Nov 9, 2021
Are you ready to gobble till you wobble? Americans alone feast on 535 million pounds of turkey on thanksgiving! The word ‘turkey’ may originate from the fact that turkeys make a turk, turk, turk, sound when they’re it is scared. The skin that hangs off the turkey’s neck is called a Wattle! Turkeys have...
Oct 27, 2021
Studies show people who smile more tend to live longer than those who don’t. It seems the simple act of smiling causes a positive emotional state in a person! Of course, smiling can have a positive effect on those around you as well.
It has been shown that waiters and waitresses who smile generate larger tips,...
Apr 20, 2021
I didn't realize how much I would miss Cwtch, that's a Welsh word meaning "to hug, or a safe welcoming place.”’ People in Sweden often send virtual hugs via text message, signing off with the word 'kram' which means to hug. Huggle is a cross between a hug and a cuddle, and canoodling is another word for cuddling....
Mar 11, 2021
Women have been wearing lipstick for thousands of years. Even the ladies of ancient Rome wore lipstick, however much of the lipstick from the old days were made with toxic ingredients like lead for example. (No wonder they didn’t live for very long back then.)
Today, lipsticks are safe and come in millions of shades...
Feb 4, 2021
What’s a word for a device that saves time and labor? A timmynoggy! Speaking of timmynoggys, I was hiking in Colorado and found some old cans near an abandoned logging camp. The cans were so thick, I wondered how in the world did people open these back then? Early cans for storing vegetables were made of iron...