Have you read People In Horror And What They’re Afraid Of: Part One? Cause this is part two. Mary Shelley Most women turn into moms, or did. It’s fair to say that women in general aren’t excited about birth and even those with the best of circumstances and deliveries say that it’s extremely painful. For …
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If you preach something, you’d better practice it as well. Otherwise, you might end up making yourself look downright silly. Just like this German fire department. The Stadtallendotf Fire Department moved to its new fire station earlier this year. The multi-million-dollar building is a state-of-the-art facility with everything firefighting personnel could ever hope to need. …
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You wouldn’t think that people in horror are afraid of things. They are though, and some of the things that scare them are pretty non-scary things. Stephen King It turns out the master of horror is scared of, none other than, cars. Cars? Yes. He talked about his fears in a 1986 interview where he …
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Have you read American Sayings And Where They Come From? Because this is basically part two about all the American phrases. The Tail Wagging The Dog A smaller version of this is “wag the dog” meaning to divert attention to less important issues to get away with bigger issues. A “tail wagging the dog” situation …
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Have you ever used these funky British sayings, phrases like “pop your clogs” or “bee’s knees?” Here are more things to say if you want to expand your verbiage. Cack-handed If you did something “cack-handed,” it means you did it in an uncomfortable, clumsy or awkward way. The word ‘cack’ is old-fashioned slang for feces …
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Have you read The History of Dessert on a Stick And Where They Came From? Because this is part two. It takes 43 pounds of ice to manufacture and deliver one gallon of ice cream. But Harry Burt created the delivery truck. Ford was producing reliable trucks at the time and Burt wanted to rework …
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These sayings are funny and pretty common. Do you use sayings like “belly up” and “burst at the seams”? A Hot Potato The idea is that “no one wants to touch a hot potato,” and this saying means that there’s a topic that no one wants to touch, a “hot potato” topic, if you will. …
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Do you see “hummers” and also think of Pocahontas? There are so many things to learn about the hummingbird! Some hummingbird species like the Anna’s and Costa’s are singing birds. Like other animals, they commonly make aggressive sounds like chattering or squealing. Hummingbirds prefer nectar over feeders. Hummers have over 1,000 feathers. Their legs are …
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Do you know the history of dessert on a stick? There are two main guys and it’s a whole story. In the winter of 1905 in San Fran, Frank Epperson was drinking a powdered fruit drink when he accidently left it on the porch. This accident will forever change Epperson’s life. He eventually creates the …
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Believe it or not, there are even more September monthly holidays! Here are the rest! Sourdough September Remember when everyone was making sourdough in 2020? Well, that trend never really died and in fact, it’s only growing. People are using their sourdough starters and making all kinds of things with it from cookies to donuts …
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