshaped the original recipe to what it is today, and how the supernatural catapulted it to a global phenomenon.  

It's the reason I didn't learn to tie my shoes until the 3rd grade.  Where did this magical invention come from and how did it help us win the space race?  Let's "peel back" (see what we did there) a…

Which do you think tastes better?  Healthier?  More....natural?  Let's get to the bottom of brown eggs versus white eggs.  Turns out, there is a difference, but it's not what you may think!

Without the atomic bomb, you wouldn't be able to make popcorn in less than 3 minutes.  Today, we learn how we accidentally discovered...the microwave.

It started with goats on speed and became one of America's first protest acts.  Today, we discover the origins of the magic elixir we know as coffee and how it got so popular here.

We've all had them at one point or another, but why do we get hiccups? The surprising reason some scientists say they're there, and we also learn about some cases that lasted for years!

It started as a furniture company in Denmark in 1916, and has since become a worldwide phenomenon.  A brief history of the Lego, and they are also the largest manufacturer of....what?  Let's learn to…

Today, we deep dive the oddly controversial origins of what was once considered to be a tool of the devil....the fork!

Less than a century ago, these were the gender assigned colors.  Today, we find out who told us that and why, and how we got to our current color assignments.

They've been excited to see us come home for work for 15,000 years.  How did dogs become man's best friend?

It's been universally accepted.  Red.  Yellow.  Green.  We all know what those mean, but how and why did we land on those colors for our stoplights?  

It's hard to imagine life before the drive thru.  We take a look at the surprising origins of this efficient breakthrough and how America's national defense is what really made it take off!

There are phrases that we've uttered for centuries, but how did we get here?  Today, we take a deep dive into "cat got your tongue" and how it may have come from something that has nothing to do with…

Do you squeeze the tube from the top or bottom? It has been the source of debate and marital strain ever since its invention. Discover its origins, the tooth brush, and you're never gonna believe wha…

It's Fri-YAY!  The weekend has finally arrived...but how did the concept of that get here in the first place?  The recipe involves involves two parts religion, a little bit of booze, and a whole lot …

Ok, we're about to send a human to Mars, yet we can't figure out how to get the same number of hot dog buns as hot dogs?!?!  We explore who came first...the hot dog or the bun and if this problem wil…

Did you know there is a state where even if you wanted to, you can't sell your eyeballs?  There's a curfew...for cow walking.  And you can go to jail for harming Sasquatch.  That, and more weird stat…

Did you know the inspiration behind the epic 80's monster hit "Footloose" was true???  That, and there was even a time in human history where people couldn't stop dancing!  Let's go down the footloos…

Been hit with the "I'm bored" from your kid, yet?  Here's the perfect solution.  School is back in session!  Fun facts about pencils, how High School is actually a relatively new thing, and the wheel…

The TV show Full House was almost as big as Monday Night Football, Bill Clinton was just elected President...and the first text message ever was sent.  Find out how it came to be, what that first tex…