Things That Make You Go Hmmm

Question: Do we eat spiders in our sleep?

With over one in four people admitting to a fear of spiders, it’s actually spiders that are much more afraid of us humans. Spiders get such a bad wrap these days. We’ve all heard that we swallow 8 spiders a year in our sleep. Is this actually true or just a myth? Should we worry about these scary fury legged arachnids crawling into our mouths while we’re in dreamland? Listen to the podcast ...

Question: Do we really only use 10% of our brain?

Welcome to the human brain. Weighing in at around 3 lbs, it’s powerful, big, and can solve some of the most complex problems. The brain controls everything. It is the command center for our nervous system. It receives signals throughout the body's organs. It re-distributes information to our muscles. It’s the director of our body's internal functions, integrating sensory impulses an...

Question: Did  a foreign bomb ever hit the American mainland during WW2?

World War II, the global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world's countries were involved, including all the great powers, which formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. The Allies also deemed the United Nations consisted of the United States, Great Britain, China, the Soviet Union, Australia, Belgium, Br...

The VHS tape, short for Video Home System, was first released in Japan in 1976. You could scratch it, drop it, and it played wherever you left off. It let you fast-forward through anything, re-wind for an instant replay, and you could record up to six hours on it. Annoying menus? Not on a VHS. And none of those boring loading screens. Best of all, with a pair of scissors and a piece of scotch tape you could get rid of any ads or tr...

In the vastness of space we are a unique little green and blue marble, traveling around a hot star, within a solar system, within a galaxy, within a universe. We have such a unique journey. Our planet is located in a Goldilocks zone which is a zone around a star having temperatures and other conditions that can support life on planets. We are extremely lucky. While there are many other planets that exist in other Goldilocks zones o...

It’s that time of year. Leaves falling, a crisp feeling in the air, and the season of absolute spooks and terror. With Halloween approaching we wanted to do this episode a little different. We wanted to share a few true real-life scary and spooky  stories that may keep you up all night. So sit back, relax and let’s get our scare on.

4 stories -
The Unsolved Murder of Dorothy Jane Scott

The Unusual Deaths of the Jamison Fa...

Saturday mornings - You'd get up early, pour yourself the biggest bowl of your favorite sugary cereal, and turn your TV on to some of your favorite animated adventures until noon. But what happened? None of the big networks have Saturday morning cartoons anymore. Where did they go? And why? From the 1960’s through the early 90’s Saturday morning cartoons, a colloquial term many would use to describe what was just a normal part of o...

We have all heard a “Picture is worth 1,000 words''. Sometimes multiple ideas can be conveyed by a single still image. Photography has been around since the 1820’s. When compared to our history of human existence that is not very long. But for 200 years we have enjoyed still pictures that have now evolved into some of the most advanced technology. We have instant film, high megapixel lenses, speedy fast shutter speed, interchangeab...

Cats, the tiny felines of our house bound worlds. The “only on my terms” miniture murder mittens that we love and adore. They hunt pests for us, they show us love, fear and cleverness. They are some of the laziest animals (sleeping up to 70% of their life while cleaning themselves 15% of the day) and yet they are adorable, okay maybe only to some of us.

Cats don’t use their meows to talk to other cats. They actually use their voice...

Question: When was the first synthesizer used?

Music has been around for most of humanity. It’s gone through so many changes and rebirths. There are so many styles and instruments it’s amazing to think of how many different types of tones and sounds you can create. And if we bring in the synthesizer those possibilities become even more infinite.

A lot of us remember the 1980’s and the use of the synthesizers in modern music. So man...